Profile for Icshi
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| Displayed name | Icshi |
| Member number | 1528 |
| Title | Mongolian Barbeque |
| Postcount | 907 |
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| Registered | Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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| A Trip to the Confessional in Richard White Games | |
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Mongolian Barbeque
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written Saturday, June 25 2005 11:31
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Yes, my brethren, it is time to unload the secret gulit from your heavy souls. Shamble into this private and secluded cubicle and unburden yourself! :( The anonymity here ensures that the truth can finally be told with no fear of humiliation or retribution. But those who wish to set an example for others may step forward and confess before the congregation. I shall lead the way: "Hello, my name is Icshi. I have not only downloaded and played Galactic Core, but also registered it. $15 didn't seem like a lot of money to pay to play the full game, and I rather enjoyed it, so I allowed myself this one indiscretion. Although I have since tried to elevate my level of fussiness as far as games are concerned, I do still enjoy occasionally falling back into my old patterns of behavior, shut my bedroom door, start up Classic on my iMac G5, and play a few rounds of interstellar carnage. To watch those little ships appear in orbit, group the into battle fleets, send them out to colonize and conquer... the repetitive little ditties that grate on one's taut nerves... sending that fractal core into the atmosphere of a heavily populated ORiS world... It just makes me feel so alive! "I know I shouldn't feel this way. I know I should devote my energies towards bashing Richard White and his Godawful games, but how can it be wrong when it feels so right?!" Poll Information This poll contains 4 question(s). 24 user(s) have voted. You may not view the results of this poll without voting. function launch_voter () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=vote;pollid=wOjAKEXRmChi"); return true; } // end launch_voter function launch_viewer () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=view;pollid=wOjAKEXRmChi"); return true; } // end launch_viewer function launch_window (url) { preview = window.open( url, "preview", "width=550,height=300,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status,menubar=no,scrollbars,resizable,copyhistory=no" ); window.preview.focus(); return preview; } // end launch_window   Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| RW is Alive! in Richard White Games | |
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written Saturday, June 25 2005 11:10
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quote:Good grief! I never noticed that. Sure enough, the link at the bottom of the Galactic Core page leads you to the order form but it isn't on the order form! :eek: Lucky for me I bought it when I did. But yeah, I'm guessing you can still make an arrangement for payment with Jeff via email. Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| keygens in General | |
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written Friday, June 24 2005 17:54
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It's inconceivable to me how anyone would not want to reward Jeff for the truly fantastic games he's made. As I mentioned elsewhere a while ago, I often have to physically restrain myself from sending Jeff extra cash out of sheer appreciation. I really enjoy paying him for his hard work and excellent products. If you don't like his games, fine, don't play them and don't steal them. If you do like them, pay for them gladly to show your appreciation. Some people are just really, really sick I guess, and should be put to sleep for being so incredibly twisted. I'll go get my syringes ready and find vile dens of software pirates to elevate to that sweet, sweet state of bliss... -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Avernum I: The Movie in General | |
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written Friday, June 24 2005 17:47
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I've always daydreamed about the Avernum games adapted as a television series, with one season devoted to each game, in the Babylon 5 style of story-chunks. This would allow all the quests to appear as separate episodes, ranging from 1 to 3 episodes each depending on how big the quest was. Of course, we'd have the usual "strand" quests that dip into various other quests, as well as the big ones progress steadily in each episode, climaxing in the obligatory season finale. I for one would enjoy viewing repetitive hack-slash-grab in regularly scheduled hourly allotments every Tuesday night at 9. I find that swords and magic lends itself well to fascinating repetition, which other forms (such as chainguns or bazookas) lack. Something about the up-close and personal approach to violence appeals to me, the contact as the keen blade slices through your foe's etceteras and so forths, with thunderous destructive spells flying around and flesh being neatly seamed together with magic. Great fun, and a heckuvalot better than "reality" TV. -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| RW is Alive! in Richard White Games | |
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written Friday, June 24 2005 13:50
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I'm inclined to think Mrs. White is cashing the checks, after burying her husband in the back yard. EDIT: Oh, about your deceptive email—I wouldn't worry about it too much. After all, they say that lying through your teeth is the greatest form of flattery. [ Friday, June 24, 2005 13:53: Message edited by: Icshi ] Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Two envelopes paradox in General | |
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written Friday, June 24 2005 10:54
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The fallacy in the prisoner's logic is that he already assumed that the execution hadn't taken place on the first six days of the week, even though the week hadn't even started. The judge probably chose not to do the execution on the last day of the week for that very reason. Saturday (day 7) is the only day on which the exeuction couldn't take place, because then the prisoner would indeed know for a fact the day before, because all the other options would have been eliminated. But everything else was fair game. This reminds me of a conversation I had with a classmate in high school. We were talking about the Rapture of the Church (from the book of Revelation), and how the event's exact day is known to none but God the Father. She had heard that somebody or other predicted that such-and-such a date in such-and-such a year was going to be the day of the Rapture. In her girlish glee, she immediately said "Ah, so then it's NOT going to happen that day, since nobody knows when it'll happen!" I had to calmly tell her that there is an all-important difference between [b]knowing[/b] and [b]guessing correctly[/b]. I had to give her an example: Say each of the 6 billion people in the world guess that the Rapture would occur on a day unique to them, with no overlaps in guesses. In other words, each person guesses a different day, a day guessed by nobody else. Jane Baker of Texas guesses January 1st, 2006, while Xian Chu of Shanghai guesses January 1st, 2007, and so on, with one person setting their estimate on a single day and specific year. Presto—according to my classmate's logic, you've already postponed the Rapture for about 6 billion days, and then you could go on to postpone it indefinitely. :eek: But since it's said that it will happen, merely guessing correctly won't prevent it. I finally got her to understand this, and she agreed that I was correct, then five minutes later I overheard her having the same conversation with someone else and she'd gone back to her original argument. <sigh> [ Friday, June 24, 2005 10:56: Message edited by: Icshi ] -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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written Thursday, June 23 2005 11:14
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Of course, the true paradox is "How the heck did a moron like me to get on this show to begin with?" :eek: In all seriousness, though, this sounds like a mind-twisting version of The Price is Right. In a situation like this, you merely ask the audience, and stand there for five minutes looking desperately from one shouting face to another trying to decide who's yelling more loudly. :confused: Personally, if I found myself in this situation I'd shrug my shoulders, walk off stage, and try to get on a reasonable program like Jeopardy. -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Does anyone enjoy classic console RPGs? in General | |
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written Wednesday, June 22 2005 18:48
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Good heavens. I'm amazed at how few people know about Adventure. When I was a kid, that was the standard Atari game, the 2600 equivalent of Super Mario Brothers. The other game mentioned—involving treasure, bridges, and dragons—was a different game altogether called Dragonfire. I recently played Adventure for the first time in over ten years and still found it quite fun, though surprisingly shallow. "I'd spend hours playing this?" I was surprised that I still remembered the secret joystick tricks to get the little player block moving around on the title screen, as well as a few other quirky tricks, such as deliberately being swallowed by a dragon right before the bat swoops down and picks both of you up, giving you a guided aerial tour of the whole kingdom (seen through the dragon's thin stomach lining, I guess). EDIT: To return to the whole duck motif, yes the dragons in Adventure most decidedly look like ducks. Big flapping bills, two legs, and a big circular body. Altogether reminiscent of that bird-cage creature in Disney's cartoon Alice in Wonderland. I once downloaded a hacked ROM of Adventure that had been "improved" to make the game more difficult and to make the dragons a little more... um... draconian. [ Wednesday, June 22, 2005 18:55: Message edited by: Icshi ] -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Oh My! A New Topic! in Richard White Games | |
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written Wednesday, June 22 2005 15:10
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quote:Since I'm just about the only person who's registered Galactic Core, and have even been known to say nice things about Richard White from time to time, I'm the only one qualified—nay divinely elected—to be the Supreme Adjunctive Vicar of White on Earth. That means I get to wear the silliest robes, and speak in a big booming voice, and throw breadrolls at whomever I wish during cult luncheons. [ Wednesday, June 22, 2005 15:12: Message edited by: Icshi ] Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Oh My! A New Topic! in Richard White Games | |
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written Wednesday, June 22 2005 11:52
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quote:No, you fools! We shall wear WHITE! <sighs> And we'll wear masks with a nice galactic swirl design on the front, with a roughly-drawn chess piece on either side. This will not only pay symbolic tribute to the great deeds of our Lord and Master Richard White, but will help differentiate us from all those other generic white-wearing cults (such as the KKK, Satanists, Freemasons, Mormons, etc.). [ Wednesday, June 22, 2005 11:53: Message edited by: Icshi ] Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, June 21 2005 16:30
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quote:I forgot to mention that one of my favorite things about Final Fantasy IV and V was the music. Great music, that. I'd often just sit there, running SNES9X in music box mode. Although I played these games with an emulator on my Mac, I first saw them being played by my eldest brother. We both had the flu for several days, and I'd just lie on the floor in his room watching him play them. It was weird how much fun that was. Probably one reason why I enjoy these two so much is this happy memory that goes with them. -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Oh My! A New Topic! in Richard White Games | |
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written Tuesday, June 21 2005 16:24
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quote:This is starting to sound like a debate on whether or not God exists. I'm sure I need not point out the incredible irony of this. I guess I was right about Richard White having entered the realm of purely theoretical metaphysics. Should we christen ourselves the Church of Agnostic Whitology? I'll give you three guesses as to what our official cult color should be. Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Oh My! A New Topic! in Richard White Games | |
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written Tuesday, June 21 2005 11:25
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Unfortunately, I registered Galactic Core back in the days when Richard White was still on this plane of existence, before he transcended his material form and went on to higher things. Otherwise I could've put a homing device on the virtual cash sucked out of my credit card and seen where it ended up. Since I've actually bought a Richard White game, you can cross me off of your guinea pig list. I've already paid my debt to society, pick on somebody else! Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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written Monday, June 20 2005 16:42
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I really enjoyed Final Fantasy IV (the one that ends on the moon) and V (with the world having been split in two and then put back together) for the Super Nintendo. The science fictional elements of the former were really neat, while the "job" system of the latter was cool (picking whether to be a Mystic Knight or Thief, etc.). I intend on playing VI some time. I really haven't played any others, unless you count the original Zelda or the first one done for the SNES (which are more of action/adventures than RPGs) which were really great to play and re-play. -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| RWG in Richard White Games | |
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written Monday, June 20 2005 16:26
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I just got to thinking. "nz" in an internet address indicates "New Zealand," right? So maybe there's a very simple explanation for Richard White's disappearance. Perhaps in order to capitalize on the post-Lord of the Rings tourist boom in New Zealand, he's taken up a more profitable line of business, such as standing on the street corners in Christchurch selling t-shirts that say "I've Been To Middle Earth. How About You?" :P Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| RWG in Richard White Games | |
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written Friday, June 17 2005 17:47
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quote:He didn't? Oh good grief. :confused: Now someone's going to say, "Hey Icshi, what are you talking about? White didn't do Galactic Core, that was done by Lobardi di Pestriniero." And then I suppose a few days from now people will point out to me that Richard White is a mere figment of my imagination, and all references to him on these bulletin boards will—a la Philip K. Dick—suddenly disappear and be replaced with someone else's name. The disintigration of my own personal reality has begun and I am flung screaming into a never-ending existential nightmare... :eek: :eek: :eek: [ Friday, June 17, 2005 17:48: Message edited by: Icshi ] Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| It is that time of the month again in General | |
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written Friday, June 17 2005 11:09
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We could have a trial by ordeal to decide the matter. You know, throw you both in a lake and see who floats. The person who sinks to the bottom and dies wins. -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| RWG in Richard White Games | |
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written Friday, June 17 2005 11:02
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quote:The explanation is sheer, simple inattentiveness. I assumed SubTerra got its separate forum because people actually discussed it. Part of the reason behind lumping all the Richard White games together—as far as I understand it—was because each forum (whether it be Lost Souls or Galactic Core) was merely a platform for spamming. True, there was a slight difference in flavor between the forum's spam, but it was all spam nonetheless. Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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written Thursday, June 16 2005 17:59
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Forgive me for laboring under a misapprehension. I failed to do my homework, and assumed since it was lumped together with Richard White's games, that it was a Richard White game. <slaps wrist> Chromite Software used to have its own—albeit small—website at http://www.chromite.co.nz/. But it seems to be kapoot now, and a Google search done just seconds again revealed no other, newer site. Considering all the other information posted in this topic, I guess Richard White must've pulled a Jimmy Hoffa on us. Perhaps he's gone into seclusion to get away from the millions of Galactic Core fans that batter down his door in the small hours of the night demanding a sequel... Or maybe demanding a retraction... Either way, his sleep was regularly interrupted and sleep deprivation was beginning to affect the quality of his games so he's now on 2-year sabbatical to reclaim his strength, and soon his burning, tireless imagination will rekindle and set the world on fire with a revolutionary new game. :rolleyes: Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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written Thursday, June 16 2005 11:18
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quote:Yes, when I read the topic name I was sure it had something to do with PMS, and would be nothing more than several pages of b*tchy snaps and ravings. :P -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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written Thursday, June 16 2005 11:11
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quote:Speaking as possibly the only person to register Galactic Core, I have to say it wasn't a bad game, but it wasn't exactly a good one either. I've referred to it before as the "cotton candy" of strategy games—meaning it doesn't take long to learn how to play, the interface is simple, and it makes galactic conquest almost impossible not to achieve. It's good for a quick few rounds of interstellar carnage and is surprisingly soothing when you're in a bad mood and feel like laying waste to heavily populated planets without even trying. And the graphics are rather nice, the races moderately interesting (especially with a healthy dose of imagination contributed by the player), and can provide several hours of nigh-mindless entertainment. In short, it's fun but insubstantial. From what I've heard of Homeland, Galactic Core is several magnitudes better, even if solely due to the fact that it actually works. I've heard that SubTerra is probably Richard White's best game, so naturally it's not available for Macintosh. Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Most Cost-Effective Spells in Geneforge Series | |
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written Sunday, June 12 2005 21:20
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When playing as a lone Agent, Strong Daze is the most useful, and it doesn't cost much energy. I can use it as often as I want without worrying about how much energy it's using up. But when traveling with a large group—a Shaper with multiple creations and a few tag-alongs—then group-blessing or -healing spells are the most efficient. Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Most Cost-Effective Spells in Geneforge 2 | |
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written Sunday, June 12 2005 21:20
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When playing as a lone Agent, Strong Daze is the most useful, and it doesn't cost much energy. I can use it as often as I want without worrying about how much energy it's using up. But when traveling with a large group—a Shaper with multiple creations and a few tag-alongs—then group-blessing or -healing spells are the most efficient. -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Nethergate Owners in Nethergate | |
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written Sunday, June 12 2005 21:14
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quote:Absolutely. Forget the anniversary, dump your girlfriend, and buy Nethergate instead. It's that good. Okay, well, maybe I'm overreacting a bit. Keep the girlfreind. Celebrate the anniversary with a nice gift. But then tell her that's it for the year, scrimp and save, and then buy Nethergate. Mug little old ladies if you have to. Just not my grandmother, please. :P EDIT: A helpful hint here. Rob them on their way TO the grocery store, not as they're coming BACK. The reason for this should be pretty obvious, but it's a point often overlooked. [ Sunday, June 12, 2005 21:25: Message edited by: Icshi ] Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Who has the moral high-ground in Geneforge Series | |
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written Sunday, June 12 2005 21:03
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Well, the rebels certainly don't have it. Yes, they start out all very well—"We're going to help the poor down-trodden serviles"—and then they go on to say things like "The Shapers will perish indiscriminately by the millions and all the world will burn, BURN, BURN in the fires of the almighty Drakons and all other forms of life will be enslaved or swept away!!!" I think they lost the moral highground when they crossed over from Mother Theresa to Khmer Rouge. :P Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |