2CDs

by **Ruff Ryder** on Wed Jul 23, 2003 10:30 am

What if NBA Live(pc version) came with 2 cds. 1 with the basic modes and another with extra modes like 1 on 1, dunk contest, 3 pt contest, and more all-star weekend stuff.

by **Vins15** on Wed Jul 23, 2003 11:59 am

that'll be cool but i don't think EA will do it at least not this year...

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Wed Jul 23, 2003 4:06 pm

NBA Live 2004 will probably be coming out on 2 CDs, but that won't have any effect on the amount of features or the gameplay. It just means content such as art and audio requires more storage space than one CD-ROM can provide.

by **Andreas Dahl** on Wed Jul 23, 2003 6:29 pm

it defenetly won't be in this one (2004) scinse they haven't even announced it...

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Wed Jul 23, 2003 7:19 pm

Agreed. A dunk contest would surely be hyped as a new feature as the 3 Point Contest was, so it's highly unlikely it will be in Live 2004.

by **MikZyth** on Thu Jul 24, 2003 3:21 am

2CDs???

LOL! Guys, with all those features have already been mentioned in NBA Live 2004 forum so far, this game will hardly fit on 3 or 4 CDs!!! :lol:

by **havasufalls** on Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:16 am

Andrew wrote:NBA Live 2004 will probably be coming out on 2 CDs, but that won't have any effect on the amount of features or the gameplay. It just means content such as art and audio requires more storage space than one CD-ROM can provide.

So if it does come on 2 CD's will that mean u can only play franchise on one CD and exhibition on the other?

by **R-Tistic** on Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:30 am

If they had it on two CDs, it would be a good idea to make it just as some Windows programs where you have to install from both CDs, but most of the files are on the computer so you only need one cd to play it.

by **Colin** on Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:34 am

Chances are how it would work is how most 2 CD installs work, which is you install using both CD's, like you put in CD 1 and install then it asks you to put CD 2 in and then you install off that, but you only need CD 1 in the drive while you're playing, none of that annoying switching CD's while playing which would piss me, and others, off (I think.)

by **havasufalls** on Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:47 am

R-Tistic wrote:If they had it on two CDs, it would be a good idea to make it just as some Windows programs where you have to install from both CDs, but most of the files are on the computer so you only need one cd to play it.

This would work the same for console owners?

by **Ruff Ryder** on Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:53 am

no, i'm not sure how it would work for console owners.

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Thu Jul 24, 2003 4:39 pm

LOL! Guys, with all those features have already been mentioned in NBA Live 2004 forum so far, this game will hardly fit on 3 or 4 CDs!!!

As I said, the number of CDs does not really have an effect on the amount of features. It has more to do with content such as audio and art.

So if it does come on 2 CD's will that mean u can only play franchise on one CD and exhibition on the other?

It would probably use both CDs to install, but only one to play. You could probably install it so you wouldn't have to constantly switch CDs.

This would work the same for console owners?

The PS2 version will most likely be on DVD (as NBA Live 2003 was), so it won't need 2 discs. DVDs can hold more data than CD-ROMs.

by **MikZyth** on Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:25 pm

Andrew wrote:As I said, the number of CDs does not really have an effect on the amount of features. It has more to do with content such as audio and art.

Just kidding, man. :wink:

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:48 pm

My mistake. :oops:

by **thefunnyone** on Sat Jul 26, 2003 6:15 pm

Um... NHL2004 is coming on 2CDs, and FIFA2003 was on 2CDs, so there's a chance NBA Live 2004 will be on 2CDs.

And the way you use 2CDs is this: you put one in the CD-ROM, then you put some glue on the other one and put it in there upside down. Now comes the tricky part, because you have to take out your CD-Rom and turn it on its side, then spin it around 5 times (only 5!!!! 6 would not work), then you take it, and bang your head with it 3 times, then you're ready to play. :wink:

(For god's sake, don't try it!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

)

by **thefunnyone** on Sat Jul 26, 2003 6:18 pm

havasufalls wrote:
Andrew wrote:NBA Live 2004 will probably be coming out on 2 CDs, but that won't have any effect on the amount of features or the gameplay. It just means content such as art and audio requires more storage space than one CD-ROM can provide.

So if it does come on 2 CD's will that mean u can only play franchise on one CD and exhibition on the other?

Oh... I'm sorry, I didn't want to be rude, I thought this question was a joke, and I just realized it wasn't.... :oops:

by **Jowe** on Sat Jul 26, 2003 7:33 pm

yeh i'd say it will come out on 2 cds, 2 two needed to install, and then u need to have either cd1 or cd2 in the drive to run the game, specified by ea sports

who knows, it might be like enter the matrix, and have 4 cds :lol:

and need 3gig's to install it

by **Andreas Dahl** on Sat Jul 26, 2003 8:01 pm

hehe, enter the matrix :lol:

man, that pissed me of. i waited like a week to get it here in sweden. then when i did. i took like 4 hours to install it. then the f'king game refuzed to work on my computer :cry:

so i spent a whole day trying to figure out what the problem was, then i found out my computer wasn't good enough :roll:

by **nickia** on Mon Jul 28, 2003 12:03 pm

havasufalls wrote:
R-Tistic wrote:If they had it on two CDs, it would be a good idea to make it just as some Windows programs where you have to install from both CDs, but most of the files are on the computer so you only need one cd to play it.

This would work the same for console owners?

dvd is enough for console

by **TRUball** on Tue Jul 29, 2003 5:29 am

And the way you use 2CDs is this: you put one in the CD-ROM, then you put some glue on the other one and put it in there upside down. Now comes the tricky part, because you have to take out your CD-Rom and turn it on its side, then spin it around 5 times (only 5!!!! 6 would not work), then you take it, and bang your head with it 3 times, then you're ready to play.

(For god's sake, don't try it!!!!!!!!!! )

that was funny..... how would 2 cds work with like game cube? because those don't take dvds....(i am not a gamecube owner, i just wondering) does xbox take dvds?

by **killerht** on Tue Jul 29, 2003 5:40 am

Andreas Dahl,

That same thing happened to me with Enter the Matrix.
Exactly the same thing.
So I returned the game.

by **Metsis** on Tue Jul 29, 2003 6:11 am

It really does not matter wheter it is on one or two cds... It might be a problem for those that use the consoles, but it's nothing new to us pc users.

If it comes on two cds, well it could take up to one giga of hard drive space cause a lot of the media would have to be put on the hard drive. Nothing takes space like the fancy graphics and movies etc.

It really does not matter as long as the cpu requirements are kept in check.

by **benji** on Tue Jul 29, 2003 8:38 am

kobes_4real wrote:that was funny..... how would 2 cds work with like game cube? because those don't take dvds....(i am not a gamecube owner, i just wondering) does xbox take dvds?

My god...so many worthless emoticons used...

Gamecube works like the PS by, at a certain point asking you to insert the next CD.

Xbox has a DVD drive.

by **thefunnyone** on Tue Jul 29, 2003 6:10 pm

Ben wrote:Gamecube works like the PS by, at a certain point asking you to insert the next CD.

Xbox has a DVD drive.

I don't think "Please enter CD2" works with sport games, it's not like you have to load a new level when completed one. I might be completely wrong, but I'm guessing they can make it on one CD for GC, since the textures and other stuff aren't as high-res as in Xbox or PC or PS2. BUT that's just a guess, I'm no expert.

by **Buttermaker** on Fri Aug 08, 2003 8:42 pm

A GameCube disc has a capacity of 1.5GB.

2CDs

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