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I guess it's time for....
CRAP poll #9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999.03*
What should I do to solve the aforementioned dilemma:
a) stop acquiring new games (and get sent to Numerical hell!)
b) start poop-socking it so I can play more games
c) play less of each game (perhaps: install, launch, 'oh
that's neat', quit, uninstall, repeat)
d) invent a time machine.
e) become immortal
f) wage war against video game developers so they stop
releasing new games
On Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:28:44 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:12:31 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Sometimes the freebies are worth getting, sometimes not. Are these?
You decide. You've got a week to claim them, as usual. Until then...
In short, yes.
THIS! IS! NUMBAAAAAAAH!
(My number is considerably larger than "300")
Huh. A 300 reference. I thought you were going for numberwang at
first.
My number too is larger than 300.
At the rate I'm playing games, compared to the rate I'm _acquiring_
games, I'm not sure I've enough years left in my life to get through
the back catalog. I may need to switch tactics.
I guess it's time for....
CRAP poll #9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999.03*
What should I do to solve the aforementioned dilemma:
a) stop acquiring new games (and get sent to Numerical hell!)
b) start poop-socking it so I can play more games
c) play less of each game (perhaps: install, launch, 'oh
that's neat', quit, uninstall, repeat)
d) invent a time machine.
e) become immortal
f) wage war against video game developers so they stop
releasing new games
On Sat, 16 Nov 2024 10:46:54 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 11/16/2024 7:39 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
I guess it's time for....
CRAP poll #9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999.03*
What should I do to solve the aforementioned dilemma:
a) stop acquiring new games (and get sent to Numerical hell!)
b) start poop-socking it so I can play more games
c) play less of each game (perhaps: install, launch, 'oh
that's neat', quit, uninstall, repeat)
d) invent a time machine.
e) become immortal
f) wage war against video game developers so they stop
releasing new games
g) Selectively acquire only games I have an interest in potentially playing. >> h) Make sure that my will specifies who each game and PC capable of
playing them goes to and keep it up to date.
Awww. You never let me build a time machine!!!!
(I swear, one universe-destroying paradox and people never let you
live it down)
On Sat, 16 Nov 2024 10:46:54 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 11/16/2024 7:39 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
I guess it's time for....
CRAP poll #9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999.03*
What should I do to solve the aforementioned dilemma:
a) stop acquiring new games (and get sent to Numerical hell!)
b) start poop-socking it so I can play more games
c) play less of each game (perhaps: install, launch, 'oh
that's neat', quit, uninstall, repeat)
d) invent a time machine.
e) become immortal
f) wage war against video game developers so they stop
releasing new games
g) Selectively acquire only games I have an interest in potentially playing. >h) Make sure that my will specifies who each game and PC capable of
playing them goes to and keep it up to date.
Awww. You never let me build a time machine!!!!
(I swear, one universe-destroying paradox and people never let you
live it down)
On Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:28:44 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:12:31 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Sometimes the freebies are worth getting, sometimes not. Are these?
You decide. You've got a week to claim them, as usual. Until then...
In short, yes.
THIS! IS! NUMBAAAAAAAH!
(My number is considerably larger than "300")
Huh. A 300 reference. I thought you were going for numberwang at
first.
My number too is larger than 300.
At the rate I'm playing games, compared to the rate I'm _acquiring_
games, I'm not sure I've enough years left in my life to get through
the back catalog. I may need to switch tactics.
I guess it's time for....
CRAP poll #9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999.03*
What should I do to solve the aforementioned dilemma:
a) stop acquiring new games (and get sent to Numerical hell!)
b) start poop-socking it so I can play more games
c) play less of each game (perhaps: install, launch, 'oh
that's neat', quit, uninstall, repeat)
d) invent a time machine.
e) become immortal
f) wage war against video game developers so they stop
releasing new games
* may not be an actual official CRAP poll.
On 11/14/2024 5:12 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
I've nothing to say in this introduction. I've run out of clever (and
not-so-clever) things to say about Epic giving away free games on
Thursdays. Maybe I'll think of something new next week. Anyway, let's
just jump right to the offerings.
* Castlevania Anniversary Collection
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/castlevania-anniversary-collection-a61f94
This is a seriously awesome collection, and I say that
even as somebody who doesn't really /like/ the Castlevania
games all that much. But I'll be the first to admit that
these games have had an outsized impact on the industry,
and rightfully so. It does include all the 8- and 16-bit
games in the franchise leading up to it (with the
exception of "Rondo of Blood", but that was a TurboGrafix
CD game, so it's not like most people even knew it existed
anyway). It's a good primer of the series before "Symphony
of Night", which is where the franchise truly blossomed
(but is sadly not included in this collection).
That actually is quite the giveaway this week then.
I'm not even a fan of the games, but they are impressive in a lot of ways.
* Snakebird Complete
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/snakebird-complete-e6f0ae
A puzzle game utilizing the basic mechanics of the classic
"Snake" game, where every move makes you grow a little bit
longer and trying to cross your length results in a game
over, except rather than chasing after dots you need to
navigate increasingly complex levels. Honestly, it's
pretty much a mobile game (or, back in the day, a flash
game) on PC, and while the core concept is sound, there's
just not a lot of meat on the bone. But it probably
appeals to some. Includes "Snakebird" and "Snakebird
Primer". You may already have it, as Epic offered it
as a freebie back just under a year ago, in December 2023.
For the numb... wait, I already got this.
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:39 this Saturday (GMT):
On Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:28:44 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:12:31 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, >>>Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Sometimes the freebies are worth getting, sometimes not. Are these?
You decide. You've got a week to claim them, as usual. Until then...
In short, yes.
THIS! IS! NUMBAAAAAAAH!
(My number is considerably larger than "300")
Huh. A 300 reference. I thought you were going for numberwang at
first.
My number too is larger than 300.
At the rate I'm playing games, compared to the rate I'm _acquiring_
games, I'm not sure I've enough years left in my life to get through
the back catalog. I may need to switch tactics.
I guess it's time for....
CRAP poll #9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999.03*
What should I do to solve the aforementioned dilemma:
a) stop acquiring new games (and get sent to Numerical hell!)
b) start poop-socking it so I can play more games
c) play less of each game (perhaps: install, launch, 'oh
that's neat', quit, uninstall, repeat)
d) invent a time machine.
e) become immortal
f) wage war against video game developers so they stop
releasing new games
* may not be an actual official CRAP poll.
Hey wait, you can't use a floating point number there :(
On Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:50:06 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, candycanearter07 wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:39 this Saturday (GMT):
On Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:28:44 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:12:31 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, >>>>Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Sometimes the freebies are worth getting, sometimes not. Are these? >>>>>You decide. You've got a week to claim them, as usual. Until then...
In short, yes.
THIS! IS! NUMBAAAAAAAH!
(My number is considerably larger than "300")
Huh. A 300 reference. I thought you were going for numberwang at
first.
My number too is larger than 300.
At the rate I'm playing games, compared to the rate I'm _acquiring_
games, I'm not sure I've enough years left in my life to get through
the back catalog. I may need to switch tactics.
I guess it's time for....
CRAP poll #9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999.03*
What should I do to solve the aforementioned dilemma:
a) stop acquiring new games (and get sent to Numerical hell!)
b) start poop-socking it so I can play more games
c) play less of each game (perhaps: install, launch, 'oh
that's neat', quit, uninstall, repeat)
d) invent a time machine.
e) become immortal
f) wage war against video game developers so they stop
releasing new games
* may not be an actual official CRAP poll.
Hey wait, you can't use a floating point number there :(
But you can use floating point precision. I refuse to declare an integer variable here.
I've nothing to say in this introduction. I've run out of clever (and >not-so-clever) things to say about Epic giving away free games on
Thursdays. Maybe I'll think of something new next week. Anyway, let's
just jump right to the offerings.
* Castlevania Anniversary Collection >https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/castlevania-anniversary-collection-a61f94
This is a seriously awesome collection, and I say that
even as somebody who doesn't really /like/ the Castlevania
games all that much. But I'll be the first to admit that
these games have had an outsized impact on the industry,
and rightfully so. It does include all the 8- and 16-bit
games in the franchise leading up to it (with the
exception of "Rondo of Blood", but that was a TurboGrafix
CD game, so it's not like most people even knew it existed
anyway). It's a good primer of the series before "Symphony
of Night", which is where the franchise truly blossomed
(but is sadly not included in this collection).
* Snakebird Complete >https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/snakebird-complete-e6f0ae
A puzzle game utilizing the basic mechanics of the classic
"Snake" game, where every move makes you grow a little bit
longer and trying to cross your length results in a game
over, except rather than chasing after dots you need to
navigate increasingly complex levels. Honestly, it's
pretty much a mobile game (or, back in the day, a flash
game) on PC, and while the core concept is sound, there's
just not a lot of meat on the bone. But it probably
appeals to some. Includes "Snakebird" and "Snakebird
Primer". You may already have it, as Epic offered it
as a freebie back just under a year ago, in December 2023.
Sometimes the freebies are worth getting, sometimes not. Are these?
You decide. You've got a week to claim them, as usual. Until then...
On 11/14/2024 8:20 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote at 17:29 this Thursday (GMT):
On 11/14/2024 5:12 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
I've nothing to say in this introduction. I've run out of clever (and
not-so-clever) things to say about Epic giving away free games on
Thursdays. Maybe I'll think of something new next week. Anyway, let's
just jump right to the offerings.
* Castlevania Anniversary Collection
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/castlevania-anniversary-collection-a61f94
This is a seriously awesome collection, and I say that
even as somebody who doesn't really /like/ the Castlevania
games all that much. But I'll be the first to admit that
these games have had an outsized impact on the industry,
and rightfully so. It does include all the 8- and 16-bit
games in the franchise leading up to it (with the
exception of "Rondo of Blood", but that was a TurboGrafix
CD game, so it's not like most people even knew it existed
anyway). It's a good primer of the series before "Symphony
of Night", which is where the franchise truly blossomed
(but is sadly not included in this collection).
That actually is quite the giveaway this week then.
I'm not even a fan of the games, but they are impressive in a lot of ways. >>>
* Snakebird Complete
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/snakebird-complete-e6f0ae
A puzzle game utilizing the basic mechanics of the classic
"Snake" game, where every move makes you grow a little bit
longer and trying to cross your length results in a game
over, except rather than chasing after dots you need to
navigate increasingly complex levels. Honestly, it's
pretty much a mobile game (or, back in the day, a flash
game) on PC, and while the core concept is sound, there's
just not a lot of meat on the bone. But it probably
appeals to some. Includes "Snakebird" and "Snakebird
Primer". You may already have it, as Epic offered it
as a freebie back just under a year ago, in December 2023.
For the numb... wait, I already got this.
Start keeping track of duplicates, then :D
well, I will just notice once Epic tells me "In Library".
My number comes mostly from Launchbox, which gives me a sum of all the
games I have (and allows for entries containing multiple copies on
different storefronts)
But Snakebird is one of those games that I even commented on here, and
then forgot that I have it.
On Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:12:31 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
In short, yes.
I've nothing to say in this introduction. I've run out of clever (and
not-so-clever) things to say about Epic giving away free games on
Thursdays. Maybe I'll think of something new next week. Anyway, let's
just jump right to the offerings.
* Castlevania Anniversary Collection
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/castlevania-anniversary-collection-a61f94
This is a seriously awesome collection, and I say that
even as somebody who doesn't really /like/ the Castlevania
games all that much. But I'll be the first to admit that
these games have had an outsized impact on the industry,
and rightfully so. It does include all the 8- and 16-bit
games in the franchise leading up to it (with the
exception of "Rondo of Blood", but that was a TurboGrafix
CD game, so it's not like most people even knew it existed
anyway). It's a good primer of the series before "Symphony
of Night", which is where the franchise truly blossomed
(but is sadly not included in this collection).
* Snakebird Complete
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/snakebird-complete-e6f0ae
A puzzle game utilizing the basic mechanics of the classic
"Snake" game, where every move makes you grow a little bit
longer and trying to cross your length results in a game
over, except rather than chasing after dots you need to
navigate increasingly complex levels. Honestly, it's
pretty much a mobile game (or, back in the day, a flash
game) on PC, and while the core concept is sound, there's
just not a lot of meat on the bone. But it probably
appeals to some. Includes "Snakebird" and "Snakebird
Primer". You may already have it, as Epic offered it
as a freebie back just under a year ago, in December 2023.
Sometimes the freebies are worth getting, sometimes not. Are these?
You decide. You've got a week to claim them, as usual. Until then...
THIS! IS! NUMBAAAAAAAH!
(My number is considerably larger than "300")