-- 9-Cyph

Funny you should ask that. I just got off the phone with the Bungie guys to try to get a build of Oni. Unfortunately, I came up snake-eyes. We get nothing yet, but I'm trying my damndest to get my hands on a playable version. I promise I'll do a more in-depth preview after I can actually play the game a bit.

-- Tal

-- Grumpy

Obviously that's not all you need. First off, it's Tiberian ... Tiberian! Second, it's been out for a couple of weeks. Maybe you need to get out of the house more, Grumps.

-- Tal

-- Chris

Well, my expert advice would be to get both. You're really sacrificing performance by not having at least 64MB of RAM and a 3D accelerator. But, if you can only afford one, I'd go with the 3D card. The improvement will be dramatic and, while only a handful of games out there require 64 MB of RAM, several require a 3D card. And you're certainly going to see a graphical improvement in most of your games with a 3D accelerator. My favorite for the money is still the 3dfx line. People argue that the TNT2 looks better, but I'm a fan of the 3dfx Voodoo3s because of their compatibility and raw speed. You can find Voodoo3 2000s for as low as $80 at some online retail outlets, and the 3000s for around $100. Check out pricewatch.com for the best hardware prices on the Web. And heck, if you can afford to drop $150, get a V3 2000 and drop another 32MB of RAM in your system. You should be able to get both for $150, with some change to spare.

-- Tal

-- MoxyBite

You know, supposedly they're released, but I haven't personally seen them out at stores yet. I know Act Labs is selling them directly for $89.99. The package comes with two guns, a hand-held controller, and a convenient base to rest the guns in. To order one or just for some more hinkfo on the gun system, go to the Act-Labs GS website. The webpage even hints at MODs being developed for some of the exisiting big name first-person shooters. Can you imagine playing Half-Life with a light gun!

-- Tal

-- The High School Game Nut

I'm too tired to be flipped on like a lightswitch for your amusement, THEGN. What am I, a freaking' court Jester or something? You want me to pull some cross-dressing Sasquatch story out of my a$$ or something? Perhaps you'd like me to do a little dance and song a little song while I'm at it. Oh sure, laugh it up now, pretty-boy. Cause by the time you're graduating from high school and working at some dead-end job at McDonald's I'm going to be laughing all the way to the bank ... and the only skills I posses is a quick-click index finger and good eye-hand coordination. Think about it.

Oh gosh. Sorry, I don't know what came over me. Whew! Take some calm, relaxing breaths, Tal. Think happy thoughts ... happy thoughts. Oh yeah, there are those cute little Teletubbies. Hey Dipsy. Howdy Laa-Laa. I love your handbag, Tinky Winky. OK, that's better. Now on to your question:

There are a couple of ways you can record video from your computer. First you can take the direct approach. You can run the source of one video card into a video capture card on another computer. While this way is pretty easy and almost always works, you need two computers to do it. Another a more cost effective way is by using a software program to capture the onscreen action while you're playing. One such program I know of is HyperCam. It will capture AVIs directly from your video signal. You can even download a trial copy at www.hyperionics.com.

-- Tal