The Shrine

<div style='font: 10pt Arial; text-align: left; '><b>Link:</b> <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/ ... html">a</a>

I don't think this guy likes the X-Box very much. Surprisingly long for an article about videogames on a website that doesn't talk much about them.</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Fuck ya' all...I've played DoA3, Halo and Fever all night at a friends house. You guys (not you specifically) are outta your mind if you can't see the quality of these LAUNCH games...shit, they are far above (gameplay, graphical leap) anything PS2 or even Dreamcast had at launch.

Angry, silly little men.

I'll be getting one in a couple days now...early b-day present ; )

*shrug*

As for the price difference...well, consider you get D-TV capabilities, built-in broadband, DVD playback(sorta), ability to rip CD tracks to games, a ten gig hard drive(subtract the cost of buying mem cards!), highest hardware cababilities and integrated Dolby 5.1 support (shame on you dorks who don't yet have a surround speaker system!).

Seems worth a mere $100 to me...

What do you get with the Gamecube? A handle? The ability to link to your GBA? Continued use of a different storage medium and licensing structure that drives away 3rd parties? The privledge of being called "Faggo" by all your friends as you carry your Pikachu-style Cube around and ask'em to play with your Monkey Balls...
How shameful......

By a PS2....buy an X-Box....but for godsakes, don't be a Faggo!

KO-</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>You know, you and S.Cody really use a lot of gay-bashing epithets to describe anything you think is juvenile or immature. No one needs it and it disrespects a lot of people who deserve the same chance at human rights and respect that we all get. Can you stop?</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>You obviously don't know me very well....Fag!

And it wasn't used to describe anything juvenile or immature...it was used to describe something that is clearly very queer. When you see a buff man in a belly shirt and short shorts, what do you say? "My, that young man is really quite intriguingly effeminate..."

Please...

Maybe next you can have a discussion with Eric about his inappropriate use of the word "nigger" and, for the sake of political correctness, point out that he should refrain from using such terms.

Who do you think you are talking to?

????

KO-</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Respect other peoples rights man.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>And I don't care about the extra Commission, I'm going to tell customers the truth that Xbox is a huge rip-off and that their money would be much better spent on PS2 or Gamecube.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>I guess the more appropriate question is who _you_ think I'm talking to - who do you think you are to be able to disrespect others? As far as Eric goes, you can change the subject all you want to, but I still think that you're being shitty to a whole lot of people.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Anyway, I didn't start this to become another argument or to get on a platform. I'm not going to respond further. I said what I felt was right, that's it.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Just remember, it's Kali, Pre-teen anti-social behaviour is expected of him, the dude has a girls name.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>You're sick in the head</div>

<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>I try NOT to use that word, what are you talking about?</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Strange...I would have honestly doubted it would have when you used it...

Regardless, if I was wrong it now merely deviates from my point....

I guess I kinda likened it to making derogatory comments about myself or my peers...

*shrug*</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>It's really that simple....

Oh well, outta curiousity...what justifies a Gamecube purchase?

A PS2 I understand but.........

KO-</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Hmm...well, for me and most of MY gay friends...fag, flamer, homo and queen are typical everyday terms that get thrown around often and with humor....

And my problem stems from you claiming I throw around the term with abandon. What, you see it once and that consitutes my constant use? Bite me.

Further, on behalf of the entire gay community, I'd like to thank you for championing the cause across irrelevant, sparsely populated message boards...

Despite my constant exposure to those damn bloody homosexuals from Vancouver to La Rochelle to Mykonos, obviously my behaviour has been absolutely out of line the entire time!

Thank god YOU, a faceless person who doesn't know me, has been able to gauge my bias and ignorance toward gays and take immediate steps to RECTI-fy my politically incorrect attitude...something my own homosexual faggo-ass friends have somehow managed to not be able to do....AND SUFFER FROM THEMSELVES!!

Holy shit! THANKS NITPICKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAIT TILL I TELL ALL MY GAY BUDDIES HOW YOU OPENED MY EYES!!!!!!!!!

*cough*

Show me someone who has a problem with the term...chances are I'll be able to show you someone who is straight.

Again, WHO - ARE - YOU?!?

KO-
"Big difference between pointing out your ridiculous(imo) politically correct opinion and making a you-cannot-believe-how-stupid judgement against me. Fag."</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>You make me sad to be a Canadian....

KO-</div>

<div style='font: 10pt "arial narrow"; text-align: left; padding: 0% 5% 0% 5%; '>I'm not getting one out of principle (and because I don't have the flow). Halo looks kickass though, and I will play it at some point.</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Wow, bet that comment would really tick off a real fag! Ha!

You stupid, silly canadian...

KO-
"Makes me sad that this is all deviating from an otherwise fun post directed at the stengths of the X-Box and the shittyness of the Cube, however."</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>I mean c'mon....

You made a sweeping judgement that I, like SCody, have been using derogatory "gay-bashing epithets" "alot" (and I challenge you to point these examples out).

Do you honestly think a baseless pompus self-righteous finger-pointing accusation like that would seriously be left without a big "FUCK YOU" for a response?

Are you for real?

Wow...

KO-</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Too bad....you should test drive it at your local EB nonetheless..........</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Holy crap....You've all been watching too much Dawson Creek or something.....

Jesus.

Fag.

KO-</div>

<div style='font: 10pt "arial narrow"; text-align: left; padding: 0% 5% 0% 5%; '>The crooks.

But I've never said I'll never buy one. It's possible that, in the future, they may buy up some more exclusive titles and force me to buy an Xbox, in which case I probably would. There's just nothing oot right now (of course not, it's a launch), or anything coming out within the next year, that I can't live without.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>It bothers me a little. Especially when Sine says it.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>Resident Evil is the main reason at this moment for a GC. :P</div>

<div style='font: 10pt "arial narrow"; text-align: left; padding: 0% 5% 0% 5%; '>That's because Sine is "RACIST DICTATOR".</div>

<div style='font: 10pt Arial; text-align: left; '>For me, Resident Evil 4. That's it.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>not worth it.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Am I the only one who gets the point of his message? Words are just fucking words! It's the meaning of message that counts!! You all are cracker-assed, nigger-fucking, faggotty nerds, but I still love ya guys :)</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Oh, so I can't the chick on your sig "my chink bitch with fine-assed cock-sucking lips", but you can call me a "RACIST DICTATOR". That's not fair! I'm offended to the very core! :)</div>

<div style='font: 11pt arial; text-align: left; '>Or something like that at least</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Faggot cana...dammit, what's a good word for a Canadian? Ahhh..."reindeer fucker"!</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>There's a lot of bi guys on this forum (oddly enough), but I don't think he's one of them.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt arial; text-align: left; '>I remember that he's at least had homosexual experience.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>So did I, but that doesn't make me bi, either. Hell, just look at all of the women who have "experimented" with another woman.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Yeah, that's it Kali, a closet homosexual.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>I'd say the same thing about you if I gave a damn.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Simple, as a gaming system, the PS2 and Gamecube are both better products, you like the DVD player? Well, we sell those too for as low as $150, higher quality as well.</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Though Esque, among others, might argue with me (if I remember correctly)...is he even around any more?

Everybody has a PREFERENCE....some are just more sexually open than others....

Me, I have my limits... but those rather extended limits are merely based on self-preconceptions (like, I'm open to drugs...but I wouldn't stick a needle in my arm [err..heh] or do crack[*wink*])...

Oh well, everyone save Mental (who purposefully tries to annoy me lately) takes most of what I babble about in the "un-serious" manner I mean it anyway...

KO-
"I'm a lil' pissed...wonder how stupid this post sounds?"</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>It's better because it doesn't play DVDs?

*shrug*

If that's the best you can do, OK.....doesn't really surprise me actually ; )

KO-</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Have they even released any info on Resident Evil 4?

Doesn't the poor japanese launch cause you worry?

Doesn't the same initial lack of launch software (that foretold the future of the N64) cause you concern?

Doesn't the butt ugly version of Link bring you to tears (he looks so GAY! Heh...ok, that's enough)?

*shrug*

Honest questions....

KO-</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Resident Evil 0 isn't a remake; the new Resient Evil 1, 70% of the game is brand new, haven't really been following anything else much lately</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "comic sans MS"; text-align: left; '>I'm not a cigarrete! =8^) I'm a Marlboro Man (lights, that is. Social smoker only, not an nic-addict like Gentz)!</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Gamecube has a better launch line-up, and for a much cheaper price. The forseeable future, Xbox has few titles that would be worth buying, Gamecube has a much better line-up of games ahead of well known series', Perfect Dark, Mario Brothers, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Metroid, for example.

It's also the cheapest console to get the best third party games available; A few examples include Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3, SSX Tricky, Skies of Arcadia, Soul Calibur.

but of course, those probably aren't good enough for you, because you have Dead or Alive 3 right? Crappy fighting games rule!</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>LOL...that was actually pretty damn good!</div>

<div style='font: 10pt "Times New Roman"; text-align: left; '>'Gay' was a perfectly useable word in the English language when, for whatever reason, homosexuals en masse everywhere co-opted it. Why should I have to stop using a word just because a group of people unofficially set down a little rainbow flag on it?</div>

<div style='font: 10pt "Times New Roman"; text-align: left; '>Darn tootin', Squall.</div>

<div style='font: 10pt "Times New Roman"; text-align: left; '>Gee, well, you know we would if it weren't ALL IN YOUR DELUSIONAL, E-ADDLED HEAD.</div>

<div style='font: 10pt "arial narrow"; text-align: left; padding: 0% 5% 0% 5%; '>...oh wait, it's no problem to joke about all Canadians fucking reindeer, even though we don't.

But once the word 'gay' and 'fag' start to get thrown around... look out!</div>

<div style='font: 10pt "arial narrow"; text-align: left; padding: 0% 5% 0% 5%; '>You mean you and another guy or does this come back to the thing you did alone?</div>

<div style='font: 10pt "arial narrow"; text-align: left; padding: 0% 5% 0% 5%; '>You know what I'm talking about (on the 'hotornot.com' page)... 'twas funny and you know it! (And she's Korean, so you're 'ignant' too!)</div>

<div style='font: 10pt Arial; text-align: left; '>Some people will gladly plunk down $300+ for a console with Final Fantasy. I'll do the same for Resident Evil, except it'll be $200. I'm a fan, what can I say?</div>