1up.com: Saving the System - TurboGrafx-16

[Necromancer]

I swear that one of the reasons they have moved from Cart to CD is so people have to spend more money on replacing the systems due to them wearing out. I'd buy a console that used SD Card as it's media or something similar.

It's a cost issue: a 32GB SD card is about $30 right now, and when the 360/PS3 launched they were at least double that.

[DragonmasterDan]

I swear that one of the reasons they have moved from Cart to CD is so people have to spend more money on replacing the systems due to them wearing out. I'd buy a console that used SD Card as it's media or something similar.

It's a cost issue: a 32GB SD card is about $30 right now, and when the 360/PS3 launched they were at least double that.

5 years ago when they launched, an 8 gig SD card was at least double that. Let alone a 32 GB.

[geise]

You can run games off of the SD card for the Wii.  A couple years ago they updated the system firmware to support SDHC cards.

[Arkhan]

I still have my original O.G. launch day PS1 (with the dedicated Composite and Stereo outputs in addition to the multi-out).  Some games I need to put the unit upside down, mostly CD-Rs.  I do not understand why this helps it to work better.

its because when it's inverted, gravity helps give it the strength it needs to read accurately.  Otherwise its like a 90 year old man reaching for a box of cookies on top the fridge.

Two of my PS1s need this as well.

Ones the composite out one like yours. 

[KingDrool]

they werent system sellers?

that is probably why N64 failed.  No RPGs.   Theres like, 3 of them.

Bwah? I'm not computing. The N64 failed? Also, see following post about FF7.

I'm just saying that in the 16 bit days, RPGs hadn't really gained MASS popularity in the States. I enjoyed them, sure, as did many of my friends. But platformers, action games, and sports were the big draw back then; along with Street Fighter/Mortal Kombat. That's all I'm saying, really.

[Arkhan]

The N64 sucked. 
There are like <=10 games on the thing that are worth a damn:

Mischief Makers
Jet Force Gemini
Banjo Kazooie
OoT
and I forget the rest.  There weren't that many at all.  It's pretty pathetic.  The library sucks.

Dumb controller with weak joystick that gets crappy fast, crappy expansions, derpy muddy graphics, cartridges instead of CDs.

and yes, FFVII.  That was supposed to be an N64 game but ...

"Please insert cartridge 2" wouldn't have worked, lol.

[geise]

RPG's didn't really get "mainstream" till FF7 came out on PSX.    Yeah there was a good following on the SNES and earlier systems for the few decent RPG's.  Sadly it was FF7 and the internet that helped fuel the "must play rpg" frenzie.  So a system in the psx, n64, saturn days wasn't a failure from lack of RPG's.

[Arkhan]

thats why most RPG n00bs are like FFVII IS BEST BIDEO DAEM EVARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.  WHATS A SNES?

[KingDrool]

The N64 sucked. 
There are like <=10 games on the thing that are worth a damn:

Mischief Makers
Jet Force Gemini
Banjo Kazooie
OoT
and I forget the rest.  There weren't that many at all.  It's pretty pathetic.  The library sucks.

Dumb controller with weak joystick that gets crappy fast, crappy expansions, derpy muddy graphics, cartridges instead of CDs.

and yes, FFVII.  That was supposed to be an N64 game but ...

"Please insert cartridge 2" wouldn't have worked, lol.

Ah, I gotcha. Sales-wise, though, not particularly a "failure".

[Arkhan]

Thats like saying the Wii isn't a failure though... lol

[KingDrool]

Hey, I'm fairly pro-Wii (giggle). At least I WAS until they all but abandoned the damn thing. There are a fair number of really bad-ass games on that machine. (Also a mountain of steaming dog shit).

[DragonmasterDan]

Thats like saying the Wii isn't a failure though... lol

It all depends on what you expected of it, based on the N64 and the GameCube the Wii has easily met and exceeded my expectations. It clearly sold better than anyone expected it would prior to release. I would say it's not a failure.

[Arkhan]

I expected a fun video game console.  not a motion sensor gimmick trainwreck that took what 3 or 4 years now to get games that shouldn't be used as coasters?

I didn't find holding my arm out like a dickwad with Metroid Prime 3 to be very immersive. 

[geise]

I still use my Wii.  I still play quite a few actual Wii games.  I do play homebrew a lot, and VC as well.  When a machine gets popular it is bombarded  by "me too" games that plan to make a quick buck on shitty developed software.  PSX was the same way.  Same goes for the Atari and NES.

[Arkhan]

The difference is, PSX didn't have Carnival Games

and "Wii Sports Resort" or whatever.

WiiPlay.   Screw that shit.

Lost in Shadow and Kirby Epic Pocketlint were fun though.