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Title: Time Warner's Turner to Launch Online Game Network
Post by: HaRuMaN on April 27, 2005, 03:20:03 pm

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050427/media_nm/media_videogames_turner_dc

 

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Using emulation software, it will let anyone with a PC and a broadband connection play classic games from older consoles like the NES and Genesis, as well as older arcade and PC games.

WTF!!!

Title: Re: Time Warner's Turner to Launch Online Game Network
Post by: GGKoul on April 28, 2005, 10:39:58 am

Maybe Ted will purchase MAME?

Title: Re: Time Warner's Turner to Launch Online Game Network
Post by: walls83 on April 28, 2005, 11:48:05 am

Id like to see how much it cost. Because this could make owning a Mame machine with ROMs legal.  Because the way I read it you downloaded the games to your PC. Its not like Dish Network games where the games are brought in thru the satilight and not saved.  I wonder what caliber of games they will have and I wonder what ULTRACADE thinks of this.  Since they spent so much money on getting the roms.

Title: Re: Time Warner's Turner to Launch Online Game Network
Post by: MameMaster! on April 28, 2005, 01:50:53 pm

...so far I tried out Cablevision's "game channel" on Long Island...AWFUL!!!....the load times are bad....the games SUCK beyond belief....and the one or two classics (ex. Asteroids) just stink using a remote control that's supposed to change your channels.

Unless they eliminate (or shorten) load times....AND offer a custom wireless game controller...this service will never make any money.

They charge $4.95 for 24 hours use of a game....why bother if you already own a PSP, PS2, XBox etc. etc.

MamemMaster!   8)