Damn the Dec. issue of OXM is THIN!
- Thread starter GFord
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Have you tried boiling the disks Sho Nuff? That usually does the trick. It really sucks that you have to do that to get the disks to work most of the time though.
I wish that XBN would be the official Xbox magazine. It's much much better then OXM in all areas (aside from no demo disk).
I wish that XBN would be the official Xbox magazine. It's much much better then OXM in all areas (aside from no demo disk).
BlackClouds
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Don't get it twisted, XBN sucks hard also.
DopeyFish said:
Actually, i have no problems racing around the track. It's just that the demo was a letdown for me. I didn't expect for it to be a GT Killa, hell they've been waiting on that racer since the original GT way back on the PSX, but i was a little underwelmed. Oh well, guess i'll be sticking with PGR2.
bishoptl said:
I've had to boil every disc except the last one. It's not my Xbox, everything else works. It's like makin spaghetti.
Bring a pot of water to a boil.
Turn off flame, put pot on another burner.
Insert disc label up.
Wait a minute or two.
Take the disc out.
Dry.
It's unbeliveable and I cannot imagine how many people just throw the disc in the garbage. Kinda defeats the whole purpose of a demo disc.
OXM is a rag. XBN has at least content. XBN should definitely be the offcial mag.
heavy liquid
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bishoptl said:
As crazy as it sounds, it works. I've had to do it with a few OXM discs. I read why a long time ago, but don't remember exactly why. Basically you tie a string around it and float it in boiling water for around 30 seconds. I also had to do it for Burnout 2 last year, and it's worked ever since, no problem. I didn't believe it would work at first, but it did.
Legal Step
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I don't even think you could even consider OXM a magazine, it really is an officially microsoft sanctioned game catalog.
bishoptl said:
Nope... I've only had to do it with one OXM disc, but it does work.
Also, OXM got a bad rap in the past mainly due to Mike Salmon. He was a stupid ass editor-in-chief and was responsible for most of the fanboy content. However, since he left, the mag has made huge progress IMO. I look forward to the content as much as I do XBN.
As far as Forza goes... it does what it is designed to do amazingly well. Thankfully, it reassured me that I am strictly a fan of arcade racers.
Hmm. I wonder if the boiling trick will work with this review disc of Mercenaries I've been having trouble with. Every once in a while, I'll get a dirty disc error and LOSE ALL PROGRESS. Really pisses me off. If I look on the disc itself, I can see a couple dirty spots I can't rub away.
By the way, Mercenaries = very very fun. And best explosions + smoke effects since ZOE2.
By the way, Mercenaries = very very fun. And best explosions + smoke effects since ZOE2.
Mermandala
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I thought that nothing would ever replace blowing into cartridges as looney but effective "repair", and then came the boiling disc.
I fully expect to have to wrap defective memory sticks in a cold tortilla and warm them in my rear, all while singing in French of course.
I fully expect to have to wrap defective memory sticks in a cold tortilla and warm them in my rear, all while singing in French of course.
ToyMachine228
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Speaking of OXM...Anyone know what demos are in the next issue?