Evening Reading

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  i was fifteen years old and it was one of the biggest game releases of my life. i spent a week prior to i... : [fry]
  • This game STILL holds up today fry. I played it recently again about 6 months ago and its a great game. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  did you go to the !!! show you nerd : Deathlove
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    naw, dog. I stayed at home at ate ramen noodles! : sparkly
    • did you put an egg on it? : Deathlove
• I was 14 or 15 the first time I played it. I was immediately sucked in. I would rent it anytime my Mom ... : bRAINsick
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  I'm playing it for the first time now and it is indeed AWESOME!!!! Well, 97% awesome and 3% frustrating a... : NastyJack
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    I'm so jealous. I've played Super Metroid so many times I almost know it cold - every little secret and ... : slax0r
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      oh man -- remember falling in the trap for that one energy tank? Then you have to figure out how to WALL ... : sparkly
      • Oh god, and the little dance they did with that song they sang, so haunting. : IHATEDUST
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        But! Even when you fall down, once you've managed to wall jump all the way back up, if you can mid-air m... : slax0r
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          and you know what? It's a missile upgrade. : sparkly
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            Yeah, the vast majority of them are, simply due to the nature of the game. Maybe not amazing, but just f... : slax0r
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              It just makes me warm and fuzzy inside because I still remember exactly what it is in that very specific ... : sparkly
              • Oh yeah, I know what you mean. A few weeks ago I was watching my brother play through the game. He ha... : slax0r
        • I'm trying to collect as much as possible but when I saw that little secret area I just said fuck it and ... : NastyJack
      • Hey that's about 1.2% of the 3% pure fucking frustration I was talking about! Of course I saved down ther... : NastyJack
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  Hey, come have drinks even if you don't make the movie. : DianeOfTheMoon
  • ^^ This. : BlackCat9
• never played it : filthysock
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  I hve no idea how I ever missed that game. I loves the first metroid, had a snes, but for some reason nev... : ninjase
  • yes you should... the game was easily in the Top 5 for the SNES. : Shadowdane
  • Easily the best of the franchise, sexninja. I've tried going back and playing the original Metroid, but ... : slax0r
  • Yes, you should. I'm jealous of you freaks who get to experience it for the first time so many years late... : pyide
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  Yep, I remember those days... : IHATEDUST
  • Super Metriod and Secret of Mana are BFFs : h0cake
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  I've never played Super Metroid, but I have played the first Gameboy one which was excellent. : datoo
  • Wow fail post here :( Its so great. Especially the epic ending : Iwannaacura
  • The Gameboy one is shit compared to Super Metroid. Super Metroid is a direct sequel though, so you have a... : pyide
• It's easily one of my top 10 favorite games of all time. : Helter Skelter
• it's a great game. i've played through it a ton of times but i always lose steam around maridia. i've g... : wetard
• Super Metroid was one of the greatest games ever. I'm playin the SHIT out of Shadow Complex because it's ... : TastyWheat
• SNES games do that. My Zelda: LttP doesn't remember saves for shit :( Also Super Metroid is one of, i... : K1Bond007
• Yes. I got a similar feel when I played Shadow Complex. Not quite as good, but they came close. : retarded talking dinosaur
• definitely in my top 5 games of all time : riptyde
• This game is still one of my favorite games to play. Very rarely has music, atmosphere, graphics, and ga... : bld
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  I rented and beat that game in the same weekend, I miss those days. Go to school during week, rent the ne... : edge198
  • the bummer was, if you rented a shit game...of which there were many : EvilDolemite

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  How did he know it was the best experience you've ever had?? : CrustaR
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    Dammit. I took out the quotes and was going to change the "I've" to "he's." Don't derail this! it's... : treefingers1
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      I've been purposely skipping all media/reviews. I wish to have a fresh viewpoint of the game. : CrustaR
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        he really doesn't spoil anything and just says it is amazing : gmd
        • giant metal dog, do you think it will be? : CrustaR
• He loves it! : irrerno
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  Hmm.. You think you need to have played Uncharted 1 for this? Maybe I'll buy a PS3 with this once it's ou... : uncleanmonkey
  • you don't have to but you should : gmd
  • You probably won't HAVE to have played Uncharted, but one of the first game's strengths is the character ... : ThrillKill
  • You should get it for sure. It's really an awesome game. I loved it. I could see not wanting to go back t... : bozer
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    You should get it because it's great. And don't let the demo put you off like it did me and a bunch of ot... : nudel
    • I'm one of those people that got turned off by the demo. Comming from PC shooters I thought the controls ... : Bamii
  • you don't need it for uncharted 2 besides a few references/jokes. : cowbs
• I want to buy a PS3 for this. I think I'm going to wait a while, though. : Yanks
• Man this game is going to own so hard : bozer
• I'm fucking excited. I loved the hell out of Uncharted and Naughty Dog is top shelf. This is easier th... : mittense
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  97 on Metacritic! http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/uncharted2amongthieves : irrerno
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    Best I can see, it's the highest rated game this generation behind GTA4. : Vincent Grayson
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      Which we all have our own opinions on.... : zuff
      • Yeah, I was pretty surprised when I ran a search and the top game so far this gen was GTA4. : Vincent Grayson
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  has anyone found any good deals? the best ive got is amazing for 55 with a $5 credit off your next game ... : smacknca
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    ECA discount gives you 10% off. theeca.com : irrerno
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      went with the free 1yr eca deal and got it from amazon for now. worst case i just kill the preorder but ... : smacknca
      • no tax too =o : irrerno
  • I had $5 left over from Halo and then $5 from this so I got it for $45 from amazon : bozer
  • Amazon could end up dropping the price on release day. If you pre-order you'll get it at the lower price.... : Prozium
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  The only thing keeping me from buying this and the first game is the stupid price. $60 for a fucking vid... : Jimbo Ro
  • I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. : beanman101283
  • Why did you buy a ps3 if you weren't going to pay the price for its games? : TheVietSpecial
  • The first one retails for $30 now. : Frank_Mackey
  • gamefly? : WhatIsThisFor
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    Is this a serious post? : Sgt_Boomstick
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      Yes. $60 games are stupid. I buy all my games used for my consoles because I can't see paying $60 for... : Jimbo Ro
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        You realize that a 20 hour game works out way better than a $10 movie ticket right? : Sgt_Boomstick
        • Which is why I don't go to the theaters. Netflix FTW. : Jimbo Ro
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        The relative expense is purely situational, your comparison is a poor generalization. Are you new to the ... : ieGod
        • Yea I paid like $70 for FF3 back in the day....but the cost increase this generation is bullshit. Sure... : Jimbo Ro
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        Modern Warfare 2 for PC is $60 : pancake humper
        • Which is why I don't have the desire to buy that game. I have shit like a house payment, heating and... : Jimbo Ro
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        FYI - if you buy all your games used or rent them, the developer gets no money from you for playing its g... : mojorisen1117
        • I buy games on sale through steam all the time...just not console games since they are over priced. Mayb... : Jimbo Ro
  • lol : Yanks
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    Welcome to 4 years ago. : FirstPersonCooter
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      $60 for a new console game has been around a lot longer than 4 years. : varsindarkin
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        No, it started with this generation. It hasn't been common since the tail-end of the Nintendo consoles wi... : Vincent Grayson
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          I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you say it was common in a previous generation of consoles y... : qwpeoriu
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            In that it was only common on one console during previous generations, and even then, only among a few ti... : Vincent Grayson
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              I never pay $60 for games. Amazon always has great deals. In addition this new ECA thing is amazing. 1... : irrerno
              • Forgot to mention daily gold box deals too. It always seems to know what I'm thinking. : irrerno
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    Are you still mad about civil war? : byorn
    • U MAD, U MAD -Cam'ron : arizona bay
  • Get an ECA subscription. You get 10% off everything at Amazon. That is on top of their normal sale pric... : irrerno
  • I feel like you are one of those Japanese soldiers stuck on one of those isolated islands who thinks WW2 ... : Sgt_Boomstick
  • are you fucking kidding? go away : moshman
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    Man, I remember paying around $75-80 Canadian for Wing Commander 3. : Lone Swordsman
    • $79.99 plus tax. I still think about that whenever people complain about the price of today's games. P... : treefingers1
    • I remember paying 110 dollarydoos when Wizardry first came out for the Apple 2! Well, I didn't pay it, my... : Dave-A
  • The first game is a greatest hit. It's now $30 new. : ieGod
  • this is the weirdest complaint ever. Games were $50 in the 80's. Given inflation, games are even cheape... : DonkeyPopsicle
• I loved the first game and I want this but brutal legend is on the same day and I've had that preordered ... : Guybrushed
• Damnit! I don't have anymore money to buy video games what with Aion and Demon's souls... and I'd have to... : TheVietSpecial
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  i just finished uncharted 1 and i have really mixd feelings about it. there were times that it was great,... : BaronVonSnakPak
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    Firmware 3.01? : irrerno
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      That reminds me, does the PS3 have an auto-update feature, or do I just need to pay more attention to the... : Big Luke
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        3.0 is a mandatory patch. 3.01 is an optional patch that came out to fix people's problems with Uncharte... : irrerno
        • by patch I mean firmware. : irrerno
  • I'm going to agree with you on having mixed feelings about this game. I've just compleated chapter 12 and... : Big Luke
  • I felt the same way, but I see a lot of potential. I think Uncharted 2 is going to be GOTY caliber, there... : qwpeoriu
  • Agree. Mixed here too. Didn't care for the combat, loved the exploration. : kainen1
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  Makes me want to buy a PS3. : ant_hillbilly
  • Makes me glad I bought a PS3. : CyCo_PL
• someday i might get a ps3 : retarded talking dinosaur
• Sessler's written review: http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/57025/Uncharted-2-Among-Thieves/review/ : irrerno
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  I won't get sucked into shackhype for this game and pre-order it at full price. I just won't. But is t... : freakynipples69
  • nevermind, found it http://www.totalconsole.com/servlet/the-956/XCM-Cross-Battle-Adapter/Detail but... : freakynipples69
• I still need to finish the first one before buying this. : MuteMode

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  I care about the Diablo 2 patch. :( And how the heck can increasing the stash blow up battle.net? :D : DM7
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    Beats me, makes me a bit concerned about Diablo 3! : FlatlineDixay
    • I'm sure it has to do with the way the old battle.net was designed. Diablo 3 will be using the completely... : datoo
  • Now the 1,000,000 mules will have twice as many items : Omaha
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  All they've gotta do is toss some more 64mb EDO modules in the server. Also, is there any sort of a li... : jingletard
  • those Iomega Jaz raid volumes are easy to expand, wtf : Halen
  • I don't think there's an official list, but here are some of the things I think were suggested by Blizzar... : FlatlineDixay
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  Blizzard, It's time to upgrade the Diablo2 server from that Pentium Pro box it's currently on, assholes. : SaggyLaybeeah
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    Think I've still got a Pentium Pro knocking around somewhere, wouldn't surprise me if I powered it up and... : cause&effect
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      nice! ya the p-pro's were so fancy for like what 5 months, then the p-2's starting dropping : SaggyLaybeeah
      • And didn't the P-Pro's still do something the P2's didn't? : Schnapple
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    Still supporting a 10 year old game, what a bunch of assholes indeed. : thedude
    • They aren't assholes. I'm just cranky about having to wait until 2011-12 for Diablo 3. : SaggyLaybeeah
• I care. :( And this isn't good news, consider that a Diablo 2 patch that isn't on hold takes about a y... : slax0r
• Um, many, many people are waiting for this patch to start playing again. : Blucklesworth
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  i definitely care about it. i've been waiting to start a new character until it's done. I love that game.... : mindmann
  • I care about it as well, and I'd love to play on a clean ladder if they can clean up all the hacked/duped... : FlatlineDixay
• Doubling something like that generally means a big database hit which there problably isn't a huge db for... : Chod
• I've been looking forward to 1.13 =[. : irrerno
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  I'm still hoping they will allow higher resolutions. Is there any news on this? : RetroRedEyeJr
  • nope : Lionel2b
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    Very very unlikely to ever happen. : Ebu
    • when was this implied? last I heard that's one of the things that was going to happen. it was only one of... : DeBurgo
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  Xbox live port with Achievements and multiplayer. Best game ever. : GeorgeB3DR
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    God dammit, just sink 5m of your 99bazillion WoW bucks into it!!! : GeorgeB3DR
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      They want to do console ports. Though I can't see how Starcraft 2 or Diablo 3 would translate well into ... : irrerno
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        Diablo wouldn't be a huge problem. The franchise has been released on consoles before. : rudds
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          I can't imagine playing Diablo 2 without a mouse. =/ : irrerno
          • it's really pretty straightforward. Move with the analog stick and then use the other stick to aim attack... : derelict515
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            I get queasy when I hear people asking for PC classics to be re-released as console ports. Why would some... : greasyjohn
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              Or maybe you just prefer gaming on consoles? I like to dump myself on the couch for my gaming. Sitting up... : master_disaster_17
              • I love to put my feet up on the unbelievably perfect shelf under my desk. Sometimes I'll grab my guitar w... : greasyjohn
              • So just get a nicer chair where you don't have to be so "athletic" to sit down. : Chris Remo
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        you shoulda seen starcraft on n64. crappy graphics but was pretty neat. auto mine for workers! : Jikim
        • There is a reason Blizzard doesn't list that game anywhere on their site. : irrerno
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    I'd be shocked if D3 doesn't eventually come out for the XBox 360. It's definitely possible (although I d... : FlatlineDixay
    • Yes, that's pretty much a no brainer. For all it's other flaws, Sacred 2 showed that a hackb'slash ARP... : master_disaster_17
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    I don't know how this game could work well without a mouse and keyboard. =/ : irrerno
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      The xbox baldurs gate games were basically diablo clones : Nighteyes
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        Did they turn out well? : irrerno
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          They were decent. If I remember correctly, they were hard as hell later in the game. I used 5 potions eve... : Nighteyes
          • They were great fun co-op. : Carnivac
        • eh... they were ok but nowhere near as fun as diablo : datoo
      • But they were built that way from the ground up. : Vincent Grayson
    • I thought the PS port was pretty fun. : DianeOfTheMoon
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    I'm surprised no one even just made a rip-off of it on XBL : Dave-A
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      like a two-stick shooter with The Wizard instead of a spaceship : Dave-A
      • THE WIZAAAaaaaAAAaaRD : OmegaRed59
    • There's that Arcadian Warriors game. It's ok. : Carnivac
  • Hmmm, no. : razlebol
• Its Diablo bro, serious bidness after 10 years is why Blizzard is the KIng. : Lightzout
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  Has a computer been invented yet that doesn't choke when Diablo dies? : SeaLlama
  • hahahaha : mwasher
  • clickclikclickclickclickclikclickclickclickclikclickclickclickclikclickclickclickclikclickclickclickclikc... : DrFlammable
  • It's not the computer, it's the engine. : SaggyLaybeeah
  • Diablo II lag transcends space, time, and system requirements. : fleabug
  • On LAN with our recent (2 year old) PC's it was all smooth, even Baals minions. oh wait LAN.......... : Tchest
  • There are alot of Diablo 2 comments in this thread. This one wins. : Omaha
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  Okay, I just have to post this here, because it's awful. I started playing D2 a few weeks ago with a f... : FlatlineDixay
  • Agreed : irrerno
  • Yeah D2 online is pretty worthless these days with all the spam and bots. You can't even play public hard... : datoo
  • Been like that for a long time. I've levelled up a bunch of characters without putting in any skill point... : sanchez
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    There's more to it then that -- you have the two 'uber' quests, one of which is a multi-stage event that ... : bipolar
    • Also, the command: /o igw will ignore all whispers from anyone not on your friends list. You'll still... : bipolar

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  It was very satisfying. Just swooping around while thinking I'm the god damned Batman was fun. The smal : DrWaffles
  • Yeah, that shit was awesome. I just played my first challenge map as the Joker, and I find him to be hard... : shwortdogg
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    Exactly. The game perfectly portrays the feeling of "I am the batman. I am the goddamn terror in the nigh... : master_disaster_17
    • I actually kept saying, "I am Batman." While playing it. Repeatedly. : Sebastian-TEC
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  I want a sequel ASAP : Serpico74
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    my roommate and I were trying to come up with what we want to see in the next one. All i had was I want ... : smacknca
    • I wouldn't be surprised if the sequel broadened AA's scope by opening all of Gotham as one giant virtual ... : David Craddock
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      I would be interested in seeing how they handle a sequel. Very much of what makes the game so successful ... : qwpeoriu
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        When thinking about settings for a sequel, I wondered if they'd take the same concept and apply it to, sa... : David Craddock
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          ugh I hope they don't make it an open world with a ton of side missions where you stop purse snatchers. ... : mikecyb
          • I think Rocksteady could make a good open-world Batman game, even though it wouldn't be my first choice. ... : David Craddock
• It delivered in every way. Definitely a GOTY candidate. : David Craddock
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  Best super hero game ever I think. : irrerno
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    That's certainly a compliment, but I also think it shortchanges the game. It wasn't just a great "super h... : David Craddock
    • Good point. I loved the game. : irrerno
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  I'm probably just a few moments away from it ending, and it is, by far, the best game of the year. Heck, ... : ramshot
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    the main reason Rocksteady was able to release a good game (aside from talent) was because it wasn't dire... : mikecyb
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      Ghostbusters was a licensed game, and it didn't suck/wasn't generic. Sure I wouldn't put it in the same l... : RevRaven
      • yep, and again, not directly tied to the release of a movie or anything. it was licensed but it was meant... : mikecyb
    • Yeah, fair point, pretty much invalidates what I said about license games. Still, plenty of non-licensed ... : ramshot
    • This is kind of a "well, duh" remark. I think it's pretty rare for the issue to actually be with the IP ... : wytefang
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  Nobody beats Batman. Batman beats you! : CRasterImage
  • Dude, you ARE Batman in this game! : ElArabDeMagnifico
• I'm playing this right now on the pc and it's HAMMERING the fuck out of my video card. ;-( : jodiuh
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  I just started it tonight and see a lot of problems with it, but I'm gonna play a bit more and see if the... : Megara9
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    Care to specify "a lot of problems" a bit? I'm having a hard time even imagining what those could be. :) : ramshot
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      well so far here's the stuff that bugs me: the first two missions are kindof obnoxious because it's extr... : Megara9
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        Yeah it changes later on, you shall see! : datoo
        • yay! : Megara9
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          Well... yes and no. The whole Detective Mode to solve things remains pretty much that, very simplistic a... : Kniggit
          • There are some optional puzzles (riddles) that require a little bit of thought to find them. Diane and I ... : BlackCat9
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          All of the complaints except linearity (detective mode lowering thought requirements, flashy animations a... : Felraiser
          • True, but the beginning of the game still isn't a very good representation of the game as a whole... it g... : datoo
      • Funnily enough, many of those are what I consider upsides. I hate having to look for something hard-to-fi... : ramshot
      • The "detective mode" stuff is pretty shallow, but really isn't the focus of the game or the character. I... : DianeOfTheMoon
      • it gets less linear? i just beat the second mission and i love it. if they change it up im worried! : retarded talking dinosaur

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  If you got it at a launch event and they do like they did with Vista then they won't send you 64-bit medi... : Schnapple
  • I have the media and the key works with it. I'm not sure if they'll send it to you or not : boarder2
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  So I've got a questions then -- i installed it on another partition on this HD, and now I want to get rid... : hobosapien
  • Good question, I had two hard drives on my computer when I restarted my computer with the Win7 DVD in it ... : DM7
  • In vista you can use the disk manager to delete and resize. : SirX
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    haha you can't merge, you can reformat though : Trips
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      will reformatting erase the other partitions? : hobosapien
      • If you want to make one large partition? Yes, unless you use Partition Magic. : zerog83
      • formatting will only format your current partition, not all of them : dignan
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      you can merge w/ Partition Magic, no problem : dignan
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        ok, thanks : hobosapien
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          make sure you have a UPS, you do NOT want to lose power during a merge! : dignan
          • also, BACK UP EVERYTHING ON BOTH PARTITIONS. If it goes wrong both will probably be FUBAR. : deject
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  Why didn't you wait for the official release in a few weeks? : razlebol
  • October 22nd, right? : Nighteyes
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    I went to a Microsoft event and they gave me a free Windows 7 Ultimate. I Couldn't pass that up. :) : DM7
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      The one in Pittsburgh? : StuMan1337
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        Yes, I was at that one. : DM7
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          I was there too, did the AM Windows7 developer one. They had some amusing technical problems. : DinK
          • I was there too. I posted in the previous night's ER asking if anyone was there, but I got no response. : StuMan1337
  • Just switched to Enterprise at work. I fucking love it, but it was hilarious watching people try to figur... : zerog83
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    Windows 7 went RTM months ago. People have been running the official final one since then. He got the off... : Schnapple
    • Very few people have access to the RTM (in a legal way). He got it for free though which is really cool. : razlebol
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  you could've downloaded the windows 7 64-bit 90 day trial here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/eva... : synapse19
  • (this is what im running right now as i wait for my retail version to arrive after release) : synapse19
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    If you have a legit key and use this, will it be just like normal or what? : TheNiXXeD
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      you can still get a key at the bottom of the page here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get... : synapse19
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        ...but yes, it's just like normal. actually better than normal. it's windows 7 ultimate. : synapse19
        • ...err enterprise : synapse19
    • i think i misunderstood what you were asking. if you were asking the same thing nukewinter did below (if ... : synapse19
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    Ok, so use that and use my key will it not go away in 90 days? :P : DM7
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      yes, but by then it'll be released to retail : synapse19
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        But I have the RTM copy of 7 Ultimate 32-bit already, and my product key for it. But if I want to downloa... : DM7
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          then you dont want to install this. this doesn't require a product key and will expire after 90 days rega... : synapse19
          • (i thought you were just installing the old rc client, not a real version) : synapse19
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    I just installed W7 Evaluation Copy Build 7100 64bit Ultimate -- Should I get a better client? : Lightzout
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      im not sure what the differences are, i assume any major problems would've been addressed and patched in ... : synapse19
      • I updated yeah : Lightzout
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    Can you keep this same install when retail comes out and just input your key? : nukewinter
    • don't think so. it says that after 90 days you'll be required to perform a clean install of the retail ve... : synapse19
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  I installed it on our new HTPC a week ago or so and it was very quick and painless. A+, would install ag : magistersmax
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    What capture device are you using? Do you recommend it? : Lightzout
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      Well, it's HTPCish. No capture cards as of now... I've been thinking about grabbing one though. Reall... : magistersmax
      • are you viewing hulu/youtube stuff just through a browser? : dignan
• Painless here also. Would recommend. : davidc02
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  It just... works? : zuga
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    the only problem ive had so far is not being able to use my old epson photo 870 printer :| : synapse19
    • My logitech quickcam messenger doesn't work with it but there is supposed to be a fix around. Not been us... : davidc02
  • It installed really quickly for me, and the only problem was with my sound card drivers. thankfully thos... : deject
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  I upgraded my server to 2008 Standard R2 x64. I must say it's good. Impressive management improvements. ... : GreatGooglyMoogly
  • shoulda installed core-edition and then wrote your own gui ;) : cause&effect
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    superbar? the "pin to" thing? : xxiv
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      The taskbar, yes. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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        ohh. what don't you like about it? : xxiv
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          It's ghastly, I don't know how many apps I'm running - I go to shut down and it tells me I have 4 things ... : abrasion
          • then ungroup the icons just like you could choose to do in Vista : derelict515
        • a) The pinning thing is not well though-out. It's like half-finished. Sometimes it won't even pin certain... : GreatGooglyMoogly

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  Every time I fill out the second half (name, address, etc.), it dumps me back to the set up account page.... : Thresher
  • That happened to me, I eventually clicked "send details later" or whatever instead of continue... this le... : benjaamin
• keeps kicking me out when I hit submit : Clay
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  Still broke keeps looping me to the start page... : hashd
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    don't check the option for getting into the beta. just create a new account without that option, confirm ... : mwasher
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      My friend just did this too after I saw that you can change your status in your account settings. It work... : Sailor of Fortune
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        Yea, the loop back to the beginning of the signup form pissed me off for 10 minutes until i figured this ... : mwasher
        • Awesome this just worked for me. : Chod
      • I did this, seemed to work. Not in the beta but I think I've been submitted : Clay
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      Still does it for me but at least I have an account now. : hashd
      • Finally.... : hashd
    • still doesn't work, just fucking resets every time. fuck them. fuck this game. : Jackass1233
• worked fine for me : Patch-e
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  I can't get the scan to finish on FIrefox on win7 x64, left it running for like 20 minutes : Cheeziologist
  • latest version of Java? : Sailor of Fortune
  • The scan picked my TV tuner as my sound card. Blah. : TrptJim
  • It wouldn't finish at all for me this morning, even though it detected everything. First scan tonight and... : Haxim
  • Win7 x64 Firefox here, it took maybe 30 seconds for me : reign27
  • Same it just sits there every time for me. Tried both IE and Firefox - and both running as admin (Window... : Crw22
• Negative :( ... Never received any emails, tried 2 times with different accounts but yeah : te[R]ror
• I think it worked thanks brah : Lightzout
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  SW:TOR Friends List Let's post our user-ids in a vain hope that having a populated friends list actually ... : Kentor
  • Kentor : Kentor
  • ClayM : Clay
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    ReignOfFire : reign27
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      lolz : Downforce
      • Quiet, Ultralame : reign27
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    THEKIDD : thekidd
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      The user 'THEKIDD' was not found in the database. Please go back and correct this problem. : reign27
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        had to verify my email. : thekidd
        • I guess I didnt get in - no verification wtf : Lightzout
  • nevlos (successful!) : nevlos
  • SailorofFortune : Sailor of Fortune
  • shavenewok : shavenewok
  • lonepie : lonepie
  • willardjuice : willardjuice
  • Loiosh : LoioshDwaggie
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    Senate5000 : Senate5000
    • Couldn't add you or TheKidd : Lightzout
    • Oh I'm dumb. There were no numbers used so I used my wowname. Siid : Senate5000
  • Eggyolkeo : TrptJim
  • devnullgt : devnullgt
  • smackyp : smackpiece
  • LordAngral : TK-421
  • smacknca because hey why not i like pretending it will help :) : smacknca
  • sonicstorm : sonicstorm
  • Olrak : c_man_tmt
  • theBorgie : theBorgie
  • Cheeziologist : Cheeziologist
  • Manthor : HAMGASM
  • Gargy : gargy
  • RetroRedEye : RetroRedEyeJr
  • ----> : Wolfanoz
  • ----> : hashd
  • Inovius : Crw22
  • Link : Link.
  • deject : deject
  • Septyryx : stelth
  • edgewise : edgewise
  • mathyou : mathyou
  • hoopfam : hoopfam4
  • skepticshock : whore
  • Demerzel : te[R]ror
  • capnkrunch : cap n KRUNCH
  • riptyde : riptyde
  • WhatFor : WhatIsThisFor
  • ----> : DianeOfTheMoon
  • amikaboshi : AMikaboshi
  • Shack-Wyvern : Wyvern
  • GrolarBear : The Grolar Bear
  • gulik : stgulik
  • ArtilleryMarker : ArtilleryMarker
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    -----> : loboca
    • Hmm, maybe I'll try and rescan after I setup win7. Prob a better chance of becoming a tester than with x... : loboca
  • Portax : Portax
  • Rice-Rocketeer : Rice-Rocketeer
  • mrazzino : mrazzino
  • nzeer : rmjackson
  • FrozenPixel : Frozen Pixel
  • Zips is my userid there. : Zips
  • Mondo_ : Mondo
  • DracoDragonsfire : Draco
  • RazorMarc : razorblade79
  • Pacalon : Pacalon
  • Jasoncrowley : jasoncrowley
  • losimagic : losimagic
  • picklefish : imcompa
  • Nitrium : Nitrium
  • Scrimbo : Scrimbo Obeer
  • bamtan : Bamtan
  • Nihiliste : Lone Swordsman
  • stonedonkey : stonedonkey
  • Crimsonbeak : Crimsonbeak
  • Pettytheft : Pettytheft
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  Now the countdown to whenever beta starts....could be weeks/months. : GeorgeB3DR
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    I would be completely shocked if it started before the spring. : skinlab133
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      Well I for one am ready to be showered with scintillating new gameplay videos, class info and explanation... : Lightzout
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        I think trades and crafting will pretty much always suck. They suck the least in WoW though. They did i... : GeorgeB3DR
        • I thought Mythos did crafting well, so i hope that carries over to Torchlight : shavenewok
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      Hope not. I'd kinda like to think that they are gathering names because it's within a couple months. : GeorgeB3DR
      • just like starcraft! I've been staring at a beta key for over a year now! : chrisschutz
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  I can't even log in to their site. I verified my email address, but every time I try to login at the top... : hoopfam4
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    60% of the time, it works all the time. : Sailor of Fortune
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      FInally got in and scanned. If it makes any difference, I used Firefox instead of Chrome. : hoopfam4
      • Firefox + Java add-on did it for me too. : Lightzout
      • did you have to re-sign up? or did it let you log in? : broly1718
• still broken for me : riptyde
• "MizterD" : mizterd99
• WatcherXP : watcherxp
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  Pick an avatar people so my friends page doesn't look like crap! </OCD> : Sailor of Fortune
  • Hahahaha I was thinking the same thing! : hashd
• it was still looping on me but i got it to work doing this: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21037795#... : smax
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  CANT GET PAST THE SCAN, 15 TRIES ALREADY FUCK YOU : Jackass1233
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    java for your browser installed? if something isnt right with your java setup, it wont error or anything,... : rmjackson
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      Scan finished then dumped me right back to the create account page : Mondo
      • t appears you have already started the sign up process to test Star Wars: The Old Republic. Click the but... : Mondo
• Damn someone beat me for my name : Mondo
• Fucking FINALLY. I know I wasn't the only one having the signup process boot you out to the beginning. ... : The Kazlor
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  Anyone get a scan error? It keeps telling me to try the scan again. : doctorbfunk
  • Mine's been scanning for over 10 minutes. I'm fine to let it keep scanning, but I don't know if it's bust... : Home Nugget
• I love how the age dropdown goes all the way to 3AD : MagicWishMonkey
• i tried once. it made me sign up, then took me to some account creation screen (uh wasn't that what the f... : xxiv

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  So you got in? Are you giving put invites? : Agrona
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    It'll be just like gmail, shackers passing it on, hehe. : loboca
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      You're confusing it with crabs. : losimagic
      • It's not like we paid for lobster, heyo! : loboca
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    If I got more than 8 I'd help some shackers out, but RL friends come first as I'll actually use it as a p... : batkiwi
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      stop ego posting then : fufux
      • I'm not ego posting, I want some people who already have wave to add me so that we can post back and fort... : batkiwi
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      I totally know the feeling. Do let us know if you wins up with some extras. : Agrona
      • It'll be the first place I do post. Most people here are techies, and mature enough not to be jerks with... : batkiwi
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    Oh, everyone who was in sandbox got one. If you're in sandbox you should check your inbox in wave, it wi... : batkiwi
    • Is the sandbox the developer preview thing? Wasn't in that sadly. : Agrona
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  What is wave? : dltrem
  • Ars has a nice writeup: http://arstechnica.com/open-source/guides/2009/09/surfing-the-google-wave.ars : d fluke
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  Strength through Discipline! Strength through Community! Strength through Action! : King Kavik
  • You're the only other person I've seen make a Wave joke. I love you :( : d fluke
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  rmjackson@googlewave.com : rmjackson
  • Just started a "shacker wave" and added you to it. Add anyone else who posts here to it if I don't. : batkiwi
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21038736#itemanchor_21038736 : Agrona
  • got any invites? : lja83
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  anyone have any Wave invites? : grendel
  • ^ this, i didn't get one : fletch_
  • i, too, am curious about this : lja83
  • yo dog we like invites so....me too : supermonkeyballz
• digitalzips (at) gmail (dot) com Please? Thanks in advance should I somehow get an invite :) : Zips
• Guess I'll hop on the train while I can. greymatter42 at gmail : Greymatter42
• If anyone wants to send an invite to ColoradoCNC@gmail.com that would be awesome : ColoradoCNC
• I too would like to beg for an invite. : arsonide
• Also looking for invites is one vincentgrayson at gmail.com : Vincent Grayson
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  I'd also like to request an invite! : cookblaze
  • also cookblaze at gmail : cookblaze
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  interested also in an invite : even4
  • evenflow4 @ gmail com : even4
• I would also like an Invite, if any are available. : Lightbulb
• Begging for invite, will SM my email address. : Rasnowl
• send one to claymitchell @ gmail! : Clay
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  so this is the queue thread sorta? fallschirmjager at gmail please. i'll pass invites on to shacke... : xxiv
  • also - is this like gmail where you initially got 10 invites off that bat? i think even with say 4 going ... : xxiv
• Can i also have one pretty please? kaankasim88 at gmail.com : kaankasim
• Anyone got an invite? durajim at gmail dot com - Will pass on my invites to shackers, obviously. : Durajim
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  FFS there's another beg for invite thread :p : batkiwi
  • anytime you post about googlewave and how you got it, it'll turn into a thread like this :P : xxiv
• Oooh invite plz :) gmail me, my address is this --> : gakera
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  I won't ban you if you give me an invite. My name at @gmail.com : redfive
  • That's abuse of power right here, but I also won't ban you if you give me an invite. Of course I can't ba... : gakera
• Add me to the list my username @gmail.com : arhughes
• add me to the shacker wave! dkrause at gmail dot com : zerog83
• heygize what's going on in this wave begging thread? grstearns@gmail.com : mrblarg

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• See how wrong you were? : pigvomit
• hahah schooled by the kid : sleepyvt
• Be proud of your Junior Skeptic : freqq28
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  I bet you got pissed too when she said Santa wasn't real. : Sailor of Fortune
  • Oh, she knows Santa isn't real, but she won't say it for another 12 years or so. Milk him for all he's wo... : Goblin au
• now your daughter thinks you're an idiot, and you'll never be able to change that. : StolenNosferatu
• Ask her if the landings were a government stage show. She seems smart : boarder2
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  Sounds like my 3 year old. She loves telling people when they're wrong. : Vincent Grayson
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    Yeah, a while back i gave her a chewable vitamin shaped like a lion, and she had it jumping around the br... : riptyde
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      no offense riptyde, but your daughter sounds like an asshole. : famine101
      • his daugher sounds a lot smart than him too, she just owned him twice! : xxiv
    • I think my favorite of those moments was when my daughter was maybe 2 and a half, and she went with us to... : Vincent Grayson
• Please don't patronize me. : spiderfill
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  Sit her down and watch Cosmos. She's ready. : GeorgeB3DR
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heGcvWu_JMs : AxeMan808
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc : rosewood
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  my 3 year old niece already knows about gravity : mindshot
  • "Gravity is a lie. The world just sucks" : retardhumper
• SHE WINS! : anhero
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  tell her its a space station : SockMonkeh
  • Dahak? : ssj4megaman
  • That's no moon! : Super Sparker
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  Your 3 year old is smarter than all creationists. : CRasterImage
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    creationists should just kill themselves. not even kidding : mindshot
    • what we need is a scientific impact event, and we tell all 'believers' that its the lies of satan and sci... : radula
  • most 3 year olds are. : master_disaster_17
  • Of course the thread wouldnt be complete with a comment like that. : pimpium
  • A blanket statement, how thoughtful. : one random winner
• http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/2/26526/524636-the_rock_super.jpg : Cubictoast
• haha. she's wrong though. pwned! : xsii
• The appropriate response is: That's no moon! : BingusLargus
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  YOU GOT FUCKING OWNED BY A 3YR OLD : CoRDS
  • ^^ This. : NeoMoose
• she's right, it's pretty obvious it's rock. : drucifer
• I hope you praised her for her knowledge and resistance to silly lies perpetrated by society. : DinK
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  My 4 year old son did the same thing when I told him about the tooth fairy. He just looked at me after I ... : gooblerampling
  • you could have taught him a valuable lesson in manipulation even when knowing the truth. "son, you jus... : xxiv
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_Wager : kek
• HEY!!! if the moon were made out if barbecue spare ribs, would ya eat it then? : Dave-A
• rock was not the word I thought it was : ShadowRam
• Haha : phate81
• Some Wallace and Grommet will change that attitude. : one random winner