From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   > I read somewhere that you need to use the alcohol software, or else   
   > your chances of failure are good.  Furthermore, the software only   
   > works with a few burners.  Maybe you can recommend which drive to get   
   > and which software to use. Then I won't have to waste my time in a   
   > failed attempt. This is going to be more difficult than it actually   
   > needs to be. I can't see my screen at all. Hooking your PC up to your   
   > television is a wonderful thing for arcade gaming, but it makes using   
   > the damn thing for anything else damn near impossible :D   
      
   Well, the reason everyone talks about Alcohol 120% is because it'll burn   
   virtually any file format(nero, CD juggler, etc), but you don't have to   
   use it. As far as it only working with certain burners, I wouldn't worry   
   about that too much...I've yet to hear of anyone tell me that Nero, or   
   Alcohol 120% simply didn't work with their drive. ;)  Most burners   
   nowadays come with burning software(usually Nero) so if you go out and   
   drop $20 for one, you'll get what you need in the box. If not, you can   
   always use the 30 day trial of Alchol 120%.   
      
   Try messing with the various resolution and font sizes to get a better   
   picture out of your TV when hooked up to the PC. I know when it's set to   
   800X600 or higher, it can be damn tough to make out some of the text.   
      
   > The N64 is great from a collector's standpoing. The game library isn't   
   > impossibly large, the games have some rarity, and there are a lot of   
   > cool color variations (gold, translucent, etc.)  The instruction   
   > manuals are full color, and the boxes are incredibly fragile.  Despite   
   > all of this, you could still get the stuff, or at least you could up   
   > until the last year or so. I haven't bought much lately.   
      
   When I sold off my N64, I kept one game(Duke Nukem: Zero Hour) so   
   there's a chance I'll get it again at some point down the road. I really   
   liked SF Rush, even though I have the Midway Arcade Treasures Vol3   
   version of it. There's a few other games I always wanted to try...so who   
   knows, maybe I'll get one again at some point...   
      
   > One game I'm curious about is Gauntlet Legends. I had it for the   
   > playstation and now have it for 64. The sony version had better sound   
   > quality, but the n64 version was more fun to play. I read somewhere   
   > online that the Dreamcast version was the best. I wonder what was   
   > better about it.   
      
   Well, think about it like this: The PSX version is going to be a port of   
   the arcade original, but *without* any 3D hardware effects. The N64   
   version will also be a port of the arcade original, and will some of the   
   3D effects, but will be seriously lacking in the sound department. The   
   DC version is practically a copy of the arcade game, so what you saw in   
   the arcade, you get(in full) on the DC version.   
      
   > How do your know when you go to the store and look at an x-box what   
   > revision number it is?  Does it say it on the bottom?   
      
   The easiest, and most reliable method is looking at the last 5 digits of   
   the console's serial number. This can be seen from the back of the box,   
   if the system is new or just by flipping it over if it's a used system.   
      
   For the most part, as long as you remember that the serial needs to   
   either start with, or be lower than 33 you'll be ok.   
      
   http://www.samspublishing.com/articles/article.asp?p=367089&seqNum=2&rl=1   
      
   Best part about it is, even if you are shopping for an Xbox package on   
   ebay, *any* seller will be able to flip it over, or look through the   
   hole in the box and tell you the last five digits of the serial.   
      
   Bel   
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