Author Topic: Shitstation Triple (Read 3775 times)

duckman2000 · « **on:** December 22, 2008, 03:09:07 AM »

I'm getting these annoying flickering (or static) dots on the screen when playing certain games. If you've ever seen a computer show early signs of overheating, then it will look familiar. It used to crash, hasn't done that lately, but now I'm getting more and more of these things. Not prevalent enough to disrupt any games, but totally enough to know that something has gone to shit. And, I've noticed, I'm seeing this familiar bug in nearly every game I play these days. Looks like polygons stretching from one or more objects across the screen. Not sure what the name for the bug is, but I've seen it before when screwing up modeling some edges in 3d. I wouldn't necessarily connect this to the hardware, hadn't it become more common in pace with more of those damned dots appearing. It's not perfectly consistent, but it's affecting more and more games. This bug is a lot more annoying, especially in MotorStorm 2 where I've more than once mistaken blocks of rogue polygons for course objects.

So what the hell is up? The obvious conclusion is that it's overheating or that some component got a bad jolt (oddly, these issues seem to be affected by HDD access), but those stretching issues don't mesh with that. I'm not sure if I should send it in for service or just sell the shit system As Is and pick up another one when they are $199 or less. That would actually be a totally reasonable option, wasn't it for the fact that it will be difficult to get a complete system, meaning one with full BC. Then again, it's not like there are even a ton of games, so maybe it's a sign to just stick with proper gaming until next generation or something.

PC gaming

demi · « **Reply #1 on:** December 22, 2008, 03:10:02 AM »

http://content.ytmnd.com/content/1/8/5/185819b8a12ad664d53785f1bba3b5d6.wav

Tieno · « **Reply #2 on:** December 22, 2008, 03:20:56 AM »

Do you put your dick in your consoles?

Are you going to whine about this in every other PS3 thread from now on? (please do!)

duckman2000 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 22, 2008, 03:28:14 AM »

Quote from: Tieno on December 22, 2008, 03:20:56 AM

Do you put your dick in your consoles?

Are you going to whine about this in every other PS3 thread from now on? (please do!)

You bet. Well, where appropriate. It's not like the 360, where bitching is always appropriate due to it being shitty to the core and dripping shit through every avenue of service. But it's shit, alright.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 22, 2008, 03:33:14 AM »

Are PSPs any good these days?

demi · « **Reply #5 on:** December 22, 2008, 03:35:04 AM »

no...

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #6 on:** December 22, 2008, 07:57:05 AM »

MCD · « **Reply #7 on:** December 22, 2008, 08:02:40 AM »

archie4208 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 22, 2008, 08:21:47 AM »

PSPs are fine if the only thing you are interested in is playing 20 year old ROMs.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #9 on:** December 22, 2008, 09:06:47 AM »

Don't forget to back up your saves LOL

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #10 on:** December 22, 2008, 09:16:44 AM »

Quote from: Tieno on December 22, 2008, 03:20:56 AM

Do you put your dick in your consoles?

Are you going to whine about this in every other PS3 thread from now on? (please do!)

It's ok, nobody reads those threads anyhow.

Bocsius · « **Reply #11 on:** December 22, 2008, 10:23:10 AM »

Buy a(nother) Wii.

drew · « **Reply #12 on:** December 22, 2008, 10:25:04 AM »

http://www.ilovewavs.com/Effects/Music/Sound%20Effect%20-%20Loser.wav

duckman2000 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 22, 2008, 10:50:26 AM »

Quote from: Bocsius on December 22, 2008, 10:23:10 AM

Buy a(nother) Wii.

Yeah, might as well buy something that is fundamentally broken from the start. And I've already played Wii's one good game, still have two, potentially three, left for the PS3.

Does anyone know what the stretched polygon shit is, and does it even make sense that it'd be tied to a hardware issue?

drew · « **Reply #14 on:** December 22, 2008, 10:58:02 AM »

id probably call Playstation support or whatever

i mean, this is an overwhelmingly xbox3D0 based forum

duckman2000 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 22, 2008, 11:00:04 AM »

Well, that would be the reasonable thing to do.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #16 on:** December 22, 2008, 11:35:58 AM »

Is this the official PS3 discussion thread?

Draft · « **Reply #17 on:** December 22, 2008, 12:52:40 PM »

PC Gaming.

Vizzys · « **Reply #18 on:** December 22, 2008, 01:36:05 PM »

buy left 4 dead

duckman2000 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 22, 2008, 01:38:13 PM »

Actually, there we go. What should I pick up to play on PC? Specifically, what's the best current strategy game with reasonable fast game progress?

The Sceneman · « **Reply #20 on:** December 22, 2008, 01:48:14 PM »

haha I wonder what duckman considers the 'one good wii game'

TVC15 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 22, 2008, 01:50:13 PM »

I dunno. I can't think of even one game worth owning a Wii for. I guess zelda, maybe, although TP is the worst in the 3d series.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 22, 2008, 01:50:58 PM »

Super Mario Galaxy was pretty hot.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #23 on:** December 22, 2008, 01:52:16 PM »

Super Mario Galaxy is the only Wii game worth buying...at full price anyway.

TVC15 · « **Reply #24 on:** December 22, 2008, 01:52:52 PM »

Argh, how can I forget Mario Galaxy. You're right.

drew · « **Reply #25 on:** December 22, 2008, 01:54:30 PM »

i came in here to say mario galaxy

the only game i played for wii

havent unboxed it since i moved 9 moths ago but it was so worth it being the HUGE SM64 fag that i am

duckman2000 · « **Reply #26 on:** December 22, 2008, 01:57:47 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on December 22, 2008, 01:52:52 PM

Argh, how can I forget Mario Galaxy. You're right.

It's probably because it should have never been a Wii game. Minor waggle quirks aside, I can't think of a good reason why this couldn't have been a Gamecube game.

Super Mario Galaxy

Wii

cool breeze · « **Reply #27 on:** December 22, 2008, 02:05:00 PM »

yeah, if you want to prove how useless the Wii actually is, just look at how the few good games for the system don't even require the "revolutionary motion controls"

drew · « **Reply #28 on:** December 22, 2008, 02:29:56 PM »

Quote from: duckman2000 on December 22, 2008, 01:57:47 PM

Quote from: TVC 15 on December 22, 2008, 01:52:52 PM
Argh, how can I forget TP. You're right.

It's probably because it should have never been a Wii game. Minor waggle quirks aside, I can't think of a good reason why this couldn't have been a Gamecube game.

Twilight princess
Wii

fixed

duckman2000 · « **Reply #29 on:** December 22, 2008, 02:37:12 PM »

Except Twilight Princess is sort of crap

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #30 on:** December 22, 2008, 02:41:20 PM »

TP is ok at best. The game is pretty tedious for the bulk of it but you push on anyway in hopes that it picks up or at least resembles the quality of A Link to the Past or hell, even Ocarina of Time. You keep plugging away then you fight Gannondorf and you realize there never was a "best part."

It was visually impressive on the GCN but the gameplay is a little lacking

drew · « **Reply #31 on:** December 22, 2008, 03:47:40 PM »

to understand you must know that i am a former HUGE N64 FAG

the temple of time monk chants give me goosebumps

thats how big of a zelda fag youre dealing with

Oblivion · « **Reply #32 on:** December 22, 2008, 04:59:21 PM »

TP was overall disappointing but the dungeons were fuck awesome. Especially Arbiter's Grounds and the Sky Temple. And of course

SMG

demi eviscerated

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #33 on:** December 22, 2008, 05:58:45 PM »

Isn't Sony pretty good about fixing your busted products?

demi · « **Reply #34 on:** December 22, 2008, 06:00:55 PM »

Quote from: duckman2000 on December 22, 2008, 01:38:13 PM

What should I pick up to play on PC?

cool breeze · « **Reply #35 on:** December 22, 2008, 06:30:50 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on December 22, 2008, 05:58:45 PM

Isn't Sony pretty good about fixing your busted products?

iirc, with a 60 gig PS3, you're fucked

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #36 on:** December 22, 2008, 06:41:00 PM »

that's what i have

surely they'd offer an 80 gig, or some games, or something to compensate for their short-sightedness

(they really ought to give you a free ps2)

duckman2000 · « **Reply #37 on:** December 22, 2008, 06:50:19 PM »

I haven't contacted support about it. There's the 60GB issue, and I know they will just tell me the thing is fucked and needs to be defucked. Which I may or may not want to pay for. I bought it before Costco changed their return policy, but I'm not sure if that change was retroactive or not. And, that way I'll definitely get some inferior system.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #38 on:** December 22, 2008, 06:51:58 PM »

if my shit breaks, and they're not fixing 60 gigs anymore, i'm raising twelve different kinds of hell until i get a 80 BC or 160 gig and some games

duckman2000 · « **Reply #39 on:** December 22, 2008, 07:14:52 PM »

Not sure, but mine has been acting up for a few months. It seemed to be doing better, but there's been a slow but steady rise in red dot count and instances of fucked up polygons or whatever the hell they are in games as of late. Like in Motorstorm 2, and I don't think it's a natural bug since I haven't seen many mentions of these glitches.

Although chronologically, it'd make sense if there were more PS3s going out, wouldn't it? System age, more people playing, and having more to play.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #40 on:** December 22, 2008, 07:39:02 PM »

Quote from: dcharlie on December 22, 2008, 07:07:17 PM

seems to be a bit of a rise in PS3 breaks recently? or is it just me?

Some people are finally getting around to playing them for more than 5-10 hours a month, so I guess that's doing the trick.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #41 on:** December 22, 2008, 08:12:40 PM »

Quote from: The Card Cheat on December 22, 2008, 07:39:02 PM

Quote from: dcharlie on December 22, 2008, 07:07:17 PM
seems to be a bit of a rise in PS3 breaks recently? or is it just me?

Some people are finally getting around to playing them for more than 5-10 hours a month, so I guess that's doing the trick.

indeed

and its mostly the disk drive crapping out too

Bocsius · « **Reply #42 on:** December 22, 2008, 08:49:20 PM »

Quote from: duckman2000 on December 22, 2008, 07:14:52 PM

Although chronologically, it'd make sense if there were more PS3s going out, wouldn't it? System age, more people playing, and having more to play.

Let's not go crazy, duckman.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #43 on:** December 23, 2008, 11:28:47 AM »

Oh for fuck's sake, now the god damned background swirly is getting artifacts.

Flickering shards where there should be soft waves, not good.

demi · « **Reply #44 on:** December 23, 2008, 11:34:13 AM »

budget rsx gpu

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #45 on:** December 23, 2008, 01:48:10 PM »

worst generation ever confirmed

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #46 on:** December 23, 2008, 03:24:33 PM »

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I dunno. I can't think of even one game worth owning a Wii for. I guess zelda, maybe, although TP is the worst in the 3d series.

Shiren 3 maybe?

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