Comments on: A Catanic Ritual http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/04/30/a-catanic-ritual/ Ramblings and musings of John Zeitler. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:59:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ismail Saeed http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/04/30/a-catanic-ritual/#comment-8213 Ismail Saeed Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:16:31 +0000 http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/04/30/a-catanic-ritual/#comment-8213 Hmm. Just to grab onto the Virtual Console side of this, since it's the only online store of the ones mentioned which I've used... Are you only allowe..... Wait, wait, I remember now. Yeah, you end up having to pay a minimum $10 in points. That's part of why I was able to buy two NES games after a single money infusion. Disregard this comment. This isn't the comment you're looking for; move along.... to the afterthought below. (One consideration, at least for VC: Rather than having to remember to plug in several hundred points to actually buy a game, the idea of plugging in 1000 points to the VC made a lot of sense since it was a simplified transaction that at least, at the time, guaranteed you being able to immediately follow it up with a purchase of something-or-another. I've HEARD, however, that Ocarina of Time is 1200 points (unlike how all N64 games were going to be 1000 points)... I don't know if that's true or not, but if it is, they've broken the "put in money and you can immediately buy a game" aspect of the UI. Having a fixed amount also helps keep a unified interface since different countries have different price points for how much a Point costs. Though I admit the US-centric side of me would at least like to be able to plug in a minimum of 100 points at a time, rather than 1000 points at a time. Hmm. Just to grab onto the Virtual Console side of this, since it’s the only online store of the ones mentioned which I’ve used…

Are you only allowe…..

Wait, wait, I remember now. Yeah, you end up having to pay a minimum $10 in points. That’s part of why I was able to buy two NES games after a single money infusion.

Disregard this comment. This isn’t the comment you’re looking for; move along…. to the afterthought below.

(One consideration, at least for VC: Rather than having to remember to plug in several hundred points to actually buy a game, the idea of plugging in 1000 points to the VC made a lot of sense since it was a simplified transaction that at least, at the time, guaranteed you being able to immediately follow it up with a purchase of something-or-another. I’ve HEARD, however, that Ocarina of Time is 1200 points (unlike how all N64 games were going to be 1000 points)… I don’t know if that’s true or not, but if it is, they’ve broken the “put in money and you can immediately buy a game” aspect of the UI. Having a fixed amount also helps keep a unified interface since different countries have different price points for how much a Point costs. Though I admit the US-centric side of me would at least like to be able to plug in a minimum of 100 points at a time, rather than 1000 points at a time.

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