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In article <42c47848$0$37090$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com>,
fredliken@toocool4school.com says...
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>"MS#1Fanboy-JoJo" <jojo@cox.net> wrote
>
>>>> Are you that inept at reading a whole paragraph and accepting what the
>>>> author
>>>> is getting at?
>>>
>>>What difference does it make what the author was getting at, Jojo? They
>>>already agreed with the fact that the DS has analog control. They stated
>>>that as a FACT in all of the reviews. Their opinions of how much they
>>>like
>>>it are moot, because they only further solidify the fact that it is there.
>>>
>>>You're so silly.
>>>
>>>
>> Here are the facts from all three reviews....
>
>Um, they said that the DS had "full analog control". Each of those stated
>that the DS had analog control.
Emulated analog control. Sorry the facts don't support your point of view.
>> From EGM: " Unfortunately, the Nintendo DS doesn't have an analog stick on
>> its
>> system"
>
>Analog stick. The PSP doesn't either. Both the DS and PSP have analog
>controls, and neither has an analog stick.
>
The PSP has an analog stick. If you had really bought one instead of lying
about it you would realize this.
>No one claimed the DS had an Analog Stick, btw, silly goose. Just that the
>DS did indeed have analog controls.
>
Emulated analog controls. Sorry the facts don't support your point of view.
>> From Gamespot: "The original Mario 64 relied heavily on the N64's analog
>> joystick, so Mario 64 DS gives you a few different control options that
>> attempt to emulate the control in different ways"
>>
>> Why would the term emulation(definition:technique of one machine obtaining
>> the
>> results of a different machine)
>
>That's not the definition of emulate.
>
According to Nintendo Power thats the definition of emulate from their preview
of the Gamecube version of Majora's Mask. Here is one from a online
dictionary.
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry?id=e0120100
I like the second one which states "approach or attain equality with". From
all the reviews it sounds as if they only approached. Sorry Fred but it comes
up short and thats what every review says.
>> be used if it had a true analog stick?
>
>They said it didn't have an analog joystick, but used the analog control it
>does have to emulate a joystick. See, the DS's analog control is so much
>more capable and versatile than an analog joystick that it can actually
>emulate an analog joystick.
>
Nothing versatile about being a pain in the ass and a poor emulation. Don't be
mad though because emulations fall short in many cases.
>> From Gamespy: "We Miss You, Analog. My biggest complaint about Super Mario
>> 64
>> DS is that the control takes a bit of getting used to. This stems from the
>> fact that the game was originally designed to take advantage of the N64's
>> analog controller. Since the DS doesn't have one, Nintendo adapted the
>> game to
>> use the digital pad. I admittedly had some trouble getting used to the
>> d-pad
>> at first, but after collecting a star or two, I found myself becoming more
>> and
>> more comfortable with it. The other control option is to use the touch
>> screen
>> as a virtual analog pad."
>>
>> Why would this review call it a virtual(definition:Being in essence a
>> substitute)analog stick?
>
>They didn't, they called it a pad. And second, because it is exactly that,
>a virtual analog pad, in this case. It is not a stand alone one purpose
>analog pad, but yet is something robust enough to emulate the less
>sophisticated analog pad.
>
I could care less how sophisticated that touch screen is....its still no match
for a true analog stick and every review of Mario says so. Sorry but your
theory is flawed.
>> Maybe because its not one?
>
>Obviously the touch screen is not an analog stick. Why, how silly you are!
>
>
Holy smokes! I can't believe it.
>> Here are the buzz words and phrases to watch for Fred: Emulate, Virtual,
>> Substitute, "DS doesn't have one" and "We miss you, analog".
>
>Besides the last phrase there, those are true. The DS doesn't have an
>analog joystick. It does have analog controls, as each and everyone of your
>quotes stated as fact, sorry to say, silly goose!
>
I've always said that it has a sorry excuse for analog control just like every
review has said. Emulated analog control that falls short of the real thing is
not worth my time and sorry to say Fred its also not true analog control.
>> All three of these reviews(including about 40 others on
>> Gamerankings.com)state
>> the simple fact that the DS does not have an analog controller on it.
>
>No, not a single one of your quotes stated that the DS does not have an
>analog controller on it. Each one that you quoted stated that as a fact,
>that the DS has an analog controller. You'll be hard pressed to find one
>that actually says the the DS does not have an analog controller due to the
>simple fact that Mario DS has analog control.
>
Please read those reviews again and don't block out certain things like your
the daughter in "Mommy Dearest".
>> It uses
>> the touch screen to emulate/substitute as a analog controller.
>
>Woa... Not emulate/substitute an analog controller, but rather an analog
>joystick. You're rather confused, it seems.
>
Nothing confusing about the poor excuse the DS has to come up with to emulate
analog control.
>> Another fact
>> that the reviewers all agree on is the fact that these
>> "substitute/emulated"
>> controls are no match for the original control scheme on the N64 which did
>> have a built in analog controller.
>
>The N64 had an analog joystick (which really was a digital joystick, but if
>you can't figure the DS deal out, that would just melt your peas). The DS
>has analog controls that emulate that joystick to a 't'. You simply cannot
>argue against the fact that the DS has analog controls because Mario DS
>takes advantage of those analog controls and each of your reviews states
>that as a fact, my silly friend.
>
Please read those reviews again and don't block out certain things like your
the daughter in "Mommy Dearest".
>> Sorry to tell you this Fred but your in way over your head if you don't
>> understand the simple things in life.
>
>lol! I'll worry about what you say when you're able to read your own
>quotes, luv.
>
>
Please read those reviews/quotes again and don't block out certain things like
your the daughter in "Mommy Dearest"
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