RIP - ODWF

[GreyWizzard]

So over the weekend the long run name changing forum was finely put to rest. From Official Dreamcast Web Forum to Infogrammes to GameNation to Atari and finally to Namco Bandai Partners...

It's a sad day for the few of us that stuck with it through all the years. Some great friendships were made there... some great posts were made...

The last of us have taken the remains of a recently gutted forum called PALGN.

I just thought I'd let you all know.

[Shaneus]

What's an "ODWF"?

[jizzlobber]

PalGN?

I was a member there when the trading forum was kicking, they decided to ban trading so I and many others stopped visiting... Sounds like it went to shit after that

[Scullibundo]

Oh man, I didn't even realize ODWF was still kicking in some form. Still remember the PSO days fondly.

When it turned into GameNation it started getting real shit and I jumped ship to Playnow.

[Ben]

Aw what?! I haven't visited the old namdai forums for a while but I didn't realise that they were nigh on disappearing.

[Deef]

Oh, wow. What Sculli and Ben said. I was obsessed with PSO and that forum copped the brunt of it.

[Madmya]

I'm pretty sure it died because of you, Arc.

[pilonv1]

PALGN

Sad to see the ODWF have gone under. I vividly remember Pop's flashing sig shenanigans there.

[stanard]

[Madmya]

Who started that thread indicating that the link had died but the forum was active?

Man gotta love the balls of the dude who so carelessly pulled the plug with no word.

[stanard]

Was some guy that just wanted us to join his crappy DBZ forum. Damn him.

[Madmya]

Sounds specific. Ataris?

[unfnknblvbl]

PALGN

Sad to see the ODWF have gone under. I vividly remember Pop's flashing sig shenanigans there.

[GeneraL CyberFunK]

Did anyone send Eliot a message about this?

[GreyWizzard]

http://web.archive.org/web/200110150355 ... ookie=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Deef]

Oh man... the memories... wish the threads worked!

I am miffed that I accidentally wiped all my PSO pics ever. I remember sometimes Nova, rat, slab or whoever would join me on a... Endless Nightmare 2(?)... so we could exploit the different camera and spend like freaking 90 minutes producing one crappy VMU pic.

[Scullibundo]

I'm having trouble remembering, who was the WoW nutcase that made us jump ship from Playnow! anyway?

Oh wait, ilce. LOL!

[jizzlobber]

http://web.archive.org/web/200110150355 ... ookie=true

Hey look, fannyboy is mod of the scoreboard forum

That was the first forum I joined, no computer back then, it was aaaall dreamkey!!
Heheh, fannyboy, what a dumb name

[Hercy]

*** THE POOL ROOM: out of the warehouse and into your lounge! ***
***WARNING! The following text is rated (H) (J) (SP), it contains HUMOUR, JOKES, and some SILLY POSTS. If you lack a sense of humour, STOP READING NOW as I may DISAPPOINT you, or you may feel DISRESPECTED.


On this shelf you will find:

• Good advice on what to look for in a TV
• Ban list
• How to get a root - the ODWF plan of attack
• Mobile DC - he has no idea
• DC IS NOT DEAD!!11!
• n_drew meets Captain Obvious - "I hope I'm not being duped here?!"
• 2 memory cards = SEXY!
• That bad man postered things and disrespected and disappointed me.

--------- ODWF: The stuff that fell off the shelf and down the back ---------

Remeber, some people aren't always telling the truth on the internet. I think this next quote illustrates that perfectly. - PU

Originally posted by XMAN:
PIE, I have a great job and heaps of cash, I have a sexy wife and have sex every nite, I have 2 great kids, I go out when ever I want to, I have well over $20,000 worth of assets.

Originally posted by Genesis725:
30 is what a TV usually runs at and when it is at 60 then it is a whole lot better, but the TV doesn't actually show all 60 frams in a second because an interlaced TV can only show 30 frames per second. In TV's of this day that don't run interlaced 60 frames a second is much more visible so it will look a million times better when running on a newer TV at ACTUAL 60 frames per second.

David

Originally posted by Genesis725:
Yeah i've got a 68cm Trinitron sitting in my lounge room... they friggen rock for games!

The RGB composite imput is amazing for quality... it isn't SUCH a leap above S-Video but it's still noticable!!!

Originally posted by Jaymo on the topic of s"picel (sic)" arrangement:
I hear 480i is vertical and 480p is honeycomb.
However I think Im wrong. someone please fill me in.
your Help would be appreciated

zarevz replies:
As in TVs???
If so, then the i stands for interlaced and this means (effectively) that there needs to be two frames drawn to get a full image.

Sonic replies:
480i doesnt exist to my knowledge.. if it does, then it is a standard TV that everyone has been useing for ages in the US (Our telly's are 576 not 480 verticle lines)

480P is a progressive display (Hence the P not I which stands for Progrssive not Interlaced) it displays both fields at the same time (Known as a frame) rather than 1 field after another (A field being half a whole image, this creats flicker)

Want me to explain more? it would take MANY hours to explain..

BTW Australias official HD TV standard will be 1080i - 1920x1080 interlaced.

Originally posted by Sonic:
Erm, the only problem with 100hz is that it repeat's fields giving you jitter... DNM uses the repeat to do interpolation hence getting rid of it.

100hz doesnt actualy do anything to the image..

And spending 2500 on a standard TV just for size is pretty crazy imo.

aLl YrOu PcItuRe QuAolIty aRe BeLoneG tO sONny!

I did quite a bit of research considering this is the second TV we have ever bought.. And it costs a fortune too, so I wasnt going to just throw that ammount of money away..

I do feel sorry for you spending 2 and a half grand on a normal TV.. Thats alot of money to spend on a TV while you "wait" for HD spec's to come up to scratch (Which is a good idea as current HD TV's suck pretty bad..)

DJ Fusion replies:
If you call a 32 inch Trinitron Widescreen a normal TV then pfft you're a goose dude.

Originally posted by Sonic:
If your spending that much money you would be an idiot not to get the TV I did, it uses the Falconic chip (Invented by Philips) to do real time interpolation, it allso does Digital Scan and Line Doubling, the end result is an image thats equal to progressive scan except it has double the framerate...

The model I bought has since been pulled off the market as they want to put it only in there high end TV's as a selling point, but the features name is DNM if you wanna look for it...

DJ Fusion replies:
And how much was yours then?

Sonic replies:
Mine was 2400 (knocked down from 2500) with an extra 3 years waranty 2480
The new model will cost 3k+ and the only other model that has it costs 7ish grand and is a 92cm widescreen.

DJ Fusion replies:
So it's only 29" not 32"..?

Sonic replies:
Yeah, 68cm 4:3 or 92cm 16:9 are the only 2 model's available that have this feature.

DJ Fusion replies:
No thanks.

Sonic replies:
I kinda feel sorry for DJ Fusion wanting that little bit of extra screen when he's not really getting that much extra screen and it wont be doubling his framerate or giving him a near/better-than progressive image quality.. His choice though.

Originally posted by X MAN:
Go with a PIIII dude, 64 bit arc compared to 32, think about it.
But think about this, you want to play games right?
Save your money and get XBOX, it will make ALL PC gaming look like a Dreamcast game.

Originally posted by Danny boy on an old ODWF ban list being restored:
Yeah well... ummm... errr... *looks down and draws circles in the dirt with his toe* Ya see I was kinda on that old list... but I don't know why!!! I was never informed that I'd done anything wrong and then one day, poof, (no disrespect to GCF there), I tried to post and received the message that my IP was banned, naturally that made me a very sad panda 'cos I was a regular poster here and was on good terms with most of the members, I felt like I was part of this dedicated and spirited little community and then suddenly it was as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced as my days posting here came to an abrupt halt! After that I was forced to seek refuge at another message board and let me tell you, that place was the absolute pits, you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villany, it was terrible!

Originally posted by Froggy:
MMmmmmm girl I like, want to get, having trouble, need a novel way to get her attention and affection! lol. Anyone got any proven ideas or methods! I'm all out, so I can't ask my friends coz i don't want them to have any idea that i'm planning something.

ruslah 4:69 replies:
hehe... i wouldnt have a clue mate. Im to shy myself, so i have to rely on a girl to ask me out. Its sad really, cause i know for a fact that alot of chicks like me, but im way to shy to do anything about it. How do i know she is ready to be hit on?

Megaman replies:
That's when you need your wingman to keep an eye on her, and let you know when to move in. It's like Top Gun.

Corey replies:
My experience is that friendship turns to love. Relax and just be friends.

E-102 Gamma replies:
Worst. Advice. Ever.

Megaman replies:
Don't follow Corey's advice, it's crap. You just need to get this girl good and drunk.

Froggy replies:
eh I was out with her on Sunday night and she was drunk....just I didn't do anything about it! I usually don't act until I'm sure. So I'm not sure now. It's hard to determine the looks

Megaman replies:
OK then you need to get yourself good and drunk.

X MAN replies:
Ok, what you do is, this is very hard to do mind you, but it never fails for me, you go up to her and ask her out for dinner, a movie, what ever.

You see, I have 100% figured out women, they want just want we want, dont be shy, Im sure she wont say no.

Trust me, to this day I have never had a girl say no, they want us to ask them

ruslah 4:69 replies:
1 out of 1 aint bad

X MAN replies:
Women are more up front than men, its true, my wife asked me out and did not even know her name, she just came out with it.

BlitZ ZvieN replies:
Hookers usually have that approach.. its called making a sale.

X MAN continues:
Dont let her go, if you wait to long it may be to late. Although I am happy with my wife, I did have a chance with one hell of a babe, and I do mean babe but waited to long.

Billy the InternetStalker replies:
email me her personal details at billytheinternetstalker@hotmail.com

i'll have a talk to her for you

Lord cletusvader replies:
Buy stuff for her...tell her lies and get her drunk.Let her do something so pathetic and embarrassing that she feels honored you would show her any attention at all.

If that doesnt work,go for a single girl in her late twenties/early thirties....they're just about all desperate for sex and a story.

Originally posted by Megaman about Online Relationships:
There have to be about one million better places to meet ladies than on the internet.

MiGiSHu replies:
None of those places include nightclubs or strip joints...

Megaman replies:
Well I dunno about strip joints, but what's wrong with nightclubs?

MiGiSHu replies:
Nothing to do. Alcohol has a lasting effect of 2 seconds. The rest of the night is boring...

Megaman replies:
Mate you're obviously not drinking enough!

Originally posted by X MAN:
My wifes brother meet some girl from Canida, they are now married and all is going well.

unfnknblvbl replies:
You'd know all about "Canadian" stuff then, wouldn't you mate?

Originally posted by ruslah 4:69:
One of my mates is building up a Datto 1600 as a Competition/Show car, and he wants to hook up a DC to his little telly. He knows how to do all this, but he was wondering if there was any way of getting on the net. Like, instead of using a land line, can you get on the net using a Mobile Phone?

segadylan replies:
The Nokia 9210 has a modem in it.

The 8210 (my phone) has a 9.6k data facility, and the 8250 has a 14.4 data facility.

These act as modems basically.

If you hooked a data suite cable from the phone's terminal to an IRDA hub, you have in effect the mobile acting as a server.

The DC, using a BBA, not a modem, could connect to a compatible IRDA device, which will send signals to the phone.

The phone, which is connected to your ISP, will simply act as a secondary regulator of the data.

The problem with this is imcompatibility with some ISP's, as most only use TCP/IP, which would require the phone to have an appropriate programme.

This could be transferred onto a writable sim-card, so long as the application was small enough, which I seriously doubt.

This would need to be installed on the IRDA hub, and the phone would simply relay data.

It is definitely possible, but potentially quite expensive.

Originally posted by doctor:
dc is not dead there is 50 games coming out next alone and they are starting to build dc's ,i here again.

Originally posted by n_drew:
Anyway, I just received the darn number and have placed my order.

I'm getting the US DC, Sonic Adventure, and Resident Evil 2. Getting Soul Calibur for $40 new at Blockbuster and Blue Stinger for $20 at EB.

Man I can't wait!

If my doctoral thesis got screwed up because of all these gaming it's all of YOUR fault! All 1600 (minus me) of you!

Thanks guys for all your help and guidance!

Captain Obvious replies:
hay ndrew you said you doing a docteral thesis?! wat unerversity are you at?! i want to do a unerversity digree when i finish shcool but dad said it wood cost to much if i did a digree i wood be hppy liek this <:-)

n_drew replies:
Oi Captain - I'm at Sydney Uni.
Do a uni degree man, not just for academic's sake! I had so much fun in the first year with all my new drinking buddies etc etc! We did so much $hit together - drinks, sports, girls etc etc. And of course we passed our first year quite alright.

I reckon Uni's social life is way too under-rated. Buddies you make at Uni will be your "contacts" for life. HECS can be a biatch but you can opt to pay later.

Beleieve it or not, I'm already on my 8th year in Uni!

Oh yeah, do well at your HSC and you'll be invited to be a scholarship recipient. There's quite a number of scholarships available. Never be afraid to apply for them, eventhough you think you're not qualified.

Darn, I'm getting paid to write this message during my work time!

Captain Obvious replies:
wow you did girls toogether?!?! hwo do you do that?!!? one day dad siad id haev a grilfriend but till then mum said i didnt need won becuse she wood bee my girlfreind

n_drew replies:
Mate, how old are you by the way?
Rule of thumb #1: Mum is not and never will be your girlfriend! (sorry!)

When I said that we "did" girls, we meant that we *er-hum* were doing the honey-and-the-bee thingy.

More importantly, do you know what you'd like to study at uni?

Captain Obvious replies:
im 9 but i will be 10 in about 7 months why cant mum be my girlfriend shes a girl adn my firend isnt she?! i was thinking that i want to studey somthing liek sycology (is that how u spell that?) i herd that there is a unerversity called unerversity of new south wales is that because it is in new south wales?!! is that a good palce to go?

n_drew replies:
The subject is "psychology". Do you know what this area is all about?

University of NSW is located in *guess* NSW! So you got that right mate!. It's located in Kensington, Sydney. About 10-15 minutes away from Sydney University.

Over time, when you've been through primary school and high school eventually, you'll know which subjects are your favourites. You may then choose an area of study (such as psychology) at Uni. To study psychology, you have to enrol under Bachelor of Arts I think.

Good luck!

Captain Obvious replies:
dad said psychoology was all about rats and stuff runing aroudn in mazes nad dogs that dribble and birds thta pres s lever things and peeple who are crazy is this troo?

n_drew replies:
Your dad is half-right. Though in psychology we study HUMAN's (rather than rats and dogs) behaviour in general.

Captain Obvious replies:
so do yuo just look at peeple then or what aria do you do?!

n_drew replies:
Tell you what. Send me an email at ndrew@bigpond.net.au and I'll respond further.

DeadGoon replies:
ROFLMOL HE'S BACK!!! Welcome back Captain Obvious. Ahh man u r funny!

n_drew replies:
Hmmm....I hope I'm not being duped here?!

Captain Obvious replies:
your not trying to reed my mind r u?!?! isnt that wat psychologysts do!? anyway dad said that after teh thing with Stevey and our dog i wasnt alloud to emai l peeple i dont know

Originally posted by Jaymo:
When I get my Cube it'll be 8 bit cause Im getting another controller, 2 games and 2 memcards.

Dragonblade replies:
2 memory cards for a maximum of 3 games

Jaymo replies:
no dragonblade.......Im getting 2 to fill up the ports so it looks sexier.(no sarcasm)

Originally posted by Prince Underpants:
<<the pool room>>

n_drew replies:
Hmm... I was rather hoping that THAT thread wouldn't surface ever again....it still traumatises me til this day...

segadylan:
Umm, I gave some advice on mobile networking and your calling me a liar???

Well, Nokia must be wrong mustn't they? Because as you can see from the post, all that I wrote was based on what I read on the Nokia site. And hell, if they don't know about mobile networking then I don't know who the **** does.

Prince Underpants, you're a ****wit. And, in the case of your disrespect of me and my helpful post, you're also wrong.

I suggest you visit the Nokia site before posting bullcrap like this again.

Megaman replies:
Umm, I gave some advice on online relationships and your calling me a liar???

Well, Dolly must be wrong mustn't they? Because as you can see from the post, all that I wrote was based on what I read in Dolly magazine. And hell, if they don't know about online relationships then I don't know who the **** does.

Prince Underpants, you're a ****wit. And, in the case of your disrespect of me and my helpful post, you're also wrong.

I suggest you visit the Dolly website before posting bullcrap like this again.

Vzzzbx replies:
PU, just so you know, this bloke is always right, and everyone else is always wrong. There's no point in having an opinion of your own, because that'll be wrong too.

BigTheCat replies:
I was excited to see you back PU.

You dissapointed me.

BTW how long did it take you to post that??? Your only accomplishment was getting flamed.

You have no life.

Prince Underpants replies:
I have no life? I have a sexy wife and have sex everynite. I go out whenever I want to and have over $20,000 of assets. By the way, it took about 20 seconds to make that post...

Faraday replies:
Its not his fault the Forum is overrun by Stupidity.

BigTheCat replies:
Ok this forum has gone down the drain a little.

So????

Why does he have to come down here and tell us himself? He have eyes, we can read, let us make our own decisions.

No-one from the ODWF has gone down to Playnow and said how crappy that board is have they??? Because they know it's best to leave them alone. And they are right.

Megaman replies:
Actually, Prince Underpants regularly posts Pool Room selections over at PlayNOW!.

Faraday replies:
>>Ok this forum has gone down the drain a little.

A little?

>>Why does he have to come down here and tell us himself?

Cause he can and has every right to.

>>He have eyes, we can read, let us make our own decisions.

So you can say what you want about the Forum but he can't?

>>No-one from the ODWF has gone down to Playnow and said how crappy that board is have they???

Yes, As Megaman has said. PU himself does it on a much more regular basis then he does here.

Candy Arse replies:
hahahaha.
ODWF goof's always seem to have a cry when threads like this arise. You guys should be proud! You are now enshrined in what is a Hall Of Fame for idiots.

Jaymo replies:
hmmm..... thats not what I posted.
this is what I posted http://www.dreamcast.com.au/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000135.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I didn't put digital TV in the topic.

Prince Underpants replies:
would you be happy if I took out the word "digital" then?

*** For more visit these links:
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[Scullibundo]

Guys, I can't rememeber. Was Ekkaz outed as the 40 year old basement dwelling troll on ODWF or on Ninja-Usagi forums?

[Rorschach]

ODWF - still the gold standard for inter Web humour. 12 years flew by

[Hercy]

Guys, I can't rememeber. Was Ekkaz outed as the 40 year old basement dwelling troll on ODWF or on Ninja-Usagi forums?

http://poolroom.4bitterguys.com/ekka/ekka.txt" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Scullibundo]

Guys, I can't rememeber. Was Ekkaz outed as the 40 year old basement dwelling troll on ODWF or on Ninja-Usagi forums?

http://poolroom.4bitterguys.com/ekka/ekka.txt" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks muchly! : )


Oh man, I forgot all about *asterix's* when that dude wrote anything. Inverted commas weren't enough.

[GeneraL CyberFunK]

I really wish I kept some of the GIFs from that place... the Wheel of fortune was my MS Paint glory days.

I'm sure Gamma has my Queen Mum Laughing gif from the ODWF hack.

[Gamma]

Not handy, but rest assured I have all of that shit. Good times.