--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F3I00000 Date: 03/13/98 From: JONATHAN FINGAS Time: 12:17pm \/To: DAVE MORROW (Read 1 times) Subj: State of the N64 DM> Oh, yeah, I forgot, it was an add-on. If the playstion DM> got re-released, I mean like a second version of it. DM> What speed cd drive do you think they would put? 8 DM> maybe? But if you change the CD drive, then you're also changing the needed hardware, etc. Also, the PSX has video playback hardware (ever wondered why it looked so good?), which was obviously not intended for the SNES. DM> They made an snes remake, did you see it? Actually, I have. Awfully small compared to the original - not surprising though, since they could obviously cram more into one spot. --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: BitByters BBS, Rockland ON, Can. (613)446-7773 v34, (1:163/215) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F3I00001 Date: 03/13/98 From: STEVE IGREJAS Time: 06:30pm \/To: ADAM WARDER (Read 1 times) Subj: RE upcomings AW> Both of the Re games were great. The stories were exiting and I hope AW> they make a third one. I think there's gonna be a 3rd one. Remeber the end of RE2? Leon says that it's all over. Claire says No. I still have to find my brother. Earlier in the game, you read Chris's diary. He says that he went to Umbrella headquarters. Jill, Chris, and Barry are missing. RE3! I hope it's 2 player. That would be awesome! I hope 2-player link cable. That would be awesome! No deathmatches, just cooperative.WipeOut XL --- QuickBBS 2.85 GoldBase * Origin: >>>Xanadu BBS<<< New Bedford Ma. (508)995-9876 (FIDONET 1:329/889) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F3I00002 Date: 03/13/98 From: DAVE MORROW Time: 01:42am \/To: JONATHAN FINGAS (Read 1 times) Subj: State of the N64 ? DM> have kept that deal! They would still be on top! JF> I actually doubt that... why? Consider when the JF> SNES CD was probably being considered. Even if it JF> was 1993, a 1X CD drive would have been a bit JF> expensive to reasonably put into a console. The JF> PSX had a 2X in 1995, and it was still relatively JF> expensive upon release. JF> Also, the CD drive is just one part of the entire JF> PSX system. There's the CPU, the RAM, the video & JF> sound chips, and so on. Oh, yeah, I forgot, it was an add-on. If the playstion got re-released, I mean like a second version of it. What speed cd drive do you think they would put? 8 maybe? They made an snes remake, did you see it? --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Bob's Back Room (1:163/327) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F3I00003 Date: 03/12/98 From: ADAM WARDER Time: 09:37pm \/To: MICHAEL DEHLS (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: PSX or N64 >Ok you two, before you guys meet up on the street and start choking >each other, i better clear this up. The PSX controller is good, yes. >S'not a bad controller. The N64 controller takes a bit to get used to, >but in my opinion offers great control. I guess it is just that I am used to the playstation controllers. They were just like super Nintendo controllers which I also liked. Adam Warder --- SLMAIL v4.0a (#0304) * Origin: Free Spirit =*= SL/RIP =*= 301-283-0917 =*= V32b/HST (1:109/132) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F3I00004 Date: 03/12/98 From: ADAM WARDER Time: 09:38pm \/To: PATRICK CARROLL (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: N64 Games >Nintendo is already at it's limit.. they can't get a better system out of >what >they have.. taht is why they are coming out with the 64DD... Cause they >NEED to >make something that will make their system better.. Even then they won't have a great sytem because the games will still be expensive because they are still using Cartridges. They should take the hint and move on to cds. Adam Warder --- SLMAIL v4.0a (#0304) * Origin: Free Spirit =*= SL/RIP =*= 301-283-0917 =*= V32b/HST (1:109/132) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F3I00005 Date: 03/12/98 From: ADAM WARDER Time: 09:40pm \/To: PATRICK CARROLL (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: FFs VS FFTactics >It's not only a Final Fantasy thing... there's some in other RPGs >(WildArms). FFT has the some summon creatures as the rest of the FF series. Adam Warder --- SLMAIL v4.0a (#0304) * Origin: Free Spirit =*= SL/RIP =*= 301-283-0917 =*= V32b/HST (1:109/132) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F3I00006 Date: 03/12/98 From: ADAM WARDER Time: 09:41pm \/To: PATRICK CARROLL (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Final Fantasy >AW> caused all the problems therefore they were killed but >AW> Red's race never did anything to harm the planet so they >AW> lived. > >Actually, it wasn't teh humans, it was the Cetra (Sephiroth). No because Shinra was sucking up the life energy. Besides, the humans created Sephiroth. Adam Warder --- SLMAIL v4.0a (#0304) * Origin: Free Spirit =*= SL/RIP =*= 301-283-0917 =*= V32b/HST (1:109/132) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F3I00007 Date: 03/12/98 From: ADAM WARDER Time: 09:45pm \/To: STEVE IGREJAS (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Video Game Movies > I think RE is a very good game. ut that's my opinion. From what I >heard, RE was made on a low budget. Both of the Re games were great. The stories were exiting and I hope they make a third one. Adam Warder --- SLMAIL v4.0a (#0304) * Origin: Free Spirit =*= SL/RIP =*= 301-283-0917 =*= V32b/HST (1:109/132) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F3I00008 Date: 03/13/98 From: BARRY LAWS, JR. Time: 09:39pm \/To: DAVE MORROW (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: State of the N64 *** Is it me, or did Dave Morrow mumble this to Jonathan Fingas? *** DM> do you think they would put? 8maybe? They made an snes remake, did DM> you see it? I don't remember an SNES remake unless you could the add-on of the special chip that doesn't permit the use of cheating devices (aka Game Genie, Pro Action Replay, etc.). The NES got a face lift from its old look (front-loading) to a top-loading design that made it look a little similar to the SNES. --- Telegard v3.02 * Origin: The Steiner Line BBS 910-626-7985 (1:3648/6) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F3I00009 Date: 03/13/98 From: TROY H. CHEEK Time: 10:41pm \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: Atari Goes to Hasbro Atari Goes to Hasbro When Atari merged with JTS Corporation, maker of disk drives and other computer-related peripherals, everyone thought is was the end of Atari as we knew it. However, a document filed with the SEC on March 9 states that JTS has sold all of its Atari assets to Hasbro Interactive for US$5 million. An interesting sideshow to this is the fact that Hasbro recently bought Tiger for $335 million. The SEC document relating to the sale reads as follows: "On February 23, 1998, JTS Corporation (the "Company") sold substantially all of the assets of the Company's Atari Division, consisting primarily of Atari home computer games and the intellectual property rights and license agreements associated with such games (the "Atari Assets"), to HIACXI, Corp. ("HIAC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hasbro Interactive, Inc., for $5,000,000 in cash. The purchase price was determined based upon arm's-length negotiations between the Company and HIAC." Hasbro Interactive and JTS Corp. could not be reached for comment at press time. This news presents a number of plausible scenarios, all pointing to the likely reappearance of Atari's home gaming legacy. With the success of Hasbro Interactive's Frogger title on the PlayStation, revamping classic games may be something Hasbro wants to pursue. What better way than to buy the licenses to all of Atari's previous home games? (A new "adventure" perhaps?) In fact, information in the document filed with the SEC hints at this possibility, naming items that are specifically sold to Hasbro as "Key Marks," including: "Atari, the Fuji logo, Asteroids, Battlezone, Breakout, Centipede, Combat, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command, Night Driver, Pong, Ultra Pong, Tempest, Warlords, and Yar's Revenge." Another scenario might be that after Hasbro's purchase of Tiger, it is looking to expand the Game.com library to include Atari classics, or, better yet, use Atari technologies and patents in a new incarnation of the Game.com system. Yet another possibility is that Hasbro, longing to enter the home console business itself after several failed attempts with a VCR video game machine (the Nemo, which Night Trap was developed for) and virtual reality, will use the weight of Atari's brand name to try this course yet again. When GameSpot News knows the real reason behind Hasbro's purchase, we'll let you know. By Chris Johnston, videogames.com From http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/12_atari/index.html ... To be frank, I'd have to change my name. --- JetMail 0.99beta22 * Origin: When Starlings Mate - Benton, TN (1:362/708.4)