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If you're talking about the URL bar in the ID3v2 tag, then yeah, the OCR URL makes sense. But when I read... ... I wasn't entirely sure what he was talking about (still ain't really). Is djp talking about the ID3v2 tag URL bar, or the file names themselves (i.e. "Thunder_Force_4_Bio_Tech_OC_ReMix.mp3")? As I said, I can understand about the URL bar in the ID3v2. But for file labeling purposes, I feel the remixer's name should be featured there with the "OC_Remix". As I said, it's not a remix by OCR. I might be addressing the wrong thing, but I'm not entirely sure what djp's talking about there. So I wanted to put my thoughts on it if he was talking about file names.

Yeah, Vista is way too young yet to be really worth getting. So many bugs and issues to be worked out, and God only knows how many security holes. Plus, until they update the OS so that it's not picky with regards to running games, it's best just to leave it be for now. Stick with XP until Vista's gotten over some of it's growing pains.

With stage two, it's not so much which weapons you have, but what power level they're at. It's still early in the game, so you're not going to get the big weapons yet. So instead, try to power up the weapons you have. It'll make getting through the enemies easier. And two hours left in the giveaway. Any takers best hurry.

BGC- The thing with this policy draft (and things of a "legalese" manner in general), is that it's not just dealing with one person or place, but rather it's trying to deal with that place/person, and everyone who partakes in its/their activities. People are genuinely concerned about how this draft is going to affect them, this site, and the future of both. No one wants to be locked out of having a say regarding what they've put their time and effort into, or have their contributions lessened. This policy draft is a big step from "unspoken rules", to fully defined agreements. Such things make people nervous, or even upset, due to how final they seem. Both sides want to make sure they're not getting the short end of the stick, and having their desires and input brushed aside. In a way, this policy is almost like a contract. You're agreeing to a lot of things now, and you have to expect some feathers to get a bit ruffled as it all gets hammered out... as we've seen. People are going to bring up what can seem like unlikely scenarios, and ask a lot of "What if" questions. But in truth, it's those scenarios that can make something like this policy draft tighter, and give more coverage to all parties involved. They can help with getting the wording right, so that eventual future happenstances can be better dealt with... regardless of how odd they may seem at first. I mean, we may as well make this thing as well rounded as we can, right? So try not to let the potentially emotional side of this issue get to you Now if I could just get someone to address what I brought up a page ago. I feel so left out

No problem. I enjoyed the demo, and when I stumbled across this site, I figured I'd give people a chance to grab it like I did. Just five hours left before Jets 'N Guns goes back to $29.95. So if anyone's interested in getting it, your time's running out.

-=EDIT=- Well, it seems Game Giveaway of the Day is on a repeat kick, and today, that repeat is Jets 'N Guns. So if you missed it last time, here's your chance again. http://game.giveawayoftheday.com/guns-n-jets/ REMEMBER: INSTALL IT AND ACTIVATE IT BEFORE THE DEADLINE ENDS 23½ HOURS FROM THIS POST. Ever heard of a site called "Game Giveaway of the Day"? Probably, but it's just gotten more attention. Why? Because it's giving out copies of a seriously well done homebrew shmup called Jets 'N Guns. Basically, the premise is, you have 24 hours to download, install and activate the game they're giving away. They do appear to have the permission of the various game makers, so it's legit by the looks of things (look in the "about" section). Either way, I thought I'd bring this to people's attentions. You've got a little over 11 hours to grab Jets 'N Guns before it ends, and trust me, this game is worth getting. With great "Euro-Shmup" graphics, a soundtrack by Machinae Supremacy, and a hard challenge, it'll keep you busy for a while. Here's the page for it... http://game.giveawayoftheday.com/jetsnguns/

How is making both mandatory unrealistic? The remix isn't by OCRemix, it's by a given remixer. Seems to me, that if someone's going to be hosting the files outside of OCR, or playing them on a podcast/radio, the site name and the remixer name should be there. If the terms being set forth here are geared towards enforcing aspects (or "rights") of the OCR brand and name, then that name/brand should also be doing the same for its "clients". Maybe it's just me, but to imply that the "OCRemix" tag is the most important part of a file made by someone else, and everything else is negotiable, just doesn't ring right.

Sadly, they're also stupidly old. Seems Nvidia's decided to ignore those of us with XP, and a 7000 series card for over six months, with only one new driver in getting close to a year. As for me, I'm using DHZer0point 0.8466, a user modified version of the Forceware 84.66 driver, and it's the best one I've found (though in truth, I haven't tried their 0.9291 driver). It has all the stability of the official driver, with a noticeable improvement in performance for the higher end stuff like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Black & White 2 (especially the latter), without taking a noticeable hit in graphics. I'm using this driver, because Nvidia's official drivers haven't done much of anything to improve performance for a long time. Sure, they focus on adding the new cards, and trying to make things more compatible, but in terms of actual fps gains, I've seen nothing in over a year. I don't know what they're doing, or why they're taking so long to make new drivers for us non-Vista folk, but it's extremely disappointing.

I've always seen system-centric magazines as being dubious at best, especially when they're "official". The Official Dreamcast Magazine, The Official PlayStation Magazine, The Official XBox Magazine... I've always wondered what the cost was for them to be "official". And Nintendo Power? That one just never sat well with me at all (a Nintendo magazine reviewing Nintendo games, run by Nintendo... 'kay). The reviews in these magazines always had a shadow hanging over them, because you know the game system maker was involved in the process at some point. It made you question how objective the reviews were. That's not to say all the "unofficial" system-centric magazines were beacons of hope for wayward gamers. The ones that EGM had (Mega Play and Super NES Buyer's Guide) seemed a bit more free, but looking back at their "reviews", I find it hard to believe I stuck with Mega Play up until its run ended (my God... the reviews were so bad). In a way, they weren't any better, as their reviews told you so little. But at least the looming shadow of a given system maker wasn't in the background. They gave their questionable reviews on their own

Yeah, that PM site takes a good 5-10 seconds before it starts coming up. Not sure why, it does.

Well, try this just to get it out of the way... - Download the previous version of the drivers (91.47) - Download Driver Cleaner (be patient, as the Planet Mirror site's a bit slow) - Follow Driver Cleaner's instructions carefully to completely uninstall the current drivers - After the needed reboot, install the slightly older drivers you downloaded, and see if that helps with the videos

And everything else runs fine? Games play normally, graphics software (like Lightwave) aren't affected, etc? Also, did you have an ATI card installed before this one?

Which version drivers are you using, and what's your OS?

Check page 2. Look for the big list

Looks like you beat me to the punch, sephfire. When I was adding the genre info to my list, I removed a few games... DC- Last Hope XBox- Samurai Shodown V XBox- SNK vs Capcom Chaos Unless someone else voted for them, there's no nomination for them anymore.

I see. Unfortunately, that still doesn't give the paragraph I quoted any greater sense of clarity in terms of language. It may obviously mean what you said to yourself and the other staff, but for someone who wasn't privy to your discussions, it doesn't read so clearly. As such, I still feel it needs a touch of rewriting to better convey what you just posted, Orichalcon.

This is a bit vague in spots. Are you saying that the artist will no longer be able to submit remixes to OCR, or are you saying they might not be able to? The "Depending on the nature of the request" part suggests the latter, but "Artists whose removal requests are granted may no longer have..." suggests the former. A little rewording for clarification might be needed there, and in the "contributing further material" part. Maybe something like... "Once a work is submitted and accepted, OverClocked ReMix reserves the right to reject removal requests on the part of the submitting artist. Artists whose removal requests have been granted are at risk for no longer having their submissions evaluated, and thus being effectively prohibited from contributing further material to OverClocked Remix. The decision to allow or not allow future submissions from artists who have been granted a removal request is under the sole discretion of OverClocked Remix, and will depend on the nature of the request."

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Try going back to a previous version, like 2.0.0.2. or 2.0.0.1., and see if it still has trouble. Be sure to turn off FireFox's automatic updates, so that if things are working fine again, it won't update itself on you and force you to do the whole process again. There have been a lot of issues with 2.0.0.3., and you may have just started being affected by one of them. Don't know if it'll work, but 2.0.0.2 and 2.0.0.3. have given me big time headaches by crashing all the time when posting on forums, and a downgrade to 2.0.0.1. fixed that.

I've always heard it called "Sketch Art" in my years as an artist. It can be done in ink, graphite, paint, digital, or whatever medium you want to use. The main thing is that the outlines and noticeable details (like a line suggesting the pit of an elbow or the bags under the eyes) is done to look scribbled in. The lines can be really fat like the image above, or kept thin, but they always look like they were somewhat violently chicken scratched onto the paper/canvas/screen.

I believe the "underdogs" and "solid games" parts are what make me believe this was to be more than a Top 10 list. Underdogs don't get to the top ten (or the top fifty?), and I believe we all know "underdog/solid games" that we feel everyone should play/own. Maybe I'm wrong. Care to clarify sephfire? And careful how you word it... your thread may depend on it

Handheld Remakes Now now, before you get all excited thinking about GameBoy remakes or anything of the sort, this is stuff that predates the old gray brick. These are handheld remakes that go further back... like, Nintendo Game and Watch back. All the remakes in here are ones of the old LCD screen type, where all the images were pre-drawn and "lit up" when they needed to be shown. The game play was simple, the graphics were funky, and the sound basic bleeps and bloops. But boy were these things fun. My personal favorite, is the Dungeons and Dragons handheld, which I still own to this day (and yes, it still works ). So if you'd like to see what school kids (and some adults) were playing in the late 70s and early 80s, hop on over and give them a whirl. If you're old enough, it may just bring back some memories.

Not to be a smart ass, but... then why make a thread? A quick visit to a couple gaming sites can give you that kind of list. Places like IGN let you narrow down searches by only showing reviewed games that got a certain score or higher. As such, I can't help but think sephfire was looking for something more than just a typical "Top 10" list.