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Topic: A New TGQ |
seryogin
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:31 am Subject: A New TGQ |
You know, this isn't a bad idea. If anything ever gets off the ground, I would contribute, if only erratically. |
Topic: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
seryogin
Replies: 26
Views: 78762
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:12 am Subject: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
I wrote this three years ago. Let it be known that actually working in a Japanese public school has certainly diminished my enthusiasm for them. In any case, this is the last of my essays that was sup ... |
Topic: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
seryogin
Replies: 26
Views: 78762
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:32 am Subject: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
War in the Pocket: Advance Wars
Whether it’s healthy or not, war has always fascinated me. I'm a bit troubled by my eager devouring of every grimy story out of the Middle East, but I suppose it’s ... |
Topic: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
seryogin
Replies: 26
Views: 78762
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:51 am Subject: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
My favorite title would have to be "Knee Deep in Legend," if we exclude the ones that are obvious quotes from something else.
I had two essays lined up in Issue FINAL. I might as well post them he ... |
Topic: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
seryogin
Replies: 26
Views: 78762
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:34 pm Subject: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
Preaching the Truth from the Edge of Kefka's Tower: A Hymn to Final Fantasy VI
Whenever I think back to my wasted youth, I can't help feeling a tang of bitterness at not having had my fair share of ... |
Topic: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
seryogin
Replies: 26
Views: 78762
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:33 pm Subject: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
So the Gamer's Quarter is dead. Our once proud little magazine; a bastion of freedom among a sea of despair has finally gone under the waves. Like that Elliot poem, we went out with a whimper.
Thou ... |
Topic: Wow, my account still works |
seryogin
Replies: 5
Views: 21527
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:26 am Subject: Wow, my account still works |
Wow, my account still works as well. |
Topic: dhex |
seryogin
Replies: 2377
Views: 1540830
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Forum: Staff Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:06 pm Subject: dhex |
I've bought plenty of shit from SYMS in the past. I'll get my next suit there, probably, though I was there looking for a sport coat recently and couldn't find anything I liked. |
Topic: dhex |
seryogin
Replies: 2377
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Forum: Staff Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:40 am Subject: dhex |
Do Maoists still exist?
I'm serious. Maoism belonged to a specific time and place. It has no footing any more. It wasn't the brighest thing to do at the time, though it was understandable given the ... |
Topic: dhex |
seryogin
Replies: 2377
Views: 1540830
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Forum: Staff Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:34 am Subject: dhex |
Christ, I had to live through the meltdown of the Soviet Union. And now, just as I've finally become as American as GI Joe, I have to live through the meltdown of the American Empire. On the one hand, ... |
Topic: dhex |
seryogin
Replies: 2377
Views: 1540830
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Forum: Staff Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:40 pm Subject: dhex |
Quit being a poledancer, mike!
I don't know what universe you live in, but in Niko Bellic's world, in no way is Tarantino synonymous with "fun." "Wannabeism," maybe, "pretentious cocksmockery," pe ... |
Topic: Authentic Videogame Link Dump Thread (news?) |
seryogin
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:35 pm Subject: Authentic Videogame Link Dump Thread (news?) |
Skies of Arcadia was quite wonderful. Wonderful enough to write an article about it, in any case.
Though wouldn't PSII and Skies of Arcadia be somewhat opposed to one another? In the sense that th ... |
Topic: dhex |
seryogin
Replies: 2377
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Forum: Staff Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:49 pm Subject: dhex |
Man, Somalia fucking rules!
Also, this looks like a bad movie waiting to happen: pirates, Ukrainians, a stock of tanks, etc. Why can't Hollywood come up with something this good? |
Topic: dhex |
seryogin
Replies: 2377
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Forum: Staff Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:29 am Subject: dhex |
Huh? Why is Somalia on the radar again?
Either I've gotten dumber, but I don't remember what it means to be a right wing anarchist anymore... of a left-wing one for that matter. I had some idea abo ... |
Topic: Wii Must Have It! |
seryogin
Replies: 33
Views: 39378
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:06 am Subject: Wii Must Have It! |
No More Heroes.
I don't know what to think of this game. It's fascinating, but -- much like killer7 -- for every thing this game does right it does a dozen wrong.
If you liked Kill Bill -- and ... |
Topic: Mega. Man. Nine. |
seryogin
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Views: 62201
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:03 am Subject: Mega. Man. Nine. |
I don't understand the hate.
As a man who's played through both Contra: the Hard Corps and Mega Man 3 dozens of times, I can't see the comparisons between Contra 4 and Mega Man 9.
Contra 4 was d ... |
Topic: Authentic Videogame Link Dump Thread (news?) |
seryogin
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Views: 971437
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:50 am Subject: Authentic Videogame Link Dump Thread (news?) |
This may be seriously awesome. |
Topic: dhex |
seryogin
Replies: 2377
Views: 1540830
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Forum: Staff Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:27 pm Subject: dhex |
The big text says, "Don't blabber." On the top there's a rhyme that says,
"Be alert,
These days the walls have ears,
It's not far from blabs and rumours
to treason."
It's from WWII, a counter ... |
Topic: Wii Must Have It! |
seryogin
Replies: 33
Views: 39378
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:37 pm Subject: Wii Must Have It! |
Well, I got a Wii mostly to play old games and for the potentialy great stuff that might come down the road. |
Topic: Do we have a movie thread? |
seryogin
Replies: 269
Views: 305325
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:02 pm Subject: Do we have a movie thread? |
The new James Bond does indeed look boss. |
Topic: dhex |
seryogin
Replies: 2377
Views: 1540830
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Forum: Staff Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:01 pm Subject: dhex |
I'm sick of all this Putin trash-talking. That dude was not only -- objectively speaking -- the MAN OF 2007, but he's now, unofficially, the Pimp of the Year, 2008.
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/ ... |
Topic: Do we have a movie thread? |
seryogin
Replies: 269
Views: 305325
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:08 am Subject: Do we have a movie thread? |
Hell, you ought to check out Red Angel then, a Masamura film from the early 60s.
Burn After Reading is comedy gold. |
Topic: Wii Must Have It! |
seryogin
Replies: 33
Views: 39378
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:29 pm Subject: Wii Must Have It! |
Hold on, mike. There was no implication that the dude was a pussy from the first half of the movie. The character was, in fact, very mysterious, vaguely alluring and somewhat nerdy; also a sick fuck. ... |
Topic: Wii Must Have It! |
seryogin
Replies: 33
Views: 39378
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:53 pm Subject: Wii Must Have It! |
Man, I don't know why you're asking me this here, but I enjoyed the first half a hell of a lot. The second half sucked, it took all the piss out of Kurt Russell's character (that was Kurt Russel, righ ... |
Topic: Do we have a movie thread? |
seryogin
Replies: 269
Views: 305325
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:48 pm Subject: Do we have a movie thread? |
Do you really? It's impossible to take seriously. It's fun and the ballsiness of Coburn's "follow me and I'll show you where the iron crosses grow" is great, but it doesn't really do much beyond that. ... |
Topic: Do we have a movie thread? |
seryogin
Replies: 269
Views: 305325
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:00 pm Subject: Do we have a movie thread? |
Cross of Iron.
Any Peckinpah fans around here? I'm not one, thanks for asking. But Cross of Iron has always fascinated me. Because... well, first check out this poster:
http://ecx.images-amazon. ... |
Topic: Wii Must Have It! |
seryogin
Replies: 33
Views: 39378
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:31 am Subject: Wii Must Have It! |
All right, dudes and dudettes, I bought a Wii today. I had no idea it was this easy to get them now. I was expecting the store not to have them, so I'm a bit surprised to have one sitting in front of ... |
Topic: So, GTAIV |
seryogin
Replies: 292
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:05 pm Subject: So, GTAIV |
It isn't, to me most sexual conduct seems mysterious. |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
seryogin
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Views: 3215553
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:27 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Yeah, I was trying to pick either Mercenaries 2 or GTA4. I went with GTA4 and think I made the right choice.
In other news, I've just eaten my first yogurt, in a yogurt parfait. I don't know how I ... |
Topic: So, GTAIV |
seryogin
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:25 pm Subject: So, GTAIV |
Wow... was it good? Strange? What you expected? I didn't think you were that kind of guy (you do like Rachel Ray though, and she's like the ultimate guido chick). |
Topic: Authentic Videogame Link Dump Thread (news?) |
seryogin
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:45 am Subject: Authentic Videogame Link Dump Thread (news?) |
http://kotaku.com/5052089/yup-youll-be-able-to-buy-a-mega-man-9-box
Looks like that Mega Man 9 box will see a limited retail release. It's a pity that they won't even put the game on a disc, since ... |
Topic: So, GTAIV |
seryogin
Replies: 292
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:33 am Subject: So, GTAIV |
Mountain Jews are fun, because they don't fit any of the Jewish stereotypes found in the US. The manager of my local game shop is one and he's a lot of fun.
so russian has approximately 160 million ... |
Topic: So, GTAIV |
seryogin
Replies: 292
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:23 am Subject: So, GTAIV |
Well, it's not that Russians love track jackets -- they like them about as much as any kewl American -- but the popular image of the Russian gangster in a track jacket stems from the fact that most po ... |
Topic: So, GTAIV |
seryogin
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:28 pm Subject: So, GTAIV |
So it is. I get those people confused. |
Topic: dhex |
seryogin
Replies: 2377
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Forum: Staff Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:47 pm Subject: dhex |
No, it's hilarious. I was wondering if it happened on other trains. |
Topic: So, GTAIV |
seryogin
Replies: 292
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:23 pm Subject: So, GTAIV |
GTA4 is pretty amusing.
It's funny that the designers said that they modeled Niko's appearance on that villainous Serb from that Luke Wilson potboiler Behind Enemy Lines (who was actually played b ... |
Topic: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
seryogin
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:06 pm Subject: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
Does anyone around here read Charles Portis? |
Topic: dhex |
seryogin
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Forum: Staff Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:00 pm Subject: dhex |
Mike, does this ever happen to you? Some rowdy kids somehow take over the conductor's booth and start yelling shit? Such as,
"Next stop your mom's house, bitch?"
"Next stop, ' shut the fuck up,' ... |
Topic: dhex |
seryogin
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Forum: Staff Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:41 am Subject: dhex |
This is some kind of American thing.
They might as well write about "how gaming can make America stronger" or some shit.
A good sentence taste test for budding games bundits: replace "games" w ... |
Topic: dhex |
seryogin
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Forum: Staff Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:36 pm Subject: dhex |
[quote="dhex"] on the one hand it's flattering because it means you literally rewired their brains with your dick [quote]
I'm not getting this... Isn't that just a way to stay friendly? Note, I am ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
seryogin
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:58 am Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Shogo might not be your cup of tea. It's an odd little "treasure" sure enough. It was made back in the days when Western nerds were breathless from all that Japanese animation, before the market reall ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
seryogin
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:58 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk3Gey9SCWQ&feature=related
It's clear that the dudes that made GTA4 saw Brat 2 (the Russian movie of the 90s), it even features a few songs from the soundtrack a ... |
Topic: Free thrills and idiot boxes. |
seryogin
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:14 pm Subject: Free thrills and idiot boxes. |
Well, that's refreshing to hear. I've been avoiding the show for years, since people I didn't like were talking about it all too much, but the hype machine being what it is, I wanted to ask if it had ... |
Topic: Free thrills and idiot boxes. |
seryogin
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:52 am Subject: Free thrills and idiot boxes. |
Does anyone around here watch Heroes? I've never seen the thing, but I remember people talking about it back in the balloon store that I worked at. From my uninformed viewpoint, the series looks like ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
seryogin
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:49 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Yeah, I mean there are no real exclusive must plays on the PS3 so far. Everything good on the PS3 can be found on the 360, usually done better.
White Knight Story might be fantastic. Valkyria Chron ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
seryogin
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:04 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Well, from that video it looks pretty solid; I'm getting tired of blowing away Russians (though that's not what the game is about at all, the game's wiki page informs me). This looks like something I' ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
seryogin
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:22 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Is that game worth playing? Nothing I've heard about it so far makes it sound interesting. |
Topic: dhex |
seryogin
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Forum: Staff Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:17 pm Subject: dhex |
So, wait, can you get this at shop in new york then? |
Topic: dhex |
seryogin
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Forum: Staff Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:17 pm Subject: dhex |
Well, the only stuff I've read is their Russia coverage, which isn't so hot. A few smaller articles I've read seemed a bit too mired in wishful thinking. The whole thing seems a bit too Tory.
In a ... |
Topic: dhex |
seryogin
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Forum: Staff Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:58 pm Subject: dhex |
They post pretty cool photos. Some dude had a whole collection of scans from Chinese book on the Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979 (those were great; his assertions that Vietnam invaded China were not). The ... |
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