Why does it appear everyone is anti-nintendo?

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"we-all-love-ebay" <we-all-love-ebay@we-all-love-ebay.com> wrote in message
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> "menu boy" <ilmobixSPAMIT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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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
> >
> > 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.
>
That's pretty much common knowledge at this point. I think they can
recover and probably will.

 

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"Robert P Holley" <holleyrp@delanet.com> wrote in message
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> we-all-love-ebay wrote:
> > "menu boy" <ilmobixSPAMIT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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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.
> >
> > 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.

It was more of a cost issue for N at the time.

 

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"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in
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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"?

Some people like to rag on Nintendo, but to say that it's most people's
opinion is to take the position of a fanboy.

> Why is it Nintendo are responsible for the majority of "all time"
> best
> ever games?

That's in the past, and people like new stuff (GBA remakes of old NES
games excepted).

What console had Halo? What about the KOTOR games? Or Fable? What
company has the new final fantasies? What console has Ico and the MGS
games?

> Who invented the d-pad?

I'm pretty sure not nintendo, probably d-pads were around for
controlling some kinds of real machinery before they were used in video
games.

> Who came up with shoulder buttons?

Probably not nintendo.

> Where did the analogue stick originate from?

Definitely not nintendo. I'm sure that this originated in game pads for
computers before being adopted by nintendo.

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

Most hardcore gamers think it's at best second to the PSX controller,
and many think it's the worst. I like it, but it definitely takes some
getting used to for many people.

> Who invented rumble?

Definitely not nintendo. "Force-feedback" was around for several years
in the computer gaming industry before it was popularized by the rumble
pack and dual shock in the console market.

> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?

The first popular mass produced one? Nintendo, but they're by no means
the first wireless controller, nor the first for consoles.

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

Here you have a point, but it was Game and Watch, not GB. It's rather
amazing how well Nintendo has done with the various incarnations of the
GB when piracy of GBA games is rampant. And pokémon, unlike most kiddy
trends which crash and die in only a few years, is still making them
money (not as much as in it's heyday, I'll admit).

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

As someone else said, the GC is free of piracy, but it's extremely easy
to find GBA roms to download. Hell, one of the best GBA emulators came
out before the GBA was released in the US!

Of course, the DS probably doesn't have that problem, I can see how it
would be very difficult to emulate the touchable screen aspect of that
without running into playability issues (use the mouse to press on the
screen? bleh.)

> 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.

Sony isn't that innovative, and they had the worst graphics for
consoles, but they have market share because they were the first in, and
carried over from the last generation. And having market share means
that it's very easy to find third party support for games. Games--
killer apps are what makes a console succeed--not innovations.
Innovations only matter if there are popular games tied in with them.
No other console but sony's has dancing games for instance. Nintendo
has conga drums, but only one of their biggest franchises can actually
draw enough people to make the innovation (or gimmick) worthwhile.

Finally, in the current crop of consoles, online play is the most
important innovation.

I own a GC, and love it for the games, the controller, the cheapness of
it, but I don't have any illusions about why it is unpopular.

--
Corwin

 

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"Nathan Montgomery" <ndontmail@gladstone.uoregon.edu> wrote in message
> > Who produced the first handheld? (ok, i'm not 100% on this one but
> > I'm
> > sure it was the GB)
>
> Here you have a point, but it was Game and Watch, not GB.

No, G&W weren't the first handheld games... there were others preceeding
them including the first, the MB Microvision that had cart based games, a
true handheld precursor.

cNp

 

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"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Who has the console that is (pretty much) free from piracy?
>

As an aside, yesterday I heard of a friend (of a friend) having a pirate
copy of RE4, amongst others....

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"spammy" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > Who has the console that is (pretty much) free from piracy?
> >
>
> As an aside, yesterday I heard of a friend (of a friend) having a pirate
> copy of RE4, amongst others....
>
> --
> GamerTag: spams
>
>

There is a modchip for the GC. Also, there is a exploit for PSO that allows
for games to be copied from the GC with the broadband adaptor. Then you can
store them on the PC and stream them back to play. Also if the modchip is
installed a game can be burned to mini-DVD-R's and they play just like the
originals.

 

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Matt Clemson wrote:
> 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

I thought you could get GT for the PC?
Afaik neither of those games got 10 - but I've been wrong before.

 

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"Robert P Holley" <holleyrp@delanet.com> wrote in message
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> we-all-love-ebay wrote:
>> "Robert P Holley" <holleyrp@delanet.com> wrote in message
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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.
>>
>> 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?

try to keep up

yes, in the early n64 days, ie the time when it mattered and could have made
a difference, they had ah heck all worth playing in the driving and beat 'em
up genres.

 

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"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> 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"?

*shrug*

I honestly can't understand why people rag on any system. What exactly do
they get if their console "wins"? Certaintly not competive pricing.

Having all the current generation consoles, I don't even think about the
consoles themselves. The consoles have become transparant. Even when
discussing games with others that also have an XBox/GC/PS2, the topic of the
consoles themselves never come up in conversation except as a side note of
which console they have [x] for. If its an exclusive title to one console,
its automatically given.

Years from now, the XBox/GC/PS2 "debate" will be as laughable as looking
back at the NES/Genesis debate over a decade ago. Looking back at them, I
only think about the games. Just enjoy the games.

 

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we-all-love-ebay wrote:
> "Robert P Holley" <holleyrp@delanet.com> wrote in message
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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?
>
> try to keep up

I'm trying, but it's hard to do with incoherant writing.

> yes, in the early n64 days, ie the time when it mattered and could
have made
> a difference, they had ah heck all worth playing in the driving and
beat 'em
> up genres.

"They had ah heck all worth playing"? WTF?

You know what, never mind. No offense but I have no idea what comment
of mine you're replying to, nor do I understand what point you're
trying to make (if there even is one).

 

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Eras wrote:
> "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> 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"?
>
>
> *shrug*
>
> I honestly can't understand why people rag on any system. What exactly do
> they get if their console "wins"? Certaintly not competive pricing.
>
> Having all the current generation consoles, I don't even think about the
> consoles themselves. The consoles have become transparant. Even when
> discussing games with others that also have an XBox/GC/PS2, the topic of the
> consoles themselves never come up in conversation except as a side note of
> which console they have [x] for. If its an exclusive title to one console,
> its automatically given.
>
> Years from now, the XBox/GC/PS2 "debate" will be as laughable as looking
> back at the NES/Genesis debate over a decade ago. Looking back at them, I
> only think about the games. Just enjoy the games.
>
>
>

Here-here, "back in the day" I was an avid Nintendo fan, detested the
Mega Drive/Genesis. But now I play Sonic on my g/f's Mega Drive because
it's a fun game to play. Admittedly she plays Mario on my snes too, but
she doesn't even know why Sega & Nintendo (in the world of consoles) are
any different to Panassonic and Sony (in the dvd-player world).

Stupid, really, how bitter hatered can be at times.

 

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"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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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?

They aren't

> Who invented the d-pad?

Mattel

> Who came up with shoulder buttons?

I've always hated shoulder buttons.

> Where did the analogue stick originate from?

Apple

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

It isn't

> Who invented rumble?

Harley Davidson

> Who knocked out the first wireless controller?

Atari

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

Milton Bradley

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

Nobody

 

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Donald Richter <GrGoblin@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> > Where did the analogue stick originate from?
>
> Apple

Bollocks.

My BBC Micro had an analogue joystick.

Choobs

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> Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible & comfortable

Not for 2D games. I'd rather play the PS2 controller for 2D games.

 

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> I'm trying, but it's hard to do with incoherant writing.
>
>> yes, in the early n64 days, ie the time when it mattered and could
> have made
>> a difference, they had ah heck all worth playing in the driving and
> beat 'em
>> up genres.
>
> "They had ah heck all worth playing"? WTF?

So come on then, I would love to know what driving or beat em up games were
worth playing on the n64 in the early years.

There weren't any - are you still struggling to keep up - or are you just
thick?

 

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"Sir Chewbury Gubbins" <chewbury.gubbins@nelefa.org> wrote in message
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> Donald Richter <GrGoblin@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> > "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> > > Where did the analogue stick originate from?
> >
> > Apple
>
> Bollocks.
>
> My BBC Micro had an analogue joystick.
>

But did that come before the Apple II?

 

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"gdfgf" <fgdfg@sdfdsf.net> writes:
>> Why is it the GC controller is the most accessible & comfortable
>
> Not for 2D games. I'd rather play the PS2 controller for 2D games.

Why?

-Miles
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Donald Richter <GrGoblin@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> "Sir Chewbury Gubbins" <chewbury.gubbins@nelefa.org> wrote in message
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> > Donald Richter <GrGoblin@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> >
> > > "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> > > > Where did the analogue stick originate from?
> > >
> > > Apple
> >
> > Bollocks.
> >
> > My BBC Micro had an analogue joystick.
> >
>
> But did that come before the Apple II?

No it didn't - I forgot the ][ had an analogue stick - that'd have been
late seventies. What about Battlezone in the arcade? Was it analogue?

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On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 12:17:17 -0000, "Cullen Skink"
<news-groups@REMOVETHISTOEMAILntlworld.com> thought hard and said:

>"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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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....
>
>It was.

Hardly. What makes you think it was?

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On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 15:08:04 GMT, "menu boy"
<ilmobixSPAMIT@hotmail.com> thought hard and said:

>
>"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:ctqiar$3po$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...
>>
>> "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.
>
>There were quite a few groundbreaking games.

Every console has a few ground breaking games.

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On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 12:22:29 +0000, deKay <andyk@lofi-gaming.org.uk>
thought hard and said:

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

Of course it is! Just ask David Pope.

www.davidpopesworld.com

> the GBA is rife with it.


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On 2 Feb 2005 11:24:25 -0800, "Robert P Holley" <holleyrp@delanet.com>
thought hard and said:

>
>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.

I found CD-Roms to be an annoying medium to play on, myself.

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On 4 Feb 2005 07:13:03 -0800, "Robert P Holley" <holleyrp@delanet.com>
thought hard and said:

>"They had ah heck all worth playing"? WTF?

Some form of English-English, I assume. It means they had nothing
worth playing.

>You know what, never mind. No offense but I have no idea what comment
>of mine you're replying to, nor do I understand what point you're
>trying to make (if there even is one).


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"Daniel Kolle" <Daniel.Kolle@gmail.com> wrote in message news:q9ra01pj0hdkakm33b9kknvu74699ebnhb@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 15:08:04 GMT, "menu boy"
> <ilmobixSPAMIT@hotmail.com> thought hard and said:
>
> >
> >"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:ctqiar$3po$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...
> >>
> >> "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.
> >
> >There were quite a few groundbreaking games.
>
> Every console has a few ground breaking games.

Except the Jaguar.

 

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"cNp" <cparsonsukspam@aol.com> wrote in message
news:36e6g6F521r4gU1@individual.net...
>
> "Nathan Montgomery" <ndontmail@gladstone.uoregon.edu> wrote in message
> > > Who produced the first handheld? (ok, i'm not 100% on this one but
> > > I'm
> > > sure it was the GB)
> >
> > Here you have a point, but it was Game and Watch, not GB.
>
> No, G&W weren't the first handheld games... there were others preceeding
> them including the first, the MB Microvision that had cart based games, a
> true handheld precursor.
>

The first handheld game was Mattel Electronic Football (remember LEDs?)
The first programmable handheld game was Milton Bradley's MicroVision.