> seriously - its no big deal. they're cheaper than the official carts and a
> lot of companies use them. heck ive seen dev studios using modified action
> replays to do psx work and Dr.64 junniors for n64 dev :) as long as you
are
> using it for legitimate purposes nobody is going to complain.
LOL - did you guys also hide them all when N or Sony did a tour of the
offices??
A couple of lurkers on the list will remember doing this!!
Virtually all console producers follow this route ( I know of none that dont ), it allows a level of quality control completely unavailable on the pc, one of...
Stanforth, Chris
cs@...
Nov 1, 2001 9:33 am
... are ... LOL - did you guys also hide them all when N or Sony did a tour of the offices?? A couple of lurkers on the list will remember doing this!! Dave...
I believe that the sole reason is money. Although the software released for the GBA is fairly bug free, the quality of the majority of games released to date...
The quality control is for practical reasons. You can't patch a cartrige. Blocking small developers has nothing to do with this. I agree that N having the...
... Jetpack ? the old speccy game from Rare/Ultimate ? ... Because they spent millions developing the console and advertising it, and they don't want shit...
... Hash: SHA1 ... but he wouldnt be making profit off of the console. Just the game. So that argument makes no sense. And just because nintendo choose to sell...
... It makes perfect sense, if nin hadn't spent a great deal of time and effort in making the console in the 1st place, what would people play his game on ? ...
Here's my quick take on it. The reason I'm writing this is because it seems fairly disturbing to me that a lot of people on this list feel that Nintendo has...
... Hash: SHA1 ... Excluding patent issues of course. ... The only way nintendo can impose restricitions is if you sign something to that effect (i.e when you...
... Indeed. But that case hasn't happened against Nintendo... yet ! ... But *isn't* this the crux of the matter, you need this logo to boot the cart, and thus...
... Agreed. ... Not if the design of the razor attachment it proprierty and copyright... then only they can make the razors to fit the handle ! ... Agreed. ......
Calm down man. It's a big bad world out there - deal with it. Nintendo create a market and (attempt) to control it. You either play by their rules or don't...
John Pickford
john@...
Nov 1, 2001 3:57 pm
I am dealing with it by exposing it and discussing it. Opinions can spread and have a huge impact even if we are never aware of it. You would have everyone...
<RANT> Jeez - enough already!!! Get that chip off your shoulder. With an attitude like this it's no wonder that Nintendo turned you down as a registered ...
Thanks for saying what a lot of the other guys think Dave! Deurk. [moderator note: i agree, take it off list. i'll no longer approve any messages on this...
Alexandre Nizoux
anizoux@...
Nov 1, 2001 5:16 pm
And all I'd say to that is, know your rights, and know the political climate. Right now, consumer rights are not up to snuff, and neither are developer...
... Minor point, but the Codies case never actually made it to trial. At the 11th hour Codemasters were given permission to mfr the carts. This was done ...
Why wimp out and develop for the PC and give other corporations money (unless your developing for FreeBSD) hit them where it hurts, the wallet, develop good...
Mike Wynn (l8night)
mike.wynn@...
Nov 2, 2001 11:24 pm
<My uninformed opinion> What if Hustler wanted to make a game for the GBA and include pornographic content? What if Camel wanted to produce a game about Camel...