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Whenever I read articles, or to be honest, this appears to be most peoples
opinion, there always appears to be this "oh god its only Nintendo"?

I would love to ask these people some questions.....

Why is it Nintendo are responsible for the majority of "all time" best
ever games?
Who invented the d-pad?
Who came up with shoulder buttons?
Where did the analogue stick originate from?
Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible & comfortable
controller that exists?
Who invented rumble?
Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
Who produced the first handheld? (ok, i'm not 100% on this one but I'm
sure it was the GB)
Who has the console that is (pretty much) free from piracy?

Now come on, where would any other games console maker be today if it
weren't for some of the wonderful inventions nintendo produced?

I think much, much more respect is due to Nintendo, fair enough they are
lagging behind other companies but a lot of that is down to 3rd party
support rather than the geniuses behind other consoles. It pisses me off to
think all these tossers and twats out there forget history and just jump on
whoever has the most processing power in their console or who has the most
sales. Props to MS though for getting online gaming up, what has sony done
again?? Oh yeah, the EyeToy.......major contribution I must say.

Rant over.

Kev
 
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> Where did the analogue stick originate from?
Not Nintendo
> Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible & comfortable
> controller that exists?
I agree, but that's a matter of personal preference.
> Who invented rumble?
Not Nintendo
> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
Not Nintendo

> It pisses me off to
> think all these tossers and twats out there forget history and just jump on
> whoever has the most processing power in their console or who has the most
> sales.

They haven't forgotten history, they never knew it. For them,
PlayStation was the first games console.
 
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"Fry" <try@skingme.com> wrote in message
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>> Where did the analogue stick originate from?
> Not Nintendo
>> Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible & comfortable
>> controller that exists?
> I agree, but that's a matter of personal preference.
>> Who invented rumble?
> Not Nintendo
>> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
> Not Nintendo
>
>> It pisses me off to think all these tossers and twats out there forget
>> history and just jump on whoever has the most processing power in their
>> console or who has the most sales.
>
> They haven't forgotten history, they never knew it. For them, PlayStation
> was the first games console.

How true....playstation was the first mainstream console and for some reason
people (journalists?) seem to think it was a revolution....

Kev
 
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"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Fry" <try@skingme.com> wrote in message
> news:36bsjjF4v77vaU1@individual.net...
> >> Where did the analogue stick originate from?
> > Not Nintendo
> >> Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible & comfortable
> >> controller that exists?
> > I agree, but that's a matter of personal preference.
> >> Who invented rumble?
> > Not Nintendo
> >> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
> > Not Nintendo
> >
> >> It pisses me off to think all these tossers and twats out there
forget
> >> history and just jump on whoever has the most processing power in
their
> >> console or who has the most sales.
> >
> > They haven't forgotten history, they never knew it. For them,
PlayStation
> > was the first games console.
>
> How true....playstation was the first mainstream console and for some
reason
> people (journalists?) seem to think it was a revolution....

It was.
 
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Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Wed, 2 Feb
2005 10:59:10 -0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
uk.games.video.gamecube, yawatina tan reek esk "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk>
fornis do marikano es bono tan el:

> Who invented the d-pad?

Nintendo claim this, but I have yet to see proof that they did it first.

> Who came up with shoulder buttons?

Not Nintendo.

> Where did the analogue stick originate from?

Not Nintendo, that's for sure.

> Who invented rumble?

Not Nintendo.

> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?

Not Nintendo.

> Who produced the first handheld? (ok, i'm not 100% on this one but I'm
>sure it was the GB)

Not Nintendo by a long way.

> Who has the console that is (pretty much) free from piracy?

The GC may be, the GBA is rife with it.

> Props to MS though for getting online gaming up, what has sony done
>again?? Oh yeah, the EyeToy.......major contribution I must say.

Considering the number of Eyetoys sold, I'd say it was. But Sony didn't
invent that concept either.


deKay
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Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Wed, 2 Feb
2005 12:03:30 -0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
uk.games.video.gamecube, yawatina tan reek esk "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk>
fornis do marikano es bono tan el:

>How true....playstation was the first mainstream console and for some reason
>people (journalists?) seem to think it was a revolution....

The Atari 2600 was more mainstream than the Playstation.

deKay
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"deKay" <andyk@lofi-gaming.org.uk> wrote in message
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> Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Wed, 2
> Feb
> 2005 12:03:30 -0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
> uk.games.video.gamecube, yawatina tan reek esk "Mantorok"
> <none@tiscali.co.uk>
> fornis do marikano es bono tan el:
>
>>How true....playstation was the first mainstream console and for some
>>reason
>>people (journalists?) seem to think it was a revolution....
>
> The Atari 2600 was more mainstream than the Playstation.

You're saying more people owned a 2600 20 years ago than people own PS
today? Proof?

Kev
 
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"deKay" <andyk@lofi-gaming.org.uk> wrote in message
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> Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Wed, 2
> Feb
> 2005 10:59:10 -0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
> uk.games.video.gamecube, yawatina tan reek esk "Mantorok"
> <none@tiscali.co.uk>
> fornis do marikano es bono tan el:
>
>> Who invented the d-pad?
>
> Nintendo claim this, but I have yet to see proof that they did it first.
>
>> Who came up with shoulder buttons?
>
> Not Nintendo.
>
>> Where did the analogue stick originate from?
>
> Not Nintendo, that's for sure.
>
>> Who invented rumble?
>
> Not Nintendo.
>
>> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
>
> Not Nintendo.
>
>> Who produced the first handheld? (ok, i'm not 100% on this one but I'm
>>sure it was the GB)
>
> Not Nintendo by a long way.
>
>> Who has the console that is (pretty much) free from piracy?
>
> The GC may be, the GBA is rife with it.
>
>> Props to MS though for getting online gaming up, what has sony done
>>again?? Oh yeah, the EyeToy.......major contribution I must say.
>
> Considering the number of Eyetoys sold, I'd say it was. But Sony didn't
> invent that concept either.

Could you please follow up your dead-end response with some explaination?
Who did invent all the above, although it probably doesn't matter, N
successfully brought those things into the VG industry regardless.

Kev
 
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On 2/2/05 12:45 pm, in article ctqi2b$3i1$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net, "Mantorok"
<none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

>
> "deKay" <andyk@lofi-gaming.org.uk> wrote in message
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>> Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Wed, 2
>> Feb
>> 2005 12:03:30 -0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
>> uk.games.video.gamecube, yawatina tan reek esk "Mantorok"
>> <none@tiscali.co.uk>
>> fornis do marikano es bono tan el:
>>
>>> How true....playstation was the first mainstream console and for some
>>> reason
>>> people (journalists?) seem to think it was a revolution....
>>
>> The Atari 2600 was more mainstream than the Playstation.
>
> You're saying more people owned a 2600 20 years ago than people own PS
> today? Proof?

I think he means the games. There are a higher percentage of games released
on 2600 that are of mainstream interest and accessibility than on PS. Most
of the PS's 10 billion titles are obscure bits of randomness that the
average NFSU player on the street wouldn't even consider. Just about all of
the 2600's games could be picked up and learned in minutes without a manual
by a child.

Zo
 
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"Cullen Skink" <news-groups@REMOVETHISTOEMAILntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Fry" <try@skingme.com> wrote in message
>> news:36bsjjF4v77vaU1@individual.net...
>> >> Where did the analogue stick originate from?
>> > Not Nintendo
>> >> Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible & comfortable
>> >> controller that exists?
>> > I agree, but that's a matter of personal preference.
>> >> Who invented rumble?
>> > Not Nintendo
>> >> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
>> > Not Nintendo
>> >
>> >> It pisses me off to think all these tossers and twats out there
> forget
>> >> history and just jump on whoever has the most processing power in
> their
>> >> console or who has the most sales.
>> >
>> > They haven't forgotten history, they never knew it. For them,
> PlayStation
>> > was the first games console.
>>
>> How true....playstation was the first mainstream console and for some
> reason
>> people (journalists?) seem to think it was a revolution....
>
> It was.

Hardly, the PS was nothing more than a console with good 3rd party support
and exceptional marketing behind it.

Kev
 
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"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Cullen Skink" <news-groups@REMOVETHISTOEMAILntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:36bum4F4vmm45U1@individual.net...
>> "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:ctqfit$2h4$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...
>>>
>>> "Fry" <try@skingme.com> wrote in message
>>> news:36bsjjF4v77vaU1@individual.net...
>>> >> Where did the analogue stick originate from?
>>> > Not Nintendo
>>> >> Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible & comfortable
>>> >> controller that exists?
>>> > I agree, but that's a matter of personal preference.
>>> >> Who invented rumble?
>>> > Not Nintendo
>>> >> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
>>> > Not Nintendo
>>> >
>>> >> It pisses me off to think all these tossers and twats out there
>> forget
>>> >> history and just jump on whoever has the most processing power in
>> their
>>> >> console or who has the most sales.
>>> >
>>> > They haven't forgotten history, they never knew it. For them,
>> PlayStation
>>> > was the first games console.
>>>
>>> How true....playstation was the first mainstream console and for some
>> reason
>>> people (journalists?) seem to think it was a revolution....
>>
>> It was.
>
> Hardly, the PS was nothing more than a console with good 3rd party support and
> exceptional marketing behind it.

It was a revolution in the west as it was the first console marketed at the over
20s rather than at children. By the time it was launched a there were quite a
few over 20s who had grown up with consoles from Atari, Nintendo and Sega but
many more who hadn't. The technology behind the Playstations wasn't
revolutionary but the idea that a console could be played by young adults and
not make them uncool closet D&D fans was.
 
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"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "deKay" <andyk@lofi-gaming.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:a0f101hd6muslbc2euac62lp1fjpg27saf@4ax.com...
>> Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Wed, 2 Feb
>> 2005 10:59:10 -0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
>> uk.games.video.gamecube, yawatina tan reek esk "Mantorok"
>> <none@tiscali.co.uk>
>> fornis do marikano es bono tan el:
>>
>>> Who invented the d-pad?
>>
>> Nintendo claim this, but I have yet to see proof that they did it first.
>>
>>> Who came up with shoulder buttons?
>>
>> Not Nintendo.
>>
>>> Where did the analogue stick originate from?
>>
>> Not Nintendo, that's for sure.
>>
>>> Who invented rumble?
>>
>> Not Nintendo.
>>
>>> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
>>
>> Not Nintendo.
>>
>>> Who produced the first handheld? (ok, i'm not 100% on this one but I'm
>>>sure it was the GB)
>>
>> Not Nintendo by a long way.
>>
>>> Who has the console that is (pretty much) free from piracy?
>>
>> The GC may be, the GBA is rife with it.
>>
>>> Props to MS though for getting online gaming up, what has sony done
>>>again?? Oh yeah, the EyeToy.......major contribution I must say.
>>
>> Considering the number of Eyetoys sold, I'd say it was. But Sony didn't
>> invent that concept either.
>
> Could you please follow up your dead-end response with some explaination? Who
> did invent all the above, although it probably doesn't matter, N successfully
> brought those things into the VG industry regardless.

Logitech and a few other webcam makers had software to do what the eyetoy dose
several years before the PS2 got it.
 
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Mantorok wrote:
> "Cullen Skink" <news-groups@REMOVETHISTOEMAILntlworld.com> wrote in
> message news:36bum4F4vmm45U1@individual.net...
>> "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:ctqfit$2h4$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...
>>>
>>> "Fry" <try@skingme.com> wrote in message
>>> news:36bsjjF4v77vaU1@individual.net...
>>>>> Where did the analogue stick originate from?
>>>> Not Nintendo
>>>>> Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible &
>>>>> comfortable controller that exists?
>>>> I agree, but that's a matter of personal preference.
>>>>> Who invented rumble?
>>>> Not Nintendo
>>>>> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
>>>> Not Nintendo
>>>>
>>>>> It pisses me off to think all these tossers and twats out there
>>>>> forget history and just jump on whoever has the most processing
>>>>> power in their console or who has the most sales.
>>>>
>>>> They haven't forgotten history, they never knew it. For them,
>>>> PlayStation was the first games console.
>>>
>>> How true....playstation was the first mainstream console and for
>>> some reason people (journalists?) seem to think it was a
>>> revolution....
>>
>> It was.
>
> Hardly, the PS was nothing more than a console with good 3rd party
> support and exceptional marketing behind it.

And of course it actually started life as a CD drive for a *Nintendo*
console....!! 'nuff said.
 
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Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Wed, 2 Feb
2005 12:48:10 -0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
uk.games.video.gamecube, yawatina tan reek esk "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk>
fornis do marikano es bono tan el:

>Could you please follow up your dead-end response with some explaination?
>Who did invent all the above, although it probably doesn't matter, N
>successfully brought those things into the VG industry regardless.

For what I know, yes:

>>> Who invented the d-pad?
>>
>> Nintendo claim this, but I have yet to see proof that they did it first.

I do not know. I am sure similar control schemes were in use before the Game
and Watch, though.

>>> Who came up with shoulder buttons?
>>
>> Not Nintendo.

I had a Konix joystick in 1985 with shoulder buttons.

>>> Where did the analogue stick originate from?
>>
>> Not Nintendo, that's for sure.

I built an analogue stick for the BBC micro in 1993. I have previously used
them an many machines. IIRC, the Vectrex and Emerson Arcadia had analogue
sticks. PCs had analogue sticks in the early 80s, if not before.

>>> Who invented rumble?
>>
>> Not Nintendo.

Lightguns had rumble long before the N64. There was a rumble controller for
the Atari 2600, I think - made by Amiga of all people, IIRC. Also, arcade
cabinets have had rumble for about 25 years.

>>> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
>>
>> Not Nintendo.

I have a wireless PC controller from 1997, and had infrared wireless pads for
my Master System.

>>> Who produced the first handheld? (ok, i'm not 100% on this one but I'm
>>>sure it was the GB)
>>
>> Not Nintendo by a long way.

There are many Game and Watch-alikes that pre-date the Game and Watch.

>>> Who has the console that is (pretty much) free from piracy?
>>
>> The GC may be, the GBA is rife with it.

You only have to look at eBay for proof of this.

>>> Props to MS though for getting online gaming up, what has sony done
>>>again?? Oh yeah, the EyeToy.......major contribution I must say.
>>
>> Considering the number of Eyetoys sold, I'd say it was. But Sony didn't
>> invent that concept either.

The sales figures of Eyetoys (and the way it hasn't been dropped by Sony like
every other failed add-on by any other manufacturer has been) speak for
themselves. The Game Boy camera has some "eyetoy" functionality long before
the Eyetoy itself, and almost as long as there have been webcams, there have
been Eyetoy-type games.

Is that enough for you?

deKay
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Mantorok wrote:
> Whenever I read articles, or to be honest, this appears to be most peoples
> opinion, there always appears to be this "oh god its only Nintendo"?

Coz they've got themselves a bad rep. Most of the first Gamecube games
had a more family-oriented vibe compared to the PS2's more mature
titles. Now its always seen as a kids console.

I despair at how many people see a console like a fashion accessory. I
know people who have PS2's not because they like them, so much as the
need them to play the latest games so they can brag to their mates. I
had a 16 year-old trainee with me at work last year, he'd bought Driv3r
because it'd been advertised on the TV and tried to ridicule me when I
said I had no intention of buying it. I figured, well he's a kid, until
my mate (who's 27) did the same thing to me! (who, incidently, had never
played any games until he bought ps1 at 24). This is what its come to!
 
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Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Wed, 2 Feb
2005 12:45:53 -0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
uk.games.video.gamecube, yawatina tan reek esk "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk>
fornis do marikano es bono tan el:

>>>How true....playstation was the first mainstream console and for some
>>>reason
>>>people (journalists?) seem to think it was a revolution....
>>
>> The Atari 2600 was more mainstream than the Playstation.
>
>You're saying more people owned a 2600 20 years ago than people own PS
>today? Proof?

I am not saying that at all.

The Atari 2600 was bought by a wider variety of people than the Playstation.
Therefore, it was more mainstream.

The majority of Playstation owners are gamers, kids, and blokes who like "cool
stuff". Ataris were bought indiscriminately by everyone.

deKay
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Mantorok wrote:
> Whenever I read articles, or to be honest, this appears to be most peoples
> opinion, there always appears to be this "oh god its only Nintendo"?
>

I agree, the media seem to "have it in" for Nintendo, whether that's
because Nintendo don't give away free hardware (you always see
competitions giving away X-Boxes & PS2's), or because the people at the
top don't think they're worth it (Sony & Microsoft are much bigger, and
MUCH more widely known names)

> I would love to ask these people some questions.....
>
> Why is it Nintendo are responsible for the majority of "all time" best
> ever games?

This is true, every (main) Zelda title has been a smash hit, as have at
least 4 Mario (platformer) titles. Edge (an extreemely reputable gaming
magazine in the UK) have only *ever* given 5 10/10 scores; 1 PC game
(Half-Life 2), 1 X-Box/PC game (Halo), 1 cross-platform (Gran Turismo)
and *2* Nintendo titles (Zelda: OoT, and Mario 64)

> Who invented the d-pad?

Nintendo have the d-pad patented, so I would assume they at least
invented the specific one used by the NES/SNES/64/GC/GB/DS, which most
people accept as "perfect". Also, before the NES, I think most consoles
used the digital 8-directional control stick (think Atari 2600)

> Who came up with shoulder buttons?

Don't know. I doubt it was Nintendo, but the first time I used them was
on the SNES, so again I would give credit to Nintendo for getting
shoulder buttons out to the masses.

> Where did the analogue stick originate from?

Again, analog controls have been around for years, but the
thumb-controlled mini-stick was first used by Nintendo on the 64

> Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible & comfortable
> controller that exists?

take off the Z-button, and I'll agree with that one.

> Who invented rumble?

On the console front, I would give this one to Nintendo (Starfox 64 -
1997), but force-feedback (technically called Haptic) has been around
since the 1950's on things like aircraft, and submersibles

> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?

Not *the* first, but the first that worked *reliably*

> Who produced the first handheld? (ok, i'm not 100% on this one but I'm
> sure it was the GB)

The first true handheld game console with interchangeable cartridges was
the Milton Bradley Microvision in 1979, 10 years before the GameBoy. Of
course, in the 1970's there were Game & Watch type handhelds too, but I
don't count them, as you can't change the games.

> Who has the console that is (pretty much) free from piracy?

Personally, I think this is a *bad* thing. Most of my friends have PS2's
& X-Boxes, with only 2 or 3 legal games, the rest (usually big titles
like Halo & GTA) are copies. People buy PS2's because they can get (even
free) games.

>
> Now come on, where would any other games console maker be today if it
> weren't for some of the wonderful inventions nintendo produced?

This is true, games like Mario 64 really did do wonders for gaming, of
course it would have happened anyway, but when? I have much to thank
Nintendo for.
 
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"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:ctqiar$3po$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...
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> "Cullen Skink" <news-groups@REMOVETHISTOEMAILntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> > "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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> >>
> >> "Fry" <try@skingme.com> wrote in message
> >> news:36bsjjF4v77vaU1@individual.net...
> >> >> Where did the analogue stick originate from?
> >> > Not Nintendo
> >> >> Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible & comfortable
> >> >> controller that exists?
> >> > I agree, but that's a matter of personal preference.
> >> >> Who invented rumble?
> >> > Not Nintendo
> >> >> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
> >> > Not Nintendo
> >> >
> >> >> It pisses me off to think all these tossers and twats out there
> > forget
> >> >> history and just jump on whoever has the most processing power in
> > their
> >> >> console or who has the most sales.
> >> >
> >> > They haven't forgotten history, they never knew it. For them,
> > PlayStation
> >> > was the first games console.
> >>
> >> How true....playstation was the first mainstream console and for some
> > reason
> >> people (journalists?) seem to think it was a revolution....
> >
> > It was.
>
> Hardly, the PS was nothing more than a console with good 3rd party support
> and exceptional marketing behind it.

There were quite a few groundbreaking games.
 
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"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:ctqbq8$te$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...
> Whenever I read articles, or to be honest, this appears to be most peoples
> opinion, there always appears to be this "oh god its only Nintendo"?
>
> I would love to ask these people some questions.....
>
> Why is it Nintendo are responsible for the majority of "all time" best
> ever games?
> Who invented the d-pad?
> Who came up with shoulder buttons?
> Where did the analogue stick originate from?
> Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible & comfortable
> controller that exists?
> Who invented rumble?
> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
> Who produced the first handheld? (ok, i'm not 100% on this one but I'm
> sure it was the GB)
> Who has the console that is (pretty much) free from piracy?
>
> Now come on, where would any other games console maker be today if it
> weren't for some of the wonderful inventions nintendo produced?
>
> I think much, much more respect is due to Nintendo

I think people do respect and recognize Nintendo...they just don't
buy it anymore.
 
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we-all-love-ebay wrote:
> "menu boy" <ilmobixSPAMIT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:m36Md.3562$g16.2089@trndny08...
> >
> > "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:ctqbq8$te$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...
> >> Whenever I read articles, or to be honest, this appears to be most

> >> peoples
> >> opinion, there always appears to be this "oh god its only
Nintendo"?
> >>
> >> I would love to ask these people some questions.....
> >>
> >> Why is it Nintendo are responsible for the majority of "all
time"
> >> best
> >> ever games?
> >> Who invented the d-pad?
> >> Who came up with shoulder buttons?
> >> Where did the analogue stick originate from?
> >> Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible &
comfortable
> >> controller that exists?
> >> Who invented rumble?
> >> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
> >> Who produced the first handheld? (ok, i'm not 100% on this one
but
> >> I'm
> >> sure it was the GB)
> >> Who has the console that is (pretty much) free from piracy?
> >>
> >> Now come on, where would any other games console maker be today if
it
> >> weren't for some of the wonderful inventions nintendo produced?
> >>
> >> I think much, much more respect is due to Nintendo
> >
> > I think people do respect and recognize Nintendo...they just don't
> > buy it anymore.
>
> My feelings on the matter is that when they stuck to cartridges on
the n64
> it was their biggest mistake and they never recovered.

The cartridge situation is always brought up as one of Nintendo's
downfalls but as a gamer I don't see what the big deal was. I loved
the incredibly fast load times and I loved ruggedness of them. Sure,
it didn't have the space to hold lots of FMV but Zelda (and some of the
Rare titles) proved you could put an enormous game on one.

The carts made some games more expensive than their CD counterparts on
the PSX, but on the other hand the resale and trade-in values were
always higher as well, so it balanced out IMO.

I realize in this generation a cart couldn't possibly support the games
we play now but back then, during the 32/64 bit era, I never found the
cartridges to be a hindrance as a gamer.
 
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"menu boy" <ilmobixSPAMIT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:m36Md.3562$g16.2089@trndny08...
>
> "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:ctqbq8$te$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...
>> Whenever I read articles, or to be honest, this appears to be most
>> peoples
>> opinion, there always appears to be this "oh god its only Nintendo"?
>>
>> I would love to ask these people some questions.....
>>
>> Why is it Nintendo are responsible for the majority of "all time"
>> best
>> ever games?
>> Who invented the d-pad?
>> Who came up with shoulder buttons?
>> Where did the analogue stick originate from?
>> Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible & comfortable
>> controller that exists?
>> Who invented rumble?
>> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
>> Who produced the first handheld? (ok, i'm not 100% on this one but
>> I'm
>> sure it was the GB)
>> Who has the console that is (pretty much) free from piracy?
>>
>> Now come on, where would any other games console maker be today if it
>> weren't for some of the wonderful inventions nintendo produced?
>>
>> I think much, much more respect is due to Nintendo
>
> I think people do respect and recognize Nintendo...they just don't
> buy it anymore.

My feelings on the matter is that when they stuck to cartridges on the n64
it was their biggest mistake and they never recovered.

Mario 64 is still my all time favourite btw

Nintendo are fooked in the UK at least, they don't have a chance.
 
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Vitani wrote:
> Mantorok wrote:

> This is true, every (main) Zelda title has been a smash hit, as have at
> least 4 Mario (platformer) titles. Edge (an extreemely reputable gaming
> magazine in the UK) have only *ever* given 5 10/10 scores; 1 PC game
> (Half-Life 2), 1 X-Box/PC game (Halo), 1 cross-platform (Gran Turismo)
> and *2* Nintendo titles (Zelda: OoT, and Mario 64)

Gran Turismo, cross-platform?
Didn't Valkyrie Profile get a 10? Or maybe Vandal Hearts. I'm always
getting those two confused.

-Matt
 
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we-all-love-ebay wrote:
> "Robert P Holley" <holleyrp@delanet.com> wrote in message
> news:1107372265.079236.296350@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > we-all-love-ebay wrote:
> >> "menu boy" <ilmobixSPAMIT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:m36Md.3562$g16.2089@trndny08...
> >> >
> >> > "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> >> > news:ctqbq8$te$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...
> >> >> Whenever I read articles, or to be honest, this appears to be
most
> >
> >> >> peoples
> >> >> opinion, there always appears to be this "oh god its only
> > Nintendo"?
> >> >>
> >> >> I would love to ask these people some questions.....
> >> >>
> >> >> Why is it Nintendo are responsible for the majority of "all
> > time"
> >> >> best
> >> >> ever games?
> >> >> Who invented the d-pad?
> >> >> Who came up with shoulder buttons?
> >> >> Where did the analogue stick originate from?
> >> >> Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible &
> > comfortable
> >> >> controller that exists?
> >> >> Who invented rumble?
> >> >> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
> >> >> Who produced the first handheld? (ok, i'm not 100% on this
one
> > but
> >> >> I'm
> >> >> sure it was the GB)
> >> >> Who has the console that is (pretty much) free from piracy?
> >> >>
> >> >> Now come on, where would any other games console maker be today
if
> > it
> >> >> weren't for some of the wonderful inventions nintendo produced?
> >> >>
> >> >> I think much, much more respect is due to Nintendo
> >> >
> >> > I think people do respect and recognize Nintendo...they just
don't
> >> > buy it anymore.
> >>
> >> My feelings on the matter is that when they stuck to cartridges on
> > the n64
> >> it was their biggest mistake and they never recovered.
> >
> > The cartridge situation is always brought up as one of Nintendo's
> > downfalls but as a gamer I don't see what the big deal was. I
loved
> > the incredibly fast load times and I loved ruggedness of them.
Sure,
> > it didn't have the space to hold lots of FMV but Zelda (and some of
the
> > Rare titles) proved you could put an enormous game on one.
> >
> > The carts made some games more expensive than their CD counterparts
on
> > the PSX, but on the other hand the resale and trade-in values were
> > always higher as well, so it balanced out IMO.
>
> Utter rubbish, people saw the price of the ps1 games and then looked
at the
> huge price of the games. No fighting games, no racing games - and
Nintendo
> was for kids anyway...

I'm not following ya here. What's utter rubbish? And what do you mean
no racing games? Are you speaking about the N64?
 
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"Robert P Holley" <holleyrp@delanet.com> wrote in message
news:1107372265.079236.296350@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>
> we-all-love-ebay wrote:
>> "menu boy" <ilmobixSPAMIT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:m36Md.3562$g16.2089@trndny08...
>> >
>> > "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>> > news:ctqbq8$te$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...
>> >> Whenever I read articles, or to be honest, this appears to be most
>
>> >> peoples
>> >> opinion, there always appears to be this "oh god its only
> Nintendo"?
>> >>
>> >> I would love to ask these people some questions.....
>> >>
>> >> Why is it Nintendo are responsible for the majority of "all
> time"
>> >> best
>> >> ever games?
>> >> Who invented the d-pad?
>> >> Who came up with shoulder buttons?
>> >> Where did the analogue stick originate from?
>> >> Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible &
> comfortable
>> >> controller that exists?
>> >> Who invented rumble?
>> >> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?
>> >> Who produced the first handheld? (ok, i'm not 100% on this one
> but
>> >> I'm
>> >> sure it was the GB)
>> >> Who has the console that is (pretty much) free from piracy?
>> >>
>> >> Now come on, where would any other games console maker be today if
> it
>> >> weren't for some of the wonderful inventions nintendo produced?
>> >>
>> >> I think much, much more respect is due to Nintendo
>> >
>> > I think people do respect and recognize Nintendo...they just don't
>> > buy it anymore.
>>
>> My feelings on the matter is that when they stuck to cartridges on
> the n64
>> it was their biggest mistake and they never recovered.
>
> The cartridge situation is always brought up as one of Nintendo's
> downfalls but as a gamer I don't see what the big deal was. I loved
> the incredibly fast load times and I loved ruggedness of them. Sure,
> it didn't have the space to hold lots of FMV but Zelda (and some of the
> Rare titles) proved you could put an enormous game on one.
>
> The carts made some games more expensive than their CD counterparts on
> the PSX, but on the other hand the resale and trade-in values were
> always higher as well, so it balanced out IMO.

Utter rubbish, people saw the price of the ps1 games and then looked at the
huge price of the games. No fighting games, no racing games - and Nintendo
was for kids anyway...

The mass market believe whatever they see in the papers, and they were being
brain-washed into the sony brand.

Nintendo have no chance long-term, which is sad, as its always been my
choice for games. Personally I found the 20 or so great games over the life
of the n64 was better than the entire ps1 back-catalogue, but it seems like
I was alone.

Cheers
 
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"deKay" <andyk@lofi-gaming.org.uk> wrote in message
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> Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Wed, 2
> Feb
> 2005 12:48:10 -0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
> uk.games.video.gamecube, yawatina tan reek esk "Mantorok"
> <none@tiscali.co.uk>
> fornis do marikano es bono tan el:
>
>>Could you please follow up your dead-end response with some explaination?
>>Who did invent all the above, although it probably doesn't matter, N
>>successfully brought those things into the VG industry regardless.
>
> For what I know, yes:
>
>>>> Who invented the d-pad?
>>>
>>> Nintendo claim this, but I have yet to see proof that they did it first.
>
> I do not know. I am sure similar control schemes were in use before the
> Game
> and Watch, though.

In a sense. The D-Pad was an attempt to replicate the directional joystick
used in arcade games. The pad itself was a Nintendo creation, specificially
Gumpei Yokoi's, but the control scheme was a standard for arcades.
 
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