I'm in the camp that likes the DualShock controllers. Maybe having smaller hands helps? (Girl gamer) Dunno... but I always was comfy with them.:-) I prefer them to any of the XBOX ones.
I bet this won't fly, in the end. This is going to tick off everyone, so I bet it will be so unpopular that they will relent. Gamers will revolt... retailers will revolt. It's a revolution calling! Then again, I could be wrong, of couse.;-)
At least Will Smith will be immune. We'll all be dead or vampire-like creatures, but at least Will Smith will carry on the torch of humanity. I can now sleep at night.
Ah! Below the Root! Good one! That definitely had RPG elements to it. Great game... I obsessed on that one for an entire weekend when I first got it. Good memories.:)
I remember wanting another game like that and was bummed when I never really found one. Windham Classics also put out Alice in Wonderland, which used the same engine, but it wasn't nearly as good as Below the Root.
Ah! I just posted mentioning this place too. heh. Yeah, they had a handful of video games there, but not many. The best place in NJ was Richie Knucklez Arcade in Flemington, but I understand he recently closed the arcade and is now only doing sales, which is a bummer. He used to have the arcade open on Friday nights for $10 a head and you could play for hours. Great selection of all of the classics, too.
I was recently at a great pinball museum in Asbury Park, NJ. It was called the Silver Ball Museum and they had over 200 machines. Some of them went back to the 30s, I believe. The oldest one I tinkered on was from 1950, I think. It's wild to play the really old ones.
Someone above mentioned Gorgar. Amusingly, I ended up playing that one probably the most. It is an older table, but I still think it is a great one.:-) The Addams Family is also a classic... if you want to get a bit more modern.;-)
btw... here is the link to the site for the place in Asbury Park... it is right near the Stone Pony, btw... http://silverballmuseum.com/
You can't stop people from taking illegal drugs by making laws against it. You can't stop people from prostitution by making laws against it. You can't stop people from drinking alcohol by making laws against it. You can't stop people from making copies of music, movies, etc... by making laws against it.
For some reason, the alcohol one is the only one we figured out, so far.
Yes, it was marketed as having 5k, but only 3.5k was actually available as RAM, since the other 1.5k was used for video processing. I still own a Vic-20 and it didn't take long for me to get the 16k expansion cartridge to make the thing far more usable. Eventually, I got a C64, which was an awesome step-up. I still own that one, as well!:-D
Reminds me of people wanting to fix old computers
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To put the IT spin on this... it somehow reminds me of when people show up with the 10 year old computer and want to see if it can be upgraded to last a bit longer. The IT professional will be fast to tell them to just bite the bullet and get a new computer already! They know when it is time to give up.
I still play (A)D&D with friends from time to time, but we play the way old versions of the game. We played Basic D&D (the "Moldvay" version that came out in 1981 with the magenta box) for a couple years, since it is extremely simple and easy to run for the DM. (There was also an Expert book for when characters went above 3rd level) Recently, we jumped to the first edition of AD&D, which many of us in the group have experience with, so it isn't a tricky change for us. AD&D is definitely more involved (more rules for everything you can think of), but it doesn't have to be. The older versions of the game were almost modular... you could choose to use rules you liked and ditch the ones you didn't. (It is almost like a make-your-own-RPG kit.) You can obviously do this with newer versions, but the older versions are a bit more "rules-lite" and are easier to do this with. In fact, our DM just recently decided that he wanted to start using some of the rules (basically for combat) from the Basic/Expert game in the AD&D game to make things easier on him. Nobody complained at all. I always felt that the game is the DM's to run and he/she can do what they want.
In fact, I recommend running the game and if you don't know a rule for something, if you don't know where it is in the books and can't look it up inside of a minute, just wing-it and make something up that makes sense to keep the game flowing. Being a DM is definitely an art. I think a by-the-book rules-happy DM that is always pausing the game to leaf through books drags the game's momentum down.
All in all, I recommend the older versions to people that are daunted by the heaviness of the rules for most versions of D&D. You can get the older books from used book stores or off of eBay for quite cheap. I originally learned from the Molvay (1981) magenta boxed set, and I heavily recommend that book to newbies, since it is easy enough for a child to learn and play.:-) Once you know it well, you can always move up to more advanced rules systems, if you choose to.
btw... I recently bought a couple extra (reading) copies of the Moldvay basic rulebooks from eBay for like $3 each, so it definitely doesn't have to be a big investment, unless you want to get minty copies still in the box... with the original dice included, etc...
There's so many opposites, So many opposites So many, there's so many, there's so many (x2)
(sung)
Let's have a war So you can go and die! Let's have a war! We could all use the money! Let's have a war! We need the space! Let's have a war! Clean out this place!
It already started in the city! Suburbia will be just as easy!
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Let's have a war! Jack up the Dow Jones! Let's have a war! It can start in New Jersey! Let's have a war! Blame it on the middle-class! Let's have a war! We're like rats in a cage!
It already started in the city! Suburbia will be just as easy!
Well... not every game is an FPS game, for one. I tend to enjoy the stories in games (if they are done right). For instance, to include an FPS... I loved playing all of the Half-Life games solo. I can see what you mean, but what you mean doesn't apply to all games... or all types of games.
I agree completely. I think it is more likely that these kids were messed up to begin with and video games are just an easy thing to do solo in your room to occupy your time or distract yourself, rather than have proper social interaction with friends. I still miss when the focus of video games was to have your friends over and you would all play together and compete; it just isn't the same now that everything in that zone has shifted to online. Heck, even racing games nowadays don't seem to offer split-screen action! Is my only recourse to get a Wii?! Argh!
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Just don't blow your fuse.
(Nobody will get this.)
I'm in the camp that likes the DualShock controllers. Maybe having smaller hands helps? (Girl gamer) Dunno... but I always was comfy with them. :-) I prefer them to any of the XBOX ones.
I bet this won't fly, in the end. This is going to tick off everyone, so I bet it will be so unpopular that they will relent. Gamers will revolt... retailers will revolt. It's a revolution calling! Then again, I could be wrong, of couse. ;-)
At least Will Smith will be immune. We'll all be dead or vampire-like creatures, but at least Will Smith will carry on the torch of humanity. I can now sleep at night.
You are right. Alternate Reality definitely should have been at least mentioned.
I wondered if someone was going to mention Telengard. I also had that one on the C-64.
Ah! Below the Root! Good one! That definitely had RPG elements to it. Great game... I obsessed on that one for an entire weekend when I first got it. Good memories. :)
I remember wanting another game like that and was bummed when I never really found one. Windham Classics also put out Alice in Wonderland, which used the same engine, but it wasn't nearly as good as Below the Root.
Demon's Souls f&#king hates you!
Kick-ass game... more modern games need to be like Demon's Souls and Dark Souls.
Oh wow... been ages since I have been in Eight on the Break. Good info! Thanks! I might have to pop in next time I am in Dunellen.
Maybe Kevin Bacon can make a movie about this where he is a pinball wizard and he shows the town is it OK to play pinball and video games.
Ah! I just posted mentioning this place too. heh. Yeah, they had a handful of video games there, but not many. The best place in NJ was Richie Knucklez Arcade in Flemington, but I understand he recently closed the arcade and is now only doing sales, which is a bummer. He used to have the arcade open on Friday nights for $10 a head and you could play for hours. Great selection of all of the classics, too.
I was recently at a great pinball museum in Asbury Park, NJ. It was called the Silver Ball Museum and they had over 200 machines. Some of them went back to the 30s, I believe. The oldest one I tinkered on was from 1950, I think. It's wild to play the really old ones.
Someone above mentioned Gorgar. Amusingly, I ended up playing that one probably the most. It is an older table, but I still think it is a great one. :-) The Addams Family is also a classic... if you want to get a bit more modern. ;-)
btw... here is the link to the site for the place in Asbury Park... it is right near the Stone Pony, btw... http://silverballmuseum.com/
It's an X parrot! "What does X equal, Alex?"
You can't stop people from taking illegal drugs by making laws against it.
You can't stop people from prostitution by making laws against it.
You can't stop people from drinking alcohol by making laws against it.
You can't stop people from making copies of music, movies, etc... by making laws against it.
For some reason, the alcohol one is the only one we figured out, so far.
Ah, yes! Those Scott Adams games were the best. I had all of them. Adventureland was the first game I ever played on my Vic-20, in fact.
Yes, it was marketed as having 5k, but only 3.5k was actually available as RAM, since the other 1.5k was used for video processing. I still own a Vic-20 and it didn't take long for me to get the 16k expansion cartridge to make the thing far more usable. Eventually, I got a C64, which was an awesome step-up. I still own that one, as well! :-D
To put the IT spin on this... it somehow reminds me of when people show up with the 10 year old computer and want to see if it can be upgraded to last a bit longer. The IT professional will be fast to tell them to just bite the bullet and get a new computer already! They know when it is time to give up.
I still play (A)D&D with friends from time to time, but we play the way old versions of the game. We played Basic D&D (the "Moldvay" version that came out in 1981 with the magenta box) for a couple years, since it is extremely simple and easy to run for the DM. (There was also an Expert book for when characters went above 3rd level) Recently, we jumped to the first edition of AD&D, which many of us in the group have experience with, so it isn't a tricky change for us. AD&D is definitely more involved (more rules for everything you can think of), but it doesn't have to be. The older versions of the game were almost modular... you could choose to use rules you liked and ditch the ones you didn't. (It is almost like a make-your-own-RPG kit.) You can obviously do this with newer versions, but the older versions are a bit more "rules-lite" and are easier to do this with. In fact, our DM just recently decided that he wanted to start using some of the rules (basically for combat) from the Basic/Expert game in the AD&D game to make things easier on him. Nobody complained at all. I always felt that the game is the DM's to run and he/she can do what they want.
In fact, I recommend running the game and if you don't know a rule for something, if you don't know where it is in the books and can't look it up inside of a minute, just wing-it and make something up that makes sense to keep the game flowing. Being a DM is definitely an art. I think a by-the-book rules-happy DM that is always pausing the game to leaf through books drags the game's momentum down.
All in all, I recommend the older versions to people that are daunted by the heaviness of the rules for most versions of D&D. You can get the older books from used book stores or off of eBay for quite cheap. I originally learned from the Molvay (1981) magenta boxed set, and I heavily recommend that book to newbies, since it is easy enough for a child to learn and play. :-) Once you know it well, you can always move up to more advanced rules systems, if you choose to.
btw... I recently bought a couple extra (reading) copies of the Moldvay basic rulebooks from eBay for like $3 each, so it definitely doesn't have to be a big investment, unless you want to get minty copies still in the box... with the original dice included, etc...
I want to hear from the Scott Adams that made those cool text adventure games back in the day? Maybe he has some good ideas.
There's so many opposites,
So many opposites
So many, there's so many, there's so many (x2)
(sung)
Let's have a war
So you can go and die!
Let's have a war!
We could all use the money!
Let's have a war!
We need the space!
Let's have a war!
Clean out this place!
It already started in the city!
Suburbia will be just as easy!
CHORUS
Let's have a war!
Jack up the Dow Jones!
Let's have a war!
It can start in New Jersey!
Let's have a war!
Blame it on the middle-class!
Let's have a war!
We're like rats in a cage!
It already started in the city!
Suburbia will be just as easy!
Oops... didn't mean to post that as Anonymous. Wasn't logged in. My goof.
Well... not every game is an FPS game, for one. I tend to enjoy the stories in games (if they are done right). For instance, to include an FPS... I loved playing all of the Half-Life games solo. I can see what you mean, but what you mean doesn't apply to all games... or all types of games.
Bingo... I was just about to say this.
I think I would pay good money to see some bullies picking on a robot. LOL
I agree completely. I think it is more likely that these kids were messed up to begin with and video games are just an easy thing to do solo in your room to occupy your time or distract yourself, rather than have proper social interaction with friends. I still miss when the focus of video games was to have your friends over and you would all play together and compete; it just isn't the same now that everything in that zone has shifted to online. Heck, even racing games nowadays don't seem to offer split-screen action! Is my only recourse to get a Wii?! Argh!