--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F5G00012 Date: 04/11/98 From: DAVE MORROW Time: 01:03pm \/To: TROY H. CHEEK (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Nintendo fun -=> Quoting Troy H. Cheek to Barry Laws, Jr. <=- THC> Lynx Rampage had the giant ape, the giant lizard, and the THC> giant wolfman from the arcade and added a giant lab rat. THC> As far as I know, the Lynx version was the only version to THC> offer the rat. RAmpage just came out on the N64! ... This reply is made up of 65% recycled text. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Bob's Back Room (1:163/327) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F5G00013 Date: 04/11/98 From: DAVE MORROW Time: 01:09pm \/To: NICK ANDRE (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: State of Nintendo -=> Quoting Nick Andre to Steve Igrejas <=- NA> I could take the motherboard of a game boy, nail it to a NA> pizza box, and call it "Pizza Boy". Maybe sell it, too. Put me down for a pre-order! ... Danger! Reading echo messages is bad for your health! ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Bob's Back Room (1:163/327) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F5G00014 Date: 04/11/98 From: DAVE MORROW Time: 01:12pm \/To: NICK ANDRE (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: State Of The N64 -=> Quoting Nick Andre to Dave Morrow <=- NA> I remember when the NES came out. Every kid on my block had it but me. NA> I had the Atari 2600. Months went by, and when I finally got my NES, I NA> beat *ALL* the games for it, because I mastered my gameplay on the NA> Atari. Atari made great GAMES, even though it only had 8-color NA> graphics and 3k of memory. I still play the Atari once in awhile. NA> Brings back great memories... I didn't get my NES until 1991. I loved my atari 7800. I used to play it all the time. I had this game called Dig Dug, where you dig in the soil and pump air into the baddie's mouths until they blew up. And I had this FOOd Fight game where you shot pies and fruit at the evil chefs! Don't dis the Atari. I would still play it if it wasn't for a broken plug and rfu switch. ... Discretion is advised but will be tottaly ignored! -Degeneration X ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Bob's Back Room (1:163/327) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F5G00015 Date: 04/11/98 From: DAVE MORROW Time: 01:14pm \/To: NICK ANDRE (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: State Of The N64 -=> Quoting Nick Andre to Dave Morrow <=- NA> Not trying to start an arguement, but CD-ROM's can hold 680MB. With NA> compression, make that a few gigs. DVD's can hold a good few gigs. And NA> it only costs CD pressing plants a few cents each to make them. If you NA> like Zelda being on DD, just imagine what it would be like on a DVD! :) NA> Another marketing ploy by Nintendo thats bound to fail. I know how much DVDs can hold. They can be double sided and double layered. But When I read about cd stats, one mag says 650, one mag says 660, one 640 ... So I just rounded off. ... Have the Rolling Stones killed! -Charles Montgomery Burns ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Bob's Back Room (1:163/327) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F5G00016 Date: 04/11/98 From: DAVE MORROW Time: 01:17pm \/To: NICK ANDRE (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: State Of The N64 -=> Quoting Nick Andre to Dave Morrow <=- NA> I guess theres nothing to stop you from just connecting a phone line NA> direct from your console right to your friends, not using a phone line NA> or anything, just use the WIRE itself. I agree, that WOULD SUCK if it NA> demands the Internet for multi-player. (It would save them zillions of NA> lines of code if they just made games that were direct-play since the NA> company must emulate Unix PPP for Internet). If any old-timer hackers NA> are still out there, it won't be long before they'll hack the code to NA> a game to allow direct-play. NA> Nick. But why play through the net? Just go head to head! The only thing the net would be good for is lots of multi players. Like ten guys in wcw vs nwo battle royale! (but I doubt the 64 can handle that!) ... S*CK IT! -Degeneration X ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Bob's Back Room (1:163/327) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F5G00017 Date: 04/11/98 From: DAVE MORROW Time: 01:21pm \/To: NICK ANDRE (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: State Of The N66 -=> Quoting Nick Andre to Justin Smith <=- NA> Yes. Next thing you'll be buying is "Split Screen Battleship", right? Hey how about 3d split screen hide and go seek. ... Click here !>* TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F5G00018 Date: 04/11/98 From: DAVE MORROW Time: 01:22pm \/To: NICK ANDRE (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: State Of The N64 -=> Quoting Nick Andre to Dave Morrow <=- DM> But don't you need a net account? NA> Nope. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 ... Have the Rolling Stones killed! -Charles Montgomery Burns ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Bob's Back Room (1:163/327) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F5G00019 Date: 04/11/98 From: DAVE MORROW Time: 01:23pm \/To: NICK ANDRE (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: State Of The N64 -=> Quoting Nick Andre to Dave Morrow <=- NA> Agreed. You don't even need 3k to have a great game. Remember Space NA> Invaders? Pac Man? Missle Command? NA> But my point earlier, was that Nintendo is charging twice, no, THREE NA> times as more for their own disks than they are a CD-ROM or DVD disk. But CART cost 35 $ just to manufacture. SO the devolopers have to pay 35 $ for each cart they need. ... This message will self destruct in five minutes! ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Bob's Back Room (1:163/327) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F5G00020 Date: 04/11/98 From: DAVE MORROW Time: 01:25pm \/To: SAM EVANS (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: State Of The N64 -=> Quoting Sam Evans to Dave Morrow <=- -> It's wierd how it lasted that long. Espicially since the Turbo -> Graphix 16 came out. SE> what is that It was this console that arrived in the late 80's. All I remember was BONK was on it. I think there was the Splatter House games. But I'm not sure about that. ... Stay 15 meters behind this message at all times! ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Bob's Back Room (1:163/327) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 170 VIDEO GAMES Ref: F5G00021 Date: 04/11/98 From: DAVE MORROW Time: 01:26pm \/To: NICK ANDRE (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: stuff -=> Quoting Nick Andre to Steve Igrejas <=- NA> Well, remember "Festers Quest" for the NES? I was around when the PTA NA> classified that as being too violent for kids because Thing appeared NA> to make a certain gester in the game. I still have (and like) that game. What gester was this though? ... Warning ... message is contaminated! ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Bob's Back Room (1:163/327)