Cyborg Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 And it's unfortunate, Spicy. Upgrading for us isn't a big deal, but there's a definite socioeconomical difference between the western civilizations and everyone else.Hey, it's not like I mean anything of what I say... I'm a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesnake Posted November 27, 2006 Author Share Posted November 27, 2006 i didn't mean to sound tough...but i was only trying to explain that very very small number of peapol here in Egypt have a PC as strong as mine.... and for the next generation PCs like the one u are talking about i think it can be a very rare case here...lets say 1 in every 50 000 peapol have a high end machine.....i tried looking for the 6600gt geforce for mounthes ..and it was like i was asking for a hardware from the nasa or something...it was like something that nobody use..and all hardware shops told me no Buddy buy such expensive VGA... i ended up buying the 6200 not because i wanted to but because its the only one i found. and by the way my CPU is hyper threading olso and its freaking fast.._ scar are u talking to me?? what upgrade do i need more??? i am flat Brock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megashrap Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 What I meant was get the most from your motherboard. For instance, fill all memory slots with higher ram, upgrade CPU if you can...when you can afford to do so. Then go for the vid card. I don't maean do this all at once, just one thing at a time when you can afford too. If you got a manual for your motherboard it willl tell you whats upgradable on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchemi2 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 http://www.worldofspectrum.org/archive.htmlWho needs the modern games or equipment when you can still get the classics. It would take a life time to play all of these.It is all really keeping up with the jones. ;) ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veK Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 @ spicy: have you ever tried ordering the stuff from shops that ship international (or at least to your place) too?you can get everything then without searching for ages and pricing might be better too despite the postage fee. I don't mean to say you should do it now but when you want to upgrade the next time you should maybe try this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesnake Posted November 27, 2006 Author Share Posted November 27, 2006 i dont have plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erjin999 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 http://www.worldofspectrum.org/archive.htmlWho needs the modern games or equipment when you can still get the classics. It would take a life time to play all of these.It is all really keeping up with the jones. ;) ;DMan, I get lost for ages on the old snes emu's.Man those games meant something back then <wipes tear from his eye) 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchemi2 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Being of that age, i remember how absolutely amazing "we" found computer games like Pac Man, Galaxian, Jetset Willy, Lord of Midnight etc. And now the awe seems to have gone and all the kids complain about are the unreal graphic and slow game play... what a difference + years make. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner154 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Yes, with classics like Mortal Kombat and Prince of Persia? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megashrap Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 My favorite was super metroid. man that game rocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesnake Posted November 28, 2006 Author Share Posted November 28, 2006 when i was first hooked up to video games it was back at the early 80s with the Atari playe device.. i remember great games like car racing and space invaders and asteroids and soccer and combat with tanks and planes....just one Atari game floppy about 10MB used to have loads of games on it...i was the only kid in the aria who bought the Atari device...long long time before i see a computer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khan Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 One my earliest was commander keen, and the original wing commander. Must have wasted years on those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erjin999 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Thats why I believe the Wii from Nintendo has a good chance, so long as people realise a game is much more then graphics. Heck thats why I still play emp (even though it still looks ok !). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesnake Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 yes..i played wing commander for 1000s of hours... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchemi2 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 So why are we all so hung up on having the latest and greatest.Oh and one of my absolute favourites was MONTY MOLE. what was yours from that era? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erjin999 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I agree, the latest isnt always the greatest. Also I have the same sentiments about music. Latest isnt always the greatest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veK Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 the latest usually looks the best, but the rest can be crap after all.like up-to-date rts suck in a comparison with emp. or quake 3 is much better than quake 4. or like the good old classics will never be forgotten, no matter what new games will be available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyborg Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 The thing with old games is that, while you remember them as the greatest games ever, they just aren't the greatest anymore. Often it's not the new games that suck ( I admit that this is the case with most games today; I'm talking about the few and good ones ), it's you growing up and getting tired of gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khan Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 True but some still shine on, I still play dune 1 and keen sometimes but of course you're right our memories are usually more of the good times we had with the games, we forget the flaws, unless there's more of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesnake Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 but still...you didn't need a 2000$ PC to run old games.... any PC used to playe any game...i don't remember having any troubles with any game on any PC like the requirements problemsthat exist now..which is the post topic.. i think 10 years from now there will be nividia force 50 000 worth 10 000$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchemi2 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 More probably Spicy, what will happen is the same as is happening here in the west, technology will get better and cheaper, or rather for the same spend you will get greater product.My first PC to do my Open University course back in mid 80s cost me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khan Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Yeah we've been getting new computers since the 90s, as far as I can remember, and they've always been around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erjin999 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 The thing with old games is that, while you remember them as the greatest games ever, they just aren't the greatest anymore. Often it's not the new games that suck ( I admit that this is the case with most games today; I'm talking about the few and good ones ), it's you growing up and getting tired of gaming.Disagree. Enjoyment levels can be still the same and newer games might not match that same level.I might give my younger (by a whole genereation) friend the game I most loved, and if he was oblivious of the newer games, he would enjoy it as much, and if the graphics on newer games were just as bad as the old ones, he might well choose the older game.The problem is, we have a culture where more polygons = better graphics = better game, which is, I believe, a complete load of tosh ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I'm hooked on Chrono Trigger now. Thanks guys. I'm getting a lot done now.(I finally got past a part I couldn't last time I played it 2 years ago. What an extremely long/enjoyable game!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khan Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 The problem is, we have a culture where more polygons = better graphics = better game, which is, I believe, a complete load of tosh ;).There is something about those cute little fellas in settlers that keeps me coming back... Had the same feeling about WoW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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