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OMFG SS0/V RAAAAWX!!!!! I've been playing the last couple days online with some friends and it kicks all kinds ass! Mina is officially the cheesiest character in fighting game HISTORY!! The rest of them are well balanced and I could kick your ass with just about anybody! Milkman you **STILL** haven't gotten online with kaillera yet? What are you waiting for? Get the game and cum online with us man! It absolutely Why wait? Play it now online!

If you guys havent heard all three discs in their entirety, then of course you'd be scratching your heads. It behooves to pick them up ASAP. Yes there are some J-pop and some heavy metal-like tunes, but its the orchestrated, classical-type compositions that are ace! Koh Ohtani outshines Kanno beleive it or not in this OST and some of the melodies within these short tracks are nothing short of breathtaking! Believe me, I absolutely LOVE Mac+'s OST to DEATH! And it's really hard to choose, but when you hear those orchestrated pieces you'll know why they are the most incredible BGM tracks ever composed!

Gundam Wing OST ALL Operation Volumes Castlevania SOTN(Crystal Drops is the most beautiful track ever!) And of course mac+

I just wanna say that Gundam Wing has the best background music in any anime I've heard in my entire life. Yes, edging out even Macross Plus.

I'll go with Ichi the Killer TV series.

who is Junya Ishigaki?

Those subs have me in tears

My friend told me today that he read on another forum that some IMAX theaters are showing, after the ending credits to RotK, an exclusive secret trailer for SW EpIII, where they actually show Anakin donning the DV mask for the first time! Can *anyone* confirm this?

sure thing

That midget who played in Bad Santa is hiding in one of those robot suits...

LMAO! YEAH RIGHT! This is incredible. But knowing me, I'll prolly frakk around and get it anyway.

Because the god Brahma did not want to Sharuta to acheive the power of becoming "The One"...hence, he turned him into Sailor Venus instead.

Yeah that's a pretty good deal!

What a thread

Game is shipping today gentlemen

This game is simply one of the best racers to grace the console world since sega rally 1/2. After playing so much, besides being a graphical powerhouse, this game has NOTHING in common with the GT series gameplay wise and thats a GOOD thing. Trust me. This game is a arcade racers/street racers dream come true. Forget boring liscence tests, Forget Need for Speed Underground. Seriously. Racing thru chicago at night with 7 other player is a sight to behold and damn FUN. At first I have to play single player just to play and If you have XBL, prepare to play in single player mode for ATLEAST 2 hours before you actually participate in a live match. Not because you have to earn cars or courses but because seeing your ranking against other who own the game is addictive as hell!!! I spent a couple hours just trying to work my way up the live scoreboard and it was for the SINGLE PLAYER GAME!!! If you thought Moto GPs live set up was great, PGR2s is 10 times better. Maybe even more and i'm not exaggerating. For one, if you are on live you are always connected to the online multiplayer world. You can get friend invites while shopping the showrooms, doing test drives, cone challenges, WHATEVER. Ofcourse you can turn this option off if you dont wanna be bothered in your single player experience but whatever. ITS COOL. If you happen to join a race in progress, you are shown whose in the race, where they are in the race, what track they are racing, position, the whole 9. Theres even a little live map that shows the race going on so if you see the racers are only 1/4th around the course, you can go grab a bite and not worry about a game starting without you! BTW, you can even have it so the voices from other players come through your TV/sound set up IN GAME!!! PGR2 has NO LAG and if there is lag is on the player. not XBL. I saw one person lag and it was because of his router. Buttery smooth and extremely fast. The game is indeed 30fps but its the smoothest 30 ever. I believe apex was also 30 but apex doesnt even touch this one graphically or framerate wise. i dunno how they got 30 to look like something way smoother but it does. Before you framerate friendly womans start your BS about how it should be 60, do me a favor and play first before judging. Its amazing. The gameplay is not compromised AT ALL just as bizarre promised. The AI in the single player matches is BRUTAL!!! They come after you like you did something wrong! I find it better than AI thats on raile but seriously. they are out to flock you up. Bastards. Its not a bad thing though because with them being so damn aggressive, you can take advantage of them Driving skillfully will get you through it without a problem. takes practice but thats what the single player mode is partly there for! The online gameplay is fabulous. PGR2 has more street racing feel than Midnight Club ever will and its not even trying to be a street racer. Racing through the streets of barcelona, chicago, DC or where ever will make you feel like you are in the middle of the fast and the furious. Not because you are balzing down city streets at 100+ MPH but because you are racing against 7 others for a shot at #1. Its all about skill. After a race it'll not only show the rankings but how people scored in kudos as well. good stuff The sound is some of the best racing sound i've ever heard in a game. lod thunderous engine roars filled my room in glorious 5.1. Each car sounds different and VERY meaty. Car fans will love it. The music is actually pretty damn good too. I was actually able to turn off my custom soundtracks and enjoy the music from the different cities. Very nice selection of tunes. as for the graphics, amazing stuff. If you are gaming in HD, the graphics are very close to the official screens released my MS and BC. I'm not kidding. Maybe not as razor sharp ofcourse but the textures are clean and clear, the cobblestones glisten in the sun, I noticed not a single trace of pop up either. The draw distance is unbelievable. Some cars look alittle off but most are damn good looking. The reflections are ever so smooth and reflect everything realtime and at the same framerate as the game. The replays are gorgeous too. Nice depth of feild effects. Comparing to GT4(yeah i'm gonna do it)oddly enough doesnt work. If you've seen and played both like I have you'd get it but i'll try to explain. It has nothing to do with the framerate but the way polyphony does graphics and the way bizarre does em. in GT4 the game has a cinematic quality. In PGR2, its not cinematic, its LIFELIKE. Kinda like a postcard. While racing around one of the courses i could swear that if i were to go there, thats EXACTLY what i'd see through my own eyes and not a camera. I know a postcard would be thru a camera too but racing through florence at night reminded me of palm springs at night. all the tranquil lighting, like a vacation. Lastly the course design is amazing. There are 100 course in the game and What i've opened so far has been sweet. I'm actually dog tired now though and probably wont reply here until morning but any questions, feel free. Racing game of the year. Bar none.

http://filmforce.ign.com/matrix/articles/4....html?fromint=1 ============================= Revolutions Coming Home Sooner Than We Thought? Lackluster box office & online piracy may mean more Neo for Christmas. November 11, 2003 - When is a film that grosses $85 million in its opening weekend considered a disappointment? When you're Warner Brothers and the film is Matrix Revolutions, the third and final(?) installment in the popular Matrix trilogy. While the film posted the third highest opening box office total for a Wednesday open, the studio expected the film to come in at number 1. The $85 million in box office receipts from Wednesday to Sunday fell well below expectations as did the $200 million internationally. Like most films in release today, copies of the movie appeared in various Internet groups just hours after the film opened, causing more concern for the studio. Worried that the time to make money from the franchise may be running out faster than expected, representatives for Warner Home Video contacted some of the major video retailers and rental outlets on Monday to let them know that Revolutions may be coming home a lot sooner than expected. Early January was mentioned but if the box office continues to drop at its current pace, Matrix Revolutions could hit DVD before Christmas. Adding insult to injury, a possibility was mentioned to one video dealer that the studio may try putting together a 3-movie boxed set for Christmas if Revolutions is released in time to show up in your holiday stocking. According to one video dealer that spoke to IGN FilmForce on condition of anonymity, "Warners is afraid that Revolutions won't sell very well because of the word of mouth on the movie. The only way to make the money on sell-through is to package it with the other two." The retailer went on to say that the number of requests for the film have dropped significantly since the film's opening day. The big test for the film will be how it fares in its second weekend, when it will be up against the Russell Crowe starrer, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, a film that has been getting extremely positive reviews and advance word of mouth. Representatives for Warner Home Video would neither confirm nor deny the information but a source at Warners did confirm that a meeting about the DVD release for Matrix Revolutions did occur on Monday. If the film is released early to DVD, we should be hearing an announcement within weeks. Stay tuned. -- KJB ========================= Wow...I'll take a box set with those fries please maam

Windows interface 2D fighters galore Get a cheap arcade stick for $15 at fry's, Best buy, etc...you'll never touch your keyboard ever again.

You've posted some good links except where to get the ROM images... Hardy har har... Anyway why would anyone prefer NeorageX to mame? NeorageX hasn't been updated in like...FOREVER! Doesn't even support Kaillera! Mame gives you: a)a way way WAY larger selection of games b)more display resolution options c)a better button configuration menu(even presets for X-arcade, MAS, and Hot Rod arcade sticks) d)Better sound emulation e)is made with a "code for code" philosophy in mind, and a result emulates every game(especially Neo-Geo) much more accurately than those other emus f)can be configured to work BEAUTIFULLY in actual arcade cabinets and is written so well, you can even have it set up where as soon as you boot your PC it'll go straight to the game you want it to. You just puch a button and play. g)did I mention it has over 4500 supported games? h)did I mention you can play online?

Milkman have you got Kaillera yet?

Wow this is such a great thread guys. God bless MW! Anyway it's good to see the SS series getting mad props here. It is my favorite series of ALL time! I bought the home carts for Neo-geo back in like 1996, after spending over $2000 in quarters at the arcade on parts 1 and 2. I then bought the arcade MVS cart for my neo 6 slot cab that picked up in Montery park from my good friend Danny. Anyway, I'm gunna breakdown a little history about SS II, since that was my most played SS game. Anybody who lives in L.A. and is familiar with the Crenshaw and Adams area, have most likely played against our crew. We, well, mainly myself and my buddy Legit. We used to frakking OWN everyone in our area!! First of all, anyone who really knows this game will tell you, it's not Ukyo who runs SSII...it's Nicotine and Earthquake! True story... I used to run players out the arcade with my Quake. I was so good...and this is the truth folks...I have no reason to bullshit you...I was actually BANNED from TWO arcades!!! One was in Westwood, and the other one at the arcade across the street from LACC college. I was actually accused of cheating from several players who reported me to the manager of the arcade. They simply couldn't figure out how I kept kicking everyone's ass with what appears to be a weak character. We'd go to arcades throughout L.A. and run crap. Anytime other players would see us coming, all you'd hear is.. "Aww frakk! Here they are again!" or "Damn...not now...aint this a bitch!!" I swear, my friend was UNfrakkINGSTOPPABLE with Nicotine! Jump towards him and you'd see his staff get crammed up your ass, while he'd throw a plethora of fire monkeys under your dress. Even the best Ukyo players will get served by a good Nicotine player. Even in my prime, my Charlottle would own the best Ukyo players across L.A. arcades. The bottom line folks...EVERY character can be mastered and be unstoppable if played correctly. I've seen incredible crap done with the likes of Earthquake, Kyoshiro and Wan-fu..I'm talking about crap that made them virtually unstoppable! Alas...the days of going to arcades and schooling scrubs are long gone! Hanging in a real arcade with spectators around you and mashing on a real Neo cab. I swear...if I was wealthy, I'd go to Japan and open my own arcade, put all my favorite games in it, and wouldn't charging anything to play! All is not lost however, as you can now play all your favorite Neo-Geo games online! For those of you who loved the old time classics arcade games like Street Fighter 2, Samurai Shodown 2, and Fatal Fury...you need to get this program called Kaillera. Kaillera allows you to play any Mame game online! I play SS I, II, III, and IV almost everday against people from all over the world!! Infact I just finished a 2 1/2 hour session of Samurai Shodown 2 against URA-AGE, and it frakking owned!. We came out about even and the guy used Wan-Fu in ways I didn't know possible, but I stayed on for two hours going back and forth taking my wins and my losses. Why? Because it was fun as hell! Neo-Geo online baby! With no lag except for 2 three second patches in nearly 2 hours of play! Everything else was smooth as butta! In game chat too! If you thought it was fun playing your neo games against the computer, well, you aint seen nothing yet...it's all about Kaillera. There's NOTHING like playing Metal Slug 3 co-op online with no lag! It's orgasmic! This is what most SNK fans want from Xdude live. Kick ass online Neo games. But alas, SNK has yet to release one on Xdude. People...If you have a PC that can run Mame, and a way to play these fighters (a pad, a stick, whatever)...you have no excuse not to go and download Kaillera and start experiencing this old school goodness! It's the closest thing to being at the arcades again. Now...to get started, first Get the program *HERE* Pentium optimized version...*HERE* Now...here's the FAQ you MUST read before getting started: http://www.kaillera.com/faq.php Read some interesting Kaillera topics: *TOPIC 1* *TOPIC 2* Here's an interesting topic over at Shuriken about a planned kaillera SS II tourney...*HERE* For those of you that are already on Kaillera, please, please, please list your name here and what games you play. If your interested, post here. We need more people on this.

Just got back from seeing it. I thought it was really good. Not great, but really good. The effects were mind boggling! But I must say, I was dissapointed with the fact that: Bring on "THE MATRIX: RESURRECTION" :P

Just got back from seeing it. I thought it was really good. Not great, but really good. The effects were mind boggling! But I must say, I was dissapointed with the fact that: Bring on "THE MATRIX: RESURRECTION" :P

Ever strange the lives we lead So detached from the things we need Signs of greed in everyone Instant eviction and the blood on a gun Just when you think you've found it Spinning world I want to spin around it What is wrong? This pain won't peel The fibres of my life won't heal

Well HAPPY BIRTHDAY buddy! How old?