If Nintendo Made Halo
By Jeffrey | May 10, 2008
A pretty well made video asking “What If?” Thank heavens they didn’t…
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VOTW: Batman Vs. Alien Vs. Predator
By Jeffrey | May 8, 2008
Ok, we all know how hard it is waiting for the Dark Knight to come out, especially after seeing the latest trailer, but until then here’s a pretty decent fan film to tide you over. It’s no Heath Ledger, of course, but it’s passable, especially for YouTube.
Anyway, enough talk, let’s let ol’ Batsy work.
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ATI Fix Your Drivers!
By Jeffrey | May 2, 2008
I tend to play older games at least as often as modern games. Of course, I use modern programs to make those older games’ graphics look better - such as Doomsday for Doom and ePSXe for my Playstation games - and those programs and games often use OpenGL to display their graphics. No problem, right? Well, yeah, as long as you’re not running an ATI video card.
It seems that ATI has, for whatever reason, had absolutely terrible support for OpenGL in their latest drivers. Polygons are missing, missing textures, graphics look weird, and ATI has done nothing to fix it.
So, on behalf of other classic gamers like myself: ATI fix your drivers!
Read on for images that show what I’m talking about, and a possible fix for you XP users.
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Review: Gamemon USB Converter
By Jeffrey | April 18, 2008
I was rambling around Walmart - I know, I know - the other day when I stumbled across a little package marked “USB Converter” in the computer section that claimed to allow for the use of Playstation, GameCube, or Xbox controllers on your PC. It was only $10, so I figured “Why not?” and picked one up.
Let’s see how the China-made box performed.
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Building A Home Theater PC (HTPC) - Part 1
By Jeffrey | April 2, 2008
Part 2 is coming as soon as I get a grip on my upcoming finals. :)
As long-time readers of SavvyGeek are aware, I absolutely love my Xbox and Xbox Media Center. It has worked beautifully as a functioning home theater component for some time, allowing me to stream movies, music, pictures, and play classic and modern games quite well.
However, my trusty box lacks some features that I’ve come to desire in a home theater box, such as HD playback - the Xbox can’t properly display 720p or 1080p video - internet browsing, and other “computer” functions.
So, unfortunately, the time has come for me to bid goodbye to my console friend and embark on a new project of building a new “ultimate” home theater PC.
Let’s get started.
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