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My 1000th post and it's about how freaky the new colors look.  Who knew it would come to this.

At first I thought I had somehow ended up on the completely wrong forum.  Looks like some sort of FPS game club site or something.  Kinda creepy, actually.

When I was much younger I used to ride around on this little Honda 50.  One day, I lost control and flew off of it on gravel.  I was wearing shorts, so my legs were exposed.  The skin on my left knee was all torn up and looked like it had some sort of encounter with a meat grinder. It left a neat scar.
To make that situation worse, the motor bike landed WITH me, so the hot engine came down on my leg and left a massive burn.

Also, when I was even younger, like a toddler, I got my big toenail ripped back by a catching it on a door and I had to be taken to the hospital for the doctor to pull it all the way off.  I don't remember that too clearly, fortunately.

hurray! boobies!

LOL, there's some more gasoline for this fire!!   

Wow this thing just keeps rolling!  :o

Eric, here's some sources:

Boys falling behind girls in school: 
  Here's an interesting article on MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10965522/site/newsweek/

   This covers some of the same ground, and provides statistics for the college statement:
http://voice.paly.net/view_story.php?id=3855

   Here's some more on the college issue:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/july-dec02/college.html

   Another interview on MSNBC, with the author of SEE JANE HIT.  A few pages back in the article is some info about domestic violence etc.  The whole article contains some very interesting stats:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11602651/

More on topic, my domestic violence statement may've been incorrect, but if I can find it, I'll provide a specific source that cited violence against men as 40% or somewhere slightly below half.  It may not have been domestic violence.  I don't remember. 

I never said anything about women being superior to men... now did I?

Well, you may be right. I don't know; I have no idea what it's like to be a man. The fact of the matter is, women as a group ARE still experiencing a lot of problems that men couldn't even imagine. And so are many other minority groups. Hell, even rich white heterosexual men have their share of problems, I'm sure.

Just give us men a chance to try and understand.Ã,  Ã, You keep saying that women are experiencing these problems, but you're not citing anything that is not uncommon, or unique just to women.Ã,  Men suffer sexual harrasment too, domestic violence is about fifty/fifty now, with little less than half of domestic violence being perpetrated against men by women.Ã,  Men are now a minority in colleges, and boys are falling behind girls in school.Ã,  Women have numerous hotlines and organizations that will assist them if they're being discriminated against.

I can't honestly say that women have it all that bad.Ã,  It's probably as good as it's ever going to get for ANY of us.

I just don't think we should neglect the problems that women face just because everyone else has problems too. Ã, I'm not saying that women's problems are more important to solve than everyone else's, though; we should try our best to find solutions to all problems.

I agree wholeheartedly.Ã,  I don't think that problems are being neglected, but as I said before, they're not going to be eliminated.Ã,  But we at least have to have damage control, and I think that's what all those phone numbers and government offices are for.Ã,  If you're experiencing sexual harrasment, report it.

As far as pressure to be sexy, don't let anybody tell you that you HAVE to be sexy.Ã,  Just be who you are, and the nicer guys will notice that.

(blah blah blah)

I don't think that's really neccessary.

Anyway, to answer your questions...

I repeat myself, but, MY definition of getting hurt:Ã,  As I said before, it's no big deal to me until REAL discrimination arises.Ã,  If somebody thinks I'm garbage because my reproductive organs are external, THEIR the one who has the problem not me.Ã,  That's just their perspective.Ã,  However, when I'm told I can't get a job, or some other such variation, because of my gender, THAT'S a real problem.

The final goal of equality is unreachable.Ã,  It will never happen, worldwide, or even across one nation, or even a state.Ã,  Equality cannot exist in a world full of INDIVIDUALS.Ã,  In a world of billions of people, with billions of opinions, billions of philosophies, and billions of problems, we'll never see it all eye to eye.Ã,  At this point in time, equality is more of a state of mind than it is anything tangible.Ã,  The tangible part is already acheived.Ã, 
But that doesn't matter, we don't have to see it eye to eye.Ã,  As long as there is political justice, the ball is in your court.Ã,  You are an equal, you have to act like one.Ã,  So if you're so equal, quit talking about how wonderful your feminine traits are, because they're no better than my masculine traits.Ã,  We're entirely different, but we're still equals.Ã,  So lets drop it, if we're really equal.Ã, 

What are women going through today?Ã,  Nothing more than anybody else is having to go through.Ã, 

Inquisitive Traveler, (and everybody else while I'm at it,) I accept you rightly as my equal.Ã,  We both have equal potential and equal value.Ã,  I could never disregard another human just because of some unimportant difference like gender or race or whatever.Ã,  I accept you, no matter what.Ã,  You owe me the same, or else you are the one denying our equality.

Is it "Womens Rights (but only for the right women)"?

I think it's womens rights for those who want to push the issue. Ã, I think some women are actually looking for something to scream "DISCRIMINATION" about.
But that just doesn't have the zest that it used to. Ã, Women have all the political rights that men have. Ã, If they're being discriminated against, in the workplace for instance, they can pick up the phone and get an attorney. Ã, 

I say that it's not discrimination if you're getting paid less than a man for the same job, it's discrimination if you're getting paid less and there's no laws protecting you. Ã, That's real discrimination.

I agree that certain women (not pointing fingers at anybody) are only making the issue worse by ranting on and on. Ã, In a sense, it's like they think they have to compete with men to PROVE their equality, and they don't really care how much trouble they have to stir up to do it. Ã, But all that EVER accomplishes is drawing lines and creating divisions which DOES create rifts.

Inquisitive stranger,

What would you define as both men and women being equal?  Define it socially, not just politically.

Also, how do you define "getting hurt?"

In your view, what do you think women are going through today?

And who said that naked men are funny and naked women are sexy?  Isn't that a rather sweeping statement?

This whole battle of the sexes thing is something that amazes me.  I don't think you're ever going to abolish prejudice.  I say, as long as there is no LEGISLATION passed that is discriminatory against any race, gender, or religion, who cares about the occasional bigot who THINKS there should be discriminatory laws or rules. 

The same goes for media.  I used to be real upset the way men seemed to be dipicted on television, as bumbling, helpless oafs.  Yeah, that used to hurt me in a way, but then I decided to ignore it, because again, who cares if you run into the occasional bigot who thinks you're useless because of your gender? 

I think boobs as monstrously large as those might seem to cheapen the character, or take away from the reality of the game, if you want that woman to be a believable character.

I'd take them out (no pun intended) just because they're kind of distracting, not in an erotic or enticing sense, but a sort of, 'how does she keep from falling on her face' kind of sense.

If you're going to leave the boobs in, you could plan on throwing something into your story about how that character spent the last five years of her life raising money to pay for them.

I don't get the whole fairytale/theft argument.  Nobody ever claimed that those ideas were property of Roberta Williams.

In KQ2, you can occasionally see the Bat Mobile come racing out of a cave, but nobody claims that Roberta Williams stole from Batman.  That's because it was a gag.  Just for noveltie's sake. 
The incorporation of fairy tales into the games made them novel, in the sense that yakspit said, you could interact with childhood stories.

Rosella: the simple answer is this-Ã,  We all have OUR OWN games to hype.

That's all fine and dandy, so why don't you go hype that game instead of anti-hyping somebody else's.

Thanks for the link.  I found the patch I need, but unfortunately, it'll only work if I start completely over.  If I can't find any saved games for download, I'll just have to do that.

I'm playing the DOS version of Gabriel Knight 1 on Windows XP.  It's been running fine, but I've finally hit a problem.

On the opening cutscene to day five, Gabriel enters the shop and the phone rings.  Right after Gabe makes the comment, "I got it!"
the game locks up, and I don't get anything but the wait icon.

I've looked for patches, but I can only find them for the CD-ROM version.  Does anybody know where I could get a patch for the DOS version, or at least download a saved game AFTER the phone rings?

...their imaginations are stunted and they're actually incapable of entertaining themselves in the absence of these sensory inputs.Ã, 

I've heard about those studies that say kids who watch too much TV and play to many games have stunted imaginations.  What I want to know is, is that the same for ALL audio/visual media, all just the media that hasn't had much effort or care put into it?

Actual stories can be found in a multitude of genres.  But I personally believe that the adventure genre accomdates story telling most, because you're micro-managing the main character and his/her actions.

I believe that if adventure games are to truely be enjoyed to their fullest potential, characters need to take center stage.  They need to be obsessively developed, refined and as human as possible.  I want to find an adventure game where I actually care about seeing my character to the end, and actually seeing him or her change as a result of what we go through.
Few other genres have that kind of room for character development.

Also, I think the player needs to have a clear picture of his or her participation in the game.  Should they feel like a spectator watching the events unfold from a distance, or should they feel like they ARE the main character? 

If they are to be put right into the shoes of their main character, they need to have his motivation.  Again, that has to be done with heavy character development. 

I just love this adventure game philosophy sessions!

If Pmdee needs new avatars for his game, I guess he came to the right place!

I'll find his house and knock on his door, and when he opens the door

Ooo, that sounds like a fun game!! We'll all find the AGSer nearest to us, and go knock on their door to give them a hug.  If they aren't home we'll just sit under the porch until they arrive.

I think it's great if he wants to say something nice.  We could all use that once in awhile. 

my turn:  Hey CJ, thanx for AGS, it's really great!!! (except, could you add the feature to have 360 degree panoramic rooms sometime?)   

Say Farlander, if you want a political debate, just let me know. I LOVE debates.

He's a self-mocking man.

Right you are DG!  Bush has been a comedy gold mine from day 1, but unfortunately, his ignorance and greed has cost lots of life. 

As far as the picture goes, I don't have a real problem with the meaning.  Bush is an Imperialist, a liar (like most politicians), a thief, and not worthy of the Oval Office. 
Granted, he's not launching a genocide or rounding up those he considers to be "inferior" to him... yet.