"They really believed that Halo was the first FPS with online game play"
Man, that's sad. It is not even the first *console* FPS with online game play - Zero Tolerance, by Technopop for the good old Sega Genesis, had that in 1994... well, actually it had the code for that, but the modem it would use was cancelled; still, two Genesis consoles could be linked for 2-player mode. More recently, Duke Nukem 3D (and some other games) for the Sega Saturn had online multiplayer, using the NetLink modem.
I have a "sort-of-dead pixel" on my G3 iMac. It can display green and blue, but red is dead. Nearly impossible to see, if there is nothing red in the exact position - otherwise it's a tiny black dot.
Here in Brazil, people tend to shorten "fotolog" or "photolog" as... "flog". It is fair to suppose 99.5 percent of them have no idea of what it means in english. X_X
Anthony: Is this that game where the fighters have stupid moves and senseless combos? Only people who have never played King of Fighters liked that crap! But at least it came with a demo of Galaga.
Anthony: [Upon seeing Galaga on screen] Oh, is it the full Galaga?
EGM: No, it's the demo from Tekken. We just told you that.
Anthony: [Dejected] Aww.
---
But hey, at least Gunstar Heroes got some well-deserved respect!
It is being balanced in the calm center of a whirling and untouchable tornado of destruction, while showers of grenades patter harmlessly around you and bullets crawl toward you in slow-mo.
It is when your brain develops a new bundle of nerves whose only function is re-route impulses directly from your eyes to your finger muscles, so that you can twist and snap off a rocket long before you're conscious of the yellow blip in your motion detectors.
It is when the difference between a roomful of alien warriors and a carpet of them is a matter of seconds.
My old 6500/225 came with Marathon 2. I loved it so much, I printed the form from the "Bungie Catalog" and ordered the other two, along with the strategy guide (by IMG's own Tuncer Deniz) and the wall poster (that was before internet access became common here in Brazil).
It took a loooong time to arrive, but when I opened the box, what a surprise. Rather than each game, they had sent me the Marathon Trilogy Box Set - the same games, a crapload of extras, and cheaper! The only thing they didn't send was the wall poster - out of stock, I suppose.
For about a year, all I played was the Marathon series (and a bit of Mechwarrior 2). That game was so damn addictive! I can not recall a game with a deeper plot. Thanks for the good times, Jason & Alex & all the team!
Everyone here has online friends, right? People who you have never met in real life, but mean a lot to you nonetheless. Well, if you die - who is to warn them?
I think a solution can be writing a note like this, putting in an envelope labeled "IN CASE I DIE", and hiding it in a drawer, closet, any place where no one would mess unless you were dead...
---
"If I die, these people must be warned:
[LIST OF EMAIL ADDRESSES]
[LIST OF MESSAGE BOARDS]
My websites must be [MODIFIED, DELETED, TAKEN OVER BY SOMEONE ELSE].
I have been a fan of Iron Maiden for years. I love that band. I own almost all of their albums. And a week ago I found their latest album, "Dance of Death", in a store, dirt cheap. I mean, around half what CDs usually cost around here. And I had the money in my wallet.
"Wow! I'm getting it right now!" So, I pick the box, turn it around... and see it has copy protection. Ho-hum. How nice. Care to guess what I do next?
Here's what. I carefully put the disc back on the shelf, and... oh, what is that? Judas Priest's "Painkiller". Heard it's a classic! And it's even cheaper. Guess I'll take it instead.
Lesson to Iron Maiden: foot, meet bullet. (and the shitty cover art didn't help either)
"it seems that technology has also allowed every idiot to [and those of us who just play idiots in print =) ] to escape the watchful eyes of those more skilled at proper correspondence."
There is a redundant "to" there. Cut the first one.
Actually, the first "Final Fantasy" got this name because, back in 97, Square was on the edge of bankrupcy, and if that game were not a big hit, it would be their last game.
What a great idea: get the people who created Jar-Jar Binks to make it so it will not be a Jar-Jar Binks!...okay, it was not really their fault, it's just that George Lucas lost his mind but is still the boss. And the CG was nice, it was just the character that sucked. They're paid to make Jar-Jar look good, not to make his lines sound non-retarded!
Anyway, James Cameron has his own special effects company - Digital Domain.
Eww. My sister has the album with that song. Not the soundtrack, which is pretty good actually, but Celine Dion's album. And My Heart Will go On is the least annoying thing in the album - which means it is an complete train wreck. Uh, I mean, a ship wreck.
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"They really believed that Halo was the first FPS with online game play"
Man, that's sad. It is not even the first *console* FPS with online game play - Zero Tolerance, by Technopop for the good old Sega Genesis, had that in 1994... well, actually it had the code for that, but the modem it would use was cancelled; still, two Genesis consoles could be linked for 2-player mode. More recently, Duke Nukem 3D (and some other games) for the Sega Saturn had online multiplayer, using the NetLink modem.
Mac users who want an modern Quake... check fRuitz oF dojo .
Technically true, but no one speaks like that. Everyone I know says "memory" meaning the RAM.
Do you refer to disc space as "memory"? Faker.
I have a "sort-of-dead pixel" on my G3 iMac. It can display green and blue, but red is dead. Nearly impossible to see, if there is nothing red in the exact position - otherwise it's a tiny black dot.
Here in Brazil, people tend to shorten "fotolog" or "photolog" as... "flog". It is fair to suppose 99.5 percent of them have no idea of what it means in english. X_X
A "TV" is the screen to which you plug videogame systems.
It makes more sense this way...
---
Anthony: What game are we playing now?
EGM: It's called Tekken.
Anthony: Is this that game where the fighters have stupid moves and senseless combos? Only people who have never played King of Fighters liked that crap! But at least it came with a demo of Galaga.
Anthony: [Upon seeing Galaga on screen] Oh, is it the full Galaga?
EGM: No, it's the demo from Tekken. We just told you that.
Anthony: [Dejected] Aww.
---
But hey, at least Gunstar Heroes got some well-deserved respect!
...WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A VIDMASTER?
It is being balanced in the calm center of a whirling and untouchable tornado of destruction, while showers of grenades patter harmlessly around you and bullets crawl toward you in slow-mo.
It is when your brain develops a new bundle of nerves whose only function is re-route impulses directly from your eyes to your finger muscles, so that you can twist and snap off a rocket long before you're conscious of the yellow blip in your motion detectors.
It is when the difference between a roomful of alien warriors and a carpet of them is a matter of seconds.
> (forgot the name) line-art 3D
... 3D ... ... Collected flags
> shoot-the baddies-coming-down
>-the-tunnel game
Arashi - a clone of Atari's old arcade Tempest.
> (forgot the name)
> tank game
Spectre series, maybe?
My old 6500/225 came with Marathon 2. I loved it so much, I printed the form from the "Bungie Catalog" and ordered the other two, along with the strategy guide (by IMG's own Tuncer Deniz) and the wall poster (that was before internet access became common here in Brazil).
It took a loooong time to arrive, but when I opened the box, what a surprise. Rather than each game, they had sent me the Marathon Trilogy Box Set - the same games, a crapload of extras, and cheaper! The only thing they didn't send was the wall poster - out of stock, I suppose.
For about a year, all I played was the Marathon series (and a bit of Mechwarrior 2). That game was so damn addictive! I can not recall a game with a deeper plot. Thanks for the good times, Jason & Alex & all the team!
Everyone here has online friends, right? People who you have never met in real life, but mean a lot to you nonetheless. Well, if you die - who is to warn them?
I think a solution can be writing a note like this, putting in an envelope labeled "IN CASE I DIE", and hiding it in a drawer, closet, any place where no one would mess unless you were dead...
---
"If I die, these people must be warned:
[LIST OF EMAIL ADDRESSES]
[LIST OF MESSAGE BOARDS]
My websites must be
[MODIFIED, DELETED, TAKEN OVER BY SOMEONE ELSE].
[LIST OF WEBSITES, FTP ADDRESSES, PASSWORDS]"
Strangely, here in Brazil people say "neoliberal" meaning "one who defends an unregulated capitalism" - a la my favorite writer, Ayn Rand.
Remember, Apple has "pro" and "home" computers. Any "tower" is very expandable, but the iMac is not.
I have been a fan of Iron Maiden for years. I love that band. I own almost all of their albums. And a week ago I found their latest album, "Dance of Death", in a store, dirt cheap. I mean, around half what CDs usually cost around here. And I had the money in my wallet.
"Wow! I'm getting it right now!" So, I pick the box, turn it around... and see it has copy protection. Ho-hum. How nice. Care to guess what I do next?
Here's what. I carefully put the disc back on the shelf, and... oh, what is that? Judas Priest's "Painkiller". Heard it's a classic! And it's even cheaper. Guess I'll take it instead.
Lesson to Iron Maiden: foot, meet bullet. (and the shitty cover art didn't help either)
Jack of all TRADES, you mean?
> Why would they put another one in
> (besides bringing popup blocking
> to earlier versions of Windows)?
That could be a huge reason: to keep people with older Windows from adopting the "other" way to block popups... *cough*Firefox*cough*
Actually, George W Bush uses a Dell .
The grammar nazi strikes again...
"it seems that technology has also allowed every idiot to [and those of us who just play idiots in print =) ] to escape the watchful eyes of those more skilled at proper correspondence."
There is a redundant "to" there. Cut the first one.
Oh crap... I meant 87. Damn Slashdot, no edit option... x_x
Actually, the first "Final Fantasy" got this name because, back in 97, Square was on the edge of bankrupcy, and if that game were not a big hit, it would be their last game.
: I use Windows XP on a daily basis
...oh, nevermind. ~_^
: on no less than 3 different machines.
: None of them have spyware.
Whoa, that's impressive! Just how do you...
: They all run Firefox
What a great idea: get the people who created Jar-Jar Binks to make it so it will not be a Jar-Jar Binks! ...okay, it was not really their fault, it's just that George Lucas lost his mind but is still the boss. And the CG was nice, it was just the character that sucked. They're paid to make Jar-Jar look good, not to make his lines sound non-retarded!
Anyway, James Cameron has his own special effects company - Digital Domain .
Eww. My sister has the album with that song. Not the soundtrack, which is pretty good actually, but Celine Dion's album. And My Heart Will go On is the least annoying thing in the album - which means it is an complete train wreck. Uh, I mean, a ship wreck.
Here's a little sampling of modern art and modern crap:
...and anyone who has their work on www.cordair.com
...and anyone else whose work is a bunch of ugly twisted creatures or random ink blots!
ART:
Carl Barks
David Hockney
Victor Vasarely
M.C. Escher
Salvador Dali
CRAP:
Pablo Picasso
Jackson Pollock
Paul Klee
Jean-Michel Basquiat