Half-Life 2 Xbox Exclusive
Steve Jackson
Michael Cargill
just CRACK up at all the Linux loving, MS hating tossers - Slashdot will be
home to some of the most rabid rants that the geek world will have ever
seen.
It will be funny, as I imagine that they will have all been saying things
like 'the Xbox doesnt have enough high quality exclusives - its going to
fail if they dont get more exclusives'. And now that their most eagerly
awaited game EVER is going to be released solely on the Xbox, they wont know
what to say or do.
Do they get an Xbox so they can play Half Life 2? Or do they go without?
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"Michael Cargill" <mikeme...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I so hope this is true, and that it NEVER gets released on the PC. I
would
> just CRACK up at all the Linux loving, MS hating tossers - Slashdot will
be
> home to some of the most rabid rants that the geek world will have ever
> seen.
> It will be funny, as I imagine that they will have all been saying things
> like 'the Xbox doesnt have enough high quality exclusives - its going to
> fail if they dont get more exclusives'. And now that their most eagerly
> awaited game EVER is going to be released solely on the Xbox, they wont
know
> what to say or do.
> Do they get an Xbox so they can play Half Life 2? Or do they go without?
>
Or do they put together Xbox simulacrums with pirate dashboards ?
d
ping
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would
> just CRACK up at all the Linux loving, MS hating tossers - Slashdot will
be
> home to some of the most rabid rants that the geek world will have ever
> seen.
It makes me teary-eyed just thinking about it. Slashdot Xbox threads are
truely the finest source of comedy known to man.
> Do they get an Xbox so they can play Half Life 2? Or do they go without?
Neither, most of them have already bought one, modded it and installed linux
on it already.
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HedCase
<nos...@please.invalid> wrote:
>http://www.ferrago.co.uk/story/978
having played HL, OpForces, and the one with the guard (forget it's
title), I'd be tempted, providing the story line was new.
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Doop!
"Michael Cargill" <mikeme...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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would
> just CRACK up at all the Linux loving, MS hating tossers - Slashdot will
be
> home to some of the most rabid rants that the geek world will have ever
> seen.
> It will be funny, as I imagine that they will have all been saying things
> like 'the Xbox doesnt have enough high quality exclusives - its going to
> fail if they dont get more exclusives'. And now that their most eagerly
> awaited game EVER is going to be released solely on the Xbox, they wont
know
> what to say or do.
> Do they get an Xbox so they can play Half Life 2? Or do they go without?
>
>
>
>
did you read the article? it's a console exclusive, it's still coming out on
the pc...
pretend for a moment you weren't an xbox fanboy, do you really hope possibly
the best game of all time doesn't get released on the machine that would
really do it justice? just so you can laugh at "nerds"?
Michael Cargill
on
> the pc...
Did you read my post? I said 'I so hope this is true, and that it NEVER
gets released on the PC'.
> pretend for a moment you weren't an xbox fanboy, do you really hope
possibly
> the best game of all time doesn't get released on the machine that would
> really do it justice? just so you can laugh at "nerds"?
Xbox fanboy?!? Pur-lease!
Currently setup in my room I have this PC, a Gamecube, an Atari Jaguar, an
A1200 in a tower case, a Dreamcast, an N64 and finally the Xbox. Tucked
away in drawers, I have my Sega Saturn, SNES and Mega Drive.
The very notion that I am an Xbox fanboy is ridiculous.
Doop!
> > did you read the article? it's a console exclusive, it's still coming
out
> on
> > the pc...
>
> Did you read my post? I said 'I so hope this is true, and that it NEVER
> gets released on the PC'.
>
the rumor that you just made up there and then?
i hope this is true that the xbox self destructs after 2 years and an
inflatable bill gates doll pops out!
> > pretend for a moment you weren't an xbox fanboy, do you really hope
> possibly
> > the best game of all time doesn't get released on the machine that would
> > really do it justice? just so you can laugh at "nerds"?
>
> Xbox fanboy?!? Pur-lease!
> Currently setup in my room I have this PC, a Gamecube, an Atari Jaguar, an
> A1200 in a tower case, a Dreamcast, an N64 and finally the Xbox. Tucked
> away in drawers, I have my Sega Saturn, SNES and Mega Drive.
> The very notion that I am an Xbox fanboy is ridiculous.
>
>
pur-lease! from your post the notion is far from ridiculous, infact from the
post i'm suprised you're still up.
like what-evah!
Michael Cargill
I didnt make a rumour up at all. The rumour so far is that Half Life 2 is
coming out as a console exclusive to the Xbox, as well as being released on
the PC.
I merely said that I hoped that is was ONLY coming out for the Xbox - I
didnt state it as any sort of fact, or possibility.
> i hope this is true that the xbox self destructs after 2 years and an
> inflatable bill gates doll pops out!
How lovely for you. However, I can see that you are not stating it as any
sort of fact or possibility.
> pur-lease! from your post the notion is far from ridiculous, infact from
the
> post i'm suprised you're still up.
Ok, so which part of my post makes me an Xbox fanboy? Is it the part about
owning lots of different systems?
> like what-evah!
Yes, mate - 'whatever'.
Doop!
> > the rumor that you just made up there and then?
>
> I didnt make a rumour up at all. The rumour so far is that Half Life 2 is
> coming out as a console exclusive to the Xbox, as well as being released
on
> the PC.
> I merely said that I hoped that is was ONLY coming out for the Xbox - I
> didnt state it as any sort of fact, or possibility.
>
look if what you mean is that you worded it badly just say so and stop
digging.
"I so hope this is true" that implies the "this" to which you refer is the
article which was just posted.
i have no interest in what consoles/computers you own as the post was very
biased towards the xbox and gave no indication of your 'imense' collection
of computer paraphanalia.
good night, mate.
edd
> > did you read the article? it's a console exclusive, it's still coming
out
> on
> > the pc...
>
> Did you read my post? I said 'I so hope this is true, and that it NEVER
> gets released on the PC'.
>
> > pretend for a moment you weren't an xbox fanboy, do you really hope
> possibly
> > the best game of all time doesn't get released on the machine that would
> > really do it justice? just so you can laugh at "nerds"?
>
> Xbox fanboy?!? Pur-lease!
> Currently setup in my room I have this PC, a Gamecube, an Atari Jaguar, an
> A1200 in a tower case, a Dreamcast, an N64 and finally the Xbox. Tucked
> away in drawers, I have my Sega Saturn, SNES and Mega Drive.
> The very notion that I am an Xbox fanboy is ridiculous.
>
tower case?? thats cool, dont know much about the amiga, always wanted a
cd32 for the console collection though :)
edd
Steve Jackson
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> "I so hope this is true" that implies the "this" to which you refer is the
> article which was just posted.
Lets look at the original quote again and break it down for you to
understand eh?
'I so hope this is true' - meaning that it is true that it is an Xbox
console exclusive 'and' - AND, you saw that yes? That breaks up the
reference to the article from the next part, 'that it NEVER gets released
on the PC.'. That last bit was Mike's own addition without making reference
to anything said in the article.
Mike made a tongue-in-cheek reply about how ironic it would be IF Half-Life
2 WAS released ONLY on the Xbox because of the MS haters how are so
desperately waiting for the game. If anything he was having a go at
fan-boys of a different nature.
You accuse Mike of not reading the article properly yet seem unable to read
Mike's own post properly yourself.....
> i have no interest in what consoles/computers you own as the post was very
> biased towards the xbox and gave no indication of your 'imense' collection
> of computer paraphanalia.
Once again - IT WAS A JOKE!
Michael Cargill
> cd32 for the console collection though :)
Heh!
You would be surprised at how much the Amiga scene is still going. Due to
it being such a small market, everything is rather expensive (the tower case
cost m £120) and the hardware is also very slow compared to modern PC's. I
havent yet gone beyond putting my Amiga in a towercase, as I keep buying
other stuff...
Have a look at www.powerc.com for Amiga stuff...
Ian Sim
"Michael Cargill" <mikeme...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I so hope this is true, and that it NEVER gets released on the PC. I
would
> just CRACK up at all the Linux loving, MS hating tossers - Slashdot will
be
> home to some of the most rabid rants that the geek world will have ever
> seen.
> It will be funny, as I imagine that they will have all been saying things
> like 'the Xbox doesnt have enough high quality exclusives - its going to
> fail if they dont get more exclusives'. And now that their most eagerly
> awaited game EVER is going to be released solely on the Xbox, they wont
know
> what to say or do.
> Do they get an Xbox so they can play Half Life 2? Or do they go without?
I love my X-Box and I love Halflife. But I would not buy it for the box
unless it comes with a mouse. As dated as my PC is [1] it will remain my
platform of choice for 1st person shooters.
- Ian S
1 - 1.2G + Radeon 32, an OK box but far from top end gaming.
edd
99 quid for a 1200 amiga??? sooo tempting :)
can you put roms downloaded of the internet onto discs it can read?? i still
play with my c64 and have fond memories of the CDTV i used to own, DAMN you
hahahahaha
edd
ps, tempest 2k on the jag is simply wonderfull :) (have 2 jags in the house
at the mo, one euro scart and another mib)
Michael Cargill
You know you want it...
> can you put roms downloaded of the internet onto discs it can read?? i
still
> play with my c64 and have fond memories of the CDTV i used to own, DAMN
you
> hahahahaha
You might be able to, but I dont really know how you would do it. The Amiga
and PC have vastly different file systems.
> ps, tempest 2k on the jag is simply wonderfull :) (have 2 jags in the
house
> at the mo, one euro scart and another mib)
It is a spankingly good game, yes. It looks surprisingly nice with an RGB
cable.
Mike&Lisa
> > 99 quid for a 1200 amiga??? sooo tempting :)
>
> You know you want it...
>
> > can you put roms downloaded of the internet onto discs it can read??
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errr why not just get yourself a chip for your xbox (with a switch) & get
UAE-X (0.6 is the latest)
if its just games you want downloaded of the net, this is great - been
playing sensi & ko2 today as it happens, so much better than on a monitor,
just wish i could use the sticks instead of the pad!.
plays everything i tried full speed.
edd
"Mike&Lisa" <mikea...@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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fully chipped with hd etc, i just like collecting things, have 20 consoles,
a c64 and some old calculators (including a whopping big one with tape drive
fore programs)
edd
SkiJumpToes
<mikea...@dsl.pipex.com> Typedy Typed:
>if its just games you want downloaded of the net, this is great - been
>playing sensi & ko2 today as it happens, so much better than on a monitor,
>just wish i could use the sticks instead of the pad!.
>plays everything i tried full speed.
Does it run from CD/DVD standalone then?
Howabout typing.. how does that work?!
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HedCase
>> A1200 in a tower case, a Dreamcast, an N64 and finally the Xbox. Tucked
>tower case?? thats cool, dont know much about the amiga, always wanted a
>cd32 for the console collection though :)
You missed out, mate. The Amiga was *the* best computer of it's time.
I guess Mike must have done that himself coz, AFAIK, commodore didn't
release a tower A1200.
(In fact, i don't think they released a tower...anything <g>)
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HedCase
<mikeme...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 99 quid for a 1200 amiga??? sooo tempting :)
>
>You know you want it...
>
>> can you put roms downloaded of the internet onto discs it can read?? i
>still
>> play with my c64 and have fond memories of the CDTV i used to own, DAMN
>you
>> hahahahaha
>
>You might be able to, but I dont really know how you would do it. The Amiga
>and PC have vastly different file systems.
PMFBI, but from memory the Amiga had a PD program that could format,
read, and write to PC floppies didn't it? Damned if I can remember the
name though.
Alternatively, stick a modem on the miggy and download?
Sorry to have butted in, but you shouldn't have started talking about
Amigas.... :)
It was the saddest day of my life when my miggy died and i decided I
had to go "the PC route" :(
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HedCase
<Ian.Simma...@dunelm.org.uk> wrote:
> I love my X-Box and I love Halflife. But I would not buy it for the box
>unless it comes with a mouse. As dated as my PC is [1] it will remain my
>platform of choice for 1st person shooters.
>
>
>
> - Ian S
>
>1 - 1.2G + Radeon 32, an OK box but far from top end gaming.
>
Try playing the current FPS's on a 650Mhz Celeron with a TNT card :)
I know what you mean about playing them with a mouse, but I can't
warrant buying a new PC when it does everything else i want *apart*
from play decent games. that's one of the reasons i bought my xbox.
I'm having to get used to the vagaries of pads for FPS games.....
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Why are you wasting time reading taglines?
Julie Brandon
>
>PMFBI, but from memory the Amiga had a PD program that could format,
>read, and write to PC floppies didn't it? Damned if I can remember the
>name though.
One program/application to do it, or alternatively, one device driver
thingy. Can't remember the names of either of them tho'.
However, this was only for 720Kb (double density) PC disks. You needed a
hacked drive to do regular 1440Kb (high density) PC disks.
Ta-ra,
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HedCase
nos...@honeypot.computergeeks.me.uk.invalid (Julie Brandon) wrote:
>On Tue, 14 Jan 2003 18:06:35 GMT, HedCase (j...@jfcsoft.noco.spamuk) said:
>>
>>PMFBI, but from memory the Amiga had a PD program that could format,
>>read, and write to PC floppies didn't it? Damned if I can remember the
>>name though.
>
>One program/application to do it, or alternatively, one device driver
>thingy. Can't remember the names of either of them tho'.
>
>However, this was only for 720Kb (double density) PC disks. You needed a
>hacked drive to do regular 1440Kb (high density) PC disks.
<ping>
Yes, you're right.
It's been a while :)
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Michael Cargill
I agree, and I am sad that I never had one when it was really popular. I
acquired an A500 about 5 years ago, and had great fun on it - I went and
bought Settlers (which is great), and got totally addicted to Sid Mieirs
Civilisation.
> I guess Mike must have done that himself coz, AFAIK, commodore didn't
> release a tower A1200.
Well, I didnt make the tower - I got from Power Computing for Ł120 (no,
thats not a typo);
www.powerc.com
Mike Kay
well not sure if i have mentioned this earlier in the thread - sorry if i
have - but if your xbox is chipped V0.7 of the box miggy emulator is
mint.
i have it with 1.2GB of amiga disk images.
works a treat.