my gamecube just crashed. it's done it before, multiple times, but previously only while i was playing fifa 2003. i assumed it must have been ea's fault.
but legend of zelda wind waker just crashed. nintendo's own game on their console and it crashed. at the end of a mini-dungeon too, right as i was opening the chest containing the triforce peace on outset island. horrible timing. really pisses me off.
i don't know what the deal is. it's not just gamecube either. i've had ps2 crashes (although i can't remember exactly what... i think i've had a number in gta vice city...). anyway, consoles shouldn't crash. that's what pc's are for. actually my pc (a mac actually) is extremely stable.
maybe my console needs protected memory. games aren't getting any simpler and programmer's aren't making any less mistakes – and they're not going to. the only real solution is expect this kind of crap and design things in such a way that when (not if) something breaks the whole damn game doesn't freeze up.
don't tell me stability isn't possible. it is, and i expect it. the end.
Posted by rett at August 25, 2003 04:11 AM | TrackBack