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by Garwulf
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...
by Garwulf
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?
by Garwulf
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...
by Garwulf
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 ...
by Garwulf
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...
by Garwulf
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
by Garwulf
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...
by Garwulf
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 ...
by Garwulf
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...
by Garwulf
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 ...
by Garwulf
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...
by Garwulf
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...
by Garwulf
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...
by Garwulf
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 ...
by Garwulf
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...
by Garwulf
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...
by Garwulf
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...
by Garwulf
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...
by Garwulf
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.)
by Garwulf
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.
by Garwulf
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 ...
by Garwulf
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...
by Garwulf
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.
by Garwulf
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!
by Garwulf
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...

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