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General Discussion / My SNES portable, for sale!
« on: September 13, 2006, 03:06:59 am »
Yes, that's right. My portable Super Nintendo that I built a while back is going up for sale. It can be seen here. I'm selling it because I'm currently building a PSTwo portable; I opted to have the case professionally built via vaccum former, so it's costing a bit more than I expected. I would include the charger and the system itself. For price? I'm thinking somewhere in the ballpark of $200, but that's negotiable. I've got this up at a few other forums, so I'll let you know if it gets sold.

Thanks,
CTFan

PS: Let me know if I'm breaking any rules by doing this.

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I think we've all had a dream of getting into the gaming industry at one point in our lives. Some pass it off as unlikely, others pursue it; in my case, I am a pursuer.

I grew up on the greats, of course; Mario, Kirby, Star Fox, and Battletoads were some of my favorites. Back then, of course, I had no idea what being a video game designer was all about, but I knew what I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing.

As my mind started to develop, though, I began moving on from simple side-scrollers to RPGs; I understood the battle mechanics, and could follow the basic storylines, and the structure and scale was mesmirizing, especially for a 5-year-old. It wasn't until much later, though, that I started to realize the TRUE scope of the RPG genere.

Before I go any farther, I want you all to understand this: I'm not exactly a normal kid. I think that's the best way to put it. While others are watching MTV and Spike, I'm spending my free time watching Fox News, listening to Bill O'Reilly or Sean Hannity (and have done so since the 4th grade). While others still are playing basketball and football, I was playing golf and doing martial arts. An ideal vacation for me would be going to a museum or art exhibit rather than gallivanting around town or attending mindless social gatherings. Now that's not to say I don't enjoy normal stuff as well, it's just that what is defined as "normal" by most is just not that high on my priority list.

Now, back to games; After being drawn into the fantastic world of RPGs and Adventure games, around the age of 10 or 11, I began to replay some of the games of my younger days just for fun. Enter Chrono Trigger. The first time I played Trigger, I loved it for the combat, the action, and the fact that Chrono looked like Goku. But this second time around, it was different; I began to notice all the social commentary, religious aspects, political statements, and philosophies instilled into Chrono Trigger. Ever since, I've been analyzing game plots, where they're rooted, and where they stand.

I've always been very opinionated, philosophically rooted, and not a bad writer to boot. I've been giving programming a shot, and although I'm pretty good at math, it's just too....linear for my train of thought. So how else do I get into the gaming industry if not by way of programming? Well, I recently read an article on Kazushime Nojima, and then it hit me: Scenario writer. I could create the worlds I wanted to create, add the philosophies and political statements I wanted to add, and fight back against the things I hate most about this world and its citizens; I could create a new generation of thinkers through a beautiful yet entertaining mass-media.

Recently, I've been getting into writing plots heavily; one has developed to the point that it has been suggested to me countless times by many to get the work copywritten before I let anyone read it, which is the process I am now going through. I've got great ideas, sure, but where do I go with them?

I'm now 14, and am going to be a Freshman this year; so now to the ACTUAL question: From here on out, how should I gear myself towards getting myself into the gaming industry as a scenario writer? What high school/college courses should I take, how do I get my name out there, are there people who look at this stuff, even at such a young age? This is my dream and has been so forever. Thus, I am willing to do anything to chase it, and achieve it undoubtedly. Any other advice from you guys would be much appreciated!

Sorry for this abnormally large post, but I think you guys had to know a bit more about me before giving me advice; I know, it's a departure from the usual CTFan, but it had to be a bit more serious; it's the emotion the time called for.

Thanks for reading,
Josh, aka CTFan

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As Chrono fans, I think we sometimes tend to take Lavos too literally; we view him as important to the world of Trigger and Cross, (as we should, but just go with me here) instead of possibly thinking of Lavos not as a being, but a statement.

Perhaps the creators of the Chrono series put Lavos in the game to represent their believed destiny of our own world. In a sense, our world definitely has its seemingly emotionless "parasites". Lavos a political statement? Perhaps. Lavos a philosophy? Also possible. Not one I'd like to live my life by, but a philosophy none the less.

We know Square has a history of sneaking social commentary into their games, and I think we should view Lavos as no different. Whether you view him as a simple parasite or something more, he, as I now believe, is a statement.

CTFan

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General Discussion / Shadow of the Colossus: Is it THAT good?
« on: July 29, 2006, 11:03:32 pm »
Just answer that simple question! :D I've wanted to purchase it for a while now, but I'd like some opinions of game philosophers such as myself before I do.

CTFan

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For all of you who've been asking, here's a guide to make your very own PSp! Jeffslot, of the benheck.com forums, typed up this how-to. This portable is to be built by people who we at the hacking forum call "technologically retarted" :lol:. It's the every-man's portable; pretty much anyone (and boy, do I mean ANYONE) could build it. Take a look:

http://portablesofdoom.org/page.php?page=playstation

You can get a better battery for it, because the one shown in the how-to, quite frankly, sucks. A mere hour (if not less) of playtime, plus it's Ni-Cd to boot! You can also LED mod the backlight of the PSp to give the system a HUGE power consumption knock-down.

In the end, you'll have a very simple, laptop-style PSp. However, you can turn it into something like this, provided your soldering skills are competent:
(This isn't mine, it's Atkafighter's, but one of the PSp's I made looks exactly the same)


So, there you have it! Good luck for those trying this out, and I can help if you get stuck. PlayStation was the system I was getting the most questions about; however, if there's another one that you'd like to see a how-to for, I could dig up a good one. If one is not in existance, I could probably write one for you!

CTFan

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General Discussion / Name that song!
« on: July 19, 2006, 11:18:43 pm »
I heard this song in a pretty cool Tales Of the Abyss/Chrono Trigger AMV, but I have no clue what it's called! Anyone know?

LINK TO AMV

That, and last night around 2 AM I recieved a 10 day ban (for what reason, I don't know) that was lifted the next day when I woke up. Anyone know what that was all about?

Thanks,
CTFan

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Lavos, the Planet, and other Entities / Lavos' "persona"
« on: July 17, 2006, 12:22:59 am »
I was just kinda pondering this while beating the crap outta Ozzie in Magus Castle; just going by the theory that Lavos truly is evil, (not saying that he is, just theoretically) perhaps he gained this persona through absorbing the DNA and viewing humanity for so long? And ultimately, he chose a path of corruption after viewing this behavior for so long. How would he choose for himself, you ask? Perhaps the mother Lavos he spawend from extracted DNA from a truly cynical world, thus when the Lavos of Earth recieved this DNA, he was cynical by nature? Or if there truly is a race "controlling" Lavos, they wish to gain information on how to cause pain, thus making Lavos extract the information for them? I'm not here to disprove any other theories on Lavos; I actually believe he truly is playing the survival of the fittest game (until I am, perhaps, proven otherwise). Just putting a thought out there.

CTFan

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General Discussion / Finally! PORTABLE Chrono Trigger!
« on: July 15, 2006, 04:28:52 pm »
Well, for ME at least :lol:! Hey, I'm CronoTriggerfan (ignore the name typo, it's a long story), and I've been a die-hard Chrono fan since.....forever. So to enhance my skills as a console modder and to make a testament to possibly the greatest game ever created, I made what you now see before you: The SNESp MKII (MKI deceased).





Sorry for lack of Trigger pics, the file was too big. So here's Terranigma instead!


It's equipped with:
5 inch PSOne LCD screen (with LED mod to conserve battery life)
3300mAh Ni-MH battery for 6-8 hours of gameplay
SNES Mobo modded for PAL/NTSC play
Wired in Composite video
Mono sound
Externally mounted detachable controller
Frankenmodded SNES case
Relocated cartridge slot
2 internal speakers

I've made other consoles, including NES, Genesis, PSOne, (for Chrono Cross, of course) and Intellivision. I'm currently working on an N64, Gamecube, and PS2p. I actually custom make these for people, so if you want one, just say so in this thread. I can also make a case fit to your desires, although if you do want one, I urge you to keep the format in portrait, seeing as it's much easier to portablize that way. If you want to see more pictures of my work, I can host them if you wish.

Thanks,
CTFan

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