The Official Shit GBAtemp Says Submission Thread

[Foxi4]

$100? What have you bought thats $100? What did I buy that cost $100? Just how the who, when, how, and why did you pull this random number out of your ass? <--- Because that's a realistic difference in price between a cheap MP3 player and an Android phone that doesn't suck monkey balls.

Mini-android-based tablets can be found as low as $37 free shipping if you spend enough time on a chinese site. <--- And they are terrible chinese sh*t and nobody should ever buy them or suggest buying them.


You can go to any walmart. best buy. or family dollar right now and pickup some $50 samsung phone with android and bluetooth. <--- Good luck finding a new Android-powered phone for $50 that's not on contract.

I spent $42 on a used HTC Evo 3D (That one with the 3D screen and cameras) a month ago, Dual-core 1GB Ram, a phone that 2 years ago, would have retailed for more than 10x that price, and sell on eBay for 3x that price. <--- Used being the keyword, also you were pretty lucky with that price. As you said yourself, they sell for three times the price on eBay so in the real world, unless someone is extremely lucky, she/he'd have to spend $126 on the metaphorical Android phone you suggested getting, at least one that's not terrible. That's hardly a small difference in price.

But yeah, I'm going to admit my ignorance that I don't know WTF Tesco even is. $5 mp3 player? Please... Who honestly would even consider that? My knowledge of off-brand $5 mp3 players might pale in comparison to yours, but thats only because anything less than a Sanza isn't even a blip on my radar. And for the price of a Sanza, maybe a little more, at the right time and place can get you ALOT more. <--- Anyone who just wants to play his music without buying a very dear device or anyone who doesn't want this future dear device to get damaged.

So go ahead and stretch the "any brand" quote so out of context of the thread it was posted in to jump off the subject of the Sanza and onto your random toy you found at a store, but I still don't know whose ass you pulled that $5 and $100 comparison out of. <--- You said you don't settle for cheap trinkets. A $60 Android phone or tablet when bought new is a cheap chinese trinket. With that in mind, I assumed that "at least $100" would be appropriate, and that gives us a $95 difference in price.

 

[TripleSMoon]

$37 is still much more than "a few dollars" different from $5

 

[Foxi4]

$37 is still much more than "a few dollars" different from $5

Even if we're talking high-quality MP3 player by Sandisk or Creative, it's still dollar buckets cheaper than a proper smartphone that has features other than "freezing", "running out of battery" and "not working". I'm just being realistic here - you have to spend pretty penny to get a decent Android device and I agree that it's far superior, but that was not the point of the original conversation - the original conversation was that getting a cheapo MP3 player is better than using the DS or the 3DS for playing music, the "point" that was expertly omitted from the subsequent chat about Androids.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

$100? What have you bought thats $100? What did I buy that cost $100? Just how the who, when, how, and why did you pull this random number out of your ass?

Mini-android-based tablets can be found as low as $37 free shipping if you spend enough time on a chinese site.
You can go to any walmart. best buy. or family dollar right now and pickup some $50 samsung phone with android and bluetooth.

I spent $42 on a used HTC Evo 3D (That one with the 3D screen and cameras) a month ago, Dual-core 1GB Ram, a phone that 2 years ago, would have retailed for more than 10x that price, and sell on eBay for 3x that price.

But yeah, I'm going to admit my ignorance that I don't know WTF Tesco even is. $5 mp3 player? Please... Who honestly would even consider that? My knowledge of off-brand $5 mp3 players might pale in comparison to yours, but thats only because anything less than a Sanza isn't even a blip on my radar. And for the price of a Sanza, maybe a little more, at the right time and place can get you ALOT more.

So go ahead and stretch the "any brand" quote so out of context of the thread it was posted in to jump off the subject of the Sanza and onto your random toy you found at a store, but I still don't know whose ass you pulled that $5 and $100 comparison out of.

 

[PolloDiablo]

http://gbatemp.net/threads/ppotw-which-system-has-the-best-controller.350847/page-4#post-4703705

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

http://gbatemp.net/threads/ppotw-which-system-has-the-best-controller.350847/page-4#post-4703705

Have you ever actually used the Vita D-pad? It's excellent.

 

[natkoden]

http://gbatemp.net/threads/ppotw-which-system-has-the-best-controller.350847/page-4#post-4703705

More like:

http://gbatemp.net/members/guild-mccommunist.177066/

 

[TripleSMoon]

Have you ever actually used the Vita D-pad? It's excellent.

I think the "shit" part was the claim that all dpads were shit. Even so, the Vita does have a great dpad, but it just doesn't stack up to the likes of the dualshock and most Nintendo console dpads (excluding the GameCube).

 

[emigre]

I think the "shit" part was the claim that all dpads were shit. Even so, the Vita does have a great dpad, but it just doesn't stack up to the likes of the dualshock and most Nintendo console dpads (excluding the GameCube).

Vita Dpad>>>Duelshock, N64, Wii, classic controller. Never touched a NES or SNES pad though.

Vita's Dpad is lovely and the best one I've used in fucking years. I love playing 2D gaems on that thing.

 

[Foxi4]

I think the "shit" part was the claim that all dpads were shit. Even so, the Vita does have a great dpad, but it just doesn't stack up to the likes of the dualshock and most Nintendo console dpads (excluding the GameCube).

...the Dualshock D-Pad is made of pure pain and suffering. The division of the cross into four separate sections makes my thumb beg for mercy after longer playing sessions. It's practically unusable for fighting games and was a huge push for me to buy a third-party gamepad for the system.

 

[emigre]

...the Dualshock D-Pad is made of pure pain and suffering. The division of the cross into four separate sections makes my thumb beg for mercy after longer playing sessions. It's practically unusable for fighting games and was a huge push for me to buy a third-party gamepad for the system.

Which one did you get?

 

[Foxi4]

Which one did you get?

I'll be getting the new Gioteck GC-2 next month, the one without programmable combos (I think I'd consider auto-combos cheating).

Mainly because A) It's natively compatible, B) It looks like it's made of plastic sex and C) It looks hella comfortable. The right-side buttons concern me a little (they seem slippery on the photos...) and I'm still considering other options, but I'm really liking this form factor.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

It does look like it's made of dildos. ;O;

 

[Foxi4]

It does look like it's made of dildos. ;O;

B*tch please. Left analog stick on the "privileged position" aka closer to the thumb because we live in the 21st century and putting it at the bottom is stupid (I'm looking at you, Dualshock), right analog where it's supposed to be - in the "less privileged position", because the buttons are more important (I'm looking at you, WiiU Gamepad and WiiU Pro Controller), recessed analog sticks (I'm looking at you, Dualshock) and proper triggers (...I'm looking at you Dualshock, you are still not ashamed enough) plus a D-Pad that doesn't cause lethal cramps and doesn't hurt to use (...seriously Dualshock, f*ck you)... meaning it's practically a 360 controller, except better - what's not to like?

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

B*tch please. Left analog stick on the "privileged position" aka closer to the thumb because we live in the 21st century and putting it at the bottom is stupid (I'm looking at you, Dualshock), right analog where it's supposed to be - in the "less privileged position", because the buttons are more important (I'm looking at you, WiiU Gamepad and WiiU Pro Controller), recessed analog sticks (I'm looking at you, Dualshock) and proper triggers (...I'm looking at you Dualshock, you are still not ashamed enough) plus a D-Pad that doesn't cause lethal cramps and doesn't hurt to use (...seriously Dualshock, f*ck you)... meaning it's practically a 360 controller, except better - what's not to like?

I was referring to your made of sex comment. I had one of these, then sold it off. It's...yummy.

 

[Foxi4]

I was referring to your made of sex comment. I had one of these, then sold it off. It's...yummy.

I know you did, I just had to re-write what's so great about it to properly climax.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

I know you did, I just had to re-write what's so great about it to properly climax.

For future reference.

 

[Gahars]

http://gbatemp.net/threads/george-z...yvon-martin-murder.351216/page-2#post-4708970

SolidSnake95 responds to the George Zimmerman ruling with the tact, dignity, and respect we've come to expect from the internet.

 

[Black-Ice]

http://gbatemp.net/threads/george-z...yvon-martin-murder.351216/page-4#post-4709174

 

[emigre]

http://gbatemp.net/threads/george-z...yvon-martin-murder.351216/page-5#post-4709223

Ok.

http://gbatemp.net/threads/george-z...yvon-martin-murder.351216/page-5#post-4709225

Shirely, good guns laws would be limiting firearms?

 

[GameWinner]

There are a lot of stupid post from that thread. It still doesn't compare to the stupidity I read last night on Twitter though.