Morning Discussion: Making Flippy Floppy

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  exclusive co-op MP video (supposed to be kinda L4Desque) http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-m... : dantastic
  • hot!! Oh man co-op in this will be awesome! : Demius
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    So not really coop story then? : tsuba
    • No, not in the slightest. : eonix
    • I think I heard that the Wii version has story co-op. : Modulus
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  poor ghosts gettin' busted =( : MoreVespeneGas
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    as long as it makes you feel good it's ok they're already dead : dantastic
    • well alright then : MoreVespeneGas
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    I wonder what its like in the containment unit? : theghostofsmdever
    • you're gonna find out unless you're careful next week! : MoreVespeneGas
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      Wasn't that the plot of a bunch of the cartoon versions? : AgentPothead
      • There was one where they went in the containment unit. It was weird. It was like walking on the moon. ... : Schnapple
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      I don't know, but it could pose a threat to the environment. : pigvomit
      • shut it down. shut it all down. : connor
    • It's sort of like limbo. Pink sky with a bunch of floating rocks and ghosts flying around. The one I reme... : focusdaily
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  Still cracks me up the 360 version is region free. : Evil Benius
  • ign written review also says it has better proton pack burning effects than the ps3 too :o : dantastic
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    most 360 games are : OrkO
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      It is just hilarious in this case since Sony said "360 version comes late in Europe!" : Evil Benius
      • yeah I know, it's great : OrkO
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    Wtf? Really, so Sony's silly EU delay won't stop me getting a copy to play anyway! Awesome! : nodebug
    • not unless you want to pay like $100 as thats what it seems to be for delivery/import tax. : trelain
  • wow, i feel stupid for not figuring that out : alnya
  • Haha so Sony's plot won't totally screw over the 360 owners in the EU. : pigvomit
  • that's genius. : thebigbeefsandwich
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    where does it say this, and what would be a good site to get it from if i am in england? : trelain
    • http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-360-version-of-ghostbusters-not-region-locked-132821.phtml : Evil Benius
  • checked play-asia and there are two different versions, both NTSC, so doesnt seem region free to me. : trelain
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  Anyone else getting the PC version? : MuteMode
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    I'm not sure which I want, PC or PS3. : avatar_58
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      not sure if this is getting enough hype but games on the PC tend to have nobody playing MP after about a ... : dantastic
      • I see just as many, if not more, decent FC2 ranked servers in my list. The thing that sucks about the ran... : AgentPothead
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    I'm getting it on all platforms! PS3 for single player and best shineys. (Gamestop preorder) 360 for ... : RevRaven
    • This is...wow. : Evil Benius
    • Get help. : NFXFSX
    • Uh.. what's wrong with you? : uncleanmonkey
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      looks like the slimer edition is sold out =( : MoreVespeneGas
      • I looked at the crap included and laughed at the price. : Modulus
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      why : electroly
      • gotta be single : askedrelic
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        because there's nobody in his life to tell him that it's retarded : fishbone
        • this was mean, and I take it back :( : fishbone
    • wait what : AllYourBase
    • Atari 2600 edition as well? : Wolfanoz
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      It actually sounds like the 360 has better graphics according to IGN. : Modulus
      • He can still buy it for the trophies. : Sailor of Fortune
    • can i borrow $1000? : RikiTiki2
    • Do you work for Terminal Reality? : deathofrats
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      I thought I was bad getting 3 copies of GTA4! : abrasion
      • you were. you're both stupid. : trelain
    • .... wow : Milleh
    • wow you're like the holy grail of marketing : gakera
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      lol you must really love ghostbusters : xsii
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        I love Ghostbusters like dognose loves Duke, only without a tattoo. : RevRaven
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          do you have this? http://www.timelife.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&store... : Modulus
          • I think he does : rosewood
    • You are my hero. You can bust my ghost anytime. : voodooraze
    • I say if bustin' makes you feel good, then have at it and fuck the haters. : das_runt
    • post a picture of yourself : mr.sleepy
  • I am. I hope they tuned it a little for the mouse and it's just not a throwaway port. : Modulus
  • If it comes out on Steam, yeah. : Nitrium
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  Man, that's just one of those songs (like She Blinded Me with Science or Electric Avenue) that throws me ... : mrwolf710
  • It sort of transcends itself -- it's more of an icon of the 80's than it is a song. : Jobos
• I'm excited for this. And I already have the day off, booya. : hbalce1
• I know how my crew is going to be arriving at Gamestop for our copies: Ghost Ride It! http://www.youtube.... : byorn
• Interesting, the written review says that the PS3 version looks slightly worse than the 360 version, with... : Milleh
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  oh no you didnt just call Chevy Chase a douche. : hirez
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    He needs to get back to using cocaine so he can be funny again. : pigvomit
    • Community, this fall, on NBC :( : Deathlove
• I need more information on multiplayer. The little "index" on the right doesn't illuminate much. If so... : Downforce
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  Does anyone know the release date for the 360 version in Europe? If all fails, I'll have to order it f... : humbleone
  • October the 10th i think. : trelain
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  BUY GHOSTBUSTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT IS AWESOME!!!!!!! : mr.sleepy
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    multiplayer with sleepy, forced to play winston, would be hilarity : Downforce
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      the multiplayer is being done out of the office so i havent played any of that actually. but, the game is... : mr.sleepy
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        Wait what? You're working on this? cancels pre-order :p : Modulus
        • What? Sleepy doesn't work! : spazzium
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        The MP is great. : eonix
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          ^^^this guy knows wtf ;) : dedgecko
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            Truth. : spazzium
            • It's a lot of fun to pick up and play for an hour or so and can get pretty competitive in some of the gam... : eonix
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          is the MP on the PC version peer to peer or is it server based? : dantastic
          • I hope it's server based, you wouldn't want to cross the data streams. : Modulus
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhoU7lINYxk : Wolfanoz
• So who do I have to give oral pleasure to in order to purchase ghostbusters on steam? : rosewood
• BUSTIN MAKES ME FEEEEEEEL GOOOOOD! ive had it stuck in my head all day : dantastic

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  Seems a lot better to me than Beta5 was. Other than that it feels about the same to me :-/ : Yanks
  • It could be that my existing install was slow, but most everything is way faster. : jingletard
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  I've been using 3.0 since beta 2 on my everyday iPhone, I haven't had any issues. I updated to the final... : Tripps
  • Yeah, I don't think I'll be upgrading either. : jingletard
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  I was on the fence too until I read this http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/10/iphone-3g-s-supports-opengl-... : malloc
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    Wow, that sucks. : jingletard
    • Yeah, we all know the best games on the iPhone are the ones with crazy 3d graphics too!!!!! : Geoffrois
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    most devs will target 1.1 if they want the money : Chandler55
    • yeah, at least for the first year+ by which time there will be another revision : derelict515
    • Or they will target both with an option to detect which one you have. : razlebol
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    LOL at crysis on the iPhone. : TheNiXXeD
    • i snorted :) : Korban
    • onlive! : Chandler55
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    So I essentially took this to mean that an ES 1.1 title with work with the 3Gs that supports ES 2.0, howe... : two50six
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      I believe that ES 2.0 is specifically not backwards compatible with 1.1. I may be wrong but I seem to re... : electroly
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        blargh. So people are going to need to put out different versions. : two50six
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          Even though Wikipedia confirms that 2.0 is not backward compatible I think I'm missing some part here. T... : electroly
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            (Perhaps the 3GS includes both 1.1 and 2.0 OpenGL stacks. I don't know if that's possible or true, but i... : electroly
            • ^^this was my interpretation : sasoi
            • 1.1 and 2.0 are not 100% compatible. However, the 3GS can run Open GL ES 1.1 or 2.0 code without a proble... : SqueegyTBS
  • I saw that coming (who didn't?). But rest assured: the only applications that will come out for that sta... : Jobos
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  are you a developer for it? can you talk about some of the push and gps stuff? or point me in the right... : hamachi
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    I'm not a real developer per se but I'm in the process of making stuff for it, the firmware install that ... : jingletard
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      I'm iffy on updating my phone from non official sources. I think I can wait another week. : Mmmmmoo
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        I was going to but after seeing everyone talking about it I just can't wait any longer. Too curious. : hawkeye
        • Yeah, I updated after I read on Gizmodo that one of the editors updated his phone w/ the 3.0 release. : jingletard
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    GPS stuff is Core Location. In theory is easy to use but it's got some stupidity to it. It tries to find ... : steelsamurai
    • Yeah. It's kind of a pain -- generally I just query the thing a bunch of times over the course of about 3... : Yanks
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      are there links that talk about this? or forums? or do you just get teh docs when you pay to become a d... : hamachi
      • you can sign up as a developer I think and get the docs and development kit for no charge (needs a Mac th... : steelsamurai
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    What are you wanting to know? : sammyjojo
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      I want to do this: http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2009/06/01/hacking-location-into-hardware/ but now... : hamachi
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        That would be awesome. I'll write it if you don't. : Yanks
        • hahaha first I'll just try and steal his stuff, then I'll see what I need to do to write it. : hamachi
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  After you install OS 3.0 and the iTunes comes back with the "Setup up your iPhone" screen... at this poin... : good man
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    i dont remember doing this : Maarten Goldstein
    • Hmm i'll have to look at this again this evening. So far I never selected "backup" or "new iphone" and i... : good man
  • I never had to restore anything. After the upgrade everything was how it was before but with the 3.0 OS. : OverloadUT
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  Doesn't this set the device into a permanent testing mode? Will it allow us to upgrade down the track? : TastyWheat
  • No, it's the official release. My phone works perfectly fine. There are some random assholes out there ... : jingletard
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  I'd like to update, but I'll wait until the "official" jailbreak is released. Which will be the same day... : spazzium
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    what are the benefits of jail breaking anymore? : DogDharma
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      Tethering, SSH, video recording, full file system access, total ring tone and notification control, skinn... : spazzium
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        What is "total ring tone control"? Also I can SSH on my non-jailbroken phone. :D : OverloadUT
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          He means SSHing INTO the phone, not from. : electroly
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            (Or maybe he didn't, but SSHing into the phone is the part that you can't do without jailbreaking) : electroly
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              Ohhh that makes sense : OverloadUT
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                Although I'm not sure what I would do with that power : OverloadUT
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                  I believe I went in and looked around and then never used it again : electroly
                  • NO WAIT. I did actually use it to copy some files onto my iPod Touch. After that I never used it again. : electroly
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                  hmm... send text messages from your computer...? i really don't know. : Korban
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                    Full control of the device. SSH'into it is more like having root access, since it's freebsd - you have to... : zehh
                    • Process management and backgrounding is really nice. I can kill the phone app manually and restart it fo... : spazzium
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                      all seems like stuff that would be wasted on an iphone. : Korban
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                        I didn't really find much use for it after the initial novelty wore off. When I went back from jailbroke... : electroly
                        • The biggest thing for me is tethering, which has now saved me on a number of occasions. I also use SSH a... : spazzium
                • Things I've done with it in the past: 1) Ran command line linux shit from the iPhone (fun!) 2) Use Wi... : DOOManiac
        • You can replace any sound (ring tone or otherwise) you want. : delataur
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      5 icon dock, SBSettings, 5 column display at least. : Thud
      • +1 along with winterboard. : TrptJim
    • Only thing I miss is being able to swipe the menubar for options to turn on/off wifi and bluetooth or to ... : Barnahog
• I'll wait for the official Firmware to release on Monday. However this has further kept me from upgrading... : pturvz
• Oh god thank you I can finally turn off SMS preview, so the whole world doesn't have to watch me manage a... : brickmatt
• 3gs processor and ram specs leaked http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/06/10/iphone-3g-s-processor-spec... : mojo the helpr monke
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  You have an MD5 for the 7A341 firmware? : hadronflux
  • 812da3da0ba98a7991ff6f09fd6b8002 : t0ad
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  any disadvantages or things i should know about, before trying this on my OG iphone? : FrayLo
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    take the plunge with me dude. it's about time. we held our ground long enough. : xxiv
    • okay i'll try this firmware when i get home then : FrayLo
  • It took me about 3 hours to install the update then resync everything back on my phone. But now it's work... : BlackCat9
  • guy at work has it on his and has no issues. it's an improvement over 2.1, I could never go back! : mikecyb
  • Um, also, I guess it's possible your voicemail might not work? See my post below. : BlackCat9
  • I have the OG iphone, works great. I am upgrading to the 3GS though. Excited for video, better camera fea... : historyinthemaking
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  I think Safari is a lot faster. It's probably the most notable boost I've seen. Pages were loading within... : BlackCat9
  • I have yet to fully play around with the browser, so you could be on to something. All I noticed was tha... : jingletard
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  Some other things of note: - Exchange calendars and contacts can now be synced to the phone without it... : BlackCat9
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    I fixed the voicemail by tapping the voicemail icon, calling it, then hanging up right after it connected... : jingletard
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      I just tried calling, and rather than sending me to my voicemail, it sent me to customer support (611). I... : BlackCat9
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        Try callin your number from the phone, maybe that will kick it in to working again. Also, there might be ... : jingletard
        • Looks like calling my number did it. What's weird is on Diane's iPhone, when I press the voicemail button... : BlackCat9
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    I'm running 2.2.1 and it identifie's regions for incoming numbers not in your address book. I'm looking ... : spazzium
    • Ugh, my English hurts. : spazzium
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    That exchange thing is cool but can you have more than one exchange calendar? : rosewood
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      I assume you can if you have more than one Exchange account. It just created an Exchange calendar with th... : BlackCat9
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        An Exchange calendar is just a folder with calendar items in it. You can have quite a few calendars but n... : rosewood
        • Well, I know that it supports shared calendars over CalDAV, but as far as Exchange, I just count on it to... : BlackCat9
  • The tethering has to be unlocked by importing some text file with your carrier information on it (possibl... : Barnahog
  • If you scroll down, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_OS_version_history that has the most comprehensiv... : askedrelic
  • I'm on Rogers, so Tethering is under Settings>Network. There's a button called 'Set up Internet Tethering... : re4ctor
• I like the MMS implementation. The standard popup when the phone is locked or in another app has a little... : Beady
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  it asked me to restore from a backup after it installed the firmware. i'll let you know if it works and ... : .ka`boom.zZz.
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    Yeah, that's normal. It's just putting all your settings and data back on. : BlackCat9
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      Its installing my applications - OH GOD PLEASE LET MY lvl 80 Zanonia save be on there OMG :( : .ka`boom.zZz.
      • NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO The application Zenonia was not installed on your iPhone b : .ka`boom.zZz.
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  Uhh, what happened to visual voicemail? : Phreakin
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    Try calling your own number. It fixed it for me. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20135708#itemanch... : BlackCat9
    • Just did this. Thanks ;) : Phreakin
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  Can I sync the iPhone's Calendar with Google now? : WhatIsThisFor
  • this has worked for months : Slowtreme
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    you can do that since many many months ago : askedrelic
    • What? How? : DOOManiac
  • You can setup an 'exchange' server through google and it will sync calendar between that. be warned it ma... : re4ctor
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  anyone get MMS working? : .ka`boom.zZz.
  • anyone with att* : .ka`boom.zZz.

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• the music had me lolling when i turned my volume up :3 : xsoulbrothax
• Gonna check this out when I get home, I really enjoy your videos. :D : tomservo
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  holy crap this game looks awesome, how come no one told me? : thekidd
  • thekidd, word on the street is that it 0wns. : CrustaR
  • We've been discussing the badass-ness of this game for the past few days : Dontdrop
  • I would not have even considered playing this game were it not for the discussions on the Shack. : dionex
• hahaha, nice choice for the music! : hirez
• Dude that is an awesome vid : mrseldowski
• I really want to try out the game now. Nice Vid! : mukumuku
• Holy fuck. Amazing job. : skankcore
• Awesome! Best one since that Crysis video. : Sailor of Fortune
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  So its like Ninja Gaiden but with Wolverine? : noobja
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    (ninja gaiden) x (god of war)'s violence, 1/2 god of war's difficulty (and like 1/10th ninja gaiden). you... : xsoulbrothax
    • + lots of bugs that you forget about because your having so much fucking fun : CoRDS
    • SOLD. : Cliffzorz
• 1:48 - I guess wolverine also likes playing akuma and is inspired by his moves :) : r3ckless
• Great stuff... it's like that FEAR Fearful video, I now want to go grab the game based on a fan video! : five_percent
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  You did the game justice, even with the song. Never doubted Raven for a second with this one. : Wolfanoz
  • For some reason I enjoy the contrast between violent video game footage and cheesy 80s music. : dionex
• that is amazing gore : askedrelic
• so basically this is what prototype is trying to be : .ka`boom.zZz.
• Game is Awesome, great slasher, no brains required (or skill) but one of first games I've finished in awh... : graceofdragons
• This was so fucking awesome. Definitely your best video yet! :) I had no interest in this game, but no... : tomservo
• Thanks for the compliments everyone. Also, since I've already gone to the trouble to upload it, if you... : dionex
• its good, though I think too long. a shorter video could make the same point and keep more viewers watch... : Luminair
• I think the correct word is "Gratuitous". : Cottc Cid
• Iloved that : boomstickah
• Wow. That actually makes me want to go buy it. Thanks! : Ormsbee
• I think this has pushed me over the edge to get this game ... nice work : cap n KRUNCH
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  Excellent video! Sure the boys over at Raven will love to see this. : Normality
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    We do! :) : mgummelt[RAVEN]
    • :D:D:D : dionex
• just started it a few mins ago, this game is pretty violent ! : qwpeoriu
• *Claps* : Jobos
• lol that was awesome. : AlexXdude
• Holy fuck, that was awesome. lol @ music. You rule. :D : virus
• that looks like fun. I'll have to add that to my list : AMikaboshi
• o_O at 3:41. Steals the weapon and then impales them on it. Nice. : gyrfalcon
• Well done sir. Very nice. : CRasterImage
• They should just use this for commercials from now on. : Vincent Grayson
• That just about sold me on the game1 Well done! : baron calamity
• now im having flashbacks from the movie Mannequin :( : siknsyko
• Alright your video was the tipping point, I'll buy the game already! : oO SilentK Oo

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  I really want to play these games but I also want to take a hammer to my ps3 for not being BC : gmd
  • I have a slimline PS2 laying around which may or may not work, I should bring it down for you. : Evil Benius
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    Shall I pour salt on your rage and tell you how great it is having a hardware bc PS3? : MoreVespeneGas
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      The jerk store called, they are all out of YOU : gmd
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        They also wanted to let you know they're all out of your mom and that they think yours may be a defective : one random winner
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          so my mom isn't a jerk? : gmd
          • She'll need to be replaced, I'm sorry. : one random winner
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          his moms in a coma : Chandler55
          • that episode is so amazing, the whole scene leading up to that line : gmd
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    the slim ps3 should also be bc : Mr.SEX
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      The BC was one of the first things Sony cut to reduce the costs. : Masem
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        i know but i am making a wishlist. bc, slim, price cut, comes with lbp, releases pheromones into the air... : Mr.SEX
        • No no , not pheromones. It's a free kitten every 20 minutes! : Masem
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  I wish I could find my copy :( I've loaned it out to so man friends that I'm not sure which, if any, has... : SolveChrist
  • I hate loaning games out. I never get it back in the condition I lent it. : ieGod
  • You could look at searching those boxes as your quest. Just watch out for shadowy demons. : MoreVespeneGas
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  I need a copy of Shadow of the Colossus. Someone borrowed mine and never gave it back. :( : voodooraze
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    wanna trade? :D : MoreVespeneGas
    • I don't have ICO either. :( : voodooraze
• Fuck no. You are welcome to come over and play it though. Only takes 6 or 7 hours to complete. : breadsticks
• Mine freezes at the exact same spot at the last cut scene of the game after the last boss fight ,BULLOCKS... : Mindfried
• I have a copy of ICO with its case and disk in pristine condition! But no, I don't want to sell it. *ru... : Begawkiness
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  Sony, if you are reading this, it would pay to even just republish both Ico and Shadow as PS2 Greatest Hi... : Masem
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    They should release both through PSN. : byorn
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      yes, running in 1080p with high res textures and models and released tonight : gmd
      • I like the way you think. : bakanoodle
      • Super beautiful games in high def? Hell yes. : breadsticks
      • I'd be happy with just 1080p and 60fps, but that would be even better. : pyrogen
  • SotC is a greatest hit : mikecyb
  • SotC is a greatest hit ICO isn't, it didn't sell so well and I think they need a certain to meet a certai... : MoreVespeneGas
  • seriously though, I would probably buy these games again if available on PSN. : bakanoodle
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  "6 new from $149.50 11 used from $42.99 1 collectible from $99.99" on Amazon. Wow. I just found my copy... : Jobos
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    *puppy eyes* : MoreVespeneGas
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      you can buy a used copy for $40 on Amazon, less if you don't care about having the box. : mikecyb
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        Ico is a great game but I wouldn't suggest anyone who doesn't already know and like what it is to drop $4... : pyide
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          didn't it cost $50 when it was released? : mikecyb
          • Yes, but this is used without a case. I paid $15 for it brand new! : pyide
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    all the cheap ones have no manual. is the manual anything special? : shyguy74
    • more of a completionist thing. i dont understand how people lose boxes/manuals or they are in the conditi... : MoreVespeneGas
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      who still looks at manuals? : Dschinghis Khan
      • *raises hand* : one random winner
  • wtf ? i paid $3.99 at circuit city's bargain bin a long time ago. that game is not worth $149 as much... : X-GOUKI
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  Should I play ICO or SotC first? : MuteMode
  • I think you should play them in the order released: ICO then SotC. : Begawkiness
  • Ico, for sure. It adds to SotC having played that first. : Link.
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  I have two, if you pay for shipping I will send you one good sir. : Jiven
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    For free? I don't know if you are more nice or crazy. Nice, I guess. : pyrogen
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      It's not mint or anything, I don't need two. And help'a gamer out! : Jiven
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        So PM me and we can talk VespeneGas unless you were looking for a pristine copy. : Jiven
        • awesome, will PM you now : MoreVespeneGas
• I sent my copy to a Shacker for free a few years ago... : DJ Clipdat
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  $20 used at gamestop if any stores near you have it in stock. http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductD... : Prozium
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    None within 100 miles ! : MoreVespeneGas
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      Try another city, there are three in Denver. : WadeMcLain
      • Well two now since I just bought one. : WadeMcLain
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    Thanks I just ordered it online. : WadeMcLain
    • How, Gamestop doesn't let you purchase it online? : MoreVespeneGas
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  I'm sure those games will be available on PSN closer to The Last Guardian's release. Which will, at the v... : Cihte
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    No PS2 game has made it to PSN but that would be cool! : MoreVespeneGas
    • really? I sorta figured they had an Xbox Originals type thing going on. They should! : Cihte
• Yeah, I really need to play this. And finish SotC. : Inadrys
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  I got a copy from Bitter Ego a while back. I'm sorry, but I'd still like to hold on to it. Perhaps I shal : skankcore
  • /tentacle : MoreVespeneGas

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  atlas shrugged : yoonix
  • yes : Megara9
  • this : WhatIsThisFor
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    =\ i've been stuck on page 200something for the past 4 years. : dopeman
    • conandan read the whole thing and now look at him : yoonix
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  the bible : tinfoilhatter
  • Actually all the crazy fantasy shit in Genesis is what does it for me. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    New Testament anyway, Old Testament was full of battles and smiting shit. : locater16
    • new testament has revelations thats some awesome shit right there. : CoRDS
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      no way, Revelations is some awesome fucked up shit : zerog83
      • Exactly! The recommendation has to be sleep-inducing. : treefingers1
• A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn. The only thing more boring is watching video foo : electroly
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  The Silmarillion. Put me to sleep many a night! : TheMonkeyWench
  • Some of Tolkein's best work is in there : MoreVespeneGas
  • I'd have to vote for this one as well. : Dave-A
  • Yes, this reads like the bible. : cerealSAM2
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    I can't believe how many people say this. If you don't like this, you don't like Tolkien in my opinion. ... : vile
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      I love Tolkien! I think the last time I attempted to read it was middle school, however. : TheMonkeyWench
      • Oh, read it again! I'd put Beren and Luthien up against any other love story in fantasy. : vile
  • Yea. I really wanted to like it (and sometimes use it to look stuff up), but as a book it is dry. : Ebu
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  Steve Gibson's autobiography : askedrelic
  • http://www.amazon.com/Gas-We-Pass-Story-Science/dp/1929132158/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=124467... : MoreVespeneGas
• Anything for a Microsoft cert. : abrasion
• War and Peace : CRasterImage
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  Boring, or unreadable? You could go with Ulysses. : c0bra
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    Something that would knock out an insomniac! : treefingers1
    • Physicians Desk Reference? : c0bra
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  The phone book. : dirge23
  • 246 matchsticks,..... 246 : abrasion
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  Wuthering Heights. UUuuuuughhhh. : owly
  • I liked it! : jcrockerman
• Without a doubt, Ethan Frome. : notd665
• Whatever Robert Jordan's last book was. : cerealSAM2
• Anything by Theodore Dreiser -- his last name sounds like it starts with 'dry' that should be a hint =/ : Kniggit
• Anna Karenina : noknyc

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  the built-in NT Backup does an acceptable job. : electroly
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    Still the only real way to back up an Information Store in Exchange. : Fyunch Click
    • DPM 2007 : Phreakin
• http://www.fbackup.com/ is the free version of http://www.backup4all.com/ but I haven't tested it much. ... : dirtboxer
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  I use Microsoft's SyncToy to do backups manually. I don't know if you can setup a schedule somehow, but i... : Modulus
  • Ditto. It's not bad and free. : pauk111
• I just use robocopy. : trove
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  cp -r /* /backups : walker270
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    rsync -avz --stats --delete -e ssh /Music/ askedrelic@xxxxx:./music LOL : askedrelic
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      i'll never use rsync's --delete option again after i once accidentally provided the wrong destination, an... : electroly
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        with great power, comes great responsibility! Be careful when you rm -rf as well. : askedrelic
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          alias rm='rm -i' ftw : electroly
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            since -f countermands -i that won't help you : c0bra
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              busted. i don't actually use that alias :( : electroly
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                I do. It's nice to have as a failsafe. : c0bra
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                  I usually delete from Finder :-( : electroly
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                    HAH : askedrelic
                    • if i were really smart i'd make "rm" a shell script that moved things into the trash : electroly
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                    WTF is finder? : walker270
                    • the Mac equivalent of Explorer : electroly
      • I just change the destination to something datecoded, and then manually delete the old one when I'm comfo... : the archvile
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    cp -pr /* /backups : rmjackson
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      rm -rf /* Works every time! : walker270
      • rm -R on HP-UX does really well. : bombay
• http://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/syncback-hub.html : silent prophet
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  crashplaaan. free version only does 1/day though : xsoulbrothax
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    Seriously, use this if the 1 backup/day thing doesn't bother you. Or spend $60 for continuous backup. : Ovate
    • and it does back up to external drives just fine! : xsoulbrothax
• vista/7's default. base image with incremental/differential. : Downforce
• Time Machine? : Ellissd
• cron and rsync : c0bra
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  I use Syncback. Free and does scheduled back-ups. : renegade732
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    oh, and it does the whole only copying new or changed data thing you want as well : renegade732
    • does it compress for copying over the network? : c0bra
• The built-in backup software in Vista and Windows 7 works reasonably well. : Arcanum
• http://www5.crashplan.com/landing/index.html This seems nice if you have some PCs laying around besid... : stonedonkey
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  Is there anything like TimeMachine on a Mac? It saved my ass several times now... including a complete re... : excessus
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    Nightly incremental disk-image backups using Ghost or True Image etc. will do that. Personally I use G... : nudel
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      Er, will do something similar, I mean. It's not quite the same as Time Machine. : nudel
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        In computing, time machine is called a differential backup. DOS even had some ability to do that. : bombay
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          Which command, exactly, did DOS ship with that does differential backups? :) But yeah, imaging softwar... : electroly
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            The archive bit, and it was part of the file system :) If you really want what you are talking about t... : bombay
            • Fair enough. For some reason I was thinking XCOPY (the only built-in command that used the archive bit) ... : electroly
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            BTW, time machine does differentials. : bombay
            • Yeah, that's what I meant about imaging software vs. incremental backup software. Time Machine isn't ima... : electroly
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            i like the way storagecraft does it. single full image, incremental images from there on out, and it coll... : xsoulbrothax
            • That's pretty nice. I wish all imaging software did it this way. Specifically, I wish DriveImage XML di... : electroly
  • Volume Shadow copy that we have had since XP? : rosewood
• Time Machine : MoreVespeneGas
• i use windows home server : feek
• http://www5.crashplan.com/consumer/index.html Scheduling + Incremental backups + compression ftw. You ... : Nali4Freedom
• Karen's Replicator - http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptreplicator.asp : scan
• Robocopy, it's free, it works fast and it retries if it fails for some reason. I use it with 1 TB backups... : ghost in my shell
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  HIJACK: Is there a simple way to back up everything I have on firefox. I already got Xmarks for bookmarks... : Sailor of Fortune
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    Mozbackup works somewhat. I've had problems in the past with specific extensions, but it does copy scrip... : trove
    • cool. I might also copy my entire FF directory and the other one hidden in my user profile I remember see... : Sailor of Fortune
  • FEBE https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2109 : ann thracks
• mozy depending on how much you need to backup : epit
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  someone needs to create dropbox for corporations. I have a number of companies who would use it in a hear... : epit
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    i think dropbox uses amazon s3, doesn't it? : xsoulbrothax
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      yes, but it has to go through their servers first, iirc. either way, its not going to a corporate san/dat... : epit
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        and dropbox seems to quietly keep everything you've ever uploaded around.. i've noticed that if i upload ... : xsoulbrothax
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          i mean it keeps whatever you've uploaded as available for the entire dropbox network, not just you : xsoulbrothax
          • haven't run into this before, but I always wonder if they or youtube does this to keep dupes down to a mi... : Sailor of Fortune

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  They're worth something to someone for sure. What's your timeline on getting rid of them? : InfoBiter
  • By the 20th ideally. : delataur
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  They are worth something actually even the commons (though only in bulk). There are places that buy them ... : Toth21
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    really? My complete revised set is worth $300? : Cheeziologist
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      The dual lands account for the majority of that value : derelict515
      • I <3 my 4 Taiga's : Jinxplayer
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      depends if its mint and on the actual buyer : Jinxplayer
      • Yeah of course, but even a local store her said they would give me $200. : Toth21
    • The ten dual-lands by themselves are worth near that (150-200ish), in mint/near-mint. : cheshirecat
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  Do you have the Polar Kraken? That was my favorite because of the polar bears falling off the ledge: http... : helvetica
  • If someone wants to pay me to look through 1200 magic cards, I'll let you know. :) : delataur
  • I have Polar Kraken. Not a very useful card however. : mechanicalgrape
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  Unless they're from a really old set they'll be worth pretty little : derelict515
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    Hmm. (c) 1993-2001 on the cards, so ...old but not really old. : delataur
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      That's pretty old, actually. : mathyou
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        They are commons and uncommons, they arnt going to be worth more than like 20-40 bucks to someone. : Jinxplayer
        • exactly, unless it was like alpha/beta (love those black border lightning bolts and counterspells) : derelict515
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        Not really if it's only commons/uncommons. You'd need to be talked pre Revised sets for those to be worth... : derelict515
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          I'm not saying they're worth a lot of money. They're just pretty old. : mathyou
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            I suppose. I've been playing magic off and on for a long time so 2001 era sets aren't that old to me. In ... : derelict515
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              I have all these boxes of Fallen Empires are they worth anything yet? : Deathlove
              • lulz : derelict515
• likewise, I have a bigass box of magic cards I never use, but sorting through them to index everything I ... : manero
• hey, just give them to me! : mwasher
• I'll take em. : Ride-My-Rocket
• I'm sure you know some nerdy kid who would love to have some of their prime developmental years ruined : Juno
• i'll take them! : kbnerd
• Right, well, we've established that some shacker will get them. I just remembered I made an offhand post : delataur
• I want them!!!! : grandmasterlee
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  Um, so who did you steal them off of? I mean you never played magic, yet you've horded 1200 of them? Wh... : deathofrats
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    A friend of mine in my graduate department was clearing out his old office some years ago and found this ... : delataur
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      well you can get a good deal of cash if he had any rare cards, ie black lotus or some of the older cards ... : deathofrats
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        I like that idea but don't think I care enough to research/look. :| : delataur
        • $300-$500 : Ebu
• ebay : agentlead
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  do you have any idea of what editions they are from? : Cheeziologist
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    For what it's worth, some cards have (c) 1993-2000 _#_/350 on the bottom, some have (c) 1993-2001 _#_/143... : delataur
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      According to this*, it seems (random sampling) that most of them are from Invasion or Planeshift. Also fo... : delataur
      • ie not worth anything : derelict515
    • Look at the symbol on the right side of the card. You can match it to anyone here by date: http://wiki.mt... : Nitrium
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      I got excited about that 1993 part, then read further. : davantalus
      • hahaha : delataur
      • All the corners are black and really round WHAT DOES THAT MEAN : Deathlove
• what the hell send them to me : halophoenix
• They are worth nothing. Don't waste your time. :) : Jimb0v2
• whats magic about them? : Luminair
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  I regret selling off all my old cards. Although I still enjoy the game (er, enjoyed, screw MTGO and its ... : hiloopy
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    There's a 360 game coming out next week. I'm-a try the demo. We'll see how it goes. : Deathlove
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      It's very different from normal magic unfortunately. May still be fun but it's nothing like magic online.... : derelict515
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        What's different about it. I'm interested because I'd love to play this online with my brother. We used t... : razlebol
        • I don't remember the exact details, suffice to say it was enough to make me stop paying attention to it :... : derelict515
        • Preconstructed decks and no deck builder, IIRC. It could still be fun, I guess, but that takes away a lo... : pyrogen
• Probably not much. Sell the box for a hundred bucks on ebay : locater16
• If they were the Star Wars CCG I would =( I had every single card up through Jabba's Palace then I gav... : invisible_kid