Tom Cheng (tkcheng@ENGINEERING.UIOWA.EDU)
Sun, 17 Jan 1999 10:44:04 -0600
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] Message-ID: <199901171644.KAA18888@l-ecn040.icaen.uiowa.edu> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 10:44:04 -0600 From: Tom Cheng <tkcheng@ENGINEERING.UIOWA.EDU> Subject: Re: Neat idea for Dreamcast ST3
> Well, I'm not sure how many of you know this, but the Dreamcast memory card
> (VMS) has some very special properties--it's actually set up like a little
> Tamagotchi, with a display, d-pad, and buttons. In Sonic's Adventure, for
> example, you can find eggs in certain locations, hatch them, then download
> the resulting creatures into the VMS and carry them around with you. Now
> that got me thinking...
>
> How about Virtual Hanagumi Gals? They could have simple LIPS questions,
> mini-games, etc. Don't know, maybe this has been done already. The neat
> thing about a Dreamcast VMS version would be, you could swap characters as
> your tastes change (you come to realize that Sumire is a very sweet,
> misunderstood young lady!), or they could actually allow you to use the
> VMS to boost the mood of your favorite character while you're away from
> your DC, then upload her back into the game proper.
That is not a bad idea, but how much memory does that VMS hold? Perhaps some mini-games
would work better.....after all, one of the most important part of the LIPS is the voices. I
doubt the VMS would do it justice.
-- Tom Cheng University of Iowa College of Engineering tkcheng@icaen.uiowa.edu http://www.icaen.uiowa.edu/~tkcheng