14th November 2006, 1:59 PM
Aren't the enemy things mole people instead of aliens though? I was under the impression they were an advance society hidden deep within the CENTER OF THE EARTH, who intend on emerging and giving the filthy surface dwellers their comeuppance!
ABF, I disagree. I thought the look of the N64 was "interesting" but now I see it more as "silly". I much prefer sleek lines now, like the Gamecube. For that matter, I MUCH prefer the look of my (totally free) DS Lite to the look of the original, partly because of it's "totally ripped off apple" aesthetic of a box but with rounded edges. I also love the GBASP in contrast to the shape of the original model (and the micro in fact). As for the curve of the PS3, I hate it. If I ever get one, it's basically forced itself to be the "top" system on whatever stack I make. With the 360, the only curve is the very slight curve of the front (which actually I don't like that much, and aside from a nice overall shape I don't like the look of the 360), so I can stack whatever I want, within weight and cooling considerations. The Wii is a tiny router sized and shaped box, only more square. I have no intention of using that little stand as it distorts the perfect harmony of a rectangular angular perfection, or some buddhist nonsense like that, but really it's because it wouldn't do any good in it's horizontal configuration and it makes it easier to stick in places.
So yeah, flat all around makes it the very easiest to make room for it and stack it wherever you need. Function before form, but Apple found a way to make box shapes look frickin' sweet anyway, just by rounding the edges and eliminating all that silly decorative stuff on there (like different colored parts and rubber bits and "radical" flames and stuff for decoration) excepting perhaps a logo. Nintendo totally copied it, and I'm glad they did. Also the transparent plastic over opaque plastic is a nice touch (though I must note the GBA SP still looks sweet even without that).
ABF, I disagree. I thought the look of the N64 was "interesting" but now I see it more as "silly". I much prefer sleek lines now, like the Gamecube. For that matter, I MUCH prefer the look of my (totally free) DS Lite to the look of the original, partly because of it's "totally ripped off apple" aesthetic of a box but with rounded edges. I also love the GBASP in contrast to the shape of the original model (and the micro in fact). As for the curve of the PS3, I hate it. If I ever get one, it's basically forced itself to be the "top" system on whatever stack I make. With the 360, the only curve is the very slight curve of the front (which actually I don't like that much, and aside from a nice overall shape I don't like the look of the 360), so I can stack whatever I want, within weight and cooling considerations. The Wii is a tiny router sized and shaped box, only more square. I have no intention of using that little stand as it distorts the perfect harmony of a rectangular angular perfection, or some buddhist nonsense like that, but really it's because it wouldn't do any good in it's horizontal configuration and it makes it easier to stick in places.
So yeah, flat all around makes it the very easiest to make room for it and stack it wherever you need. Function before form, but Apple found a way to make box shapes look frickin' sweet anyway, just by rounding the edges and eliminating all that silly decorative stuff on there (like different colored parts and rubber bits and "radical" flames and stuff for decoration) excepting perhaps a logo. Nintendo totally copied it, and I'm glad they did. Also the transparent plastic over opaque plastic is a nice touch (though I must note the GBA SP still looks sweet even without that).
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)