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I think the interface in Loom was a masterstroke.

I say this because the "verbs" were something you had to collect through the game (open, fill, turn straw to gold).

Instead of an inventory, the player would roam the land collecting such "verbs" to complete tasks that further the quests.

And collecting such "verbs" were only half the task; you also had to listen carefully to record such verbs in your notebook and then play them back to use them.

So, not only does the interface require observation, but also aural skills too -- and I think that such an interface is unique in that it allows a greater degree of interaction throught one's listening skills.

Plus a certain degree of logic is required, as the player must also reverse the notes of such "verbs" to create an opposite effect (i.e. reversing the notes for "open" creates a "close" verb.)

And that is why I think the interface in Loom is unique somewhat -- even though it continues the same verb-subject formation (e.g. "open egg", "untwist hurricane", etc), it establishes such a formation in a method different to any other adventure.

If Chris dies, we'll just freeze him like Walt Disney!

Bush is ANYTHING but a conservative.

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Or maybe just having a bit of a laugh?

['Indy 4' Faces Script Delay]

Bad news on the new Indy Script (from IMDB):

'Indy 4' Faces Script Delay

Legendary film-maker George Lucas is delaying the filming of the long- awaited Indiana Jones 4 - because he's unhappy with the script. The Star Wars director, who's acting as executive producer alongside director Steven Spielberg, is allegedly dissatisfied with the screenplay handed in by Shawshank Redemption director Frank Darabont. And it now seems the sequel's projected 2005 release date is unlikely to be met, with shooting on the Harrison Ford-starring movie now likely to start next year instead.

Well then, what the fuckeroo?  Do we have to put a damned smiley after every post just so DG's slow ass will "Get it?"   <---- Post is a joke, see the smiley?

SLOW ASS!! HOW DARE YOU, YOU FUCKING BASTA... Oh wait, a smiley, you were only joking.

No worries, man.

I didn't realise it was a joke cause, as anyone here will tell you, I'm an utterly humourless bastard.

You say that, because of your convinced you have the truth in hands. If you'd start listening to other opinions once, you might learn something

I did listen to your opinions.

But I found it an illogical argument and told you why.

How can I learn something if an argument is illogical?

So you do refer to Iraq, because you can't come up with anything else more foundated statements.

Fine -- I'll include more instances next time, like his lack of participation in the Kyoto protocol, or that the US economy has been the lowest in ages, or the fact he won't allow gay marriage, or the Patriot Act... Did you want more than that, cause I got loads!

I'd like to say this... You do not know what might have happened if Bush(and the whole parlement), decided to not attack and wait for Iraq. I'm not saying war was good, because I'm against any war, for whom or whatever, but sometimes there gotta be sacrifices made for the better good. All we (the public) get to hear are stories like oil, and saddam... but have you seen the confidential papers of the governments, and all the incoming and outgoing mail of the whitehouse, listened to the phonecalls, and all other background information? No! And neither did I, so you don't know the whole truth.

But the US government does and they now say they wouldn't invade Iraq knowing what they know now.

Colin Powell gave an interview to the Washington post about it while everyone was focused on Janet Jackson's tit.

I respect of course your opinion, I'm just saying it doesn't make anything better by flaming bush.

And praising him doesn't make anything better either.

I love you too  

I think you should all stop the anit-bushinism.

Too bad -- we're going to keep on doing it.

I respect the man, and I'm glad I'm not in his position, because I would have messed everything up.

But Bush messed things up anyway.

And I'm not just talking about Iraq -- Iraq is small beans compared to the other shit he's pulled.

I think Bush could do alot better, if the people were standing behind him, as one nation.

That's ridiculous logic -- A president (or any politician) doesn't perform any better if they gain higher public support.

A president could the most popular bloke in the world and still do a shithouse job.

For proof, look up 'Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen', Queensland's most popular premier (and one who did more harm than good to the state).

Higher public support doesn't increase a politician's performance -- if anything, it's the opposite: if the president performs well, he gains higher support.

The fact that he has low support only shows what a shitty job he's doing.

Besides, Bush doesn't need the public -- he's got the large oil and military companies behind him.

And he still does a shitty job.

Just stop the useless discussion

No, piss off!

and save Bush, before it's too late!

I could save him by sending him to rehab and AA meetings, but that won't fix the fact he's a shitty president.

Let's see...

The thread started off as an "Alien Quadrilogy DVD pack" thread and ended with my declaration of going to Japan next year to teach English, and then all of us mocked stereotypical Japanese game exports -- and we all had a good laugh!

In other words, yes the post has matured.

Now let me ask another question: Why is it that you've contributed sweet-bugger-all in this thread and then have the audacity to question/comment on our level of emotional maturity on said thread's development?

You walk in here, tell us all to get a life, and then end with a "So there".

It's very rude and presumptuous, and I'm a little offended that someone would even think of writing such a thing.

STOP THE FUCKING PRESSES!!

1) I'm a journalism student -- that pic would make all my hard years of work worthwhile.

2) Bush is a moron -- We lost a moron? GOOD!!

3) There's something ironic and poetic about nature taking away the life of a man responsible for a shitload of destruction on nature.

If anyone asked me why I didn't save him, I'd say it was God's will: Bush would have wanted it that way.

Heheh.

Though, the article forgets to mention that rape is an acceptable form of wooing a girl, as long as you say during intercourse "Your mouth says no, but your body says yes."

1: It is the first SCUMM GUI game but because you couldn't use the mouse back in the late 80's/ early 90's which is pretty cumbersome especially to the ones who have only played the later SCUMM engine based games like Monkey Island or Day of the Tentacle. Trust me, it took awhile for me before I got used to it but it felt somehow sluggish compaired with the SCUMM GUI you could use with the mouse. Also it's quite boring when you can't check a thing because there was no "Look at" commando or that you could talk to anyone (It makes more sense to talk to Green Tentacle or something because it can maybe give you clues to what to do better than just those comments.). I have tried "What is" commando but nothing happened, so that is better to change the old SCUMM GUI into the newer SCUMM GUI.

But... the original supports mouse already.

What's the point of remaking it for the purposes of mouse support when it already has mouse support?

See, the original KQ1 (and the Sierra remake) used a text interface.

Tierra remade it with a point-and-click interface -- similiar to KQ5.

2: You know about calling Nurse Edna puzzle? I have tried that one but every time I go inside the room with other kid she just catch you and that is a low point. I'm going to change that so that Edna will always be distracted when you sneak into her room while she's talking in the telephone. It's better that way.

I could always get throught the Nurse Edna puzzle without any problems.

3: I bet you haven't noticed those plot-holes in Maniac Mansion. At the beginning of the game you only see the text "20 years ago today", meteor crashes at the front yard and then the title comes before you see Dave and the other two kids at the front yard of the Mansion. I would make more sense if you made a longer cut-scene so you really see that Dr. Fred and the Edisons discovers the Purple Meteor, that he somehow controll Fred's mind into taking the meteor into the lab, that strange things happens in the mansion and finally 20 years later Dr. Fred kidnaps Sandy and take her to the lab. It's much better way to tell the story because it makes more sense. I played DoTT before MM and when I played MM some things confused me like that Dr. Fred is evil when he was just grumpy in DoTT. It would be better to know that the meteor is controlling Dr. Fred in the beginning rather than knowing at the end.

I think it's better without the explanations -- It's part of your job to piece the story together.

NICOLE -> DO YOU SUCK DICK
You -> NO , BUT YOU DO .
NICOLE -> DO NOT .
You -> DO TOO .
NICOLE -> NO I AM NOT , YOU ARE .
You -> SHUT UP AND GET FUCKED .
NICOLE -> OOO , FIESTY .
You -> IF YOU DO NOT SHUT UP I WILL CLOSE MY WINDOW AND YOU WILL CEASE TO EXIST .
NICOLE -> YOU BETTER BEHAVE .
You -> YOU BETTER , OR I WILL KILL YOU BY SHUTTING DOWN MY BROWSER .
NICOLE ->Sorry, I'm not smart enough to answer, but I'm learning new things all the time

Conversation thread reset (Pretend that this is a new conversation - you start.)
You -> HELLO .
NICOLE -> HEY .
You -> YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME , DO YOU ?
NICOLE -> TANK YOU .
You -> GOODBYE , RETARD .
NICOLE ->Sorry, I'm not smart enough to answer, but I'm learning new things all the time

Conversation thread reset (Pretend that this is a new conversation - you start.)

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Hmm, not a patch on Daisy.

Cartoon porn exists in any country.

Where would the world be without such classics as The Flintbones or Scooby-Doo fucking Daphne.

I rest my case.

By the way, you do know Battle Royale was just a movie.

Everyone knows that Japanese school life consists of starring at women's breasts, being in the swim team, and having classes that last for about two minutes.

Oh, yes and having magical abilities to defeat forces of evil -- can't forget that!

PS DG -> I love you. I'm starting a fan-site for that movie, complete with fan-fic and furries.

* DGMacphee wails on his guitar and pops a million boners before he commits seppuku and explodes.

I plan to visit him in Hong Kong while staying in Japan through the magic of cloning!

(or what I meant was what Narangas said)

Nice list!!

But you've listed my old page -- look at my sig for my handydandy links for my new webpage!

Who would have thought of mixing ninjas and boobies, two of the coolest things around? Brilliant I say!

I do this for Rodey cause he is awesome:

http://www.msu.edu/~couilla3/ninja/ninja_movie_script2.htm

Actually, I agree with GG there -- If it ain't broken, don't fix it.

There was a lot wrong with KQ2 in terms of structure and narrative -- Tierra patched these things up.

But with Maniac Mansion, the story and depth of eahc character seems pretty well written anyway.