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i miss Myst - 16 & pixie Mar 4, 11:32 7
- I don't think "fun" means what you think it means. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 4, 11:35 1
  - At least you could mock the horrible, horrible acting. -- nm - Ender Mar 4, 11:38
- Myst Online was recently resurrected as open source -- (link) - oblique Mar 4, 11:34 2
  - i tried the first sequel but the puzzles were too hard :( - 16 & pixie Mar 4, 11:35 1
    - heh -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 11:36
- Bo. Ring. -- nm - crash davis Mar 4, 11:34
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Shaun: Only 40+? I know I spent 60+ on past Final Fantasy games. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 4, 11:28 5
- Say goodbye to your family for the next 60 hours. *We* are your new family. -- nm - FF XVIII Mar 4, 11:31
- yeah, they can take a lot of time if you're willing to go do *everything* -- nm - Callisto Mar 4, 11:30 3
  - How YOU doin'? -- nm - David Mar 4, 11:33
  - Which I always do... -- nm - Strongbad Mar 4, 11:31 1
    - me too. They're such immersive games. -- nm - Callisto Mar 4, 11:32
We haven't talked Avatar box office in some time. Any new thoughts on where it ends up in total. I still think $800M is a decent possibility - Don Homer Mar 4, 11:28 9
- How much is it still making weekends and where is it now? - Cuzzin Todd Mar 4, 11:36
- With today's worldwide box office, this will be true: Transfomers + Titanic < Avatar -- nm - Inigo Mar 4, 11:34
- Infinity. -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 11:29
- I'm going to wait to see how much Alice kills it's 3d showings this weekend. - Will Hunting Mar 4, 11:29 5
  - You are on crack, seeing as how it is about to break infinity! -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 11:33
  - That seems very low considering it'll be just under $712 million on Thursday. - Inigo Mar 4, 11:32 1
    - When/if it loses those 3d screens it has the possibilty to drop very fast... -- nm - Ender Mar 4, 11:37
  - It's already past 710 though. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 4, 11:30 1
    - Ehh.......then 750ish. - Will Hunting Mar 4, 11:32
speaking of games, I want to get 100% completion on all my RPGs; so ML, I went where you dared -- nm - crash davis Mar 4, 11:25 4
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  - I saved right beforehand and got the achievement, and then went back to my previous save. So in the real timeline, the elf never happened. -- nm - crash davis Mar 4, 11:27 2
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      - I'm peeved right now at the game because I can't get the nun to go to bed with me. -- nm - crash davis Mar 4, 11:35
Ahem. - con_carne Mar 4, 11:23 1
- word -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 11:24
I really can't understand how or why anybody read more than 150 pages of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. -- nm - mara Mar 4, 11:22 7
- I'm anxiously counting down the moments for delivery of the final book. Amazon.co.uk says today. -- nm - David Mar 4, 11:25
- who wrote it? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 4, 11:24
- Because it's good? I really enjoyed it, although it's like a movie that drags for the first 45 minutes setting up characters. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 4, 11:23
- Because you are in a fucking club! -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 11:22 3
  - The first rule of book club is, always tip your librarian. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 11:23
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  - Kinky! -- nm - mara Mar 4, 11:23
Jim: I got GTA III as a teen a few years ago - MDH Mar 4, 11:20
"Mrs. Zac Efron..." (nm) - Callisto Mar 4, 11:18 5
- You've had that dream, haven't you? -- nm - Dano Mar 4, 11:25 1
  - So many times... -- nm - Callisto Mar 4, 11:27
- heh, i missed part of it, that would have made me laugh. -- nm - Andie Mar 4, 11:20 2
  - If you can watch this in Canada... -- (link) - David Mar 4, 11:23 1
    - Can't watch ABC's site, but City TV's site has full episodes. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 4, 11:54
That may be the first time I've ever seen everyone who responded to a post on ST in agreeance. Sweet!!!! -- nm - Jim Mar 4, 11:15 9
- how old is Jamie? -- nm - crash davis Mar 4, 11:31 2
  - 12 in April -- nm - Jim Mar 4, 11:32 1
    - whoa, that young...no way in hell would I get him that game -- nm - crash davis Mar 4, 11:34
- I'll chime in with - probably not a good idea for kids under 16 -- nm - decline Mar 4, 11:18 1
  - Yeah, they really need to have their license so they can go out and do this stuff in RL. -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 11:18
- it's where we were vikings -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 4, 11:15 3
  - Why would we be dressed up as vikings while answering a post? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 4, 11:16 2
    - No one would ever be that and I'm glad the slower ones here are finally starting to understand that. -- nm - David Mar 4, 11:24
    - "...Tutu?" "Costume shop was out of vikings." -- nm - Max Mar 4, 11:18
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- I could do that, and I'm not the fastest biker on earth. -- nm - loosilu Mar 4, 11:31
- i just asked a trianer aNd he said 12 to 15 miles is doable in 30 minutes -- nm - remlik Mar 4, 11:29
- Only caveate I would have is that those machines are notoriously inaccurate in measuring actual distance -- nm - decline Mar 4, 11:27 3
  - Exactly, that doesn't come anywhere close to 30 miles on a real bike. -- nm - Ender Mar 4, 11:32 1
    - so many times, people who train on a machine get on a road bike and are shocked at how much harder it is. -- nm - loosilu Mar 4, 11:33
  - oh, this is on a machine? that doesn't even count. Could be set at easy resistance. Actual road riding takes a lot more out of you. -- nm - loosilu Mar 4, 11:32
- Can't resist: It's the triplet production that slows down... - OAE Mar 4, 11:25
- 30-40 Km/h for an resonable fit male person - Danedukenuuk Mar 4, 11:21
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  - This extends the doppleganger theory. I have a lying liar for a cousin too. First cousin? -- nm - Inigo Mar 4, 11:21 3
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      - Ah, a bit different then. This cousin is blood related to me. She had a horrible childhood though, so it;s understandable. -- nm - Inigo Mar 4, 11:25 1
        
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- That's very doable. -- nm - pmb Mar 4, 11:19
- I don't think that's Coach Wade levels of lying ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 11:18
- depending on the resistance the bike is set at, could happen. -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 4, 11:18
- 15mph...that's doable. When I've done the extended rides (100 miles), there are people that average 20mph for the entire thing -- nm - oblique Mar 4, 11:17
- I think if you're moderately in shape, you could do that. - Will Hunting Mar 4, 11:16 13
  - It is not the speed, it is the duration. - Spawn Mar 4, 11:17 12
    - I can easily do a 2 hour bike ride. Have done 4-5 hours. -- nm - loosilu Mar 4, 11:33
    - I'll typically average 10mph for a 100 mile ride. So yeah, it's reasonable -- nm - oblique Mar 4, 11:24 5
      - road race is harder than a fitness bike -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 4, 11:25 3
        
        I find it the opposite. I can't ride a fitness bike for long periods of time but I can do the long road rides -- nm - oblique Mar 4, 11:26 2
        
        fitness bikes are the most boring equipment on the planet, plus it is not a natural way of pedaling. On a real bike you don't have resistance all the - loosilu Mar 4, 11:34
        
        no hilles no bad asphalt no sand in the corners no headwind :) - Danedukenuuk Mar 4, 11:27
      - I mainly factor in Will's description of her mental and physical condition. -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 11:25
    - I couldn't do it...I don't have the attention span for nearly 2 hours -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 4, 11:18 4
      - see a movie while you do it, or as thoose who do it regularily a bike race -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 4, 11:24
      - there's a perceptual quirk where, if you combine two boring things, you can make it far more interesting. - Beryllium Mar 4, 11:20 2
        
        No, he needs a steak on a plate in front of him. -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 11:21 1
        
        *gets off the bike and eats the plate* -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 4, 11:22
someone linked deevs's oscar quiz over on the Movies board - 16 & pixie Mar 4, 11:14 2
- (that's pfm) -- nm - Roger More Mar 4, 11:25 1
  - ah, quiz pimp -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 4, 11:28
Is David around? -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 11:12 6
- Yes. -- nm - David Mar 4, 11:13 5
  - You need to find the first five minutes of the last episode of Desperate Housewives. - Spawn Mar 4, 11:15 2
    - Is it online somewhere? And is it better than Cougar Town's Zac Efron discussion last night? -- nm - David Mar 4, 11:19 1
      - I do not know, Amy had it DVRed. I do not know of last night's discussion. - Spawn Mar 4, 11:21
  - You suck. -- nm - Spawn si Mar 4, 11:13 1
    - exactly - 16 & pixie Mar 4, 11:14
From B2, we try keep her from getting too much "screen time" - prayformojo Mar 4, 11:08 5
- We typically play the Wii as a family. Rarely do the kids play solo. It's quite a lot of fun that way -- nm - oblique Mar 4, 11:11 1
  - new super mario brothers wii is *SO* challenging and frustrating ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 11:12
- I can understand the first comment; the 2nd with Mario Kart and the wheel I'd consider a coordination improvement thing. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 4, 11:09 2
  - That could be, but I'd rather her develop those w/o sitting in front of a TV - prayformojo Mar 4, 11:12 1
    - *nods* Put her to work...that's the key thing. - Will Hunting Mar 4, 11:14
Billy Graham's Bible Blasters! -- nm - Rod & Todd Flanders Mar 4, 11:07 1
- which, actually, you can play online -- (link) - 16 & pixie Mar 4, 11:11
heh, a co-worker just did the scheduling thing that so frustrates znu. - b. Mar 4, 11:07
/shoots a cop with a shotgun, hijacks a car, drives away, runs over 10 pedestrians, gets out and knifes a hooker, shoots rocket launcher at helicopter - Don Homer Mar 4, 11:07 1
- Groundhog Day!!! -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 11:11
Thanks for the help. Good to know I'm not as out of it as I thought I was. - Jim Mar 4, 11:07 25
- I'm sure it would be okay it is was all elves though -- nm - Roger More Mar 4, 11:30
- LIR. I'll just add my two cents and say not only are GTA games not appropriate for kids, they are widely known as the place to go for depravity - con_carne Mar 4, 11:19
- Honestly though, if you think he's mature enough to handle it, I really don't see an issue. -- nm - Shaun Mar 4, 11:15 13
  - My 13-year old daughter has played it a few times. But then she plays Halo and Left 4 Dead and Assassins Creed II and... - JaxSean Mar 4, 11:18 1
    - Yeah. L4D is waaaay more understandable for allowing that age bracket to play than GTA:IV -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 11:19
  - *nods* Plus, on the flip side, not like all adults are mature enough. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 4, 11:18 1
    - For a while after playing GTA: SA, every time I saw a motorcycle cop IRL, I felt a slight urge to smack him and steal his bike :) -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 11:21
  - The violence really doesn't worry me. It's the sex, drugs, hookers and all of that stuff. -- nm - Jim Mar 4, 11:17 8
    - It's not just that they're in the game, but you get rewarded in the game for doing those things -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 11:22
    - In my opinion, the sex and drugs part is overblown. There's no nudity (iirc), no on screen sex acts, and any drugs references are just that... - Shaun Mar 4, 11:19 6
      - In Lost & Damned and Gay Tony you can get a pretty serious lap dance from strippers and bang a club assistant in her office. - Max Mar 4, 11:27
      - well, the blow jobs from hookers are kind of an on screen sex act, sort of -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 11:21 4
        
        I've played them all up to GTA IV, and all you knew was that the car would start shaking when you had a hooker in there -- nm - Guigue Mar 4, 11:23 1
        
        I recall it being slightly more graphic in GTA:IV -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 11:24
        
        I can only vouch for GTA3 and GTA4. Never played much of Vice City and never played SA at all. -- nm - Shaun Mar 4, 11:21 1
        
        I've only played GTA:IV ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 11:22
- LIR... -- (link) - Mel Profit Mar 4, 11:10 [Backboard] 5
  - saw that...very nice. :) -- nm - Jim Mar 4, 11:10 4
    - the other thing was... - Mel Profit Mar 4, 11:13 2
      - Maybe it was you, but someone said they would often steal a car and park it and listen to the radio. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 11:17 1
        
        When I got tired of killing hookers and kids I probably pulled over, yes. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 4, 11:23
    - it's filth. - Mel Profit Mar 4, 11:12
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  - valuable. life. experience. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 11:10
- Yeah, I don't find the "community" reviews very good but the stuff posted by the site direct is very spot on for me -- nm - oblique Mar 4, 11:08
For Jim. - Dr.Vermin Mar 4, 11:06 [Image] 1
- Awesome. -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 11:13
12 is fine for Halo, I think ... 'cept for the little cuss-headed teabaggers online. - Beryllium Mar 4, 11:06
*gets a cap busted in my bum for not paying somebody's ho.* -- nm - Diva Mar 4, 11:06
LIR: Jim. I think the folks at common sense media do a good job of summing up movies and games in a way that makes sense to me -- (link) - oblique Mar 4, 11:06
The goal of The Sims isn't to starve or drown people to death, but you can still do it. -- nm - mara Mar 4, 11:05 16
- There was a game that exploited that idea: Postal 2. Your mission was to bring a letter to the post office. You could either wait in line, or use the - Guigue Mar 4, 11:09 1
  - To a point Fallout 3 has this as well. You can play the game nice or you can turn heel and just crush/kill/destroy -- nm - oblique Mar 4, 11:10
- Setting them on fire and electrocuting them are fun too. -- nm - loosilu Mar 4, 11:08
- The bank robbery scene in GTA:IV is pretty brutal (Heat-style). The terminal scene in Modern Warfare 2 is pretty brutal, as well. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 11:07 3
  - Yeah both of those missions kicked ass. The GTA4 one was fun and the MW2 one was just jaw-dropping. -- nm - Shaun Mar 4, 11:08
  - Brutally awesome. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 4, 11:08 1
    - You just like mowing down cops and civilians with your machine gun! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 11:08
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- From every social setting i've been in; the fun of GTA is the free-world depravity that you can unleash. - Will Hunting Mar 4, 11:06 4
  - The GTA games are my favorite, and I would have wanted to play them at 12, but I wouldn't allow a 12 year old to play them if I had that power. - Max Mar 4, 11:11
  - Kids should wait until they have a 9-to-5 job before playing GTA. - Dr.Vermin Mar 4, 11:08 2
    - I like this -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 11:31
    - yes, pretty much. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 4, 11:09
- the IS no goal in the sims you need the sims sports for that i guess -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 4, 11:06 2
  - There is in Sims 2 and Sims 3. -- nm - mara Mar 4, 11:11 1
    - the movie Gamer has scenes depicting a real world Sims environment. - Max Mar 4, 11:13
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