[geeks] nVidia 8800GT for Apple Mac Pro

[Nadine Miller]

Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> On May 21, 2008, at 16:25 , Nadine Miller wrote:
> 
>> Bill Bradford wrote:
>>> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 02:48:36PM -0400, Joshua Boyd wrote:
>>>> Besides, at this point if one wants to play games on their computer,
>>>> they should probably just get a PS3 and install linux, right? ;)
>>> I *hate* console gaming controllers.  Give me a mouse and keyboard.
>>
>> I believe a lot more PS3 games have mouse/keyboard compiled in, 
>> possibly all of them.
>>
>> I'm getting pretty good with controllers after Zelda:Windwaker, Super 
>> Mario Sunshine, and Kung Fu Chaos (the latter is a *TOTAL* hoot!).
> 
> I can practice and get good with a controller too, but I don't like 
> using the controller.  It's far too limiting.  It's not a matter of 
> skill, I just hate using a console controller.
> 
> A PC let's you have far more complex controls, and it's just a hell of a 
> lot more fun.
> 
> The other issue is game play: console games are dumbed down, focus on 
> immediate satisfaction, and are not modifiable.
> 
> I like some of the games, but generally get tired of them pretty quick.
> 
> Some PC games I play for 5-10 years.

There are computer games like that for me as well--I'm still playing 
Diablo II, 4 Crystals of Trazere (fscking puzzles) and X-Com.  Most of 
the games I have interest in are not (generally) GPU intensive.  While I 
agree that the majority of console games are dumbed-down, I have found a 
few that are not which have replay interest.  And it's nice to be able 
to sit side-by-side and play a game together with your friends; I've yet 
to find a computer game (since maybe Gauntlet for the PC) that makes 
this easy to do.

-Nadine=