From: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com (NGamers-digest) To: ngamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: NGamers-digest V1 #1764 Reply-To: NGamers-digest Sender: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk NGamers-digest Tuesday, November 27 2001 Volume 01 : Number 1764 Re: [NG] quality/quantity Re: [NG] Goodbye Monkeys :( Re: [NG] darn quantity Re: [NG] Mobile moniter Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing [NG] latest EGM [NG] nintendo gamecube Re: [NG] latest EGM [NG] Super Smash Bros. Melee Re: [NG] nintendo gamecube Re: [NG] latest EGM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 23:35:17 -0500 From: "Dave" Subject: Re: [NG] quality/quantity This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C17609.D6C80320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jedcross2@aol.com=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 6:05 PM Subject: Re: [NG] quality/quantity In a message dated 11/25/01 5:20:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, = rlsharer@yahoo.com writes:=20 Well sometimes, but not necessarily. Sometimes you can make tons of = $$$$ with Quantity...see Microsoft and Dollar Stores.=20 RS And sometimes you don't make money with Quality.=20 I remember there was a debate one time on this list in april of 2000(I = think) that the discussion was about quantity over quality(PSX over = N64). I think the main discussion was about Final Fantasy versus Zelda. = But what we were talking about was like "Final Fantasy is not as good = compared to Zelda". I wonder if that's what we were really talking = about? In any case, Final Fantasy VII is waaaay better than Zelda 64.=20 -Jed=20 ______________________________________________________________=20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- You just think that because Final Fantasy VII is fresh in your mind and = was your first experience with a disc based console game. I can forgive you for now. Super Monkey Ball is better than Final = Fantasy VII. ** Sanrio ** "I am the king of... no pants!." -- Penny Arcade http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20 Sanrio@velocity.net Drhodes_74@hotmail.com AIM: Midnight Sanrio - ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C17609.D6C80320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Jedcross2@aol.com
To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 = 6:05=20 PM
Subject: Re: [NG] = quality/quantity

In a message dated 11/25/01 5:20:15 PM Eastern = Standard=20 Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com = writes:=20


Well sometimes, but not necessarily.  Sometimes you = can=20 make tons of
$$$$ with Quantity...see Microsoft and Dollar = Stores.=20

RS

And sometimes you don't = make money with=20 Quality.
I remember there was a debate one time on this list in = april of=20 2000(I think) that the discussion was about quantity over quality(PSX = over=20 N64). I think the main discussion was about Final Fantasy versus = Zelda. But=20 what we were talking about was like "Final Fantasy is not as good = compared to=20 Zelda". I wonder if that's what we were really talking about? In any = case,=20 Final Fantasy VII is waaaay better than Zelda 64.

-Jed=20
______________________________________________________________ =
 
You just think that because = Final Fantasy=20 VII is fresh in your mind and was your first experience with a disc = based=20 console game.
 
I can forgive you for now. = Super Monkey=20 Ball is better than Final Fantasy VII.
 
** Sanrio **
 
"I am the king of... no = pants!." -- Penny=20 Arcade
 http://w= ww.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20
 Sanrio@velocity.net
 Drhodes_74@hotmail.com
&nbs= p;AIM:=20 Midnight Sanrio
- ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C17609.D6C80320-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 22:41:49 -0600 From: "Eric C" Subject: Re: [NG] Goodbye Monkeys :( >From: "Dave" >Reply-To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com >To: >Subject: Re: [NG] Goodbye Monkeys :( >Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 23:28:13 -0500 > > > > >How can it be homework if you're not at home? > >** Sanrio ** > Well, what the heck. Call it dormwork then. ;-) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 23:43:17 -0500 From: "Dave" Subject: Re: [NG] darn quantity This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01C1760A.F4E23320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Devil929@aol.com=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [NG] darn quantity Pokemon Puzzle League isn't a quick cash-in. I purchased recently and = played it extensively today as a matter of fact; it's a great game that = utilizes the Tetris Attack! formula (at least, I believe that was the = game) and with the amount of voice and the quality of the animated = cut-scenes, there's nothing "quantity" about it. NST did a bang up job = with this one. -aldo - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- Then what about Dr. Mario 64? ** Sanrio ** "I am the king of... no pants!." -- Penny Arcade http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20 Sanrio@velocity.net Drhodes_74@hotmail.com AIM: Midnight Sanrio - ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01C1760A.F4E23320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Devil929@aol.com=20
To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 = 7:48=20 PM
Subject: Re: [NG] darn = quantity

Pokemon Puzzle League = isn't a=20 quick cash-in. I purchased recently and played it extensively today as = a=20 matter of fact; it's a great game that utilizes the Tetris Attack! = formula (at=20 least, I believe that was the game) and with the amount of voice and = the=20 quality of the animated cut-scenes, there's nothing "quantity" about = it. NST=20 did a bang up job with this one.

-aldo
 
Then what about Dr. Mario=20 64?
 
** Sanrio **
 
"I am the king of... no = pants!." -- Penny=20 Arcade
 http://w= ww.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20
 Sanrio@velocity.net
 Drhodes_74@hotmail.com
&nbs= p;AIM:=20 Midnight Sanrio
- ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01C1760A.F4E23320-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 23:44:36 -0500 From: "Dave" Subject: Re: [NG] Mobile moniter This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0057_01C1760B.2438BAE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Vi On=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 8:46 PM Subject: [NG] Mobile moniter Anyone getting the Mobile monier for the gamecube? It comes in black and indigo color. Now we get to play gamecube in the car, picnic, and camping. I haven't seen this in any stores yet, Just online = http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/products/product.asp?pf_id=3D212580= -Vi - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- If you're going to go camping just to play Super Monkey Ball, stay home = and melt some marshmallows in the microwave. ** Sanrio ** "I am the king of... no pants!." -- Penny Arcade http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20 Sanrio@velocity.net Drhodes_74@hotmail.com AIM: Midnight Sanrio - ------=_NextPart_000_0057_01C1760B.2438BAE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Vi On
To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 = 8:46=20 PM
Subject: [NG] Mobile = moniter


Anyone getting the Mobile monier for the = gamecube?
It=20 comes in black and indigo color.  Now we get
to play gamecube = in the=20 car, picnic, and camping.

I haven't seen this in any stores = yet, Just=20 online
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/products/product.asp?pf_id=3D= 212580

-Vi
 
If you're going to go camping = just to=20 play Super Monkey Ball, stay home and melt some marshmallows in the=20 microwave.
 
** Sanrio **
 
"I am the king of... no = pants!." -- Penny=20 Arcade
 http://w= ww.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20
 Sanrio@velocity.net
 Drhodes_74@hotmail.com
&nbs= p;AIM:=20 Midnight Sanrio
- ------=_NextPart_000_0057_01C1760B.2438BAE0-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 23:39:47 -0500 From: "Dave" Subject: Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C1760A.781558E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jedcross2@aol.com=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 6:06 PM Subject: Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing In a message dated 11/25/01 5:27:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, = sanrio@velocity.net writes:=20 My PlayStation crashed once, when player Need for Speed III on two = player, Country Wood track, in reverse. My N64 crashed once, while = playing Turok 2. Now my N64 crashes all the time, don't matter what game = is in it.=20 ** Sanrio **=20 Does it crash because your sorta throwing it?;-)=20 -Jed=20 ______________________________________________________________=20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- No, only when I mention Super Monkey Ball. ** Sanrio ** "I am the king of... no pants!." -- Penny Arcade http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20 Sanrio@velocity.net Drhodes_74@hotmail.com AIM: Midnight Sanrio - ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C1760A.781558E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Jedcross2@aol.com
To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 = 6:06=20 PM
Subject: Re: [NG] My Gamecube=20 crashed...also one other thing

In a message dated 11/25/01 5:27:06 PM Eastern = Standard=20 Time, sanrio@velocity.net = writes:=20


My PlayStation crashed once, when player Need for Speed = III on=20 two player, Country Wood track, in reverse. My N64 crashed once, = while=20 playing Turok 2. Now my N64 crashes all the time, don't matter what = game is=20 in it.

** Sanrio **



Does it = crash because your=20 sorta throwing it?;-)

-Jed=20
______________________________________________________________ =
 
No, only when I mention Super = Monkey=20 Ball.
 
** Sanrio **
 
"I am the king of... no = pants!." -- Penny=20 Arcade
 http://w= ww.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20
 Sanrio@velocity.net
 Drhodes_74@hotmail.com
&nbs= p;AIM:=20 Midnight Sanrio
- ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C1760A.781558E0-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 01:41:57 -0500 (EST) From: Vi On Subject: [NG] latest EGM I feel abit bias in this months EGM magazine. There's 16 Xbox reviews, 21 playstation reviews and only 2 gamecube reviews!!! They also picked xbox as the winner over gamecube in last issue. Anyways the review scores Pikmin 8 8.5 8 Tony Hawk 3 Gamecube 9 8.5 9 Grand theft Auto 3 10 9 9 MGS2 9.5 9.5 9.5 Game of the Month Halo 10 10 10 Oddworld 9 9 9 - -Vi [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:51:05 -0500 (EST) From: Vi On Subject: [NG] nintendo gamecube Anyone know what games they will be getting for the gamecube on the first half of next year 2002? I somehow feel that my gamecube might be collecting dust like the n64 since great games are far away. I'm looking forward to Mario party 4, dk racing, mario kart but I don't think any of the above will be release any time soon. - -Vi [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 09:57:42 -0600 From: Rick Sharer Subject: Re: [NG] latest EGM Vi On wrote: > I feel abit bias in this months EGM magazine. There's > 16 Xbox reviews, 21 playstation reviews and only 2 gamecube reviews!!! There's some serious cash being spread out by MS to sell their new toy. RS _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 11:47:57 -0500 From: "Dave" Subject: [NG] Super Smash Bros. Melee This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C17739.5BB1BA60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was up at Best Buy yesterday and I noticed that Super Smash Bros. = Melee is out, they had one copy left which was snagged by some screaming = little brats before I got to look at it. Did anybody get SSBM? How is it? Is it like the original? Or is it more = like a real fighting game? I'm betting it's just like the original with better graphics. From what I've seen on Nintendo made 'Cube games so far, innovation = isn't high on their list. ** Sanrio ** "I am the king of... no pants!." -- Penny Arcade http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20 Sanrio@velocity.net Drhodes_74@hotmail.com AIM: Midnight Sanrio - ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C17739.5BB1BA60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I was up at Best Buy = yesterday and I=20 noticed that Super Smash Bros. Melee is out, they had one copy left = which was=20 snagged by some screaming little brats before I got to look at = it.
 
Did anybody get SSBM? How is = it? Is it=20 like the original? Or is it more like a real fighting game?
 
I'm betting it's just like = the original=20 with better graphics.
 
From what I've seen on = Nintendo made=20 'Cube games so far, innovation isn't high on their list.
 
** Sanrio **
 
"I am the king of... no = pants!." -- Penny=20 Arcade
 http://w= ww.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20
 Sanrio@velocity.net
 Drhodes_74@hotmail.com
&nbs= p;AIM:=20 Midnight Sanrio
- ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C17739.5BB1BA60-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 11:49:46 -0500 From: "Dave" Subject: Re: [NG] nintendo gamecube This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C17739.9CB78A80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Vi On=20 To: n64=20 Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 10:51 AM Subject: [NG] nintendo gamecube Anyone know what games they will be getting for the gamecube on the first half of next year 2002? I somehow feel that my gamecube might be collecting dust like the n64 since great games are far away. I'm looking forward to Mario party 4, dk racing, mario kart but I = don't think any of the above will be release any time soon. -Vi - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- Hopefully Resident Evil in March. Hopefully. Super Monkey Ball and Rogue = Leader too, since I won't probably have my Gamecube until next year = anyway. ;-) ** Sanrio ** "I am the king of... no pants!." -- Penny Arcade http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20 Sanrio@velocity.net Drhodes_74@hotmail.com AIM: Midnight Sanrio - ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C17739.9CB78A80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Vi On
To: n64
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, = 2001 10:51=20 AM
Subject: [NG] nintendo = gamecube


Anyone know what games they will be getting for the = gamecube on
the first half of next year 2002?  I somehow feel = that my=20 gamecube
might be collecting dust like the n64 since great games = are far=20 away.

I'm looking forward to Mario party 4, dk racing, mario = kart but I=20 don't
think any of the above will be release any time = soon.

-Vi
 
Hopefully Resident Evil in = March.=20 Hopefully. Super Monkey Ball and Rogue Leader too, since I won't = probably have=20 my Gamecube until next year anyway. ;-)
 
** Sanrio **
 
"I am the king of... no = pants!." -- Penny=20 Arcade
 http://w= ww.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20
 Sanrio@velocity.net
 Drhodes_74@hotmail.com
&nbs= p;AIM:=20 Midnight Sanrio
- ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C17739.9CB78A80-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 11:58:58 -0500 From: "Dave" Subject: Re: [NG] latest EGM This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C1773A.E578EB00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Rick Sharer=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [NG] latest EGM Vi On wrote: > I feel abit bias in this months EGM magazine. There's > 16 Xbox reviews, 21 playstation reviews and only 2 gamecube = reviews!!! There's some serious cash being spread out by MS to sell their new = toy. RS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- Yeah, meaning Microsoft is sending EGM (and other mags) finished builds = of games much quicker than Nintendo. Sony is also known for being = friendly to the press. Nintendo isn't all the great in that matter. ** Sanrio ** "Microsoft Windows 9X'. A thirty-two bit extension and graphical shell = to a sixteen-bit patch to an eight-bit operating system originally coded = for a four-bit microprocessor which was written by a two-bit company = that can't stand one bit of competition."=20 Sanrio@velocity.net Drhodes_74@hotmail.com AIM: Midnight Sanrio - ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C1773A.E578EB00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Rick = Sharer=20
To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, = 2001 10:57=20 AM
Subject: Re: [NG] latest = EGM

Vi On wrote:

> I feel abit bias in this = months EGM=20 magazine.  There's
> 16 Xbox reviews, 21 playstation = reviews and=20 only 2 gamecube reviews!!!

There's some serious cash being = spread out=20 by MS to sell their new toy.

RS

 
Yeah, meaning Microsoft is = sending EGM=20 (and other mags) finished builds of games much quicker than Nintendo. = Sony is=20 also known for being friendly to the press. Nintendo isn't all the great = in that=20 matter.
 
** Sanrio **
 
 "Microsoft Windows 9X'. = A=20 thirty-two bit extension and graphical shell to a sixteen-bit patch to = an=20 eight-bit operating system originally coded for a four-bit = microprocessor which=20 was written by a two-bit company that can't stand one bit of = competition."=20
 Sanrio@velocity.net
 Drhodes_74@hotmail.com
&nbs= p;AIM:=20 Midnight Sanrio
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