Remember back in the 50s when they'd record like Elvis singing YOU AIN'T NOTHIN BUT A HOUND DOG and then they'd turn the record over and reverse it and it was all NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP and people were all like, "That is actually the voice of Satan coming from that song."
I haven't played Shadowgate myself, but I'm familiar with it. I love the music theme that plays in the first two rooms.
The only Macintosh games I'm really all that familiar with are the Marathon series, its predecessor Pathways into Darkness, and a game called (IIRC) Nightmare #9
Remember back in the 50s when they'd record like Elvis singing YOU AIN'T NOTHIN BUT A HOUND DOG and then they'd turn the record over and reverse it and it was all NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP and people were all like, "That is actually the voice of Satan coming from that song."
I also think the torches are an interesting gameplay mechanic, though I can see how it might be a little annoying. It makes sense that you'd want a constant light source when you're exploring an evil wizard's castle.
Remember back in the 50s when they'd record like Elvis singing YOU AIN'T NOTHIN BUT A HOUND DOG and then they'd turn the record over and reverse it and it was all NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP and people were all like, "That is actually the voice of Satan coming from that song."
I was looking up Shadowgate's music on YouTube, and what should I find in the related videos but Maniac Mansion! It's a very similar game to Shadowgate, but replace an adventurer exploring an evil wizard's castle with three teenagers exploring a mad scientist's house.
It's a little weird, but finding videos of that game is oddly nostalgic. It was one of the first NES games I found out about when I first started exploring the Internet. (Yes, I know it was originally a PC/Mac game.)
Doctor Who reference in Pokemon B2W2? Headcanon accepted.
It was also a game that snuck a major one past nintendo and caused a shitstorm
They took out the "nude" statue, they censored Muff Diver, they cleaned up Ted's room -- they forgot about the microwave hamster bit though. I still have my copy somewhere, Razor's theme is the best
Remember back in the 50s when they'd record like Elvis singing YOU AIN'T NOTHIN BUT A HOUND DOG and then they'd turn the record over and reverse it and it was all NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP and people were all like, "That is actually the voice of Satan coming from that song."
What'd I tell ya? It's awesome!
And oh god, the microwave hamster. Yeah, show the mad scientist's son the mutilated remains of his beloved pet. That's a great idea!
Doctor Who reference in Pokemon B2W2? Headcanon accepted.
Yeah I love the music too. If I get a large enough portion of this game completed, when I look for a composer I'm definitely going to include the requirement that they understand Shadowgate's/Uninvited's music themes
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
So I had an idea for a children's book about Princess Magic™.
It's about this young princess. One day her royal caretaker (whatever that would be called) tells her all about how she'll grow up to be a queen someday. This drives the little girl crazy because she assumes becoming a queen means losing her princess magic, so she attempts to cast a spell that will keep her from ever growing up.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Perhaps she comes across photos and memorabilia from her mother's coronation, and decides that hey, maybe growing up isn't so bad after all.
I attempted to defend my decision to read Junie B books in public today.
Turned out just as badly as when I tried to explain Watership Down (and citing that event in my argument only made things worse; why is it that people can't take rabbits seriously?)
Doctor Who reference in Pokemon B2W2? Headcanon accepted.
if it ever becomes a major motion picture they'll be thrilled to know that the US Marines would be only too happy to do a bollywood style dance routine for free
if it ever becomes a major motion picture they'll be thrilled to know that the US Marines would be only too happy to do a bollywood style dance routine for free
I struck up a conversation with someone who was reading Hardy Boys in a wine bar once. I suspect the only way to get away with it is to act like it's not a thing in need of defense.
The ending of the book quite depressed me in middle school. It doesn't so much anymore, but I haven't read it since.
Same with As Simple As Snow (which, if any of you know it, you'll know it as "that book about that Anna Cayne girl"), which I have still never been able to determine if it's actually based off of real life events as it says it is.
Over Easter I discovered a bunch of old books I read as a kid. A lot of them were my mother's old books, stuff like Milly-Molly-Mandy and Teddy Bear Robinson. Pages falling out, decades old crayon scribbles and everything.
Remember back in the 50s when they'd record like Elvis singing YOU AIN'T NOTHIN BUT A HOUND DOG and then they'd turn the record over and reverse it and it was all NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP and people were all like, "That is actually the voice of Satan coming from that song."
I'm thinking about going to bed; I'm starting to feel a little tired for some reason. Good night.
Doctor Who reference in Pokemon B2W2? Headcanon accepted.
I just purchased a collection of Washington Irving's tales along with a nicer copy of The Idiot At Home by Bangs than I originally found. God I love his writing
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
I keep reading Sherlock Holmes books lately, because I can get them free for my Kindle and I can't afford any not-public-domain books.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Why were you reading Junie B books in public though?
Because it's hilarious and it puts a smile on my face. It's not like there's any other book where I can read stories with poor syntax and mistaken goat ownership
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as you can see shadowgate is a wild and crazy game where only the most deft gamers armed with NES advantages have a hope of winning
Looks pretty legit. :P
Nah, it does look interesting though.
The only Macintosh games I'm really all that familiar with are the Marathon series, its predecessor Pathways into Darkness, and a game called (IIRC) Nightmare #9
Games with torches tend to be good for some reason.
The notable exception to that rule is The Note.
brrr.
It was also a game that snuck a major one past nintendo and caused a shitstorm
They took out the "nude" statue, they censored Muff Diver, they cleaned up Ted's room -- they forgot about the microwave hamster bit though. I still have my copy somewhere, Razor's theme is the best
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Put up an establishment that is fundamentally the same as the old establishment, but with more hugs.
I like this song.
You could ask our own Naney to make a score.
Though I don't know if he's acquainted with said themes.
I'd do it myself but well, I'm kind of a shit musician, really.
Looking back on it
Gundam 00 was complicated
interviewer: "so...ma'm, why exactly did you choose to end this book with Bollywood-style dancing marines?"
Central Avenue: "let me tell you a story about some friends of mine..."
While doing a Bollywood routine with US Marines?
Pocky anybody?
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
I attempted to defend my decision to read Junie B books in public today.
Turned out just as badly as when I tried to explain Watership Down (and citing that event in my argument only made things worse; why is it that people can't take rabbits seriously?)
Watership Down is like
grim, though.
Only similar book that's worse is Plague Dogs.
Y'know what?
I believe you, honestly.
I also want to read it again someday. Someday.
Why were you reading Junie B books in public though?
Hm.
I read Jostein Gaardner's Sophie's Garden (might have the title wrong) in middle school.
It was an....interesting experience.
Sophie's World, apparently.
And I added an "n" to the author's name, it's Jostein Gaarder.
ninja'd
The ending of the book quite depressed me in middle school. It doesn't so much anymore, but I haven't read it since.
Same with As Simple As Snow (which, if any of you know it, you'll know it as "that book about that Anna Cayne girl"), which I have still never been able to determine if it's actually based off of real life events as it says it is.
I need this book, just for the title
Over Easter I discovered a bunch of old books I read as a kid. A lot of them were my mother's old books, stuff like Milly-Molly-Mandy and Teddy Bear Robinson. Pages falling out, decades old crayon scribbles and everything.
I just purchased a collection of Washington Irving's tales along with a nicer copy of The Idiot At Home by Bangs than I originally found. God I love his writing
That's that book you excerpt in your comic from time to time, isn't it, Corporal?
I should look into that, it seems interesting. It's a satire, right?
do eet
I still need to read Under the Volcano, now that I think of it.
I would.
also hi everyone
Good night Gator.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
It's not like there's any other book where I can read stories with poor syntax and mistaken goat ownership