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Classic MMOG Raised From the Dead by Past Players
Chromain writes "Back in 1996, the Seattle-based company Starwave created one of the first graphical MMOGs: Castle Infinity. Though it was well received by all who tried it, it quickly sank under bad marketing, extended downtime, and sloppy leadership. Now, nearly 8 years since disappearing off the map, the game has been (quite literally) rescued from a dumpster by a group of past players. It's available for free at their new website."
If only someone would rescue their webserver from the dumpster, so I could see what this is all about.
Zero comments and the linked site is toast. Perhaps "Castle Not-Quite-Infinity ..."
As you can tell, that went ..not so well. Not only did our server just eat itself in less than 2 minutes, but I managed to forget all about line breaks. *Laugh*
A little cold water over here, Greg, please....
It's time for MORE extended downtime!
I figure that a fire hose is the only thing that's gonna keep that server from melting down now that it's on Slashdot's front page.
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Hey! Anybody remember that thing? You know, it came with that something, and then you'd press that button, and then it would do that thing? And it came in this package with the squiggly in the back? I don't quite remember the name... something with an S or a T or a C maybe... or maybe not. I remember I bought it at this store... you remember that store? It was off the freeway on the number 3, next to that furniture place? Yeah, so if anybody remembers, please enlighten me.
Many thanks IamLarryBoy. As i mentioned a bit further down, I managed to forget line breaks under the stress of "AHHHHH THE SERVER JUST LIT THE CAT ON FIRE."
I think I found the link to the bio page for the makers of the game. http://www.weirdness-central.co.uk/gallery/2002/in dex.asp
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It was off the freeway on the number 3, next to that furniture place?
You mean Nybbles and Bytes by the Tacoma mall. The name is called Star Command.
Classic MMOG Server Razed From Slashdot by Future Players
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. . .does throwing it in the trash forfeit those rights?
Yes.
Roland Piguepaill
To confirm you're not a script, please piss in my ear.
Serve your website from a Windows machine. 80% of slashdot will refuse to read it out of spite. Presto, Slashdot effect averted. As an alternate to the Windows machine, post something supportive of the RIAA -- then you won't even need a server to handle all the people who won't be visiting the page you don't really have.
Help poke pirates in the eyepatch, arr.
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I am trolling
And Goatse.
Surprise, fear, drugs, and Goatse.
Assume I was drunk when I posted this.
Slashdot has an excellent marketing plan:
1. Create a base of marauding users who can take down any site posted on the front page.
2. Sell subscriptions to users who would get 24 hours notice of front page stories.
My check is in the mail guys!
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But hey, look on the bright side: you have some impressive hair cultivation to look forward to!
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Oh, man. That's gotta be the coolest title ever.
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