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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39  Posts: 108/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| http://www.hardylaw.net/Truth_About_Bowling.html Bowling for Columbine was not a documentary by any stretch of the imagination. It contains blatant lies, falsehoods, and misrepresentations. I was neutral on gun control before Bowling for Columbine, and then for gun control afterwards, until I read about how Michael Moore manipulated things in that movie. |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 109/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by KefkaI don't see how the size of the one page plays into this, and I wouldn't really call it "small" as even at 1600x1200, there are several screenfulls. And in a documentary, which by definition should contain ONLY FACTS, implying is pretty much the same as lying.... Actually, he didn't "schedule" those meetings after the shootings. The event in Denver (as stated on that page I linked to), was fixed in date and place years in advance -- it was too late to change the date or place, so they cancelled everything except the parts that were mandated BY LAW. The event in Flint was EIGHT MONTHS after the shooting, and was completely unrelated to it (it was a "get out the vote" rally). The speeches that Heston gave, btw, were HEAVILY edited in the movie. Moore spliced several pieces of the speech together to create something other than what Heston said. As stated above, he had no choice about the meeting because of laws concerning nonprofit organizations. Those weren't missiles, they were launchers for TV satellites. Read the link I gave you, it has a number of the lies written out very plainly. No, he was smart enough not to change their words... he just changed practically every possible piece of context about it  |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 110/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by ColleenYou have that reversed (  )I've already done enough research to know that neither console is "ideal". The Saturn is a pain to program well... although that's somewhat mitigated because it has more than enough performance. The Genesis is rather easy to program in general, but it's not so powerful that I can just code whatever's easiest and quickest. And a thought occured to me last night... what about including FF2 and FF3 (the NES games, not FFIV and FFVI) in this "remake"? It wouldn't be hard to make the engine general enough for all 3 (especially on the Saturn), and it would give me a good excuse to finally play all the way through them |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 111/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by KefkaI'll do some digging on this later, but as I recall, Moore setup the interview under false pretenses, and the guy reacted like that because he didn't understand what Moore was talking about during the interview. But I'll dig it up later (I'm busy with that other matter I've been posting about lately ).I won't deny that, but I will say that in my experience, it's much worse in Europe. More gun deaths, but fewer homicides overall. And a majority of violent crime is related to either gangs or the drug trade (a majority as in, over 50%). I only pay attention to Moore at all because there are too many people who take the words out of his mouth as if it were the "Word of God" |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 112/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by JillYes, honest citizens would benefit so much from making it more difficult for them to protect themselves, while making no difference whatsoever in the availability of guns to criminals. Exactly why do you think criminals wouldn't get guns if guns were banned? It's ALREADY illegal for criminals to own guns in the States, and most crimes have more severe sentencing guidelines when guns are used in the commision of said crime; that doesn't stop criminals from obtaining guns, and using them. |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 113/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by EmptyeyeIf that's the reason you chose Genesis, I'm going to have to disappoint you  While I own a Genesis, it's currently in storage at my parents' house, back in the States, and I live in Switzerland, so it's not as if I get to use it very often (or at all). And even if it were available, I don't have the necessary equipment.... I'm already on working out how that'll function... so far, it looks like the game will be run mostly from scripts, and very little will be hard-coded into the engine. So yes, I'm relatively sure that I'll do all 3 NES games. That means though, that I'll need at least SOME help with the audio/video... I'll be spending a lot of time coding, and if I have to draw the graphics, create the sound effects, and compose the music too, this project will never be finished So, if anyone's interested in helping out, let me know. |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 114/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by DischDon't worry, I want peoples' opinions or I wouldn't have made this thread in the first place  Quite possible, but for various reasons (some I've stated, and some I haven't -- yet). These are the 3 options I've got so far 512 colors yes, 61 of which can be on screen at once. And the sound system is only somewhat better than in the NES. Possibly, but it's currently leading in both the poll, and in my own opinion. I wish a few more people would vote in the poll though... not that many have so far Yeah, I understand, so that's why I wasn't all that enthusiastic about the DC anyway. I've never looked into the GBA, and I'm willing to do some looking at it, but someone said there are already FF games for that system, so I'm disinclined towards it. Well... as for how much power I NEED... not much, if I want to do a nearly straight port. But if I do a straight port, or nearly straight... not many people will care about it. And I couldn't find any good info on settings for the FM chip in the Genesis... so programming the music would take a LONG time, as I'd have to experiment a lot to find ways to create the sounds of various instruments (I don't want the music to be made out of square-waves ).Originally posted by EmptyeyeWell, if you have a tool that lets you compose a plain MIDI file, I have tools to convert that into whatever format I need (and if I need a format I don't have a tool for, I could probably create one without too much trouble). As for rearranging or whole new songs... a bit of both wouldn't hurt, I'd imagine. Well, it's not like you'd have to do every track in the game. You could just do one or two tracks at the start, and then if you want to do more, you can... it's not like you HAVE to do anything, so I'm grateful for any help you can offer. In some ways... it has a lot of emulators, sure. But there's practically nothing around on how to program that stupid little FM chip in there (and what little there is only talks about it in the sense of, "this register controls this, this register controls that", and absolutely nothing about how to figure out what to actually put in those registers!). EDIT: Forgot to respond to Emptyeye's post on my first try. (edited by NightHawk on 05-24-04 01:35 PM) |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 115/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by EmptyeyeYeah, they do. But it won't be very different from a ROM file from a cartridge -- I'm going to try to keep it as small as possible (but with 3 games, it still might end up being a couple megs or so). Np. You could try some battle music, for instance... rockish would fit there just fine. And if you don't mind, I think I'll find somewhere to use that MIDI file you just linked to... it sounds good for something, I just don't know what yet, lol.  |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 116/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by Yiffy KittenHey, you forgot the 9700!Originally posted by judgement9600 PRO. 9600 non-pro SUCKS. A 9500 non-pro is like a 9600 Pro just a teeny bit slower. A 9500 Pro is faster than a 9600 Pro but more expensive and has been discontinued for a few months now. 9600 Pros are easier to find. 9600 Pro or 9600 XT is a good card. You know, the one that the 9600XT should've been faster than, but it in most benchmarks, wasn't? |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 117/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by Kefka1+2? No... 1+2+3 I just checked the GBA out... and it looks "okay", except that the resolution is really tiny.... Originally posted by EmptyeyeIt's very similar to one of FF1's songs... I just can't remember which one, lol. I'm starting a list of everyone that contributes something, and it'll be distributed with the port when it's done. Cool Yeah, you put the initial horizontal line in too early, it's supposed to be after the "Originally posted by ..." thing |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 118/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| It all depends on what I'm doing... UltraEdit-32 serves all of my hex-editing needs. FCEUd is useful for NES debugging (but it still lacks some useful features) Genesis: GENS (haven't used it much yet, so I can't give much of an opinion )Other than that, it's all game and purpose specific.... |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 119/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| You have my sincerest condolences. No one should have to lose a friend at such a young age. And I hope the punk that shot your friend rots in a jail cell for a few years.  |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 120/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by LenophisIt doesn't matter to me much which game I start with... the engine will be the same for all 3 (or at least as much as possible ).No, nothing will be ported, I'll be re-writing it all from scratch. After I'm done, I've been thinking about releasing the project's source (including makefiles, libraries, format specs for any formats I need to create, etc.), so that other people could use any libraries I code (or even the engine as a whole, for other RPGs). Well, I have a question about FF2 you could probably answer... do you know if the map format is the same as in FF1 or FF3, or is it something else? Anyway, as far as Saturn or Genesis... I've gotten enough info on both to do it, except for one item on each On the Genesis, as I've said before, I don't have enough info to do the sound/music.... Once I get that solved, I think I've got all the info I need to start on either one of them. EDIT: D'oh... I seem to have mis-read one of the docs... I figured out what I need to know about the Saturn's CD format. (edited by NightHawk on 05-25-04 08:25 AM) |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 121/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by FyxeYou've made this claim earlier in this thread, and so far haven't brought forth a single shred of proof. If it's a "fact", then show the proof. The 2nd Amendment wasn't written because of you Brits, it was written so that Americans had the right to defend themselves from any government, including their own! The Founding Fathers in the US severely distrusted any government, and every single Amendment in the Bill of Rights is there for the purpose of protecting the citizens of the US from the US government, and no other purpose. And btw, who are you to say it's not right for private citizens to own guns? |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 122/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by FyxeRobbers who, if they have reason to believe the homeowner has a gun, aren't very likely to be robbing him/her in the first place, are they? After all, just like you said, the robber doesn't want to get shot... When normal, every day citizens are armed, crime rates have a tendancy to drop. Just look at US statistics, the cities with the strictest gun control have the highest crime rates! Whole ****ing lot of good that gun control does them... Also, look at Switzerland, the country I currently live in. Practically every home has at least a pistol and a rifle, because anyone in the military is required to keep one at home, and most men are in the military (it was mandatory until a few years ago). Crime rates here in Switzerland are near the lowest on the entire continent. In fact, in most of the stats I've checked, Switzerland wasn't even on the list as having any crimes at all! Take a guess about why that is? Again, I'll have to ask, who are you to decide that? Gun-related deaths... BFD. If a family member or friend of mine is murdered, I don't particularly care if a gun was the weapon used to kill them. And also, according to the "United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime", you have a higher total crime rate than the US. Burglaries per capita: UK: 13.91 per 1,000 US: 7.23 per 1,000 Car thefts per capita: UK: 5.63 per 1,000 US: 3.95 per 1,000 I checked a lot of other states, but those the only stats with more than a fractional difference. The rest that I could find were within .2 per 1,000 in either direction (it was rather mixed). Overall crime per capita: UK: 86.04 per 1,000 US: 81.55 per 1,000 Note that those numbers were from the "Seventh United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems, covering the period 1998 - 2000" (yes, I copy and pasted that title ). |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 123/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by KwanAll of my stats were "per capita", which means they take account of population differences.Originally posted by NightHawk So, what was your point? |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 124/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by ChibiTarynIf you can't handle a gun, don't have one. It's as simple as that. I'm not saying everyone should have a gun, I'm saying that honest, law-abiding citizens should have the right to own a gun. Whether they choose to own one or not is up to them. I never assumed they would've "staked out" the home in question... but it's fairly easy for them to know that, in a country with strict gun laws, it's extremely unlikely that the owner has one. On the other hand, in a country with relaxed gun laws, it's much more likely for the homeowner to have a gun, so it's just one more risk for them to think about before they commit that robbery. I prefer baseball bats for such things... easier to swing in tight places, yet they have much the same impact And Kwan: are you just trolling, or do you have some kind of point? EDIT: Fyxe replied just as I was typing, so I'll edit my reply to her in here.... Originally posted by FyxeI found a site with stats on that, but it's refusing to come up again at the moment... so that'll have to wait for another time, I suppose I answered this above, so I'll refer you to that.... (edited by NightHawk on 05-25-04 10:20 AM) |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 125/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by KefkaThe problem is that you can't keep guns out of criminals hands no matter how much you want to. There are ALWAYS ways for criminals to get guns, even in the countries with the strictest gun laws. Since we know that criminals can get guns if they want it enough, does it make much sense to restrict them to the people who, in general at least, obey the law?
If Fyxe is a guy, why does (s)he have a pink name?  And what would you say Kwan was doing, because it definitely didn't look like he was participating seriously. Anyway, my main point is not whether or not any given individual should own a gun or not... it's that guns aren't the problem. Guns are only a tool, and like most any tool, they can be very dangerous when not handled correctly. Hell, I'm totally in favor of mandatory safety training before people can own a gun, I have no problems with that at all. I just don't see how it could possibly help the crime situation if criminals have access to guns and normal citizens don't. |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 126/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by KefkaAha. I didn't read the thread about that until an hour or so ago, so I didn't know what you were talking about, lol. And no, actually that means I won't be porting this to the GBA at all... for the same reason I won't do it with the Playstation: if Square has made it available for that console, buy it from them! lol Okay, in that case I can start as early as tomorrow. So, I'll repeat my request for help from earlier... If anyone with talent in the areas of graphics, sound effects, or music, would like to help, let me know |
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NightHawk Bob-Omb Level: 39 Posts: 127/621 EXP: 374743 For next: 30028 Since: 03-26-04 From: Switzerland Since last post: 432 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by KefkaI can do the programming easily enough -- it's a simple 32-channel DAC As I told Emptyeye, if someone wants to help with music, just send me a MIDI file somehow... I have software to convert MIDI files into the proper format. If anyone wants to send sound effects or graphics, those should be in WAV and PNG format, respectively. EDIT: The Saturn isn't an option anymore. Today, as I wanted to test out a simple "Hello World" demo, I found out that there isn't a single Saturn emulator out of beta, and none of them have any sound at all (other than CD audio, but that doesn't do me a whole lot of good...).  So, I guess it's back to the Genesis... unless there's another system someone could suggest I investigate? EDIT #2: I did some checking on the N64, and decided against it. So unless someone has a better idea, I'll be porting it to the Genesis. (edited by NightHawk on 05-26-04 07:52 AM) |
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And I'm sure Loopy and Flubba could help if they weren't so busy, cause they seem to know a bunch about the GBA.