Current mood:

Gobsmacked

Wank in Girl Gamers!
extrophic_ghost does not like the Nintendo Revolution controller and says so.

He compares it to the PowerGlove, and claims that plans to make a "shell" for the controller won't work as they'd apparently have to be as long as the original controller. Various people object, but the wank doesn't start until extrophic_ghost starts butting heads with shockingalberto.

Highlights include: Accusations that Ghost is a Playstation Fanboy!
                             The Revolution is the console equivilent of the PSP!
                           People don't want revolution, they want things that are familiar!
                             Maybe gloves look different where you come from.

Really, I wouldn't consider this too wanky in and of itself...

Until extrophic_ghost decides to post the same complaint again. In the same community, no less.

Highlights of this one include: I'm not a Sony Fanboy! Honest!
                                            Dancing on Gumpei Yukoi's Grave! (Though I wish I knew what was in the deleted comments down there)
                                            Requests to stop deleting comments
                                            Stay on topic or don't be insulting, and I won't delete your comments.
                                            STOP COMPARING THE REVOLUTION TO THE DS, THEY"RE TOTALLY DIFFERENT
                                        Ctrl+Alt+Del is trotted out to make a point that is completely missed.
                                            You are all sheep!

In the meantime, I'll be over here coveting paintobscura's icons.

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	(Anonymous) 2006-01-03 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	shit, extrophic_ghost is on my friendlist and I had no idea she was a girl. or maybe they just like to hang out in female-dominated forums? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dark_puck 2006-01-03 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	shrugs Boys are allowed in Girl_Gamers. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	the_wanlorn 2006-01-03 11:34 pm UTC (link)
	Hmph. I say bring back the OLD old controllers. Give them the whatfor! (Reply to this)

	scootermcgaffin 2006-01-03 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, I'm comparing the Revolution controller to the power glove. Even wikipedia is on my side Oh my god, you guys! Wikipedia says he's right! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dark_puck 2006-01-03 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	And if Wikipedia says it, it MUST be true! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	scootermcgaffin 2006-01-03 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	Totally. Because it's not like I could make Wikipedia say that the Power Glove sprang forth from an unholy union of an oven-mitt and my fourth grade science teacher. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gloria_mundi 2006-01-04 12:45 am UTC (link)
	. . . if you don't, I will (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mcity 2006-01-04 06:59 pm UTC (link)
	I love how "it could be argued"=definitive proof for her. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	krazycat 2006-01-03 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	Having fun deleting comments, isn't he? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	tekenduis 2006-01-04 12:06 am UTC (link)
	Sore loser. I always thought it was sort of an unspoken community rule that the only people who should be deleting comments are the mods. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	krazycat 2006-01-04 12:36 am UTC (link)
	These rules don't apply when everyone are OMG SO WRONG, clearly. (Reply to this)(Parent)

mcity
2006-01-04 02:52 am UTC (link)

What does everyone think of the Nintendo Revolution controller?

I think it's going to be the downfall of Nintendo.

Hey! You don't want a discussion! You just want people to agree with you!
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Does anyone else think that the people who say the Rev controller will suck should just shut up until some demos of the console come out?

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	mcity 2006-01-04 03:05 am UTC (link)
	And now, reading the wank, the OP's denial is fearsome to behold. OP: Yes, the PSP failed, because it tried to do many things, and that's why the Rev will fail! Proleteriat: Um, the PSP failed because it tried to do too many things. The Revolution is first and foremost a game machine. That and the ability to download old ga- OP: OFF WITH THEIR HEADS! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	radiotrash 2006-01-04 12:10 pm UTC (link)
	Lol! (As I completely random side-note, I traded in my PSP and bought a DS. Yay Nintendo! goes back to Phoenix Wright) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	gloria_mundi 2006-01-04 03:13 am UTC (link)
	I kinda lean towards the "It will suck" side based on looks alone, really. It seems so impractical. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mcity 2006-01-04 03:33 am UTC (link)
	Really? I thought that it was a step toward the intuitive contol that the ancestors of current controllers were developed as substitutes for. Curse my large vocabulary. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gloria_mundi 2006-01-04 03:36 am UTC (link)
	I'm sure that's the intention behind it's design, but I honestly think it's a step backwards rather than forwards, or at least a step to the side in some off direction. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mcity 2006-01-04 03:57 am UTC (link)
	That sentence could be loosely interpreted as a definition of "lateral thinking". (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gloria_mundi 2006-01-04 03:58 am UTC (link)
	It could, couldn't it? (Reply to this)(Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2006-01-04 06:35 am UTC (link)
	the problem with intuitive control is that once you've been trained to use something non-intuitive, intuition is itself mixed up. For example, Querty keyboards v. Dvorak. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mistal 2006-01-04 04:44 am UTC (link)
	Personally, I think it won't be that great. From the looks of it, people will need to practice the "finger split" to reach two button at the same time... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mcity 2006-01-04 04:55 am UTC (link)
	It's implied that moving the controller will do most of the work. And the nunchuk add-on will be shipped with the console. What two buttons would you need to press at once? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mistal 2006-01-04 05:27 am UTC (link)
	Some fighting game would probably need two button being press at once. Unless they make a new genre of fighting game where only one is needed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	banban 2006-01-06 01:18 am UTC (link)
	Two words - Evil Zone. Not big or clever, but highly fucking amusing. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	flightstothesea 2006-01-04 06:39 am UTC (link)
	I can't see that damn graphic without thinking of Fark.com. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mcity 2006-01-04 07:00 pm UTC (link)
	That would be the idea. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	puipui 2006-01-04 07:21 am UTC (link)
	I keep wanting to call it the Nintendo Revolotion. It's just me, isn't it? (Reply to this)

	kittikattie 2006-01-04 09:59 am UTC (link)
	The punk bastard deleted all my comments! Bastard. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kittikattie 2006-01-04 10:20 am UTC (link)
	Ack, no wait. That's the other thread. Mine are still in the first post. smacks self (Reply to this)(Parent)

	annabelle_lee 2006-01-04 02:20 pm UTC (link)
	Man, what bug crawled up shockingalberto's ass? Yes, extropic_ghost is an asshole, moreso in the second post that the first, but daamn. Shockingalberto has stalker stamina or something in the first one. Then again, extropic_ghost is easier to point and laugh at, so I'll let it slide. (Reply to this)