The Coop

I saw that. I'm so tempted to get GTA IV, but with a Pentium 4 (3GHz HT) and a 7800GS Overclocked (AGP), I'm honestly not sure the game would run with a playable framerate on even the lowest settings looking at the system requirements.

I'm not surprised that it runs (hell, I can get Darksiders to run on my "not min spec" PC via pseudo-nefarious means), but that it runs on "High" for everything at 1024x768. Takes a bit of getting used to the camera always being over Chris' right shoulder though.

Hmmm... Dyne still has the pre-bonus back art up. Well, until he updates the site, here's the updated back art... http://user.xthost.info/thecoop/AOCCv4_Back.png

Check your PMs, Dyne... again... **sob**

Thanks Guifrog And Dyne? I've sent the fix you requested. Check your PMs.

Yes, it is indeed uploaded. But I'm afraid Dyne's not willing to share. Instead, it's chosen to sit quietly in the near darkness of its room, staring the at the glowing monitor before it with a slight grin as it watches you all beg and plead for the album's release. For you see, Dyne has become a cruel, sinister being who has taken the guise of a man. Dyne is, in fact, a beast. A heartless monstrosity that takes great pride in its ability to lure in unsuspecting people with the promise of a gift... only to turn that gift into a source of amusement for itself at the expense of you all. But if you wish, you may continue to wait. Who knows. Perhaps this time, the sliver of humanity left within it will call out in its mind... a faint echo of the man who once was, bringing the thing he's become to take pity on you. As with all things, only time will tell.

Well, you're off my Christmas list ... ... ...

Oh, and I forgot to mention. Many of their games come with various free extras, like manuals, soundtracks, avatars, wallpapers and such. Just thought I'd add that.

Dyne, would you kindly check your PM box?

http://www.gog.com/en/frontpage/ For those not familiar, Good Old Games is a small group of people dedicated to legally getting the games of old (both DOS and earlier versions of Windows) to run on modern day computers and OSes. While their selection isn't massive, they are growing. And at the moment, you'll find a few hundred games up to 50% off. From Duke Nukem 3D and Battle Chess, to Fallout and Red Baron Pack, to Neverwinter Nights: Diamond Edition and Bloodrayne, they've got a pretty nice selection, with new games being added each month. All the games range from $5.99 to $9.99 usually, but until January 2nd of 2011, about 300 of their games are discounted. They even have some free games, like the just added Tyrian 2000. It may not be as big as the Steam sales, but I thought there might be a few folks here that could find a deal or two on a game they haven't been able to play for a while due to OS incompatibilities.

Grabbed RE5. It runs surprisingly well on my old-ish P4 3.00 GHz PC.

Epic Mickey

So far, I've gotten Rocket Knight and F.E.A.R. (with the two expansions) for $10 total. Not bad thus far. I'm tempted to get RE5, as I've never gotten to play it. As for Bioshock 2, I enjoyed it. Yeah, the Windows Live thing's a pain, but there are ways around things. Anyway, I liked the story. It was narrower in scope and not as in-depth to be sure, but I felt it was told just as well as the original tale and wasn't meh (loved the opening cinema). Various endings are there too (like B1), the big sisters were a nice touch on top of the big daddies, and the dual wielding was a welcome addition. Worth the $10 IMHO.

Yeah, but just think of how the things are going to be when there's another fresh group of 17 year old gamers about 17 years from now. Ancient gamers, old gamers, young gamers... and when we figure out how to let unborn fetuses play games, all hell's gonna break loose

Are there a healthy chunk of 17 year olds who grew up with an N64? Yep. I'll give you that point. Are there 8 year olds who are growing up with a Vectrex somewhere? Yep. But the largest percentage of 17 and under kids I've come across started with a PS2, XBox or Gamecube, and moved on to the next system. That bit you quoted was a mistake on my part, as I was thinking PS2 and Xbox, but typed up PS3 and 360 in a momentary brain fart which I didn't catch (but have now fixed). And yes, the Dreamcast was a part of that same generation, I just didn't list it... because... **sniffle** it didn't get as much love. That said, keep in mind that the PS3 and Wii are over four years old, and the 360 is over five. These weren't just launched last year. So in truth, there is going to be a percentage of those 17 and under who began their gaming life with a 360, PS3 or Wii. It's not nearly as large as the chunk that started with those systems' predecessors, but they're there. Anyway, rest assured, I'm quite in touch. I don't own the newest systems yet (can't afford them at the moment), but I have a PS2, Xbox and such. I've played and beaten the GTAs, the Halos, the Spyros and the Command & Conquers, along with the old Sonics, Marios, Dragon Warriors and Phantasy Stars, and had fun with them all. I've been through the vector graphics, digitized actor and the "Why is everything brown?" crazes. I'm not pulling these statements out of my ass as I go along, I'm stating them based on years of experiences and conversations. Yes, there are 2010 kids who will grow up being introduced to the NES, the Genesis, the PS1, and even the 2600, and they'll have a damn good time hopefully. But the sad truth is that there are a lot more kids who will blow off those older systems when given the chance to play them, simply because the systems are outdated. Maybe it's because of the dated visuals, the lower quality music, or whatever, but the games of old seem to get ignored for all the wrong reasons by the younger game players. And while I know there are older gamer's who do the same kind of thing to newer games, to be honest, everything I've seen points to there being more young gamers unwilling to try older games, than older gamers unwilling to try newer games. Again, this is based on everything I've experienced over the years. Maybe I'm wrong and my experiences are some odd little microcosm of gaming. But frankly, I've been given little reason to think so at this point.

Check your PM Box, Dyne

OCR doesn't. You get 200 messages total space-wise, and then you have to clean it out to get anymore.

Fixed. We've already gotten a part 2

http://coop.herograw.net/badges/index.html

No, as that floppy would likely not work anymore by now. My Mario Bros. cart however, still starts up on the first try