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Wii questions?

The Inspector — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:12:41 +0000

I’m running out of room on my Wii and I’ve already had to delete some virtual console games to make room for save files. (I know I can download them again for free if I want to.) I figure it’s about time I get an SD card I can use exclusively for my wii. I was wondering if there were any recommendations about the size of the card. For example, can a Wi not handle an 8GB card and things like that. It seems that Wikipedia says it can only handle 2GB but I don’t know if that’s true or not. Also, if anyone knows about how many “boxes” there are to a GB that would be nice to know as well.

eVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTX 768 MB PCI-Express Graphics Card

The Inspector — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:19:36 +0000

The best card ever made. Simply the best. Tested with Doom3, Command & Conquer 3, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Call of Duty (UO expansion & version 2), and Half-Life 2, with the highest settings, the higher resolution I can (1440×900). All eVGA’s video cards purchased on or after June 22, 2005, comes with a lifetime warranty and is eligible for eVGA’s Step Up Program. This card also has a known problem with S-Video, the current drivers give a greyscale picture and make it look horrible using S-Video, though you can only achieve 1024×780 with S-Video.

# GPU/VPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
# RAMDAC: Dual 400 MHz
# Fill Rate per Second: 36.8 Billion pixels
# Maximum Resolution: 2560 x 1600 (Digital)
# Video Memory: 768MB
# Memory Type: GDDR3
# Core Clock: 575 MHz
# Memory Bus: 384-bit
# Memory Clock: 1800 MHz
# Shader Clock: 1350 MHz
# Stream Processors: 128
# Memory Bandwidth: 86.4GB
# Interface Type: PCI Express
# Interface Speed: 16x
# Connector(s): Dual DVI
# Connector(s): HDTV/S-Video
# Multiple Monitors Support: Yes

Gears Of War

The Inspector — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:49:41 +0000

This is by far one of the best games for the 360!!! I’m an older, casual gamer. Gears really hit the sweet spot technically and from a playability standpoint. This is the most impressive console video game I have ever seen, period. Let me emphasize something here: If you’re looking for Halo, get Halo 3, 2, or 1. This isn’t Halo at all. While in Halo you can stand in the middle of a doorway and blast all who get between you and the next doorway, in GOW you can’t even do this in the very beginning of the game! The multi-player is also tons of fun. Not really about run and gunning but requires strategy and for your to flank your enemy to take them out efficiently. It lacks customizable options. Overall very solid game and well worth the money.

Who will win Greenburg or Reed?

The Inspector — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:04:39 +0000

In our home the computer easily rivals the television as a multi-function entertainment center. We use it for everything from watching streaming video to playing games competitively. Online gaming is becoming ever more popular. Thanks to the power of the internet you can find virtually every game imaginable being played competitively online. One game that has drew rapid attention and an every growing fan base is playing backgammon online. Backgammon is one of the oldest games in the world and is a great game that relies heavily on strategy.

People of all ages are becoming familiar with this fun and challenging game thanks to the innovative tools and the friendly community at BackgammonMasters.com. Backgammon Masters is always coming up with new ways to make learning and playing backgammon online a unique experience. It will be interesting to watch this site, and backgammon in general, explode as Backgammon Masters becomes a household name. This is sure to happen soon given the fact that Backgammon Masters is a major sponsor for heavyweight boxer Roman Greenburg. Greenburg is slated to battle Damon Reed on August 18th in a pay-per-view event in Salt Lake City, Utah. Considering the Greenburg’s current status and an undefeated contender this match will undoubtedly attract the attention of boxing fans around the world and in turn the great sponsors promoting them.

Fanatical gamers.

The Inspector — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:39:33 +0000

I love gaming as much as the next person but am far from being fanatical about it. I recently read about some hardcore gamers that stay awake for days at a time trying to beat a game. You have to wonder how they deal with basic human functions. This would be an ideal market for incontinence products. Certainly they can’t all have bladders made of steel. I cannot imagine what this type of fanatical gaming does to ones health and well-being. Personally, I have absolutely no intention of playing any game this long to find out.

Midoritech: Games for the entire family!

The Inspector — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:40:56 +0000

Now that school is out for the summer my son has begun to quiz us endlessly to play on the computer. For a while, he was content visiting preschool oriented sites such as those recommended on public television. Lately, he has stated he is bored with with these sites and is looking for something new to try. As a parent it is often challenging to find age appropriate and safe websites that feature children games. It seems like every product we see or buy has a website and urges us to visit it for “fun and games”. Because my son can read, anything this usually creates a barrage of pleads to visit website X to check out the fun and games. Many websites you come across features games that may be appropriate on their own may be appropriate for your child to play but the other content on the site is not acceptable.

In my quest to seek out a variety of safe sites for him to visit I discovered Midoritech.com. This great website offers a growing selection of games suitable for the entire family that even includes both PC and Mac games. Midoritech offers fun games like Majong, Ladybugs, and YooDoo. My son, a budding environmentalist, is particularly taken with the game called Global Warming. I even recommended Midoritech to my brother, who a Mac user, because I am sure he will enjoy playing the Mac games offered like Mac solitaire. Aside from the great games offered by Midoritech I really appreciate the fact that this site is about just games and nothing more. We can browse the selection of games knowing that the content is safe and our children will not be influenced by inappropriate content or marketing ploys for other products.

Serious Sam Series

The Inspector — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:50:29 +0000

If there is one thing I am really into that is gaming. This is not to suggest I am crazy about any one gaming system. For the most part I find that playing on my PC is all that I really need. Presently I really hooked on the Serious Sam game series. The series follows the adventures of hero Sam “Serious” Stone and his fight against the forces of the extraterrestrial overlord Mental who seeks to destroy humanity. Sam uses an array of weaponry such as a plasma cutter in his battle to rid his world of evil. It should be a blast to test the next installment of the Sam series that is due for release very shortly. Be on the lookout for Serious Engine.

PS3 On The Cutting Edge

The Inspector — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:59:12 +0000

The much anticipated release is pending for the newest in the PS3 lineup. I don’t really know how people are supposed to pick a system anymore. Just when I find one I love another is coming out that draws me in. The PlayStation 3 Edge has been put together by three first-party technology teams within Sony, the WWS Europe Advanced Technology Group, WWS America ICE team, and WWS America Tools and Technology group.

Marketing for the Edge system describes it as

a set of cutting edge technologies. Rather than an overarching engine, these teams have chosen to create specialized systems that demonstrate best practices of SPU and RSX utilization.

Edge is described as

“a set of cutting edge technologies. Rather than an overarching engine, these teams have chosen to create specialized systems that demonstrate best practices of SPU and RSX utilization” .
It should be really interesting to see how this product and the marketing behind it unfold in the coming months.