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#1 Welsh Wizard OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 5:11 PM

Wonder if they gave their blessing for this

http://www.discovery...owered-joystick

#2 Chuck D. Head OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 6:18 PM

Well damn, that looks pretty sweet. I bet that is an official product, but F*** 'em, I aint buyin' :x

#3 Vic George 2K3 OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 6:23 PM

USE ACCURATE GRAMMAR!!! "And Atari IS moaning about copyright"

Before anyone starts P&Ming about America being dumbed down, why not look to your own contribution to the problem?

Edited by Vic George 2K3, Thu Sep 8, 2011 6:26 PM.


#4 Austin OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 6:44 PM

View PostVic George 2K3, on Thu Sep 8, 2011 6:23 PM, said:

USE ACCURATE GRAMMAR!!! "And Atari IS moaning about copyright"

Before anyone starts P&Ming about America being dumbed down, why not look to your own contribution to the problem?

Wow. Chill out dude, ha.

#5 OldSchoolRetroGamer OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 7:04 PM

View PostVic George 2K3, on Thu Sep 8, 2011 6:23 PM, said:

USE ACCURATE GRAMMAR!!! "And Atari IS moaning about copyright"

Before anyone starts P&Ming about America being dumbed down, why not look to your own contribution to the problem?

Holy crap wake up on the wrong side of the bed? News flash Grammar Nazi nobody cares and this is not a site trying to educate the world (outside of Atari maybe)
so please lighten the hell up.

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Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 7:07 PM

View PostVic George 2K3, on Thu Sep 8, 2011 6:23 PM, said:

USE ACCURATE GRAMMAR!!! "And Atari IS moaning about copyright"

Before anyone starts P&Ming about America being dumbed down, why not look to your own contribution to the problem?

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#7 Cebus Capucinis OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 7:07 PM

Actually, the funny thing about it is that technically he is still correct in saying "Atari are". Atari is both a singular entity as a corporation and a GROUP of PEOPLE, thus meaning it can also be a COLLECTIVE NOUN, which means 'are' will work in some contexts.

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Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 7:12 PM

Collective nouns: plural in U.K.; singular in U.S.

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Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 7:35 PM

Right or wrong, it sounds stupid in practice. It's like trying to enunciate George Lucas' dialogue. Sure, it may look good on paper, but...hair-brushing scene in Revenge of the Sith, anyone? Yikes!

Either way, it's not worth getting the ole panties bunched up over. :P

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Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 7:37 PM

View PostWelsh Wizard, on Thu Sep 8, 2011 5:11 PM, said:

Wonder if they gave their blessing for this

http://www.discovery...owered-joystick

Of course they did, what's your point?

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Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 7:43 PM

If I had an iPad . . . I'd buy both :D

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Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 9:23 PM

View PostCebus Capucinis, on Thu Sep 8, 2011 7:07 PM, said:

Actually, the funny thing about it is that technically he is still correct in saying "Atari are". Atari is both a singular entity as a corporation and a GROUP of PEOPLE, thus meaning it can also be a COLLECTIVE NOUN, which means 'are' will work in some contexts.
How many Ataris, exactly, might we be talking about...didn't Atari get divided up into multiple entities that legally have the right to use the word?

then, it WOULD be "Atari are", even in Proper American?

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Or, of course, the implied:

"(Idiot lawyers at) Atari are..."

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Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 10:53 PM

View PostWelsh Wizard, on Thu Sep 8, 2011 5:11 PM, said:

Wonder if they gave their blessing for this

http://www.discovery...owered-joystick

I'm not buying it. Why are they making it for left handers? :x Most of the world is right-handed. :|

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Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 11:02 PM

View Postatarian1, on Thu Sep 8, 2011 10:53 PM, said:

View PostWelsh Wizard, on Thu Sep 8, 2011 5:11 PM, said:

Wonder if they gave their blessing for this

http://www.discovery...owered-joystick

I'm not buying it. Why are they making it for left handers? :x Most of the world is right-handed. :|

. . . . because 99% of all arcade you play you use your left hand for the joystick and right for the buttons . . . same with I don't know . . . 99% of modern gaming consoles as well . . . ;)

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Posted Fri Sep 9, 2011 1:53 AM

I wish I could afford an iPad...

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Posted Fri Sep 9, 2011 7:01 AM

That is without a doubt one of the coolest things I ever seen.

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Posted Fri Sep 9, 2011 7:21 AM

View PostVic George 2K3, on Thu Sep 8, 2011 6:23 PM, said:

USE ACCURATE GRAMMAR!!! "And Atari IS moaning about copyright"

Before anyone starts P&Ming about America being dumbed down, why not look to your own contribution to the problem?

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Posted Fri Sep 9, 2011 8:08 AM

I like how two out of the three games they claim you will enjoy, using this joystick, are trackball games.

Edited by Asaki, Fri Sep 9, 2011 8:09 AM.


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Posted Fri Sep 9, 2011 9:23 AM

View PostWelsh Wizard, on Thu Sep 8, 2011 5:11 PM, said:

Wonder if they gave their blessing for this

http://www.discovery...owered-joystick
I'm sure it's A****-approved--it's got their logo right on it.

I will add that it's not Reaperman-approved. Mainly because it gives A**** the money that they need to survive and feed their families, but also because this product doesn't seem worth $60. I don't think standard arcade controls are shallow enough to fit in there, and I wonder if it's just a cheap joypad with a stick on it.

I've always thought the iCade looked pretty neat though

Edited by Reaperman, Fri Sep 9, 2011 9:25 AM.


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Posted Fri Sep 9, 2011 11:04 AM

View PostVic George 2K3, on Thu Sep 8, 2011 6:23 PM, said:

USE ACCURATE GRAMMAR!!! "And Atari IS moaning about copyright"

Before anyone starts P&Ming about America being dumbed down, why not look to your own contribution to the problem?

Hey! We is do not is be dumbed down! I are sad-ed by the impli... iplicat... umm... pointy finger thingy you is be saying at us!

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Posted Fri Sep 9, 2011 12:37 PM

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Posted Fri Sep 9, 2011 1:19 PM

View PostVic George 2K3, on Thu Sep 8, 2011 6:23 PM, said:

USE ACCURATE GRAMMAR!!! "And Atari IS moaning about copyright"

Before anyone starts P&Ming about America being dumbed down, why not look to your own contribution to the problem?

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Posted Fri Sep 9, 2011 1:31 PM

View PostThe Dord, on Fri Sep 9, 2011 1:19 PM, said:

View PostVic George 2K3, on Thu Sep 8, 2011 6:23 PM, said:

USE ACCURATE GRAMMAR!!! "And Atari IS moaning about copyright"

Before anyone starts P&Ming about America being dumbed down, why not look to your own contribution to the problem?

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Nice start new guy! +1 for you...and welcome to AA!! :thumbsup:

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Posted Fri Sep 9, 2011 1:37 PM

Thanks! :D Long time lurker though.

Edited by The Dord, Fri Sep 9, 2011 1:37 PM.


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Posted Fri Sep 9, 2011 4:43 PM

View PostThe Dord, on Fri Sep 9, 2011 1:37 PM, said:

Thanks! :D Long time lurker though.

We can tell, you fit in well :D




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