Last Baron
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Fat chance. There still isn't one for ME2.
This thread is for stupid GAMING questions that don't deserve their own thread
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Fat chance. There still isn't one for ME2.
taizuke
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Is just i was debating whether to buy the DLC ($35 worth) or wait for a GOTY version. Seems like i'm gonna have to fork the money.
This is what I ultimately have to do. I really didn't want to though. All those stationaries gone. Feels bad, man.
i'm pretty sure it comes with the Official 360 controller drivers. every 3rd party licensed controller does, no?
Sentenza
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It's a 360 controller, and a cabled one, too. Shouldn't it just work on PC as you plug it in?More of a hardware question, but is there any way I can get the 360 Madcatz fightpad to work on the pc? Google has failed me on this one
Yep and yep, I tried it out for the asker a few posts back, just waiting on their reply to see if they're having trouble.
Is there any way to transfer Uplay or Origin games between computers? Neither one appears to have any sort of backup function like Steam, and I don't want to redownload 50+ GB when my home network is faster and would save me a ton of bandwidth.
I'm going to assume that directly copying the game directory isn't enough, but is there any way to install the games on my new PC using my old files?
I'm going to assume that directly copying the game directory isn't enough, but is there any way to install the games on my new PC using my old files?
If you have never played a Pokémon game, try Heartgold/Soulsilver or Black/White.
I know you can change the controller settings from
Player 1 to player 2, but I don't know about the memory slots.
Okay, so I have a question in regards to my 360. For whatever reason, I have to resync my controller with the console every time I turn it on. It only started doing this all of a sudden last night. Has this happened to anyone else and if so do you have any solutions?
It's not so much a problem as it is an annoyance, but still.
It's not so much a problem as it is an annoyance, but still.
I've recently dumped a ton of hours into Xenoblade and am consistently amazed by how big the environments are. Would this game be completely possible to pull of on the Gamecube or did Monolith use whatever minor juice the Wii had (more RAM, if I recall) over that console for this game?
archnemesis
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Yes, there are a few minor differences. The GBA version has an important bug fix (the evade stat is useless in the SNES version), but also worse sound quality. There is a fanmade patch that upgrades the sound though. The script is also different, but I don't know which version I prefer.
GiantEnemyGoomba
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I got gifted Dota 2, but it won't appear in my library. It even says I own the game when I go to the store. It's not it my gift inventory. If it matters, I'm not able to use the desktop app, only the website and mobile app.
archnemesis
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I also received Dota 2 as a gift a while back and I can see both it and something called "Dota 2 Test" in my Steam library from the Mac client. Unfortunately I can't check the browser store or the mobile client at the moment.
n64coder
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Yes, it will for those games that support 5.1 sound.
K, so, Xbox Live Marketplace.
I can't download a game without paying a monthly fee for the service? I couldn't find any subscription (Gold or otherwise or whatever) without having to pony up monthly moneys.
I seriously can't download a title without a subscription, or am I missing something?
I can't download a game without paying a monthly fee for the service? I couldn't find any subscription (Gold or otherwise or whatever) without having to pony up monthly moneys.
I seriously can't download a title without a subscription, or am I missing something?
You can download every game (except the f2p Happy Wars) without being Gold.
LorDjidane
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The Gold subscription is only here to let you play online and get some weekly sales chosen by MS (games on demand, DLCs or XBLA games). You can of course download any game without being a Gold member.
As others have said, it should be plug-in-play. Every 360 controller works on PC out of the box regardless of type.More of a hardware question, but is there any way I can get the 360 Madcatz fightpad to work on the pc? Google has failed me on this one
LorDjidane
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My MadCatz fightpad works on my PCs. You might have some compatibility drivers to download but this is all automatic.
EagleBurnn
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What's the deal with everyone hyping up Little Big Planet and no one talks about it (ever) a month later?
Because it is a great game, but if you just play the single player it is very short. And most people just do that or play some online levels as well.
You only get the most out of the game if you like building levels (and spending hours doing it) If you play creations (especially early on) it's very hit and miss if user made levels will be any good. Not many people do this.
Hype goes up again when there are expansions/official levels added, but they only give another couple of hours fun, then it dies down again.
Is there a way to convert PS2 save files from the "old" format to the "new" format for use on the PS3?
For example. I have an original PS2 save file for GTA San Andreas on a PS2 memory card. I loaded this onto my PS3's Memory Card Utility. However, when I play the digital copy of GTASA on my slim PS3 it does not recognize this save file and instead creates its own, which goes in a totally different PS2 Save Data folder.
Can I convert my old save file to this new format and not have to spend 40 hours on this game again to get all my stuff back?
For example. I have an original PS2 save file for GTA San Andreas on a PS2 memory card. I loaded this onto my PS3's Memory Card Utility. However, when I play the digital copy of GTASA on my slim PS3 it does not recognize this save file and instead creates its own, which goes in a totally different PS2 Save Data folder.
Can I convert my old save file to this new format and not have to spend 40 hours on this game again to get all my stuff back?
Agent Unknown
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Does NCL have a customer service/general feed back e-mail address that I can send to if I wish?
Given the Pokemon X Y discussions I thought it might be worth trying to revisit the series. I completed Blue years ago, purchased Gold but never really played it. And... I have a thing for playing series in order. In so far as it's feasible.
I'm aware that the earlier games were remade to bring them in line with the new data storage system, so to that end, in the question I'm asking I'm quite happy to work with the GBA remakes (and pretty much *need* to!)
Is it possible to play from the start of the series up to Black2/White2 (and presumably X/Y, but we'll see) with a DS, a DS Lite and the 3DS? And in turn, can I do that and successfully transfer my monsters from the beginning through to the end with those systems alone? A particular worry is whether monsters can go *from* FireRed/LeafGreen *to* the earlier-released, later-chronologically Sapphire/Ruby.
I'm aware that the earlier games were remade to bring them in line with the new data storage system, so to that end, in the question I'm asking I'm quite happy to work with the GBA remakes (and pretty much *need* to!)
Is it possible to play from the start of the series up to Black2/White2 (and presumably X/Y, but we'll see) with a DS, a DS Lite and the 3DS? And in turn, can I do that and successfully transfer my monsters from the beginning through to the end with those systems alone? A particular worry is whether monsters can go *from* FireRed/LeafGreen *to* the earlier-released, later-chronologically Sapphire/Ruby.
Last Baron
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Do I get access to that little minigame if I pre-order Bioshock Infinite from Target?
BroggieDoge
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Anyone use this site before? Is it legit? I'm in the market for a n64. http://www.nintendosforsale.com/
Remember, to trade between the GBA games you're going to need a link cable. But you don't need one to move the Pokemon in those games forward into the DS games. But yes, if you go FRLG->HGSS->RSE->DPPt->BW-BW2-XY you will be fine. Though I would recommend, given respect to game mechanics, that you go FRLG->RSE->DPPt->HGSS->BW->BW2->XY.
ElectricBlanketFire
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Can someone tell me where the music that plays through the first part of this video is from?
Can you elaborate without being spoilery? Is it just that HGSS was more modern than the games that came 'after' it?
I just got Rune Factory 2..which is my first RF game. What am I suppose to do to move along? I been planting seeds and farming that farm for random stuff to sell. On top I have a sword skill and fireball. Can't use sword but I use magic to kill random dudes near that farm.
I done a couple board quests....about it.
Otherwise that is it!
I done a couple board quests....about it.
Otherwise that is it!
this is a serious question, though it may sound kind of stupid.
I don't know anything about programming really, but if modern day computer chips are able to perform "millions of instructions per second," why does NHL 2013 take 30-40 seconds to simulate a few days on the calendar while in season play? I realize that's a lot to compute.... all those stats for every team/player.
does it come down to unoptimized code? Like if EA put their brightest minds on it for a few months they could speed it up, but as it is, it doesn't take THAT long so they don't put much time into optimizing it? Or is it more that there ARE literally millions of variables when simulating 10 or so games?
I don't know anything about programming really, but if modern day computer chips are able to perform "millions of instructions per second," why does NHL 2013 take 30-40 seconds to simulate a few days on the calendar while in season play? I realize that's a lot to compute.... all those stats for every team/player.
does it come down to unoptimized code? Like if EA put their brightest minds on it for a few months they could speed it up, but as it is, it doesn't take THAT long so they don't put much time into optimizing it? Or is it more that there ARE literally millions of variables when simulating 10 or so games?
Yeah, it's mostly about how modern HGSS is compared to the GBA games.
An "instruction" in computing terms is generally extremely simple. "Take a number from memory" "Put the number in a box" "Add the number to the number in the box" "If these two memory locations are identical, jump elsewhere".
What you might regard as a simple task may still take hundreds, thousands or even millions of instructions. That's not (generally) what the programmer sees; they might write out something very simple to *read* (what's termed a 'high-level language' - easy for humans to read, not easy for computers to run natively), then a compiler would convert that into machine code (Low-level, not very human-readable, runs natively on processors) which would use many more instructions.
As a simple example: I want to add A and B and store the result in C.
A programmer would write:
c = a + b;
The compiler would convert this into something like:
Get A from memory
Put it in the accumulator
Get B from memory
Add it to the accumulator
Get the contents of the accumulator
Put it in C
Six instructions to do something that took one brief line to write!
(I've simplified this somewhat; modern processors are significantly smarter than those I'm writing about, with various inherent optimisations and parallelism - but then, the databases involved are also significantly more expansive than just adding two numbers!)
As a corollary to the earlier pokemon questions (and the perils of trying to find an item on eBay that looks sufficiently genuine to be worth going for): Are there any Third Versions that are better than the first two to enough of an extent to be preferring them over the originals?
n64coder
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One cannot comment unless they understand what the current code is doing. It could be highly optimized or it's not.
Maybe the computer is actually playing each simulation game where it simulates what happens every second of a game? There are 5 players on each team. So for each "second" of a game, it runs a probability simulator to determine the action each player takes, etc etc.
Who knows.
The point is that unless you know what algorithm they're using to simulate each game, you can't determine if it can be optimized much faster or not.
Everything can be optimized to run faster but it could cost a lot of time/manpower that could be better spent elsewhere.
So... does GameStop have any kind of way to contact them regarding complaints? today an employee told me "you'll need to get in line or fuck off" when I asked him if he could check if had Atelier Totori available after 15 minutes of pointless waiting, he wasn't even attending a costumer. I obviously left after that. I'll obviously won't buy shit from GS ever again, never ever.
BroggieDoge
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Just bought a used copy of lost odyssey at GS. The last copy for $8. I noticed though every single disc is missing the 360 hologram logo in the ring of disc. The discs are in surprisingly good shape. I rarely rarely buy used but this was a rare exception because online prices are pretty high. Does this mean the disc was resurfaced? It just looks really odd to me. I have no experience with this at all. Also does that damage the discs lifespan?
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