WAR DEPARTMENT--June 16,1999

DANMONEY@webtv.net--Okay, maybe I was a little too harsh on the Nintendo 64. Your right, it does have more than 15 good games, but I still like the Playstation better. I'm just defending the Playstation because I think its better than the Nintendo 64. I'll admit that I like the Nintendo 64. I have a Nintendo 64, Sega Saturn, and Sony Playstation. I do play my Nintendo 64 once in a while because of its great multi-player games. Some of my favorite Nintendo 64 games include: Goldeneye 007, NFL Blitz, WWF Warzone, and South Park.  I'm just really into multi-player games. I apologize to everyone that I said there wasn't any good multi-player games for the Nintendo 64. I thought about it for a while and I realized that there was. Here is the ratings on the top multi-player games for the Nintendo 64 and the Playstation. I'm rating by graphics, overall fun, and gameplay:

Game               Graphics      O. Fun           GP

Goldeneye            9.5            10.0             9.3

NFL Blitz             8.8             9.3              9.5

WWF Warzone   9.0              9.4             9.8

South Park           9.2             8.6              9.0

Thrill Kill              7.9             8.5              9.5

N4S 4: HS           9.1             9.1              9.2

Final F. 7            10.0           10.0              9.5

Metal Gear           9.9             9.8             10.0

Now I admited it, the Nintendo 64 is a good system. Are you all happy?

Stop sending me hate mail now! (3 Points)(+1 N64)

BstyBoys4L@aol.com:--Before we start, we want to say that Playstation is the best current system, but that it's own sequel, Playstation 2 or whatever name they can think of for it, will slaughter any and every other system on the face of this giant Earth. Dreamcast already sucks, even though it hasn't been released, that's how bad it will be. If the current appearance and status of Dreamcrap is anything of how it will turn out in the end, then Sega will lose all of it's money. Which wouldn't be very much, since Saturn was worse than the bean burritos that I had for supper last night, and since they're all poor drunken idiots who can't think of any good game ideas. All Sega systems have relied on a few people who would rather die than admit that all Sega is good for, is.... oh wait, that's right, it's not good for anything.

Back to PS2, it WILL kill Sega and Nintendo. Putting Dreamcast in comparison with PS2 is like comparing putting salt on snails with playing FFVII. The graphics, along with everything else about the PS2 will annihilate Dreamcast and anything the slobs at Nintendo can create. Dreamcast claims to be 128 bit, but it just bites 128 times more than any other system. The only thing that the modem connections on Dreamcast will have any use for is looking at gay Pokemon porn sites. Anyway, we keep getting carried away bashing Dreamcast, but PS2's graphics alone will sell the system, and with a Squaresoft license, the games will be great, too. PS2's ability to play original Playstation games is good enough to beat Dreamcast. The real-time, in-game graphics look better than all videos from Saturn. They even look better than real %@#$ing life!!!!! If Squaresoft makes games for PS2 that are as good as the games that they made for the original Playstation, with the PS2's incredible graphics, they will be the best games ever made.

Nintendo may claim their system is going to be better than Sony's, it does have 8 trillion times more potential than Dreamcast, but it still won't compare to PS2. If project Dolphin is as good as the original Playstation, it will still be an awesome system, but nowhere near PS2. By saying that it will be better than PS2, they are only trying to trick 3 year-olds that will eat dung for 1 Pokemon card in to buying a piece of plastic called project Dolphin to attract little school girls. I bet every other gaming company is trying to get a Pokemon license to attract the little pre-adolescent N64 audience. Since Nintendo already has that audience, they are trying to harness it, so they make nothing but kiddie games, and know nothing about pleasing the larger, older audience.

Back to Dreamcast, since we can't resist such an easy target, maybe they should learn how to make a video game instead of spending their time being stupid yokels. I just wonder how many total Street Fighter games will come out on Dreamcast throughout it's 3 month existence (if it even lasts that long), my guess is about 14. If Dreamcast tries to combine games in to one or switch genres, they should make it innovative or unique, like Ehrgeiz. Or come up with innovative twists on old ideas, like Legend of Legaia. They need much better third party support than Saturn. The way they are running things now, a bunch of drunken red necks on a shotgun rampage could kill every employee in Sega and take over the company and do a better job.

Sony is the ultimate king of video gaming, present and definitely future, with competition like Dreamcast and Project Dolphin, and any other cardboard boxes, there is no way they shouldn't completely destroy all opposition. (2 Points)(-1 DC)

ALMEHDA@aol.com--See? PSXers, out there, your system is aging, and is destined to die real soon. The Playstation has no more than 5 good games up its sleeve, as Sony is started to work on the PSX2 even more. The Nintendo 64, however, has been getting most of the attention the past months. With Beetle Adventure Racing, Pod Racer (the first console Star Wars Episode I Game), and Smash Brothers, Nintendo STILL has a future to look up to. With games that still give them a future (Perfect Dark, Donkey Kong 64, Poke'mon Snap, Poke'mon Stadium, WWF Attitude, NFL Blitz '2000, Banjo-Tooie, Super Mario Adventure, All Star Baseball '2000, Ken Griffey Jr's Slugfest, Earthbound 64), the Nintendo 64 has plenty to offer and promise. Even with an E3 showing, Nintendo has proved that their games are NOT just for kids (Perfect Dark, WWF Attitude, NFL Blitz '2000). Sony, on the other hand, is getting older and older with less and less third-party developers working for them. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN GETTING THE ATTENTION THAT THEY'VE BEEN GETTING BEFORE. Sure, games like Dino Crisis, Final Fantasy 8, Gran Turismo 2, Resident Evil 3, and Metal Gear Solid VR will be some of the best games this year, but they will be SONY'S FINAL LAST BREATH. U have made some matchups on PSX's and N64's games (in terms of estimated sales):

PSX                      N64

Dino Crisis            Donkey Kong 64

WINNER: TIE

Final Fantasy 8      Perfect Dark

WINNER: FINAL FANTASY 8 (It's close though)

Gran Turismo 2      Poke'mon Snap/Stadium

WINNER: POKE'MON SNAP/STADIUM (too many kids)

Resident Evil 3        Resident Evil 64 (2)

WINNER: TIE (Yes, N64 owners NEED to try RE64)

Metal Gear Solid VR WWF Attitude

WINNER: WWF ATTIUDE (There is only about 10% new stuff to do in MGSVR)

PSX: 1 (2 ties) N64: 2 (2 ties)

It's close, but Nintendo's lasting power should easily make their money making these games not only good with the US, but also in Japan. Nintendo's Game Boy Color, with Poke'mon Gold & Silver coming out soon, will also help Nintendo reach their greatest sales peak since the Christmas Zelda 64 was released. Gameboy, should also easily overcome Playstation in sales in Japan! I know that it's full of kids, but kids make up this video game industry. That's why Nintendo is doing the SMART THING.

Now for the Playstation 2, and Project Dolphin, both look undoubtably great. HOWEVER, the Dolphin HAS the specs that their past buyers (right now, still tied with PSX), have wanted (like working with IBM, and a DVD drive), and should get most game developers back into their "system" once again.  Squaresoft should join soon because EA is already with Nintendo (esp. after Beetle Adventure Racing). Capcom has already joined. Psynosis has already joined. Naughty Dog has joined. Even Eidos Interactive has already joined (Fighting Force 64). I won't say that the Dolphin will revolutionize gaming, but it will sure TAKE OUT THE PLAYSTATION 2 as soon as it is released because:

A.) PSX2 will have a hard time releasing PSX2s because of the availability of its latest chip (hard to make)

B.) Dolphin has better specs, and has what CONSUMERS want

C.) Rare will be with NINTENDO ONLY.

D.) Nintendo promises to make its system less than $250, an affordable price, while Sony might have it over $300 because of the price to make its main chip.

E.) Nintendo has THREE (compared to Sony's Microsoft) main hardware developers: IBM, Matsushita, and ArtX working with them

F.) Sony has lost interest in the PocketStation, while Game Boy Color continutes to dominate

G.) Sony= Squaresoft, Nintendo=Miyamoto

H.) Dolphin will be hyped

Sure, Sony's Platstation 2 DOES have backwards compatibility with old Playstation games, but is that needed? Of course not! People want new games, new genres, new gaming styles! Nintendo's Dolphin and N64 have plenty to offer! Just look at my current scores for the two systems (right now):

Nintendo 64

Games: 8.5
News: 10
Special Offers: 10 (Star Wars bundle)
AVERAGE: 9.50 (Excellent)

PSX

Games: 7.9
News: 8.9
Special Offers: N/A (none)
AVERAGE: 8.40 (Good, but not great)

So, in conclusion, the Nintendo 64 and the Dolphin WILL have plenty to offer, and will have a greater chance to revolutize gaming with the help of the Game Boy Color. Playstation and Playstation 2 may have the popularity (mostly because of pirated games), but will die out REAL soon (especially the PSX). Look up to Nintendo! Only the FORCE is with them. My your decisions keep comforted and controlled! Goodbye my fair videogamers! (4 Points)(+3 PD)(+1 N64)