The Coop

I'm glad things are working out for you, despite your busy schedule, zircon (that's not sarcasm by the way). But know that there are institutes that do put such a burden on their students, and places that don't offer much in the way of public transportation after 7 or 8 PM (hell, we don't have public transportation that runs out here at all). And in those situations, I don't see extending the trial of something like After Effects as that big an issue as long as it's gotten rid of once the classroom need for it is over. Kanthos- That's the problem. Nearly every professor I had only made a very generalized list of supplies, and didn't provide a price range. They just said "Here's what you need for next time, go get it". It's not that they were bad instructors (though some later turned out to be very questionable in their abilities), it was simply them expecting the students to have a healthy amount of money right off the bat... which wasn't the case if students were relying on the refund from their tuition loans/grants to get their supplies (this would take anywhere from a couple weeks, to a couple months, to receive).

No, it's not. If Drexel students can afford to spend the money and time to get back and forth constantly, and don't have to worry about a job that keeps them busy on their days off or when they're not in class, that's great. I'm glad life is working out for them time-wise. But there are a lot of other people who have to work and go to class, and they can't get to a computer lab at 10PM (or later) to work on their assignments (be it because there's no more bus service that late, can't afford the taxi fare, the computer labs are closed, etc). And I won't even go into the idea of when the computer labs are actually open, and not housing a class for three hours at a time. You're counter argument reminds me of past art instructors who used to tell their students "Money's not an issue" when they told them to buy a hundred dollars worth of supplies for the next class that was two days away, and half the class says they can't afford it. Sure, it's not an issue for those with money, but for those who don't, it's a big, big issue. As such, because one part of a student body has the means to do something, doesn't mean all of every student body does. Does any of this make downloading $1000 programs just peachy keen? Of course not. People grabbing a copy of Sonar or Lightwave so they can play around with it and use it for their job isn't something I look fondly upon either. But, there are times when you need to use a program for two months for a class, so you extend the trial period because you can't get to a computer lab at the drop of a hat, or fork out $300 willy-nilly for a student version of the needed program that you'll likely never touch again after that two month period's over.

Not everyone lives on, or near, campus. As such, driving out day after day can eat up a lot of gas, money, and time. So, you wind up with people downloading a trial version, and then using a program like runasdate to make the trial version last longer than 30 days (assuming they just don't download a cracked version outright).

It's off of Dracula Battle 2: Perfect Selection, called "Theme of Simon". The album is a remix collection done by Konami.

I contacted Activision and Activision Value half a dozen times each, being sent back and forth, before I was finally told that they didn't support that disc any longer... which is their nice way of saying, "You're SOL. Bye." And, since id wasn't the one making the CD, it wasn't their problem. So, I took action myself to rectify the situation. Fun game by the way.

I downloaded Spear of Destiny, the follow up to Wolfenstein 3D. Do I feel bad since id is selling the game on Steam? Not in the least. See, I bought a CD from EB that said it had Wolf 3D and SoD on it. I got home, installed everything, and guess what? SoD was nowhere to be found. There is an executable that gives you a choice of which game to run, but none of the actual game files for SoD were on the disc. So, I tracked down a copy of SoD, and downloaded it. I paid for it, and didn't get it. As far as I'm concerned, my actions were 100% justified, as I was only taking what I legitimately paid for, yet was denied.

Considering SoA alone will run you about $40, the price thus far is quite reasonable.

It won't die off. Right now there are so many projects going, that it wouldn't surprise me if quite a few of them had long lulls like this one has had thus far. Also, with Summer coming up, people might get more free time, so there's hope yet. I'd join, as I'm a fan of the series. But not being able to match the quality being sought makes that idea a no-go.

AirForce Delta (Flying) Alien Front Online (3D Action) Bangai-O (Shmup) Border Down (Shmup) * Capcom vs SNK (Fighting) Daytona USA (Racing) Dead or Alive 2 (Fighting) Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm (3D Hack 'N Slash) Ecco the Dolphin (3D Action Puzzler) Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves (Fighting) Giga Wing (Shmup) Giga Wing 2 (Shmup) Grandia II (RPG) Gunbird 2 (Shmup) Ikaruga (Shmup) * Last Blade 2 (Fighting) Last Hope (Shmup) ** Mars Matrix (Shmup) Marvel vs Capcom (Fighting) Marvel vs Capcom 2 (Fighting) MDK 2 (3D Action) Metropolis Street Racer (Racing) Red Dog (3D Action) Resident Evil 2 (Survival Horror) Resident Evil 3 (Survival Horror) Resident Evil: Code Veronica (Survival Horror) Skies of Arcadia (RPG) Soul Calibur (Fighting) Street Fighter III: Double Impact (Fighting Compilation) Street Fighter III: Third Strike (Fighting) Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Fighting) Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage (3D Hack 'N Slash) Test Drive Le Mans (Racing) Test Drive: V-Rally (Racing) Under Defeat (Shmup) * Wild Metal (3D Action) Zero Gunner II (Shmup) * *= Japanese import **=Homebrew

If you get burned out on a place or hobby, it's not that odd to leave it, and all those associated with it, behind. Sometimes to get away from something and move on, you really do have to sever any and all ties.

Dimps, the good people behind the Advance games, and the apparently well received Rush. That team is far more in tune with what people are wanting than Sega is.

Spiderman: Web of Shadows

Ostriches and buzzards. And it's the arcade version (as Solo guessed).

As has been learned, Midway filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, giving them a chance to try and straighten themselves up, rather than go down the gaming tubes. But, that's not all that's been going on... http://kotaku.com/5162447/midway-offloading-mortal-kombat-and-screwing-former-employees Is it simply a matter of protocol, or is it a means to sneak away from promised funds? Time will tell. But that's not all... http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/958/958267p1.html As the first article hinted at, and the IGN articles addresses, Midway may try to sell off their most well known franchise, Mortal Kombat, very soon. They're still trying to get money, but at the moment, it seems more like money to give bonuses to various employees, and less like money to stay afloat. Could Midway be following the questionable lead of various banks who got bail out money, or are people reading too much into their choice of words in this distrustful time?

They forgot a really important part, and have to start over... like someone telling a joke poorly.

E: Genesis Sure, I've played them a lot over the years, and God knows the Saturn, Master System, and others have given me a lot of enjoyment over the years, and my Atari XE is a damn close second. But I think it's the Genesis that's given me the most gaming enjoyment over the years in terms of games per genre, and sheer numbers.

Fear 2

Several years ago, I linked to how a few folks got the DOS version of MechWarrior 2 running in DOSBox. It was a great day for all of us MW2 fans, as the work of those guys meant we could play the regular DOS version of a classic PC game. Since then, the game's gotten more compatible with DOSBox, but what of MechWarrior 2: Titanium Edition? Well, an answer has arrived... http://files.filefront.com/Mech+Warrior+2+Titanium+Patch/;6944187;/fileinfo.html Right there is a patch to run MW2:TE on Windows XP. I've tried it, and it does indeed work. I don't know how perfect everything runs visually and aurally, as I've never gotten to play TE up until now. It does chug once in a while during play, but the game runs. However, there have also been other updates... http://www.warp13.co.uk/mech2 Those are other patches. I believe the TE patch (the middle one) is the same as in the first link, but the other ones are for the regular version of MW2 95, so that it too may run on XP. The top one worked for me on the first try (you install it to the MW2 95 directory), but I haven't tested the second one. So, that one's still up in the air. Anyway, I thought I'd share these discoveries in hopes that others can get them up and running. And of course, a big kudos to those coders who sat down and did what Activision simply refused to do. EDIT: BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! Want to play the 3DFX version? The way to do it is simple (now). First, install the W95 version of Mech2. Then, install the "MW2Hook" file to the Mech2 game folder, and allow it to make a shortcut for you (it's in the second link above). Then, go and grab this file... http://rapidshare.com/files/20054229/Mech2_3DFX_Conversion.zip.html ... and copy/paste those files into your Mech2 folder (overwrite anything that comes up). Finally, grab this... http://dege.freeweb.hu/ ... and place all the files in your Mech2 folder. All you have to do, is run "dgVooDooSetup", click the "DOS" button, uncheck "Working in VDD Mode", and hit "OK". Then just double click the "MW2Hook" shortcut that was made on your desktop, and you'll be playing the 3DFX version of MechWarrior 2. Special Note: I've run the 3DFX version both with, and without starting the "dgVooDoo" executable first in the Mech2 folder. As such, you may or may not need to having that file running before starting the game. EDIT 2: Want to see further into the distance with the W95 and TE versions? Grab this... http://www.mech2.org/forum/download/file.php?id=44 ... and point it to the proper files in the two directories. Punch in a new number (like say 1000), and you'll see a lot further into the distance than you could before. This is nice for eliminating that funky mountain/structure pop up that occurs normally, and it makes the game look nicer. It doesn't seem to work on the 3DFX version though.

I'm not sure I want to be a part of a review site that willingly hosts a review that gives the GBA version of R-Type III: The Third Lightning an 8. It's a sign that something truly evil is afoot there.