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AusGAF 2.0 - Twice the price, a year late but still moving forward
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reptilescorpio
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Ha. My Specialist Maths teacher hated it when I said Purrablah all the time. I could see his eye twitch every timelegend166 said:
It's EA's way of trying to get day one sales. The first shipment of games like DS2, NFS and Crysis 2 are all limited edition and come with minor perks. The Crysis 2 ones are extra multiplayer XP and early unlocks. Dead Space 2 came with Dead Space Extraction on PS3 (which was also updated and Move controls updated). NFS came with some exclusive cars I think? Pretty much they moved pre-order bonuses into the first run copies. I doubt it will last more than 12 months before retailers pressure them to back off or at least charge extra.Kritz said:
Hopefully it will stop kids taking up smoking. Under my glourious rule I would decree that all smokers over the age of 16 need a free licence to buy and use cigarettes. No more licences would be given out after the first 12 months and cigarettes would then be slowly pushed out of our societyChoc said:new ciggy boxes that are being made mandatory in aus
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and probably replaced with higher levels of alcohol/gambling/furry abuse because we humans suck donkey balls at learning lessons.
Maaaaaaaan I loved PCPP back in the day. Lived in the country so it was 50 kilometers to the nearest newsagent that stocked it (and 150km to the nearest game store) so it was a painful wait every month to get my copy. First one I had included a demo for CMI which cemented my first self-funded videogame purchase. Not sure if it was my childs mind but I picked up a few issues over the last 3 years and found the content to be laughable. The writing on NeoGAF was more worthwhile to read than what they had been printing. Still have a huge stack of boxes full of PCPP at my parents place, I read them every now and then when I go home as it is a nice look back at the games of old. Game Informer is actually pretty decent at the moment.Shaneus said:
Demo and Gaf reaction does well to guide my purchases. Only really check out GameLife on Wired for reviews and Gamasutra for the fantastic pieces.
Just saw footage of Abbott trying to get under that electric fence. lol.
Found all my old Sonic, Transformers and TMNT comics in a drawer at home. Smelled like cat poo. I recommend boxing them up at the least.jambo said:
Tell head office they are a bunch of Commies and they should be closed up before they relay our important tactical information to their comrades. Job done.evlcookie said:
Looks like someone wants us to watch all our sport on Foxtel. What are the odds. My gf is a MotoGP freak so this news will not be kind to her. My Dad has always said that he won't get Austar until F1 isn't free-to-air. Also having to drive to my mates place to watch NBA will not go quietly in the night. Also fuck this "engaging and entertaining males" stuff. Non-stop sport and The Simpsons. The Simpsons! How hard is this? It's like they are the Sega of the TV networks.Choc said:
Could you make a wiki site for old game mags? I remember finding a website that archived all the old Sonic comics but they got hit with legal stuff and had to remove everything except the covers for each issue. The whole Google Libraries thing hit a roadblock too which would rule it out because of working out who has legal rights to every issue.Poimandres said:
Congrats! Don't worry, everything downstairs goes back to normal really quick. Also your kid will improve every single day, it's quite amazing to watch a being learn at such a rate.Omi said:
Maybe try downloading one of the free games?Rezbit said:
Rezbit said:
Yes!
Can we put:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Av3gyBkh4RNAdFdBU1JTSEw4NjVSU1BjNzhac19zZHc&hl=en#gid=0
in this thread's OP for easy access?
reptilescorpio
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Want a gift? ID: reptilescorpioRezbit said:
reptilescorpio
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Go to Friends menu, Add friends, type in reptilescorpio. Done. Also are you into Action games or Adventure games?Rezbit said:
Nice work Omi, hope you misses is doing okay. He has more hair already than my son, lol.
reptilescorpio
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Get a 3DS in his hands as soon as possible.Caramello said:
untoldhero
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Update: stuff happened
Sutton Dagger
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CotD sent my 3DS, going from the picture of the item, I was expecting to get the blue one but they sent me the black. Not sure if I should be happy or not, I was a little worried about the blue to be honest (in terms of the 3 distinct shades), so maybe it's for the best.
Just about to turn it on, was wondering if I'm meant to fully use the battery up before charging, or is that not an issue with the new batteries?
Just about to turn it on, was wondering if I'm meant to fully use the battery up before charging, or is that not an issue with the new batteries?
Sutton Dagger said:
Blue one looks pretty good on top, a bit lousy on the bottom from my POV. The manual recommends charging it first, but not sure if it has any effect. First charge didn't take more than 2 hours though.
Big thanks to reptilescorpio for gifting me a game on Steam, so I can get in on the AusGAF chat loving! You're a legend mate.
reptilescorpio
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No probs, enjoy the funniest adventure game in years. Leagues ahead of Telltale.Rezbit said:
AnkhWeasel
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Eee, congrats Omi.
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The main one included with the system basically works as follows.Shaneus said:
You place it on any flat surface. The 3DS camera will then determine how far you are away from it and tell you to get further away or closer so that it can sync up with it.
Then some really amazing stuff starts happening. In addition to actually showing something on top of the card, which I expected, bits and piece pop up all around it and it warps the flat-surface it's left on to amazing effect. For instance, at one point it actually drops down like a giant rectangular grave, and to see the card to actually have to move the 3DS over it. The way it manipulates the environment on screen is really, really cool.
The key feature isn't that it shows things on top of it, it's that once it's worked out where the flat-plane its lying on is, it can start doing crazy shit with that plane, be it inflating it like a mole-hill or 'sinking' deep into it.
I think I repeated myself a few times there. It's a bit of a "you have to see it to get it" kind of thing. I'd really, really love to see more games really take advantage of the AR card functionality.
Neverender
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So just got my iPad 2... I know it's probably popped up a few times but what apps are must-haves? Already got Zinio from someone's (Bernbaum?) suggestion, it's great.
Sutton Dagger
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I think the outside camera might be stuffed on my 3DS 
I went to the photo app and the screen is totally black when the outside camera is selected, I switched to the inside one and that was fine. I then reselected outside cam, and the app froze... Anyone else have this issue?
I went to the photo app and the screen is totally black when the outside camera is selected, I switched to the inside one and that was fine. I then reselected outside cam, and the app froze... Anyone else have this issue?
reptilescorpio
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Take the lens cap off?Sutton Dagger said:I think the outside camera might be stuffed on my 3DS
I went to the photo app and the screen is totally black when the outside camera is selected, I switched to the inside one and that was fine. I then reselected outside cam, and the app froze... Anyone else have this issue?
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My iPad 2 list from another thread.Rez said:
Sworcery is a MUST HAVE game. World of Goo is also a must buy.
Actually, here's another post by Dash in the gaming thread:
Dash Kappei said:
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There is no lens capreptilescorpio said:
Any of you who are rocking iPads taken their's overseas (just to clarify, even though this is the AusGAF thread - I mean outside of Australia)? How'd it treat you? Did you find the 3G useful at all? Were wifi spots numerous and easy to find? Was it a pain the arse? Would you take it with you again, or would you instead take a 5" or 7" inch sized screen item instead?
Not sure if it's irrelevant, but the size and sense of fragility of the iPad makes me reluctant to take it with me on my commute. The smart case is snappy, but I'd prefer something that housed the iPad entirely. The device is either something I'd like to have in my hands whilst I'm using it or in my bag which is usually full of wet towels. With the iPhone, I can always just chuck it in my pocket.elfinke said:
Wifi tethering to the iPhone isn't completely elegant but I don't think the iPad is that great a device for web browsing - it's all about the apps for me.
untoldhero
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It was! Had to leave early due too trackwork though!commanderdeek said:
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I'm a big fan of web-browsing and the like on iPad, but I love the touch-keyboard (maybe it's somehow related to my piano-finger coordination or something), so I've been using it for some heavy duty email duties and I recently used Pages to make my latest resume, but maybe I'm just a weird edge case.
I really dig not having to worry about saving data. Just opening any given app and then switching out or closing the magnetic cover when I'm done is so nice.
I'm always a bit reckless with my devices (and have never actually had a broken one), and the iPad is no exception. I smart-cover it then put it my sheet-music/book satchel thing and off I go. My phones never have cases or anything like that either and they all survive totally scratch-less in my pocket.
I really dig not having to worry about saving data. Just opening any given app and then switching out or closing the magnetic cover when I'm done is so nice.
I'm always a bit reckless with my devices (and have never actually had a broken one), and the iPad is no exception. I smart-cover it then put it my sheet-music/book satchel thing and off I go. My phones never have cases or anything like that either and they all survive totally scratch-less in my pocket.
I'm secretly hoping that's all we do on Sunday.Jintor said:
Went lusting for some adventure game goodness on iPad. Found 'City of Secrets' HD. Anyone played it? I've only just gotten a 3DS and can't really justify the six whole dollars they're asking for that game.
I have the 'shoulda gotten a black 3DS instead of aqua' blues. The aqua just doesn't go with my ensemble, and the black looks snappy and professional. Hopefully a sexy carry case sorts me out.
Sydgaf was awesome (as an aside my iPhone tried to autocorrect sydgaf to ausgaf... How does it know!?). Met cool dudes and I never get over meeting people in real life who I've talked to online for years, its just such a cool experience.
Everyone was awesome and I'd be proud to hang with them all again. And we should do so. Next time not on a school night.
Thanks heaps Clipper for organizing, you're a champion. Thanks cookie for kicking it all off.
Everyone was awesome and I'd be proud to hang with them all again. And we should do so. Next time not on a school night.
Thanks heaps Clipper for organizing, you're a champion. Thanks cookie for kicking it all off.
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