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Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: ##RaCeR## on July 05, 2001, 02:12:58 PM
Well, it must suck getting games last! You even get movies last! I mean, Tomb Raider isn\'t even in the UK yet!

But why do EURO gamers get so screwed? I mean, in AUS, we get quite a few games before the EURO do (Le Mans, Crazy Taxi, Extermination) and yet the PAL format is the same.

What gives? I think that SONY UK need to pick up their acts, because otherwise Nintendo or Microsoft might answers UK gamers prayers...
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: Marquis De Sade on July 05, 2001, 02:24:52 PM
Yes, we Europeans seem to be in for it most of the time

1) You have far superior weather (al least to Scotland, anyway).

2) Xmas is nice and sunny over there.

3) Nice weather = more cleavage exposure

4) Game releases are generally way behind

5) We\'re way behind for movies

Er, if any non-European can think of any more depressing reasons, please feel free to make us more glum.....
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: videoholic on July 05, 2001, 02:30:44 PM
I would much rather get Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels on original release day than Tomb Raider.

Euros also get more demos then US gets.  Heck, US doesn\'t get jack for demos.
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: Marquis De Sade on July 05, 2001, 02:37:25 PM
True, but what would you rather have...?  Demos or full-releases first....?

Also, DVD-wise, their movies come out far quicker, usually have more special features, and they are much cheaper too.


:(
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: METALGEAR007 on July 05, 2001, 03:10:26 PM
1. tomb raider is out 2day in scotland!
2. we actually get 60% more games quicker than the australians but nintendo favour australia !
3. we get 3% more games quicker than the usa and japan!! lol
4. we........... actually uk is s hit for releases !!!!!!!!!!!!! i give in dont say i didnt try hmmmmmmmphhhhh
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: Stupid Mop on July 05, 2001, 04:13:58 PM
Europe gets the majority of titles before we do here in Aussie and NZ.

I heard that some companys release some games first down here to minimise piracy. Could be true.  I dont see how it would though.
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: nO-One on July 05, 2001, 04:26:25 PM
Tomb Raider has been in the theaters here in Iceland for about a week now.
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: SER on July 05, 2001, 05:02:48 PM
Well, it can\'t be all that bad over in Europe. I had a trip there.. Germany, Austria, France, Czech, and Switzerland are beautiful... It\'s just that everything else... Well, sucks. lol
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: ##RaCeR## on July 05, 2001, 05:08:33 PM
I think the reson us Australians get some games quicker here is because of the SONY plant in Canberra or where ever it is. Games are now being made here.

NZ doesn\'t have a very large user base, I mean, you have a population of 3 million...

NZ - 3 million
AUS - 21 million
UK - 59 million
USA - 284 million
Japan - 1288 million

Any wonder JAP gamers get there games first!
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: pstwo on July 05, 2001, 05:09:46 PM
I feel sorry for the Euro peoples, but Hawaii get the USA games last!  :D
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: ##RaCeR## on July 05, 2001, 08:33:39 PM
Hehehehe
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: Toxical on July 05, 2001, 09:25:11 PM
Be thankful you don\'t live in Canada, the land of the Taxed to death. :D
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: StAnZo on July 05, 2001, 10:22:38 PM
I feel sorry for those Americans who will have to wait for WRC 2001 :D
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: Samwise on July 05, 2001, 11:02:09 PM
Lol, so you\'re trying to say Europe is worse than AU when it comes to games...

:laughing:
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: Darth Joyda on July 06, 2001, 12:22:32 AM
Finland is a beautiful place...

And heck, we got GBA two days earlier than rest of the europe...

The flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, the birds are singing...

We are always at least a month behind movies - I wonder when I\'ll get the opportunity to watch A.I....

The sky is blue, the water is warm, the people are nice...

Usually the Pal-conversions are lazy and pushed quickly - we get games late, etc.

Finland is the home of Santa Claus and many reindeer...

I\'m so glad GBA doesn\'t have regional codes...

Overall = Living in Finland = sucks, Being a gamer in Finland = partly sucks
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: Weltall on July 06, 2001, 01:25:37 AM
Gee, we Americans really have it good. No wonder everyone hates us:D

Perhaps America should annex Europe and make states out of ya. Not only will you get to see what life is like when you actually get to keep some of the money you earn, but you\'ll get to use that money to buy games faster!
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: Samwise on July 06, 2001, 02:10:13 AM
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Originally posted by Weltall
Gee, we Americans really have it good. No wonder everyone hates us:D

Perhaps America should annex Europe and make states out of ya. Not only will you get to see what life is like when you actually get to keep some of the money you earn, but you\'ll get to use that money to buy games faster!
Haha, very funny...
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: w1ngman on July 06, 2001, 05:26:03 PM
Reality break (all gaming aside)...there is room to appreciate your European environs:  

How many of you folks over the pond listen to the evening and morning news, not to here *IF* but rather, HOW MANY folks were shot last night?  And are you particularly and overly protective of your vehicles as you worry that you\'ll get carjacked?!

Now it ain\'t that I don\'t like Lock, Stock & Two Smokin\' Barrels...but is that entertainment, or a reflection of day to day life in Europe?  Cuz frankly, we see toooo much of that for REAL over here.  And that\'s a cryin\' shame.
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: ##RaCeR## on July 06, 2001, 10:48:38 PM
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Originally posted by Samwise
Lol, so you\'re trying to say Europe is worse than AU when it comes to games...

:laughing:


Yes Samwise, I am. I mean, you live in Denmark, now THAT is the pits...
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: SmallLady on July 06, 2001, 11:09:16 PM
What sucks the most is that we don\'t get Japanese voices in Onimusha!! Who needs stupid english, french or german!! So so mad.

At least our crime rate\'s low.
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: Samwise on July 06, 2001, 11:26:49 PM
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Originally posted by ##RaCeR##
Yes Samwise, I am. I mean, you live in Denmark, now THAT is the pits...
Ouch ##Racer##, your insightful opinion means so much to me. :rolleyes:

So you got a few games early. What about all those games you get later? I mean, Melbourne House can only make so many games...
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: Weltall on July 07, 2001, 01:49:21 AM
You all don\'t live in North America. THAT is the pits:D
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: Samwise on July 07, 2001, 02:49:16 AM
I can\'t see what the big deal is. If you\'re the impatient type who can\'t wait a few days or more, to play a game... then there\'s a solution: import a PS2 from the States. Problem solved. Personally I wouldn\'t bother because I can wait. Besides some games are occasionally released in Europe before the US (Z.O.E. comes to mind, as does games like The Getaway, Dropship, Wipeout: Fusion, who\'ll all probably be released here first).

You have an import PS2 don\'t you ##RaCeR##? That\'s good for you or else you would have to wait until August to play GT3 in Australia, while the US/Europe gets it this month. Now THAT would suck for such a hardcore GT3 fan.
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: STROKE on July 07, 2001, 02:57:44 AM
I think USA would not be the right country for me, but Germany sucks, too. I\'m not glad of a country but of work I did.
Title: I am so glad I don\'t live in Europe!
Post by: fastson on July 07, 2001, 02:59:35 AM
Im with Samwise!

Samwise for president! :D :) ;)

Yaaaayy! :D

EU might not get some games first..
But its a hell of a good place to live..

(chicks, good weather, pretty low crime level (at least in sweden), so school shootings.. ect.)