Oihan

I just thought I'd chime in on the whole AV thing. I used to use Norton AV exclusively till I found out about Avira's AntiVir. It's a great AV program and it's completely free. I think it even works better than Norton and a lot of the other AV programs out there. There is a catch/annoyance though - every time AntiVir goes to update it'll have an advertisement pop in regards to upgrading. That can be easily fixed however. It's just a matter of knowing which file to block from executing.

Hmm, I didn't know that it actually downloaded the emulator. I thought it was there from the get-go. Interesting stuff. And yeah...their wireless adapters sure do blow chunks. I bought a single antenna adapter a couple years back and it gave me nothing but problems. I thought I had bought a lemon but it appears it's more common than not. It's absurd that the piece of crap was $100 too. I've long given up on playing anything on my 360 wirelessly. Though, I've read that the new kinect ready 360s have a built-in IEEE 802.11n...who knows if they're any good though.

Yeah, I couldn't agree more there too. I think you're on to something here, Keith. The more I think about it, it does seem like it's the only logical explanation for the deviations.

Now that you mention it, I was thinking along the exact same lines - especially in the episode where we see Casshern meet with Braiking for the first time in the show. I think it was that episode where we're lead to believe Ringo isn't your typical robot. The original cell thing that you mention, was that when the siblings of Luna gift Ringo that multicolored thing? Even though the show is relatively fresh in memory...I'm having a hard time remembering in which episode they talk about that.

I thought all 360s could play original Xbox games right off the bat.

I was somewhat getting the same impression. I wonder....

I'll give it a go! Thanks for the recommendation. Any others that you'd recommend by chance? I love heartfelt, slice of life, real robot, mecha, medieval, martial arts, cyber punk, fantasy, gritty and dark, character development, "message pictures"...just about like it all

I just finished watching Casshern Sins and Bakemonogatari. I must say that both are pretty good. The animation in both is just stunning too. I like the story in both as well...especially the character development between Hitagi and Koyomi in Bakemonogatari. However, with Casshern I have a minor issue. I thought the first half of the episodes were great...and then about half way it just started to disappoint - a lot was left unexplained in the end. Although I'm sure the writers wanted to leave something for the audience to interpret/figure out for themselves...I think they could have done a better job towards the end. All in all though, the story in Casshern is decent, if not good, in my opinion. I especially loved the music in both...more so in Bakemonogatari. Though, there's one musical piece, played often in Casshern Sins, that I cannot get enough of - "Memory Past" by Kaoru Wada.

Just thought I'd chip in which strip I have. The film strip I have can be seen at 1:23:32 into the film. It's of Grace looking a little bit to her left with her head titled slightly up...after she walks in on Sheryl and Alto talking...right before Ozma walks in with Cathy. I've been having issues with my scanner...otherwise I would have provided a scan.

I just finished watching the movie and I must say it's just pure awesomeness! It would be ten times better if I only understood what exactly was said! The song selection wasn't the greatest in some parts of the movie, but it wasn't bad either by any means. The pacing of the story and scenes are just fine in my opinion. The animation is superb.... I don't see what all the fuss is about with this movie. Maybe my memory is a little fuzzy, but I think it's being over exaggerated with just how much reused footage was used in the movie. Yes, there was some...but there was a lot of new footage too. Moreover, I have no issues with any of the changes that were made...like Klan being a student for one. I think it's a great retelling thus far! I can't wait for the sequel! Question: Would anyone know the name of the instrumental piece that's played during 1:22:34 ~ 1:23:21 in the movie? Is it even on any of the OSTs for that matter? Thanks Edit: If I were to have a real gripe with the movie...it's with how ineffective the Macross Cannon was at first.

Think we could we possibly get rid of "the" and "edition" in the title? Maybe I'm the only one this has happened to, but when I saw "the NOT subtitled edition" I came racing into this thread thinking of the possibility that there might be more than one edition of the movie....

On NCSX's website regarding "Gekijouban Macross F: Itsuwarino Utahime Hybrid Pack" Anyone know if that statement is true about it being a remake? If that's the case then would it be safe to assume it's a full blown game?

.jp ? Just want to make sure I'm going to the right site....

So just out of curiosity...where is everyone pre-ordering this from? Play-Asia, YesAsia or NCSX? Or from some place completely different?

It was once feared that the VCR would destroy the movie industry...that the cassette recorder would kill the music/record industry...and I'm sure there was a fear that the photocopier was going to kill the magazine and book industries.

I know the thread description "says" to stop asking...but...is there a release date yet? >_< *cries* I need my fix!!! It's been far too long!

...Jun Seba and now Carl Macek. Nujabes has moved me musically, and Carl Macek had introduced me to one of the very few things I'll forever be passionate about in life - Macross. R.I.P.

Say for example, something like what's seen in the anime "Patlabor" comes to bear fruit. Who's to say "a 40 ft tall anything" wouldn't be remotely useful? I never brought up anything of the sort in regards to "magically strong materials." But since you bring it up, who's to say that we won't discover something stronger than what we already have? We're constantly improving the strength of our metals and our materials...making them more durable and etc - take steel as one of many examples. As for weight, cost, money, and time...not to come across like an ass or anything but does the word "refinement" not mean anything to you? Look at the computer and the microprocessor back then compared to how they are now. As for "slow movement speed"...you don't think that by the time we actually have this technology that we wouldn't have the the ability to speed up the transformation process and or the movement of whatever it is we implement the technology in? I can't honestly imagine anyone would put out something so slow and clunky (making it like a sitting rock) with that kind of technology out in the field. It'd be like making a car with only axles and no tires or something just a stupid. It'll go...sure...but not fast...hence a reason why we have tires. ...And I never said anything about "non transforming vehicles hav[ing] received zero upgrades in the past." What I did say though (paraphrasing) was that anything that could be implemented on a dedicated fighter/tank/naval craft, to make it even better, could easily be implemented in the transforming vehicle as well. I have NOT proven that a Valkyrie is not practical. Moreover, I've been arguing with the thought that the OP was talking about the practicality of a Valkyrie regardless of what time period we are in. Mr. March had to remind me kindly (thank you very much) that the OP was talking about today's technology and today's world. Using today's technology in today's world...NO...a Valkyrie isn't practical - I'll agree and concede that much. Edit: Grammar

I obviously missed that...so I retract everything I've said. I didn't mean to incline that the naysayers didn't love Valkyries, were heretics, or anything of the sort. I was merely arguing for the practicality of it all with the future technological advances in mind. Just as you touched on though...with the advent of certain technologies brought about from (science) fiction from the past...I have some beliefs that what was dreamt about then can be made a reality in the future. I've obviously missed the part where the OP was talking about today's technology. So I have no real ground to stand on.

I'm sorry, but I have to chime back in. All of you naysayers seem to be thinking in terms of today's technology and the type of warfare today. Don't you think that by the time we are able to actually have the technology to produce things like the Valk, many...many...many....many years down the road, that they wouldn't have solved most, if not all, of these other problems you all speak of? Why is that so far fetched to think that? And I'm sure any technology that would make a dedicated aircraft all that better would be used in these Valks as well. Wouldn't it be asinine to think that they wouldn't implement the same technology in their multi-functioning machines? Macross Zero is a great example of your dedicated aircraft vs a Valk...Nora vs Shin in episode 1, anyone? With all of the maneuvers Nora was able to pull over Shin....

I still see practical purposes.... I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.

Well, if we're going to be talking about the not-so-distant future with our current technology then yeah it's not practical at all. But to say that it won't be practical at all in the distant future? As for all of the other variables that you bring up...I'm sure that with time we can refine whatever is that we happen to create...just as we do now.

Even if you were able to mass produce this all-in-one-does-everything-jack-of-all-trades machine to the point where it is cost effective? I mean...look at our own technology. We're always refining it and making it more cost effective...like CPUs...the gaming consoles...TVs. I'd like to think that if we had the technology to make a machine transform into various things that we'd be able to solve all of those problems you listed. We use huge cranes and other construction vehicles to construct things...and again assuming the creation of a "labor" is inevitable...why not make use of something found in Patlabor to do the work? And assuming the military hadn't already implemented the technology for their own use...I'm sure they eventually would. Look at how well the US nuclear secrets were kept. I'm sure other countries would adopt the technology as well and use it for war. Hence the need for fighting robots - should any of it ever become reality.

I don't see why it wouldn't be practical to have a variable fighter like the Valkyrie that we all know and love. If it is inevitable that we will create such machines, as seen in Patlabor for example, and say we were to come up with the technology to transform these machines into other forms....why not make one mecha that can do it all? You wouldn't have a need then to create your separate tanks, fighers, bipedal robots, and naval crafts. Just make the one and be done with it. Think of any of the "triple changers" in Transformers...like Sixshot for example. Do we not have multi-role fighter jets?

Well, the compatibility modes (including XP Mode) are the only things I can think of to help with your problem...aside from dual booting like you've suggested. Good luck.