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Topic: so minecraft is pretty neat |
Swimmy
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:33 am Subject: so minecraft is pretty neat |
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/5021510411_0f461f7c9b.jpg
I made a giant Tommy Wiseau in the Selectbutton server. If someone establishes a TGQ server, I will build another large thing. |
Topic: Grad school makes it hard to play videogames |
Swimmy
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Views: 15566
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:00 pm Subject: Grad school makes it hard to play videogames |
So instead here is a graduate school thread.
My program (PhD economics at George Mason University) is a curious little place. There's a huge emphasis on blogging--see [url=http://cafehayek.com/]her ... |
Topic: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
Swimmy
Replies: 26
Views: 76228
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:35 am Subject: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
Yeah, I miss the community here. SB just has a different vibe.
I've had exactly the same thoughts lately. TGQ was pretty optimistic overall. We actually liked games. SB is completely the opposite. Re ... |
Topic: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
Swimmy
Replies: 26
Views: 76228
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:21 am Subject: Graveyard of Honor: A Tribute to the Gamer's Quarter |
I haven't checked this forum in ages. Thanks, Sergei.
The funny thing is, I'm not sure why I stopped posting here. Pretty sure I bowed out before most people, but it's easily the best forum I've ev ... |
Topic: Hilarious crap found on Google Video |
Swimmy
Replies: 953
Views: 704553
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:57 pm Subject: Hilarious crap found on Google Video |
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0qMe7Z3EYg&fmt=]Chuck the SEO Rapper explains design coding. |
Topic: dhex |
Swimmy
Replies: 2377
Views: 1460048
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Forum: Staff Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:49 am Subject: dhex |
Oh, Illusion. Thanks to IC I've managed to keep tabs on them since around high school. I've never actually played their games, it's just. . . Battle Raper. God damn. |
Topic: Mr. Mechanical plays Daggerfall (NSF56k) |
Swimmy
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Views: 37063
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:20 pm Subject: Mr. Mechanical plays Daggerfall (NSF56k) |
I've always heard that Daggerfall makes Morrowind look tiny. I'd like to play it, but old blocky first person games often make me sick. Don't suppose there are any graphics patches around? |
Topic: SuperWes |
Swimmy
Replies: 199
Views: 327351
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Forum: Staff Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:55 am Subject: SuperWes |
Siren, but only if you have a Gameshark. Slap on invincibility and infinite ammo and certain segments of the game STILL manage to be too hard. (One character dies if she is touched by a Shibito no mat ... |
Topic: dhex |
Swimmy
Replies: 2377
Views: 1460048
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Forum: Staff Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:44 am Subject: dhex |
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_18-2009_01_24.shtml#1232498051
On the one hand, yeah.
On the other, I went to an inaugural ball and it was FUCKING AWESOME. |
Topic: dhex |
Swimmy
Replies: 2377
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Forum: Staff Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:59 am Subject: dhex |
http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/17092
radley lays down the law.
The bit about the brothel is the best. You don't see these kinds of stories with other consensual crimes, nosir. |
Topic: Lestrade |
Swimmy
Replies: 952
Views: 1099104
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Forum: Staff Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:02 am Subject: Lestrade |
My friend was just saying that maybe the company loyalty to Apple has to do with their good service in case of product faults.
Sorry Microsoft kinda sucks! I've had friends who got their boxes repa ... |
Topic: SuperWes |
Swimmy
Replies: 199
Views: 327351
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Forum: Staff Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 7:32 pm Subject: SuperWes |
Everything Wes said about DQIV + 10. The game expects you to remember every freakin' dialogue box, apparently, or write down everything villagers say that sounds even a little important. Either that o ... |
Topic: Swimmy |
Swimmy
Replies: 128
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Forum: Staff Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:53 am Subject: Swimmy |
[url=http://soundsfamiliar.blogspot.com/2009/01/colbert-report-intro-sequence.html]I love the Colbert Report.
There are probably other amusing words thrown in the intro sequence too, my girlfriend ... |
Topic: Level of the Year |
Swimmy
Replies: 26
Views: 83950
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:26 pm Subject: Level of the Year |
Because people besides Valve get to decide achievements.
I got Bangi-O Spirits. Hard to pick a level from this that's really extremely noteworthy. They're all such tiny ideas, one-at-a-time. Also i ... |
Topic: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
Swimmy
Replies: 1106
Views: 862446
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 1:10 pm Subject: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
I got to see [url=http://econlog.econlib.org//archives/2007/09/the_wittmancapl.html]this debate. It's really entertaining to see a new theory overpower an old one. Wittman took the main survey Caplan ... |
Topic: Know bee? No, Bea! |
Swimmy
Replies: 6
Views: 11903
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:41 pm Subject: Know bee? No, Bea! |
I like to think that I'm one of those people who can enjoy a game that's just a playground without any coherent objectives, but I'm really lying to myself. Without the ability to turn a playground int ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Swimmy
Replies: 4229
Views: 3080895
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:24 am Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
I've been playing Ocarina of Time with my girlfriend, and thanking every second I'm not playing Master Quest. MQ is clearly the better game, mind, but almost all of the puzzles in the original can be ... |
Topic: Everything I know about FPS games I learned from John Romero |
Swimmy
Replies: 1116
Views: 791610
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:58 pm Subject: Everything I know about FPS games I learned from John Romero |
I like at least 2 levels in Turok 2 (the first level and the swamp). The rest is ass, though. I've played Turok 2 more than the first because I, uh, actually owned it, but in retrospect it is pretty b ... |
Topic: Level of the Year |
Swimmy
Replies: 26
Views: 83950
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:41 am Subject: Level of the Year |
Shame, I think this is such a good idea for a thread, but I don't have any modern consoles or a PC worth playing anything, so I can hardly participate.
Some of the zero-g stuff in Dead Space looked ... |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
Swimmy
Replies: 65
Views: 286142
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:38 am Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
I'm probably the only person here who feels about zombies to this extent so you can ignore me if you want, I don't mind.
Nah, I'm right there with you. I watched my roommates play the demo of this an ... |
Topic: more squirrel news for dhex |
Swimmy
Replies: 83
Views: 176440
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:43 am Subject: more squirrel news for dhex |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Rbi8symcc&fmt= |
Topic: dhex |
Swimmy
Replies: 2377
Views: 1460048
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Forum: Staff Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:48 pm Subject: dhex |
http://pushingback.com/blogs/pushing_back/archive/2008/11/06/44960.aspx
Balko's [url=http://www.theagitator.com/2008/11/07/successful-pot-smokers-lets-make-a-list/]push back is pretty great. 200 comm ... |
Topic: i like to watch. (replay movie thread) |
Swimmy
Replies: 370
Views: 602493
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:51 pm Subject: i like to watch. (replay movie thread) |
[url=http://www.snotr.com/video/774]Yet another masocore game, surprised I didn't know about this one. |
Topic: SuperWes |
Swimmy
Replies: 199
Views: 327351
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Forum: Staff Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:27 pm Subject: SuperWes |
Congrats, Wes! That's awesomely exciting. |
Topic: dhex |
Swimmy
Replies: 2377
Views: 1460048
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Forum: Staff Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:23 am Subject: dhex |
It's just a way of categorizing thinking, it doesn't posit super natural entities, what's the big deal?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forer_effect |
Topic: Swimmy |
Swimmy
Replies: 128
Views: 259607
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Forum: Staff Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:04 am Subject: Swimmy |
I'm not a liar. When my dad asked how things were going at church here, I told him. He kept it secret for a while, until I had a similar conversation with my old pastor. He was much more "tell the wor ... |
Topic: Swimmy |
Swimmy
Replies: 128
Views: 259607
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Forum: Staff Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:37 am Subject: Swimmy |
So here's a thing, because I want to share this thing on the internet, with you fine folks.
Not quite a year ago, I dereligionized, but kept it largely a secret. As these things tend to go, the sec ... |
Topic: origin of FAIL: blazing staror something nintendoish? |
Swimmy
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:18 pm Subject: origin of FAIL: blazing staror something nintendoish? |
I thought the origin of "___ GET" was Super Formation Soccer, JP version:
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f242/swimmytherevolutionfish/SuperFormationSoccer.jpg
Although the only web page I can ... |
Topic: dhex |
Swimmy
Replies: 2377
Views: 1460048
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Forum: Staff Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:35 pm Subject: dhex |
Yeah, way to miss the point. Even if the last generation weren't any smarter or informed than ours, it would only stress the point. Were the last generation's leaders that much better than ours? Minus ... |
Topic: Mother 3 excitement thread / General MOTHER discussion |
Swimmy
Replies: 40
Views: 98816
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:44 pm Subject: Mother 3 excitement thread / General MOTHER discussion |
http://mother3.fobby.net/
The fan translation is complete.
Unfortunately, thanks to midterms I don't have a second of spare time to play this until Thursday night. But when I do, oh, I'll be hap ... |
Topic: dhex |
Swimmy
Replies: 2377
Views: 1460048
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Forum: Staff Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:49 pm Subject: dhex |
Oh Lord I wish I had a picture of that. |
Topic: Authentic Videogame Link Dump Thread (news?) |
Swimmy
Replies: 1215
Views: 926551
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:31 pm Subject: Authentic Videogame Link Dump Thread (news?) |
From what I understand, different versions of Tetris have different block probabilities. In fact, there's a version of Tetris that specifically analyzes your current game and gives you the worst possi ... |
Topic: My Trip Through the Artsy Game Incubator |
Swimmy
Replies: 21
Views: 35954
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Forum: Nickel and Dime Game Design Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:26 pm Subject: My Trip Through the Artsy Game Incubator |
That is quite a bit better. Maybe it's one of those things I appreciate more in comparison, but I love how you've cleaned it up, especially the tree's shadow and the invader. |
Topic: dhex |
Swimmy
Replies: 2377
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Forum: Staff Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:23 pm Subject: dhex |
the next time someone near you calls barney frank "smart" i want you to ball up your fist and give them a good twack on the nose. when they grab their face and ask you why, i want you to do it again.
... |
Topic: My Arcade, Your Arcade, We're Arcade |
Swimmy
Replies: 34
Views: 42160
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:31 pm Subject: My Arcade, Your Arcade, We're Arcade |
Fuuuuuck Mars Matrix is probably the best shooter ever made, woman! |
Topic: dhex |
Swimmy
Replies: 2377
Views: 1460048
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Forum: Staff Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:28 pm Subject: dhex |
Ugh. That one's even worse than the "wasting your vote" idea. Median voter model, people!
Ok but seriously I'm gonna start writing more now. It's one of those things where I really just want to bui ... |
Topic: dhex |
Swimmy
Replies: 2377
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Forum: Staff Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:53 am Subject: dhex |
I started the whole writing about voting thing because of a fight with my girlfriend. I caved and told her I would vote. I figure it doesn't matter at all to me and it does to her, so I may as well. B ... |
Topic: dhex |
Swimmy
Replies: 2377
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Forum: Staff Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:45 pm Subject: dhex |
Dhex, [url=http://soundsfamiliar.blogspot.com/]I'm writing lots and lots about voting, you might be interested. Gonna be a long series. |
Topic: Everything I know about FPS games I learned from John Romero |
Swimmy
Replies: 1116
Views: 791610
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:38 am Subject: Everything I know about FPS games I learned from John Romero |
Chex Quest 3
Wow. After all these years. . .
Too bad in all that time I've developed an inability to play choppy first person shooters. I get motion sick. |
Topic: Hilarious crap found on Google Video |
Swimmy
Replies: 953
Views: 704553
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:34 am Subject: Hilarious crap found on Google Video |
Actually, having just watched the actual original clip, that isn't what the second guy is really saying, so I think this is in fact kind of lazy. It's pretty easy to sneer at these guys- much harder t ... |
Topic: I can't stop listening |
Swimmy
Replies: 1082
Views: 885270
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:31 am Subject: I can't stop listening |
Brook Pridemore is totally great, although I really wish the "antifolk" chaps would have a less pretentious name. You know, like "folk." Listen to [url=http://swimmymusic.googlepages.com/BrookPridemor ... |
Topic: dhex |
Swimmy
Replies: 2377
Views: 1460048
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Forum: Staff Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:03 am Subject: dhex |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M-vnmejwXo&fmt= |
Topic: i like to watch. (replay movie thread) |
Swimmy
Replies: 370
Views: 602493
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:29 pm Subject: i like to watch. (replay movie thread) |
Edit: Dess, those videos are awesome. "Get the hint?" |
Topic: dhex |
Swimmy
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Forum: Staff Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:41 pm Subject: dhex |
[url=http://www.reason.com/blog/show/128557.html]Good for this guy. California charges $2,315 for the stuff that ignorance of is no excuse to keep you out of jail? Unbelievable. |
Topic: dhex |
Swimmy
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Forum: Staff Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:11 pm Subject: dhex |
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/education/24evolution.html?pagewanted=5&em
man that teacher is all sorts of patient. good for him.
Yeah, Florida is absolutely one of the worst statesfor this ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
Swimmy
Replies: 4229
Views: 3080895
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:52 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
It does if you've spent the entirety of hell powering your missiles up. If they're level 3, you can do exactly that even without a turbo controller. |
Topic: i like to watch. (replay movie thread) |
Swimmy
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Views: 602493
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:36 am Subject: i like to watch. (replay movie thread) |
I might have just gotten the buttons wrong. Black and white is where it's at. |
Topic: i like to watch. (replay movie thread) |
Swimmy
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Views: 602493
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:28 pm Subject: i like to watch. (replay movie thread) |
I think it detracts from it.
And, by the way, you can go back to the original colors on a GBA by pressing, I think, Right + B at the initial GameBoy screen. |
Topic: dhex |
Swimmy
Replies: 2377
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Forum: Staff Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:45 pm Subject: dhex |
That's horrifying. Pretty uplifting that they saved the baby, though. |
Topic: Share your Banners here! |
Swimmy
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:37 am Subject: Share your Banners here! |
I think the size discrepancy is fitting, considering how completely awkward all the animation is. |
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