• Re: 2024 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #02

    From candycanearter07@21:1/5 to Mike S on Mon Dec 2 19:10:03 2024
    Mike S <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote at 18:58 this Monday (GMT):
    On Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:34:04 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
    <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Some old-timey classics for an old-timey gaming forum. It seems >>appropriate.

    Anyway, I got to get back and wrangle me some llamas before they hurt >>themselves coughing up a camelid carol. (You don't want to know the >>specifics; there's a lot of phlegm involved.)

    Ho-ho-ho!

    More platformers for Ant if he gets here quickly enough. :)


    Yeah, he can have those.
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  • From Mike S.@21:1/5 to spallshurgenson@gmail.com on Mon Dec 2 13:58:42 2024
    On Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:34:04 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Some old-timey classics for an old-timey gaming forum. It seems
    appropriate.

    Anyway, I got to get back and wrangle me some llamas before they hurt >themselves coughing up a camelid carol. (You don't want to know the >specifics; there's a lot of phlegm involved.)

    Ho-ho-ho!

    More platformers for Ant if he gets here quickly enough. :)

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to candycanearter07@candycanearter07.n on Tue Dec 3 01:23:32 2024
    candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
    Mike S <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote at 18:58 this Monday (GMT):
    On Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:34:04 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
    <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Some old-timey classics for an old-timey gaming forum. It seems >>appropriate.

    Anyway, I got to get back and wrangle me some llamas before they hurt >>themselves coughing up a camelid carol. (You don't want to know the >>specifics; there's a lot of phlegm involved.)

    Ho-ho-ho!

    More platformers for Ant if he gets here quickly enough. :)

    Yeah, he can have those.

    No thanks. I played their sharewares back then. They were OK.
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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Tue Dec 3 01:23:08 2024
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Ho-ho-ho!

    Merry Holidays, all! We're into Day Two of our give-away. The beavants
    (half beaver, half ant) and llamas --traditional mascots of cspiga
    ever since 2023!-- are ever so excited this year. They've been
    practicing their carolling for months. Have you ever heard a llama
    carol? It's... unusual. Be glad you only have to hear it in December.

    So, what game do we have today? Well, we have FOUR games. Well, two
    game. No, it's four. Or is it two? It's hard to say. But however you
    count it, --thanks to certain people in this thread whom we shall not
    mention by name being extremely foolish in how they spend their
    money-- the end result is that we have four keys for the two different titles.

    [This won't be the last time this happens. Just warning you all.]

    So I'm not sure how many games this counts as, but I'm giving them all
    away anyway.


    * Hocus Pocus
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/358290/Hocus_Pocus/
    I told you, we're starting slow this year. Sure, it's a
    30 year old platformer that was only of middling quality
    when it was released, but it's not a terrible game... 3D2GE
    especially if you enjoy that era of game. It's got a cute
    charm to it, and the gameplay itself is fairly solid, if
    a bit lacking in originality. Grab it, play it for an CCRJH
    hour, then shove it to the back of your library, with 5AT5R
    another hour of your life gone forever. Isn't that
    what the holidays are all about?

    I played it back then. It was OK. Passed.


    and also:


    * Hocus Pocus
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/358290/Hocus_Pocus/
    I told you, we're starting slow this year. Sure, it's a
    30 year old platformer that was only of middling quality
    when it was released, but it's not a terrible game... NBXGF
    especially if you enjoy that era of game. It's got a cute
    charm to it, and the gameplay itself is fairly solid, if
    a bit lacking in originality. Grab it, play it for an M6IJT
    hour, then shove it to the back of your library, with AEEH6
    another hour of your life gone forever. Isn't that
    what the holidays are all about?

    Again?


    But wait: there's more:


    * Major Stryker
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/358300/Major_Stryker/
    Apogee was big in the 90s. They were the ones who BCD9Z
    published all the early Id Software games --including
    Commander Keen and Wolfenstein 3D-- and this gave P4AN9
    them clout far beyond what you'd expect. "Major Stryker"
    wasn't a ground-breaking game --it's a fairly ordinary
    shoot-em-up-- but it was pretty good for PCs in the PBZ2Z
    early 90s. It's still got a bit of charm to it, even if
    it hasn't aged quite as well as other games in their
    catalog.

    Like Hocus Pocus, passed since I played this OK game back then.


    Can you guess what the next game is going to be?


    * Major Stryker
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/358300/Major_Stryker/
    Apogee was big in the 90s. They were the ones who 86BHY
    published all the early Id Software games --including
    Commander Keen and Wolfenstein 3D-- and this gave CTW8Y
    them clout far beyond what you'd expect. "Major Stryker"
    wasn't a ground-breaking game --it's a fairly ordinary
    shoot-em-up-- but it was pretty good for PCs in the 9QXVQ
    early 90s. It's still got a bit of charm to it, even if
    it hasn't aged quite as well as other games in their
    catalog.


    Again? Sheesh!


    Some old-timey classics for an old-timey gaming forum. It seems
    appropriate.

    Anyway, I got to get back and wrangle me some llamas before they hurt themselves coughing up a camelid carol. (You don't want to know the specifics; there's a lot of phlegm involved.)

    Ho-ho-ho!

    Good thing I didn't miss any good free games since I had a BUSY CyberMonday! It ain't over yet.

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  • From candycanearter07@21:1/5 to Ant on Tue Dec 3 03:50:04 2024
    Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 01:23 this Tuesday (GMT):
    candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
    Mike S <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote at 18:58 this Monday (GMT):
    On Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:34:04 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
    <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Some old-timey classics for an old-timey gaming forum. It seems
    appropriate.

    Anyway, I got to get back and wrangle me some llamas before they hurt
    themselves coughing up a camelid carol. (You don't want to know the
    specifics; there's a lot of phlegm involved.)

    Ho-ho-ho!

    More platformers for Ant if he gets here quickly enough. :)

    Yeah, he can have those.

    No thanks. I played their sharewares back then. They were OK.


    Good to know.
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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Tue Dec 3 09:49:56 2024
    On 02/12/2024 18:34, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    * Hocus Pocus
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/358290/Hocus_Pocus/
    I told you, we're starting slow this year. Sure, it's a
    30 year old platformer that was only of middling quality
    when it was released, but it's not a terrible game... 3D2GE
    especially if you enjoy that era of game. It's got a cute
    charm to it, and the gameplay itself is fairly solid, if
    a bit lacking in originality. Grab it, play it for an CCRJH
    hour, then shove it to the back of your library, with 5AT5R
    another hour of your life gone forever. Isn't that
    what the holidays are all about?

    May I suggest you never get a job in marketing!

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  • From candycanearter07@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue Dec 3 15:40:02 2024
    JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote at 09:49 this Tuesday (GMT):
    On 02/12/2024 18:34, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    * Hocus Pocus
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/358290/Hocus_Pocus/
    I told you, we're starting slow this year. Sure, it's a
    30 year old platformer that was only of middling quality
    when it was released, but it's not a terrible game... 3D2GE
    especially if you enjoy that era of game. It's got a cute
    charm to it, and the gameplay itself is fairly solid, if
    a bit lacking in originality. Grab it, play it for an CCRJH
    hour, then shove it to the back of your library, with 5AT5R
    another hour of your life gone forever. Isn't that
    what the holidays are all about?

    May I suggest you never get a job in marketing!


    Nah, he has too much of a soul for marketing.
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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Tue Dec 3 18:30:26 2024
    On 12/3/2024 7:54 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Tue, 3 Dec 2024 03:50:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

    Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 01:23 this Tuesday (GMT):
    candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >>>> Mike S <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote at 18:58 this Monday (GMT):
    On Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:34:04 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
    <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Some old-timey classics for an old-timey gaming forum. It seems
    appropriate.

    Anyway, I got to get back and wrangle me some llamas before they hurt >>>>>> themselves coughing up a camelid carol. (You don't want to know the >>>>>> specifics; there's a lot of phlegm involved.)

    Ho-ho-ho!

    More platformers for Ant if he gets here quickly enough. :)

    Yeah, he can have those.

    No thanks. I played their sharewares back then. They were OK.

    Good to know.

    Y'all are too picky. The Number will judge you accordingly ;-)

    My Bank Account Number judges me even more harshly. :P

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to Dimensional Traveler on Wed Dec 4 06:12:21 2024
    Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
    On 12/3/2024 7:54 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Tue, 3 Dec 2024 03:50:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

    Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 01:23 this Tuesday (GMT):
    candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >>>> Mike S <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote at 18:58 this Monday (GMT):
    On Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:34:04 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
    <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Some old-timey classics for an old-timey gaming forum. It seems
    appropriate.

    Anyway, I got to get back and wrangle me some llamas before they hurt >>>>>> themselves coughing up a camelid carol. (You don't want to know the >>>>>> specifics; there's a lot of phlegm involved.)

    Ho-ho-ho!

    More platformers for Ant if he gets here quickly enough. :)

    Yeah, he can have those.

    No thanks. I played their sharewares back then. They were OK.

    Good to know.

    Y'all are too picky. The Number will judge you accordingly ;-)

    My Bank Account Number judges me even more harshly. :P

    My money says bye.
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  • From candycanearter07@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Wed Dec 4 14:40:06 2024
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:54 this Tuesday (GMT):
    On Tue, 3 Dec 2024 03:50:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
    <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

    Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 01:23 this Tuesday (GMT):
    candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >>>> Mike S <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote at 18:58 this Monday (GMT):
    On Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:34:04 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
    <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Some old-timey classics for an old-timey gaming forum. It seems
    appropriate.

    Anyway, I got to get back and wrangle me some llamas before they hurt >>>> >>themselves coughing up a camelid carol. (You don't want to know the
    specifics; there's a lot of phlegm involved.)

    Ho-ho-ho!

    More platformers for Ant if he gets here quickly enough. :)

    Yeah, he can have those.

    No thanks. I played their sharewares back then. They were OK.

    Good to know.

    Y'all are too picky. The Number will judge you accordingly ;-)


    Well, I just bought 6 games on sale, so ha!
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  • From Geeknix@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Thu Dec 5 13:00:03 2024
    On 2024-12-02, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
    * Hocus Pocus
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/358290/Hocus_Pocus/
    I told you, we're starting slow this year. Sure, it's a
    30 year old platformer that was only of middling quality
    when it was released, but it's not a terrible game... NBXGF
    especially if you enjoy that era of game. It's got a cute
    charm to it, and the gameplay itself is fairly solid, if
    a bit lacking in originality. Grab it, play it for an M6IJT
    hour, then shove it to the back of your library, with AEEH6
    another hour of your life gone forever. Isn't that
    what the holidays are all about?

    I grabbed this one, thanks Spalls


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