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mynxcat
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response 287 of 332:
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Dec 2 17:01 UTC 2003 |
I need to go back to the gym. I have sorely neglected it what with my
obsession with PS2 and CivIII. I haven't been able to wake up early
enough to go. CivIII keeps me awake late into the night.
Also, I've started eating a little more take-out. However, I still
haven't put any weight back on. Which is a good thing.
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gregb
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response 288 of 332:
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Dec 2 17:07 UTC 2003 |
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gregb
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response 289 of 332:
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Dec 2 17:10 UTC 2003 |
CivIII? How good are their games? ;-)
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remmers
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response 290 of 332:
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Dec 2 17:16 UTC 2003 |
The only way I was able to break my CivIII addiction was to take
up an even more addicting game. :)
I'm subject to similar temptations/excuses with regard to my own
exercise program. But I find that regular exercise makes a huge
positive difference in my sense of well-being, both physical and
mental. So I hope Sapna sticks with it.
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mynxcat
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response 291 of 332:
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Dec 2 20:30 UTC 2003 |
I hope to return to the gym tomorrow morning. Keeping fingers crossed.
CivIII - What praises should Ising. I've moved my empire up to rank
number 2, though I haven't won any wars. And I can't wait to go home
and play. But iwbg.
What game did you take up to break your CivIII addiction, remmers?
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remmers
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response 292 of 332:
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Dec 3 16:59 UTC 2003 |
Wizardry 8.
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mynxcat
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response 293 of 332:
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Dec 3 19:16 UTC 2003 |
What's that about?
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remmers
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response 294 of 332:
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Dec 3 19:53 UTC 2003 |
It's about killing monsters. KILL KILL KILL!
Well, there's also a plot that goes along with it, concerning
a quest to save the universe from this evil dude called the Dark
Savant who looks and acts uncannily like Darth Vader.
The Wizardry series goes back over 20 years to Wizardry I, an
Apple II "hi-res graphics" game that was very popular in the early
1980s. I was addicted to that one too. Wiz 8 has all the latest
whiz-bang technological features: 3D graphics, stereo sound,
ultra-smooth animation, but without losing the basic feel of
Wiz I and its numerous successors.
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mynxcat
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response 295 of 332:
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Dec 3 21:20 UTC 2003 |
Hmmm.. I've never been into anything that is faintly "fantasy". But
wow - it survuved 20 years. That's got to say something for the game.
I'm also hooked to Need For Speed on PS2 and DDR (Don't laugh. Very
geeky arcade game, now on PC)
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scott
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response 296 of 332:
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Dec 3 23:22 UTC 2003 |
Thank goodness I'm not easily hooked on games. ;)
Although at one point I did spend a couple hours every day on the NES Super
Mario Bros. and got all the way through...
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mynxcat
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response 297 of 332:
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Dec 4 17:08 UTC 2003 |
I used to love Donkey Kong on those little hand held games. In this
one Donkey Kong's sone was supposed to run along a wire with electrc
impulses passing through it, jumping all of them and unlocking each of
the four chains that had his father tied up. and then he was supposed
to run and catch DK when he fell. I loved it. Now I think I'd find it
boring.
Video games should be banned
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jep
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response 298 of 332:
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Dec 4 18:23 UTC 2003 |
I remember Wizardry for the PC from the late 1980's. A friend had
pirated a copy from somewhere. There were spells with weird names;
they must have been described in the program manual, but we didn't have
that. A lot of the fun of playing that game was figuring out what the
spells did.
If there's an updated version, I'd like to get it. I'm amazed it's
survived for so long.
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remmers
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response 299 of 332:
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Dec 4 18:46 UTC 2003 |
Wizardry 8 came out a couple of years ago. As the number implies,
there have been eight different Wizardry games altogether. If you
were playing it in the late 1980s, you could have been playing
anything from Wiz 1 through Wiz 6. I'd have to look up the dates
to be sure, but as best I can remember, the only Wizardry game
released in the 1990s was Wiz 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
(another wonderfully addicting pastime).
I don't see Wiz 8 much in stores, probably because it's been out
for a while. I'm sure it can be ordered online.
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jep
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response 300 of 332:
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Dec 4 20:27 UTC 2003 |
Yes, I found it on both eBay and amazon.com.
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mynxcat
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response 301 of 332:
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Dec 4 20:43 UTC 2003 |
Dare I get this one?
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remmers
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response 302 of 332:
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Dec 5 18:46 UTC 2003 |
Hard to say. If you're not into fantasy role-playing games, it
probably won't appeal to you.
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remmers
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response 303 of 332:
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Dec 5 18:54 UTC 2003 |
(Won't help make you svelte, either... ;-)
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mynxcat
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response 304 of 332:
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Dec 5 19:25 UTC 2003 |
Tell me about it. I've been playing video games all week. Can't say it
makes for a very cheerful Sapna in the mornings.
I've borrowed LOTR - Twin Towers for PS2 from a friend. I hated the
book/movie, but I want to try the game. He also recommended Max Payne
for the PC. Anyone played that one?
Role-playing is interesting. I thought I wouldn't like action games,
but I don't mind them as long as there's some strategy involved.
GTA Vice City is another favorite. Beating up little old ladies can be
quite satisfying.
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goose
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response 305 of 332:
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Dec 5 20:00 UTC 2003 |
GTA III AND GTA VC could be a huge time drain for me....I resist.
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mynxcat
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response 306 of 332:
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Dec 5 20:12 UTC 2003 |
Your resistance is futile ...
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gregb
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response 307 of 332:
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Dec 8 17:49 UTC 2003 |
Re. 304: If you like 3rd-person shoot-em-ups, you'll like MP. Normally,
I'm not into 3rd-person games, but I was intrequed by the Matrix-like
effects and "bullit view" options.
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mynxcat
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response 308 of 332:
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Dec 8 18:04 UTC 2003 |
Hmmm, another one to try.
I borrowed LOTR - Twin Towers for PS2 from a friend. I think it's a
pretty weak strategy - modelling a game on a movie. The movie excerpts
were annoying, the visuals were dark, and the actual fight sequences
where you got to play were uninspired.
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jep
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response 309 of 332:
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Dec 8 21:10 UTC 2003 |
I've seen very good games based on movies. The Lion King game for the
Sega Genesis is still one of my favorites ever. (But I admittedly
don't play a lot of video games.)
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mynxcat
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response 310 of 332:
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Dec 8 21:34 UTC 2003 |
Is it very childish? And is it out on PS2?
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jep
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response 311 of 332:
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Dec 9 19:07 UTC 2003 |
Yes, it's available for other platforms besides Sega Genesis according
to a search I did on amazon.com. It's The Lion King game from Majesco
Sales. You'll have to check on whether it's out for the PS2.
The game was appropriate for kids, if you ask me, and I'm rather strict
about such things. It wasn't violent or obscene or anything... but it
was definitely challenging for adults. I played it for months without
completing it. It felt like a real accomplishment to get to a new
level.
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