View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 3725
|
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:24 pm Post subject: So I've got $500... |
|
|
...and the PSP comes out on next Thursday. What should I spend it on at launch? Keep in mind that I've already bought a Japanese copy of Lumines in preparation and that a copy of Meteos for the DS is in the mail right now.
Who else is getting one next week and what are they planning on buying along with it?
-Wes _________________
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Shapermc Hot Sake!
Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279
|
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:32 pm Post subject: |
|
|
You should spend it on printed copies of the magazine for all!
Or... Ridge Racers.
Yea, I am not getting one for a while. Not until it hits a pretty big price drop or there is a killer app that I cannot live with out.
Hell I don't even have time for games anymore. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
dhex Breeder
Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Posts: 6319 Location: brooklyn, Nev Yiork
|
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:47 pm Post subject: |
|
|
for $500 you could get an ounce of really nice pot, some brownie mix and a pocket calculator.
i'm just saying. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Sushi d Moderator
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 239
|
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:54 pm Post subject: |
|
|
how much does thepsp sucka cost, again? _________________ X_X |
|
Back to top |
|
|
SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 3725
|
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:56 pm Post subject: |
|
|
250 bones. Or 250 dollars depending on where you're from. And the games are around $40 each.
-Wes _________________
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Legal Step .
Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Los Angeles
|
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:19 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Just avoid the Spiderman game...and probably the hockey one. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Shapermc Hot Sake!
Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279
|
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:24 pm Post subject: |
|
|
You know I just realised you could send me a birthday present if you want to spend the money around that time... like on the 26th... I have disegaea now, so I no longer will beg you for your copy. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 3725
|
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:44 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Ok, I think I have my plan of attack down:
PSP System $250
Ridge Racer $35
Metal Gear Ac!d $35
Darkstalkers $35
Wipeout Pure $35
Timesplitters 3 (PS2) $45
Total =$425
I guess I'll use the rest on a case and one o' them puzzle games, Smart Bomb or Mercury. Or I could always just buy something useful. It's my Christmas present though, so I'm not sure...
-Wes _________________
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
EightBit .
Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 30 Location: Florida
|
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:23 pm Post subject: |
|
|
SuperWes wrote: | Ok, I think I have my plan of attack down:
PSP System $250
Ridge Racer $35
Metal Gear Ac!d $35
Darkstalkers $35
Wipeout Pure $35
Timesplitters 3 (PS2) $45
Total =$425
I guess I'll use the rest on a case and one o' them puzzle games, Smart Bomb or Mercury. Or I could always just buy something useful. It's my Christmas present though, so I'm not sure...
-Wes |
Thats pretty much what I'd do if I had the money. Sans Metal gear and Ridge Racer though, not that they are bad games, just not my flavor. I'd probably pick up Lumines, but you already have that. WipeOut Pure is the number one killer app for me on the system so far. That game will be the hotness. _________________ The Bitter Journals |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Karii .
Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 31 Location: Tampa, FL
|
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
The game stores (EB) are alleging that they will only have hockey and....another one I forget on release day. Then again, it really sounds like a scam to make you pre-order psp games and hike their numbers to me.
Oh and don't forget a new memory stick. Apparently the one in the bundle sucks. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 3725
|
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:48 pm Post subject: |
|
|
So the memory stick in the bundle sucks? Tell me more. I assumed they were generally all the same.
-Wes _________________
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Karii .
Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 31 Location: Tampa, FL
|
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:56 pm Post subject: |
|
|
off the top of my head (which seems more and more vancant nowadays) I know that the memory stick that comes with the system will allow you to save games and nothing else. (ie have room for mp3s or any of the other cool stuff they are reporting.) So, everyone that I talk to is adding an upgraded memory stick to the bundle when they buy it. (which adds to the basic cost) Honestly, I didn't know that you could just get the PSP by itself in the first shipment.
see?
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/products/deptpage.asp?wherefrom=search&searchword=psp
all bundles. You can't even pick your own set of games. I didn't check GameStop, I used to work there and thus dont' shop there anymore.
(sorry I am having psp irritation/jealousy at the moment I want one but there are some deal breaker flaws for me and they just chap my ass - memory card, games flying out, game cost is the same as standard console systems, they ever-mysterious square button issues....*sigh*) |
|
Back to top |
|
|
friedchicken .
Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 496 Location: Port Land, OR
|
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 7:02 am Post subject: |
|
|
So has it been determined whether or not there's territorial lockout between Japanese and American systems? Last I heard it was suspected, but I hadn't seen anything definite.
As for me, I'm with shapermc. I'm all for being an early adopter, but $250 for the system with absolutely no extras at all is too rich for my blood, even though I could probably just barely afford one right now. I'll wait till at least the first $50 price drop, and until you can just walk into a store and pick one up. Plus, if there are territorial issues, I may get the Japanese one. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
DonMarco .
Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 349 Location: 33903
|
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:01 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Don't buy any game that will be $10 or more cheaper in a few months (used). Ridge Racer will eventually be a "Value Hit", much like the rest of the launch line-up.
So! Basically buy two systems, and eBay them is what I'm saying.
"RARE PSPS OMGF it's a sony!! HOT DAMN BUY THEM NOW PLZ K THX" |
|
Back to top |
|
|
SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 3725
|
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:01 pm Post subject: |
|
|
friedchicken wrote: | So has it been determined whether or not there's territorial lockout between Japanese and American systems? Last I heard it was suspected, but I hadn't seen anything definite.
As for me, I'm with shapermc. I'm all for being an early adopter, but $250 for the system with absolutely no extras at all is too rich for my blood, even though I could probably just barely afford one right now. I'll wait till at least the first $50 price drop, and until you can just walk into a store and pick one up. Plus, if there are territorial issues, I may get the Japanese one. |
Hmm. Sounds like you're a bit off base on all accounts. Here's the deal:
For $250 you get the system with a carrying case, a pair of headphones with a remote on them, a 32 mb memory stick pro, Spiderman 2 the movie, and another disc with movies of upcoming games. In Japan they offered this one (sans Spiderman 2) for 25000 yen, or just the system by itself for 20000 yen. From what I've heard, the extras aren't really that great, but I don't think that's too bad and I'm actually interested in Spiderman 2.
And it's been confirmed that there is no territory lockout on games, but movies and music will have territory lockout. So basically I'm fine with that and I'd rather have the US version. I've got my Japanese PS2 to play import DVDs on
So yeah, tonight I bought a 250 MB memory stick pro for $55. Let the spendfest begin!
-Wes _________________
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 3725
|
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:06 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Update!
I got the PSP, Metal Gear Ac!d, Ridge Racer, Wipeout Pure, and Darkstalkers Chronicles. I've had the system for a little over a week and thus far I am enjoying the games in the following order:
1. Metal Gear Ac!d
2. Ridge Racers
3. Lumines
4. Wipeout Pure
5. Darkstalkers Chronicles
So far I've been incredibly impressed with the system, much more than I was with the DS, but I still hold out hope that some of the upcoming DS games will revert me back to a DS pusher. I can say that I like Meteos much more than Lumines, and Kirby sounds like it's going to rock.
Don't you hate it that people feel compelled to compare the two systems even when they're not really very similar? Yeah, me too. Oh well!
-Wes _________________
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Karii .
Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 31 Location: Tampa, FL
|
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Might I ask why Darkstalkers is on the bottom of the heap? It is the 2d graphics or does it not play well?
Just curious... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 3725
|
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:31 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Karii wrote: | Might I ask why Darkstalkers is on the bottom of the heap? It is the 2d graphics or does it not play well?
Just curious... |
Because I played the crap out Nightwarriors on the Saturn almost ten years ago and there's not enough "new" there to encourage me to play it again.
It plays just fine, but there's also the issue that playing fighting games in single player is pretty much pointless. As cool as wireless multiplayer is, it's not really an option when none of my friends have it...
-Wes _________________
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Shapermc Hot Sake!
Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279
|
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
SuperWes wrote: | It plays just fine, but there's also the issue that playing fighting games in single player is pretty much pointless. |
Not to mention that, well not having six face buttons sucks ass for 6 button fighters. AM I THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD WHO CAN'T STAND THAT SHIT? WTF were you thinking!@@@!rnhfjdakshgfoadsj
bad night. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Mister Toups Hates your favorite videogame
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 1693 Location: Lafayette, LA
|
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:11 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I got used to play Street Fighter II using a SNES pad, so it's never been a problem for me. _________________ where were you when nana komatsu got a wii? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Szczepaniak .
Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Posts: 770
|
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 5:39 am Post subject: |
|
|
shoulder buttons are a bitch for fighting games
Its why I love the Saturn pad, 6 face buttons AND shoulders too!
Seriously, has the saturn pad EVER been bested? I don't think it ever will, hell, even the DC was a step back by having only 4 face buttons. Plus with the xbox and PS2 it seems 4 face buttons have become the standard again. (dont get me started on Nintendos pads, they are not revolutionary, they are just rubbish and haven't done a good pad since the SNES)
Oops, sorry for the derailing.
So, how well does the square button work? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
MowAlon .
Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 8
|
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 12:56 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I'm glad to see TimeSplitters 3 on your list there, but why for the PS2. TS3 has one of the coolest features ever for a console game - mapmaking and SHARING online. The XBOX is much better suited for the sharing of maps.
What's your reasoning?
-Alon
SuperWes wrote: | Ok, I think I have my plan of attack down:
PSP System $250
Ridge Racer $35
Metal Gear Ac!d $35
Darkstalkers $35
Wipeout Pure $35
Timesplitters 3 (PS2) $45
Total =$425
I guess I'll use the rest on a case and one o' them puzzle games, Smart Bomb or Mercury. Or I could always just buy something useful. It's my Christmas present though, so I'm not sure...
-Wes |
_________________ ChatterBox Video Game Radio airs every Sunday evening... Check it out: http://www.chatterboxgameshow.com |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Mr. Mechanical Friendly Stranger
Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 1276
|
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 1:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
MowAlon wrote: | What's your reasoning? |
Maybe he doesn't have an Xbox. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 3725
|
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 2:18 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Nope, just a misprint. I got it on X-box. When I made my post I was trying to differentiate between the PSP and the console and I wrote PS2 instead.
-Wes _________________
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
MowAlon .
Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 8
|
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:44 pm Post subject: |
|
|
OK, I'm glad you went for XBOX. I tried the mapmaker last night and was displeased to find it less manipulable than I imagines. Still, a great feature, but for some reason I was expecting more. At least what's in it works well...
Oh, and to the suggestion that maybe Wes doesn't have an XBOX. Take my word for it - for any current system in existence, Wes has one or more, and chances are that any system (new or old) that you've even thought about owning, he has as well. Does the name F-Channel ring any bells?
-Alon _________________ ChatterBox Video Game Radio airs every Sunday evening... Check it out: http://www.chatterboxgameshow.com |
|
Back to top |
|
|
MowAlon .
Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 8
|
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:45 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I hope that part didn't sound mean. I didn't intend it to be.
MowAlon wrote: |
Oh, and to the suggestion that maybe Wes doesn't have an XBOX. Take my word for it - for any current system in existence, Wes has one or more, and chances are that any system (new or old) that you've even thought about owning, he has as well. Does the name F-Channel ring any bells?
-Alon |
_________________ ChatterBox Video Game Radio airs every Sunday evening... Check it out: http://www.chatterboxgameshow.com |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|