Ys Book 1 & 2 - GamePro review (and other stuff from old magazines)

[Keranu]

This reminds me of a scene in the movie Idiocracy where the dumbasses of the future are trying to explain what electrolytes are to the main character.

"What ARE electrolytes??"
"It's what plants crave."
"Yeah but why do plants crave them?"
"Because they're electrolytes!"
"But what ARE THEY!?!?"
"They're electroltyes!"

Instead:

"Why is the TG16 less powerful?"
"Because it's 8-bit!"
"Why does that make it less powerful??"
"Because it's less than 16-bits!"
"But it's faster than SNES!"
"But it's only 8-bit!"

[awack]

      malducci

Wait.. where was that review from?

Its from videogames101 not to be confused with hardcore gaming 101, is that what you were thinking?

Keranu, you hit the nail on the head with that.

[nat]

I was pretty sure I was the only person on the planet who saw Idiocracy.

I'm glad to know I was not alone.

I have to admit, I liked it in a weird twisted way. That one chick in it from SNL was pretty hot, too.

[ceti alpha]

"Why is the TG16 less powerful?"
"Because it's 8-bit!"
"Why does that make it less powerful??"
"Because it's less than 16-bits!"
"But it's faster than SNES!"
"But it's only 8-bit!"

I haven't seen Idiocracy (at least not that I can remember), but Keranu, you summed it all up there. The fact is the TurboGrafx 16 was more powerful than any 16 bit system hands down. GamePro and all the 16 bit wannabees can suck an egg because they know it's true. 

The Turbo does what the 16 bit "players" can't. Period.

[Black Tiger]

This reminds me of a scene in the movie Idiocracy where the dumbasses of the future are trying to explain what electrolytes are to the main character.

Doctor: "Basically your shit's all f*cked up and you talk like a fag."

Reviewer: "Basically it looks good for 8-bit but it sounds like an NES."

[GUTS]

Mike Judge is a genius.  Idiocracy was pretty good, but Office Space is one of the greatest comedies ever written, I've watched it about 20 times and STILL laugh at all the jokes.

[nat]

Mike Judge is a genius.  Idiocracy was pretty good, but Office Space is one of the greatest comedies ever written, I've watched it about 20 times and STILL laugh at all the jokes.

"It's a jump to conclusions mat. It's a mat that has conclusions that you can jump to!"

"PC Load Letter? What the f*ck does that mean?"

One of my favorite parts is right at the beginning when what's-his-name is in his car bumpin' the rap music and that black guy selling flowers approaches him so he rolls his window up and locks the door.

GUTS, do you like King of the Hill, too? I get a kick out of that show sometimes.

[ceti alpha]

Haha. Yeah Office Space is hilarious.

[Keranu]

I was pretty sure I was the only person on the planet who saw Idiocracy.

Hilarious movie. It kind of takes time to really appreciate it, but me and my bros reference to it all the time now. Terry Crews has the best role as President Kamacho (or whatever). "I thought yo head would be bigger. Looks like a peanut!" (while holding onto his crouch).  Terry Crews is the funniest man on the planet.

Doctor: "Basically your shit's all f*cked up and you talk like a fag."

Reviewer: "Basically it looks good for 8-bit but it sounds like an NES."

HAHAHAHA! Exactly!

"It's a jump to conclusions mat. It's a mat that has conclusions that you can jump to!"

Hahaha, that's one of my favorite parts!

Beavis & Butthead will always remain as my favorite work from Mike Judge, that show is pure classic in every way possible. Office Space is a pretty big jump from Beavis & Butthead and a great movie, but man I can't think of many things I've laughed at more than Beavis & Butthead.

Have you guys seen any of Mike Judge's old independent animation stuff like the original Office Space sketch and that cartoon called like "The Inbred Hillbillys" or something? It's cool stuff!

[Ninja Spirit]

Perhaps I can vouch for some...



Argh...my fatal mistake of accidently erasing my save data is coming back to haunt me..

[kenomac78]

i loved the egm buyers guides!!

i wish i had saved them , do theu still have them? the last one i remember was 96.  id die to see some more scans

a complete online EGM and VG and CE  would be heaven.

gamepro is was and will always be crap

[Cleria]

To each there own though. Some megazines out there are weirder...there's more twisted places out there in the world. Just remember that.

[rag-time4]

The US has to really hunker down and start paying off their debt.

Why should the US pay off its debt?

[ceti alpha]

Why should the US pay off its debt?

That's a big question. Fortunately I'm not an economist so I don't have to provide you with a big answer. 

Well, for the same reasons why people should pay off their credit card debts/mortgages/student loans. Every year a certain amount of the country's surplus (something the US hasn't had since the Republicans came into power) towards the debt. Kind of like minimum payments on credit cards. There's also interest.

So as a tax payer I would be very concerned about my money going into pay interest on my country's debt. That money could be used towards education, health care, research and development, etc...

The fact is that the world is losing faith in the American dollar. The Canadian dollar is above par with the American dollar. EBay is looking pretty sweet now.  The reason for this is because Canada has been paying off our debt yearly for 13 years. It's called running good finances and other countries see this and invest in our economy. The US has managed to convince the world that the US dollar is the most stable currency, however, the longer the US continues to falter in regards to it's national debt the less faith nations will have in their currency. I wouldn't be surprised if the Euro becomes the world's standard currency.

[Necromancer]

Lumbergh: Ummm, yeah.  I'm gonna need you to come in tomorrow, mmmmk?

Why should the US pay off its debt?

The interest paid on the $9 trillion debt is a huge part of the annual budget ($406 billion in '06).  Like ceti alpha said, this debt is a large factor in the dollar's falling value, which is part of the problem with the US economy.