Jump to content

JB0

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    13231

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by JB0

  1. JB0
    Yo dog, we heard you like canopies so we put a canopy in your canopy so you-*ringring* Hello? Yes? Oh, my apologies. No problem. *click* Sorry, 2010 called and they just told me they want their jokes back. I can't finish that sentence. Seriously, though. The apathy, if not actual antipathy, that Hasbro and TakaraTomy express towards competent transformer design when they have an aerial mode is shocking. It is like they've decided that since it is harder than a car(because the bottom is visible in flight) that they aren't going to expend any effort at all. Maybe there's a good reason for the double canopy, but that entire plane mode is a trainwreck from every angle other than straight above, and the underside is a complete embarrassment.
  2. JB0
    I believe they have a DYRL license in addition to a Robotech license. That adds a LITTLE diversity to their options.
  3. JB0
    Sad, but likely trued
  4. JB0
    But FASA never responded to a C&D with "Don't worry, we promise not to sue you for stealing our mech, gottagonicetalkingwithyoubye" Which is what really caused the lawsuit. The guy readily admitted he was furious at his treatment and was going to do whatever it took to get this to court, which was difficult given he was in... Egypt, I think it was.
  5. JB0
    As I recall, they ignored him until they couldn't anymore, then promised not to sue him for stealing their tardigrade and hung up.
  6. JB0
    As I recall, the cast was identical(like, they cast actors to match his game's race and gender in every role), and "giant blue tardigrade that warps ships through space" is... pretty distinctive.
  7. JB0
    Which is how they were pitching it until immediately before launch. Then marketing suddenly decided "This isn't a new Titan, it is the most powerful gaming card ever wrought by the hands of mortals!", and... well, it isn't THAT good at games. Haswell and a Radeon 580 here. I'm starting to feel the urge to rebuild, but it isn't necessary. The loss of my VR space greatly reduced my power needs.
  8. JB0
    Ishtar sang? I never noticed. In fairness, I last saw Mac2 as a teen. With the way she was dressed, I likely wouldn't have noticed a herd of pink elephants. (Seriously, the ONLY clear memories I have of the show are ishtar in her emulator getup)
  9. JB0
    Dangit, that is bullcrap. The dude deserves to be paid.
  10. JB0
    Micky-D got bought by Boeing years ago. And Boeing's looking pretty bad these days. They may very well be rubberstamping it to avoid a reputation as a difficult licensor(which would reduce licensing income). ... Or simply not care as long as they get paid.
  11. JB0
    I just want to hear more about the plagiarism lawsuit.
  12. JB0
    What else were they supposed to do. They did v3s of Optimus and Megatron already, they pretty much HAD to redesign Starscream. The only other option was do a toy that hasn't already been done twice in the line. And ttat's clearly impossible.
  13. JB0
    Lasers. The Blowsperior swords. Wait, that's not alien tech... That one rifle Hikaru used as improvised artillery during the jailbreak. LASERS.
  14. JB0
    I salute you, you glorious madmen.
  15. JB0
    Ah. Thanks for the correction. Yeah, it always seemed to me like HG did Animeigo very wrong.
  16. JB0
    I'd wager it's also three times faster than a normal bioroid.
  17. JB0
    If it makes you feel better, I sighed at the fake hood on his chest. But the rest of the design seems sane enough that I'm reserving judgement. He looks competent in both modes, and the dynamic posing makes me think that robot mode isn't an "only good from head-on" deal. If nothing else, at least it isn't a complete mess of panel lines and hinges(but then, budget prevents the sort of plastic origami that some of the recent MPs have reveled in). I prefer Hasui's design sense and wish he was still running Masterpiece, though obviously I'm in the minority.
  18. JB0
    It really does. Good jet and good robot. The vehicle-first design seems like a must to get a good transforming jet. The six-winged backpack is a bit much, though.
  19. JB0
    I'm excited! Are you excited? ... Yes, I enjoy legal drama far too much. That's what Macross has done to me.
  20. JB0
    And yet when Cartoon Network was running Robotech, they opted to omit Mospeada instead of Southern Cross. Did we ever find out why?
  21. JB0
    See, DLSS bugs me because it is a feature created to justify otherwise-useless silicon. Most people don't need hardware-accelerated AI, but nVidia wants to sell the same chip to AI researchers and game players(albeit at very diffrent prices). So nVidia had to create a graphics feature that would run on AI hardware accelerators, and chose fuzzy logic anti-aliasing.
  22. JB0
    Both had prototypes created. I think the editorial decision was Unicron was too expensive and Arcee had cooties.
  23. JB0
    I suspected there was something wrong with the arms, but wasn't sure what. That'd do it.
  24. JB0
    They're upside-down and backwards is what's up. Left hand on right arm and vice-versa, then flipped so they open the right way around.
  25. JB0
    But at least after a decade and twenty pages of posts, we can conclusively answer the thread's original question. "No Love for Southern Cross?" There's definitely some love. Not much, but it clearly exists.
×
×
  • Create New...