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AusGAF 6 - Ricki Lee is awful. Everything else about Australia is AMAZING [Free hugs]
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Same, can't wait!!!
Which kindle? isn't there like 8 versions now?
Yeah, its on sale on Steam today.
Doesn't really matter, if you reach the end nothing will happen anyway. Whatever I'm doing is hosted elsewere and will switch over at the time I set it
Despite my extreme distaste of Howard for all his cunning maneuverability at getting re-elected, I guess I always took solace in the fact that a large number of Australian voters weren't partisan creatures and would vote differently between the state and federal elections without batting an eyelid.
IMO, the one with the keyboard (v3?) or the new one with the buttons (i.e. not the touch).
FormallyMegadrive
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Why would you buy that trainwreck of a game? It's better than Sonic 4 Ep1, but why would you suggest Sonic CD instead of something good like Sonic 3 and Knuckles Collection?
Edit: I bought Sonic 4. Will buy Sonic 4 Ep2 when it comes out. I will buy Sonic games until I die unfortunately.
The HD remaster on Steam is fantastic and has the best physics engine in any Sonic game for ages.
Plus it has the awesome Past, Present, Future stuff.
FormallyMegadrive
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Yeah. And the fuck off stupid and confusing level design.
shanshan310
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Please don't use that as a reason to buy sonic generations. I swear, the terrible voice acting combined with the horrible "PRESS A TO KILL THE BOSS" messages everytime you move. It did spawn this amazing video though, so I gotta give it credit for something at least.
Sonic CD has great level design, it's just different from most other Sonic games.
It's not about getting from the start of the level to the end as quickly as possible. It's about using the time travel mechanic to go to the past levels and save the future levels. There's still plenty of fast Sonic action packed in to the game though and you can still play it like that if you want.
I loved it as a child and still love it now, thus I heartily recommend it.
EDIT: And I rather enjoyed Generations. I just ignored the voice acting and marvelled at how fucking good it looked and how well it ran on my PC.
It's not about getting from the start of the level to the end as quickly as possible. It's about using the time travel mechanic to go to the past levels and save the future levels. There's still plenty of fast Sonic action packed in to the game though and you can still play it like that if you want.
I loved it as a child and still love it now, thus I heartily recommend it.
EDIT: And I rather enjoyed Generations. I just ignored the voice acting and marvelled at how fucking good it looked and how well it ran on my PC.
FormallyMegadrive
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But it's good. You can turn off the "helpful" messages.
I know. It's probably why I didn't like it. Actually it's definitely why I don't like it. You just solved my brain. It's because the level design is nothing like Sonic 1. It's almost like a concept Sonic game.
Seconded, Sonic Generations is the best Sonic to come out in the past 5 years, which isn't saying much but it really is a good game.
Come on now, you can't get logic get in the way of good hyperbole.
This is Neogaf dude.
Vidja games are serious business.
So that guy who was shot in Parramatta Westfield?
He was in the middle of a drug fuelled rampage which involved armed robbery, hijacking cars, a 200kmph car chase and threatening people with knives. He was coming at the cop with a knife when he was shot. He had a long criminal history and his family had previous tried to get him arrested for his own safety.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/family-had-tried-to-get-help-for-shot-man-20120326-1vupk.html
Another reason people should wait for the full story before saying "rah rah rah horrible police WHAT IS THIS? AMERICA?!?"
He was in the middle of a drug fuelled rampage which involved armed robbery, hijacking cars, a 200kmph car chase and threatening people with knives. He was coming at the cop with a knife when he was shot. He had a long criminal history and his family had previous tried to get him arrested for his own safety.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/family-had-tried-to-get-help-for-shot-man-20120326-1vupk.html
Another reason people should wait for the full story before saying "rah rah rah horrible police WHAT IS THIS? AMERICA?!?"
ClivePwned
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I think my stateg statteggie plan to never use a headset on online games (including CoD) has proven to be a wise one.
FormallyMegadrive
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You should in TF2 though. I've rarely come across idiots.
Did people say that? All of that stuff was known pretty early on. It's when I didn't realise that I was living in a bubble that I'm most thankful for my bubble. See also: CoD players.
ClivePwned
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You obviously never worked with owls or penguins. [/in-joke]
Are you really surprised that people were dubious over the killing given that it was less than a week since a possible suspect for an alleged shoplifting of a packet of biscuits was killed with a taser?
Kindle.
Get one of the ones that xen said. I'd probably go for the new one without keyboard since it's smaller.
The reports from that day were that he robbed someone at knifepoint in Penrith, stole a car and sped down the M4, crashed it on the M4 and stole someone elses car that had stopped for the crash, then drove onto Parramatta. Maybe "surprise" is the wrong word, but damn people that react at the headlines and don't bother with details give me the shits.
Song choice seems kinda fitting lol. Poor sonic
I don't think web surfing would work very well. One reason the battery lasts so long is that the screen only refreshes once per page turn as opposed to your iPad which is refreshing 30 (I guess?) times a second. The Kindle screen isn't designed with that in mind, so whenever a page changes position it resets the whole screen while you wait. Fine for turning pages. Not good for scrolling down a long web page.
The only thing the 3G is good for is buying books when you're somewhere without wifi access. If you think that's likely to happen a lot, knock yourself out.
They're great.
Go with the newer keyboard-less model, since you're probably going to be buying books off Amazon anyway. Rare is the chance to use the keyboard.
If you have a smartphone, don't bother with 3G. The main use I get out of 3G is randomly buying books whenever I feel like it.
In other news; Kid Icarus continues to be amazing.
reptilescorpio
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If I knew some people going to the 3rd show in Melbourne I would bite, long way to go by myself. Might have to, *sigh*, hit up Facebook for interest.
He is travelling for work away from his family though, so the drinking is depressed "Why can't I feel my lovers breath on my neck tonight" drinking.
Maybe that is just me and my drinking though.
Probably not. Sonic CD would be a better use of that money. Even Sonic Generations on PC can be found for under $10.
Okay. I will buy. You got me guys.
Although why the truck isn't the medallion in the MEGA CE LE edition? Ripped off.
Also KINDLE KINDLE KINDLE. We have the original Kindle that Dick Smith released 6 months ago and it is sooo good on the eyes. Must be version 3.
Also just turn your mp3 player down or buy some looser headphones or change from earbuds and sacrifice some quality.
Sonic CD is one of the great ones dude! Sonic 3 & Knuckles is the peak of course but Sonic CD, Sonic Colours and Sonic Generations are all awesome games to play.
People play Sonic for the voice acting? Sonic is about the gameplay! Sonic is about the gameplay!
Chuck it in your cart and see what shipping would be.
My guess is it would work out to be about the same.
as i said in my original posts, if the guy was threatning the police, fine.
But at the time we didn't know if he had a weapon. Now that we know, i agree (just like i did in the original posts) that the force was necessary
People in Sydney were aware of the news. It got very little coverage in WA other than the fact someone was shot in a shopping centre.
I think I'm just about done fighting off this fever/virus, which I've been suffering since Sunday evening. No head-cold or anything like that, just lethargy, inner-ear imbalance, splitting headache, vomiting, hunger pains (no matter how much I eat), and the most fucked up fever dreams that were doing my head in. The fever was so ridiculous, I was sitting up in the chill of the night at 4am this morning, when it was about 16 degrees in only my boxers and was still hot. It seems that has passed now, I woke up about 10 minutes ago and was no longer sweating in my sleep, having completely drenched the sheets many times earlier.
I was hoping it would be one of those short duration viruses so I didn't miss out on gaming this weekend. It's looking good at the moment as most of the symptoms are gone, but walking around is still rather difficult. Fingers crossed it'll be gone by tonight.
And in response to evlcookie's question, I'm with everyone else. Kindle is the answer. The iPad is a great device that is good for many things, but reading books is not one of them. I'm still using the older Kindle 2, and would love to upgrade to the higher contrast screens in the new one. The one at Dickies for $139 is the one I would go for too, I haven't used the keyboard on mine ever.
I was hoping it would be one of those short duration viruses so I didn't miss out on gaming this weekend. It's looking good at the moment as most of the symptoms are gone, but walking around is still rather difficult. Fingers crossed it'll be gone by tonight.
And in response to evlcookie's question, I'm with everyone else. Kindle is the answer. The iPad is a great device that is good for many things, but reading books is not one of them. I'm still using the older Kindle 2, and would love to upgrade to the higher contrast screens in the new one. The one at Dickies for $139 is the one I would go for too, I haven't used the keyboard on mine ever.
FormallyMegadrive
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shanshan310
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JET were still around? I thought they disappeared of the face of the earth back in 2005ish.
shanshan310
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I know, I know.
It was pretty fun, but that voice acting was too appalling to be ignored.Also, you can get the keyboard kindle for $99 from BigW (refurb model). We got one for my gf's mother and it was indistinguishable from a brand new unit.
Anyway, if interested you can order here (with free delivery) http://www.bigw.com.au/electronics/...IGW_0000000292485/refurbished-kindle-keyboard
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