My life is forfeit...

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-02-17 09:55pm

I downloaded X-com: UFO Enemy Unknown last night.

My uni grades are going to be out the goddamn window this semester.

Thats without taking into account the fact that Raven Shield and Splinter Cell are about to be released for the PC.

And that I'm going to be dragged kicking and screaming back to Middle Earth at some point along with several hundred other geeks of the world.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-02-17 10:02pm

Remember, eating, drinking and sleep are nothing more then insidious evil forces seeking to rob you of irreplaceable playing time.

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-02-17 10:08pm

One of the advantages of going to college back in my days you didn't have to worry about such addictive games. The only games back then were on the Atari and I could not afford one.... then I got a job and bought a SuperNES.

Now I'm a game freak.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-02-17 10:14pm

I pretty must wasted all my time at the community college level due to Street Fighter II.

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2003-02-18 03:43am

And we wonder why I havn't played a game single player in over 18 months...

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-02-18 04:02am

weemadando wrote:I downloaded X-com: UFO Enemy Unknown last night.

My uni grades are going to be out the goddamn window this semester.

Thats without taking into account the fact that Raven Shield and Splinter Cell are about to be released for the PC.

And that I'm going to be dragged kicking and screaming back to Middle Earth at some point along with several hundred other geeks of the world.

Gee, I thought considering what Zaia had posted either you had done something to piss off her best friend and were now being hunted across the web by angry women with torches and pitchforks....

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-02-18 08:15am

yummy, ufo - enemy unknown. i had it on my comp once but couldnt get it to work on win98

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2003-02-18 08:29am

Ando, you are a complicated, complicated guy.

If you really need the distractions to go away, just ship me all your computers and video game consoles and I'll *snicker* look after them *snort, chuckle* until you finish college *guffaw, choke*.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-02-18 09:23am

weemadando wrote:I downloaded X-com: UFO Enemy Unknown last night.

My uni grades are going to be out the goddamn window this semester.

Thats without taking into account the fact that Raven Shield and Splinter Cell are about to be released for the PC.

And that I'm going to be dragged kicking and screaming back to Middle Earth at some point along with several hundred other geeks of the world.

i know what you mean i should be getting A's in high school but thanks to a combination of Warcraft 3, Mechwarrior 4, Freespace, and Red Alert 2 the best i can manage is a C average

EmperorMing · Post by **EmperorMing** » 2003-02-18 09:51am

Between X-Com and MOO2 I don't get any work done as it is...

Yomin Carr · Post by **Yomin Carr** » 2003-02-18 10:40am

salm wrote:yummy, ufo - enemy unknown. i had it on my comp once but couldnt get it to work on win98

it runs even under xp maybe you should visit http://www.xcomufo.com/ they have some tools to let it work

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-02-18 10:46am

Weird, its working perfectly for me.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-18 10:47am

I know the feeling, I think I botched my end of module tests last week in playing C&C: Generals.

It gets worse, MoO3 will no doubt be excellent and come out soon and GTA: VC comes to PC 13th May.

Goodbye degree.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-02-18 10:52am

Dammit...where is MoO3...and GTA:VC is coming out on PC(ah well...got it, but some friends will be happy)

As for me...I waste enough on video game...though nothing big of late to call in sick(hack cough)

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-18 11:00am

Ghost Rider wrote:Dammit...where is MoO3...and GTA:VC is coming out on PC(ah well...got it, but some friends will be happy)

As for me...I waste enough on video game...though nothing big of late to call in sick(hack cough)

I haven't bought a decent PC game in ages, Generals is my first this year anyway and will easily keep me occupied until I move into a house and can play online (damn uni firewall!). Then MoO3 will just keep me from attending socials and getting another g/f if it's good and GTA: VC will no doubt disrupt eating and sleeping patterns.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-02-18 11:02am

Cool...will have to pick up Generals

GTA:VC was enough to call in a day sick(oi...though earning fundage takes time)

MoO3 will prevent me from acquiring a GF for probably a few monthes.

In the horizon Tron 2.0 looks pretty good, but console wise...so far Zelda: Wind Walker.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-02-18 11:04am

it might not have worked because it was the original version, the dos version. the one´s available on the size might be optimized for windows 9x, 2k, me or xp

anyway, thanks for that link i´m downloading it at the moment and will waste enormous amounts of time in it in the next view weeks.

something else, does anyone know where to get the second part, terror from the deep? the 5 mb version on that site is currently down and since í only have isdn i dont want to down the 30 mb version.

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2003-02-18 11:09am

Admiral Valdemar wrote:I haven't bought a decent PC game in ages, Generals is my first this year anyway and will easily keep me occupied until I move into a house and can play online (damn uni firewall!). Then MoO3 will just keep me from attending socials and getting another g/f if it's good and GTA: VC will no doubt disrupt eating and sleeping patterns.

I'm wondering where the progression is going here. I mean, at what game do we just slap a label on it saying:

WARNING: The Surgeon General has determined that this game is harmful to Admiral Valdemar. Selling this game to him is punishable by a $5000 fine. People observing this game in his possession are licensed to mug him without question. If he even LOOKS at this game funny, you may dig his eyes out with a spoon, because even that would be more merciful than what will happen to him if he actually PLAYS it.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-18 11:09am

There's also ZOE 2 that I want to get but my bro has the PS2 at home, guess it's going to be a holiday affair thing when I'm off for 5 weeks (means no decent computer though, one at home is fairly mediocre to the one I have at Uni).

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-02-18 11:11am

Yeah ZOE2 looks sweet...and heard it plays nice...so I'll borrow that one.

Though currently playing .hack mostly because after 200+ on PSO...I've beaten it to a dead horse level.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-18 11:11am

Lagmonster wrote:
Admiral Valdemar wrote:I haven't bought a decent PC game in ages, Generals is my first this year anyway and will easily keep me occupied until I move into a house and can play online (damn uni firewall!). Then MoO3 will just keep me from attending socials and getting another g/f if it's good and GTA: VC will no doubt disrupt eating and sleeping patterns.
I'm wondering where the progression is going here. I mean, at what game do we just slap a label on it saying:

WARNING: The Surgeon General has determined that this game is harmful to Admiral Valdemar. Selling this game to him is punishable by a $5000 fine. People observing this game in his possession are licensed to mug him without question. If he even LOOKS at this game funny, you may dig his eyes out with a spoon, because even that would be more merciful than what will happen to him if he actually PLAYS it.

That would probably save a lot of people from shutting themselves inside their rooms for days on end, only seen to empty their excretia holding organs and acquire food and drink.

Morning Star · Post by **Morning Star** » 2003-02-18 03:27pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:Remember, eating, drinking and sleep are nothing more then insidious evil forces seeking to rob you of irreplaceable playing time.

That's what the leader of our island's resident freaky deaky cult keeps on shouting at people.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-02-18 04:51pm

Heh, I sacrificed my Chemistry grade a couple semesters ago to GTA3, not to mention sacrificing a couple A's last semester to Vice City. I'm getting Xenosaga next, and I hope it doesn't ruin more of my grades.

XPViking · Post by **XPViking** » 2003-02-18 07:25pm

Wow. For myself, it was beer that was the distraction. Playing games while drunk was also interesting, but it didn't help my grades.

Seriously weemadando, if you wouldn't mind taking my advice, you've got to drop those games. You sound like a smart guy (I know because I've read one of your essays) and I'd hate to hear how your grades suffered because of your gaming addiction.

XPViking

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-02-18 08:05pm

BWAHAHAHA!!! i played it all day long! i kicked some serios alien ass!!!

i´ve got the avenger and these smart bombs which can fly around several corners. the fusion ball thrower is being built. i´ve got captured alien commanders and leaders. it cant be long until i leave for mars.

i´ve never beat the game before. weird. it´s damn easy.

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