Nintendo's Press Conference

[A Black Falcon]

You'd think that DK would improve upon BK, but it did just the opposite. BK is just so much more refined and polished than DK that it's quite difficult to believe that BK came out first.

BK vs DK64 is clearly a matter of opinion where which one you play first matters a lot. This won't go anywhere. :)

Do I always have to point that everything that I say (in these kinds of arguments) is "IMO"? I thought it was a given, sheesh. I gave very good explanations as to why myself and others prefer BK over DK64, but you do not want to listen to it. There's no point in me trying to convince you of this.

You say this sometimes, but then in the arguements you get quite ... insistent... that you are the only possible correct person, it sure seems.

Oh, and I just don't see these great reasons. I see some, that might make you like it more, but to the degree you seem to feel about it? No.

Bubba, you have no idea what you're talking about. I still play all of the N64 platformers on a fairly regular basis, and there is a lot more platforming in the Banjo games than there is in DK64. That is an objective fact.

I played DK64 and B-T two days ago. I've played five hours of B-T this last week. So I play them regularly too. And I see plenty of platforming in both games... how about you say what you mean by 'platforming'. Do you mean jumping puzzles? I'm not sure... but thats what i think of when you say 'platforming'. And both games have plenty of that... I don't see how BT has so much more. Both DK64 and BT have lots of backtracking to get items you missed. DK64 might have a little more, but its NOT any dramatic thing... you have all kinds of items to get in BT.

Now BK, that did, I believe, have less collecting... but I haven't been talking about that game because I haven't played it that much...

And mine is a more experienced and wise opinion.

Only in your own mind. :)

Oh, and no response to the first paragraph of that quote I had there? Huh... but you usually don't really respond in any length to the parts that I put the most work into.

Oh, and have you played Rocket? It was pretty good, even if it did get old before the end... 3d platformers based on item-collecting tend to do that... but I did beat the game (though without anywhere near all the tickets).

Also... I got DK64 at Christmas '99. Is that so different from you that you need to constantly say that I didn't have a N64 in 1996 or something? Sure its a bit different for me (I never bought a N64 game for more than $50, for example, and got the system for $100 with two controllers) but not THAT dramatic.

And its not like I wasn't informed, given that I read magazines and the internet...

I just haven't played much of B-K. Just a store demo once and several hours with the rom, which is why I won't compare the graphics -- roms don't look the same as the real thing, I know.

Its a pretty good game but I don't see how its so much better than DK64... maybe because to me its not...

Oh, and I really think its SO STUPID that you must keep saying I have low standards for games. It is just FALSE... I just have DIFFERENT ONES FROM YOU. That is DIFFERENT, not "I LIKE BAD GAMES"...

Everything that I've read about the UMDs suggest that they will be even more durable than mini-discs, and those are already very durable. Skipping is not an issue, and unless you plan on frequently throwing the discs up against a wall there shouldn't be any problems with it breaking. And battery life? Again that it something that I'm sure Sony will figure out. They're not new at this, people. As for the price of the system, Sony knows that it won't sell if it's too expensive. I predict that it'll be no more than $200.

I don't know about battery life, I don't see there being much they can do to bring it above Nomad or maybe Game Gear levels... battery technology hasn't improved much. :)