ZeldaFreak Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 It fits the desciption you posted. So, Sim City, The Sims, Spore, Theme Park and all other similar "software titles" are, in fact, not video games? do you not read things: I said if the characters/objects die or there is a game over screen. Sim City the towns can be destroyed by natural disasters. The Sims your characters can die Spore the creatures can die Theme Park the rides can break down, or die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 game1 [geym] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, adjective, gam·er, gam·est, verb, gamed, gam·ing. –noun 1. an amusement or pastime. 2. the material or equipment used in playing certain games: a store selling toys and games. 3. a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators. 4. a single occasion of such an activity, or a definite portion of one: the final game of the season; a rubber of three games at bridge. 5. the number of points required to win a game. 6. the score at a particular stage in a game: With five minutes to play, the game was 7 to 0. 7. a particular manner or style of playing a game: Her game of chess is improving. 8. anything resembling a game, as in requiring skill, endurance, or adherence to rules: the game of diplomacy. 9. a trick or strategy: to see through someone's game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Guy Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 do you not read things: I said if the characters/objects die or there is a game over screen. Sim City the towns can be destroyed by natural disasters. The Sims your characters can die Spore the creatures can die Theme Park the rides can break down, or die. Laughable. You're talking like someone I'd expect to be sat in a sealed room, writing things on the wall with their own shit, eating flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 do you not read things: I said if the characters/objects die or there is a game over screen. Sim City the towns can be destroyed by natural disasters. The Sims your characters can die Spore the creatures can die Theme Park the rides can break down, or die. What about minesweeper or solitaire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Just to jump in, uncaring of flames: What he said made sense to me. He's not saying this just to look cool, he's sharing his opinion - it's not going to be uninformed or a lie, is it? Nintendo aren't taking things seriously enough, they just don't seem to care enough about what we really want. Thank you for understanding what I meant @That Guy I'm doing a computer science with games development degree. And the development side is basically how to make sure you stay on a project on time/taking calculated risks on software/project managering/ and all that jazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Guy Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 What about minesweeper or solitaire? Don't be daft now, in Solitaire your cards can diiiiiiieeeeee.... *Waves hands around a bit* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 What about minesweeper or solitaire? Well, you can finish both of those. Solitaire by sorting all the cards, minesweeper by successfully sealing off all the mines, that sorta thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 game1 [geym] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, adjective, gam·er, gam·est, verb, gamed, gam·ing. –noun 1. an amusement or pastime. 2. the material or equipment used in playing certain games: a store selling toys and games. 3. a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators. 4. a single occasion of such an activity, or a definite portion of one: the final game of the season; a rubber of three games at bridge. 5. the number of points required to win a game. 6. the score at a particular stage in a game: With five minutes to play, the game was 7 to 0. 7. a particular manner or style of playing a game: Her game of chess is improving. 8. anything resembling a game, as in requiring skill, endurance, or adherence to rules: the game of diplomacy. 9. a trick or strategy: to see through someone's game. Look up videogame thats what these are now check the defination What about minesweeper or solitaire? Both are games, you complete solitaire the game by sorting the cards, and with minesweeper if you hit a mine you get an effective game over screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakenobi Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I'm doing a computer science with games development degree. And the devlopment side is baiscally how to make sure you stay on a project on time/taking calculated risks on software/project managering/ and all that jazz Imagine typing some codes and making all those typos.... hell, this guy will get work at EA in no time soon! (either that or the local fast food joint) Anywhoo... Speaking of duct-taping together game consoles, check this out... Mueller, an associate professor of computer science, has built a supercomputing cluster capable of both high-performance computing and running the latest in computer gaming. His cluster of eight PS3 machines – the first such academic cluster in the world – packs the power of a small supercomputer, but at a total cost of about $5,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I'm aware they are games, but do they die? Because everything in this world can somehow "die". I know this is just a semantic fight now but, originally saying that only something that die can be considerer a videogame doesn't completly describes a the reward/punish system required to be one. As far as I know Brain training completely qualifies as a videogame, because you get rewarded if you win and punished if you lose, but as most games now it isn't that linear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Imagine typing some codes and making all those typos.... hell, this guy will get work at EA in no time soon! (either that or the local fast food joint) You changed what I had in the original post, sneaky ninja you. And I don't get what you mean by typing some codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakenobi Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 You changed what I had in the original post, sneaky ninja you. And I don't get what you mena by typing some codes. Did I also changed that typo you just wrote? How about the other typos in your past posts? Did I changed those as well? Better be quick and correct them as well! : peace: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Guys, can we drop it please? It's really tedious now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Did I also changed that typo you just wrote? How about the other typos in your past posts? Did I changed those as well? Better be quick and correct them as well! : peace: Yes you did, But what did you mean about typing in codes, or were you speaking jiberish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakenobi Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Yes you did, But what did you mean about typing in codes, or were you speaking jiberish Aren't you writing in codes just now? With all those typos? And how do I change other users posts? I want to change Fierce_LiNk's recent posts. I don't like his constant whining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Thank you for understanding what I meant Sorry but I didn't even read your post? I was just responding to the original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakenobi Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Sorry but I didn't even read your post? I was just responding to the original post. (In Homer's voice) DOH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 (In Homer's voice) DOH! No actually I'm not typing in codes if you bother to go on dictionary.com and look the words that you haven't been taught in school yet - you will be able to learn something completely new. Ok *In Snakes voice* Bye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Guy Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I'm bored of ZeldaFreak now. So Shorty, why do you think Nintendo aren't giving us what we want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakenobi Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I'm bored of ZeldaFreak now. So Shorty, why do you think Nintendo aren't giving us what we want? Because it costs money. Money money money! P.S. ZeldaFreak is amusing... Now I got him using a spelling program to avoid looking like a pre-school drop-out. : peace: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Because it costs money. Money money money! P.S. ZeldaFreak is amusing... Now I got him using a spelling program to avoid looking like a pre-school drop-out. : peace: Me using a spelling program WTF! I wasn't using one before. I was simply showing you that you need to go on and read all the words on the web site Oh and BTW this is the freaking internet. Or I thought you were the pre-school drop out for thinking that "spelt" was not a correct word. Oh well go back to being a forum lurker please. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Let me get this straight, ZeldaFreak is on a games development course, and yet he's managed to prove that he wouldn't notice a video game if it slapped him in the face with a blue lobster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Heh! Heh! I made him mad. I wished it so... and it happened. It's so easy to do with these 15 year olds, anyway... specially the ones with big egos Firstly I'm 19. Secondly I've reported you for harassment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakenobi Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Let me get this straight, ZeldaFreak is on a games development course, and yet he's managed to prove that he wouldn't notice a video game if it slapped him in the face with a blue lobster? Cube, are you really playing Super Mario Sunshine? Or is your sig just old as hell? Can you answer a question about that game if you're playing it? And I'm also giving RE4 another spin. Firstly I'm 19. Secondly I've reported you for harassment You can't handle me? You actually need help? At 19 years old?....are you a girl? If you are... Sorry for the heat. If you are not a girl... I'm only messin' with your head. No need to get the vapors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Cube, are you really playing Super Mario Sunshine? Or is your sig just old as hell? Can you answer a question about that game if you're playing it? Still playing it, at a rate of half an hour a week...I'm slowly forcing my way through it. RE4 I've kinda forgotten about..I've just got to the castle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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