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Re: TM3 Vs. Zelda = Sony Vs. Nintendo

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From: rep... REPTILE
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 00:00
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On Mon, 16 Nov 1998 19:35:37 GMT, Chad_Boo...@bigfoot.com babbled
about :

>In article <19981115155902...@ng133.aol.com>,
>  tige...@aol.com (TiGeR XTM) wrote:

>
>Bear in mind, you DO NOT need the memory pack to play Zelda 64. It comes with
>a built-in battery for saves (obviously, Nintendo doesn't like to screw you
>over like Sony by forcing you to buy a memory pack).

Screw you over?  doubt that.  N64 games need the memory card, ie
Turok.  Why?  Cause EEPROM is more expensive.  Carts can have EEPROM
while cds can't.  Two good reasons
>
>I USED to own a PSX. I paid $200 when it first came out. Like thousands of
>others who bought the first PSXs, I had to pay $90 to get it fix because of a
>defect (overheating). So, in essense, I paid upwards of $300 ($290) to play
>Zero games.

Zero games?  After like 6 months PSX had amazing games like Ridge
Racer, Tekken and Wipeout.  The overheating sucked tho.  Good thing
they fixed it.
>
>I am now the proud owner of a Nintendo 64, awaiting the arrival of Zelda 64.

I am too.
>
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Subject: Re: TM3 Vs. Zelda = Sony Vs. Nintendo
Date: 1998/11/17
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