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I still have my original DS with MPHFH. I might be able to find a difference or two although I'm not sure I want to sift through a full 43 minutes of a video I can't understand... at least not at the moment.
Also, did anyone else laugh at the first few seconds of the video  ? The original DS was like a boat anchor. If you could actually fit it into your pocket then nothing else would fit in it. I mean look at the video, the DS is buldging and sticking out of his pocket  .
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Originally posted by xdaniel
They can be replaced (bad caps are ex. where most of a Game Gear's faults nowadays come from, and those can be fixed) but I don't think you should try this yourself, even if you can solder and such... well, I personally wouldn't.
Ditto. Replacing parts on a PCB can range from being a bitch to being a nightmare. It depends on what parts need replacing, the number of parts and the size of the elements on the PCB. Assuming the caps are the problem, if the caps are small, the PCB is dense, and you need to replace a lot of them then you better be skilled in desoldering. It requires the right equipment, steady hands and patience. Honestly, the only way I would ever do something like this myself is if I could confirm that the caps were indeed the problem along with having a spare monitor so if I fucked up, it wouldn't matter anyway. However, if you have a spare monitor to begin with, then who cares about the broken one. In that case, you would either have to enjoy soldering or be masochistic.
Originally posted by Kak64
After all, it's the first time ever this monitor is giving me problems. Guess 9 years with no problems were too much. :/
Anyway, I'm still not quite sure if ask someone to repair it (unlikely), or to buy a new one (probably). I still have some days to make my choice.
Honestly, I would just buy a new monitor. I mean, it is probably possible to get the monitor repaired at a repair center but who is to say that there won't be more problems later? Considering what the cost might be for the repair center to fix it when there might be other problems with it down the road, it might be better just getting a new monitor.
Originally posted by Sofi
Considering I bought one of my favorite LCDs of all time the other day for $15, I bet you can find some groovy steals/deals out there yourself at resale shops.
Every time someone uses the word groovy my mind jumps back to the 60's but yeah, start searching for deals, as Sofi implies.
That's my two cents.
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Originally posted by 2Tie
Funny commercial, though, and I myself haven't played Metroid Prime Hunters either, so sorry for not being helpful there :/
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I've played MPH (like 2 times back in 2006 and 2007) and it was such a disappointment. By that time I had already played MF, MZM and SM. From what I remember, the bosses were boring and redundant as hell since they recycled the same 2 bosses over and over again. Half the fun of boss fights is figuring out how to defeat them and if you just recycle bosses then it becomes boring.
The power ups were a joke since all they did was modify your beam but not in a way that mattered. Certain beams would open certain doors but beyond that, they didn't do much more. What I enjoyed about MF, MZM and SM was the exploration (more so with MZM and SM). You would start off with a basic beam and then gain a variety of power ups that would let you explore areas even further. Beyond beams, MPH ditched that. What sucked even more was the fact the game was like delayed for like a year and this was the final result.
Once I played the single player twice, I never went back to it. Hell, I hardly even remember the story. To its credit, the multiplayer was pretty fun. The battles were always pretty engaging and it was awesome that it had NWFC. In retrospect, I guess the game did succeed as a multiplayer game on the DS but it didn't come close to satisfying what I enjoyed in the 3 other Metroid games I mentioned.
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Originally posted by krutomisi
what's going on in that picture?
I believe that this post should settle your question.
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Originally posted by FieryIce
...I heard Nintendo was making an announcement there and people were all rumoring it would be Zelda U or a new IP ...
That's your mistake right there. Rumors are rumors for a reason. There is absolutely no reason for Nintendo to release any information about Zelda U at this point. The latest Zelda game out for the Wii U is Wind Waker HD. From a business standpoint, it would be counter productive for them to start talking about a Zelda game that doesn't have an official release date yet. More importantly, it would divert attention away from Wind Waker HD which is big no no during the holiday season. I don't think that we will hear much about Zelda U until E3 2014 and that is actually backed up. We could also hear sooner than that however. I mean WWHD was revealed in January of this year so something similar could happen again but I'm not holding my breath either and such an announcement won't happen until after the holidays.
A similar argument could be said about a new IP. Honestly, if Nintendo was creating a new IP, they wouldn't reveal it during the holiday season. I feel that it would just be a distraction from other products they produce.
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A good rule of thumb is to never trust 4chan for advice. Ever.
Ignoring the fact that the image originated from 4chan, it still seems sketchy. If the "method" was actually possible and a consumer could do it that easily, why didn't Microsoft just do it in the first place? Maybe I'm wrong but I think it would be stupid for Microsoft to not do that and not advertise the console as backwards compatible.
Even if you want to disregard that as well, I would try to look for reviews of people who did it before ever attempting it to figure out issues with this "method". If anyone did that then red flags should have definitely shown.
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Originally posted by Kak64
Because Microsoft told me it's better than the PS4. :/
Well shit, Sony said PS4 is better than Xbone. Let's settle this using the tried and true method used for generations on the internet. We troll each other saying how amazing one console is while trashing and completely disregarding all other consoles because acknowledging the existence of a decent console we don't have will make us feel like sad outcasts with a small ego and such gamers know it is better to have a large over inflated ego than to find new experiences to enjoy.
Ready, set... don't go.
Seriously, what I described above is how some gamers act and I hate people like that.
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Originally posted by dotUser
And the "nincompoop" comes from them buying the first generation units, the initial releases which will be the worst, buggiest, least stable pieces of shit ever.
Oh I agree with that. I think that it is crazy to buy a new console on release or shortly afterwards. Those people are the guinea pigs to find bugs not caught during development. There can be a few bugs or there could be a lot of bugs with various intensities of frustration.
The other thing is that it is rare that launch titles for a new console are good. Consoles initially come with a limited number of games to play. Everything, the consoles and games, is overpriced. Take a look at the 3DS for example. It started out at $250 with games like Pilot Wings and Steel Diver, both of which were $40 a pop. At the present, if you take the cheapest route, you can get a 2DS for $130 and Pilot Wings for $16 or Steel Diver for $4 (off of Amazon at the moment).
With all that crap above, it is pointless to be an early adopter and the only reason you would want to is if you have money you want to burn or you want bragging rights over buying a console so early (as if anyone actually cares. Congrats on waiting at a Best Buy for 3 days to get a buggy, over priced console with limited games).
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Originally posted by BMF54123
On the other hand, being an early PS3 adopter got you hardware PS2 backwards compatibility. Also, it's often easier to hack early revisions of consoles for homebrew, if you care about that sort of thing.
If homebrew's your thing, though, you can generally wait until the second revision, after the most egregious hardware bugs have been ironed out but before the security holes have been closed.
Interesting counter points from a hacker's perspective . When you mention homebrew, it reminds me of the original DS. It seemed people were finding methods of running code on it left and right. The best part was that Nintendo couldn't patch it up so, if you could put up with it being fat, they were great for running homebrew. My only counter argument to your counter argument is that I'm not sure the average person runs homebrew.
Backwards compatibility is a nice feature to have but for it to be a selling point, I assume that the average consumer doesn't have (or is selling) whatever the previous console was. Whether that assumption is true or not, I don't know. Actually, it would be interesting to know.
Originally posted by Raccoon Sam
A common misconception. I wholeheartedly feel that 4chan is one of the friendliest, informative and supportive communities I've been a part of.
Well 4chan certainly is an interesting site. No one will argue with that I think. At any rate, regardless of the origin of the photo, you would have to be numb in the head to not research into what the photo says before just going through with it.
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Originally posted by Hiccup
I'm sure you've heard that WarioWare: Twisted! didn't come to europe because it contained mercury, in the tilt sensor. I emailed Nintendo UK and they said it doesn't. Has anybody ever opened up a cartridge and checked? I know TCRF doesn't do regional differences of physical stuff like box art. But this could be an exception, as it hasn't been answered for years after it's release.
Let me say this straight out, I can't confirm or deny what you say. However, what you say sounds like a rumor or speculation. The game was made back in 2004. The health effects of mercury are well known and should have been known at the time.
I think it would be bat shit crazy for Nintendo to put mercury in a game cart which kids could potentially play. I mean, if the cart ever leaked the mercury and harmed someone, there would be serious lawsuits. I can't imagine Nintendo would overlook that. I mean, look at them today. They advertise that the 3D feature of the 3DS should only be used by people 7 and up because it might be harmful for a younger audience even though there is evidence to the contrary. Plus, how do you explain the game getting released in other regions (JP, NA and AUS)? Am I suppose to believe 3 other regions didn't care the cart contained mercury and potential lawsuits if the cart leaked?
Like I said, I'm only making an educated guess so I could be wrong. If you take Nintendo seriously then the carts don't contain mercury. If you don't believe that then you could crack open a game cart yourself and check.
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Originally posted by Zero One
Oh god no. Over the course of a month or so.
Nah dude. Its safe. It used to be called Diet Pepsi Max. It was diet so no calories and sugar free. It would be like chugging a lot of water right???
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That would actually be really gross if you were able to chug 3 two liter bottles in a day. It reminds me of stupid shit from high school like the gallon challenge or the cinnamon challenge.
Hmm... so whats on my mind... more like what won't be on my mind. For starters, I'm done with finals and the semester just ended. Now begins the process of forgetting everything I learned :specialed:
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I gotta be honest, I have the attention span of a gnat when reading books. I don't know what it is but my mind just wanders off if all I am doing is looking at nothing but words. As such, I'm not much of a book reader. Whenever I have read a book, it was for school. Besides the titles of some of the books I read for school, I can't really remember the details of those books since it has been so long.
I guess the only book that I can think of worth mentioning here that I have read was A Thousand Splendid Suns. It has been 5 years since I read it so the details in my mind are fuzzy. From what I do remember, it was a sad but good book.
Now I could talk about manga or visual novels but I'll spare people. Also, I'm not really sure if everyone would strictly classify those as books.
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Its been awhile since anything was posted here but a user, ShadyGamer77, messaged my youtube account about some possible things that could be added to the main article. I would like someone to double check this list and at least confirm or disprove the list (and add it if you are up to it). I would do this myself but I need to get Dolphin setup again and other crap. Here is the message:
Originally posted by ShadyGamer77
I also found out some "interesting" beta content.
First of, "Cave10" room 0 goes unused. It's a room from the Salvage Labyrinth's grass theme, but it has no enemies in it. The same also goes for "Cave11" room 0. They are not listed in the "unused rooms" portion of tcrf.
next, I found out that if you use the exit modifier with the stage "Abesso", and change the actor setup to "07", some water jars appear inside the cabana that are otherwise not present. Again, this is not listed on tcrf.
I also found out that the Option "３コン（A）：デモ２３" OFF/ON in the debug map select seems to change wether Mila is rich or Maggie is rich, since those NPC's change in the NPC test room whenever you change this to off or on.
I also found out that (I didn't see this on tcrf.net), that the stage "Sea_E" Was used in the game at one point for the ending cutscene where Link and Tetra leave Outset in search for new adventure, but goes unused because the cutscene is an FMV).
So if someone could check these, it would be much appreciated.
I think the Demo 23 option is interesting since I have never seen that option change Mila and Maggie between poor and rich. Maybe that is why the game crashes when this option is on when Demo 23 is loaded. Maybe the game crashes because Mila's poor model and Maggie's rich model isn't apart of Demo23. If they were added to that demo, maybe the game wouldn't crash. This is a guess in the dark so I am probably wrong but it is nevertheless interesting.
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The real question is where does one start with this topic?
Printers can be such a pain to deal with. I've had times when I needed to print a bunch of things, like say 15 to 20 pages. In such a process, the printer likes to jam when possible which is always inconvenient because I usually need such a document right away (although to be fair, I guess I should print such things sooner). In the case it doesn't jam, my printer will sometimes take two physical pages to print one page on so then I need to go back and reprint that page as well as add in another two pages since it wasted two.
I've also had trouble scanning stuff. One time I needed to scan an assignment and submit it online. It was due in an hour but all I needed to do was scan it. I tried to scan using utilities from my computer but the program kept complaining that, for some reason, the printer couldn't scan. I turned the printer on and off, restarted the program and still nothing. I decided to restart my computer too. I guess Windows Update wanted to join in on the fun since it applied updates during the restart. I did get the assignment in on time but its just bullshit. Its not like I held off passing in or doing the assignment either. I had exams to study for so the choice was either start and pass in this assignment early to forgo studying exams or the opposite. I'd rather take a hit on an assignment.
Then there is the bullshit that if the ink in one cartridge runs out then the printer won't want to function. I don't care if one color has run out. Even if black has run out, print in purple so it is readable. Don't just stop working.
I think we can all agree with this video.
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I have a digital watch, not that there is anything wrong with analog. I'm not sure I could go without a watch on my wrist to be honest. I'm so used to having one on when I go anywhere that the absence of one just feels weird.
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Originally posted by Kak64
Originally posted by Cuber456
I've also had trouble scanning stuff. One time I needed to scan an assignment and submit it online. It was due in an hour but all I needed to do was scan it. I tried to scan using utilities from my computer but the program kept complaining that, for some reason, the printer couldn't scan. I turned the printer on and off, restarted the program and still nothing. I decided to restart my computer too. I guess Windows Update wanted to join in on the fun since it applied updates during the restart.
If you're running Windows, by personal experience it could have been the WIA service not starting up correctly. The error messages don't even mention that possiblity. Usually (unless you disabled the service like I did before  ), a restart should have solved the problem.
Originally posted by Cuber456
Then there is the bullshit that if the ink in one cartridge runs out then the printer won't want to function. I don't care if one color has run out. Even if black has run out, print in purple so it is readable. Don't just stop working.
With all the flaws my printer has, at least if a color is missing it still prints without that color. Can I consider myself lucky?
I might be complaining a little too much . In any case, it is always aggravating how, when time is short, printers act up. Oh well. When life gives you lemons, dump lemon juice on your printer.
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Originally posted by Kak64
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And no, trying to imagine it as a movie where I'm reading the script doesn't work - I've already tried. If, and only if the book is interesting enough to read. *cough* school books *cough*
Or you could watch the movie based off of the book instead of imagining it (assuming that it exists).
For me personally, I'd rather read a visual novel rather than just a book. With a VN, at least there are images (hence visual novel) to look at to help get a context of what is going on rather than just reading what is going on. There have been so many times when I'm reading a book, I'll read a few pages, then wonder what I just read. Background music in a VN can also help set the mood which further helps to understand what's going on. Because of these, it is a lot easier to follow the story and I have a much longer attention span.
Again, this is just my personal preference. At the end of the day, whether a book or VN is enjoyable or not depends on how well it's story was written (which is, for the most part, subjective from person to person). It doesn't matter how many bells and whistles you have, a poorly written story is just that, poorly written.
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I've decided to go out of my element and play Rune Factory 4. I've never touched the series before so this is actually new to me. I have played it for a few days and it is, so far, enjoyable. I'm not the biggest fan of games with RPG elements since I dislike the concept of grinding. It does nothing to advance the story. That said, since it has been a LONG time since I've played an RPG, I don't mind it too much at the moment.
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Originally posted by Hiccup
Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario 3D Land
Interesting that someone was able to (temporarily) get ahold of prototype of the game so quickly considering the game is only 2 years old.
I wish that we had tools to dissect 3DS games with but it looks like it will be awhile before that happens.
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When I said tools, I didn't even mean emulators. Just tools to crack open the ROM image and poke around the files (like Tinke for the DS). Since we can't even do that, I feel that it will be a very long time until any type of emulator for the 3DS is released.
Speaking for myself, I could care less if such a 3DS emulator works well anyway. I would just want something good enough so I can poke around the game for content (which is still a tall order to ask for at this point). For example, look at DeSmuME. It honestly isn't that great of an emulator but it is good enough to poke around a game with. If I really wanted to play a game for real, I would buy it for my 3DS. I'd rather play on that than my laptop.
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