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  Topic: The world needs the Gamer's Quarter.
showka

Replies: 4
Views: 20746

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Sat May 02, 2015 5:46 pm   Subject: The world needs the Gamer's Quarter.
I was missing print magazines in my life, so I made a trip to Gamestop for the first time in years to renew my subscription to Game Informer, one of the last gaming magazines left. On the way out I wa ...
  Topic: Metal Gear Solid 4: Writhing Butts in Kandahar
showka

Replies: 81
Views: 56745

PostForum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media   Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:28 am   Subject: Metal Gear Solid 4: Writhing Butts in Kandahar
You know what Konami needs? They need an English translator with balls—balls enough to tell Kojima that his patented technique of looking up names in his English-Japanese dictionary verbatim is gettin ...
  Topic: interview request (insert Credit)
showka

Replies: 42
Views: 37209

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:00 pm   Subject: interview request (insert Credit)
Wow, I can't believe I never noticed this thread before.

Dhex, if you create a bound report, you should have some kind of picture of you know who depicting him as the main villian. I always though ...
  Topic: Konami hates Castlevania fans
showka

Replies: 35
Views: 28032

PostForum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media   Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:27 am   Subject: Konami hates Castlevania fans
(For your reference, SOTN on the Playstation runs at 320x240, which is also not possible on the DS).
Are you sure about that? I thought SOTN ran at the same resolution as Dracula X and Castlevania ...
  Topic: www.selectbutton.net: now active!
showka

Replies: 58
Views: 58418

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:20 pm   Subject: www.selectbutton.net: now active!
Yeah, I thought activation was a good idea until I realized I'd have to wait! AGH!

But I really like this. It evokes the same feeling of the old forum, enough to be a continuation, but is tasteful ...
  Topic: Now gaze upon the greatest comic ever created, mortals
showka

Replies: 29
Views: 29480

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:07 am   Subject: Now gaze upon the greatest comic ever created, mortals
Ah, the continuing adventures of Eviscerated by Bullets Man.
  Topic: Now gaze upon the greatest comic ever created, mortals
showka

Replies: 29
Views: 29480

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:23 am   Subject: Now gaze upon the greatest comic ever created, mortals
Their cunning plan is hilarious in its simplicity.

Also, how did Dr. Doom manage to make a planet that dwarfed Earth?
  Topic: The Louisville NYE Party: Auld Lang Syne Motherfuckers
showka

Replies: 202
Views: 195148

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:31 pm   Subject: The Louisville NYE Party: Auld Lang Syne Motherfuckers
i dunno who that robot is but i think the female is being melodramatic.

i've never flown. i wonder if it's as fun as riding the greyhound.
Its kind of the same only the passengers are generally r ...
  Topic: The Louisville NYE Party: Auld Lang Syne Motherfuckers
showka

Replies: 202
Views: 195148

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:25 pm   Subject: The Louisville NYE Party: Auld Lang Syne Motherfuckers
the last time i rode the greyhound this incredibly beautiful girl sat in front of me and fell asleep and i reached into the gap between her seat and the wall and caressed strands of her hair between m ...
  Topic: The Louisville NYE Party: Auld Lang Syne Motherfuckers
showka

Replies: 202
Views: 195148

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:05 pm   Subject: The Louisville NYE Party: Auld Lang Syne Motherfuckers
I don't want to ride the grey dogg, but this might just be worth it.
The gray dog is fucking awesome as long as your not sitting next to someone who's morbidly obese. Then its kind of irritating b ...
  Topic: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
showka

Replies: 720
Views: 592114

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:38 pm   Subject: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
Holy shit, there was just a banner from Simon Chu 2! Way to show some homebrew love, TGQ!
  Topic: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
showka

Replies: 720
Views: 592114

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:37 pm   Subject: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
You guys forgot sideways vaginas.

God I love that stereotype.
Does placement of the clitoris head have anything to do with whether they are right or left handed?

It would be bad ass if ambidext ...
  Topic: SelectButton.net: Discuss!
showka

Replies: 525
Views: 480308

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:29 pm   Subject: SelectButton.net: Discuss!
You just nailed it. I can appreciate why some people enjoyed working on the wiki, though. It allowed them to write articles on specific topics and have them available in a more organized, structured ...
  Topic: SelectButton.net: Discuss!
showka

Replies: 525
Views: 480308

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:25 am   Subject: SelectButton.net: Discuss!
That's still pretty good. This is a much better outcome than I was expecting.
  Topic: ruins of babel
showka

Replies: 220
Views: 180832

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:21 am   Subject: ruins of babel
we are all insert credit now.
http://border-town.com/pub/icfbanner.JPG
I made this my banner but quickly changed it because I felt lame about it for some reason.
  Topic: SelectButton.net: Discuss!
showka

Replies: 525
Views: 480308

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:00 am   Subject: SelectButton.net: Discuss!
Basically transferring thousands of people's registration information (email, username, pass, location, etc etc) to an entirely new entity. It's the sort of thing which could end up being a big probl ...
  Topic: Law Thread
showka

Replies: 20
Views: 18846

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 7:15 pm   Subject: Law Thread
If urban exploration is a real life adventure game than you have to consider the police part of that... Don't get caught!

Back in the day we had this BIG 5 story building (167th and Walton in the B ...
  Topic: Law Thread
showka

Replies: 20
Views: 18846

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:28 pm   Subject: Law Thread
I'm just here to throw my support for tresspassing in abandoned places. Its fun and exciting. It's like playing an adventure video game in REAL LIFE! (fuck having to drive to hell and gone to go wal ...
  Topic: SelectButton.net: Discuss!
showka

Replies: 525
Views: 480308

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:14 pm   Subject: SelectButton.net: Discuss!
Guys.

What do you think about

bossparade.com
You're breaking the rulez. Although I'd love to have another shot at creating more names than the choices above.

My favorite one so far has been ...
  Topic: ruins of babel
showka

Replies: 435
Views: 371739

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:40 pm   Subject: ruins of babel
based on the sum total of everything i have seen icyclam write on the internet, i think he's seriously like a sociopath

who's with me

Obviously not Brandon and Aderack.
Sad
  Topic: ruins of babel
showka

Replies: 435
Views: 371739

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:37 pm   Subject: ruins of babel
i like you all a lot.

i think maybe we should buy some undeveloped land out in the midwest and build a condominium complex and call it "insertcredit" and all live out there.
I like this idea.
Tot ...
  Topic: ruins of babel
showka

Replies: 435
Views: 371739

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:33 pm   Subject: ruins of babel
i like you all a lot.

i think maybe we should buy some undeveloped land out in the midwest and build a condominium complex and call it "insertcredit" and all live out there.
I like this idea.
  Topic: ruins of babel
showka

Replies: 435
Views: 371739

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:32 pm   Subject: ruins of babel
Icy Clam is fucking hilarious. I can't wait to start a thread on the new place with all his crazy quotes.

I am tempted to write some comment on his bullshit on LPN each time I read it, yet I alway ...
  Topic: SelectButton.net: Discuss!
showka

Replies: 525
Views: 480308

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:42 pm   Subject: SelectButton.net: Discuss!
My two favorites right now are selectbutton and hardtype. Selectbutton is just a tad too timid and bland, but hardtype seems to be compensating for something.
  Topic: SelectButton.net: Discuss!
showka

Replies: 525
Views: 480308

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:36 pm   Subject: SelectButton.net: Discuss!
Maybe all the bad connatations with "HardType" will clear up after a few weeks,like what happened with "Wii." I mean Wii is still a dumb name but HardType is kind of cool, except for the boner connec ...
  Topic: SelectButton.net: Discuss!
showka

Replies: 525
Views: 480308

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:26 pm   Subject: SelectButton.net: Discuss!
I don't really like any of these names, but I guess my favorite would be SelectButton. I really wish we went with selectbuttons instead. I think it somehow sounds less bland, and the "s" lets it roll ...
  Topic: This New Forum Should be called?
showka

Replies: 467
Views: 418395

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:41 pm   Subject: This New Forum Should be called?
saveandcontinue.com
This may be my favorite so far. It is a bit too long though.
  Topic: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
showka

Replies: 720
Views: 592114

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:58 pm   Subject: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
Also guys, what nana has said is what we are doing. Let's not waste our energy debating this until it fails and then you can all laugh at me and say "WE TOLD YOU SO" but until then I have confidence ...
  Topic: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
showka

Replies: 720
Views: 592114

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:56 pm   Subject: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
and it's sometimes best to let go of it.

Well, I'm sorry if I personally feel slighted by the "get rid of the past" attitude when I tried to spend most of my time positively contributing to the for ...
  Topic: This New Forum Should be called?
showka

Replies: 467
Views: 418395

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:54 pm   Subject: This New Forum Should be called?
introvertcredit.com
Hey, I like it. This will fit perfectly if the new forums end up dying within a couple of years, but even if they don't it's still a funny name.
  Topic: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
showka

Replies: 720
Views: 592114

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:51 pm   Subject: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
I'm really dying to wonder why people keep saying this will be technically difficult. It'd be wonderful if someone could post some reasons why.
  Topic: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
showka

Replies: 720
Views: 592114

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:41 pm   Subject: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
Okay guys I think everyone is making this way to difficult or I'm making it too easy. If anyone has some technical reasons why what I'm saying below is wrong, please fill me in because it seems like ...
  Topic: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
showka

Replies: 720
Views: 592114

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:19 pm   Subject: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
Re: the "WHY CAN'T WE JUST COPY THE OLD FORUMS?" guys:

First, Brandon's already said we're not going to get the old account information, and I'm not sure what would happen if one were to attempt to ...
  Topic: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
showka

Replies: 720
Views: 592114

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:55 pm   Subject: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
We can't "get them back," showka. They're gone. No matter what revived form they take, the forums will never be exactly what they were before. It's like if you put your brain into the Internet - sure, ...
  Topic: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
showka

Replies: 720
Views: 592114

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:01 pm   Subject: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)

To do anything else is fucking backwards. To say you want to "relocate the community" is just kind of fucked up - it's not about the people, it's about the INTELLIGENT VIDEOGAME DISCUSSION we suppos ...
  Topic: ruins of babel
showka

Replies: 435
Views: 371739

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:48 pm   Subject: ruins of babel
I will.
  Topic: This New Forum Should be called?
showka

Replies: 467
Views: 418395

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:44 pm   Subject: This New Forum Should be called?
Since I'm voting for keeping the forums exactly as they were - at least at first - I think either selectbuttons, selectbutton, or onecoin (.com .net etc) would be great since they best imply the link ...
  Topic: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
showka

Replies: 720
Views: 592114

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:37 pm   Subject: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
See, there are people who just don't care all that much, and if someone tells them "IC forums have moved and new name!" and it looks mostly the same, then they'll say, "Okay," and treat it a lot like ...
  Topic: ruins of babel
showka

Replies: 303
Views: 246968

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:44 pm   Subject: ruins of babel
I forgot how to beat human beings at that game long ago. Prepare to deal with my endless pattern of throw fireball, attempt flying roundhouse kick, attempt low kick, throw fireball, etc.
  Topic: This New Forum Should be called?
showka

Replies: 467
Views: 418395

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:30 am   Subject: This New Forum Should be called?
I like infinitelives.com. But of the choices that seem to have gathered momentum, I like select button the best. I wish it were a bit sharper though.
  Topic: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
showka

Replies: 720
Views: 592114

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:27 am   Subject: the future of the IC forums (also alcohol)
I'm for just moving the forums over exactly as they were and keeping it like that for a month or more while all of the stragglers slowly find it. Then we can start implementing any great new ideas we ...
  Topic: ruins of babel
showka

Replies: 435
Views: 371739

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:41 am   Subject: IC Fan Art
I'm really glad about 108's most recent posts and agree with whatever person called them reassuring. The gossip was getting to me and I was starting to think he was somehow a malicious force in this ...
  Topic: ruins of babel
showka

Replies: 435
Views: 371739

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:20 pm   Subject: ruins of babel
No, there was hostility. For example, I once attempted to understand the reasons for the fundamental "lovemetroidvania / hate metroidvania" split. Like, to get to the detailed pieces that make that ...
  Topic: Donkey Kong 94
showka

Replies: 11
Views: 9117

PostForum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media   Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:52 pm   Subject: Donkey Kong 94
It's easily the second best game for the monchrome GameBoy. I was always sad that it came out so soon before Rare's 3D re-imagining of Kong. I really would've liked to have seen a sequel, in the sam ...
  Topic: ruins of babel
showka

Replies: 435
Views: 371739

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:47 pm   Subject: ruins of babel
Last time I checked this was still the major problem. I think one of the threads I read was "I'm getting kinda tired of Metroidish Castlevania games" vs. "I think they're still pretty good." (Which tu ...
  Topic: ruins of babel
showka

Replies: 271
Views: 211613

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:53 pm   Subject: ruins of babel
I've a couple things to say:

stuff about aderack and tim

Yeah, that's one of the things that disturbed me the most about this whole situation. Tim and aderack most certainly had mega influence ...
  Topic: ruins of babel
showka

Replies: 303
Views: 246968

PostForum: Quarterly Discussion   Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:14 pm   Subject: ruins of babel
Fuck... that took a long time to read.

It would be fucking crazy if the most rational place of discussion I'd ever seen on the internet managed to be totally fucked up and destroyed in less than a ...
  Topic: Share your Banners here!
showka

Replies: 882
Views: 831743

PostForum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media   Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:37 pm   Subject: Share your Banners here!
I just made a new signature. It makes a statement man! The number 25 comes from the number of EU members according to Wikipedia, and the Kotaku story which said Sony Europe launched suits from all E ...
  Topic: Sony Kills Lik-Sang
showka

Replies: 32
Views: 27868

PostForum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media   Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:01 pm   Subject: Sony Kills Lik-Sang
So the "Defend Play-Asia" shirt

Play-Asia's not going anywhere. They're much more legit than Lik-Sang ever was.

And you know, it's hard to defend Lik-Sang knowing that they didn't even bother to ...
  Topic: Sony Kills Lik-Sang
showka

Replies: 32
Views: 27868

PostForum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media   Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:29 am   Subject: Sony Kills Lik-Sang
Yeah, Lik-Sang's death cry is totally "sour grapes." It would've been much classier to have been legally bullied to death by a corporate giant and then shut down without telling anyone why so everyon ...
 
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