The Gamer's Quarter

OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

Yo.

Wolverine · . Joined: 26 Apr 2006 Posts: 39

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Wolverine · . Joined: 26 Apr 2006 Posts: 39

Wolverine · . Joined: 26 Apr 2006 Posts: 39

I really love some of these random banner choices. The Outfoxies one made me grin but to see Gungrave as well? I love that game on my PS2. Noisy and repetitve? Yup... I love it anyways.

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

PlasmaDance · . Joined: 01 May 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Wales

Well, here's as good a place as any to start, I'd say.

As a sporadic contributor to the shmups forum (where my somewhat extravagant handle was born), the names of Shapermc and Randorama (among others) are familiar to me already, but I lack the forum experience of most of you chaps, it seems.

I'm something of a late arrival, but I've now bought copies of issues 3 and 4 after reading the first two online. Rather impressed, I was, so the logical next step was to register and show a bit of support. Like most people here, I assume, I've long held the belief that games can be approached from a more personal, thoughtful angle, and have despaired at the typical fare served up by game journos (aside from Super Play's Zy Nicholson, who was an early inspiration for me). I'm really encouraged by the discussions I've lurked in so far, and hope I can contribute something of interest, too.

Time for some bonus biography! My name's Jon, I'm 24, and I'm currently rediscovering gaming back in my home country of Wales, after drifting away from it while living in Japan and London. As a result, I'm now well placed to report on the 'non existent' or 'middle-of-nowhere' gaming scenes. My favourite game to play might be Super Mario Kart, while my favourite game to think/write about (possibly while wearing a black polar neck sweater and stroking my chin in a contemplative manner) would be Elite on the NES.

I also make fair-to middling electronic music, mostly ambient drum and bass, and I'm currently reading The Tale of Genji, of all things. Oh, and I'm stuck on Ico at the moment, which is annoying me no end.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Hey! Welcome man.

dessgeega · Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 6:03 pm Post subject:

welcome!
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PlasmaDance · . Joined: 01 May 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Wales

Lackey · . Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 1107 Location: Canada

Hello!
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kirkjerk · . Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 1227

helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

Hey guys. I play a lot of ultimate frisbee. Word.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Lackey · . Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 1107 Location: Canada

Hi. I play a lot of regular frisbee. That is, disc tossing.
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extralife · . Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 233

Sup, guys. I think I'm going to be posting here a bit.

dessgeega · Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 8:52 pm Post subject:

justin freeman, if you do not have an avatar, one can be provided for you.
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extralife · . Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 233

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Roam Unit · . Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 14

I missed this thread on my way in, so I figure I might as well make a belated introductory post.

I came across the site... somewhere back around issue 1 or 2, and I've enjoyed the magazine pretty thoroughly ever since. I've mostly been playing the same sort of games as of late that TGQ talks about - console games, jRPGs, 16-bit era titles, etc. - but really, my first love is PC gaming, so I tend to be more devoted to classic PC titles than the 16/32-bit games, which is pretty obvious from my top three: Thief, Fallout, and Freespace. I've also played about 50% of the point-and-click adventure titles released in recent years, which isn't really something that I'm proud of, and I have a somewhat guilty love of futuristic sports titles, even though I can't stand realistic ones.

Also, as a computer scientist in training, my grammar can be pretty horrible at times. I think it's an unfortunate side effect of learning Perl.

majoras flask · . Joined: 20 Jun 2006 Posts: 5

hey, gamqua.

i have played a few video games.

these are the ones i remember, in chronological order:

Centipede
SimAnt
Bad Mojo

i look forward to filing your print magazine vertically.

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

kirkjerk · . Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 1227

dessgeega · Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 2:23 pm Post subject:

ApM · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:44 am Post subject:

I have the Bad Mojo re-release. I haven't played the game much, because the 5-life limitation pisses me off, but the bonus DVD that comes with it is fantastic.

I took the liberty of ripping one of the most disturbing sections and throwing it on YouTube, but the whole thing is totally worth seeing. The entire production was a glorious, dysfunctional trainwreck.

Westacular · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:16 pm Post subject:

Hello. Most of you know me. I'm here because Shaper twisted my arm (although to be fair, I kinda walked into it.)

I'm reasonably sure I called myself "SuperWes" twenty years ago while wearing a Superman costume my mom made for me (looking VERY MUCH as I do in my avatar), but I'm not one to hold a grudge.

SuperWes · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:57 pm Post subject:

Westacular · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:03 pm Post subject:

Tuesday is not normally a day to say "It's been a long week."

I'm not saying you're not "the real SuperWes". Just, maybe, that you're not trying hard enough...

At the same time, I must admit that I have heard reports of the independent use of "westacular" from others named Wes, although all google hits on the term are traceable to me... except for a few that involve this one guy on myspace who goes by "WEStacular" but is most definitely not a westacular sort of person.

SO, the real squinty-eyed question is: Is this forum big enough for the two of us?

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SuperWes · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:46 pm Post subject:

Westacular · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:12 pm Post subject:

SuperWes · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject:

Agreed. How can someone be "superwes" when their name is james?

-Wes
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Westacular · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject:

Actually, I was talking about the myspace-westacular, who I now realize only has the name displayed as westacular as there's someone else who has the actual username.

Wow, myspace is like the sewer of the Internet.

SuperWes · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:08 pm Post subject:

So do you think my domination over the SuperWes name on the internet has these people upset? I mean, I'm basically just parking the SuperWes domain at livejournal and on blogspot.

-Wes
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SuperWes · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:26 am Post subject:

Yellow Sign · . Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 4

Hey,

I was looking for a person called Shapermc and my google search lead me here.

ShaperMC are you around?

Very Happy

Yellow Sign

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Ftaghn!
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Yellow Sign · . Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 4

Ok, just to make sure I have the right Shapermc.

Were you in my old Mask of Nyarlathotep game on EN World a few years back?

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Six · . Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 313 Location: montreal

Hello! My name is Stephen. I am going to tell you about the best thing I ever found in the garbage.

This was probably seven or eight years ago. Walking home one evening, we found it by the side of the road and took it with us.

It was a TurboGrafx-16, with two controllers. There was a game inside. The controllers only worked when the cables were held at a certain angle. My brother and I concocted an elaborate setup that would hold the cables down and let us play (mostly) unfettered. Mishaps still occurred; scrambles ensued to right the cables before both of us died. The game was called Dungeon Explorer, and we loved it.

Later, I lent the TurboGrafx to a friend. We grew apart, and I never saw it again. I don't think he ever played it.

Sometimes, I cry out for it in the night.

The second-best thing I ever found in the garbage was one of those student chairs with the writing surface attached to the arm, with a pair of skis beside it. This winter, I plan to tie the skis to the chair and ride it down a hill.

I would say more about myself, but I just ate two Veggie Dogs without even bothering to heat them up, and I guess I'm kind of feeling sorry for myself. I like games, though?

(P.S. I kind of lied up there. I don't think I actually was there when it was found. I think it was my brother and his friend, whose brother was also a friend of my old best friend, while they were on their way over. This is why this bit is parenthisized. I hope it doesn't ruin my story for you.)

dessgeega · Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:34 am Post subject:

six, your story is beautiful.

my family is thinking of vacationing in montreal. what might there be for us to do/see there?
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