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Super Mario World for me. It is one of the few games I enjoy playing as much today as I did back in 1992. Also in my top three are Super Mario Bros. 3 and New Super Mario Bros.

I don't think they are decline anymore. For a while, they were almost non-existant, especially 2D platformers. I think platformers, especially 2D ones, are making a comeback. The Klonoa remake, LittleBigPlanet, new Super Mario Bros. Wii, Shadow Complex (that's somewhat a platformer); the Lego series of games has been popular, and lots of fun too. I think platformers already went through a decline and are now returning. If only first and third person shooters would decline. Then maybe we would be more variety in games.

Final Fantasy VII. It was good, but it wasn't as good as everyone thinks they remember it being. VIII and IX were much better, IX probably being my favourite of the three.

Colour. Black and white manuals just look cheap. I like to think that I am getting a little something extra for the $50-$60 I pay for a game.

Well, duh.

So what kind of arrangement are you hammering out? You are up to something with Steve Harris. That comment didn't leave much as far as "reading between the lines". It was rather blatant, which is unusual coming from you!

The US is only the 9th fattest country in the world. But it's based on BMI, and BMI is bullshit (see Penn & Peller's Bullshit!, Season 5, episode 1 for more info on BMI). Not to mention that hoarding calories is what the human body is designed to do. Not to mention that being overweight or obese doesn't necessarily mean you are not healthy. For some people, because of genetics and such, being overweight is a healthy state for them, often more healthy for them in particular than if they were not overweight. As long as you exercise, you can be healthy without being your ideal body weight. Often, people who are overweight/obese that exercise (walking, jogging, working out, etc) are healthier than the skinny guy who doesn't exercise.

That site is hilarious. Anything using meat as a bun is funny. As are some other ideas, like a brioche bun with cotton candy filling. Who comes up with these crazy ideas? Bacon Crust Pizza With Bacon! Too funny!

That's a small list Never frequented RPGamers.net several years ago, or Gaming Force, huh?

Gross. That meat is still a bit pink inside. Not to mention that the whole thing is just a massive coronary and 15lb overnight gain waiting ot happen.

EGM2 Issue 26 August 1996 is scanned. Will be starting EGM2 Issue 27 September 1996 when I am feeling better.

I shall do that, thanks. I remember first coming across that site in college in 1998 when our instructor talked about it.

I knew it wouldn't be long until you replied, considering you work with building computers It is an interesting point you brought up about blocking the use of certain parts, which I had not considered. As well, I figured the Power Supply wouldn't be as good as one I would buy from ThermalTake or Cool Master, and I assumed the heatsinks would be the stock ones that come with the CPU. Those have pretty much always worked well enough for me (except in the summer when it got really hot). The other parts (CPU, motherboard, video card), are the same quality parts I could buy myself, which to me are the most important pieces since you buy a new computer for more power. Replacing the PSU and heatsink would not be a big deal unless, as you mentioned, those parts are blocked. More to consider, I guess As far as the tiny PC cases, they may be a bit too small to house what I want on the inside, and would surely make the build a bit more pricey since smaller parts usually mean higher price.

I could do the same with a pre-built as well. While it would definitely be satisfying to build one myself, there is also a chance that I might break something in the process. I also have to keep in mind that even if I bought pre-built, I would still get a full version of Windows 7, because those pre-builts only ever come with a recovery disc, and it would allow me to wipe all the crapware what comes with the system. I was fiddling again with picking parts, and for $4o more, I could build a machine with the same CPU and video card, an extra 500 gig drive, Vista 64-bit OEM, DVD burner and blu-ray burner, but with less RAM, no monitor, no mouse/keyboard, no warranty, and a chance that I will do something wrong and break something . Of course, if I stick to my desire to get a very small computer case instead of a mid tower, that limits my options a lot more

So I have started looking into a new computer in anticipation of dealing with HD video in the near future. I always dick around and see what building one would cost me, even when I am not looking for a new one. The other week, I did so, picking OEM parts from a local computer shop and tossing them into my virtual shopping cart to see what the damage would be. Needless to say, it was around $2000 with no monitor and no OS. 6GB or Ram, a Core i7 940 or 950, a couple of 1 terabyte hard drive, unfancy motherboard, unfancy video card, run of the mill case. Maybe I picked a Blu-ray burner ($200) along with a DVD burner. I can't remember. Meanwhile, at Futureshop (think of it as Canada's Best Buy, although they are now owned by Best Buy), for $1700 I can get an HP computer, with 9 gigs of ram, a Core i7 920, 23" monitor, NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 card, Vista 64-bit, etc. So, apart from total customization, and the fact that the built computer won't be filled with HP bloatware, what is the advantage of building a computer myself for more money than buying one from a store already ready to go? Likewise, what is the disadvantage of buying a prebuilt machine from a store compared to building it myself, apart from the two items I mentioned?

I also play 1 vs 100. I think you can meet up with friends. I've never done it since I have 4 friends on there, three who don't have gold . Otherwise I don't have the games you listed. Nor do I actually play online. I have so many games to play that I want to finish the single player parts of them before playing online. And the last couple of nights, A Kingdom for Keflings has been occupying a lot of my time

So EGM2 Issue June 1995 is scanned. Up next is EGM2 Issue 26 August 1996. After that I will be scanning the following issues in this order: EGM2 Issue 27 September 1996 EGM2 Issue 30 December 1996 Game Players Issue "83" April 1996 Ultra Game Players Issue "99" July 1997 Video Games April 1996 Video Games September 1996 GamePro Issue 95 June 1997 GamePro Issue 97 August 1997 GamePro Issue 98 September 1997 GamePro Issue 99 October 1997 GamePro Issue 104 March 1998 GamePro Issue 108 July 1998 If anyone has any of these and plans on scanning them soon, let me know and I will remove them from my To-do List.

Keep in mind I don't really speak it, and my comprehension of it is basic. I am not sure my translation was 100% correct, though "Rien de mieux de voir des scan de" can't really be translated directly without sound broken; "Nothing better to see scans of".

It's pretty fast. The actual scan takes only a few seconds, but because it's a wireless all-in-one, it takes about 30-40 seconds for it to send the tif to my computer. It would probably be much faster wired, but it's on the home network, and it can only be connected in one manner at a time. Still, it beats my old scanner, taking 3-4 minutes per page.

If you mean actual dough, yes. I wash my hands before cooking; that's just good practice and common sense. I also wipe down the counter, but I don't sterilize it. Didn't WHO say they overhyped H1N1? I'm not worried about that. It's basically a flu. Like SARS, it's mostly those with already weak immune systems that die from it. And people die from flus constantly; they just don't have the hype behind it.

And you missed Three Men and a Baby You're sick.

I am sure my request was in since January You need an AV Receiver. That will give you more inputs, and surround sound (with additional speakers, of course). Money is no object!

Yes. I find the Classic Controller too small. I also find the D-pad too small and too close to the left edge, which makes it feel weird when playing Super Mario World. A bigger D-pad would have been nice. Or a Classic Controller identical to the Super NES controller, but with those two analog sticks.

Cracked and downloaded Super Mario World 2 nights ago, and got it playing properly last night with my HDTV.