Pics of your l33t Systems (Comps) - Page 36

OminaeYu · April 24th, 2006

Gamespot reported on the 20th that they reduced the price by $20

**hushypushy** · April 24th, 2006

woot, awesome. i hope to see a reflection in those costs at my local gamestop..

OT: ominaeyu, how you liking that GBA game?

OminaeYu · April 24th, 2006

Confusing at first but I think I'm getting the hang of it

**cooliscool** · April 25th, 2006

This past weekend a couple of friends and I had a (crowded) Mini-LAN party in my tiny room (I'm not in the pic, I took it). After some gaming, we drove downtown for the hell of it and went into a Big Lots that I didn't know existed, and found the greatest deal ever: Bet on Soldier for $4.99. I guess that's what happens when you use Starforce

. I won't be installing it unless there's a crack somewhere, but for $5, you can't beat that.

Pretty awesome, gonna have these more often.

**hushypushy** · April 25th, 2006

dang, 3 people, that's a raging party

**Razor Blade** · April 25th, 2006

3 people's all you need

Haha I remember having little gaming party's with my friends playing Fusion Frenzy on Xbox, and Virtua Fighter 4 matches. Oh the fun

But my friends aren't cvool enough to even know what a Lan Party is

D.D. · April 25th, 2006

haha yes. i remember when i was little 4-5 ppl for a sleep over party + psx + nin64 was sooo fun

. i once hosted a 6 person lanparty at my house over the course of 48 hours...it was not healthy :P

industrian · April 25th, 2006

I used to host PSX link up games all the freaking time. Capture the flag was always a fun mode in Red Alert and Retaliation. I think I was the only one in the Borders with a Link-Up cable.

That and going around to my friend's house for 4-player Goldeneye, F-Zero X, Mario Kart and WWF No Mercy on his 32" screen. ^_^

Going back even further: me and some friends staying up to 4am playing Fifa International Soccer on the Mega Drive.

Sweet memories.

**cooliscool** · April 25th, 2006

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Originally Posted by hushypushy

dang, 3 people, that's a raging party

4, including me.

Another one of my guests wasn't in the photo.. any more would have been a disaster; my house is much too small. 4 computers in my room was a bad idea as it was anyway.. it was unbearably hot.

Yeah, I used to have console gaming parties when I was young too.. nowadays it's usually PC stuff, but we still occasionally play older games (via emulators of course

).

**hushypushy** · April 25th, 2006

well, 4 people is plenty for some games (like on console....4 player madness) but if you want to LAN computer games (which are like 8-10 minimum) its a little low

industrian · April 27th, 2006

Meh. A picture of my room at my parent's house as it stands. BTW: there's a lot of s**t going on there. Finding it all is like reading a Where's Wally book.

**hushypushy** · April 27th, 2006

is that a random arm in the corner?

damn you with two PS2s....i need another PS2 so i can play online. grr...

industrian · April 28th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by hushypushy

is that a random arm in the corner?

If you're talking about the top left, then that's my sword.

Bottom right is my chair that for some reason in this picture looks very hairy. @_@

Quote:

Originally Posted by hushypushy

damn you with two PS2s....i need another PS2 so i can play online. grr...

If you're willing to pay shipping I'll sell you my PAL PS2.

**hushypushy** · April 28th, 2006

too bad my TV doesnt support PAL

well, here in the states they lowered the price of a new PStwo to 129, and that means a used or refurb one is $109. so when i get really desperate, ill just get that.

FrostyTheSnowman · April 28th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by hushypushy

is that a random arm in the corner?

damn you with two PS2s....i need another PS2 so i can play online. grr...

He also has 2 Gamecubes. Why the hell would you need 2 Gamecubes?

industrian · April 28th, 2006

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Originally Posted by FrostyTheSnowman

He also has 2 Gamecubes. Why the hell would you need 2 Gamecubes?

Being European and all, I reside in a PAL territory thus used to have PAL consoles. I got my PAL GC in 2003 and then I went NTSC last November. I was going to sell my PAL GC, but there's no point.

Plus it makes a good source of parts (my NTSC GC used to be purple, have a dodgy fan, and it looked like it had been in the wars so I switched the cases, fans, heatsinks and frontplates around.)

D.D. · April 29th, 2006

off topic (as usual), but is this pal/ntsc difference supposed to disappear with the HDTV era? i heard all hdtv is the same...

FrostyTheSnowman · April 29th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by industrian

Being European and all, I reside in a PAL territory thus used to have PAL consoles. I got my PAL GC in 2003 and then I went NTSC last November. I was going to sell my PAL GC, but there's no point.

Plus it makes a good source of parts (my NTSC GC used to be purple, have a dodgy fan, and it looked like it had been in the wars so I switched the cases, fans, heatsinks and frontplates around.)

Ah, I see. Parts are always a good thing with game systems. After all, they really are no more reliable than any other piece of equipment. I mean, just look at the PS2's laser.

**hushypushy** · April 29th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by D.D.

off topic (as usual), but is this pal/ntsc difference supposed to disappear with the HDTV era? i heard all hdtv is the same...

correct. so let's hope that this PAL/NTSC/SECAM crap dies out for good.

but then that does mean we all have to switch to HDTVs.....

industrian · April 29th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by D.D.

off topic (as usual), but is this pal/ntsc difference supposed to disappear with the HDTV era? i heard all hdtv is the same...

Well there is always going to be a slight difference in different region's consoles. Not PAL/SECAM/NTSC, but look at power plugs etc. As consoles move to external power supplies it's not a problem anymore, but before it required a stepdown converter otherwise BOOM.

And yeah: 720p, 1080i and 1080p are the new standards. About time too. I fear that most of the "initial run" of PS3 games (as in: until late 2007) will still have a PAL/NTSC divide though. And I'm guessing the best the Nintendo Wii will do is the same EDTV that's used on the Gamecube.

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	woot, awesome. i hope to see a reflection in those costs at my local gamestop.. OT: ominaeyu, how you liking that GBA game? __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

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D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,575	haha yes. i remember when i was little 4-5 ppl for a sleep over party + psx + nin64 was sooo fun . i once hosted a 6 person lanparty at my house over the course of 48 hours...it was not healthy :P __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

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industrian Suicide is Painless Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ~ Posts: 4,259	I used to host PSX link up games all the freaking time. Capture the flag was always a fun mode in Red Alert and Retaliation. I think I was the only one in the Borders with a Link-Up cable. That and going around to my friend's house for 4-player Goldeneye, F-Zero X, Mario Kart and WWF No Mercy on his 32" screen. ^_^ Going back even further: me and some friends staying up to 4am playing Fifa International Soccer on the Mega Drive. Sweet memories.

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	well, 4 people is plenty for some games (like on console....4 player madness) but if you want to LAN computer games (which are like 8-10 minimum) its a little low __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	is that a random arm in the corner? damn you with two PS2s....i need another PS2 so i can play online. grr...

April 28th, 2006	#714 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	too bad my TV doesnt support PAL well, here in the states they lowered the price of a new PStwo to 129, and that means a used or refurb one is $109. so when i get really desperate, ill just get that.

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D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,575	off topic (as usual), but is this pal/ntsc difference supposed to disappear with the HDTV era? i heard all hdtv is the same... __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide