Doulifée Posted January 8, 2007 Posted January 8, 2007 10 characters limit in thread title too? Quote
Amayirot Akago Posted January 8, 2007 Posted January 8, 2007 Zelda TP keeps getting more and more amazing, not to mention how fucking long the game is. Everytime I think I'm nearing the end I get sent on another quest. Also, SPOILERGanondorf cutscene FTW.SPOILER Quote
JH Sounds Posted January 8, 2007 Posted January 8, 2007 What's not ironic is that the websites that call the Wii "Nintendo Wii" also refer to the Nintendo GameCube as just "GameCube". Quote
Baleshadow Posted January 8, 2007 Posted January 8, 2007 One of my friends bought DBZ:BT2 for Wii, and surprisingly enough, it is pretty damn fun. It probably has the steepest learning curve for any fighter outside of Guilty Gear, but after you get over that, there is fun to be had. And, also unexpectedly, the battle music is really nice. ps i think it would be ironic if we were made of iron :3 Quote
Fire in the Hole Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 I don't think that's irony. Yes. Yes it is. Now please don't ask me to explain it to you or I'll feel like a prick. Also, something made of iron would be iron. Quote
Razumen Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 Yes. Yes it is. Now please don't ask me to explain it to you or I'll feel like a prick.Also, something made of iron would be iron. Actually, I'm pretty sure The Damned is right. Quote
DiLEWSKI311 Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 monday better see some stellar VC releases!! NOPE!_____________________ Quote
Thylacine Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 Actually, I'm pretty sure The Damned is right.Actually, the real name of the system is just "Wii," not "Nintendo Wii." Meanwhile, the real name of the Gamecube is the "Nintendo Gamecube." Nintendo purposefully did that to break away slightly from the gaming image and to appeal to the non-gamer masses more.There, now Fire in the Hole doesn't feel bad and everyone knows why it's ironic. Win win. Quote
JH Sounds Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 Actually, the real name of the system is just "Wii," not "Nintendo Wii." Meanwhile, the real name of the Gamecube is the "Nintendo Gamecube." ...EXCEPT that it's named "Nintendo GameCube". Quote
Fire in the Hole Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 The other thing is that you would expect people who refer to GCN as "GameCube" to follow a similarly lax pattern in calling Wii just "Wii," but they instead opt to spell it out as "Nintendo Wii" (or vice versa; you might expect those who refer to Wii as "Nintendo Wii" to be stringent about called GCN "Nintendo GameCube," but they have a double standard and don't). Things don't match up with probable expectations; irony is a contrast between expectation and reality. The fact that Thylacine, who professed to be providing the "real name" of the Nintendo GameCube, turned out to be incorrect is also ironic. Now I feel like a prick. Time to go read some high-brow spec fic. Quote
!Nekko! Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 Convolution =/= Intelligence. This is a casual forum, not an english paper. Heres what you said without the pointless B.S. Definition (link):5. an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected. People who shorten "Nintendo GameCube" to "GCN", refer to the "Wii" as "Nintendo Wii," which is longer. You expect them to leave it shortened, when they do the contrary. Thats Irony! I also liked how you decided to jump in on the discussion just so you could stroke your ego. Time to go watch some low-brow T.V. Quote
SilverStar Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 That's because people are afraid others won't know what they're talking about when they just say "Wii". Quote
Fire in the Hole Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 Convolution =/= Intelligence. This is a casual forum, not an english paper.Heres what you said without the pointless B.S. Definition (link):5. an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected. People who shorten "Nintendo GameCube" to "GCN", refer to the "Wii" as "Nintendo Wii," which is longer. You expect them to leave it shortened, when they do the contrary. Thats Irony! I also liked how you decided to jump in on the discussion just so you could stroke your ego. Time to go watch some low-brow T.V. You think I enjoyed that? I hate pretention and all that it stands for. It's only that I hate mistakenness all the more, and when there is an obvious misconception going on I have no reason to ignore it. Irony is really one of my pet peeves. There are two things wrong with your presumptuous attitude: one, my style is not "pointless B.S." that I artificially inject for the sake of elevating myself. It's simply how I roll, with minimal thought involved. It takes far greater thought for me to attempt the Jimmy/Yami Yoshi/pwb style. Two, I didn't "jump in on the discussion" to stroke my ego. If you look above, my first post was the third (not counting the catalyst) to join the conversation and only served to escalate it. That post was one of reluctance and regret (don't make me explain, I don't want to feel like a prick), but again--pet peeve. My second post was one of slight amusement, self-deprecating glibness and exasperation. P.S.: Hell, if you think that was as convoluted as an English paper then you could probably use a little boost in the intelligence department. It was easily understandable and had no subtext. Also, "Here's what," "That's irony," and I'm the only one who wrote "GCN" in the entire discussion. Great continuity. Quote
The Damned Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 ITT we see how the proper use of irony derails a thread about a video game system. Quote
Fire in the Hole Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 Quite. You started it, by the way. Quote
!Nekko! Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 I blame it on the deletion of unmod... and video game violence. Anyway, VC needs more Super Metroid and Mario Kart 64. Gradius is alright, but I liked Life Force a LOT more. Quote
SilverStar Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 I blame it on the deletion of unmod... and video game violence.Anyway, VC needs more Super Metroid and Mario Kart 64. Gradius is alright, but I liked Life Force a LOT more. IMO, Mario Kart 64 *0.5 > Mario Kart Double Dash * 2.0.. MKDD just didn't have enough to it, it felt like. Quote
!Nekko! Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 IMO, Mario Kart 64 *0.5 > Mario Kart Double Dash * 2.0.. MKDD just didn't have enough to it, it felt like. MK64 was unintentionally awesome for the crazy stuff you could do with the physics, like launching over walls you weren't supposed to, etc etc. Quote
Cecilff2 Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 That and you couldn't use bananas to make people actually fall onto other parts of the track. It would always save you and put you back instead of making the person drive back(Like warios stadium in MK64). Quote
Thylacine Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 Actually, one of the words in GCN's name is all-caps, according to Nintendo. I admit that my corrections were not complete, but I was mainly focusing on the inclusion of Nintendo in the name. However, I don't wish to derail this topic any further, so let's drop it. I was in the wrong with my correction. --- Super Metroid was submitted for ESRB rating, as is Mario Kart 64 (which, agreed, is superior to Double Dash), so it shouldn't be too far down the road. Quote
SilverStar Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 Actually, one of the words in GCN's name is all-caps, according to Nintendo. I admit that my corrections were not complete, but I was mainly focusing on the inclusion of Nintendo in the name. However, I don't wish to derail this topic any further, so let's drop it. I was in the wrong with my correction.--- Super Metroid was submitted for ESRB rating, as is Mario Kart 64 (which, agreed, is superior to Double Dash), so it shouldn't be too far down the road. Looks like EU is getting MK64, OoT and even SMW, all in the first quarter. Quote
Dragonmaster_Alex Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 Good for EU, i say. We'll get all of that eventually. Quote
Hellcom Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 Definitely getting Mario Kart 64. That was a house favourite until I lost it in a house move. Tempted at OoT, but I already have the N64 version and gamecube remake. Quote
Dragonmaster_Alex Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 Definitely getting Mario Kart 64. That was a house favourite until I lost it in a house move. Tempted at OoT, but I already have the N64 version and gamecube remake. VNC games don't get scratched. Go ahead and get it for that reason. Quote
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