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Topic: Introduce Yourself. |
helicopterp
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:03 pm Subject: Introduce Yourself. |
Actually, Wes, the internet has given up on me lately. So much for siphoning off the free stuff.
Loving the library, though. |
Topic: I can't stop listening |
helicopterp
Replies: 1082
Views: 929887
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:15 pm Subject: I can't stop listening |
Dracko, I think NIN has made it a mission to supersaturate your ear-market so that no other bands can possibly fit inside. |
Topic: 2008 is a great year to sell and buy games (trading post) |
helicopterp
Replies: 664
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:25 am Subject: 2008 is a great year to sell and buy games (trading post) |
Quarterers, I'm selling my Xbox360 and all its games. I just moved, and I don't really have room for it anymore. You or your friends interested? Here are the specs.
-Xbox360 with all its wire ... |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
helicopterp
Replies: 65
Views: 291893
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:16 am Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
vs. dead air? i don't think that one's on the box yet. |
Topic: Ahh!! Magazines! |
helicopterp
Replies: 29
Views: 66149
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:42 am Subject: Ahh!! Magazines! |
•Except those "games are my anti-drug" ads. Because gamers consume more marijuana per capita than any other advertising niche.
snowboarders?
Yes yes yes and yes. Another one of those advertis ... |
Topic: Ahh!! Magazines! |
helicopterp
Replies: 29
Views: 66149
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:14 pm Subject: Ahh!! Magazines! |
I was just thinking about that. You don't see a lot of non-game ads on 1up.com•. It would probably be smart for some of the smaller titles to advertise elsewhere, and for people to realize that peop ... |
Topic: I can't stop listening |
helicopterp
Replies: 1082
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:05 pm Subject: I can't stop listening |
Wale's "The Other Warwick Avenue" is up on his myspace page. Duffy's song has the best motown/burt bacharach production since motown/burt bacharach. Naturally, it can be made into a killer beat. Na ... |
Topic: Ahh!! Magazines! |
helicopterp
Replies: 29
Views: 66149
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:41 am Subject: Ahh!! Magazines! |
On the online magazine front, related to EGM--any idea what logic there was behind the list of fired editors at 1up?
Nick Suttner and Matt Chandronait brought a lot of smarts and perspective to the ... |
Topic: Level of the Year |
helicopterp
Replies: 26
Views: 87380
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:36 am Subject: Level of the Year |
Two from Condemned 2:
-Grizzly Bear
-hallucination in the police center |
Topic: Wii Numbers, Xbox Live Tags, PS3 Network IDs, and MMOs |
helicopterp
Replies: 301
Views: 398863
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:45 pm Subject: Wii Numbers, Xbox Live Tags, PS3 Network IDs, and MMOs |
Do we have a "Justify my PS3 purchase" thread kicking around somewhere? Looking now.
http://www.gamersquarter.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2327 |
Topic: Know bee? No, Bea! |
helicopterp
Replies: 6
Views: 12339
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:42 am Subject: Know bee? No, Bea! |
Or maybe it's just asking more from the player than we're used to. Should we call it a toy?
Of course, this is still all pretty speculative since it isn't released. |
Topic: lol hey guys i'm young and hip |
helicopterp
Replies: 9
Views: 22376
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:01 pm Subject: lol hey guys i'm young and hip |
World of Goo can perfect anyone's gaming experience.
ps love you back more. |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
helicopterp
Replies: 4229
Views: 3215499
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:59 am Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Gears of War 2 cooperatively with a cousin of mine.
It doesn't let you go for very long before it stops you, does it? Every time I start to get into any kind of rhythm the game changes very obtrus ... |
Topic: I can't stop listening |
helicopterp
Replies: 1082
Views: 929887
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:39 am Subject: I can't stop listening |
The Neil Young live album just released.
Whole thing is wonderful. Track 1 is a knockout.
Love hearing him mess up playing Classical Gas. |
Topic: Level of the Year |
helicopterp
Replies: 26
Views: 87380
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:11 pm Subject: Level of the Year |
What's rhythm dungeon? |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:03 am Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
It probably depends on the person. She tried to go in as unintimidated (by 3d movement, by lots of buttons on controllers) as she could, and in general she likes figuring things out. "Endeavor" is a ... |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
helicopterp
Replies: 65
Views: 291893
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:56 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
I think this is new because I only just discovered it:
On the elevator in No Mercy, there's usually some pretty funny banter. The other day I heard a new one. Zoey just starts rambling, "And what ... |
Topic: Know bee? No, Bea! |
helicopterp
Replies: 6
Views: 12339
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:00 am Subject: Know bee? No, Bea! |
http://www.1up.com/do/minisite?cId=3171810
I think this is going to be an important game. Apparently it may shirk extrinsic objectives completely. This means that there will be two motivating for ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
helicopterp
Replies: 4229
Views: 3215499
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:42 am Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Interesting. I started going through Ico yesterday with my girlfriend. She doesn't really play games, so she asked for something that played like 2d Mario. We decided on Paper Mario, but didn't get ... |
Topic: Level of the Year |
helicopterp
Replies: 26
Views: 87380
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:36 am Subject: Level of the Year |
I would add Stage 3 from Dead Air: Start up the van, climb through the baggage handling machines, out into the open, and then between two floors of an enormous parking deck. The tank always knows jus ... |
Topic: I can't stop listening |
helicopterp
Replies: 1082
Views: 929887
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:33 am Subject: I can't stop listening |
Bluegrass group the Steeldrivers are great. My friend Trey heard them playing at a Kentucky barbecue festival, so he gave me some of their songs. Listen to "If it hadn't been for love" from their my ... |
Topic: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
helicopterp
Replies: 1106
Views: 901886
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:28 am Subject: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
Dracko did you finish the road?
Dhex did you finish pale fire?
Both are books I always want to talk about, but I don't want to be a spoiler. |
Topic: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
helicopterp
Replies: 1106
Views: 901886
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:27 am Subject: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
You're so lucky!
Hope it makes the grade! ha? ha? fellow pale fire readers? ha? |
Topic: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
helicopterp
Replies: 1106
Views: 901886
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:18 am Subject: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
because there is no hope for rabbit kind |
Topic: I can't stop listening |
helicopterp
Replies: 1082
Views: 929887
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:55 pm Subject: I can't stop listening |
Max Roach: Percussion Bitter Sweet. A couple of these cuts are very good, but mostly the album is hard to get excited about.
The Walkemen: You & Me. I have trouble dealing with all the harsh ... |
Topic: Yelp and NGJ |
helicopterp
Replies: 8
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:34 pm Subject: Yelp and NGJ |
Yeah, I get that they want to be seen as a single body of opinion. But why would they want to? Personally, I'd rather think of them as a diverse group who are comfortable with each others' differenc ... |
Topic: Yelp and NGJ |
helicopterp
Replies: 8
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:13 pm Subject: Yelp and NGJ |
After a few short minutes of research, I think I originally based the actionbutton.net portion on the first few reviews I ever read there. On the whole they aren't as trashy as all that. Woops!
B ... |
Topic: Yelp and NGJ |
helicopterp
Replies: 8
Views: 21178
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:53 pm Subject: Yelp and NGJ |
Trashy writing is trashy writing. I thought the purpose of NGJ (not the mode, but the purpose) was a migration away from game reviews as either a) consumer reports, b) objective statements that signi ... |
Topic: Level of the Year |
helicopterp
Replies: 26
Views: 87380
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 7:10 pm Subject: Level of the Year |
I would add Stage 3 from Dead Air: Start up the van, climb through the baggage handling machines, out into the open, and then between two floors of an enormous parking deck. The tank always knows jus ... |
Topic: Level of the Year |
helicopterp
Replies: 26
Views: 87380
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:38 pm Subject: Level of the Year |
Of all the Brawl stages, of course you pick the most boring one. |
Topic: Level of the Year |
helicopterp
Replies: 26
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 12:25 am Subject: Level of the Year |
This is an unnecessary thread, but it's for a good cause: the chance to remember and record the finest single levels in games of 2008. It seems to me that levels do not receive their propers often en ... |
Topic: I can't stop listening |
helicopterp
Replies: 1082
Views: 929887
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:15 am Subject: I can't stop listening |
First listen to 808s and Heartbreak. Kanye has built something very interesting. Who knows if I like it. |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
helicopterp
Replies: 65
Views: 291893
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:07 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
I noticed the images that popped into my head upon reading the achievement title "101 Cremations" was less than savory from an animal activist point of view. |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:30 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
1. You're right on, Wes.
2. 360 also has single player. Plus, there's a "quickplay" feature, and no substance to the plot whatsoever. There's nothing to get caught up in. The only way to play this ... |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
helicopterp
Replies: 65
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:46 am Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
I have seen the light. All hunting rifle. All the time.
I like that it does more damage zoomed in, so if the tank gets distracted by other people, you can back up and really hit it hard. Big if, ... |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:35 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
There's aim assist, but without any kind of PC experience, I'm not sure how big a role it plays. What it amounts to, I think, is the fact that even though analog sticks rarely stay dead center if the ... |
Topic: Authentic Videogame Link Dump Thread (news?) |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:10 pm Subject: Authentic Videogame Link Dump Thread (news?) |
king of the mortal kombat is every day south of the equator |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:04 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
Oh, and I still crack up every time I hear something like, "Oh no....Zo--Hey health packs over here!!!" as my character stands over a teammate's corpse. |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:01 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
Two great moments:
1) In No Mercy, I was killed by an exploding gas station. I couldn't have felt safer the moment before.
2) Dead Air, in the terminal. We clear the area when all of a sudden ... |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:32 am Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
the two split-screen players then can connect online via only one live account. Although, I think only one of them gets full mic use (?)
if i remember right, that's better than halo.
Just die ... |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:56 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
That means a lot to the homey who can't be with you. |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:33 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
I'm not sure anything can beat out Brawl for my '08 of the year. It's more rad than rad. But I guess I'll see once I get to the rest of the levels in Left 4 Dead.
Having said that: I can't run St ... |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:27 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
Redeye, I think the variation comes from the random-ish enemy deployment and player-generated spontaneity (is it fair to call the latter a design feature in this game?), not from the layout of the lev ... |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:49 am Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
Well, they waddle until they decide to eat you. Then they're fast zombies. |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:47 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
I think I'm hooked. Valve really nailed a way to get players to work together. |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:02 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
Here's a Left 4 Dead thread. I'm going to start the demo as soon as it finishes downloading. |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 7:12 am Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
What else should I get that isn't likely to come to Virtual Console anytime soon?
Excitebike 64 is my answer for everything.
And Majora's Mask. |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:27 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Finished World of Goo. The final three or four stages (before the epilogue) are positively brilliant. I am shocked at how wide the narrative cast its net.
The epilogue challenges were pretty grea ... |
Topic: SuperWes |
helicopterp
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Forum: Staff Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:36 am Subject: SuperWes |
Really it's more like an 8.3 I can'tbelieve you overrated that total crap game i mean it's pretty good but comeon, 8.5 it's not like game of the year, plz 8.3 ftw! |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
helicopterp
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:36 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Two chapters down in World of Goo, which proves that puzzles and physics are swell, but context can be everything. The music alone in "Red Carpet" gave me giggle fits. |
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