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Posted May 16, 2014
OK, thats it. I'm done. If Police Quest 1-4 is gone come morning I'll just have to live with it. If anyone sangs an extra copy please keep me in your thoughts. I'll pay you back any way I can
Posted May 16, 2014
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bluey83: I daren't think about the number of games I have on virtual shelves around the various portals, I do know I have nowhere near enough years left to play them all. Still we continue to collect them though *sigh* lol
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Tarnicus: I'm reading back to see what I missed whilst I was out and had to respond to this one! Between all the sites I use to purchase games, I have well over 1000.

Likewise I couldn't possibly finish the games I have in my collection, but I do like having the variety of choice and hoarding nostalgia in particular. I'm definitely focusing my purchases on DRM free where I can now, as I'm a bit unhappy with myself for how much I've supported Steam and the potential difficulties that may cause in the longrun for game development and publishing. Yes I can see how it's done some "good" but I'm concerned about the changes to the internet that have been going on since I started using it it 1996/7.

To put it simply, I'm starting to feel that I've sold out a bit in favour of cheap games and accessing stuff on the net that once upon a time I wouldn't have gone near.

What are those changes?

Everything being monitored - why just because I wish to access my email, social media, favourite gaming platform, watch a movie or listen to music or simply use an internet browser(W3C changes), is so much information about my browsing and computer usage practises sent to people? Yes I realise within so many user agreements(which don't supersede the law, at least in this country) I am "agreeing" to this, but seriously the choice to opt-out is becoming more and more difficult unless I ignore the internet.

DRM is mandatory - legislative changes influenced by corporations with more money than many governments has changed the definition of owning something to basically mean renting or using a service. Once upon a time not a word was said about maxing mix tapes, copying games, installing games on multiple computers etc.

Freedom - this is what it links back to. And as much as I loathe to use a term that I see as being misused or used to justify harming others, the freedom of ownership of people of the internet is eroding. In this country we are taking many steps backwards, and this is following the lead of the US power brokers unfortunately. I was reading proposed(or passed?) legislation a few weeks ago where government employees are not allowed to criticise the government, even anonymously via social media. Seriously WTF? 1984...

I went on a tangent almost unrelated to the initial post :D Er yes, I have lots of games! lol
So very true! I have found myself rebuying games a lot of the time from places like GOG and the indie sites such as Humble Bundle in order to have proper DRM Free copies of games. Some people think I'm a bit mad for doing but there you are.

I actually remember the time when copying original game discs wasn't just not frowned upon, it was recommended! Manuals that came with computer games and software actually said before use to copy the discs, then use the copy and keep the originals safe! These days you are lucky if you manage to get a hold of the actual game / program in such a way that it is yours.
Posted May 16, 2014
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peanutsticks: Welcome aboard the Freebie train.

RAWR!
It's good to see that they changed that up a bit over last promo. It's made a lot of customers a lot less perturbed. :D
Posted May 16, 2014
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CarrionCrow: No worries there. Example - thought I'd run out of money. Okay, can't buy anymore, obviously. But still hanging around because the conversation's good, the people are cool and figured I could throw freebies to people if I got 'em. But for the last hour, there's a voice in my head telling me I need to hang around and spend what is literally my last 1.50 on Shadow Man of all things, just so I can feel more invested in the torture. If that doesn't cover masochism, I don't know what does.
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nuketakuler: i enjoy dying in games. sometimes i just jump off cliffs with my characters. Then i laugh. Is that normal?
You'd probably love Goat Simulator then :D http://www.goat-simulator.com/
Posted May 16, 2014
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peanutsticks: Welcome aboard the Freebie train.

RAWR!
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JohnnyDollar: It's good to see that they changed that up a bit over last promo. It's made a lot of customers a lot less perturbed. :D
The threads are smaller without 1,500 comments on how people are somehow reaming the system for free goodies.
Posted May 16, 2014
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nuketakuler: i enjoy dying in games. sometimes i just jump off cliffs with my characters. Then i laugh. Is that normal?
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Tarnicus: You'd probably love Goat Simulator then :D http://www.goat-simulator.com/
Hell, just watching someone else play Goat Simulator is absolutely hilarious.
Posted May 16, 2014
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zillatain: Why yes, they are. They're a bit bigger now, but still cute...uh oh, she knows I'm talking about her...
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Tarnicus: One of mine right now is upset with me for feeding a bird her cat biscuits(which I can hand feed). I find it amusing that people see other life forms as so different from us. I've learned the Currawong call for "hey family, food is here!" and the mother Currawong is great at learning. She knows that if I throw a biscuit to her(there is usually 1-4 cats on our balcony where they come to feed) that I usually throw it on the 2nd go, not the first or 3rd(as I just did then). If I throw it on the first, she generally doesn't have enough time to see it, so I started teaching her the trajectory through practise. I absentmindedly threw her a biscuit on the 3rd and saw her pupils dilate on the 2nd swing of my arm and it completely put her off that I didn't release the biscuit on that attempt lol
Great photograph. And yes, humans in general have a terrible tendency to devalue/discount forms of life that are not, well, human.
Posted May 16, 2014
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eiii: There's a paired games list, but it's not very recent, some of the games on it are already gone.
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Teddykazooie: How does one read this list? =O Since Long Live the Queen is the 2nd to last in a section, does that mean it's one of the random jump starter pairs? =S

With Last Express at 800 copies this time of the night? I have a terrible feeling I'll never see LLtQ before bed =(
Yes, if the system doesn't break. The even numbers are the random ones, the odd numbers are the followers.
Posted May 16, 2014
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Maiiau: I got The Last Express for free, yay.
Congratulations! :D
Posted May 16, 2014
So many copies! It seems to me 400 is about the sweet spot for most games.
Posted May 16, 2014
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nuketakuler: i enjoy dying in games. sometimes i just jump off cliffs with my characters. Then i laugh. Is that normal?
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Tarnicus: You'd probably love Goat Simulator then :D http://www.goat-simulator.com/
Had a chance to try that out a month or so ago and played it all day. :) Instabuy if it comes to GOG.
Posted May 16, 2014
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Tarnicus: One of mine right now is upset with me for feeding a bird her cat biscuits(which I can hand feed). I find it amusing that people see other life forms as so different from us. I've learned the Currawong call for "hey family, food is here!" and the mother Currawong is great at learning. She knows that if I throw a biscuit to her(there is usually 1-4 cats on our balcony where they come to feed) that I usually throw it on the 2nd go, not the first or 3rd(as I just did then). If I throw it on the first, she generally doesn't have enough time to see it, so I started teaching her the trajectory through practise. I absentmindedly threw her a biscuit on the 3rd and saw her pupils dilate on the 2nd swing of my arm and it completely put her off that I didn't release the biscuit on that attempt lol
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_zero_: Great photograph. And yes, humans in general have a terrible tendency to devalue/discount forms of life that are not, well, human.
Yep and look down their noses and think you strange for not sharing that tendency.
Posted May 16, 2014
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peanutsticks: Welcome aboard the Freebie train.

RAWR!
Actually, I did better last time - no soup for me this time :-( (actually I'm not sad - but hey, I do love me a freebie ;-)
Posted May 16, 2014
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RPGOracle: Last Express, then the next one should be Flatout 2...
That's time for me to get a few things done then and I think there's going to be a bit of time now until something of interest pops up.

Darnit I just put some energy inducing music up to get my mind pumping. Ah well, looks like I'll be the body moving instead :)
Posted May 16, 2014
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txnca: Games still in the pipeline. Seems while I was gone there was a question about the pricing which had them remove my posts. This comes directly from IAmSinister's 2nd round list. Even so, I removed the pricing so there would be no confusion.

4. Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall - 75% off

7. Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers - 75% off

13. Flatout 2 - 80% off
14. Long Live The Queen - 75% off
15. Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers - 80% off

18. Police Quest 1-4 - 75% off
19. Driftmoon - 85% off
20. The Guild Gold Edition - 80% off
21. American McGee's Grimm - 80% off

30. Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space - 90% off
31. Alan Wake's American Nightmare - 80% off

36. Gobliiins Pack - 75% off
37. Humans Must Answer - 80% off
38. Space Quest 4+5+6 - 75% off
39. Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! - 75% off

48. The Book Of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles - 80% off
49. Shattered Haven - 80% off

58. Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse - 90% off
59. Pid - 90% off

64. Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness - 80% off
65. Deponia 3: Goodbye Deponia - 70% off

68. Betrayal at Krondor Pack - 75% off
69. FTL: Advanced Edition - 66% off

80. Shadow Man - 75% off
81. Battle Worlds: Kronos - 66% off
82. PixelJunk Shooter - 80% off
83. Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries - 75% off

88. Stronghold Crusader HD - 75% off
89. Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive - 75% off

92. Sam & Max Save the World - 90% off
93. Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes - 90% off

96. Cannon Fodder - 75% off
97. Capitalism 2 - 80% off
Modified the list to remove the recent games that have come up....hopefully i havent missed one LOL
I know everyone is looking forward to

Alan Wake American Nightmare
Humans Must Answer
Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness

;)
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