Evening Reading

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  We have 25 shackers who have volunteered to show the Arsclan a good time and defend Jonathan's name. It t : terath
  • I took volunteers on a first come first serve basis that's very cool of you and you got a great set of p... : Merconium
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    Thanks for organizing terath! The only downside is we won't be able to watch each others' games, unl... : indosauros
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      I was thinking of running them in sequence actually. Each should take roughly 30 min so hopefully the who... : terath
      • oh, awesome then -- thanks! : indosauros
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    But khan and I work so well together! Oh well :D : thief
    • i know! too bad, they wouldn't stand a chance if we were working together, not that they stand a chance n... : Dschinghis Khan
  • WHOOO WHOOOO! : noobja
  • go team shack! and thanks for coordinating things, terath. : ]pm[chem
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    This REALLY sucks... but I'll probably have to play in the second game because I wont be home from work u... : vile
    • Ok, I'll put you on the second team, and will swap someone from the first in if you can't make it soon en... : terath
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    I forgot I'd be out of town that day, so you can take me (Captain Wow) off of the list. : bipolar
    • Alright, NastyJack will take your spot. : terath
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    sweet. : YamatoTwinkie
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      Do we have a server picked out yet? : YamatoTwinkie
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        We'll be using moron. : terath
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          Hmm... Well, I'd still be happy to play if you need me, but I don't ping so well to moron (100+). If you... : YamatoTwinkie
          • I'd be fine with any other server if any other admin wants to volunteer. : terath
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    Haha, you should make it that Nasty Jack is on Alert 5. : Sailor of Fortune
    • We have have gone to DefCon Demoman, I repeat, DefCon Demoman. : spazzium
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    "I'm your Medic" Is what I'm thinking >:) : Malku
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      what are you doing up at this time of night : pwnage1232
      • Me and nerdrage were watching Anime :(. It's tainting my brain. : Malku
• shouldn't they be arsclowns? : CoRDS
• I may actually fire up TF2 to watch this : devnullgt
• We should make their Johnathan Jonathan. : A Sponge
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  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17114886#itemanchor_17114886 I'm so sad I was not mentioned :( zero... : thief
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    Thief it's okay that you missed your own name. I know you artsy sorts are easily overwhelmed by the sight... : A Sponge
    • Your words console me more than your medigun ever has, Miss Sponge. : thief
• So is this the team that was talking smack? While I don't play TF2, I really hope you guys kick their shi... : ashkie
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  now the better question is should I enable alltalk on the sourcetv relay : devnullgt
  • I'd say yes yes YES. :) : terath
• this looks epic. good luck shack teams! : mXENO
• You guys are donezo. : Jinxplayer
• I think this calls for my "multimedia" presentation. And for those who know what I'm talking about, I'm ... : Xevo
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  lol... this shit is gonna be EPIC. Fuck yes. :D : Ars Johnathan
  • FUCK YES : virus

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  Do you like Terminator 2 and True Lies? THIS IS IMPORTANT. : pupismyname
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    True Lies is FUCKING AWESOME. :D : stelth
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      that movie is the best arnold movie, both for tom and schwarzenegger : lja83
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        While there are certainly worse things to argue about than which is the better Arnold movie, I must assum... : dognose
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          commando is the perfect action movie. and conan is pretty awesome too. (not the destroyer so much) : skryte
          • Conan is the best movie Arnold was in, although perhaps not the best "Arnold movie" (just my 2¢) : Borzoi
        • i have actually, i prefer True Lies, but that's just me : lja83
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        Tom Arnold kicks so much ass in that movie! "What kind of sick bitch takes the ice cube trays out of the... : stelth
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          Yeah, he has so many one-liners, you might miss some of them. "Yeah, I remember the first time I got s... : Grimp
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            Paxton's lines are also great : shavenewok
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              I'm NAVEL LINT! I always loved that quote. :D : stelth
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                the 'I've got a little dick, it's pathetic' line always cracks me up : shavenewok
                • You see that? Would a spy piss himself? : riptyde
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        no predator is, then true lies, then T2 : mindshot
        • That's my top 3 give it back! : TrptJim
      • No way man... Predator or T2. : mnok
      • Terminator 2 is easily the best Schwarzenegger movie, hands down. True Lies is quite possibly second thou... : thetangent
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      I prefer the original french movie that True Lies adapted from. : kramweil
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        no you don't you dirty cunt! link the movie, as this is the second time you've done this : dedgecko
        • La Totale http://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_La_Totale_rev.html : kramweil
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      was that the one with the jamie lee curtis strip tease scene :( : dantastic
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        Yes but it was still good : dognose
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          that is almost an oxymoron : dantastic
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            unless it was JLC like 30 years ago or something : dantastic
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              Fast forward button! : dognose
              • do you know how awkward it was watching that scene with my dad and my little brother in the movie theatre... : dantastic
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        What the fuck? She was a fucking MILF in that scene, anyone who says otherwise must love the cock. : sanchez
        • i think you'd have to love the cock to enjoy that scene. she is almost built like a man and that "milf" ... : dantastic
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    Gee, pup, I don't know. Are they good movies? WHAT DO YOU THINK >:( : dognose
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      I'm just making sure. :( : pupismyname
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        I can't believe you asked that :( : dognose
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          There were a few things in the past that you didn't like that made me do a double-take. I can't think of ... : pupismyname
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            The only thing I don't like that is GOOD, is Led Zeppelin : dognose
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              Do we have to have this talk every chatty? =( : brickmatt
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                Dude I recognize that Led Zep is good! It's not them, it's me! : dognose
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                  what if the soundtrack to Terminator included a lot of Led Zeppelin tunes? what then? : renegade732
                  • Most movie soundtracks include music I don't like! I just deal! : dognose
  • True Lies sucked. There, I said it! : anhero
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  I haven't watched that movie since I was 8. I remember that shapeshifter dude giving me nightmares. :( : Koral06
  • that was the second movie : lja83
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  In the event of an impending explosion, I know I'll be headed for the nearest dumpster. See you there! : Enkidu
  • I want to go around town sticking "Emergency Shelter" stickers on dumpsters : dognose
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  it was awesome because first time viewing it you thought the movie was over. : gmd
  • I still submit that it is a horror movie, like Alien. It has: Couple who has sex gets killed near the be : dognose
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  did I make you watch it again ? haha good movies indeed (from a young initiate) : barichnikov
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    You did, it was this thread http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17117829 Not only that, you made me wa... : dognose
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      nice. i have T3 sitting there. tomorrow ! : barichnikov
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        Did you watch T2? I haven't seen the post. What did you think of T1 aside from all the glitchy DVD prob... : dognose
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          I don't hate T3 at all. There's some cheese, but I liked the casting of the two young leads. The ending... : Enkidu
          • That vehicle chase sequence is one of the best scenes in the history of action. : dognose
        • i did, but did not post about it !!! it was really good, i realised i HAD seen some parts, here and there... : barichnikov
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  and it wasn't any gimp CGI explosion either. 100% awesome-o : RikiTiki2
  • Back in the day, they really blew stuff up :*( : dognose
• Late to the party? For fuck's sake man the kids that were born from drunk sex at that party are now in co... : Fred Garvin
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  A BIT late? Where were you? Dead? : Magus
  • oh I've seen this movie a buncha times. : dognose
• It is, and it only got better from there. : Serpico74

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• I'm looking forward to getting one too. I've been spoiled by these Japanese ones though :/ : sirkne
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  I wish iphones supported Verizon. I won't switch, too many issues since everyone I know is Verizon. : pigvomit
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    I'm not all that happy with T-Mobile, and the AT&T plan isn't bad at all. I'm fine moving off of my curre... : brickmatt
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      so i was thinking the same until i just went through the potential att plans and man its just hard to swa... : smacknca
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        the more i think about it. the more i realize... IT'S JUST A FUCKING PHONE. i can make do with a free... : dodob
        • I can too. We all can, but it's nice and fun. : brickmatt
        • You're on the wrong website for that attitude! I spend 90% of my time either at home or at work, at bo... : peanut-
      • I just don't need 1000 anytime and unlimited nights/weekends I've found. But I'll have to look at it clos... : brickmatt
  • This is where I'm at. I would love to pick up the new iphone, but everyone I know is on verizon, and att... : asylumn
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  Needs a better camera. Yes I'm a stuck record. I'd just miss being able to take 3mp shots with a decent f... : node
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    I think you're confusing cell phones and cameras. Does any cell phone have a 3mp camera with a flash and ... : BlackCat9
    • sure, some have optical zoom too (of course the quality is poor compared to a proper camera, but it's goo... : jcupitt
    • yes, plenty of new phones do have that. the point is that the technology is there to avoid having to carr... : moshman
    • Yes, Sony k800i. It's not too much to ask at all - I'm not asking for zoom or 8MP, 3 is plenty and a dece... : node
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    i dont really like the camera on any phone and ive used the 5mp sony one with a xenon flash. they are han... : CoRDS
    • Sure, but my point is, it's not even decent for quick snaps. They've had a year and done nothing with it. : node
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    I don't care at all about the camera, so I'm good. : brickmatt
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      let's get down to brass tacks here for a second, 99% of cell phone pictures are of girlfriend's boobs, ph... : PlanetPerfecto
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        Photos on my phone: - Beautiful shot of stockholm with an amazing sunset I noticed as I was leaving wo... : node
        • Hehe. I was only kidding. Now I'm feeling bad replying to every post in this thread, sorry. I agree with ... : PlanetPerfecto
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    -3mp would be nice -Fixed focus is the best for a cameraphone IMO -the phone is just for "hey guys chec... : batkiwi
    • the less moving parts on a phone (this includes all buttons) the better. as far as i can tell the iphone ... : CoRDS
  • I kind of agree that by now they could have bumped up the resolution a bit, given that competitors like t... : Arsenal
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    Why not just buy a new camera? Both Canon and Nikon have point and shoot models that will fit in your po... : crimrOw
    • I've got a Fuji F40, it's another thing to carry around though isn't it? : node
  • Hmm, ya know what, I might just fucking deal, these's aren't amazing but not terrible either for a camera... : node
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  no keyboard just kills it for me :( : anhero
  • Once you get used to letting the auto-correction do the work for you, the iPhone is one of the easiest ph... : peanut-
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    I need to try one out in a store. I have a sidekick so I love my keyboard, but I don't know how well the ... : brickmatt
    • Let the spellchecker and key prediction work for you. You'll fly on it once you get over the desire to fi... : Serpico74
    • it's one of those things which will frustrate you at first, but you'll like it later - you develop a knac... : Postal
  • There is a keyboard though. Once you need to type it shows up. It is hidden otherwise. This whacky tec... : crimrOw
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  I am in the same boat as you, brickmatt. How dare you copy my consumer apple whoreishness. Did you not he... : PlanetPerfecto
  • I am clearly weak. =( : brickmatt
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  yeah, i'm with you on this one. i get my stimulus check in July, so I plan on stimulating me some iPhone... : dopeman
  • I'm on a similar schedule. Yaay us. : brickmatt
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  I REALLY want to upgrade but I can't rationalize another $10 hike in my monthly bill. I'm already paying ... : afrochops
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    i'd have less qualms paying the lame at&t wireless fees if their service was anywhere near as reliable an... : PlanetPerfecto
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      funny thing: here in Canada, the GSM provider seems to be good (at least in Ottawa), while it's the CDMA ... : Postal
      • Go figure. I also wonder how much AT&T's data coverage has improved for certain semi-rural regions in san... : PlanetPerfecto
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  uk tarrifs announced: O2, the only company in the UK which supplies the iPhone, said that consumers c... : jcupitt
  • also, wtf £75/month ?!?! maybe the pasyasyougo rate won't be awful : jcupitt
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    75 minutes on the £30 tariff lol. : pieman
    • Plus data. About the same as my T-Mobile Web 'n' walk. I only use it for quick calls and a few texts anyw... : node
• i feel like a consumer whore cause i want the ps3 : barichnikov
• fuck the service fees.. a 2 year contract means 2x12x75 = 1800 bucks (plus tax probably) of course the ph... : boring gegtik
• same here :( what are we going to do :( : Flying h4x0r

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  wtf is with the cstrike video they use. its like 4fps. : chilln
  • Looked like Source too in a couple shots. : K1Bond007
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  Check out #1 haha : EvilDolemite
  • Their rationale is fine, but not for #1. I'm glad it beat fucking Halo though. : K1Bond007
  • okay, what the fuck is with this #1 shit. my eyes went O_o when it went up : xsoulbrothax
  • um...what? : choppp
• That was embarrassingly bad. : InfoBiter
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  i can practically smell the axe body spray on this fucking douche : GloriousCow
  • srsly I thought I was watching SpikeTV or something : DinK
• Hahahaha, oh I feel sorry for the kids of today, they'll get their gaming from a bunch of stupid MTV-cool... : SpaecKow
• yay #7 though : xsoulbrothax
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  1.) doom series 2.) quake series 3.) Half-life series 4.) counterstrike 5.) wolfenstein 3d 6.) duke3... : chilln
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    not bad, but system shock should be above call of duty and halo, and I don't think counterstrike deserves... : datoo
    • CS could be considered a TC tho, couldn't it? I think that's probably enough to qualify it. : riptyde
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    Battlefield series should be on there, in my opinion. They were the first to offer excellent vehicle b... : Danny5225
    • I only ever played the Wake Island demo of 1942 and I still remember it fondly. =( : DinK
  • i support this list completely : thewindcriesmary
  • Perfect! : tree8
• NUMBER 8??!?! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!?! Fuck you, Screw Attack. I've never heard of you, and I wi... : vile
• lol that list is fucking horrible. #1 and #2 are a fucking joke. : eeeealmo
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  how could they leave out stuff like deus ex and system shock 2. thief, metroid prime, etc. : pyide
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    While those are first person, I wouldn't call really them fps games. : mechanicalgrape
    • I would. Just because they fit into more than one genre shouldn't exclude them. Not to mention they are b... : pyide
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      Deus Ex was FPS game first, RPG second. : ifallible
      • i dont know about that. Since the shooting was so terrible, i always thought of it as adventure/rpg game ... : Klebold
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  "Some say 2007 was the best year in gaming history." Who the fuck said that and please tell them 1998 wo... : riptyde
  • A ton of clowns on shack last year. Then Breckon had to tell em what's what. : SpaecKow
  • '98 was better but '07 was pretty damn close. : SolrFlare
  • Still, 2007 was arguably the best year since 1998. Some would and do say better. : pyide
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    It's understandable. : K1Bond007
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      Mario Galaxy, Portal, TF2, BioShock, CoD4... pretty fucking good year. : vile
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        I won't argue that last year was an amazing year, but lets look back to 1998 Grim Fandango Thief Hal... : riptyde
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          planescape etc : duncandun
          • Ah yes. I think these are the main reasons I think 1998 is tops and will be very hard to ever beat. It ... : riptyde
        • Even knowing that 1998 was so crazy good, I always forget HOW good it was until I see a list like this. : zakazi
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          How the fuck do you keep that years top games in your memory. : Nighteyes
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            how do you not? they practically spawned all the crap we play today : pyide
            • Sure but I don't keep a list that indicates they were all 1998. Just kinda surprised me :D : Nighteyes
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            Some are impossible to forget (also there have been many discussions about this on the shack so it reinfo... : riptyde
            • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_in_video_gaming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_video_gaming T... : K1Bond007
        • Holy crap. : c0bra
        • Jeez, I don't think anything will beat 1998, especially for many of us who were teenagers at the time and... : DinK
  • No kidding, 2007 only seemed awesome because we came out of a veritable desert of gaming. You can't t... : Kaerof
• Haha I saw that coming a mile away : dmason
• Wow. That is the worst list I have ever seen... Bioshock...underwhelming shooter... (and no System Sho... : Wisp!
• Well they picked the top 2 console FPSs, but top 2 overall? wtf : riptyde
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  Each and every thing about this video is horrible. : freshyk
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    I love the narrator. He sounds like a cool guy. : EvilDolemite
    • Yeah I enjoy the commentary a lot. : riptyde
• Goldeneye's only #1 if it was your first fps ever and you didn't have pc capable of running UT99 at the t... : algernoN8
• I would be happy if the word machinima disappeared : spiderfill
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  HL2 is the greatest. No doubt about it. : mossman85
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    I still content Quake1 is the greatest. Many games have come along in the subsequent decade+ and done th... : riptyde
    • Let's not forget alllllll those awesome mods. : Kaerof
    • I think Quake 1 and Doom 1 are tied for the number 1 slot. : ifallible
• when you see #1 youll shit bricks : mega man
• This guy is retarded. He needs to stop talking. : Nali4Freedom
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  Goldeneye is pure nostalgia. I never played it at the time so I'm immune, but a couple of years ago my s... : SiW73
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    it was pure shit when it came out. only people who thought it was good, was people who NEVER played pc... : -=kodiak=-
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      Up until that point GoldenEye was the best game on a console. Period. It's obviously been surpassed and i... : K1Bond007
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        Until Halo came along, Goldeneye was pretty much the only good console FPS that ever existed. : riptyde
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          Call me crazy, but I'd honestly put Metroid Prime over Halo. The only thing I liked about Halo was the ve... : K1Bond007
          • MP was a better single-player experience (fucking repetitive Library, ugh), but Halo managed to get the c... : riptyde
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        made it's mark with dumb fucking moron college kids... yes... was it a good game? on the n64 it was...... : -=kodiak=-
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          Why are even bothering? : K1Bond007
          • cuz it's 2 am and there's fucking nothing else to do that's why : -=kodiak=-
        • I had quake when goldeneye came out and goldeneye was pretty tight still. : chilln
        • Ignoring console FPS's in general is kind dumb, however. You have to give note when note is due for Golde... : Shivawn
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          haha, I'm completely with you on this rant, my drunken friend I insist that everyone who loves Goldene... : SiW73
          • Yeah, the concept of camping really, really hurts multiplayer in Goldeneye. : Grimp
    • Absolutely correct, that games was a piece of shit compared to just about any PC fps available. : Arsenal
    • The only reason I remember liking goldeneye was sniping people on that snow level. And I guess just shoo... : DinK
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    So wrong. Goldeneye is still a great game. : datoo
    • Hell yes. I'll always love it. : NFXFSX
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    I still think Goldeneye is one of the best console FPSes ever at least. Not overall when including PC ga... : TabsAZ
    • Turok beat it to the control scheme thing, although they came out in the same year. : DinK
• Doom 3 better than bioshock? Suck my ass please : mr.sleepy
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  lol goldeneye as number 1? youve got to be fucking kidding me. : -=kodiak=-
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    Ok, fuck, nevermind. If that's #1 I don't even want to see the rest of the list. : Ebu
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      #2 will make you ragequit the internet. : riptyde
      • GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAGHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ifallible
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  Someone post the list so I don't have to watch it. : Ebu
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    From bottom to top: Bioshock Doom 3 Half-Life 2 Duke Nukem 3D Counter-Strike Quake Wolfenstein 3D ... : freshyk
    • That's ridiculous! : randomjgj
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    10. Duke Nukem 3D 9. AvP 8. Battlefield 1942 7. Quake 6. Unreal Tournament 5. Starseige: Tribes 4.... : pyide
    • doh, i tried to list a bunch of games not on the list. guess they mentioned duke 3d and quake :< : pyide
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      The lack of Tribes on the countdown was a definite fail. I could almost allow the omission of BF1942 IF ... : riptyde
      • Especially since every single entry on the list contained some mention of multiplayer. To leave out the ... : timmie
• What the fuck is DOOM 3 doing on that list? : DOOManiac
• I want to uppercut this guy into the stratosphere like in Mortal Kombat : mr.sleepy
• When are people going to realize screw attack is terrible ever since they split up. : timaste
• What about HALF LIFE 1? Deus Ex? FUCKING NOLF. PLEASE GET THIS GUY THE FUCK OFF THIS PLANET. : mr.sleepy
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  ARGH I CAN'T BELIEVE A TOP 10 LIST MAKE CONTROVERSIAL CHOICES ARGH : stuka
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    There's a difference between making controversial choices and making fucking retarded choices. Raise yo... : riptyde
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      honestly, doom 3 shouldnt be on any gameplay list what so ever. technology list? sure, you have a poin... : -=kodiak=-
      • Good indicator: Doom3's lasting legacy is all satirical and not complimentary. eg: "Look at the physics... : riptyde
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    There's nothing controversial about putting Doom 3 on a Top 10 list. That's just fucking retarded. : K1Bond007
    • Guys, seriously? Why do you think they keep making top 10 lists. They make choices that people will think... : stuka
• Lol, what the fuck? I love how they showed a PS2 copy of half life to.... : shred.
• Watching this video firmly cements in my mind that phrases like "pure ownage" should only exist in text, ... : action wombmate
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  Rofl. Halo above quake, doom, the duke meister, and wolfenstein? LOL AT YOU GAME TRAILERS. LOL AT YOU. : PlanetPerfecto
  • screwattack.com, not gametrailers. I think gametrailers just hosts the content. It's not the same witho... : Grimp
• What a crap list. As usual it's full of cliches and picks that just come off as "controversial". No multi... : Fred Garvin
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  that is a shitty list : deject
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    it's practically a fucking troll and I rarely use that word, but the list is an awesome troll if you thin... : PlanetPerfecto
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      seriously pushing the console agenda on that list : kevp
      • The site is geared towards console gamers who are in their mid-late 20's. They're not pushing an agenda ... : Toxy
• I disagree with every single place on that list. : nomaad
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  9, 3, 2, 1 don't belong on that list : sanchez
  • heh, I love how the top 3 are ones that shouldn't be on the list at all. : DinK
• What's this shit with counterstrike making machinima big? That shit peaked with Quake2 as far as I'm con... : DinK

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• That's not uncommon, I think a lot of people like DMC because of how zany it is. I've always felt a bit m... : qwpeoriu
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  Plus, Ninja Gaiden does not take itself seriously, whereas Devil May Cry is very dramatic. : nevicata
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    What? Did you play DMC? It doesn't take itself seriously at all. Dude, at one point, Dante uses a motorcy... : lplasmatron
    • You got got. : Magus
    • Nunchaku Fuck you Firefox, your spellcheck is broken : Ebu
  • Eh the stories and "plots" for both are cheese-fests but that's part of the charm. I wouldn't say eith... : EvilDolemite
  • NG takes itself seriously in the combat, much more so than DMC. DMC to me seems like a punch-em-up-in-th... : paravis
• Yeah, but I think Ninja Gaiden only came about because of the groundwork DMC laid. I agree with ya, the c... : Magus
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  Same genre but very different. Both have over the top stories of pure LOL but DMC takes it to 11. Com... : MoreVespeneGas
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    (but it should be noted that NG prob wouldn't be around without DMC... and DMC wouldn't be around without... : MoreVespeneGas
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      I completely agree that DMC wouldn't be around without RE, but to say NG wouldn't be around with either s... : qwpeoriu
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        To sound like a troll "NG RIPPED OFF DMC" Actually I think Shinobi on the PS2 from 2002 (and to a less... : MoreVespeneGas
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          It's good to see someone remembers Shinobi. So many shack conversations about NG and DMC, but poor litt... : Finestaut
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            Shinobi wasn't as good. It was also ridiculously hard. : EvilDolemite
            • I actually like it better than DMC or NG. It's definitely too hard, but I really clicked with that game.... : Finestaut
            • Another vote here for Shinobi...frankly, that one feels the most like NG for me- mostly due to the futuri... : Borzoi
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      fuck, why the flying FUCK do people keep going back to RE as the 'gold standard' of the genera in some so... : -=kodiak=-
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        RE made it popular : Modica Sol Solis
        • yea, with stupid people it did. dunno how many fucking times in the past people were like "OMFG A DOG ... : -=kodiak=-
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          RE has about zero in common with modern third-person combat games like DMC and Ninja Gaiden. I underst... : EvilDolemite
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            I have no idea what the RE --> DMC/NG comparison came from. DMC/NG were a direct result of fighting games... : Modica Sol Solis
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              DMC was started as a RE game. that's about all i can think of. : grifter
              • I believe it was an offshoot, like a "chronicles of..." type game, and they discovered this "juggling" te... : EvilDolemite
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        The credit actually goes to classic beat-em-ups from Capcom like Final Fight. They just took the 3D "surv... : mr.sleepy
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          wow............ what the fuck. im not even going to bother in fact, im going to eat the rest of m... : -=kodiak=-
          • How can something be BURNT AND FROZEN AT THE SAME TIME YOU RETARDED FUCK. DMC IS FINAL FIGHT ON THE RESID... : mr.sleepy
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            He's half right, though. Games like Ninja Gaiden were a direct evolution from Final Fight, Streets of Rag... : Modica Sol Solis
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              No, he's not right what so ever. alone in the dark was not a side scrolling fighting game... what so e... : -=kodiak=-
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                What the hell? We're talking about where Ninja Gaiden and DMC came from, not Alone in the Dark. : Modica Sol Solis
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                  funny enough, i missed yer first reply to the giant subthread of bullshit i started. and i agree with ... : -=kodiak=-
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                    i thought re sucked balls. i thought aitd sucked balls. but i think the survival horror genre sucked ball... : Modica Sol Solis
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                      well the reason why i started this sub thread was because of the comparison to beat em ups and the 3d puz... : -=kodiak=-
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                        I love you and would gladly accept your AIDS into my body : mr.sleepy
                        • awesome. i havent dipped into the dark chocolate yet. i will save this moment for you, and you alon... : -=kodiak=-
              • Alone In The Dark didnt have combo's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The arcade difficulty of Ninja Gaiden and DMC com... : mr.sleepy
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                You're the only one talking about Alone in the Dark, apparently in a well-meaning but misguided attempt t... : SiW73
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                  i have a sever adverse reaction whenever someone mentions RE1. blow me. : -=kodiak=-
                  • youre asking him to blow you when obviously Infogrames has beat him to the task : mr.sleepy
          • How can you not see the lineage here? Cocks in your eyes? : SiW73
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          This. They are very definitely the modern beat 'em up. (Which is why I'm making a 2D one :)) : SiW73
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            They've split off though. I consider God of War to be more of a "brawler" style game whereas Ninja Gaide... : EvilDolemite
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              Oh, agreed completely. But you can't ignore the 2D beat 'em roots of the modern 3D "hack & slash". : SiW73
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                Yeah everything about them screams streets of rage... double dragon.. theyre just adapted to this formula... : mr.sleepy
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                  There's an interesting article out there that I read when doing my research, pointing out that the old be... : SiW73
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                    Yup, as evidenced by The Bouncer I would crucify Jesus for Streets of Rage 4, or Final Fight 4 :( :( :... : mr.sleepy
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                      I can't hope to ever create a game at that level, but that early 90s arcade beat em up feel is what I'm s... : SiW73
                      • God Hand, my friend. Also, Urban Reign is totally under-appreciated. Final Fight: Streetwise I also enjoy... : Borzoi
                      • As the games I grew up playing they will be my favorite games of all time. I don't think it's possible to... : mr.sleepy
        • I love you, sleepy. Thank you. : brickmatt
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        DMC was originally going to be RE4. Chill. : MoreVespeneGas
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          that dont change a damn thing. : -=kodiak=-
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            take some crazy pills today or sumin? : MoreVespeneGas
            • sure did... about 18 of them. : -=kodiak=-
• Once you master the DMC combat system, it's pretty fucking awesome. Both characters in DMC4 are very fun ... : razlebol
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  They're only somewhat in the same genre to my mind, and I enjoyed DMC as much as I didn't enjoy NG. : Ebu
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    I don't get how you can like one but hate the other - they are so similar to me. : EvilDolemite
    • I've only played the demo for DMC4, and never played another DMC at all, but it did nothing but irritate ... : nudel
    • I like Ninja Gaiden more beause the combat animations are much better. DMC is more just overpowering enem... : Shai-Tan
• i put DMC, Ninja Gaiden, and God of War all in the same genre... and I think all three are great games. M... : TPSReport
• I absolutely love Ninja Gaiden Black. It was painful early on, but now I just love the huge amount of mo... : omnova
• I have heard that complaint about DMC before, but I just don't see it myself. I've played through all of ... : MrAdults

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  Why? Were you born without hands? ...wait. How did you type that?! : obiquatro
  • The Shack has...effects...on a man. : RomSteady
  • No, prior to this nothing has been able to tame his robo penis. : soggybagel
  • With his nose. How else do you explain his username? : CRasterImage
  • no but i mean bionic parts like that always seemed like "THE FUTURE!!!" : eeeealmo
  • "there's something I've been wanting to do for a long time" /jambi : Rich McNinch
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  The technology beat off three competitors to claim the Royal Academy of Engineering award at a ceremony i : shred.
  • fucking lol, just caught this : duncandun
  • I can't believe I missed that... : Turd Ferguson
  • Nice catch. That's awesome. : afty04
  • HAHAHAHAHA : ErneX
  • Oh shit, can't stop lolling! : BlackCat9
  • lol : alarm cock
  • Hell I should have read that first, nice catch. : AgentPothead
  • bwahahahahahaha : zakazi
  • ahhhhhh : Mondo
  • Everyone wins! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  I'm still waiting for an arm gun like Vash the Stampede has or Barrett (from FF7) : spiffymc
  • Bionic Commando-style grappling hook arm ftw. : riptyde
  • Or Machine Girl! (Damn that movie sucked.) : MaJeStu
  • Dude, shackmessages. You pinky swore :( : action wombmate
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMFrL7xt7kI : ashkie
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    fucking amazing : eeeealmo
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      i'm really interested in how much they cost. are they feasible for most people? : eeeealmo
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        It probably costs an arm and a limb : shred.
        • HEYOOOO!!! : eeeealmo
  • and for a bonus, jerking off with it probably feels like getting a handjob from someone else! : smax
  • That's very slick. : Jiven
  • A very cute and heartwarming video: a love story between a man and his badass cyborg hand. SCIENCE!!!! : Enkidu
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0_mLumx-6Y&feature=related : aeg1x
• The technology beat off three competitors EPIC LOLZ : AgentPothead
• The advances in that field over the past few years are absolutely amazing. Stuff like this and the projec... : ColoradoCNC
• As soon as it can match or exceed a real hand, I'm so cutting mine off. : Vincent Grayson
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  Wonder what the pressure the grip can do. Could he crush a soda can? Also when he pulled the door close... : Nighteyes
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    he certainly could smack his wife's ass with the appropriate pressure..... : Borzoi
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      The dev team worked for months getting that particular ability to work right. : Bonestormm
      • Yep. They even routinely tested it on his wife to make sure it was an "authentic experience". She said sh... : BlackCat9
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  have you seen the "Luke" arm Dean Kamen's team is working on? it seems like it's a bit outside the realm ... : lja83
  • Just looked it up now. That is some sci-fi hotness. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/feb08/5957 : gooblerampling
• next up nanotechnology from deus ex please : Chandler55
• that guy hadn't jerked off in 21 years : kevp
• lol: "now i got no arms and legs, i'm like the bionic man really" - cyborg "well you are..but" - anchor : Klebold

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  Alexi in Ninja Gaiden II. : EvilDolemite
  • He's the cheapest bastard in the game; once you get past him, the boss fights are a little more reasonabl : Head Rush
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    He took me three or four tries. He wasn't too bad once I learned the tell for that ridiculous grab/throw... : omnova
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      I kept missing the tell for the super grab as well as the regular grab. Once you read those and realize ... : EvilDolemite
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        What were the tells for the super grab? I felt like it was pretty unpredictable, which was why it so was... : Head Rush
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          Super grab tell is a three-punch combo followed by an unblockable uppercut. If the uppercut connects he ... : EvilDolemite
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            Ah, I was thinking of the regular grab then. How are you liking the game so far? You were one of the mo... : Head Rush
            • Love it. There is some cheapness, but I really don't mind the camera as much as some folks. I auto adju... : EvilDolemite
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  GG&HT on Expert Guitar as far as how much time spent to conquer something... Ninja Gaiden 2 and GTA4 c : DOOManiac
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    I got Rock Band pretty recently, and breezed through everything on Expert UNTIL I got to GG&HT, which kic... : Head Rush
    • this is where I am at as well. :( : mwasher
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      I likewise breezed through Expert. I've only even failed 3 or 4 of the other songs (not counting when my : DOOManiac
      • Wow, thanks for the great write-up. I'm going to look this over again tomorrow and re-attempt. Unfortun... : Head Rush
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  New Super Mario Brothers :( : dognose
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    Please leave your gamer card by the door on your way out :[ : Ovate
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      I've got like 35 lives in my Yoshi's Island DS save. In my NSMB game, oh, maybe 0. : dognose
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        If you finish the game you get to play as LUIGI : EvilDolemite
        • You can start a new game like that if you hold down the buttons it says at the ending. : AgentPothead
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        that's crazy. how far are you and what's giving you problems? it's hands down the easiest mario game i... : pyide
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          Issues with jumping :/ : dognose
          • I will submit in your defense that the jumping in NSMB just... feels different somehow. Your brain wants... : riptyde
          • When near a pit, press "A" : EvilDolemite
          • You'll get used to it. I bet you'll be wall jumping in no time! : pyide
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    lol NSMB was the Final Fantasy Mystic Quest of mario bros games. : riptyde
    • And even FF:MQ had that really long staircase that was annoying as fuck to beat. : brickmatt
  • I got near the end of that but found the green snake level(s) too annoying to bother finishing the game. ... : nudel
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  DNF, the giant pig cop on level 2 owned me =[ then I figured out the only way to kill him was to shoot do : randomnull
  • haha noob. I owned this gamez the day it came out. I used the shrink gun so much that gamez is gone :( : humbleone
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  Definitely Rock Band drums. I can pass less than half the songs the first time through, the rest take me ... : pyide
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    Same here. I can't drum to save my life. But with enough alcohol I do great on the mic. It helps that ... : riptyde
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      I'm pretty good at Medium & most songs on Hard, but Expert has been killing me. : pyide
      • i like that it seems you can improve w/ the drums at a meteoric pace. at dahanese's shackmeet in december... : xsoulbrothax
• WoW PVP while not in S3 gear :( : Nighteyes
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  Trying to play more than 10 hours of Lost Odyssey without getting pissed and breaking the disk in half. ... : riptyde
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    I never had a crash playing Lost Odyssey, but yeah, the gameplay is pretty run of the mill. The character... : Borzoi
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      Must have been something wrong with my copy or something because I got the "dirty disk error" about every... : riptyde
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        It was packaged so shittily, maybe your disc came all scratched up? I was this close to calling MS custom... : Borzoi
        • What's more retarded is that they already *had* a reasonable package for it, when it was released in Japa... : Vincent Grayson
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  GTA4. : Sailor of Fortune
  • ^^^ this. 41 hours :( : lowpoly
• no physical toss, but ninja gaiden 2 was intense the whole way through. one part made me go "OH WTF!" : grifter
• Played some Starcraft for the first time since....maybe 1999? God, that game is way harder than I remembe... : Kaerof
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  Not an 08 game, but Izuna, Legend of the Unemployed Ninja is a brutal ass kicker of a Rougelike. I had to... : Borzoi
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    You play some weird shit. PS - I want a Wilson/Hawk '08 sticker. : Serpico74
    • the weirder the better for me! : Borzoi
• Mario Kart Wii is the first game I've played where I've felt like tossing the controller. The game is so ... : MoreVespeneGas
• Audiosurf : Rich McNinch
• Halo 3 on Legendary, makes me ANGRY : -Zero-
• R6:V2: Lone Wolf Terrorist Hunt using just the Deagle. I think it took me over 200 attempts to get thr... : godhatingatheist
• motherfucking IKARUGA SALFADDDDDDDDDD : mega man
• Mass Effect. I keep dieing. =( : fleabug
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  Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is really hard, even on coop. I didn't toss anything, but I punched the air. : ArB
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    Really? I finished it on realistic with my brother in two nights, all T-Hunts too, thought it was much ea... : -Zero-
    • Realistic is WAY harder by yourself. I have such a love/hate thing with the R6:V games. They have such ... : DinK
• Resistance: Fall of Man. I returned it and got Motorstorm instead. : GodZilly
• Argh I'm trying to make it though Ninja Gaiden Black for the first time. I've made it to chapter five bu... : Perturbation
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  GH3 boss battles. After losing 7 times in a row, it ceases to be fun. : silent77
  • The final, unskippable boss in that game pretty much ruined it for me. : DinK
• chess :( : Megara9
• Sins of a Solar Empire : TabsAZ
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  Rainbow Six Vegas 2 - Realistic - Nevada Desert. Solo sucked balls.I was stuck in one area for what seeme... : Werkin
  • I got fed up enough with a couple spots in R6:V2 on Realistic that I would just re-load in co-op mode so ... : DinK
• http://www.redlynxtrials.com --> eot : SlamDunk

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• i'll do it. : CoRDS
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  Cool, I just sent that to a couple actors I know that I think could do an awesome job. : Fred Garvin
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    pffffff fuck those actors. you KNOW my deep gay smooth voice is more than ample enough for this job... : -=kodiak=-
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      Deep voice + gay? : dognose
      • Because every gay I know, when they call, I can't hear anything but dogs in the neighborhood start barkin... : dognose
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        obviously has not heard my smooth gay deep voice. : -=kodiak=-
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          My hard gay deep voice was used in a couple of crime dramas on IFC. : MurrayTheSkull
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            i could use some work. id be totally awesome as a deep voice over some commercials and shit. lol : -=kodiak=-
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              I probably should have said Sundance since they show a lot of gay/lesbian films now and then. : MurrayTheSkull
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                i do not have a homo fag sounding voice btw. just awesome smooth sexy barry white manly voice that get... : -=kodiak=-
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                  *sigh* I make one Hard Gay reference and a play on what you're trying to talk about and it goes unnoti... : MurrayTheSkull
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                    you do. cuz i dont know a single REAL homosexual that knows who the fuck Hard Gay is. not only that... : -=kodiak=-
                    • lol k : MurrayTheSkull
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      Because you are a potty mouth. : Fred Garvin
      • i can be nice when nice is needed. it's called acting after all isnt it? heh : -=kodiak=-
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      angry villagers demand mp3's, dammit! : Megara9
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        hahah youll have to hit me up for some sexy man on man action on XBL i am purely incapable of evening ... : -=kodiak=-
        • oh kodiak! : anhero
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  They should hire Maddog! : FushigiDenki
  • ^^^^^^ : soapland
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    "Schpeeedy thing goes in, schpeedy thing comes out. Awww yeah" : DOOManiac
    • I got portals of steel! : Sailor of Fortune
  • So totally yes. Haarrrrrr! : Enkidu
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  send this to maddong delphi, fuck everyone else : mega man
  • hahahah yes. That would be so awesome in so many ways. : NastyJack
  • there better be a JO bud line in it : soapland
• Oh man, what a great character. This is going to be awesome. : Serpico74
• sounds fucking awesome. : randomposter
• what kind of royalties would i get ? : qwpeoriu
• So, the next question is, are we going to get an extra surprise with Left 4 Dead, or are they planning on... : SolrFlare
• I know I'll get yelled at for this, but I'm wondering if that's real - I would think that Valve would hav... : mafu5150
• Haha that's hilarious The role of GladOS will be played by Ronald Reagan. : SpaecKow
• Really? That's the best name they could come up with? :( The surname was probably taken from Erik. : K1Bond007
• Cave Johnson... lol sounds like what a frat boy would name his dick. : riptyde
• I'll do it!! I'll make him sultry ;) : Megara9
• damnit, I can't do the accent they want particularly well. :( : Toraz Chryx
• paging JPB... : jonin

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  why did someone call the cops ? : GloriousCow
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    My sentiments exactly. : AgentPothead
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      The police were called twice at midnight and 1PM. I had approximately 10 people over this evening, and... : disposition
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        So wait your house mates called the police on you without even sending somebody down first to say somethi... : AgentPothead
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          100% correctly. I know when I (and my friends) are out of line. I'll take responsibility without a co... : disposition
          • That is all kinds of fucked up man. It sounds like you live next to hardfl1p : AgentPothead
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        sounds like your current party venue has become incompatible with the type of gathering you'd like to hav... : PlanetPerfecto
        • lol man, I read your other post about the middle-of-nowhere. I think I'll give it a shot. Thanks, yo. I s... : disposition
• Tomorrow, you'll wake up and want to throw another party. : Head Rush
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  here's a helpful way to have more fun at parties, get stoned instead of drunk, or just don't get drunk at... : PlanetPerfecto
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    oh yeah, and if you want to have an awesome party, get some 5-10+ acres of land somewhere, I've never had... : PlanetPerfecto
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      yeah I went to a farm party, It was all fun and games, hauling around the kegs on a little mule with us e... : Jackass1233
      • haha yeah, the alcohol rule is universal, the only thing about the country is that it is very accommodati... : PlanetPerfecto
      • also lol at owning the tree with your SUV. You should consider the installation of those giant metal stal... : PlanetPerfecto
  • This is probably true. : disposition
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  Partying on a monday was your first mistake. : nomaad
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    Summer + college students. Reconsider. : disposition
    • Monday + roommates who work on Tuesday? : MaJeStu
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    eating evil blue mushrooms and walking around the shopping mall on a monday was mine :( : focusdaily
    • LOL : Vincenoir
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  I've found that as I've gotten older my parties have gotten typically smaller and more sedate. We're mor... : BingusLargus
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    my life has followed this pattern as well.. and y'know what? it's an improvement on the puke-o-rific bull... : Megara9
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      absolutely agreed. for all the memories of silly shenanigans, it's more fun to have what I'd call "restra... : PlanetPerfecto
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        heehee.. cheese puff Pillow. I had my first Cheeto in over 18 years tonight. They taste...... the same, i... : Megara9
        • The white chedder organic ones are infinitely better than the neon orange ones -- give those a try, they ... : bipolar
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          my life's main goal is to fuck a midget. : GloriousCow
          • wow, misreply. lol : GloriousCow
          • awesome sauce. best non sequeter I've seen in quite a while :) : PlanetPerfecto
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          now I want a little bag of n{cheesy poofs}n too : PlanetPerfecto
          • CHEESY POOFS : PlanetPerfecto
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        Oh, I wasn't complaining, just observing. At this point, going out to bars isn't even all that fun, unle... : BingusLargus
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          I really can't drink after surviving a pretty bad illness, maybe when I'm in tip top shape again, but rig... : PlanetPerfecto
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            I don't usually drink to get drunk, more just to employ the social lubrication : BingusLargus
            • I agree, getting drunk should be for a special occasion, or the odd time you go on a bender, which almost... : PlanetPerfecto
• i stopped going to house parties when i was 18 (sophomore in college) now i just party with friends at... : arizona bay
• you just need better friends. my parties have always been awesomely successful and never once have i had... : Korban