From: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com (n64-digest) To: n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: n64-digest V1 #954 Reply-To: n64-digest Sender: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk n64-digest Monday, October 25 1999 Volume 01 : Number 954 Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems Hmmmmmm... Re: [N64] sucessful add-ons Re: [N64] awards Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems Hmmmmmm... Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems Hmmmmmm... Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems Hmmmmmm... Re: [N64] Videogame commercials Re: [N64] How do you really feel about the 64? Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems Hmmmmmm... Re: [N64] Yoshi's Story Re: [N64] Enix Re: [N64] the 128-Bit Generation Re: [N64] Yoshi's Story Re: [N64] How do you really feel about the 64? Re: [N64] Yoshi's Story [N64] Off topic. FFV Re: [N64] Videogame commercials ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 06:54:12 -0400 From: Wez Subject: Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems Hmmmmmm... Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr. wrote: > Amen. > > I also have that wild prediction..that Sony possibly 2 generations from > now will either buy Sega or get this DROP OUT OF THE RACE. Anybody think > it could happen > You may have a some good guesses....but believe you me, Dex knows. Slowly we're getting more out of him too. ;) Wes > On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, Dexter Sy wrote: > > > > > > > Elliot Jefferson wrote: > > > > > Yeah, that's pretty much the way I'm looking at the next genration. > > > I think Sony is really trying to cover all the bases but I'm not so sure it > > > will work. Since time has progressed from the initial announcement about > > > the PSX2 and Dolphin, my interest in the extras has wained. > > > > I was talking to someone at NOA who shall remain anonymous and he practically > > compared the ps2's multi-purpose use to 3D0. I can't say for myself if there's > > much credence to it, but I can see why. Its the old notion of doing too much > > and doing it all half-assed. A dedicated DVD player, or a dedicated web set-top > > box for dling movies, at the same price as the PS2 can probably get things done > > a lot better. Its fascinating to hear sony boast what the Ps2 can do, but > > simple economics tells us that if one thing have ten features vs. another with > > five features and they both sell for the same price, chances are the one with > > five features will not only be higher quality, but the 5 features it does have > > will be very well thought out. That's why I don't buy boom boxes that sell for > > "low low prices" with all these features i don't need. The plethora of features > > not only degrades its user friendliness, it also has a tendency to break a lot > > more easily than another product who only covers a few things and do them well. > > > > > I'd love to be > > > able to have a box that can/will do all the PSX2 is claimed to be able to > > > do, but do I really need all of that? I'm just playing games. I also think > > > that's a question a lot of consumers will ask themselves. I'd be happy with > > > a 56k modem. I'd use higher bandwidth connections on my PC where I really > > > do most of my surfing. The more I think about it, I'd wish Sony would drop > > > some of the features of the PSX2 and add others. I think NIntendo has the > > > right idea. And after seeing what Rare can do with the N64 in JFG, I can't > > > wait to see their stuff on Dolphin. > > > > That is what Nintendo and Sega is betting on. By God, I'd give you ten sheeps > > if Sony drops out and it goes back to good old Sega vs. Nintendo :) > > > > Heheheh > > > > Dexter > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:23:04 EDT From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] sucessful add-ons In a message dated 99-10-25 00:16:53 EDT, you write: > I don't really remember a > successful add-on. Sega CD and 32X both failed. Nobody rememvers the PC Enginge CD-ROM it seems. :( Dave [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:24:31 EDT From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] awards In a message dated 99-10-25 00:43:31 EDT, you write: > A lot of people on this list seem to enjoy bashing Yoshi's Story to death. > I > can't explain it too well, but I had fun with this game. Maybe it's just > because Yoshi is my second favorite Nintendo character (Pikachu being my > favorite). > -Eric- > It was a huge disapointment after the phenominal Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Dave still working without a spell checker [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:26:38 EDT From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems In a message dated 99-10-25 01:28:22 EDT, you write: > That is what Nintendo and Sega is betting on. By God, I'd give you ten > sheeps > if Sony drops out and it goes back to good old Sega vs. Nintendo :) > > Heheheh > > Dexter Vs. NEC vs. SNK vs. Atari? Oh, wait, there is no Atari anyore. Dvae [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:28:21 EDT From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems Hmmmmmm... In a message dated 99-10-25 02:31:28 EDT, you write: > Amen. > > > I also have that wild prediction..that Sony possibly 2 generations from > now will either buy Sega or get this DROP OUT OF THE RACE. Anybody think > it could happen > Sony buying SEGA, now that would be interesting. Well, I guess it would be better than Hasbro owning SEGA. But I'd rather see Nintendo owning SEGA. Dave [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:33:24 EDT From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems Hmmmmmm... In a message dated 99-10-25 06:55:49 EDT, you write: > You may have a some good guesses....but believe you me, Dex knows. Slowly > we're > getting more out of him too. > > ;) > Wes If we have to carve it out with a spoon we'll make him talk. Dave [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 10:02:05 PDT From: "Elliot Jefferson" Subject: Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems Hmmmmmm... I think Sony's a little too 'arrogant' to just up and leave because of failure. Despite what happens with the PSX2, they've made plans for the successor to the PSX2. There's money to be made in the market, and even if they don't have the top spot, it's too profitable for them to just give up. That's why Microsoft's working on something. They know thay can't possibly reach the installed base of the PSX or Nintendo products, but becasue the industry is growing so much and there's money to be made, they want a piece of the pie. The only question mark is whether or not the industry can support four, independant products. Elliot - ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr." Reply-To: n64@lists.xmission.com To: n64@lists.xmission.com Subject: Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems Hmmmmmm... Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 02:30:46 -0400 (EDT) Amen. I also have that wild prediction..that Sony possibly 2 generations from now will either buy Sega or get this DROP OUT OF THE RACE. Anybody think it could happen On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, Dexter Sy wrote: > > > Elliot Jefferson wrote: > > > Yeah, that's pretty much the way I'm looking at the next genration. > > I think Sony is really trying to cover all the bases but I'm not so sure it > > will work. Since time has progressed from the initial announcement about > > the PSX2 and Dolphin, my interest in the extras has wained. > > I was talking to someone at NOA who shall remain anonymous and he practically > compared the ps2's multi-purpose use to 3D0. I can't say for myself if there's > much credence to it, but I can see why. Its the old notion of doing too much > and doing it all half-assed. A dedicated DVD player, or a dedicated web set-top > box for dling movies, at the same price as the PS2 can probably get things done > a lot better. Its fascinating to hear sony boast what the Ps2 can do, but > simple economics tells us that if one thing have ten features vs. another with > five features and they both sell for the same price, chances are the one with > five features will not only be higher quality, but the 5 features it does have > will be very well thought out. That's why I don't buy boom boxes that sell for > "low low prices" with all these features i don't need. The plethora of features > not only degrades its user friendliness, it also has a tendency to break a lot > more easily than another product who only covers a few things and do them well. > > > I'd love to be > > able to have a box that can/will do all the PSX2 is claimed to be able to > > do, but do I really need all of that? I'm just playing games. I also think > > that's a question a lot of consumers will ask themselves. I'd be happy with > > a 56k modem. I'd use higher bandwidth connections on my PC where I really > > do most of my surfing. The more I think about it, I'd wish Sony would drop > > some of the features of the PSX2 and add others. I think NIntendo has the > > right idea. And after seeing what Rare can do with the N64 in JFG, I can't > > wait to see their stuff on Dolphin. > > That is what Nintendo and Sega is betting on. By God, I'd give you ten sheeps > if Sony drops out and it goes back to good old Sega vs. Nintendo :) > > Heheheh > > Dexter > > > > > > > Elliot > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > From: TreyTable@aol.com > > Subject: Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems > > > > It was all the "Nintendo rulez, Sony suckz" stuff. > > > > I really don't care either way if the Dolphin can or can't play DVD movies. > > It's not that I have anything aginst DVD movies, or want to get on the > > soapbox and make speeches about how the Dolphin should just be a game > > player. > > Nothing like that really. I just don't care either way. > > > > What I'd rally like to know is what kind (if anything at all) of modem will > > the Dolphin have. Sure Network support on the Dreamcast is next to nothing, > > but I'm sure that will grow. Will the Dolphin have a 56K modem like the > > Dreamcast. (Frankly I don't really get the deal with 56K bps since isn't it > > true that pone lines can't carry info that fast anyway?) or will the Dolphin > > have a bring your own connection like as is said to be with the PlayStation > > 2? The way Sony is handling it with the PSX 2 is not really to my liking > > that > > much. I really lthink things would work better if everybody had the same > > standard like the Dreamcast 56K. I hope Nintendo chooses that route. Any > > opinions? > > > > Dave > > > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > sx [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 12:18:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Geoff Finger Subject: Re: [N64] Videogame commercials On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Eddy Wu wrote: > Oh, and Dave? Why would you buy any game for Pac-man when there are hundreds > of shareware versions for the PC? Personally I think Namco Arcade is a > stupid idea, but hopefully the horrible sales will not scare Namco off from > Nintendo permanently. And why would this be a good thing? All these collections of old games are a little strange, but Namco also makes some good RPGs, and the Dolphin is going to need all the help from RPG companies it can get. - -------------------------------------------------------------- Wilderness of mirrors World of polished steel Gears and iron chains Turn the grinding wheel I run between the shadows Some are phantoms, some are real - --Rush [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 12:35:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Geoff Finger Subject: Re: [N64] How do you really feel about the 64? On Thu, 21 Oct 1999 Urbanldiot@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 10/20/99 9:27:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, averyc@io.com > writes: > > > Nintendo > > needs Square, Namco, etc., to develop for Dolphin. Nintendo also need to > > make sure they have plenty of games. Not any of that Quality verus > > Quantity bs. > > Heck, it'd be nice to have Enix back. Well technically nintendo _does_ have Enix. Enix just reopened their american branch to publish, among other games, Dragon Warrior I and II for Gameboy Color. Given that they're already working with Nintendo on one system, it's probably much more likely they'd work with Nintendo on a new system that could handle RPGs, which the Dolphin most defiantly should be able to do. - -------------------------------------------------------------- Things crawl in the darkness That imagination spins Needles at your nerve ends Crawl like spiders on your skin - --Rush [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:12:41 -0400 (EDT) From: "Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr." Subject: Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems Hmmmmmm... I'm not talking about Sony leaving if PSX2 fails, I'm talking about Sony leaving after PSX3's generation. Around 2010. I don't see Microsoft as a major player they'll probably snatch 5% tops. Dreamcast will come in third at around 10-15%. While Nintendo and Sony dominate with 40-45% each. I think the upcoming generation will mirror the Genesis vs SNES battle. Sony will win but Nintendo will make a stronger showing this time around. Fine with me. On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, Elliot Jefferson wrote: > I think Sony's a little too 'arrogant' to just up and leave because of > failure. Despite what happens with the PSX2, they've made plans for the > successor to the PSX2. > > There's money to be made in the market, and even if they don't have the top > spot, it's too profitable for them to just give up. That's why Microsoft's > working on something. They know thay can't possibly reach the installed > base of the PSX or Nintendo products, but becasue the industry is growing so > much and there's money to be made, they want a piece of the pie. The only > question mark is whether or not the industry can support four, independant > products. > > Elliot > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr." > Reply-To: n64@lists.xmission.com > To: n64@lists.xmission.com > Subject: Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems Hmmmmmm... > Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 02:30:46 -0400 (EDT) > > > > Amen. > > > I also have that wild prediction..that Sony possibly 2 generations from > now will either buy Sega or get this DROP OUT OF THE RACE. Anybody think > it could happen > > > On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, Dexter Sy wrote: > > > > > > > Elliot Jefferson wrote: > > > > > Yeah, that's pretty much the way I'm looking at the next genration. > > > I think Sony is really trying to cover all the bases but I'm not so > sure it > > > will work. Since time has progressed from the initial announcement > about > > > the PSX2 and Dolphin, my interest in the extras has wained. > > > > I was talking to someone at NOA who shall remain anonymous and he > practically > > compared the ps2's multi-purpose use to 3D0. I can't say for myself if > there's > > much credence to it, but I can see why. Its the old notion of doing too > much > > and doing it all half-assed. A dedicated DVD player, or a dedicated web > set-top > > box for dling movies, at the same price as the PS2 can probably get > things done > > a lot better. Its fascinating to hear sony boast what the Ps2 can do, > but > > simple economics tells us that if one thing have ten features vs. another > with > > five features and they both sell for the same price, chances are the one > with > > five features will not only be higher quality, but the 5 features it does > have > > will be very well thought out. That's why I don't buy boom boxes that > sell for > > "low low prices" with all these features i don't need. The plethora of > features > > not only degrades its user friendliness, it also has a tendency to break > a lot > > more easily than another product who only covers a few things and do them > well. > > > > > I'd love to be > > > able to have a box that can/will do all the PSX2 is claimed to be able > to > > > do, but do I really need all of that? I'm just playing games. I also > think > > > that's a question a lot of consumers will ask themselves. I'd be happy > with > > > a 56k modem. I'd use higher bandwidth connections on my PC where I > really > > > do most of my surfing. The more I think about it, I'd wish Sony would > drop > > > some of the features of the PSX2 and add others. I think NIntendo has > the > > > right idea. And after seeing what Rare can do with the N64 in JFG, I > can't > > > wait to see their stuff on Dolphin. > > > > That is what Nintendo and Sega is betting on. By God, I'd give you ten > sheeps > > if Sony drops out and it goes back to good old Sega vs. Nintendo :) > > > > Heheheh > > > > Dexter > > > > > > > > > > > Elliot > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > > From: TreyTable@aol.com > > > Subject: Re: [N64] Dolphin Modems > > > > > > It was all the "Nintendo rulez, Sony suckz" stuff. > > > > > > I really don't care either way if the Dolphin can or can't play DVD > movies. > > > It's not that I have anything aginst DVD movies, or want to get on the > > > soapbox and make speeches about how the Dolphin should just be a game > > > player. > > > Nothing like that really. I just don't care either way. > > > > > > What I'd rally like to know is what kind (if anything at all) of modem > will > > > the Dolphin have. Sure Network support on the Dreamcast is next to > nothing, > > > but I'm sure that will grow. Will the Dolphin have a 56K modem like the > > > Dreamcast. (Frankly I don't really get the deal with 56K bps since > isn't it > > > true that pone lines can't carry info that fast anyway?) or will the > Dolphin > > > have a bring your own connection like as is said to be with the > PlayStation > > > 2? The way Sony is handling it with the PSX 2 is not really to my > liking > > > that > > > much. I really lthink things would work better if everybody had the > same > > > standard like the Dreamcast 56K. I hope Nintendo chooses that route. > Any > > > opinions? > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > > > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > > > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > > > > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > > > sx > > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > sx [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 14:22:04 -0700 From: Dexter Sy Subject: Re: [N64] Yoshi's Story > > What makes this game so terrible (and a huge disspointment after Yoshi's > Island) is that if you eat fruit indescriminately and just try to beat the > game, it's way too easy. If you try to get all 30 melons in each level it's > way too tedious. The levels can be upwards of 30minutes long. It wouldn't as > bad if it wasn't so easy to miss a chance at a melon. Those mini-games are > very annoying. Another thing, Yoshi's tongue is glitchy and can often > lick-up the wrong fruit. There should have been an option to spit out > unwanted fruit. The game is too unforgiving to those who actually want to > put time in and get all the melons. You can eat fruit indescriminately, but to get high scores, you have to eat the same fruit in a series one after another. Dexter > > > Though I admit, the colours are very pretty. > > alexh@ivanhoe.starway.net.au > > > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:18:08 EDT From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Enix In a message dated 99-10-25 15:35:53 EDT, you write: > Well technically nintendo _does_ have Enix. Enix just reopened their > american branch to publish, among other games, Dragon Warrior I and II for > Gameboy Color. > That's great news, now if that goes well I hope they release their great NES games (Dragon Warrior (Dragon Quest) 3 & 4) on the Game Boy Color > Given that they're already working with Nintendo on one system, it's > probably much more likely they'd work with Nintendo on a new system that > could handle RPGs, which the Dolphin most defiantly should be able to do. > Yeah, but they've been working on Dragon Quest 7 for the PSX for a long time. And I'm still miffed, well not that much anymore, that Dragon Quest 5 & 6 never came stateside. Dave [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:22:54 EDT From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] the 128-Bit Generation In a message dated 99-10-25 17:13:21 EDT, you write: > I > think the upcoming generation will mirror the Genesis vs SNES battle. Sony > will win but Nintendo will make a stronger showing this time around. Fine > with me. > Hmm. So who is Sony then? Will Sony be the Genesis or SNES? Because in the 16-Bit days there was no clear winner between the Genesis & Super NES. I'm not going to make any predictions until one of two things happen. Either when Shenmue is spinning in my Dreamcast or when the PlayStation 2 and Dolphin take their rightful places where my PlayStation & N64 sit right now. Dave [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:24:02 EDT From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Yoshi's Story In a message dated 99-10-25 17:15:53 EDT, you write: > You can eat fruit indescriminately, but to get high scores, you have to eat > the same > fruit in a series one after another. > > Dexter High scores? Like in Asteroids? I don't think I ever saw a display displaying points. Dave [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 14:33:17 -0700 From: Dexter Sy Subject: Re: [N64] How do you really feel about the 64? > > Well technically nintendo _does_ have Enix. Enix just reopened their > american branch to publish, among other games, Dragon Warrior I and II for > Gameboy Color. > > Given that they're already working with Nintendo on one system, it's > probably much more likely they'd work with Nintendo on a new system that > could handle RPGs, which the Dolphin most defiantly should be able to do. They've always been with Nintendo. They even published 2 games on the N64. Its just that they are rooted in Japan and the N64 simply wasn'y viable for them. Unlike square who went ahead and published their handheld games on WonderSwan, not GameBoy, Enix released its biggest hit in years (Dragon Quest Monsters) on Game Boy and Eidos is suppose to be bringing that out here. With the mainstreaming of RPGs. Enix has chose to return to North America, and set up its offices surprisingly, not in California where it would be close to Sony, but in Seattle, closer to Nintendo. But of course, location alone might not mean anything, however, its a fact that a lot of Nintendo developers are housed in and around the Seattle area. And when Square split with Nintendo, they shut down their seattle offices and move to Los Angeles. Dex > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Things crawl in the darkness > That imagination spins > Needles at your nerve ends > Crawl like spiders on your skin > --Rush > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 14:35:21 -0700 From: Dexter Sy Subject: Re: [N64] Yoshi's Story TreyTable@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 99-10-25 17:15:53 EDT, you write: > > > You can eat fruit indescriminately, but to get high scores, you have to eat > > the same > > fruit in a series one after another. > > > > Dexter > > High scores? Like in Asteroids? I don't think I ever saw a display displaying > points. Well kind of. but the interesting thing is, in order to get as many similar fruits as possible all in a row it forces gamers to explore more than they normally would if they were just charging through eating everything in sight. its a much more gratifying experience than asteroids. Dex > > > Dave > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:31:36 EDT From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: [N64] Off topic. FFV I really need some help in Final Fantasy 5. If you're anti PSX you can pretend I'm talking about the Super FamiCom version. ;) So anyway, I'm at the Dragon Mountain (i forget the real name) in the second world that's just north of the Werewolf town. I get as far as I (or as high as I) can go and there's a cave with a sealed door and in the same cave there's a switch but the switch is one level below where I stand. I've looked all over the mountain and have found now way in to the other part of the cave. I haven't played for about a week cos of this. (Tony Hawk helps pass the time) Any suggestions? Besides going to Game Faqs and reading a poorly put together walkthrough. Dave [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:14:11 -0400 From: "Eddy Wu" Subject: Re: [N64] Videogame commercials A little miscommunication here. My point was that Namco makes good games (but I was thinking fighting games, not RPGs??), but they have so far been a no-show for Nintendo. Besides Ridge Racer 64, which is just Namco's license and is not being made by Namco, the Arcade compiliation is the first game for Nintendo from Namco since the SNES. However, I don't think Namco Arcade will sell very well, since it's a bunch of old games, so it would have to be under $20 for people to buy it, and I don't think the price will go down that low. Namco might look at the poor sales of Namco arcade, and conclude that Nintendo is not a viable platform for them, and become Sony-exculsive. - -----Original Message----- From: Geoff Finger To: n64@lists.xmission.com Date: Monday, October 25, 1999 3:18 PM Subject: Re: [N64] Videogame commercials >On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Eddy Wu wrote: > >> Oh, and Dave? Why would you buy any game for Pac-man when there are hundreds >> of shareware versions for the PC? Personally I think Namco Arcade is a >> stupid idea, but hopefully the horrible sales will not scare Namco off from >> Nintendo permanently. > >And why would this be a good thing? All these collections of old games are >a little strange, but Namco also makes some good RPGs, and the Dolphin is >going to need all the help from RPG companies it can get. [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ End of n64-digest V1 #954 ************************* [ To quit the n64-digest mailing list (big mistake), send the message ] [ "unsubscribe n64-digest" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ]