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In no particular order, I like
The adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
Fear and loating in Las Vegas
The Matrix
Who framed Roger Rabbit
Alien
Dawn of the dead (1978)
Ghost in the shell 1 and 2
Titanic (shut up, it's a fantastic movie)
Edit: Terminator 2 !!! OMG, I can't remember I forgot that one.
possibly The lord of the Rings 1, 2 and 3
Uuh... can't think of any more.
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You're going to have to wait a long time then, and yes, it is an impressive run whether or not you appreciate it. No, it is not perfect and it could be improved, but it's still very good.
Honestly, though, a DS is sooo worth it. I got a DS lite, and I'm loving it. Kirby Canvas Curse (or Kirby Power Paintbrush if you live in Europe) is awesome. Mario Kart DS is awesome, though you could theoretically give it a miss. New Super Mario Bros. is very good, although it doesn't last very long (I easily collected all giant coins and then kinda lost interest and started to play other games instead). Yay... !
Also, I never got a GBA, so I have an entire library of old games I haven't played, ready for my DS. Exciting times for me, indeed.
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If you're lucky, you might be able to hunt down one of those OLD keyboards that allow you to press as many buttons as you want. Don't ask me where, though.
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Making these movies is harder than you think, especially for the N64 games. If you think it's so easy, why don't you prove it by making a faster movie?
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You are either trolling, or you have no idea what the word "theory" means in science. I think you think it means "shit you make up" which is very far from the truth.
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You are either trolling, or you have no idea what the word "theory" means in science. I think you think it means "shit you make up" which is very far from the truth.
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*shrug*
(I don't know why I'm bothering to reply to this)
There is absolutely plenty of complete, absolute proof of evolution. Scientists have done experiments in laboratories that show with conclusive certainty, that evolution is a fact. To deny evolution is like denying gravity. It just makes you look stupid. There is absolutely, totally, NO argument within the scientific community about this. None. Zip. Nada. If you don't believe me, read a book.
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That depends on how the remote switching will actually work on the actual Wii. If I remember correctly, you press a switch on the Wii itself, and it syncs with the remotes that are close enough.
So you couldn't virtually put two remotes on the opposite sides of the universe and then instantly switch, if that's what you're thinking.
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Well, the disc-reading issue is hardly insurmountable, and I think we will eventually have TASes for every console ever made, provided the interest is still there in the future when the technology allows for it.
Remember, no matter how weird the input system gets (DS, Wii), it is still digital. Which means it will be possible to find some solution. I'm intriqued by the prospect of making a TAS for the Wii, though. I mean, there is actually a limit to how fast matter (the remote) can move, so I guess a speed limit of c would have to be implemented in the emulator, just to keep things "realistic".
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I am not a fan of hip hop, but I listened to some of that stuff, and it doesn't seem terrible at all. Certainly no worse than some commercially sold stuff I've heard. Then again, I don't listen to hip hop so I'm really not a good judge. For all I know, this might be the best hip hop music ever made, but I wouldn't be able to tell. Also, just the fact that you're doing this at all, has to mean something.
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Sheeis. Okay. According to the theory of evolution by natural selection, there is no intelligent guide. If you postulate an intelligent guide, it is not the theory of evolution by natural selection anymore. But like I said, you can ignore this. Or you could call it a "variation", or whatever. It doesn't matter what it's called, what you believe is what you believe and I think it would be pointless to discuss this any further.
Okay, time to move on.
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Okay, sorry. Maybe I wasn't being clear enough. I meant that there is no intelligent force that directs evolution in any specific direction. There is only blind natural selection and nothing more. The theory of evolution doesn't cover the origin of life, so I guess you could still argue that god did that (even though it answers nothing).
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I understand what you're saying, but what I meant was the whole thing just sounds like "if I take this old book, change it into something completely different, add a few footnotes and interpret it in a special way, then it fits perfectly!". If you want to acknowledge science, it kinda seems to weaken the validity of the story of creation, don't you think? That's the way I see it.
(Also, the theory of evolution makes a point that it is not guided by anything. I suppose you can just ignore that, though.)
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Of course, nothing will ever disprove creation. After all, it isn't a scientific theory, so it cannot even theoretically be disproven.
But the whole point of evolution is that there is no creator. How is it possible to accept the fact that life has no creator, while simoltaneously (sp?) accepting the postulation that life actually does have a creator? It just doesn't add up. You'd have to radically re-interpret the bible right from the beginning until the end, until the interpretation is so different from what is actually written there, you might as well do away the whole thing.
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Religion will never, ever, ever die out completely. As long as there are humans, a number of them will believe nonsense without any evidence. However, in a few thousand years, with extremely good global education, it should be possible to minimize the damage as much as possible.
I figure the human race will have to change itself in some fundamental way to be even capable of freeing itself from religion.
Also, please don't call atheism an organized religion. It is not a religion any more than baldness is a hair color.
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Shift your dash button to L (...)
Okay, you win. I guess it's much better to change the dash button to L. Now that I think about it, that is probably even better than the down+jump combination.
But I would still prefer changing it do down+jump. The only excuse I have now is that I'm more used to that. :P
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There is no ducking in Megaman. Megaman does not duck, he only slides. Also he does not jump down specifically. He only jumps up. The ONLY thing up and down is for used for in the Megaman games I've played is to climb up or down ladders. So far, as far as I can see, this does not interfere with my suggestion of making down+jump an alternative to dashing.
Down+jump is just a shortcut. Like any slightly advanced more in any fighting game. Except the fact that I can't perform it properly when one of my fingers is effectively disabled. Imagine if the "hadoken" move in Street Fighter 2 was changed to down+up+left+highjump+lowkick+highkick", then imagine if you hade to perform it during an intense fight, and then you might understand what I'm talking about. I would have used a simpler combination but I don't know enough about SF2 to make my point better.
I only have room for about 2 buttons at the same time on each thumb. I'm sorry, I guess I'm in a minority here. I can only press 2 buttons at the same time with one thumb comfortably. I can press more, but I have to put my hand in an awkward position and it just doesn't feel right. I have the crazy idea that the controls of a game should be readily available without hours of previous training. I guess I'm crazy. :/
Edit: Okay, I realize now that my example in Street Fighter 2 did not sense make. Oh well.
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Yeah, I discovered the double tapping also, but it is still inexcusable. down+jump is SO SIMPLE. WHY couldn't they make that an alternative to pressing the stupid other dash button? I just don't get it. I mean, how often do you want to go down a ladder and jump at the same time? NEVER. That's why down+jump should make Megaman dash.
Has anyone actually tried playing Megaman X + with the SNES controller? I refuse to believe I'm the only one who finds it awkward to use a toptally seperate button (very far from all other buttons, by the way) to dash. It's just stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid!!!
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So... X series ruined Mega Man by making dashing more accesible,...
Wrong! they made it less accessible. On my SNES gamepad, I find it incredibly awkward to
dash, jump and shoot
at the same time.
But with the old method (down+jump to dash) I can
dash, jump, charge, shoot, and switch weapons,
all at the same time, with absolute ease.
Whoever who decided to chance the dash to a specific button AND disable the down+jump combination is, I'm sorry to say, an idiot.
It's not just about the number of buttons, it also about how much you need to move your fingers between those buttons. It' much better and faster to press 2 buttons you already have your fingers on than it is to move one finger on a button and then immediately move that same finge back to the previous position. Especially if that finger is not one of your thumbs.
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I like the last Megaman game in the original series. I think it's Megaman 7 (on the SNES). The X series is when it went bad, but's the only reason is they made the dash have its own button instead of down+jump! Argh!!!
(at least I think the X series is when that started ... could be wrong... meh.)
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When out loud, SMB3 = Super Mario Bros. 3
Because it's no slower than "es em be three".
When in my head, SMB3 = SMB3.
Because it's faster than "Es Em Bee Three". I don't say "smb3" out loud for two reasons. One, it's impossible, two, and it wouldn't make any sense.
Can we get back on the topic now please?
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Kyrsimys wrote:
No, it is an SMB3 hack. It is different from a Super Mario Bros. 3 hack. Just like there is a Nintendo Entertainment System and an NES (unless you really want to pronounce it "nes" instead of "en-ii-es").
Do you seriously call SMB3 "Ess Emm Bee Three"? Also just for the record, I pronounce "NES" as "nes" and "snes" as "snes". Anyhting else seems absurd and wrong to me.
On topic: I don't see ANY reason why that article can't be there. Saying there should be a seperate wikipedia for stuff like that is wrong, wrong, WRONG. It would totally defeat the whole point of Wikipedia.
If there should be a seperate wiki for videogame stuff, then there should also be seperate wikis for science, religion, history, technology, cosmology, entertainment, culture, and basically everything. Yeah, it is a good point that Wikipedia is Not Paper so there are no space constraints at all.
