Kanedas Bike

Well make that (3) with the encoding issues for Ch. 26 of ANH.

I haven't tried it on any of my other players, but after reading this last page why bother?

I also have the WS version.

Besides that one very annoying issue the releases are decent enough...

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I'm packing, and trying to get the apartment ready for the storm (as ready as it can get anyway).

I'm in North Lauderdale, no word to evacuate, but I'll be heading a little further west to Coral Springs.

And yeah S.E. Florida is not the best place to be right now.

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I don't even know why I'm wasting my time posting in this thread about a movie that I know I'll hate.

Because the power of Christ... errrrr, THE FORCE compels you!!!

When did I say that?

The last time I made a prediction on Ep III, I said that I thought it would be the greatest SW ever... lol

Was I really that drunk? Details of last night are sketchy... lol

but I ain't seein the post weird...

Dude, you didn't say that...exactly. That was a line taken from this post.

Yeah... because its my observation... not just with SW too.

I like that... lukewarm...

I think I like the ideas in SW more than anything else. Lightsabers, Jedi, space ships ...

But you are right... that is funny... this is after reading pages and pages of SW hate man I suppose its like "Damn give it a rest..." Its like when someone posts a question about EVA... people that don't like EVA immediately enter the thread and start crapping on it. "To answer your question about the ramifications of Shinji's killing of Kaworu, I'd like to start with my top 100 list of reasons I hate EVA." Same with SW... some new SW news gets posted... people immediately are like "well the new trilogy sucks balls... so I don't even know why I'm wasting my time posting in this thread about a movie that I know I'll hate."

Reading these SW threads are just as entertaining as the Robotech related threads.

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Awww....functional, smunctional. The design will always be classic.

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...I'll play too.

Currently living in Ft. Lauderdale, FL...by way of Detroit, MI

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Congrats!

Someone said it already, but get all the sleep you can - now -

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I recently got two hundred dollars in Bestbuy gift certificates which is enough to buy one system. In terms of power, I know the Xbox is suppose to be superior, but the PS2 has more games. In the end, all I care about are the games I like, most of which run on both systems. However, I then discovered there were a couple that only one system had and the other didn't. For example:

XBOX

Ninja Gaiden,

Knights of the Old Republic

PS2

Resident Evil Outbreak.

Final Fantasy XI

At the moment, I am leaning towards the Xbox just because it is suppose to play some of the more graphic intensive games better. However, are there any great games that are specific to one system or the other that I may have left out? To me, it's all about the games and I just don't want to buy a system and find that one of the best games ever made wasn't supported by my gaming platform. I've sort of been out of video games for awhile which is why I am ignorant. Help would be appreciated.

Bow down to the might of Billy G. and get the X Box.

Two really good reasons why:

1- Halo

2- Halo 2 (coming later rather than sooner )

...What do the little energy things that pop out of the guys do?

Vostok 7

You should pick it up.

The yellow ones (called Essence) give Ryu currency to buy stuff and upgrade other stuff (sword for one).

Blue gives you health, and Red gives you Ki power back, needed to perform specialized attacks.

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I've been playing Ninja Gaiden for the better part of (4) days.

I agree that the camera angles can be annoying at time, but not enough to make more than a very minor stink about it. Besides, the right trigger button will 're-center' the camera behind Ryu.

As a casual gamer, I feel like I got my $ 50 worth.

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...good luck trying to figure that one out.

Check the pinned topic at the top of the page for some interesting thoughts on the subject.

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I thought Beast Wars had a maturity theme to it. The story lines were fluid, comedic, and engrossing. It's the only CGI I could tolerate.

Armada and RiD? crap!

Couldn't agree more with Whiskey on this one.

Grew up with G1 which peaked with Transformers: The Move.

And Beast Wars for what is was worth (especially the later episodes) where damn good.

At one time (or maybe even currently) Transfomers was the best selling toy line of all time? I could be mistaken but I remember something to that effect a few years back.

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Hmmm...

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The bike looks nice even though it's a completely unrealistic performance motorcycle design that a lowly Honda Rebel could effortlessly school on even the most moderetly twisty of race tracks ...ye gods! with that front rake, long wheelbase, and lack of ground clearence good old G1 Optimus Prime has a smaller turning radius than Kaneda's bike

Yeah. But the bike looks so damn cool.

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...very cool - thanks for sharing Shawn.

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Echo!

--I wouldn't worry too much guys, for all we know, 'no news is good news'.

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Any idea why he's getting them for so much less than the direct Japanese yen conversion rate?

Actually unless something changed, the price point was at $50. I have a pre-order up at Twinmoons for somewehere in the mid $40 range. I am not sure where HLJ got that 7800 yen price.

IIRC, the price point for toys released in Japan has always been traditionally higher for the same item with a Domestic release.

It's only because the Escaflowne is being released Stateside by Toycom that it can sell for so much less.

Otherwise if Valk Exchange, Twinmoons and other e-Tailers were to import this item (so it would be Yamato's name on the box as opposed to Toycom's) the price would be more in line with the 7800 Yen that HLJ is charging.

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I'm curious Kaneda's Bike, how many Veri..err Valkyries do you have?

See HERE for a complete list of all Yamato Valks that I have.

Plus 1 additional VF1A Low Vis.

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Whoops! Did I say antagonist with the same ole tired ass song and dance?

I meant Genius here to enlighten the Sheep and Elitists with their incredibly intelligent banter on how HG sucks.

Get a grip you jackass.

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ok ok, I too have the MISB Syndrome -

Started with the need simply have one (or more in some cases) of an item be forever in perfect condition and untouched since it left the factory.

This I think goes hand in hand with my other compulsive tendancies, which one get mentioned here for lack of space.

Depending on how many of each variant I buy will determine how many are opened and how many are 'MISB'. But as a rule I have to have at least one boxed - forever. (key evil laugh). B)

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I think 91WhiskeyM6 is our new "skullone" lol  old MWers know what I'm talking about lol

And thats great.... really... I bet everyone was wishing for a new one. <_<

Well I for one was... B)

Seriously folks this dance is tired. How many times do we have to go through the 'I hate HG/Toynami', 'I hate Yamato' just because spill.

I for one will give HG/Toynami some credit for putting out a toy that is different from the same old 'Veritech' variant. (as Yamato did for the Valkryrie with the Low-Vis VF-1A).

If Robotech Fans get to have something new - great - I don't piss on the Robotech section of MW's parade - and - I don't expect them to piss on mine.

And my two-impartial-cents on the YF-1R - the paint scheme, nice the head - ugly, I do give points for trying, just not money for trying.

If you don't like a product - don't support it. I got burned by Toynami with the first MPC (Volume 1, VF1J) and haven't given Toynami another dime. See how that works?

Some folks should try that sometime instead of running around antagonizing one Fan Group in favor of another.

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Furthermore, whether or not the 'whole goddamned world is tuning into Macross World's Other Anime and Science Fiction form' does not excuse the fact that this IS a political thread.

...

Other Anime and Science Fiction = Terminator/Preditor/others = Arnold the action star = Arnold the Body Builder = Celebration of a phenomonal career.

Whatever.

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Does it really matter what the "intent" of the thread is?.

You guys are acting as though the whole goddamned world is tuning into Macross World's Other Anime and Science Fiction forum right at this moment, and making their decisions based on this very thread.

The opinions of the 15 or 20 people that have responded to this thread aren't goint to make a lick of difference, how many of you are even IN CALIFORNIA??.  I'm not, so my opinion matters not here at all, and that's the point, none of what we say will make a difference in tonight's election.

If you don't like it, or think it's not fair, then start a similar thread about Larry Flynt, or Gary Coleman, or Martin Sargent, or anyone of the other "celebrities" that are running.

As a matter of fact it does.

Furthermore, whether or not the 'whole goddamned world is tuning into Macross World's Other Anime and Science Fiction form' does not excuse the fact that this IS a political thread.

I don't post my feelings on Organized Religion, Race, or Socio-Economic issues - why should someone else be allowed to post based on a Political agenda that they support? This is an Anime Board, right?

Why emulate what Agent ONE has done and create a thread about another one of the "celebrities" running in the election - to have two wrongs make a right? IMO that is very backwards thinking.

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Garth Ennis wrote the best Punisher. B)

It'd be nice if the movie has some of the flavor of that 12 issue (IIRC) run that he wrote a couple yrs back.

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I don't think that BW has done as much with the Macross derivatives, at least not on an int'l scale.

Well, BW has done more on an international scale than HG has done domestically...Bandai as opposed to Yamato with the Mac+ valks is that they (Bandai) probably would have challenged HG over it. They could have just removed the friggin kite (UN Spacy would probably be considered fair use) and any mention of Macross and then just released the friggin thing and this thing (at least outside of the VF-1s and Flashback 2012) would have been resolved.

Well I'm not exactly sure of all the legalities envolved with the latest ruling, but nemesis120 brings up a really great point.

If HG/TPs' rights are centered around SDF Macross, especially for the US Market, the later works like Macross II, Macross Plus and even Zero (to a certain extent) could be released Stateside with a little name and symbol change.

There are a ton of companies that 're-brand' products for release in other markets, both domestically and internationally.

Any of you folks that are closer (the white drew carey, wrylac) to this subject care to chime in?

***please note I edited nemesis120's post in the quote to draw attention to the point I wanted to touch on***

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Maybe Green Lantern, played by Ben Affleck?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Seriously, I'll take the wait and see approach with this one (Punisher).

IMHO there are way too many superhero/Comic Book movies coming out these days. Odds are at least (1) or (2) are bound to be decent. The rest will probably be...less than stellar. <_<

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