While this technically came out in 2010, needed an excuse to test the new YouTube embed. Should play HTML5 video now if your system supports it and you have opted in, otherwise it will still use Flash when needed.
This was something I came across recently, "Literal" trailers. The one for Tron and the recent WoW expansion are pretty amusing.
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Ever since that Gears of War trailer with Gary Jules's version of "Mad World," video game companies have been doing the "sad trailer" thing. This one was actually pretty damned effective to me. My only problem with that is I'm sure the game won't have that effect on me, and I wish there were more games that did:
That wasn't very much "like it was". Where was the 12 reinstalls of win 3.1 required every year to keep it going? Can't speak in terms of years if it was all done in a day. Also, he ignored win ME. For most gamer types, the path was win 3.1, win ME, then win XP.
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Originally Posted By: larry818
Also, he ignored win ME. For most gamer types, the path was win 3.1, win ME, then win XP.
He should have ignored Windows ME. It was shit. For me, it was Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, then Windows XP.
Actually, that was almost a complete lie. For gaming (i.e. dual boot), that holds up.
Actually, it was Windows 1.01, Windows 2.0, Windows 3.0 (first one I programmed for), Windows 3.11, Windows NT 3.51 / Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 98 / Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista (which I actually liked) and then Windows 7.
Edited by Roger (03/03/201113:31) Edit Reason: Forgot Windows 2000
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I think I went: DOS 5.0, Win 3.11, Win 95, Win 98, Win 98SE, Win 2000, Win XP, Win 7 (my favorite so far).
Windows 2000 was one of my favorites once it started supporting games and essentially becoming just as much of a consumer OS as their other products. I always found it funny how much better it was than ME. My parents "upgraded" to ME (I think they just happened to buy a new computer for that short time it was out - what luck). I was soon able to get them upgraded to XP, thank goodness.
I think I went: DOS 5.0, Win 3.11, Win 95, Win 98, Win 98SE, Win 2000, Win XP, Win 7 (my favorite so far).
This would be closer to what most folks did, with the exception of 2000. I found all the versions of win up to 3.11 unusable, where 3.11 was the first somewhat usable one.
My memory is somewhat fuzzy on this, but I think the sequence here was CP/M, PCDOS 3.3, MSDOS 5.0, QNX, OS/2, Linux, Linux, Linux, Linux, Linux, Linux, Linux.
Kind missed out on that whole virus treadmill thing.
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Originally Posted By: Roger
Actually, it was Windows 1.01, Windows 2.0, Windows 3.0 (first one I programmed for), Windows 3.11, Windows NT 3.51 / Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 98 / Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista (which I actually liked) and then Windows 7.
For me it was Windows 3.1 -> Specialized Stumpjumper M2 -> Linux.
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Originally Posted By: canuckInOR
For me it was Windows 3.1 -> Specialized Stumpjumper M2 -> Linux.
Neat! I have a Stumpjumper, though I'm almost embarrassed to own it as I've never even given it a shred of the riding it's capable of. I have no ideal what model of Specialized Stumpjumper I have (I didn't know there were models). I must have gotten it 18 years ago now...