Archive for August, 2006
Another Product Review is in the Works
That’s right, folks, I have acquired a GP2x for review, after months of searching for a willing vendor. Thankfully, I found one in dynamism.com. Big thanks to them for providing the unit. I’ll be thoroughly testing out this GP2x throughout the week, and likely into next week, and I will have a written review posted either next week or the week after at the latest. Who knows, I might have to record a special episode of the podcast so that I can give you guys the skinny on the 2x. We’ll just have to see what happens.
A Small Phantasy
When Sega released the Dreamcast back in 1999, it was the first console in history to debut with everything necessary to connect to the internet, short of an ISP, with every console bundled with a 56k modem on the expansion port. Obviously, this made history, given that it was the first. However, the online scene for the Dreamcast was riddled with software that merely ‘tacked-on’ the internet support, such as Sonic Adventure’s “Internet” function which, if I am not mistaken, merely took the user to a Sega hosted Sonic Adventure website, and perhaps had online rankings. Not a breathtaking usage of internet capability, to say the least.
Sony’s Supposed Supercomputer
As has been mentioned repeatedly in interviews released in various media formats, Sony execs have been touting that the PlayStation 3, the soon-to-be-released successor to the wildly popular PS2, is more than a gaming machine: it’s a computer. Some execs have even gone so far as to claim that the PS3 is a supercomputer. It will include several USB 2.0 ports, wireless controllers with optional USB connectors(for charging as well as wired play), both models will come with a hard drive(20 Gigabytes for the low end version, 60 Gigabytes for the high end version), both have WiFi built in, as well as an ethernet connector, and, at least on the development kits, there are slots for various flash memory cards, including Compact Flash and Secure Digital cards as well as Sony’s own proprietary Memory Stick Pro format.
Blasphemy on the Go
No, i’m not speaking of Devil Worshiping DS(which isn’t a real game; don’t bother Googling it). I think i’m a reasonable enough guy, but I saw something today which I simply can’t understand. Whilst perusing IGN, as I am occasionally apt to do, I happened to meander over to the PSP section, a rarity for me as I don’t own a PSP. I saw a familiar looking character in one of the link boxes, one that caught my eye. The worm in the power suit. Jim. Earthworm Jim. I was like, “Oh?”
A Sense of Stability
Well, as you can no doubt tell, the podcast page has a new theme. It’s not mine. I needed a better theme in a hurry, and there is, frankly, no way in hell I could ever come up with one even half as good in that short amount of time. So I grabbed this one off of the WordPress themes site. It’s called Darkened Waters. Not bad, huh? Of course, I tweaked a couple of minor things, including adding links to the forums and whatnot, changing the quote, and changing the image of the flowers. Maybe it’s not great, but it looks alright to me.
I find that the more I use Vanilla forums, the more I like them. Ours is using the Jazzman style, which is one of the few available other than the default style. Still, it looks nice. I should probably put a banner image at the top of it in place of the text, but that’s another job for another day. I sorted out(for the most part) the little issues with doing quotes in discussion, and I also set up several more extensions on the board. Adding new add-ons in Vanilla is worlds easier than in forums such as our former PHPBB.
Of course, working on all of this website stuff has prevented me from working more on the upcoming compilation disc, but that really isn’t a big deal at the moment. I’m still awaiting some items from certain people for the disc, and once I get those, I can really shift into high gear on finishing up the dvd. I don’t know how impressive it will be, but I am already proud of our work so far.
What’s next for Video Game Theory? My instinct is to say “who knows”, but I shall atempt to refrain from saying it. Still, I don’t really know for certain where we’re heading. I do know things are going to change. That much is certain. As of right now, the podcast is, at least temporarily, on haitus so that I can focus on getting this dvd out the door. After that, we’ll just have to wait and see.
The website is currently undergoing remodeling…
I am in the process of setting up a new forum system(which to me feels far superior to PHPBB), and I am also setting the default redirect to the podcast page(here) for front page newsposting. Please bear with us during the restructuring and whatnot. Don’t bother posting on the PHPBB forum because I have already transferred all of the data to the new forum system, and i’m setting it up at the moment. Any posts made beyond this point will not be carried over.
VG T Episode 040
Consider this little tidbit a best-of episode, containing some of the most entertaining clips from our many months of recording. Hopefully this can hold you over until the release of Video Game Theory, Volume One.
Video Game Theory, Episode 040
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VG T Episode 039
A Portable Xbox, A 360 Alarm Clock, A Mega Man Midi Application Launcher, A Petition for Japanese Oblivion, A Tour of SNK Playmore, A Lite-up DS Lite Charger, A Custom 360 Chopper, A Nomad for Scanning Eyeballs, A Wii at E3 2007, A Large Launch Lineup for Wii, A Survey for the Tingle RPG, A Wii Sequel of Ready 2 Rumble, A Comparison of HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, A Record Selling Console in Japan, A Lack of Atari on PS3 Until 2007, A Problem With Modchips, A Revelation of the New E3, A Vow to Restrict Video Games, and A Discussion About E3 and PAX. Now Initializing Video Game Theory.
Video Game Theory, Episode 039
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VG T Episode 038
Xbox Slayers Convicted, Rent an Otaku Girl, New Shenmue Online Trailer, Sony Late on the Tilt Controller Concept, No Japanese Love for LocoRoco, Nintendo Signs on for Keynote at tGC, Paper Link, Shrewd Microsoft Pricing Plans, E3 Shrinks, British Cops Angry About a Game, Rumored Final Wii Specs, Victor Ireland Founds Gaijinworks, Kojima Lends Talent to Brawl, Big Ass HDTV, 10 Incredibly Psychedelic Games, EA Hopes to Waste Consumer Money, Funny Game Mockups, and One Hell of a Gaming Store in Japan. Now Initializing Video Game Theory.
Video Game Theory, Episode 038
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