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If we're going that way, I don't see why companies shouldn't be free to charge whatever they want for software. Hell, it might be better for them economically to charge more. The potential reduction of sales can be countered with higher profits per item. That part's fairly basic economical knowledge.

I've actually paid for both the originals and ported versions of a few games, including Mario 64. I used to own an N64, but sold it in 2001. I got Mario 64 DS with my DS in 2004, partially because I no longer had the original available and buying a 64 with Mario 64(And possibly a new controller since the analog stick on the N64 pad has too much a habit of dying) would have actually cost more. The added minigames, sharper graphics, multiple characters and quite a few other changes(30 new stars to collect, some classic stars changed around) made it worth it. The wireless multiplayer was a nice bonus, but I never played that much. I also picked up the NES Classics Zelda, and I also have the NES original and the GC compilation pack. I got the GC version after getting the NES Classics one though. My main reason for this was that it's Zelda, and it's portable. Yes, there's virtually no changes, but a good game stays good, especially if it doesn't require me to hook up the NES again and hope the cart's battery didn't die on me. Similar to that I picked up LttP on GBA and played and beat that. Also gave the Four Swords multiplayer options a try, but the only person I could play with was a coworker who left the company a few months later. Next up: Super Mario Advance. I have three versions of SMB2 and SMB3 as a result(NES originals, SNES All-Stars and GBA releases), but in both cases the additions and changes have been worth it. At the time I bought SMA1 I didn't have the NES or SNES versions though. I've also bought ports where I never owned the original game, such as the NES Classics Castlevania and Sonic Adventure DX. And then there's the collection releases, which also have added features or bonus games I didn't own before, giving me a reason to buy them. I don't mind companies releasing ports at all. Even if the games are still pretty much original, there's still reasons to buy them. If anything, it increases the potential audience of a great game and offers people who already know it, used to own the original or still do, a chance to get it again or experience it in a new way. Nobody's forcing you to buy a port, are they?

There's no way that deal will go through. No way. People aren't THAT stupid. The bidding history should say enough. Just look at the feedback.

SMOKE. Where is Majora's Mask?? You can play it on the Promotional Disc. You're also missing the Master Quest bonus disc. Unless it's part of your limited edition Wind Waker. Yeah, the European version of Wind Waker launched with the pictured Limited Edition, which is a dual-disk box also containing OoT/Master Quest. Also, I don't have Majora's Mask or OoT in their N64 cart form because I no longer have an N64. I used to own them though. And some stupid trivia: The Dutch WW LE box has two variants. The one pictured, and another one showing the rating from a different magazine(9/10) The ratings themselves are actually printed on the insert, so they're not stickers. Also, pictures of the limited edition: Yes, the entire box is gold plastic. The regular edition has a black box, and the Player's Choice version has a silver box.

Relatively. If you can't find it at a local EB/GS there should be a plethora on eBay or so. Make sure you're looking for the Ocarina of Time/Master Quest set, not the Collector's Edition set, because the latter is much rarer and consequently much more expensive. 0o I have the collector's edition. I looked it up on Ebay, and DAMN!!!! I didn't realize it was worth $50+ I got mine for free thanks to Nintendo of Europe and their point system. I wonder if they're planning on using it for Wii as well. It's a good game, the PAL version is locked to 60Hz for some reason though(Just like Metroid Prime 2 and Geist) Also, because I feel like posting an image: I also have box, manual or both for most of the cartridge games.

Four Swords and FSA fit well right before Minish Cap, which isn't there. Minish Cap would fit right before PH. Four Swords and FSA don't connect to Minish Cap at all. Minish Cap actually introduces Vaati, and FS and FSA take place long after it, with MC serving as the background story for them. Also, PH is pretty much a direct sequel to WW so MC doesn't fit in there either(Considering MC takes place in Hyrule and Link's grandfather in this game is the royal blacksmith) Yes, they share similar graphical styles, but that doesn't mean they somehow share the same characters.

No, that's actually LttP referring to Ocarina of Time. Note that the GBA re-release of LttP mentions Sages rather than Wise Men(And there's 7, one of them being Zelda's ancestor) There's also no number of knights given, just a mention of "The knights of Hyrule" and Link being their descendant. Also, the pedestal shown in OoT is pretty much similar to the one shown in LttP, and with some rotation the maps for both games pretty much align too, placing OoT's Temple of Time in the forest. Yeah, I've played both games entirely too much.

The answer is only a short search away: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past#Chris_Houlihan_room

Considering that there's a standard mini-USB port on top and the system has USB ports on board, I'd say yes. How else would you be able to charge them anyway?

There's a color difference between the 20GB and the 60GB model: http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/specs.html

Saving up money at the Town Hall is apparently a pretty good way.

If they're offended by SA references, there's several other games they shouldn't play. Here's a few: Banhammer and Mace of Slurring in Morrowind. Player ranking "SA Goon" in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City(Confirmed as a reference by one of the people who worked on the game) Jeff K picture in Heavy Metal FAKK 2. Pusher Bots referenced in Aliens versus Predator 2. Jeff K reference in No One Lives Forever. Jeff K cyclops in Icewind Dale. Lowtax tombstone in Icewind Dale 2. Lowtax, Jeff K and other user names the commentary will audibly call out in Links 2004. In Quake 3, Crash in bot mode will say "JeffK is my drill master!" from time to time. Doom 3 has SA's front page visible on a monitor. Pacific Fighters has "Rich Kyanka and the SA goons" in its Thank You section of the manual, and there's nose art referencing SA available for at least one of the planes. Sin Episodes: Emergence has a poster which shows a stick figure at the top of a flight of stairs, with the text "Do you have stairs in your house?". There is also acknowledgment to Lowtax and SA in the Return to Castle Wolfenstein instruction manual and the credits of EA's Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Also, Garry's mod was made by a goon, and 9.0 uses the :V: smiley as an icon on the Steam game list.

That's the thing about South Park; they are quick to jump on any part of pop culture. I remember the South Park movie actually having lines from Episode I...which was released the next year. Matt and Trey saw the line in a early trailer and revised the movie to have the line. Not surprising considering that it doesn't really take them long to create an episode. The WoW one took about a month to complete, and others have been done faster.

The one time I tried this, I couldn't get it to work. However, that's the method the official USB stick works, so it might just require compatible hardware(And possibly specific settings)

Like they said, Europe's used to waiting. But this is really terrible. It just makes the ads I've seen for a november PS3 launch on the back of a toy store catalog funnier. They started taking their preorders a little bit too early.

What browser, what version, does it always happen to the same topics, is there a pattern noticeable, have you checked for viruses and spyware? Just the basics .

If you enjoy 4, you'll enjoy the others even more, since 4 is one of the weaker games in the series(Along with 1)

Well, my copy of ZX has been ordered thanks to a store I recently found that not only offers free shipping, but has low prices and ships pretty damn fast.

I miss talking to Gary on AIM, he's always entertaining . He did say he was tired of OCR though, but I do hope he'll return someday.

Yoga Fire? It takes talent to come up with a pun worse than mine. P.S. You forgot to turn off anti-hotlinking on your site. Actually, that should be open for quite a few sites. There's only a very small amount of people that get the wrong image, and it's usually related to some sort of proxy use.

Yoga Fire?

No, It's a remake of Final Fantasy 3(JP). It's the one that never came out of Japan. But will they remake FF VI? Yes, for GBA. Just like FF4 and FF5.

Wow, people forgot about the old shirts already? Time for a refresher, using pics of the previously-sold goods. This is the OCR hoodie, in dark blue with white print. Same print is also used on the shirts, which were available in white originally, and later also in black: So basically the headphones + SNES pad logo and OCR title on front, OCR title and URL on the back. Print on black shirt and hoodie in white, on the white shirt in dark blue. Pictures aren't too recent and most likely do not represent the upcoming stuff too well. Also, there was a baseball jersey(White/Dark Blue) available, but I don't have it.

If there's gonna be different colors offered besides white and black, I just might have to get a fourth shirt.

I picked up a black DS Lite today(Along with reserving a Wii) I should have done this much earlier.