Holy hell -- it's a STUPID VIDEOGAME SYSTEM!!

[sickcallawayc12]

Originally Posted by flatlander757

Sega was always ahead of it's time... do you remember the GameGear? Just recently a handheld system came out that could rival that(PSP).

same with the dreamcast. didn't it have a modem built in?

[-Jayson-]

yeah dreamcast had a built in modem and a broad band adapter for it. But to be totally honest, 99% of dreamcast games werent that great. Not indepth enough for me.

Im getting a PSP for xmas from my gf. Man that thing is sweet.

[sickcallawayc12]

I think i'm gonna buy a whole bunch of sega stuff for myself on ebay in the next few weeks. man i miss sonic the hedgehog

[imtheoneandonlyD]

Originally Posted by Mustangman25

A fool and his money are soon parted...people with too much money never know what to do with it...oddly enough, when it comes to paying for services, those that have money are often the cheapest tippers in my experience, while those that don't have as much are willing to dig a little deeper to reward good service.

Odd how the people with the most money are the ones who DONT tip well. Just think about that for a second in case your not getting it. The ones who are conserving their money have more....makes complete sense to me.

[bluechevelle]

Originally Posted by Mustangman25

A fool and his money are soon parted...people with too much money never know what to do with it...oddly enough, when it comes to paying for services, those that have money are often the cheapest tippers in my experience, while those that don't have as much are willing to dig a little deeper to reward good service.

I'll explain this to you. Those with money have worked for it and appreciate it. They know how hard it is to make, so the are not willing to give you hefty tip for simply doing your job. This is not always the case, there are exeptions. Those who do not have money and are the ones who you say tip the best, probbly work i the 9-5 job and they have only ever known that is "right"to tip big.

[imtheoneandonlyD]

Its not about tipping "big". I deliver pizza and get tips so i know how this goes. Now when there is a huge order i expect a bigger tip IE 10-15% is FAIR. Now i say a "big" order is 50+ dollars. Anything under that and i would say 2-3 bucks is a fair tip. At my job we charge 1.50 for delivery that the driver gets no matter what, just in case some a-hole tips nothing. Its also about generosity and being appreciative for a sevice provided.


Now some people would say, "well what do you tip when you eat out/delivery" It all depends on the service. If i goto a resturant and have no problems, ill tip 4-5 bucks easy. Generally its only my girlfriend and I, so the bills are around 20-25 bucks normally.

Now if i have to ask for refills on pop or to get silverware, they are lucky to get a buck. Generally they should be paying attention and just know that if my glass is getting empty to bring another one, or ask if i would like another one.

[v10_viper]

Originally Posted by imtheoneandonlyD

Now if i have to ask for refills on pop or to get silverware, they are lucky to get a buck. Generally they should be paying attention and just know that if my glass is getting empty to bring another one, or ask if i would like another one.

Unless the person is a complete asshole I tip pretty generously, at least 5 bucks or more. If the person doesn't refill my cup right away or something like that I generally let that slide, because sometimes, especially if they're female, they can be receiving shit from other people and they dont always need to put up with that, there's no way I could handle being a waiter so I just try to be nice to them and say thank you as much as possible it seems.

Back on topic, I'll keep my ps2 until the next Gran Turismo comes out for the better graphics and such, but until this is all I need and I don't play a ton of different games, usually just racing games and I'll only play a few at the max. I'm not someone who needs 30+ games.

[tenguzero]

Sony will undoubtably go back seeing what problems occur with the 360 and ensure they dont with theirs. Sony will continue to rein as champ of the consoles.

Ahh, my point is proven -- always the imitators, never the innovators. Very rarely does the Playstation family and innovation go hand in hand. Is it an effective business strategy? Sure it is -- it's one of the reasons why they're on top right now. The interesting thing is, if it hadn't for Sony and Nintendo's chaotic partnership in the early 90's (look into the original release plans for the Super Nintendo CD system) Sony may never even have gotten a leg up into the industry. And of course, while the then-VERY aggressive Nintendo company was doing what they've always done best (not play ball well with others) and Sony was gifted with a bunch of R&D and marketting experience from their failed collaboration with Nintendo, Sega was forging ahead as always, and releasing the SegaCD (even though the actual credit for the first mass-market addon AND standalone CD console goes to TTI's TurboDuo.) Nintendo made the fatal mistake (at least from a marketing standpoint) of pursuing the SuperFX chip, and then continuing on with the cartridge-based N64 (two missed chances to get into the CD medium.) Meanwhile (after a couple years of making life difficult for us devotees by releasing several different systems) Sega released the Saturn, which to this day is STILL a damn 2D powerhouse, especially when teamed with the 1 and 4 meg memory cartridges. This system also brought us some of the most incredible and creative games in history (Panzer Dragoon, Nights, Radiant Silvergun -- even Shenmue was originally begun as a Saturn game.) Unfortunately, the masses demanded something else, and Playstation hit the market catering fully to this demand -- the desire for 3D gaming. No matter how crappy or uninventive the games, if it sold, Sony slapped a license on it. Now licking its wounds and swallowing its pride, Nintendo focused on what they had always done best -- gaming. Some great games came out for the N64, and out-of-the-box four-player support proved a great strategy. Meanwhile, Sega was ramping up for the Dreamcast, and on 9/9/99 they released another wonderful system, supporting four players AND internet right out of the box (something else they had pioneered years earlier in the late Genesis/early Saturn life.) The Dreamcast also had the Visual Memory Units, which were a really cool idea. Sony then released the PS2 -- complete with numerous flaws and a poor launch library. Microsoft jumped in with their console, and were able to get into the market by sheer muscle alone -- let's face it, the Xbox really had nothing great to offer aside from 4 player support (which Sony STILL wasn't offering) and a couple fluke hits. Which brings us to today.

Out of all the systems I own, the one's I use the most are my Dreamcast and Saturn, followed by my PS2. I have Halo for the PC, and frankly I don't see what the big deal is (it strikes me as a better than average FPS at best.) Aside from that maybe I'd pick up a GameCube or something, because there's some good games for it. And I respect Nintendo for keeping it real -- designing a videogame system focused on gaming (no home entertainment/DVD/other unnecessary stuff.)

Of course, like others have noted, free time and money to spend on videogaming is more of a luxury now, as opposed to when I was younger. And it's harder for me to justify sitting down to game when I could be reading a book, or outside getting exercise. Although now that Winter's here...

[flatlander757]

The absolute BEST game for anyone witha Dreamcast is FurFighters... if you haven't played it.. it's awesome and you need to!!! It's like super mario bros + 007 Goldeneye + Sonic the Hedgehog all in one! 3 bitchin games!

But I must say the PS2 at this time seems to be the best because there are so many games for it, and although I agree it is nice that Nintendo is "keeping it real," it really is nice that I can play DVDs on my PS2 because paying ~$180 for my PS2, I turned around and sold my DVD player on ebay for ~$140

So would you say it's fair to sum it up like this?:

-Sega= the innovative company
-Nintengo= the slow but once-caught-up knows how to do it right company
-Microsoft= the greedy asshole company?

[sickcallawayc12]

Originally Posted by flatlander757

The absolute BEST game for anyone witha Dreamcast is FurFighters... if you haven't played it.. it's awesome and you need to!!! It's like super mario bros + 007 Goldeneye + Sonic the Hedgehog all in one! 3 bitchin games!

But I must say the PS2 at this time seems to be the best because there are so many games for it, and although I agree it is nice that Nintendo is "keeping it real," it really is nice that I can play DVDs on my PS2 because paying ~$180 for my PS2, I turned around and sold my DVD player on ebay for ~$140

So would you say it's fair to sum it up like this?:

-Sega= the innovative company
-Nintengo= the slow but once-caught-up knows how to do it right company
-Microsoft= the greedy asshole company?

I actually played tony hawk 2 for dreamcast and never played it on any other game system until recently. I like it on dreamcast better than ps2 let alone n64. I also think the ps2 is king and will stay king till the ps3 at least. I probably will still keep a good running one even after a purchase of ps3 cuz i'm kind of a classic guy that way. Maybe i'll invest in more games and ps2 accessories than buying an xbox 360, then again, the 360 has the new version of perfect dark. Give them that, even if it's the only thing you give it. After all, Perfect Dark is probably my most favorite game of all time from any system.

[HighOctaneNOSUser]

Originally Posted by flatlander757

-Sega= the innovative company
-Nintengo= the slow but once-caught-up knows how to do it right company
-Microsoft= the greedy asshole company?

That pretty much sums it up except for

Sony-The "Like-the-dumb-kid-who-always-looked-at-your-paper-for answers-in-school" company

[bluechevelle]

And I suppose microsoft diddn't copy the ps1 , did they. Not to say sony diddn't copy whoever came out before that.

[BleedDodge]

Where were you on September 30th, 1996?

[HighOctaneNOSUser]

Come to think of it, I actually don't remember. Why, Where were you?

[BleedDodge]

I went to school that day.

It was the day the much anticipated Nintendo 64 was released. I didn't get mine until April '97 though. I still have it.