Goldfish Aquarium for Windows Media Center Ed 2005

Xylem · 11-13-2004, 04:23 PM

Hi folks,

I haven't been around here for months, and have not been keeping up. (BTW, I also tried to update my email addie but the form would not 'submit.' Anyone know what's wrong?)

Anyway; I was wandering through Best Buy yesterday, and saw a big screen displaying what was obviously a version of 'Goldfish' but it was different than what I have. There were big square rocks and BRIGHT BLUE gravel !!!! The goldfish were my old friends.

I know that in the past folks were talking about a possible 'fishtank' version with divers, castles, etc, etc. Has something new been created. I am so out-of-the-loop

Cheers,
Tom

drfish · 11-13-2004, 04:28 PM

It must have been running on a Mac... The Mac version got the new hottness but "we" haven't yet...

JimO'Connor · 11-13-2004, 05:44 PM

The bright blue gravel isn't a Mac thing.

Edgar · 11-13-2004, 09:52 PM

That is a special Microsoft version for the Media Center OS. Only Media Center will have that as of now.

feldon34 · 11-13-2004, 09:54 PM

You guys made another deal with Microsoft? No comment.

James · 11-14-2004, 01:54 AM

Originally posted by Edgar
That is a special Microsoft version for the Media Center OS. Only Media Center will have that as of now.

any screenshot? I'm interest to see

Tiny Turtle · 11-15-2004, 02:06 AM

I'm with Morgan...

Jav400 · 11-15-2004, 06:26 AM

Microsoft??!! Bah, Blech, Ptoiee. Anyone noticing a pattern here?

ESHIREY · 11-15-2004, 09:23 AM

I'm with you guys on MicroSnott.

Xylem · 11-15-2004, 02:03 PM

LOL. Thanks for the info, Edgar. Sorry I outed you guys

enigma63941 · 11-15-2004, 07:43 PM

M$ (Darth vader theme playing).

IXNAY · 11-17-2004, 01:56 AM

So what are you doing right now?
And I would like to see pic of the MS version too!!!

Quick Death · 11-18-2004, 09:07 PM

screen shot please?

nreimer · 11-19-2004, 11:06 AM

Saw the blue gravel and square rock version at Cosco last night. Didn't like it. Don't want it.

aloha,
Neil

Q-Beam · 11-22-2004, 08:17 PM

I found a picture of the new aquarium. I think it looks pretty slick and I would LOVE a copy of this baby!!

http://www.winsupersite.com/images/r...5_aquarium.jpg

ESHIREY · 11-22-2004, 08:31 PM

Hey Q-Beam, Thanks for the pic. I like it.

Derrek · 11-22-2004, 09:42 PM

I saw this but thought it was running on a mac when I saw it.

James · 11-22-2004, 10:32 PM

WOW, that gravel is so BLUE!!!!! like those dyed pebbles sold in the pet shop....

I like the squared rocks though...

So it's only for Media Center OS, not for public sale?

PS: there's a Prolific.com on the gravel front....

drfish · 11-23-2004, 04:20 AM

Ewww...

James · 11-24-2004, 08:09 PM

It's turns out one of my friend has WinXP MCE 2005 installed in his computer, so he gave me that special blue gravel version of GA. And I've installed it in my WinXP Pro.

This is my review, let's look at its setting panel first, since my friends's WinXP MCE 2005 is Simplified Chinese version, so all the settings are in Simplified Chinese.

The top section on left is the "Tank appearance setting", you are able to select two tanks namely "Green Plants" and "The Zan Garden", It looks to me the name should be rename as "Medium Planting" and "Rocks Only" if you compare it to the normal GA. The option below it is
"Change Tanks"
Occasionally -------------|------ Frequent
This is quite a new style to see that Prolific use the slider bar to implement the tank cycle option, however, from experiement, the tank won't just cycle like normal GA, but it changes on the next start up. It's similar to what Morgan's design for MA's fish selection method long ago. So the slider bar controls how often the tank should alternate on each start up.

The meddle section on left is "Sound" control, it's a Bubble sound with a volume tunner.

The bottom section on left is the "Lighting" with an "Automatic Lighting" checkbox and the two sliders (Foreground and Background) that we're familiar with.

The right section is the available fish, there're only 7 goldfish: Brando, Freida, Ginger, Jack, Monstro, Morgan and Oreo.
As usual, you can only have 5 fish at a time in the tank, available for random or disable in each fish slot.

11-13-2004, 04:23 PM	#1
Xylem Registered Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Belleville, Michigan Posts: 68	Is there something new? Hi folks, I haven't been around here for months, and have not been keeping up. (BTW, I also tried to update my email addie but the form would not 'submit.' Anyone know what's wrong?) Anyway; I was wandering through Best Buy yesterday, and saw a big screen displaying what was obviously a version of 'Goldfish' but it was different than what I have. There were big square rocks and BRIGHT BLUE gravel !!!! The goldfish were my old friends. I know that in the past folks were talking about a possible 'fishtank' version with divers, castles, etc, etc. Has something new been created. I am so out-of-the-loop Cheers, Tom

11-13-2004, 04:28 PM	#2
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,357	It must have been running on a Mac... The Mac version got the new hottness but "we" haven't yet... I don't watch commercials.

11-13-2004, 05:44 PM	#3
JimO'Connor Mac Development Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kenai, Alaska Posts: 678	The bright blue gravel isn't a Mac thing. Jim O'Connor Order N Development

11-13-2004, 09:52 PM	#4
Edgar Prolific/SereneScreen Developer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 513	That is a special Microsoft version for the Media Center OS. Only Media Center will have that as of now. *Edgar Tolentino* Prolific Developer www.prolific.com www.LifeGlobe.com

11-13-2004, 09:54 PM	#5
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	You guys made another deal with Microsoft? No comment. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

11-14-2004, 01:54 AM	#6
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	Originally posted by Edgar That is a special Microsoft version for the Media Center OS. Only Media Center will have that as of now. any screenshot? I'm interest to see James C Chen Principal Engineer as SDET, Connected Services HTC Corporation 88 Section 3. Zhongxing Road Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan www.htc.com

11-15-2004, 02:06 AM	#7
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	I'm with Morgan... Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

11-15-2004, 06:26 AM	#8
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Microsoft??!! Bah, Blech, Ptoiee. Anyone noticing a pattern here? Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

11-15-2004, 09:23 AM	#9
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	I'm with you guys on MicroSnott. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

11-15-2004, 02:03 PM	#10
Xylem Registered Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Belleville, Michigan Posts: 68	LOL. Thanks for the info, Edgar. Sorry I outed you guys Asus P5E3 Premium, Q9550, 8G DDR3, Palit Radeon HD 4870, Windows 7

11-15-2004, 07:43 PM	#11
enigma63941 Registered Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 247	M$ (Darth vader theme playing).

11-17-2004, 01:56 AM	#12
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	So what are you doing right now? And I would like to see pic of the MS version too!!! IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

11-18-2004, 09:07 PM	#13
Quick Death Registered Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York Posts: 106	screen shot please?

11-19-2004, 11:06 AM	#14
nreimer Registered Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Honolulu Posts: 52	Saw the blue gravel and square rock version at Cosco last night. Didn't like it. Don't want it. aloha, Neil

11-22-2004, 08:17 PM	#15
Q-Beam Chi Rho Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Littleton, Colorado Posts: 297	I found a picture of the new aquarium. I think it looks pretty slick and I would LOVE a copy of this baby!! http://www.winsupersite.com/images/r...5_aquarium.jpg

11-22-2004, 08:31 PM	#16
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Hey Q-Beam, Thanks for the pic. I like it. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

11-22-2004, 09:42 PM	#17
Derrek Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 186	I saw this but thought it was running on a mac when I saw it.

11-22-2004, 10:32 PM	#18
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	WOW, that gravel is so BLUE!!!!! like those dyed pebbles sold in the pet shop.... I like the squared rocks though... So it's only for Media Center OS, not for public sale? PS: there's a Prolific.com on the gravel front.... James C Chen Principal Engineer as SDET, Connected Services HTC Corporation 88 Section 3. Zhongxing Road Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan www.htc.com

11-23-2004, 04:20 AM	#19
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,357	Ewww... I don't watch commercials.