The GHZ Forum

Post by **Segaholic2** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:11 pm

So I got a US copy of Rez for the PS2. No, I'm not going to say how much I paid for it. The important thing is that I now own a copy, as long as a copy of Space Channel 5 Special Edition.

Now for the question: Do any trance vibrators work on US PS2s? I'm slightly interested in getting one, just so I can get the "whole" Rez experience (as if a huge TV and great surround sound system wasn't enough). I see import ones going on eBay for about $20 - $30, but they all say they won't work on US PlayStation2s. So was there ever a version that did work with US systems, or not?

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:12 pm

You don't have time to play video games.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:29 pm

The Trans-vibrator won't work on US systems? How is that, I thought all peripherals were region free? I didn't even think it was possible to region encode a peripheral?

It might be that it won't work with US copies of the game, which probably simply don't have the dynamic programmed into them...

Post by **Segaholic2** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:34 pm

Well, all the eBay auctions I've looked at say that it won't work with US versions. I don't know if they mean the games or the systems. Either way, I don't know of any better resources to look this sort of stuff up on, so...

Dache · Post by **Dache** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:46 pm

That's odd that the auctions say that, because they work fine with the UK versions.

Post by **Popcorn** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 6:20 am

So I got a US copy of Rez for the PS2. No, I'm not going to say how much I paid for it.

I hope it wasn't too much, as it's being rereleased soon.

I didn't even think it was possible to region encode a peripheral?

I remember reading in some magazine that PSX pads are a bit fussy with foreign PSX consoles, although I've never tested it.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 8:17 am

I've never had any trouble with my US Dual Analog 2 on my Japanese PS2, or any of the various Japanese fighting sticks I've used on my US system...

smiths32 · Post by **smiths32** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:19 am

What exactly is Rez? And, is it worth getting?

Post by **G.Silver** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:15 pm

What exactly is Rez? And, is it worth getting?

oh dear....

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:34 pm

I have yet to play it, but yes.

smiths32 · Post by **smiths32** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 1:19 pm

I'm sorry, but should I know? Please enlighten me.

Post by **Segaholic2** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 1:34 pm

YOU PEOPLE AREN'T ANSWERING MY QUESTION!

Popcorn wrote:I hope it wasn't too much, as it's being rereleased soon.

Liar.

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 1:44 pm

Just buy one and find out.

smiths32 · Post by **smiths32** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 2:29 pm

I may just get this soon, as it's less than Ã‚Â£40 on amazon (which is cheap considering all the hype of it being really rare). What's better, this or Skies of Arcadia Legends? I think I'll get one of them with my Birthday/ Christmas money.

EDIT: I found a trance vibrator (JAP) on Ebay UK that says it works with USA and UK versions if that's any help holic. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 81501&rd=1

Post by **Segaholic2** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:39 pm

I don't know about over there in the UK, but here in the States Rez is way harder to find than Skies of Arcadia Legends.

Ash Holt · Post by **Ash Holt** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:08 pm

I have the PAL version of Rez for the DC. Yeah, it doesn't work with the US Dreamcast at all, not with DC-X or shit else. But the guy I got it from was kind enough to include his burned US copy with it, so I still win.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 2:17 pm

What's better, this or Skies of Arcadia Legends?

Skies is wonderful and beefier if you're after an adventure game, but Rez is more important. It was the first game I've ever been able to recommend as research material in a class critique, just the other day.

Post by **Popcorn** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 5:06 pm

Skies is wonderful and beefier if you're after an adventure game, but Rez is more important. It was the first game I've ever been able to recommend as research material in a class critique, just the other day.

Yeah, but did you get away with that? Did they take you seriously? I kept trying to get my English tutor to invest in a PS2 last year just so I could loan him Ico, since we had pretty much identical taste on books and films and I thought he'd enjoy it if it he just tried. I kept trying to tell him that-- seriously-- games aren't just Tomb Raider, but he didn't buy it. Now I want him to play Half-Life 2, just because, as I keep banging on about, it's such a significant milestone in narrative in games, and I just know he'd totally dig that kind of stuff. I really don't think there's any hope for games in terms of wide acceptance in the Arts.

Post by **Esrever** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 5:24 pm

I think you'll see it happen gradually as the current generation of academics and intellectuals drops dead.

smiths32 · Post by **smiths32** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 5:44 pm

I'll probably get both Skies and Rez as they both look great. Although I'm edging towards Skies since I need more, and better GCN games, I mean what in hell's name possesed me to buy shit like Mario Party 4 and Starfox Adventures? By the way, what exactly does the trance vibrator do? (and don't tell me it vibrates).

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 6:58 pm

Yeah, but did you get away with that? Did they take you seriously?

Well, it was in the animation class, where it's generally accepted that at least a few of us will end up in the videogame industry anyway, so yeah. My suggestion was backed up by one other girl, who I used to work with at GameStop. Yeon (the head of the department) even wanted me to bring a PS2 and the game to school so she could see it.

When we had the actual 409/410 class critique, which encompasses all the concentrations, I chickened out and decided not to bring it up. The instructor for that class is super cool, but he's deeply traditionalist. He usually struggles for comments during animation critiques because he doesn't really know what to look for in it.

I think Esrever's right, it's just a generation gap. It took photography decades upon decades to gain respect as a genuine art form. Another major problem, though, is the mainstream's total domination of the medium. In other mediums you always have experimental and independent markets, but that's something that the game industry still lacks. It really is early, though, even cinema didn't evolve to the point of sprouting an independent market until the 40's.

(and don't tell me it vibrates)

Well, that... is what it does. You're meant to strap it to your wrist or something.

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:36 pm

smiths32 wrote: By the way, what exactly does the trance vibrator do? (and don't tell me it vibrates).

http://www.gamegirladvance.com/archives ... rator.html

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 11:12 pm

How strangely erotic.

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 11:16 pm

I like how she has pictures of herself in panties. That's journalistic dedication!

smiths32 · Post by **smiths32** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 10:36 am

I was expecting something like that to be posted (although I thought it would be in the form of a witty remark), wonder if she likes Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy VIII...