GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 295
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| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/24/2006 12:58:42 PM | message detail |
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For the first round, I've mostly been dealing with contest and poll
history, seeing how competitive each series has been in the past. I've
only vaguely referenced polls. I haven't cited them, really. Except in the case of Super Mario Brothers/Madden. I just decided to have fun with that one. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Dilated Chemist | Posted 6/24/2006 1:14:07 PM | message detail |
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SNES N64 Genesis PSX PS2 NES XBox GameCube SNES PSX PS2 GCN SNES PS2 SNES --- =DC= Chemistry can be a good and bad thing. Chemistry is good when you make love with it. Chemistry is bad when you make crack with it. |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/24/2006 1:49:10 PM | message detail |
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First Round Analyses = Done --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 6/24/2006 1:59:30 PM | message detail |
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On GameFAQs? Are you crazy? The PS2 would wipe the floor with the GameCube. So then how come the difference is so slim in all of those "Got ?" polls? In the general public, GCN would of course stand no chance, but here the GCN is stronger than it should be. --- Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent. |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/24/2006 2:01:30 PM | message detail |
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So then how come the difference is so slim in all of those "Got ?" polls? Since when? I was under the impression that the PS2 was easily the most widely owned console. And overall ownership hardly means anything (more people have played OoT than FFVII. More people have played LttP than Chrono Trigger). The Playstation 2 ALWAYS wins the System of the Year, even when it doesn't have any noteworthy releases. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Master Moltar | Posted 6/24/2006 2:13:33 PM | message detail |
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First Round Analyses = Done Recived, and wow @ SMB/Madden. Looks like something out of my playbook (no pun intended). --- Moltar Status: Eagerly awaiting for the next Contest to begin. |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 6/24/2006 2:15:17 PM | message detail |
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I'd be lying if I said you weren't an inspiration for that one. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Applause Sign | Posted 6/24/2006 3:11:20 PM | message detail |
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So then how come the difference is so slim in all of those "Got ?" polls? In the general public, GCN would of course stand no chance, but here the GCN is stronger than it should be. I don't recall this ever happening. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| WiggumFan267 | Posted 6/24/2006 3:12:10 PM | message detail |
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Best system contest? GENESIS --- "their is no sailor ertyu" ~The Man Who Will Save B8, ertyu Happily married to Alanna82 on V-Day 2005 |
| Applause Sign | Posted 6/24/2006 3:14:00 PM | message detail |
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Wiggum wins a date with my wang. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| Tequilla Gundam | Posted 6/24/2006 4:10:20 PM | message detail |
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SNES N64 Genesis PSX PS2 NES XBox GameCube SNES PSX PS2 GCN PSX PS2 PSX Bracket kind of uneven though. Top half = too much comp. NES would prob SFF GCN. --- Scooped in a coupe, Snoop we got news/Your girl was trickin' while you was draped in your county blues I ain't been out a second/And already gotta do some mutha****in chin checkin |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/24/2006 5:26:40 PM | message detail |
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Still need stuff from Leon, HM, Lopen and mnm. I just need to finish up ES/SF and RE/SH, then I'll send it in. --- "Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again ..." |
| Slowflake | Posted 6/24/2006 5:42:24 PM | message detail |
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It's true. PS2 has 75% ownership rate, Gamecube has 70%. --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| WiggumFan267 | Posted 6/24/2006 5:54:48 PM | message detail |
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Awesome, I've been wanting to introduce it to my pants for some time now. It's true. PS2 has 75% ownership rate, Gamecube has 70%. Are these numbers worldwide, or just US? --- "their is no sailor ertyu" ~The Man Who Will Save B8, ertyu Happily married to Alanna82 on V-Day 2005 |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/24/2006 5:55:32 PM | message detail |
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I think just GameFAQs. --- "Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again ..." |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/24/2006 5:56:09 PM | message detail |
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Site-wide, I believe. The PS2 would still wipe the floor with it. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/24/2006 5:57:43 PM | message detail |
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Indeed it would. It would not even be close either. I own both consoles, and I wouldn't even think a second bfeore voting for the PS2, which I vote over every other console, too!! --- "Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again ..." |
| Slowflake | Posted 6/24/2006 6:01:16 PM | message detail |
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Even without backwards compatibility? --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/24/2006 6:07:28 PM | message detail |
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Meh. The PS2 is my least favorite console I have ever owned. And that goes from the Atari 2600 to the Xbox. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/24/2006 6:09:57 PM | message detail |
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The PS2 has MGS2, MGS3, FFX, the Jak series, and the Ratchet & Clank series. That's better than most. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Slowflake | Posted 6/24/2006 6:10:49 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, but take away the PS1's library and suddenly you have a match. --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/24/2006 6:12:07 PM | message detail |
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I'd still take those games over MOST of what the GameCube has to offer
(which, for me, essentially boils down to Paper Mario, Skies of
Arcadia, and Tales of Symphonia). --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Slowflake | Posted 6/24/2006 6:12:33 PM | message detail |
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I'm not talking just this gen, though. --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/24/2006 6:13:43 PM | message detail |
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As I said, I'd take the SNES to win the whole thing, but I still say
PS2 wipes the floor with the GameCube. It's got two of the least
favored Mario and Zelda games and not much greatness to offer in way of
exclusive material. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/24/2006 6:15:02 PM | message detail |
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Just sent in my first round analysis. --- "Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again ..." |
| Slowflake | Posted 6/24/2006 6:16:56 PM | message detail |
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I don't doubt that one second, even though the Gamecube is my personal favorite. Yes, I went there. --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/24/2006 6:18:27 PM | message detail |
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Even without backwards compatibility? The PS2 library alone murders the GCN in every way imaginable, and most other gaming libraries too. Devil May Cry, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Jak & Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, Shadow of the Colossus, Kingdom Hearts, Star Ocean, Dragon Quest, Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Mega Man, God of War, etc. It pretty much has everything you could want on there. Free online, too, which rocks for things like Fight Night and Madden. Most of my favorite games come from the PS2. --- "Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again ..." |
| HaRRicH | Posted 6/24/2006 6:20:44 PM | message detail |
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Except in the case of Super Mario Brothers/Madden. I just decided to have fun with that one. Damn you, and you probably went more extensive than I did. Great minds think alike though..... --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/24/2006 6:22:07 PM | message detail |
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you probably went more extensive than I did. Let's ask Moltar. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/24/2006 6:24:27 PM | message detail |
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For the record, my longest analysis was Star Ocean/Pokemon at 2000+ words, yo! --- "Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again ..." |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/24/2006 6:28:46 PM | message detail |
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Here's what the PS2 did for me: Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2 Jak series Street Fighter Alpha Anthology That's it. Sure there are plenty of other games that I liked on the PS2, but they weren't must haves for me (DMC, SotC), or they were games I could get on other systems (GTA, MvC2, MMAC, MMXC). I'm not saying I don't like the PS2, but it has easily been my least favorite console I've owned. I do like every console I've had, by the way. I would easily vote for the Gamecube over the PS2. I loved the hell out of Wind Waker, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Metroid Prime. Those alone are worth more to me than my entire PS2 library. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/24/2006 6:29:09 PM | message detail |
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My longest is barely over a thousand words... --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/24/2006 6:30:27 PM | message detail |
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HM at 2000 words? Leonhart at 1000 words? Okay good, then I won't have to work so hard! =P --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/24/2006 6:30:31 PM | message detail |
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Here's what the PS2 did for me: Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2 Jak series Street Fighter Alpha Anthology If this means you haven't played the Ratchet & Clank games, you need to do so now. If you didn't like them, you're dead to me. Same with MGS3 and FFX, only to a greater extent. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/24/2006 6:32:00 PM | message detail |
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Well, I did long write-ups even for matches that didn't need any (heck,
RE/Shadow Hearts has 858 words), just summarizing contest and poll
history. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/24/2006 6:32:06 PM | message detail |
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Oops. I forgot to add MGS3 (check the sig). I haven't bothered to play
the R&C series, although I've been meaning to for a while. I think
they are all 10 bucks now (UYA might still be 19.99). But I have FFX.
It was the first game I bought on the PS2. I wasn't impressed at all. I
thought you knew that already? --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/24/2006 6:32:52 PM | message detail |
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I must have blocked it out of my memory due to intense rage. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/24/2006 6:40:42 PM | message detail |
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I'm sorry. FFX was just flat out boring to me. The characters were
okay, but I didn't really get attached to any of them. The voice acting
was pretty good. The story was okay. The sphere grid was nice. But I
just didn't have much fun actually playing through the game. Blame a battle system which pretty much plans all of your random battles for you for the first half of the game. It was basically "Hmmm, a fast enemy? Better use Tidus! A hard-shelled enemy? Better use Auron! An elemental? Lulu! A flying enemy? Wakka! Wait, what about Yuna? Do I really feel like summoning just so she can contribute to the battle? Meh. And poor Kimahri. Let me build him up so he can be useful to me." Then there's also Blitzball, lightning dogding, the temples, and all the other side quests that I had little fun with. The only thing I actually really liked about the game was the end. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/24/2006 6:47:06 PM | message detail |
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Lightning dodging really wasn't that bad...Butterfly catching, on the
other hand...Blitzball seems to be a bit hit or miss. Once you get good
at it and you don't let the computer control your characters for you
(because the AI is so incredibly stupid), I think it's a lot of fun.
The temples can be frustrating, but every game has things like that. The story, characters, and things like that are purely subjective, but I was endeared to Tidus, Auron, and Yuna from the beginning. Wakka was rather cool, too. Some people complain about cutscenes being too long, but I didn't find it that bad. I liked the battle system and the Sphere Grid. I thought it was a nice change of pace and handy to be able to change out party members on the fly (and you didn't HAVE to use anybody if you didn't want to, except on rare occasions). It had some of the best boss fights in the series, I thought, with Seymour Flux and Yunalesca. I think the game really picks up when you get to Mount Gagazet. It's simply amazing from that point on. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/24/2006 6:51:21 PM | message detail |
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Oh, I definitely know why people like it. I can subjectively say it was a great game. It just didn't do it for me. I did
like the boss fights, which I forgot to mention. But the random
encounters, sidequests, and general flow of the game just killed it for
me. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/24/2006 6:51:24 PM | message detail |
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FFX's battle system was, by far, the best in the series. It was fast,
one animation started before another was over, the ability to switch
equipment in battle was fantastic, being able to see the order in which
the attacks happened was good, and nothing beats the fact that agility
actually meant something here. The Sphere Grid, while somewhat restricting, did allow you a bunch of different paths to build up characters how you wanted to. Far better than the standard way of gaining EXP and receiving stat boosts that way. Nothing is more satisfying than having an Auron that beats everyone in speed and nails about 30,000 damage on an enemy with a high defense rating against physicals. And I still want them to, like, make Blitzball Online or something for the PS3. Fix it up so that it works as a fully fledged game and what not, and you have a winner on your hands. >> --- "Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again ..." |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 6/24/2006 6:51:31 PM | message detail |
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I also wasn't much of a fan of what the PS2 had to offer. Great PS2
exclusives include Katamari Damacy and Breath of Fire: Dragon
Quarter...and that's it. There are a few great multiconsole games
(Beyond Good and Evil, MMXC, Killer 7, MGS2), but a lot of the
exclusives turned out to be massive disappointments, like KH, FFX, SO3,
and MGS3. mnm pretty much summed up my opinion of FFX, except I didn't
even think the end was all that great (although that might've had
something to do with playing it directly after MGS3 :p). The GCN was also a disappointment in some ways, but it had a few games that were absolutely phenomenal, like SSBM, F-Zero GX, and Wind Waker. In my personal opinion, PS1 > N64 > GCN > PS2, although I suspect I'm probably an exception there. N64 vs. GCN might be an interesting match here, or maybe even N64 vs. PS2. --- Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent. |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 6/24/2006 6:53:22 PM | message detail |
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You give the N64 wayyyyyy too much credit if you think it stands a chance against the PS2. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/24/2006 6:53:57 PM | message detail |
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*objectively (not subjectively) --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/24/2006 6:54:28 PM | message detail |
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or maybe even N64 vs. PS2. Interesting to see whether or not the PS2 absolutely demolishes it or just beats it down soundly. --- "Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again ..." |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 6/24/2006 6:54:50 PM | message detail |
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HM, what did you think of FFX-2's battle system? It was even faster
than FFX's. I actually liked it quite a lot more than FFX's, partially
because I didn't like how slow FFX's felt. Being able to wait as long
as you wanted to plan kinda takes the excitement out of a battle. And how am I giving the N64 too much credit? OoT, Goldeneye, and Super Mario 64 are all up there with the best the PS2 has to offer on GameFAQs. --- Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent. |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/24/2006 6:56:08 PM | message detail |
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PS2 > PS1 > GCN > N64 is how I have have it. --- "Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again ..." |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 6/24/2006 6:56:37 PM | message detail |
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Because you named three games. THREE. You could include Mario Kart 64,
and then you have four. Not much else from that console would be
popular here. This is an entire library we're talking about, not just a
few strong games. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/24/2006 6:56:44 PM | message detail |
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I haven't got around to playing FFX-2 yet. --- "Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again ..." |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 6/24/2006 6:59:50 PM | message detail |
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Plus, people seem to be taking this idea of "NintendoFAQs" way too far
here. Thinking that anything Nintendo outside of the SNES now stands a
chance against the likes of the PSX or PS2 is crazy. Honestly, the game
of the year was RE4 by a WIDE margin, and that was when it was still
GameCube exclusive. Guess what console still won system of the year
despite not even having that good of a year? Oh right, Playstation 2. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |