DracIsBack

Since Pac Man Red brought it up, I've always wondered what Double Dragon would look like, with the right care given to it on the 7800?

I don't 'hate' Double Dragon on the 7800 in that I actually find it entertaining. But if ever there was a C+ effort on the 7800, this is it to me. Moves are moving. The character design is (IMO) terrible. Sections of levels disappear. No effort is made to animate certain parts. The AI is wonkey. And the Abobos walking right out of Title Match Pro Wrestling suggest not a lot of time or budget was allocated to the game.

Given the availability of sprite sources, new docs and tools ... and the XM, wondering if any improvements could be done to make Double Dragon look and act better than it does today.

OK - let me clear the record before I rant.

I like Apple products. I'm typing this on an iMac. an AirPort extreme is sending WiFi throughout my house. I have an iPod touch, iPod Mini and iPod shuffle. I have an Apple TV feeding my tv.

I don't quite classify as an insane Apple nut who will leap to their defense when someone says they aren't perfect in every way. There are things I don't like about their products too ... and I also have products by Google, Microsoft, RIM and Adobe and find things I like (and dislike) in all those as well.

I also admire Jobs as a product visionary, a many who pushed user focused design and - in the end - I think caused many products (not just his own) to reach higher. I just finished the new biography which I found interesting in terms of how he pushed the bounds and also eye opening at how much a despicable person he could be on a personal level. But his place in history is rightfully honoured.

With that said, I was shocked to read that people recently voted him the 'most influential person in all of gaming history'. Over the folks from Nintendo. Atari. Sony. All the big game houses and many others.

And all I could say is "what the *^&$?"

How do they figure that????

What games did Apple create that were 'revolutionary'?

He certainly didn't pioneer putting them on a mobile device (see Nintendo and Atari). He certainly didn't pioneer putting them on mobile phones either (see - oh - every phone for the last ten years). He didn't invent an App store to put them in (see the dozens of different stores that pushed Nokia, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry apps long before Apple even had an SDK). He didn't even promote casual gaming. What he did do was package it up nicely and usher in an era of casual games on mobile devices, on a good platform that was disruptive to traditional handheld devices.

But to call him the most influential person in all of gaming history? CMON ....

Jobs is a legend. No question. but sometimes people take it too far. This is one ...

I was thinking they were overdue for a price cut. I thought they'd be a bit more aggressive ($129) but it's still a $50 SRP drop and they're adding in a popular game so I'm sure it will cause a lift over what we've been seeing in recent months.

Not long after Atari and Epyx worked together on the Lynx, Atari and Epyx went to court against each other. Anyone know what triggered the suit and what the outcome was? I seem to recall that Atari was the suit initiator. Was it tied to the number of promised games?