unless you can design the clothes in the game, and have the option to have them delivered in real-time?
Giles: I jump out of the circle, jump back in, and, and, shake my gourd. Buffy: Hey, I think I know this ritual. The ancient shamans were next called upon to do the Hokey-Pokey and to turn themselves around.
'Dirty Girls'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
A thread for the discussion of games: board, LARP, MMORPG, video, tabletop RPG, game theory etc. etc. and all attendant news, developments and ancillary subjects thereof, as well as coordinating/scheduling games either online or IRL. All are welcome to chime in, talk about their favorite games or learn about gaming of any sort.
PLEASE TO WHITEFONT SPOILERS for video games, RPG modules or anything for which foreknowledge of events might lessen one's enjoyment of whatever gaming experience.
hippocampus - May 08, 2008 12:26:39 pm PDT #471 of 26133
not your mom's socks.
Atropa - May 08, 2008 12:28:28 pm PDT #472 of 26133
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
unless you can design the clothes in the game, and have the option to have them delivered in real-time?
See, now THAT is a brilliant idea.
hippocampus - May 08, 2008 12:38:34 pm PDT #473 of 26133
not your mom's socks.
... was building off of something Raq said a bit ago, I think - but yeah. It would be sweet.
knave - May 08, 2008 12:39:42 pm PDT #474 of 26133
"The Head Crusher likes visa cards." The man smiles. "He slathers peanut butter on them and eats them." He shakes his head. "Weird, but then, most everything is weird out here -- present company excepted, of course."
The Nintendo developers keep thinking that having Mario save the princess is an original idea.
Sorry, Nintendo, but your princess is in another castle.
Actually, the Wii is the first Nintendo system I've owned. The Virtual Console has let me play all the games I wish I'd had, as Amych can attest.
amych - May 08, 2008 12:41:04 pm PDT #475 of 26133
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
And all the games your cousins and neighbors and roommates had...
billytea - May 08, 2008 12:41:38 pm PDT #476 of 26133
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I love board games, but have zero interest in video games.
It is in the nature of nerdhood to demand prioritisation of one's nerd pastimes.
For myself, while I'm pretty sure I have a strong inclination towards video games, RSI problems and non-video gaming partners have seen me limit any significant involvement. I get in a game of Age of Empires II occasionally, and that's about it.
Instead I geek out on D&D and board games (and card games). Wallybee enjoys the board games too, so that works out nicely.
billytea - May 08, 2008 6:27:57 pm PDT #477 of 26133
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Some new research on violent video games and violent behaviour: [link]
In a nutshell: no evidence of any link for boys. Evidence of a link for girls, though they seem to think it's more that girls with a tendency towards violence are more likely to play violent video games than vice versa.
JenP - May 08, 2008 8:15:57 pm PDT #478 of 26133
Dear Sean,
I played Zelda. A lot. In college. We called the help line once. To get out of the Lava Pit, maybe? Stupid bats.
In any case, Zelda. Check.
xo-jp
billytea - May 08, 2008 8:30:50 pm PDT #479 of 26133
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
ION, I am a sexy shoeless god of RoboRally. I beat the online AI, seven opponents at once. Unlike the lasttime, this one wasn't a fluke, it was just a beautifully executed plan.
Polter-Cow - May 08, 2008 10:29:14 pm PDT #480 of 26133
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I, also, have never played Zelda.