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• Maybe, if it's relatively simple stuff. : basketofkittens
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  More specifically AC circuits : hatchet165
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    i can't believe i'm an engineer, i hate circuits : FrayLo
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      does that mean you can help me =] : hatchet165
      • It only means he can build a sentry gun, and then run around like a girl swinging a wrench. : devi| dog
• I can try, but I haven't looked at circuits in over 2 years, plus I have no reference material to refresh... : RikiTiki2
• I can try, but I won't promise anything. : dionex
• assmebly is more fun :D I can't wait to take that next quarter! : askedrelic
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  Ok drawing up a horrible MS paint circuit : hatchet165
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    [URL=http://imageshack.us]Free Image Hostin/URL] : hatchet165
    • don't quit your day job : tashtego
    • Just post the URL. : dltrem
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  http://img86.imageshack.us/my.php?image=circuit1bl6.jpg : hatchet165
  • wish I had my old circuits book around. it's been like 4 years since I've seen anything like that : RikiTiki2
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    I also can't believe I'm an Electrical Engineer (computer option thank god). I'm a bit rusty, and I'm no : Enkidu
    • ^^^^ multisim! : Chupa808
• Short Circuit 2 was by far better than the first. End of thread. : TwiLyght
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  I would convert the voltage source to a phasor, then redraw the other circuit elements as a voltage divid... : ieGod
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    well i know what i'm supposed to do i just dont really understand how to do it : hatchet165
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      Which part? The phasor conversion part is fairly mechanical - a straight translation. R2 C2 and L1 can : Enkidu
      • That sounds like the right approach to me. : dionex
      • I guess what i dont understand is the complex number part and how to get the impedances. : hatchet165
  • lol i couldnt do that problem now even if i had my circuits book open : FrayLo
• I'll try to work it out for fun. : pap26
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  what is c2? a capacitor? : bettycocker
  • yes it is : hatchet165
• P = IV : electroly
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  Okay. So your input is a sinusoid voltage source. All elements are linear. This means the voltages and cu... : pap26
  • oh shi....made a mistake: Current thru R1 = 5 / (R1 + jwL1||1/jwC2||R2) : pap26
  • Thanks man that helps a lot : hatchet165
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    I got an A in this class 5 years ago but I can't remember shit. : spectr3
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      Well this is supposed to be an introduction to electrical engineering and my instructor isn't very good a... : hatchet165
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        You guys seem to be moving very quickly. What year are you? Intro to Circuit Analysis is a first semes... : basketofkittens
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          Well this is my first EE class i haven't had any before this one. : hatchet165
          • The more circuit classes you take the more it will make sense. Analog circuit design is probably some of ... : pap26
        • yeah mine was too, and I hated it so i swapped to programming and aced the fuck out of it. : moshman
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  HIJACK ATTEMPT- anyone else work with PICs or AVRs? : Chupa808
  • I've done some PIC work. They're pretty straightforward, and the Microchip forums are incredibly helpful! : ieGod

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• haha sooo nerdy, but so awesome. I'd love the Spy shirt : proclone1
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  i would almost maybe consider the pyro one if it didn't have the shit on the sleeve and back : JINKY
  • Same. I love the front logo. : freshyk
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    Ug.. the Sleeve and the back are awful.. slip in a tiny valve logo or something, but that's too much :( : stonedonkey
    • with the catchphrases and logos they should stop kidding themselves and just sell XL and up to be honest ... : JINKY
  • Agreeeed : Kaerof
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  Where is my Companion Cube paperweight? :( : omnova
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    They're making a plush companion cube. : Blackdawgg
    • :D : omnova
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      Make it out of fleshlight material and they put real doll out of business. : GeorgeB3DR
      • Man, I don't know whether to laugh or cringe. : ImageOmega
    • I would buy a plush Weighted Companion Cube. That thing is awesome. : PnCia
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  haha i love the pyro, spy and soldiers. i totally want them but $60 for 3 tshirts make me cry a little : ^-SeaWolf-^
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    i'm pissed the heavy is the only girlie tee. : dahanese
    • Too. Easy. : SiW73
  • Yeah I ordered a Soldier shirt already :P : Robotic Puppy Eater
• the portal shirt rocks as well http://store.valvesoftware.com/img/productpage/getthegear/Zoom_PortalSh... : mwasher
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  Good. Now Companion Cube and Black Mesa Hoodie please! : brickmatt
  • I still think TF2 figures would be a good idea. : Robotic Puppy Eater
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    They definitely need one of those shirts that is just like promoting black mesa research lab without bein... : h o s t i l e
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      I know, and I bet the merchandise designers want to do this too, but marketing demands BRAND RECOGNITION.... : SiW73
      • Seriously. I would love the Pyro shirt if it didn't have the icon on the arm and the logo on the back. : sgtsanity
    • This is what LucasArts did with its Full Throttle shirt. There's no overt reference to LucasArts or Full... : Chris Remo
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  What, "You are on fire" for the pyro? It should be "Hadda hadda hadda" or something like that. : Grimp
  • ooh ah om ire! : CRasterImage
• I kind of hate the catch phrases on all of these :( : mikecyb
• Where's my demoman? =/ ::sad panda:: : ImageOmega
• I'd prolly get the Spy shirt. ;) : DM7
• Almost as good as my nearly 9 year old Team Fortress 2 t-shirt from E3. : owtwerd
• NOT FAIR the Pyro shirt is overpowered. : dmason
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  These shirts are awesome on the web, but nothing I would ever wear out in public. I wish there was a cla... : devi| dog
  • Yar. : Johnny Law
  • Yeah, I would buy the pyro shirt if it didn't have TEAM FORTRESS 2 across the back of it : bRAINsick
  • Hahah! Shit, I wear DBZ shirts in public (and I'm OLLLLLLD). Good T-shirt art is good T-shirt art. : AxeMan808
  • Ironically, the shirt that came with the Collector's Edition of HL2 does just this. All it is is a black ... : Schnapple
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    http://www.lastexittonowhere.com/ : etherealrhythm
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      HOLY FUCK. Intense hate for that websites 'gallery' of shirts. Not the shirts, the fucking scrolling bull... : eskimo spy
      • LOL. There is a certain knack to it. But I agree it is overdesigned bs. : etherealrhythm
• the pyro would the fucking awesome with just the flaming head, nothing else : moshman
• I dont really like things on the back of my shirts : feek
• Lol, my friend and I just gushed over these : shred.
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  Too much going on in those shirts. Front picture and nothing else please. : soggybagel
  • agreed : feek
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  These prices are ridiculous. : T1nu5
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    Eh, I think 20 dollars is fine. It is about right for your standard "specialty" shirt that you order on ... : soggybagel
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      hmm, no. 10 ok 15 stretching 20 greedy : doomed
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        20 is greedy? I consider 15-20 the average for a t-shirt. Now I'm not talking just a plain color shirt ... : soggybagel
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          Make that 5$. That would be ok. : T1nu5
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            Do you do all of your shopping at Goodwill or are you joking? : Serpico74
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              i agree with t1nu5. i wont pay more than $10 for a tshirt. for $20, i can get a nicer looking (more socia... : j0nchan
              • I'm the last guy to spend a lot of money on clothes and I think you two are being ridiculous. 20 bucks is... : SockMonkeh
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    Dude, how is $20 ridiculous for a t-shirt? : Serpico74
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      You're kidding right? : T1nu5
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        What do you generally pay for a logo t-shirt? : Serpico74
        • I make 'em myself for a buck. :) : T1nu5
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          Yeah, tshirts are super cheap. Even "nice" ones like american apparel are 3 dollars in bulk, i believe. I... : feek
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            Where can you find 10 dollar band shirts? I'm being serious too. Also, LOL at people who buy band shirt... : soggybagel
            • Hey man, that's where I got my SYL shirt! Mind you, it wasn't $60. : timmie
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            American Apparel are $6.50 in bulk (they're all I wear). As for band shirts, where do you find them so ch : Serpico74
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              what? Online most short sleeved t-shirts at american apparel are like $40.00 lol http://store.americanapp... : VegasX
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                Those $40+ are packs of shirts, not individuals. They are $15 normally, but you can buy them in bulk from... : Serpico74
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                  Also, their 50/50 is the best t-shirt ever. : Serpico74
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                    im about to get some new shirts i think, i will look out for these : feek
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                      Sooooooo comfortable and the fit is awesome. : Serpico74
                      • they changed the cut on their shirts a bit recently and they are now a little too long imo. quite a bumme... : Mansmells
            • To answer both of you about band shirts, I just buy them directly from the bands themselves, and they're... : feek
  • The amount of miserly people on the Shack is mind-boggling. : ShekkyBoy
  • The prices are good. International shipping is ridiculous. : johnsto
  • $100 for 5 shirts is still a great deal! And if you already have two of them, Valve lets you give them aw... : BlackCat9
  • No, their international shipping prices are. : node
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  Portal shirt is fucking awesome. : lookitzpancakes
  • Agree : ShadowRam
• lol @ headcrab hats : whistletits
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  I can't find any TF2 shirts on that site, only HL2/Portal/CS shirts, what am I missing ? : OrkO
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    ok, I see them when I access the site through http://www.freeanonymizer.net/ they are obviously only sho... : OrkO
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      Look up the top of the page. I missed them at 1st too : red2lucas
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        I get different products under the 'featured products' section, I only get the TF2 shirts when I go throu... : OrkO
        • I get the TF2 shirts... So it's not excluding all of Europe at least. : SilverSnake
• i want the head crab plush toy. :( : xsii
• I wish I had a dedicated room where I did my gaming because I think that Episode 2 poster would look good... : Evil Benius
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  I was going to buy one but... 27$ to ship to Canada.. If anyone wants to buy me a spy tshirt and shi... : razlebol
  • same with me last time I considered buying from them. it sucks. : barichnikov
  • Crap, I just noticed your post and already placed my order. Sorry! : thaperfectdrug
• You know what would be awesome? If the tshirts were more nondescript, with just a cool art, instead of ha... : zehh
• Wouldn't let me order a Heavy TShirt, but I did buckle and get a Portal one and a flying toilet deathmatc... : thaperfectdrug
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  Too bad they are all out of Black Mesa parking permits, I would definitely get one of those. : fuji-juice
  • I'm still waiting for the companion cube plushie. : Link.
  • Yeah, that's hot. I go to FSU and having that on my car next to my FSU parking decal would be pretty sex... : 69gooch69
• I like the Portal shirt : Begawkiness

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  Holy shit. I'm doing this NOW. +Informative this please. : ConfusedUs
  • Now meaning "after I re-install HL2 because I deleted it like six months ago" Ugh. Go STEAM Go! : ConfusedUs
  • haha this is what i thought when i saw that! and i'm still trying to play through it so i can get to the ... : nandu666
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    it's dead now, if it comes back someone reinf it : multisync
    • Well, I'm officially in the market for a new host again. : notd665
• lol wow. very cool. : anthonybean
• Kick ass find. I'll be trying this tonight :) : mafu5150
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  I want to know if you can kill Combine soldiers by making them fall. Someone confirm plz : tomservo
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    Sadly, NPC’s and enemies cannot pass through portals. However, almost all ammunition, from b : notd665
    • NARRRR DAMNIT. I'll still try it, but half the fun would be making those bastards fall to their death :D : tomservo
    • this ruins it for me :( : oHnOES
    • Portal gun and adv. grav gun would have been so much fun. : Githyanki
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  What do I download to play this? :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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    It gives you instructions how in the link... : tomservo
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      Oh, I guess I didn't scroll down enough to see that, sorry. : Maddog_Delphi97
      • It's okay I didn't read it to see this: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15359015 :D : tomservo
• I asked for exactly this less than a week ago. Thread delivers. A+ : DrFlammable
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  If you guys liked the write-up, I'd appreciate the Diggs. It took me wayyyy too long to do the video. ... : notd665
  • i dugg it, thx man. : oatmela
  • now you're thinking with portals : boring gegtik
• i want to fling striders :( : oatmela
• i want to put Alyx in a portal : gyokuro
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  Does it work with Half-life:source? : shirif
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    I don't have HL: S so I wouldn't know. You can tell me though and I'll update the page. I don't see wh... : notd665
    • Oh. I don't have the game though, just vanilla HL, but if it works with it, then it'll be my third HL pur... : shirif
    • something about gauss-gun boosting through portal sounds cool. : shirif
• That's pretty damn sweet. : Pettytheft
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  That last part of the clip is AWESOME-SAUCE. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    I was cycling through various maps and loaded that one in by accident. Walked into the room and instantly... : notd665
    • It'd be way more funny if he put the combine soldier in the garbage. : Rice-Rocketeer
• No way. : Serpico74
• Awesome! I guess this will get rid of any concerns about it being too demanding to have portals in HL2. : shred.
• Holy awesome, thanks for posting this. : FushigiDenki
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  Wow this runs like utter ass on my computer. Having portals open drops my frame-rate through the cellar. ... : ConfusedUs
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    I don't know what you were expecting. You're basically ripping out parts of a game that were not intended... : DrFlammable
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      I wasn't expecting it to be flawless but the single-digit framerates mean that I can't look past the rest... : ConfusedUs
      • It happened to me spoaradically, too. Hit Escape, wait a few seconds, and then go back to the game. Sh... : notd665
• Nice find, Alex! this is me being a supportive friend, twat. : mittense
• NICE WORK! Prepare for lots of progression breaks due to skipping script triggers! Seriously nicely done! : Cygnus X-1
• The end of that video is great. : jake2000
• Makes me smile knowing i got the PC version to play this =) : grabbie
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  anyone got a mirror, we killed it :( : mikecyb
  • :( : Maddog_Delphi97
• Very cool stuff. Have to try this when I get a chance. : byorn
• new speed run coming in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 : kydaimon
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  COPY + PASTE until the site is back up: To start, check out this video we cut together to show you Ã... : notd665
  • Ahahaha, loved the last shot - I gotta try this, now! : mn3m0n1c
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    pretty awesome :D but when you say enemies can't pass through, does that mean you can't force them to ... : mikecyb
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      Both, sadly. I know why they won't go through on their own. In Source, NPC's move along predefined pa... : notd665
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        I'll bet that's it - there's no physics/movement code for it. What happens to dead NPCs, I wonder? They s : mn3m0n1c
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          They don't fall through. : voodooraze
          • Ah, boo - must be the clipping code to keep them from falling through level geometry after 'death'. : mn3m0n1c
      • that seems like it takes away about 90% of the projected fun you could have with it :( the novelty of it... : mikecyb
  • OMG! It's works! This is great! Bodies don't drop through the portals though. :( : voodooraze
• Swoons : locater16
• oh shit yeah... : barichnikov
• that's fucking awesome : deject
• I think they hinted that the portal gun will show up in EP3. "Who do you think can save you, Black Mesa?... : Jobos
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  Where'd the youtube video go? : snuff
  • The site is taking a pounding still (almost 20 hours later and we're still averaging 20M/s out) so the pa... : notd665

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• yeah. that crap is annoying. just get on a mic and start harassing people to do your bidding. : hamachi
• Find yourself a good buddy. If you can find one, stick with them as much as possible. I play a heavy a : ConfusedUs
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  wait, they didn't fix pre-round uber? i thought that was a bug. : empathe
  • I believe it is an essential piece of the game. : itsjeff9
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    What the hell? What does "setup time" mean to you? : forgottenzero
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      engineering structures and demo stickies : JINKY
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        what about the attacking team? : mikecyb
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          Spamming the G key. : Matt Burris
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            I could watch the scout's riding taunt all day long :( : mikecyb
            • NO! : great-white
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          engineering structures and demo stickies. you could say the same thing about every class that's not an en... : JINKY
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            what? where are they going to plant stickies? in their spawn? what? sentries in the attacking team sp... : mikecyb
            • heck yeah a sentry in the starting area, and definitely a dispenser. on any map with a setup area behind ... : JINKY
• Playing medic...can be a lot of fun, save for the lack of offensive ability (and those f'ing spies!. I pl... : racer5
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  i find a lot of medics dont know when to hit uber.. I had a couple last night that hit uber on the way to... : g0nk
  • Lol. When I first started playing medic, I didn't know how to uber :( Thankfully, someone set me straight... : racer5
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    I don't understand how anyone could do this. Even in my first minutes of playing Medic, I was aware that ... : Modica Sol Solis
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      While that's ideal, sometimes it doesn't work out; you'll occasionally see medics activate uber too early... : Bold
      • Speaking as a medic, I will activate an uber early if I start to take too much heat. I'd rather cover us ... : silentw
• my fav to play as is the medic, but its really hard to do it effectively without a mic. : nandu666
• I Did all them things...expect for defence on Dustbowl were i camp on the stairs firing at the door..and ... : okellyc
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  That's why I try to play as medic rather than receive an uber. I always feel bad whenever I get the medi... : Waffles!
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    you and phil_mccracken fucked shit UP when i was playing doctor for both of you on hydro : ^-SeaWolf-^
    • couldn't of done it without ya! : Waffles!
• Always play medic with a chosen target in mind the whole game, other team mates that hang around can get ... : VuduChild
• I lot of people don't seem to know the cabinet trick where you don't have to reload your RL when you knoc... : mikecyb
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  bah, I'll get a health pack because I've been cut off too many times. I'll yell for a heal, I'll start to... : xjdrake32
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    however, it is very frustrating when, as a medic, i am on fire, healing a guy, and he runs forward and ta... : mindmann
    • haha, no it is very frustrating when you and a medic are on fire, you stop in front of the medpack, let t... : xjdrake32
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  I hate heavies who wait around corners and want you to uber them before they have actually entered battle... : eldiablo01
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    I know I've only played for about fifteen minutes but it seems to me that uber is much better used on Pyr... : Modica Sol Solis
    • play more, a good heavy uber will fuck everything up a lot more than a pyro/soldier can. : lakren
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      you don't count as capping when you're under uber so it's entirely wasted on a scout who can run faster t... : ^-SeaWolf-^
      • good to know! : Modica Sol Solis
    • It all depends on the proximity of targets when you started your uber. Bunch of guys clustered together?... : YamatoTwinkie
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  Just about done downloading TF2! ADD ME SHACK! http://steamcommunity.com/id/concrete : Concrete
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    So weird. I JUST signed up and I'm from Pontiac. : creeping-judas
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      Nice, add me! : Concrete
      • Done and done. : creeping-judas
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  Damn, but I'm really loving TF2. I know I pretty much suck at it, but I'm getting better and having a ton... : Colleton
  • you were a lot of fun to heal, actually. you were doing pretty well. i'm still working on my game. i suck... : mindmann
• Yah, TF2 can be great, but a stupid team can ruin the experience. : locater16
• what always frustrates me is when people don't want to play a useful class, but would rather play their f... : mindmann
• Bah, Dl-ing TF2 @ 100kpbs from steam and Im only at 80% !!!! How much longer till I can play? ;0 : Concrete
• still nothing more frustrating than shitty engineer teammates. : feek
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  Medic is THE MOST BORING CLASS. I've played as a medic for about 3.5 hours now, and I must say it's real... : PenicillinX57
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    yeah I agree. Really not a fun class to play. It would have been better if it was an auto ray, and you co... : Modulus
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      I agree about the auto-fire-healing-beam. My finger gets sore after holding down the damn fire button ... : CRasterImage
      • you can do an alias for that : Old_Fart
      • alias toggle_medic "toggle_medic1" alias toggle_medic1 "wait;+attack;alias toggle_medic toggle_medic2" ... : VuduChild
  • Meh, I love it. So I think you're wrong. : freshyk
  • I enjoy playing the medic, if you know what you are doing it can be a blast and very frantic. : devi| dog
  • I like playing as a medic. : Ebu
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    if the other team is bad and no one tries to kill you it can be boring, but in frantic situations in good... : JINKY
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      The problem is that "healing like a pro" is way too easy. A trained monkey could do it. And a trained m... : PenicillinX57
      • Healing is easy. Keeping your team alive in battle is not. : Grimp
      • Lol, dodging fire and escaping hairy combat situations while healing, knowing when to call for a break an... : Modica Sol Solis
      • The healing isn't the tough part--it's STAYING ALIVE that's challenging. Good medics are proficient at us... : Bold
  • medic is more akin to being a kicker in football. you get none of the credit when your team wins but if ... : mikecyb
  • Although the role's purpose is pretty simple, I think there's a lot of work between being a good medic an... : bcyde
  • I think it's fun just to massively help out the guy you're healing and to try your best to stay alive. Me... : NastyJack
  • It's hard to argue about boring, since that's pretty subjective, but you didn't mention several of the th... : Johnny Law
  • Hey, Myst is pretty exciting at parts. : datoo
  • At some stages when you are playing as the medic and you are the primary target, preferably with some dis... : VuduChild
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  I hate how people take it so seriously. I was on a shack server the other night and had to eventually tur... : tfboc
  • That sucks. I do sometimes bitch but if someone tells me they are new then I'll feel like an asshole and ... : NastyJack
• Funny...I remember getting a ration of shit for complaining about lame players in Halo 3 DM : VegasX
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  Medic seems to be the most self-important class. : EvilDolemite
  • I don't understand your sentence. Please rewrite it. : CRasterImage
  • What does this mean? : freshyk
• Oh man, I totally agree with your second point. I can't count the number of times I've been healing some... : Begawkiness
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  As a heavy, I usually never leave the tower in gravelpit. I am far more useful in the tower than leaving... : Moonbase Commander
  • ... The tower is far to exposed to hang out there. You would be better off denying access at choke po... : alias

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• Blah blah blah : rosewood
• I can say without a doubt that a ton of my friends have owned Wii's since launch and have not played it i... : soggybagel
• You can count me in that 67 percent! : thaperfectdrug
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  That sounds about right - based on what my friends do. They used them a bunch in the first few weeks -... : seven
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    Mario Galaxy is going to bring it back full force for me I think : bozer
    • same weas said for metroid prime? : dilutedq
    • This is just like what happened to GCN, only Nintendo made games mattered. : Sailor of Fortune
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  I imagine that's a tough number to nail down ("citing a study"? whose study? when?) but I think it's cle... : Chris Remo
  • I think that the 3rd party titles that are basically budget ass shit that they throw in some motion gimmi... : soggybagel
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  My Wii has been glowing blue since November 06. Was expecting to play Metroid but the lack of hype had me... : DooBall
  • Lack of hype? Were you under a rock? : Lone Swordsman
  • Wha? : rosewood
  • what the hell is wrong with you : vigilante
• That's what happens when you don't have many decent games for it. :/ *shrug* I rarely use mine. : lplasmatron
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  read the first blog post it's interesting : boring gegtik
  • Ok, so the guy wrote an article saying that the PS3 isn't doing well, and another saying the same about t... : weaselmeister
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  I own a Playstation and an xbox that I don't play either. Where's that article? : Slowtreme
  • Finally a voice for the common man! : soggybagel
  • Those didn't come out a year ago : Mondo
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  it's the lack of consuming games that is affecting it. There is too much kids stuff, and the action stuf... : proclone1
  • This was my concern with the Wii when it was released. Its so far behind on the power curve that gamers w... : Tommy Toolbag
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  its honestly why I sold the 2 ive ever owned, ill get another this christmas because im a sucker : klearlyunseen
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    This is why you never sell consoles you own, especially not ones that will still have games coming out fo... : Chris Remo
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      I have had remorse since the day I sold my original NES. Then I bought one and sold it again. And I bou... : soggybagel
      • You'd better, or I'm gonna break your legs. : Orange Pylon
    • I sold them for profit, thats the only reason, otherwise I never sell a console until its lived its life ... : klearlyunseen
• If I had a Wii (which I wish I did) I wouldn't have played anything between Twilight Princess and Metroid... : locater16
• OMG OMG THE WIII CAN'T STAY ON STORE SHELVES.. .. .they'll just sit on peoples shelves and collect dust.... : rythex
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  that's because a lot of people buy it for wii sports when they have friends over and that's about it. I ... : mikecyb
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    no you really don't have to finish super paper mario : Mr.SEX
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      I think I got to the first boss, why, it's not good? :( : mikecyb
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        i didn't particularly enjoy it =/ : Mr.SEX
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          I was hoping for more jumping on stuff and less talky talky because the 'plot' of every mario game is stu... : mikecyb
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            Wait, this game wasn't that good? I remember all the hype about it but never followed up on it. I playe... : Grimp
            • i never played the first one but this one is less RPG, but it still has a lot of RPG elements with a coup... : mikecyb
  • F the haters in this thread. SPM was a great game. I was never an RPG fan but i just liked the story and ... : Chupa808
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  Well no shit. You attract the casual crowd and they only play now and then. Just look at the software tie... : phil_mckraken
  • ^^^^ what he said : yAak
• oh well, i use mine pretty much every week- if not for wii games, then for game cube & VC games. I spent ... : Borzoi
• yeah, i never use my wii. i think i might sell it. : electroly
• Either way, Nintendo is happy that they are sitting in homes rather than on store shelves. : pigvomit
• But when I do use mine, it's some of the best gaming around... : DOOManiac
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  how many of you own decks of cards? do you use them every day? i'd wager more than half of the people who... : dodob
  • Oops can't criticize the Wii! It's beyond reproach! : EvilDolemite
  • could you have tried for a worse analogy? no, you couldn't : derelict515
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    yeah but i paid $0.99 for the deck of cards : electroly
    • and you don't generally play cards by yourself, and you don't have to buy anew $50 deck to play poker and... : derelict515
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    cards cost like $3 dude : Mansmells
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      Well a friend of mine spent like $200 on poker stuff (table, nice chips, cards) with the intention that w... : pigvomit
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        and he has the ability to take all your money...the Wii makes no one money but Nintendo ;) : VegasX
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          Well the other guys would have the ability to take that dude's money too. How do you know his friends ar... : Chris Remo
          • See! Everyone makes money all around! : VegasX
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        That is a sad story. :-( : Johnny Law
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          Yeah, well it is his fault mainly, we would be willing to play, but his girlfriend has been eating way to... : pigvomit
          • is she hot? : Chupa808
  • If I paid $250 for a deck of cards I'd damn well better use them. : Begawkiness
  • I use my 360 almost everyday : klearlyunseen
• Yeah, I obsessed until I found one. Bought it and played it a couple times. Been sitting there sucking ... : zippynipple
• Yeah pretty much everyone I know who has one doesn't ever touch theirs. I remember a year ago I actually... : Begawkiness
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  dident you all hear? Hateing on the wii is the cool new thing to do on the shack! : Chupa808
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    i don't think anybody hates the wii, it's just sad that nintendo doesn't seem to be delivering compelling... : electroly
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      I think Nintendo is delivering as many compelling games as a single developer could reasonably be expecte... : Chris Remo
      • right, i didn't mean nintendo's in-house development, but the platform they've created in general : electroly
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      i still don't see why this is getting as much attention as it is. I own a wii, i don't use it all the tim... : Chupa808
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        Brilliant, I can't see anything at all wrong with that analogy. : soggybagel
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          only 42% of americans use the restroom more than 4 times a day. the point is WHY IS THIS NEWS. its an... : Chupa808
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            First of all, that is not the initial argument you put forth. You indicated that this article was simply... : soggybagel
            • my argument is that every wii thread on the shack grows a substantial section of "mine is collecting dust... : Chupa808
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      What do you call MP3, Strikers, Galaxy, Mario Kart and the other titles coming out then? : rosewood
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        4 games : xil-reno
        • 2 of which aren't out : derelict515
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        Games with the same character in them as every other Nintendo game? Nintendo 2008 Lineup - Mario Wa... : Phreakin
        • I feel bad for laughing at this - but I am laughing - a lot :D : seven
        • I would play mario 2 - electric boogaloo : klearlyunseen
    • CRITICISM = DERISION : algernoN8
    • third party developers still haven't caught up, since many were already down on nintendo from the gamecub... : ermac
    • Right. That mini game stuff sucks. Zelda was great, from then on there was nothing for me out there. : MatzL.E.
  • I certainly do not hate the Wii. I hate that I dont play it : bozer
• this is actually why i never bought one ... i just knew i wouldn't play it - its more of a party console,... : virus
• I bought one too, I only played it for a week :( : MikkleThePickle
• Its been 2 months since our family turned our Wii on. : baron calamity
• Sounds about right. Hell, even when we do use the Wii at my buddy's place, it's to play GC games. : Vincent Grayson
• Yep, Wii Sports sold that thing to millions. But I also want Mario Galaxy, Samba and Metroid really very ... : node
• Just the irony of this when I still can't just walk into a store and buy one. : kanix

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• Ripburger you're dumber than dirt! : thewriter
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  I would like to add, that this game has voice acting for everyone in the game. Everyone! 12 years ago! I ... : warcrow
  • That had been standard LucasArts policy for all adventure games since 1993, and their voice acting for al... : Chris Remo
• If only enough people were interested in buying them, adventure games would come back. RPGs are the next ... : TroughLollie
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  $50 for 3 hours of gameplay...THAT is how it's DONE! : PenicillinX57
  • I don't know of anyone that finished it in 3 hours their first attempt unless they were using a guide. B... : Chod
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    This game took me WAY longer than three hours to beat the first time I played it, and it's probably the m... : Chris Remo
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      I wish they'd release it on steam or something. finding it (non pirated) is a bitch : hamachi
      • it's in allot of the game packs lucas arts released : nandu666
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        You can get a legit copy on eBay quite easily as far as I know. Chris Faylor just picked up The Dig and ... : Chris Remo
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          I wonder what the compatibility's like... : Majuju
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            ScummVM runs most of the old Lucas games flawlessly. : Nick Breckon
            • Man I keep forgetting about ScummVM! Oh man!! *hella amazons* : Majuju
      • you kidding? they give it away on amazon/ebay : MoreVespeneGas
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  This needs to be made Windows XP compliant and put on Steam, stat. I've never played it. :( : Magus
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    ScummVM. : zanzares
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      I got it to run on Vista through DosBox, too. Vista x64, even, which everyone loves to hate on (except m... : Teiresias
      • I just started using it, and so far only my printer and a G15 LCD app have not worked 100%. : Rice-Rocketeer
• My favourite part of that clip is the end. "You know what might look better on your nose?" "What?" : Rice-Rocketeer
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  A LucasArts Adventure pack really needs to come to Steam. Also a 3DRealms pack. : h o s t i l e
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    it's true, needs more monkey island : kydaimon
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      I really want Loom and it's manual again. My copy was lost when it was loaned out. That game seems to be ... : Psigun
      • i couldnt stand the gameplay at all : kydaimon
    • I'm sad to say I've never played that or any of the classic adventure games except for Grim (never beat i... : h o s t i l e
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    also, a Wii version of that lucasarts adventure pack. : cdbeckman
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      That sounds like a lot more work than a pc pack that would just include scumm. : h o s t i l e
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        Port Scumm to Wii, use Wiimote as mouse. Done and done. : timmie
        • I imagine the ScummVM team would do this for free given the necessary tools : Chris Remo
• When I'm on the road, I'm unstoppable, but they try... : SpaecKow
• Time to re-play this. What a good game... I used to play it through once or twice a year. : jake2000
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  Ben Throttle was an inspiration for Duke's voice. I think I still have a tape recording of the opening o... : GeorgeB3DR
  • Well I say that that is some good insparation if anything! : warcrow
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    Now that you mention it, I notice the similarities. I'm surprised I never noticed it before. : bRAINsick
    • Yeah that's pretty crazy, I never realized how similar they were. : bcyde
  • very similar to Max Payne's narration's, no? : sludge vohaul
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  I have a video of the whole game that someone posted here awhile ago. One of my most nostalgic gaming me... : dopeman
  • http://www.gamershell.com/download_12100.shtml via: http://mojoart.mixnmojo.com/ Maybe someone w... : speon
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  I watched this so many times, awesome. : devi| dog
  • On a side note, I just watched the Full Throttle 2 video... wow glad that got canceled, waaaay too cartoo... : devi| dog
• Odd, I had an itch to watch the intro earlier today. Anyway, yeah, great game. Like all of LucasArts' ... : Orange Pylon
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  Last I heard Roy Conrad (Ben) died a few years ago. =( : Pink0r
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Conrad : Pink0r
    • :( that sucks : Majuju
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    http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:cVOfGLzb2-oJ:www.doublefine.com/roy_conrad.htm+double+fine+roy+conrad... : jake2000
    • Oh man :( He voiced that character so well. : seven
• Does anyone remember the Biker haikus that were in the credits? I only remember one: Splitting lane... : sadjack
• I remember when this came out for the Mac. Back before I had a job, my parents had a Mac IIsi, but contr... : Enkidu
• I don't know ANYONE who played an old Adventure game and wasn't instantly a fan of the genre. I don't see... : jayacheess
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  That game looked so damned good. Not to mention that the gameplay was second to none adventure wise. W... : seven
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    It still does! You've gotta look past the whole "low resolution" thing and appreciate the art itself. In ... : SpaecKow
    • Dude - the shots of the bike riding along the highway, during the opening credits, are simply awesome. ... : seven
  • I still love that art style. We lost something when we moved to high res, crazy though that sounds. I've ... : node
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  Full Throttle, edited into the form of a movie: http://www.apathymachine.com/content/Full%20Throttle%2... : deject
  • That is awesome! Only....I do not get any sound. :( : warcrow
• I played though it on my chipped Xbox1 a couple of weeks ago. I love my chipped xbox1 so much. : GodZilly