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Altima NEO
07/08/09

In reply to It's Portal, Running In ASCII
Although cool, only one word can describe this mans voice

Turbonerd.
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(Zombie) Jölan
07/08/09

In reply to It's Portal, Running In ASCII
Do you think gaming would have developed differently had this been made in the 80's?
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ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
07/08/09

@(Zombie) Jolan: Maybe, maybe not. But it definitely would be topping a bunch of "Greatest ASCII games EVAR!11ONE" lists on amateur game sites, right next to ZZT.
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Ashurahori
07/08/09

In reply to It's Portal, Running In ASCII
You know, the 80's would have been so awesome if all of these Atari and ASCII games were made back then. I'd imagine the hype for remakes.
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carrliadiere
07/08/09

In reply to It's Portal, Running In ASCII
I can't even find the time to watch The Wire. How do people find the time to do this stuff?
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Tenshigure
07/08/09

@carrliadiere: Multitasking during your free time helps (I personally watch most of my TV shows during my lunch break on my laptop to unwind a bit, for example).

This, well put into consideration the game itself has been out for a few years, and you can see if they committed only an hour a day to the project they'd have quite a bit of time put into it.
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Ted
07/08/09

In reply to It's Portal, Running In ASCII
Woah, okay. That made my head hurt. Pretty nifty though.
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cleversignin
07/08/09

In reply to It's Portal, Running In ASCII
looks like the PS3 port, nice.
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0xC001D00D
07/08/09

@cleversignin: ZING!
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(Zombie) Jölan
07/08/09

@0xC001D00D: thing is they'll have to downgrade it for the wii port
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TRT-X
07/08/09

@(Zombie) Jolan: And the SDF with the deflection!
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kylenalepa
05/13/09

In reply to Well, The DSi Didn't Stay Piracy-Free For Long
Why's everybody pissing on Kotaku for reporting this? A flash cart is a tool. It can be used for legal purposes, such as homebrew games and applications, or for illegal purposes, such as playing illegitimate copies of games. It's up to the purchaser to decide what to do with the device.

Saying that Kotaku shouldn't report this is like saying a blog about guns shouldn't report any new models of firearm because they can be used to kill people.
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LucasReis
05/13/09

@kylenalepa: True, or it would be like a news site not talking about Pot cause it can cause people to smoke it. Some people don´t really think before they say/write stuff... I agree a 100% with you.
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gique
05/13/09

In reply to Well, The DSi Didn't Stay Piracy-Free For Long
the manufacturers must be delighted with what is probably the most wide reaching free ad they could wish for.
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JustJake
05/13/09

In reply to Well, The DSi Didn't Stay Piracy-Free For Long
I had an R4 card with my DS and it is the only reason I played it for 2 weeks. Even with all of the games ever made for it I still hated the DS lite. Damn me and my freakishly large hands.

When they going to make a handheld for the people with rediculously large hands? Xbox got it right with the original duke controller.
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Jonman
05/13/09

@JustJake:

Not until they learn to spell ridiculous. That's when.
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Valnen
05/13/09

In reply to Well, The DSi Didn't Stay Piracy-Free For Long
It seems sort of unethical to tell people about a product used to break the law and steal games on a respectable gaming news website.

Here's hoping they come up with something some day that makes piracy more trouble than it's worth. The PS3 seems to have done a good job.
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Yeti-Kong
05/13/09

@Valnen: Only reason PS3 is so pirate free is because nobody cares enough to screw with it. They've already got a pretty good thing going in the pirate realm of the 360. Why start over?
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LucasReis
05/13/09

@Valnen: Let´s stop talking about terrorism on CNN cause it isn´t cool to remember people that things like this exists. Let´s live in a fantasy land! woo hooo!! :D
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LucasReis
05/13/09

@Yeti-Kong: Yeah. The PS3 is most likely going to see piracy on its end, just like the GameCube.
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oliveratherton
05/13/09

In reply to Well, The DSi Didn't Stay Piracy-Free For Long
360 and PS3 still suffer from piracy but on a much smaller scale since technically if you get caught they can lock your machine out of the online services.

I have a DS Lite and an R4 card. I went out and paid £29 for GTA Chinatown Wars yesterday though. Not everyone with one of these cards is a pirate. The same with my PSP. I just prefer to be able to load five of my games onto a memory stick as opposed to carry around stupid little square plastic things that cost £30 and get lost easily.

I would argue that the biggest factor contributing to piracy is over pricing. Some kid on pocket money has to either convince his parents to buy him a new game, save up... or look on the internet.

Steam and sensible pricing seems to be a good way to reduce piracy too.

At the end of the day it is these kids who will grow up and wonder why there are no decent games being made anymore.... ITS BECAUSE YOU STOLE THEM ALL AND PUT THE COMPANIES OUT OF BUSINESS.
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LucasReis
05/13/09

@oliveratherton: PS3 piracy? Can I borrow your time machine to see it working? lol
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Corduroy Turtle
05/13/09

In reply to Well, The DSi Didn't Stay Piracy-Free For Long
Pirates are greedy

Only thinking of themselves

Love games? Just buy them
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kylenalepa
05/13/09

@CHoZO: I gotta say, posting in haiku form isn't necessarily the most effective way to get your point across, but damn, it sure is entertaining. Nice job.
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Shredator: 4th Strike
05/13/09

In reply to Well, The DSi Didn't Stay Piracy-Free For Long
Or, people could work for the money and buy the game legally. It's a crazy idea, I know....
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oosiegewolfoo
05/13/09

@Shredator: Until the day they offer Sam and Max: Hit the Road or Day of the Tentacle then maybe. But it's not pirating because I own those games. My point was that those things are used for more than just piracy.
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Shredator: 4th Strike
05/13/09

@oosiegewolfoo: I'm sure that you've never downloaded a game that you didn't pay for in the past at some point ( I almost said that with a straight face).

Pirates are theives. Stop trying to convince others that what you're doing is right or ok just so you don't feel bad about the fact you steal.
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LucasReis
05/13/09

@Shredator: What if you want to homebrew? lol
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Komrade Kayce
05/13/09

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Or just pull a Wii and as long as you don't care about DSiware, never update!
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Agumen
05/13/09

In reply to Well, The DSi Didn't Stay Piracy-Free For Long
I realize this is most definitely news, but I hate the thought of you guys advertising the existance of a piracy device here. Maybe you could've just said that a company had invented one and not named it? It's like the way the Pirate Bay controversies made that the biggest torrent site around due to mass media exposure - it only helps the pirates.

I know people would have found it on google five minutes later but... I don't know. Piracy bugs the hell out of me.
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Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
05/13/09

@Agumen: Right, the best way to stop something is to just ignore it and hope it goes away.
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