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Hardware and Tech / Which Version of 3DMark Should I Use?

« on: July 24, 2013, 11:36:53 am »

i got a pc from a thrift shop one or two months ago and it was made around 1997 to early 1998, it has a pentium 166mhz mmx CPU and a diamond stealth video 2500 PCI video card , theres very little known about this card, even the release date is unknown with the only source coming from a site that doesn't the best wot score.

anyway, i want to benchmark this pc but i dont know which version of 3D mark i should use

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Modern Video Games / Atari Auction is Done and Here is The Results

« on: July 23, 2013, 01:58:32 am »

master of orion and the total annihilation franchises have been bought by wargaming (world of tanks)

battlezone and moonbase commander have been bought by rebellion.

star control have been bought by stardock system (galactic civilizations) and a reboot in the works

backyard sports franchise have been bought by epic gear
 
math gran prix  and  fatty bear have been bought by tommo (ultimate shooting collection)


so what do you think of the auction so far?

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Modern Video Games / Shin Megami Tensei IV

« on: July 17, 2013, 01:21:48 am »

here is a place ware you can talk about the new SMT, i dont have this game so i'm out of this conversation

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Site Feedback / Oh god, not again (this is not spam)

« on: July 15, 2013, 12:32:17 pm »

spam all the spam its happening again :'( :'( :'(

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Modern Video Games / xbox Fanboys petitioning to bring back the restrictions

« on: July 13, 2013, 09:45:19 pm »

i can believe but this is true

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Modern Video Games / Wii Vitality Sensor Has Been Canceled

« on: July 06, 2013, 01:28:22 pm »

the controller with the interesting idea has been canceled and to quote satoru iwata on why its canceled


"After a large-scale test of a prototype inside the company, we found out that for some people the sensor did not work as expected.

We pushed forward its development on the academic assumption that by observing the wave patterns of the human pulse, we could quantify how tense or relaxed a person is, Or, to be more specific, how much the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves work as functions of the autonomic nerve.

The Wii Vitality Sensor is an interesting device and we did various experiments to see what is possible when it was combined with a video game. But, as a result, we have not been able to launch it as a commercial product because we could not get it to work as we expected and it was of narrower application than we had originally thought.

We would like to launch it into the market if technology advancements enable 999 of 1000 people to use it without any problems, not only 90 out of 100 people."

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Modern Video Games / Creepy

« on: July 06, 2013, 01:01:37 pm »

people are calling this article creepy but what do you guys think of it

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/07/microsoft-xbox-one-advertising-will-integrate-with-kinect/

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Off Topic / Refuse to Watch

« on: June 22, 2013, 12:06:28 pm »

is there a movie or actor that you refuse to watch and why?

the lorax: i grew up watching the original cartoon and as a kid i liked it, now that i'm adult i realized that there more to the cartoon then colorful animation and music.
in its 25 minute running time, its has a lot of environmental politics in it and it talks about how theres two sides of the argument (environmental & economic), there's no villain in the cartoon and both characters are treated equally wrong but in different ways and the cartoon ends with a biblical reference . 

the new movie looks neutered, pandering to children and ripping out all of the stuff that made the original cartoon and book interesting, they added a stereotypical villain and  teenagers to be "relatable", this could've been a smart movie but instead its pandering and PC

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Marketplace / Selling Most of my NES and Genesis Collection (prices lowered)

« on: June 15, 2013, 09:19:47 pm »

payment options: paypal. for other payment options, you will have to talk with my mom since this is her paypal account and i don't have a credit card yet. shipping costs will be dependent on where you live

Genesis:
NHL 94 (case and cart) - $2
incredible hulk (case,cart and manual) - $8 - the manual is not in good condition
sonic the hedgehog 2 not for resale (cart only) - 4

NES:
castle of dragon (cart only) - $4
prince of persia (cart only) - $6
robo cop 2 (case and cart) $10
section z (cart only) $4
loopz (cart only) $4
krion conquest (case and cart) $ 10
mafat conspiracy (cart only) - $4
gyromite (cart only) - $4

other items
showdown in 2100 ad manual $5
PC lights out (case,cart and manual) - $ 5
warcraft 2 tides of darkness manual - $2

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Modern Video Games / Even More Xbox Restrictions

« on: June 12, 2013, 10:13:14 pm »

guess what, the xbox has even more restrictions now. if you don't live in these live countries, you will not be able to play or buy the xbox

.australia
.austria
.belgium
.brazil
.canada
.denmark
.finland
.france
.germany
.ireland
.italy
.mexico
.netherlands
.new zealand
.norway
.russia
.spain
.sweden
.switzerland
.united kingdom
.united states


source

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Modern Video Games / Killer Instinct for Xbox is a Failure (all ready)

« on: June 11, 2013, 03:13:23 pm »

killer instinct has not even been release and it all ready a failure, the new KI will be digital only and will only have one character (jago) and the rest will be DLC that you will have to pay for and if that's not bad enough for you, according to IGN the "move sets" are "simple"


http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/06/11/killer-instinct-is-a-fun-free-to-play-xbox-one-launch-game

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Off Topic / Music thread

« on: May 30, 2013, 05:39:12 pm »

people here like to talk about music and instead of have thread made for certain genre/niche, here is thread for all genres and music news.

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General / Atari Selling Game Assets in July

« on: May 24, 2013, 09:54:42 pm »

atari inc (formerly known as GT interactive) filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy back in january of this year and now they are sell of all there assets starting in july. there are gonna be two auctions one is for there more well known franchises and one "private" auction for there lesser known franchises, the open auction for there more well known franchises starts on july 10th to the 24th and the private auction will start some time after.

these are the games being sold at the open auction and the minimum bid for them

atari brand and logo starts at $15 million
roller coaster tycoon franchise starts at $3.5 million
test drive franchise starts at $1.5 million
humongous franchise starts at $500.000
total annihilation franchise starts at $250,000

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General / Overrated Games

« on: May 18, 2013, 05:03:02 am »

a while ago i asked what movies are overrated and now i'm asking what games are overrated

fear: it has a 88 on metacritic. its so bland,boring and not vary scary. 90% of the scares are just cheap and lazy jump scares and the gameplay is bland and boring. i think the slow motion thing was supposed to be the thing that separates itself from the fps pack but it gets old vary quickly and dosent improve the overall quality of the gameplay. overall its a vary mediocre fps with a decent story and atmosphere also lacks any scares

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General / double your money (this is not spam)

« on: May 12, 2013, 11:22:25 pm »

do you have game that you bought for cheap and you can double your money on it, if you decide to sell it

championship surfer (pc)  i payed $4 and can sell it for $36
ultima underworld II labyrinth of worlds clue book i got it for free and can sell it for $40
jonah: a veggie tales game  i payed $4 and can sell it for $20