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- 02 Mar 2017, 07:14
- Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
- Topic: Talking Simulator
- Replies: 63
- Views: 19589
Re: Talking Simulator
So, before tonight's Talking Simulator, some links that people might enjoy... A GDC post-mortem of the original Doom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnkCujnYNSo My own exploration of the place in history of the original Doom: https://www.pcgamesn.com/most-important-pc-games-doom Jim Sterling on the...
- 30 Jan 2017, 10:36
- Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
- Topic: Crossing the Streams
- Replies: 101
- Views: 35791
Re: Crossing the Streams
So, here's a question - Ultimate Chicken Horse has now added Twitch integration...so will we get to see another Ultimate Chicken Horse stream in the near future?
- 10 Jan 2017, 19:45
- Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
- Topic: New Day Tewsday
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2398
Re: New Day Tewsday
Right...so, the Diablo levels in Diablo 3 were rather disappointing and didn't come close to capturing the original. For those who would like to play something that does, here is the link to the Diablo HD mod/remake (aka Belzebub): http://diablo1.ovh.org/hd/ (It does require a copy of the original g...
- 29 Dec 2016, 15:56
- Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
- Topic: Talking Simulator
- Replies: 63
- Views: 19589
Re: Talking Simulator
Just thinking of my wish list for games I would love to see them do (with the full understanding that Alex and Cameron have their own list, and probably don't need any suggestions to pad it out): - The Thing (this was a game that tried to reproduce the same type of horror as the movie, had a really ...
- 27 Dec 2016, 07:08
- Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
- Topic: Talking Simulator
- Replies: 63
- Views: 19589
Re: Talking Simulator
So, thanks to Talking Simulator my wife gave me a copy of Roadside Picnic (the game that inspired S.T.A.L.K.E.R) for Christmas, and I devoured it in a day. It's a VERY good book. Some observations (and spoilers): 1. S.T.A.L.K.E.R does not manage to do the book justice, but not for the reason I had e...
- 20 Oct 2016, 20:44
- Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
- Topic: Talking Simulator
- Replies: 63
- Views: 19589
Re: Talking Simulator
Relating to this most recent Talking Simulator, a very good article from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/magaz ... ation.html
- 18 Oct 2016, 20:41
- Forum: Video Suggestions
- Topic: QWRPLine Presidential Debate coverage
- Replies: 0
- Views: 997
QWRPLine Presidential Debate coverage
My wife and I were watching New Day Tuesday when we realized a video that would be just perfect if it happened: US Presidential Debate coverage from the QWRPLine team. Just imagine it...Richter Hammockslam covering the preparations for the debate...in the debate hall...in his chopper. Commentators m...
- 17 Oct 2016, 10:43
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A little bit of science-y whimsy
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1029
A little bit of science-y whimsy
Hi all! I'm probably fighting off a minor cold, which means I'm feeling on the run down side. So, I figured if I'm not going to be productive anyway, I'd share something just plain cool (in a science-y way). Yesterday morning, my wife and I went to a rock and mineral show, and we bought a couple of ...
- 05 Oct 2016, 10:24
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The thread of win
- Replies: 7651
- Views: 338072
Re: The thread of win
So, after 8 long years, the full and uncut version of For the Digital Green Fields of Aldamar has finally come to The Escapist. (This was the story that was originally published in a butchered version with a whitewashed character - one who had been based on my best friend from high school - so I'm R...
- 04 Oct 2016, 11:14
- Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
- Topic: Talking Simulator
- Replies: 63
- Views: 19589
Re: Talking Simulator
Just adding a couple of cents' worth of my own in, I have my own mixed feelings about Steampunk. Specifically, I think a lot of it is just done WRONG. (Fair warning: I'm somewhat sleep deprived right now, so this may not be the best quality post.) The worst offenders are those Steampunk artists who ...
- 17 Sep 2016, 07:22
- Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
- Topic: Talking Simulator
- Replies: 63
- Views: 19589
Re: Talking Simulator
I didn't mean to dismiss that "war is hell" is a theme (and I'm sorry if I gave that impression), but I don't think it is the primary theme at all. It's rather like Dark Souls - the game is about triumph, but you can't experience that triumph without first experiencing the adversity (hence...
- 16 Sep 2016, 20:34
- Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
- Topic: Talking Simulator
- Replies: 63
- Views: 19589
Re: Talking Simulator
Okay...this is something that has come up a couple of times in the stream and, frankly, it bothers the hell out of me: the bashing of Saving Private Ryan. The problem is that it's being presented as a simplistic movie relying on violence for shock value for a theme of "war is hell." But th...
- 12 Aug 2016, 18:30
- Forum: Video Suggestions
- Topic: Crapshots idea: Pokemon Go: Prepare to Die Edition
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1185
Crapshots idea: Pokemon Go: Prepare to Die Edition
So, here's my idea (for lack of knowing a better way to submit an idea or script)... A pair of players are walking down the street, watching their phones. Player 1: Hey a Pidgey! Player 2: With a really big knife... [Beat] Player 1: RUN! Smash cut to arterial spray hitting the wall (or, if budget do...
- 11 Aug 2016, 08:02
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The thread of win
- Replies: 7651
- Views: 338072
Re: The thread of win
So, it's a week later than originally planned, but the first part of my new series at PCGamesN about the history of computer games has now gone up: http://www.pcgamesn.com/most-important- ... vilization (It's a pity that it didn't go up as originally planned - if it had, it would have inadvertently ...
- 30 Jul 2016, 09:38
- Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
- Topic: Talking Simulator
- Replies: 63
- Views: 19589
Re: Talking Simulator
So, in preparation for Cam's Civilization V Talking Simulator, I thought this might be of interest to everybody - this is a talk given by Sid Meier at the 2010 Game Developer's Conference about player psychology and how it worked into the design process of the Civ games: https://www.youtube.com/watc...
- 29 Jul 2016, 05:30
- Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
- Topic: Talking Simulator
- Replies: 63
- Views: 19589
Re: Talking Simulator
Sorry for coming so late to reply...
Civ is a game where you get to play out the whole of human history, including great power politics, trade, colonialism, imperial policy, etc.
There is a LOT to talk about...
Civ is a game where you get to play out the whole of human history, including great power politics, trade, colonialism, imperial policy, etc.
There is a LOT to talk about...
- 14 Jul 2016, 20:34
- Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
- Topic: Talking Simulator
- Replies: 63
- Views: 19589
Re: Talking Simulator
Just a thought for doing something like Civilization or Alpha Centauri on the stream - there is a way it could be done: what you'd need to do is prepare a number of saved games at different points in the game, matching up with what you want to talk about. Then, you jump from the highlights of one sa...
- 09 Feb 2016, 16:19
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The thread of win
- Replies: 7651
- Views: 338072
Re: The thread of win
We got word today that we are approved for a mortgage - so long as nothing weird happens between now and the closing date, we are buying a house! (This is our second attempt - the financing fell through on the first one.) That's great, congratulations! :D Thanks! And, to make it better, we signed t...
- 02 Feb 2016, 15:46
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The thread of win
- Replies: 7651
- Views: 338072
Re: The thread of win
We got word today that we are approved for a mortgage - so long as nothing weird happens between now and the closing date, we are buying a house!
(This is our second attempt - the financing fell through on the first one.)
(This is our second attempt - the financing fell through on the first one.)
- 19 Dec 2015, 14:22
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Force Awakens.
- Replies: 139
- Views: 17543
Re: The Force Awakens.
Just saw it this afternoon, and holy crap it was good.
And, FINALLY, somebody remembered how to make these movies right. Took bloody long enough.
And, FINALLY, somebody remembered how to make these movies right. Took bloody long enough.
- 27 Nov 2015, 09:58
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Magic trick with Magic cards tonight in LRR chat
- Replies: 0
- Views: 531
Magic trick with Magic cards tonight in LRR chat
Hi all! I have a promise to keep... As some of you may remember, I was hoping this year to do a call-in to Desert Bus and perform magic tricks with Magic cards for donations. My grand finale was to be a trick done with the whole of chat. Now, unfortunately I didn't get to do the call-in. But, I DID ...
- 07 Nov 2015, 06:37
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The thread of win
- Replies: 7651
- Views: 338072
Re: The thread of win
So, big win on our side yesterday... My wife and I put in an offer on a lovely house just outside the city, sitting on just over a full acre of land. There are some neighbours across the road, and cows within sight of our yard. Now we just need everything to line up so that we can actually buy the p...
- 22 Oct 2015, 20:11
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The thread of win
- Replies: 7651
- Views: 338072
Re: The thread of win
So, I've got confirmation that regardless of whether I'll be able to do a Desert Bus call-in or not, my little publishing company WILL be a sponsor of Desert Bus 9...
And the first pair of books for prizes and auctions are already on their way.
And the first pair of books for prizes and auctions are already on their way.
- 22 Oct 2015, 20:06
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Congratulations Graham and Kathleen!
- Replies: 99
- Views: 14933
Re: Congratulations Graham and Kathleen!
Congratulations to them!
- 22 Oct 2015, 20:03
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Would you want to read more of this?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1003
Would you want to read more of this?
Hi all! So, here's the story...back a few years ago, I started a project called "Gamers: A Novel (sort of)," which was a bit of an absurdist comedy in the tradition of Joseph Heller's Catch-22 . I didn't get very far (less than a full chapter) before life forced me to abandon it, and it ha...