Posted by: Dark Jaguar - 5th December 2007, 4:16 PM - Forum: Tendo City
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New update for the 360 OS apparently. Aside from letting me invade other's friends lists for dark purposes, it also adds the new store option to buy downloadable versions of old XBox games (nice option, though I think I'll more likely just find a used copy, likely a little cheaper and can also be used on the original XBox, and save space on the hard disk... and isn't tied to one system/account... well this does help those who can't find certain old games). Further, it adds the whole parental control the Wii has for how long people can play the system. There's also a lot more online controls such as if they can chat, who they can play against, if they can even see a lot of info, and it's all tied specifically to each user on the system.
Now here's the main problem with that last thing. XBox Live accounts are permanently tied to system accounts. This is troublesome because for this parental control option to work it means the parent has to buy a Live account for each of their kids. Rather, like in the games themselves, the Live access should be something that can be "shared" to other accounts. Namely, if a friend or relative wants to, they should be able to sign into their own system account and then have the option to select another account to actually go online with. Controls can be put on whether it can be shared or not, and of course this can't cheat the system or anything. It's the same account it's just that the user on the system is recognized as being someone else. The name will show up with the actual account name and (Guest) right after it when they play online games. It's really the same thing that a lot of online games already do, just built into the actual OS. So, only one person needs to actually have an online account and the parental controls can be assigned as the parent wants them to be.
I'll go ahead and list a few other things I've noticed they could work on. They should fix the small issue with games autostarting when you insert the disk. They did add the option to disable this for when the system is turned on, but not for when a disk is just inserted. Minor fix but they are closing in on perfection so it's something they can deal with.
They could also stand to finally allow original XBox saved data to be moved to memory cards. If they are really concerned, just disable it for the downloaded content like it is on the original XBox. There's a special flag for those types of files anyway so the system already knows what's what.
Speaking of memory cards, they only allow one to "move" profiles to and from them, not "copy". They could stand to allow a copy so that I can always just drag my card with my Live account data with me for playing online on my own dang self when I'm at a friend's house. I'd just copy the Live file to my friend's system one time and not really have to drag that card around as much. They couldn't just "bum" free Live access anyway because it's still just ONE of us online at a time. The original XBox allowed this anyway, up to 7 live accounts could be copied to an XBox and it worked fine.
Speaking of things the original box could do that the new one can't, how about the ability to chat to multiple people at once in the 360 main OS chat rooms? Sometimes you want to chat with a bunch of online friends at once between games, and the original let me do that. The new one only allows 1 on 1 conversations. Up to 4 at once, but still just 1 on 1 in each of them. That's a step down if you ask me.
Heck while we're at it, a main OS based voice filter would be nice for some people. They don't need to code it into every game if the voice channels are handled the way I think they are. It would be a guide option accessible at any time and saved to the profile. Just, no "robot voice", the one in Halo 2 is an example of a good one.
About those original XBox games, well this has all been said already but I'll restate it because I'm also using this as a list because I won't be able to remember all this. :D Again, a feature needs to be added to allow transferring of XBox saves to the 360 from the original. Again, if they are so concerned they can simply not allow it for downloaded content and piracy problems are solved (I don't mind redownloading that stuff). The only issue is this requires an update of the original XBox OS too, but I'm sure they still have the source code for that. This isn't the 1980's where all the source code is burned in celebration of a game's release (or at least I get the impression that's the case, well more likely it's just that current employees aren't trained in the old clunky programming languages). Aside from that, add support for saving directly to the 360's memory card slots by emulating them as the slots in the original XBox's controllers. Few games supported it, but it would probably be easy and quick to pretend such support, so that as many old features are maintained as possible. Well okay that's not much of a thing but you know, it is one small step to that perfection. More important than that is, should they ever add support, to work in support for modern special controllers mapped to old game equivalents. The controller is already done, but like say in Dance Dance or Karenanokini (bad spelling) the new system won't support the old special device, but there are 360 compatible versions of those special controllers they could just remap it to in the emulator. Only one game I can think of lacks that modern version of the special controller, and that's Steel Battallion. I can't think of any way short of an adapter cable to make that game work on modern machines, which is a shame to those who ponied up the cash for that thing. I suppose it would be best all around if Capcom just did a remake of that game for modern machines with a USB version of that controller. Other than that, keep expanding that list and continue updating the support to fix the glitches in older title's emulation. Do all that and I can finally clear up some shelf space.
I do keep wondering which company will be the first to add support to their system for the Wii controller. Nothing is legally stopping them and they have every financial reason, and further the gamers would all appreciate it. Heck Nintendo would semi-profit from increased sales of their own controllers, though for somewhat less that desired use. The Nintendo fanboys would cry bloody murder and consider the act "evil beyond measure", but I'd enjoy the laughs there too.
This is by far the most interesting interview I ever read from someone with Nintendo. It's with Yoshiaki Koizumi (Galaxy's director) and he talks about how cryptic Miyamoto can be, why Nintendo games have so few story elements, and how he wrote the entire story for Link's Awakening after being told to write the manual. Read and discuss.
Her: Thank you for calling Orbitz my name is Shcharid'hara how may I help you.
Me: I'm poor and I want to travel to Holland.
Her: Thank you what is your name.
Me: Sean.
Her: S as in Smoke E as in Edward A as in apple N as in Nancy
Me: ..........yes
Her: and your last name Sean what is it please.
Me: ......bradshaw
Her: B as in Baseball R as in Robot A as in apple
Me: Yes, okay. Yes. Spell it. Tell me every letter.
Her: D as in dog S as in Smoke H as in Helicopter A as in apple--
Me: W as in Frank.
Her: Frank is not W
Me: ...
Her: Your last name is ending with a W or an F
Me: W...
Her: Mr. Bradshaw
Me: ...............yes
Her: Hello thank you for calling Orbitz how may I help you.
Me: oh fat christ
Her: yes
Me: Okay, I found a ticket on here for 565, I would like to buy it but the website tells me no.
Her: Due to demand we are sorry but the prices may change at any time.
Me: Okay, but I want that one. I have 584 dollars in the bank and I want the one for 565. Please, please make it happen.
Her: Due to demand we are sorry but the price may change at any time. Unfortunately, let me look it up for you I'm sorry.
Me: .........
Her: The best price I can find is for 1,205 dollars is your card a Visa?
Me: I cant... what? I cant afford that.
Her: Due to demand we are sorry but the pr--
Me: Okay, just, what's on there. Anything. Anything in the 'Poor' range.
Her: .....................................................due to demand we are sorry bu--
Me: oh FAT CHRIST, GOD
Her: We're sorry but the best price available is 565
Me: YES! YES! I WANT THAT! BUY THAT! YES?
Her: what is your credit card number?
Me: Okay, okay. 5 6 4--
Her: Due to demand we are sorry but that price is no longer available.
Me: It's gone? It cant be gone!
Her: The price is no longer available Sean
Me: FUCK! FUCK!
Her: How can I help you.
Me: I will buy you flowers and rub your feet if I can buy a ticket for 565.
Her: I am in India.
Me: DO YOU HAVE FEET?
Her: How can I help you.
Me: .......i'm poor I would like the ghetto flight to amsterdam.
Her: Ghetto.
Me: Yes, it means shitty, dumb, the horror flight, the bag of expired peanuts and the fat guy and the screaming red haired baby.
Her: You are bringing children with you?
Me: FUCK! I HATE YOU! WHAT KIND OF ASSHOLES PRAY TO A NAKED WOMAN WITH AN ELEPHANT HEAD ANYWAY?
Her: You are familiar with Indian culture?
Me: I ***hate*** I ***HATE*** indian culture! your food sucks, your people suck, your not even a normal shade of brown its like--
Her: I have a found a ticket for 565
Me: THANK GOD BUY IT NOW
Her: okay can you give me your address
Me: okay 504 Omaha st. Palm har--
Her: Due to demand--
Me: DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO TO HELL AND DIE AND YOU'RE DEAD!!!!!!!!
Her: I am in India
Me: DIE IN INDIA!!!!!!! IS IT LEGAL TO KILL PEOPLE IN INDIA???
Her: no.
Me: IF IT WERE LEGAL I WOULD TOTALLY KILL YOU
Her: Would you like to speak to my supervisor
Me: CAN I KILL HIM TOO???
Her: Sean. I have found a ticket for 565
Me: LIAR
Her: What is your address
Me: JUST BUY IT, JUST FUCKING BUY IT, JESUS FAT CHRIST BUY IT, PLEASE GOD
Her: The ticket cannot be purchased.
Me: okay, okay. 504 Omah--
Her: Due to demand--
Me: *bangs phone on head and screams*
Her: I dont think I am able to help you.
Me: NO SHIT?????
Her: Try refreshing the page Sean.
Me: I am..........
Her: And what did you able to find
Me: aint found shit
Her: Try again in 30 seconds.
Me: This is retarded. This is so retarded. I just want the ticket. Do you hate me? Do you hate white people?
Her: hi hi hi hi
Me: ??
Her: I thought you were black.
Me: Not fucking funny. Not, this is, you're a racist.
Her: hi hi hi hi Sean I am unable to help you.
Me: Fucking fuck Fuckitty McFuck Ass.
Her: Sean I have a ticket for 1,834 dollars would you like to purchase.
Me: Okay. No? I have 584 dollars in the bank, okay? I spent 2 grand, 3 grand on my pets, I dont have that. I have 584 dollars. 584. I was fired from my job, I have bills up my ass, my entire family is poor. Please God help me out. HELP ME.
Her: Sean I have a ticket for 565
Me: I hate you.
Her: Would you like me to purchase
Me: No, DONT purchase it. Let it go.
Her: It is no longer available.
Me: hahahaha why!?!?! this is the most retarded thing, this is worse than underground dog fights! Atleast you can see which dog is getting its ass kicked, this is just random! I WANT TO GO TO HOLLAND
Her: I can sympathize surely..
Me: NO YOU CANT! AND DONT CALL ME SHIRLEY!
Her: hi hi hi hi hi
Me: You make me want to do drugs and hurt myself.
Her: You are rock singer?
Me: I am a famous black rock singer that needs to go to holland.
Her: You are famous
Me: Very, i'm extremely famous.
Her: Sean I dont believe you because you would have more than 584 in the bank.
Me: YOU THINK SO???
Her: hi hi hi hi I cannot help you.
Me: fuck.
Her: Sean I have a ticket for 565
Me: 504 omaha st. palm harbor florida 34683
Her: thank you and what type of card is it
Me: VISA
her: thank you and the card number
Me: 7756 6428--
Her and I at the same time: : Due to demand we are sorry but the price may change at any time. I hate you.
Her: Orbitz would like to apologize.
Me: Orbitz can press its lips up against my left ass cheek and spell the alphabet with its tongue.
Her: hi hi hi you are very bad.
Me: I'm sending you a bomb.
Her: no.
Me: its covered in anthrax.
Her: No you are not a terrorist you are black rock singer.
Me: No, im completely fucked out of a ticket.
Her: keep trying.... we will all hope for you.
Me: who's we??
Her: everyone who is listening.
Me: I'M NOT ENTERTAINMENT I WANT MY TICKET
Her: hi hi hi no you cannot have a ticket I am mean now hi hi hi hi
Me: Because of you I will hate indian people forever.
Her: that's not true. Sorry for not helping you Mr. Bradshaw please keep checking the website.
I dunno, maybe I'm just out of practice on FE in general, but I'm on mission three and have seen the game over screen at least 10 times. Perhaps it's because I imported PoR data and it's bumping up the difficulty, but who knows. All I know is that this game does NOT hold your hand in the early stages like some other Fire Emblems do...
That said, I look forward to having my ass handed to me by this game :D. I loves me some Fire Emblem so I'm willing to stick through it.
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A few notes. The first part is not edited together. The levels actually do just end like that. No cheat devices were employed. At the midway point you actually do become the green giant with infinite air jumping ability for some reason. The bosses are exactly that glitchy, and no, nobody has any idea what is up with that crazy monkey thing at the end, just before the game just goes back to the title screen. And yes, they did rip off Super Mario Brothers with those coin blocks...
Of customer service. Got ya! No really, apparently Nntendo is spending major money on setting up some tech support groups and systems to help people get their Wii online. I mean, really? Are people having problems with this? You plug in a router with wifi, you turn that on. You plug in the Wii, you turn that on and find your router with it. With recent setups for home routers, setup is pretty frickin' hard to get wrong. I just have to wonder if this is necessary.
You know, considering that they might better focus on providing a REASON to get the system online :D. Come on it had to be said.
ryan you're as stubborn as I am, I hate you for that. I hate it that I have to say I was part of the problem when I was in the bloodbathing of the heartbreaking of end times. I hate it that you dropped me when God knows I was impossible to be around and I hate it that you're right and that I can easily see why you did and said the things you did but dammit I just wanted you there so I could scream and cry and be nuts and have you tell me i'm going to be okay but instead you told me to fuck off and then ignored me for 6 months.
I dont know how to look past that!!! i'm sorry, I just dont. But I will learn. Your friendship means more to me than being stuck on something that that we already both regret and both already accept blame for. I'm mad because you should have known better, you should have known me better (see why I hate empathy? it never works in your favor) but I know that at the time, that was an impossibility. I dont categorize you in betrayal, god you're so dramatic, I just want a fucking man-hug! You weren't there for me before... and that is both our faults and I do understand. But be here for me now, stop yelling encouragement from the shore and pull me out of the fucking water Weltall.
I present the following narrative on this the day of my shitty day of work....
It is a reflection of my mind and body, heart and sole.
Boobies!!! Fuck able, Lovable, Suckable! My penis, wants her boobies! It's a TovenNet chili cook off and I'm in the kitchen. My sexual desire, desires her sex. Sexual, feeling, like Berry White minus the Berry and plus the white. Your huge rack and tight ass make me go, dong to dong dong dong. Your bing bing is kicking and your bong bong is bitchin. I'm ready for the rape rape rape, you may be dumb as shit, compared to someone who's dumb as shit, but I only need you for five minutes. After that, the hell with you, you served your purpose. At this point fucking the great oak outside, is not without consideration. I'm ready to fuck anything with legs. My job is so shitty, so horrible it's the only way.
This planet has 3 days. Soon my dick will explode, and my sexual frustration will kill every one. No one will survive, no one. No boobies means planet wide disaster. If I have to deal with one more crotchety old horse fucker, my need to relieve some stress will escalate into a planet wide explosion.
