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So, will WiiConnect24 mean that Nintendo could "deliver" a new character, costume or weapon to your Wii on special occasions? I'm thinking, birthdays, Christmas, Nintendo-related anniversaries etc... Or could you buy special edition characters from Wii online hub, so you can expand a library of characters, costumes or stages? Cos that would be pretty sweet...

So, are the graphics superior on the Wii version, or what? The conference demo seemed to show off superior visuals. I dunno...

30Gb iPod Photo. It's a thing of beauty. ALL my CD's in my pocket/car! Amazing. I am a shameless iPod devotee though. Anything else looks/feels inferior, as far as I'm concerned.

These comparison screenshots make me pine for a Lite though. Look at the difference! http://www.4colorrebellion.com/archives/2006/02/28/ds-lite-vs-ds-original/

Worry not Brother Boo. I said Hunters too. If I got my hands on Twilight Princess now, I might as well kiss my dissertation goodbye. It's due in in 3 weeks! I can't wait for Hunters, but it won't eat my life up like Zelda will. So right now, Hunters. The Revolution stuff would be awesome. But it'd be no fun if I was the only person to know about it.

You got personal experience installing one? Or know someone who has? Cos a personal recommendation would be great. I'm just very cautious about taking my precious NES apart...!

It's a great idea. But it's sort of already been done. The Nintendo Database can be found here. It already features in-depth info on every game developed or published by Nintendo ever. Including the cancelled ones! As well as easter eggs, cameos, secrets etc. Of course, there's no reason you can't expand on the project, if you have the time and money to invest into creating a veritable "IMDB" of ALL the games ever available on any Nintendo console. And if you do, the Nintendo Database is as good a place as any to start referencing. Anyway, good luck...!

My sister, quite briliantly, bought me an old NES from Gamestation for Christmas. I've bought a few games for it since, but sometimes have problems starting up some of them. For instance, my copy of Zelda rarely starts up first time, requiring much cartridge "blowing" before it will play. I read somewhere on the Internet that glitchy start-ups are rarely a hardware problem, and can be solved by cleaning the contact points in the console itself. This process, I understand can be quite tricky, and involves taking the thing apart (scary!). I understand that this is probably a regular problem, seeing as the hardware's about 20 years old, but I wondered if anyone has successfully solved the issue by cleaning the insides of the console, cos I really want to be able to play my games without the hassle? Any feedback would be great...

Obviously, all the Zelda endings are a bit special. But one no-one's mentioned is Link's Awakening on the Game Boy. I remember thinking, when I first completed it....ooooh, about 9 years ago(?!) that the ending was great. Surely one of the only instances where a Game Boy game oozed real emotion. That Wind Fish song was awesome...

Cos you're either bothered about the health implications, or you're not.

Well, obviously I know where you're coming from. I just don't see it as a big problem, like you do. It's something I've never considered. Pubs have always been smoky. It's a typical characteristic. I've been going to bars and clubs for about 6 years now. When I first started, it might have crossed my mind. But probably not. Cos I've always lived in a pub. I never thought of it as a problem. I'm not concerned about the dangers of passive smoke, because as an average punter, soemone having a fag next to me is not gonna harm me in the long run. I just don't care. I never have. The smell of cigarettes has never offended me, even before I started smoking. And I don't know anyone, apparently apart from yourself and Faz, who has a problem with it. I just couldn't care less about smoke, when I'm out on the razz with my mates. It doesn't matter to me. I'm more concerned with how full my pint is, how funny my mates are and who I'm gonna try and pull that night. Now this ban's gonna come into play, and it's gonna change everything. In that I can't sit in my regular, and have a fag with my drink. That, to me, is ridiculous. Especially considering neither I, nor my local landlord, had any say in the matter.

Clearly. And a community that has better things to worry about. This ban has come as a shock, and will shake up the way alot of people think about going it. It's gonna be weird...

Well you have to argue in context. I mean, obviously I wouldn't smoke in someone's house. Smokers aren't fucking junkies. But I can guarentee your smoking mates aren't particuarly happy about it...! And whilst, I'm not happy about the new law, purely for selfish reasons, it's not that I'm "whining" about. It's the mindless chastising of smokers that's taken place, as a result of the ban. By people who've never given it a second thought in the past. i.e. alot of the people on this forum. Evidently not including you. Read my previous posts, and you might just get it...

Or, it's because my friends have got better things to worry about than smoke when you're out, having a good time. Not ONCE has the smokiness of a pub ever been an issue. It just doesn't cross anyone's mind.

Ooh. Lock up your daughters...! You've got your priorities all wrong when you go out. You think about smoking that much?! It's about having fun with your mates. It doesn't matter who the hell smokes and who doesn't. As long as you wake up with a hangover, you've done alright. Is your group of mates not a mix of smokers/non-smokers? Would you chastize one of your friends for sparking up in the pub near you? Cos that not cool...