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Topic: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:40 pm Subject: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
A shame about the forums, too. Aside from Quarter To Three, this was the only place I would read regularly and the only one I actually posted in.
I've read that Fusion Publishing is having some pr ... |
Topic: Retreat popular tiger leather leg beam |
ryan
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Views: 120639
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Forum: Nickel and Dime Game Design Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:04 pm Subject: Retreat popular tiger leather leg beam |
Finished up some work on supplemental materials for Bounty Bay Online and the new STALKER. |
Topic: Wow, my account still works |
ryan
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:14 am Subject: Wow, my account still works |
Hey Sergei, how's Japan treating you? |
Topic: Retreat popular tiger leather leg beam |
ryan
Replies: 37
Views: 120639
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Forum: Nickel and Dime Game Design Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:28 pm Subject: Retreat popular tiger leather leg beam |
Back to working on the game this thread was originally about. The crazy has been removed from the translation though, which has helped out quite a bit. Hopefully some expansions or something are annou ... |
Topic: Official TGQ Virtual Console And Live Arcade Games Thread |
ryan
Replies: 977
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:26 pm Subject: Official TGQ Virtual Console And Live Arcade Games Thread |
Anyone pick up anything good lately? The last VC title I bought was Ys, though I think I'll pick up Suikoden on the PSN at some point. |
Topic: 2008 is a great year to sell and buy games (trading post) |
ryan
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:24 pm Subject: 2008 is a great year to sell and buy games (trading post) |
Had this been a few weeks back, I could see myself buying the shit out of a lot of Lestrade's stuff. Punishment for not coming here more often. I accept it, Internet! I accept it! |
Topic: Wow, my account still works |
ryan
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:22 pm Subject: Wow, my account still works |
Dhex still posts over at fort90's forum, along with drunkensamurai and a few others. I see updates from wes, sergei, thatbox and a few others on facebook. I check in with Matt every once and a while ... |
Topic: The Ascent - Development Blog [thread name changed] |
ryan
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Forum: Nickel and Dime Game Design Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 8:59 pm Subject: The Ascent - Development Blog [thread name changed] |
If you taught yourself how to program, what books did you use? I've thought about it for years, and put a bit of effort into learning Python, but I always stall once the tutorials/books hit chapter 2 ... |
Topic: Retreat popular tiger leather leg beam |
ryan
Replies: 37
Views: 120639
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Forum: Nickel and Dime Game Design Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:25 pm Subject: Retreat popular tiger leather leg beam |
Said game is now asking for its beta testers to spot and submit typos.
New game has been released and I read in a developer diary that they added shit after we went over it. Guh. The developer's er ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:49 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Killzone 2: why the hell am I 3'6"? And why, after Resistance 2, am I having to fight with a dualshock controller when trying to aim in a first-person shooter? The game isn't bad, but the sluggish mov ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:27 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II. I need someone to play some co-op missions with. Anyone else have it? |
Topic: 2008 is a great year to sell and buy games (trading post) |
ryan
Replies: 664
Views: 654060
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:16 pm Subject: 2008 is a great year to sell and buy games (trading post) |
I'm eying a stack of stuff I'm looking to get rid of. Here we gooo!
PC
1701 A.D. (aka Anon)
Act of War
Battlefield 1942
Call of Duty
Call of Duty 2
Doom - Collector's Edition (in rough shape ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
ryan
Replies: 4229
Views: 3257655
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:52 am Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
I'm trying to remember what exactly I did, but it involved cranking up luck to where I was going to win ~55% of the time in gambling. I rigged a system on my laptop involving a weight, a pencil, and s ... |
Topic: Authentic Videogame Link Dump Thread (news?) |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:02 pm Subject: Authentic Videogame Link Dump Thread (news?) |
If it's not too late to go for that drink, pal, I think I'll take you up on that now. HIGH-FIVE, CYCLE! |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:20 am Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
I've also been
Cute robot! How does XNA stuff work? Will you be able to release it for Windows or do we need an XNA account and download it via 360? |
Topic: Lestrade |
ryan
Replies: 952
Views: 1166065
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Forum: Staff Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:02 pm Subject: Lestrade |
Is the repair too soon to do the migration? I had to do it recently. Aside from being a pain in the ass, I'm a little worried that they only let you do it once for every 12-month period. |
Topic: Ahh!! Magazines! |
ryan
Replies: 29
Views: 72109
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:37 pm Subject: Ahh!! Magazines! |
I don't know. I mean, after TGQ started coming out, then HGM was like 'Oh! Well! Here's OUR magazine in PDF!' There is only one thing to do! TGQ: Engage the Strategy Guide Machine! |
Topic: Lestrade |
ryan
Replies: 952
Views: 1166065
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Forum: Staff Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:33 pm Subject: Lestrade |
Castlevania II scared the hell out of me when I was growing up. My brother loved it and was one of two videogames he actually played (Mega Man 2 the other), so we would be dropped off at home and play ... |
Topic: Ahh!! Magazines! |
ryan
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Views: 72109
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:23 am Subject: Ahh!! Magazines! |
Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe on the 360 is a good example of them doing weird things. 1UP gave the game a B- while MetaCritic transformed that into a 67. I don't even know how you would get something ... |
Topic: Ahh!! Magazines! |
ryan
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Views: 72109
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:43 am Subject: Ahh!! Magazines! |
Yeah, and the clerks get annoying about Game Informer. I told them that I didn't want the magazine and to just skip it and twice the employees tried to enter their address in for it. Now I get it, rea ... |
Topic: Lestrade |
ryan
Replies: 952
Views: 1166065
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Forum: Staff Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:43 am Subject: Lestrade |
MS supplied me with a 360. It broke, then I sent it in and paid $130 for it to be fixed. I got it back on the 26th or so day of the 30 days I had the new warranty, only to find out they fix-broke it. ... |
Topic: dhex |
ryan
Replies: 2377
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Forum: Staff Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:24 pm Subject: dhex |
What happens if it's your car that's burned or beaten to hell? I'm not sure how you could claim that on insurance. |
Topic: dhex |
ryan
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Forum: Staff Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:39 pm Subject: dhex |
Beautiful segway. I've graduated three times now, and each time it's been during a downturn. I would like to enjoy them just a little. I'm not asking for much, just a month before it went to shit woul ... |
Topic: Ahh!! Magazines! |
ryan
Replies: 29
Views: 72109
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:21 pm Subject: Ahh!! Magazines! |
The only quotes I've read from Sam Kennedy were pulled from NeoGAF and mentioned that 1UP was pricey, since the podcasts didn't generate revenue. He mentioned that they plan on getting some of the sta ... |
Topic: Ahh!! Magazines! |
ryan
Replies: 29
Views: 72109
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:33 am Subject: Ahh!! Magazines! |
It sounds cheap to me as well, but I would also worry about the aftermath. The staff could up and leave en masse and the press contacts could stop responding. At that point, all you would have is a sh ... |
Topic: dhex |
ryan
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Forum: Staff Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:34 am Subject: dhex |
Ha, yeah, but what he runs into most of the time are people in their early 20s that have it on them but aren't partaking. The ones who do smoke tend to be older folk who tend to be speeding from just ... |
Topic: dhex |
ryan
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Forum: Staff Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:47 am Subject: dhex |
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/01/03/police_balk_at_ticketing_marijuana_offenders/
hmmm.
A friend of mine in law enforcement has a certain phrase for dealing with p ... |
Topic: Ahh!! Magazines! |
ryan
Replies: 29
Views: 72109
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:28 am Subject: Ahh!! Magazines! |
Two pretty big items in the world of print this week: EGM closing and Hardcore Gaming Magazine for sale. EGM closing sucks more for childhood me, when the magazine was a mini event each month that I l ... |
Topic: Retreat popular tiger leather leg beam |
ryan
Replies: 37
Views: 120639
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Forum: Nickel and Dime Game Design Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:05 am Subject: Retreat popular tiger leather leg beam |
It's great that you have an official holiday until the 11th - the 11th?! good god - but you're over two months behind in payment. I would appreciate being paid back for the costs I paid for out of poc ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:52 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Gah! Resistance 2 is way too dark. I can't see anything half the time, and the flashlight doesn't do any good. There is no option to adjust this in-game, so that leaves me fiddling with my TV's bright ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:26 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Huh! I never skipped them.
It stings to be so wrong. |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:21 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Does anyone know if Gears uses the broadcast time to load the levels? I don't recall the game have to load too much and those breaks do come frequent enough to serve as Epic's version of the door open ... |
Topic: Gears of War 2 Soundtrack Feat. Shitty Band |
ryan
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:54 pm Subject: Gears of War 2 Soundtrack Feat. Shitty Band |
Oh!
Shit. |
Topic: Gears of War 2 Soundtrack Feat. Shitty Band |
ryan
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:28 pm Subject: Gears of War 2 Soundtrack Feat. Shitty Band |
Huh? Epic helped define the shareware model of distribution for games , and titles like Jazz Jackrabbit and Jill of the Jungle were really popular and subsequently emulated. Then being when scrolling ... |
Topic: dhex |
ryan
Replies: 2377
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Forum: Staff Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:49 pm Subject: dhex |
I'm not sure what their definition of well known is, but I only know of two or three companies that would put that out. I think the best candidate would be CDV. |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:15 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Trying to wrap up Valkyria Chronicles. I'm enjoying it, but it has some really annoying problems. One isn't so much a problem as it is a mixture of checks and balances offering enough wiggle room to c ... |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:20 am Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
Shaper is about the only person I see on there whenever I log in to Steam. I sign on every couple of days, but I don't play toooo much on it. |
Topic: dhex |
ryan
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Forum: Staff Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:45 am Subject: dhex |
Ugh. Yes. A few semesters back a professor had us read about 15 journal articles a week. Not only was it grueling, but you also got a chance to see just how out of touch most of his contemporaries had ... |
Topic: Shelves! Storage! |
ryan
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:19 pm Subject: Shelves! Storage! |
Ikea seems to only make one run of everything. I really like the heavy mounted unit; I wouldn't mind putting portfolio stuff in it. The T-Rex puppet is also awesome. The depth of the large unit is abo ... |
Topic: Shelves! Storage! |
ryan
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:58 am Subject: Shelves! Storage! |
I'm setting up my den as a media room/library. I was given some nice recliners that match some oak wood on the wall, so I think we're shooting for a study setting. A friend is going to help me run wir ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:32 am Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
I kind of screwed up my paladin from the original campaign, but I got my ass kicked in mask of the betrayer. I got through the first hour or so pretty well, one fight aside, and then I hit this fight ... |
Topic: dhex |
ryan
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Forum: Staff Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:02 pm Subject: dhex |
goddamn, reading the responses to the article made me want to punch them or myself. anything to make it stop. |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:25 am Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
King of Fighters: The Orichi Saga on PS2 is fun! After being humiliated in '94 - even more so after finding out the difficulty was on fucking 1 - I took Aderack's advice and skipped '94 and '95 and fo ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:54 am Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Mortal Kombat vs DC is so ridiculous, but I love it all the same. They have timing down better this go around, but still some really cheap AI. Also, Superman can beat the hell out of you whenever he ... |
Topic: fallout fans are LEGENDARY and should probably be NSFW! |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:52 am Subject: fallout fans are LEGENDARY and should probably be NSFW! |
haha - will do!
I've maxed out four skills already. I should be able to max out one more my next level up. If I choose the tag perk, then two more. From the achievements, I can tell there are a lot ... |
Topic: fallout fans are LEGENDARY and should probably be NSFW! |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:33 am Subject: fallout fans are LEGENDARY and should probably be NSFW! |
I keep reading that. I'm putting it off as long as possible. Somehow, I've only managed to pick up a handful of the quests. I think I spend too much time wandering around and killing mercs. |
Topic: Wii Numbers, Xbox Live Tags, PS3 Network IDs, and MMOs |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:43 am Subject: Wii Numbers, Xbox Live Tags, PS3 Network IDs, and MMOs |
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I'm your huckleberry. With a monocle. And an overly sassy pose. |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:37 am Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
As dhex said. You wander around and a little pop-up appears telling you that you're picking up a signal, then you select it from the radio portion of the pipboy. It depends on the signal as well. The ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:01 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
I've found some great stuff wandering around. I don't want to spoil anything for you, but there are some really cool unmarked locations. I found this really powerful pistol that kills super mutant mas ... |
Topic: fallout fans are LEGENDARY and should probably be NSFW! |
ryan
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:01 pm Subject: fallout fans are LEGENDARY and should probably be NSFW! |
I've only ran into outcasts once. They were a shade rude, and then promptly ambushed by the brotherhood and then some super mutants. They left some nice loot though. I'm going to put off completing th ... |
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