Coleco-Vision!!! all right, ya know how to pick your systems. I've got three console systems, two of which were bought before Computers were a household appliance, and the third, well we got that one b/c we only had one computer at the time and we were always fighting over it. The Three systems are, Coleco-Vision, the Nintendo Entertainment System and the N64. Of the three systems, only the Coleco-Vision works flawlessly whenever we ask it to, the NES works only after constant shifting and praying, while the N64 is prone to randomly shutting itself off in the middle of a game. The only problem with the CV is that we only have one operational controller, and its about to give up a ghost...i hope i can find some reliable controllers shortly, it would be a shame to give up that wonderful system.
Anyway, back on Topic...
Taldren does have its flaws, ill be the first to admit it. Unfortunatly the entity that bears the most responsibilty for the SFC3 fiasco is Activision. Activision set an unrealistic release date, and then forced Taldren to submit every patch they wanted to send out to their play testers, who then send it back to Taldren saying that it still hasnt fixed everything. If anyone else was running the show, Taldren would have released 3 or 4 patches by now, and the game would be 99% playable. The Only real problems i have with it now is it taking up excessive amount of system memory upon the launching of a shuttlecraft or the dropping of a mine. The Neutral Zone patch took care of the shuttle craft problem by turning shuttles into PFs and giving them only to a select few ships. though the mine issue is still a problem, its not nearly as bad as a shuttle launch. Frankly, i wish ATVI would let the patch get released, so that Taldren can begin working on the stuff that was cut out so that SFC3 would meet the publicity deadline. And as for ATVI filing a lawsuit against Viacom...tell me, does anyone remember seeing ANY advertisments for SFC3? the only one i saw was actually a preview for the game inside of a computer gaming magazine. And if I wasnt actively looking for the SFC2:EaW patch 2036 I prolly wouldnt have even known to look for that SFC3 was going to be coming out. I dont just wander in to a local computer software store and look at the newest releases, i just get the game that i was looking for and then get out. If ATVI knows whats good for them, they will let the patch out before the middile of next month, or they will never be able to get it out. Half Life 2, third week of September!!!