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Anime Vending Machines For Gameboy Advance
PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 6:39 pm
by initialdfreak
PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 6:52 pm
by Chazz
18 dollars? bah.
better off buying a GBA flash card and downloading crap
PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 7:00 pm
by inkhana
Chazz wrote:18 dollars? bah.
better off buying a GBA flash card and downloading crap
Yeah, except that would be *ahem* illegal.
PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 8:02 pm
by Lynx
hahaha cool article! i wonder how something like that would go over in the states?
PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 8:30 pm
by Fsiphskilm
The cartridge is only
PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 8:54 pm
by initialdfreak
Volt wrote:The cartridge is only $18 bucks... and then after that it's only like a Dollar per Episode.
That's really not bad, considering a 3 min. audio clip is sold on iTunes for a buck. These guys are offering a 20min color video clip for what? A buck or two...
We don't have any excuse for downloading stuff on that one.
Except if you're lazy.
PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 10:24 am
by Kireihana
Those Japanese... gotta love 'em!
I don't know how well this would pick up in America; I just don't think our culture is quite as into that stuff. Maybe if they did release some anime titles over here for the GBA, but so far the only ones I've seen is Pokemon and Sonic, along with a bunch of Nickelodeon cartoons. Personally the GBA screen is a bit to small to my liking for watching movies. Still, it's an awesome idea. They could probably take it really far with the DS or the next GameBoy.
PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 11:09 am
by Destroyer2000
Wonder how long it'll take for someone to figure out how to watch there downloaded GBA anime on the big screen?
PostPosted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 1:40 pm
by Azier the Swordsman
I think I'll just stick to the import DVD's.
I believe they did something similar with the Famicom Disk System. Nintendo opted to only release their best games on disk, (Legend of Zelda; Metroid) and set up vending machines all across Japan for vending the games. You simply selected the game you wanted, payed, (I forget how) and the game popped out with it's proper label.
PostPosted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 1:55 pm
by panegryst
they are apparently going to do something similar with the PSP. it can play movies also (and at much higher res and length. verdict: sony pwns).
PostPosted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 2:35 pm
by Fireproof
Does not! *Is a hardcore Nintendo DS fan* Did you know that PSP will only play full motion video for two horus before it needs a recharge? It'll get 8 hours for music and 10 for games. I'm sticking with DS.
Note: How are the flash cards illegal? I wouldn't think that a flash card for GBA would be illegal in and of itself, but what abuot copying off one's won DVDs into the computer then copying said files into the flash card? Is it illegal to break into your own DVDs now? Feh. If stuff like that keeps up I won't be able to write in my own manga. Waaaah. I'll never see Luffy saying "Got milk?" or "Ahh... The power of cheese."
PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:05 pm
by Raiden no Kishi
Now Japan literally has everything in vending machines. ^_~
Rai
PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:50 pm
by Fireproof
*Buys a pair of underpants from one* You're telling me! Oh look! They have live cats in this one! *Looks at cats squirming inside of vending machine* Hold on kitties! *Starts buying them oen by one, trying to empty the machine*