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Username:  doofus
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Re: Wii Fit Plus Review (10 months ago)
I just have to say: Wii Fit Plus is excellent! And a bargain at that price (not to mention most places have it on sale for less).

The new games are quite fun, and if you get into some of them, you'll work up a bit of a sweat (or maybe that's just fat slobs like me).

There are also several small improvements, which are just a nice bonus. You can change the finishing time of a day to 3am (perfect for me on night shift when I finish at 1am), shortcuts to jump straight into the BMI/weight test if you don't want to do the balance tests each day, and if you desire, you can also test the balance tests.

I can only see 2 downsides to this "game", both relating to limitations of new features. You can only create custom workouts for yoga and muscle workouts, not any of the aerobic activities. And the multiplayer isn't for everything, only for 9 out of all the activities, which is a bit of a shame.
And now on the iPhone too! I guess that will have DS-like controls, and PSP-like graphics?
Yeah, are you guys going to review it?
It may also be worth mentioning (from the latest Gaming Bargains) that Grand Slam Tennis (with Wii MotionPlus peripheral) is also available as a 2-game trade-in deal from JB.

Certainly that's my way of thinking anyway... I can walk into JB with 4 pre-loved games, and come out with 2 MotionPlus adaptors as well as 2 compatible games, with no money changing hands...
Can you get the Wii MotionPlus adaptors on their own anywhere? I can't seem to find them. Looks like the RRP is $29.95 (from that article on here a few weeks ago), but I can't find out where I can get them from!

Edit: I just went through the bargain round-ups from the last few weeks, and it looks like most places did indeed have them at RRP, except JB which seemed to price them the same as nunchuks ($27) when they have a sale. In this weeks listing, the nunchuks are still $27 from JB, but MotionPlus are not listed there at all, from JB or from any other retailer?
Ha ha! Roboot!

I'll presume that was intentional...
Wow, how niche!

I guess it goes to show how big the gaming market is, if they have the market there to sell such a title to!

I didn't even known what "MMA" stood for before it was mentioned in the article.
Oh goody, not long to wait then!
Skiller wrote
And lets face it the graphics quality will be completely **** with a res of only 1280x720 (seriously, games 10 years ago were REQUIRING higher resolutions than that as a minimum, see railroad tycoon 2 from 1998) and there's going to be compression artifacts on it too, especially in fast action games.
Keeping in mind that most people will be playing on their TV's?
Man, that JB Hi-Fi Xbox 360 price is a killer! I saw the ad on TV for it yesterday, and did a double take. I was hoping for the ad to come on again so I could confirm what I thought I saw. Then I remembered that it would probably be on Joseph's list!

Are Playstation 2's still $199? If so, I think the current Xbox 360 Arcade price (and even lower sales) should switch off its life support.
Not a problem. Thanks for the prompt response as always.

Maintaining the bargains list would almost be a full-time job, with the addition of other reviews and the like anyway, so it's an understandable situation.

To be honest, I forgot about it, and haven't been into the shop channel for months (not since I downloaded Bomberman Blast anyway). But it was always nice having a quick little round-up of what was released, saving the rest of us from having to go in and have a look. I guess too, the PSN and Xbox Live Marketplace could do with some brief coverage on each release day, as their used to be.

We really appreciate all you guys do for us, considering how much it costs us to view this site!
Joseph wrote
doofus wrote
Is Nintendo still releasing games every Friday?
Yes.
There are no more Friday roundups of what gets released here on PALGN?
Is Nintendo still releasing games every Friday?
Macka wrote
Although I don't even have a PS3, I went with Sony. They have had 3 huge games this year.

- Metal Gear Solid 4 (<3)
- LittleBigPlanet
- Resistance 2
Resistance 2 is/was huge?
heatseeker424 wrote
It's interesting that GH:WT isn't listed in the PS2 sales. The amount of people i saw walking out with it on the weekend was heaps surprising. I was in JB for 20 mins max, and 4 people walked out with a ps2 version of it.
PS2 sales aren't measured any more (or at least that's what I assume from the PS2 chart's date).
BoomBoom wrote
doofus wrote
The Genius wrote
Mega drive more powerful than the SNES
WTF? Since when?
wikipedia wrote
The design of the Super NES incorporates a relatively slow CPU (half the speed of the Mega Drive), but the powerful graphics and sound co-processors allowed impressive tiling and Mode 7 effects, many times more colors, and audio quality that represented a massive leap over the competition.[53] Individual game cartridges can easily supply further custom chips as needed.
You just never noticed because it was never put to good use (as far as I know).
So all that is saying is that it has a weaker CPU, but stronger video and audio chipsets. How important was core CPU speed back in that time period - enough to say that overall it is much more powerful?

Anyhow, regardless, as you say, the Mega Drive games never really put the core grunt into use, and SNES stuff always seemed to perform or feel better for multi-platform games, hence my surprise and shock at that earlier statement.
The Genius wrote
Mega drive more powerful than the SNES
WTF? Since when?
Re-released review?
Sin Ogaris wrote
doofus wrote
How the hell are you meant to sing anything by Missy Higgins?

Well good luck if you're an immigrant - it must be sung/spoken with a strong Aussie accent!
Pretty sure accents have nothing to do with pitch. If the game actually tries to make you mimic their voice entirely, then it's a pretty **** vocal game.
OK, fair enough. I've never played a SingStar-styled game before.
Bah! Oh well, it's only a shortly extended wait, compared to how long we've waited since the console version was released...

Those recommended requirements are pretty huge... triple or quad-core CPU - there won't be too many people with those at this stage. I think i'll be struggling with my AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.0Ghz and NVIDIA 8500GT graphics... I have to convince the wife I need a new video card!
How the hell are you meant to sing anything by Missy Higgins?

Well good luck if you're an immigrant - it must be sung/spoken with a strong Aussie accent!
oracle128 wrote
doofus wrote
oracle128 wrote
Don't be fooled by the hype. Impulse is their buggy version of Steam (it's DRM) and the game requires a CD key at install (also DRM). For a game supposedly without DRM, it sure has a lot of DRM.
What? A CD-key is classed as DRM? Where did you get that definition from?
ACMA wrote
Digital rights management (DRM) refers to the control and protection of digital intellectual property (content), including documents, images, video and audio.
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_1498
So we've had DRM for over 20 years then?

I don't think anybody has ever considered that typing in a serial number is unreasonable. It's only more recent developments like activation and copy protection though deserve all the fire you can throw at it!
oracle128 wrote
Don't be fooled by the hype. Impulse is their buggy version of Steam (it's DRM) and the game requires a CD key at install (also DRM). For a game supposedly without DRM, it sure has a lot of DRM.
What? A CD-key is classed as DRM? Where did you get that definition from?
Why have SF2:CE and Turbo both available? Is there anything different/better in the Sega version other than having the option of playing with 3 buttons?
What's the difference between Rayman Raving Rabbids 3 and TV Party? Aren't they one and the same thing?
Interesting that they went to MegaDrive Earthworm Jim rather than the SNES version.

Has anybody played both, and if so is one version better than the other?
Re: Mega Man 9 Review (1 year ago)
So, this may be a stupid question given the retro-ness (to invent a word)and hardness mentioned, but does the game have a save feature (or even level passwords), or is it back to the beginning when you run out of lives?
renegadesx wrote
stick_theory wrote
sd cards can go up to 32gb...
Fixed that for ya icon_smile.gif
Not quite. SDHC cards can go up to 32GB (well, over it too, but I don't what the currently available maximum is). Standard SD cards max out at 4GB. The Wii only supports SD, not SDHC.

Confusing?
GTA4 PC + a new video card to make it pretty...