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 Remember her from the cantina? Force sensitive rebel who was killed on Hoth. She was also going out with:  who was an X-wing pilot during Endor. How did he die? He decided to kamikaze the shield generator bunker, but he realised that that it had already been destroyed and couldn't change course. Don't worry though. They both became force ghosts at the end.
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domi the great posted:Any suggestions for drinking games? - Take a bottle for daring to watch anyway. - Take a drink every time someone completely fails to display human emotion. - If you're going for oblivion (and if you're doing the prequels then you are) take a drink for every lightsaber ignition. - Lastly, if you're me, take a drink for every blindingly obvious tactical error in the fights. Seriously, there's dozens.
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Jan 27, 2011 21:04
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Keep the prequel game simple. Drink every time characters are sitting and just talking and when they are walking (not fighting or running) and talking. WARNING: You will die of alcohol poisoning.
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Jan 27, 2011 21:09
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Der Luftwaffle posted:I don't know why I never before realized that minorities are represented by racist caricature aliens in the prequels. Really? That was THE first major criticism of Phantom Menace when it was released.
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Jan 27, 2011 21:26
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movax posted:I thought Galaxies was killed off, yet my holiday purchase of the Star Wars pack included it? It wasn't killed off people just wish it was. The original SWG was a buggy mess but it had a charm to it, it was kinda like a star wars "average guy" simulator than an MMO because you could do so much inane stuff like dancing and crafting just for the sake of doing it. Then they dropped a patch that turned it into a third person shooter and alienated a lot of people.
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Jan 27, 2011 22:00
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Joe Don Baker posted:Really? That was THE first major criticism of Phantom Menace when it was released. I think first was probably Jar Jar, but yeah, that was probably right after that.
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Jan 27, 2011 22:02
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Muppetjedi posted:
I just looked at the link and saw further links to "A Call to Reason" and "Declaration of Rebellion." I didn't know that star wars fanfic writers went that far to outright copy the writings right before the american revolution. 
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Jan 27, 2011 22:07
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Derek Dominoe posted:Keep the prequel game simple. Drink every time characters are sitting and just talking and when they are walking (not fighting or running) and talking. WARNING: You will die of alcohol poisoning. In the spirit of RLM's critique: Take a shot every time you see the camera do shot/reverse shot in a dialogue scene. Take a shot every time a character walks toward a window looking out. Take a shot every time a character walks through a scene where they should be in a hurry.
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Jan 27, 2011 22:32
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Fox of Stone posted:I just looked at the link and saw further links to "A Call to Reason" and "Declaration of Rebellion." I didn't know that star wars fanfic writers went that far to outright copy the writings right before the american revolution. Too blatent?   "We, the beings of the Rebel Alliance, do this day send forth this Declaration to His Majesty, the Emperor, and to all sentient beings in the Galaxy, to make clear to all the Purposes and Goals of this Rebellion. We firmly acknowledge the importance and necessity of the institution of Galactic Government. We accept that all must subjugate themselves to that Government, giving up certain rights and freedoms, in return for peace, prosperity and happiness for all. We believe that the Galactic Government derives its power and right to rule from the consent of the governed. We believe that, should the rights of free beings be willfully and malignantly usurped, it is the unalienable right of said beings to alter or abolish said Government. We believe that the Galactic Empire has willfully and malignantly usurped the rights of the free beings of the Galaxy and therefore, it is our unalienable right to abolish it from the Galaxy. We do not take this course lightly. Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes, but when a Government displays a history of usurpation, abuse and moral atrocity, displaying a clear design to subjugate totally and absolutely beings born free under the auspices of nature, it is our right—our duty—to depose of that Government. The history of the present Galactic Empire is of repeated injuries upon its members, with the direct objective of establishing you, Emperor Palpatine, as absolute tyrant over the Galaxy: You have disbanded the Senate, the voice of the people; You have instituted a policy of blatant racism and genocide against the nonhuman peoples of the Galaxy; You have overthrown the chosen leaders of planets, replacing them with Moffs and Governors of your choice; You have raised taxes without the consent of those taxed; You have murdered and imprisoned millions without benefit of trial; You have unlawfully taken land and property; You have expanded the military far beyond what is necessary and prudent, for the sole purpose of oppressing your subjects. We, the Rebel Alliance, do therefore in the name—and by the authority—of the free beings of the Galaxy, solemnly publish and declare our intentions: To fight and oppose you and your forces, by any and all means at our disposal; To refuse any Imperial law contrary to the rights of free beings; To bring about your destruction and the destruction of the Galactic Empire; To make forever free all beings in the galaxy. To these ends, we pledge our property, our honor, and our lives."
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Jan 27, 2011 22:41
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Joe Don Baker posted:Really? That was THE first major criticism of Phantom Menace when it was released. I also remember loving that movie when it came out...those were younger, considerably retarded times.
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Jan 28, 2011 00:26
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Der Luftwaffle posted:I also remember loving that movie when it came out...those were younger, considerably retarded times. That's funny. When I figure saw it, right from the opening scene I knew something was wrong. I was, um, 16 when it came out, guess I was too old.
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Jan 28, 2011 00:29
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LLJKSiLk posted:In the spirit of RLM's critique: Noooooo, if you do that you're gonna die!
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Jan 28, 2011 00:34
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Muppetjedi posted:There are quite a few fat rebel pilots. We can't forget about the most famous one: "They came from... behind!" quote:His skill at low-altitude strafing runs and his rotund physique earned him the nicknames "Belly Runner" and "Piggy."
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Jan 28, 2011 00:47
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thrawn527 posted:I think first was probably Jar Jar, but yeah, that was probably right after that. Slantedfloors fucked around with this message at 01:06 on Jan 28, 2011 |
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Jan 28, 2011 01:03
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RagnarokAngel posted:It wasn't killed off people just wish it was. The original SWG was a buggy mess but it had a charm to it, it was kinda like a star wars "average guy" simulator than an MMO because you could do so much inane stuff like dancing and crafting just for the sake of doing it. Then they dropped a patch that turned it into a third person shooter and alienated a lot of people. Pretty much not only the combat was utterly hosed but everyones stuff didn't work and suddenly the freedom of being a kick rear end martial artist cook with sniping skills was taken away and replaced with generic MMO character classes. Half the new stuff in the expansion was made instantly obsolete. I don't have a image of it but the quality of the class selection menu was hilariously terrible looking.
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Jan 28, 2011 01:12
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Bene Elim posted:For the prequels; aahaha. It would be a nonstop chugging contest. This is the one thing that irks me the most (and yeah that's saying a lot) about the prequels. I mean, we all know Natalie Portman can act. It makes me wonder what they were saying to her while directing " no no, that's way too much personality. Tone it down a little, you're a stoic soul-less boring rear end queen goddamnit!" As a girl especially, I find Amidala an incomparably huge disappointment next to the empowering, rear end kicking firestorm that was Princess Leia. Buuuttt anyway I won't keep ranting as this is the mega thread I'm sure this same lament has been rehearsed many a time.
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Gammatron 64 posted:Noooooo, if you do that you're gonna die! Eeeeyah, but watching the prequels sometimes makes me want to do that anyway. Thanks for all your responses guys I'm going to mark these down! Oh and if anyone lives in Montreal, by the way, it's going to be at the McGill campus bar, Gerts, in March.  edit: apologies for double post. was being lazy. domi the great fucked around with this message at 01:27 on Jan 28, 2011 |
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Jan 28, 2011 01:17
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Muppetjedi posted:
Can you please do this for every minor character that showed up in the background of the OT that got backstories? Or at least the cantina?
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Jan 28, 2011 01:26
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Jesus, I thought you were bullshitting with those characters. And then wookieepedia proved you right.
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Jan 28, 2011 01:46
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Nckdictator posted:Too blatent? Yeah, see? They even included the guys with the fivehead and retreating hairlines! Also I couldn't stop giggling earlier when I saw just how bad that Declaration was. Sounds like something that was said in a D&D session right before the characters started an armed revolt.
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Someone post the blatant LoTR scene rip off EDIT: Got it 
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Jan 28, 2011 02:28
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Kwatz posted:Jesus, I thought you were bullshitting with those characters. And then wookieepedia proved you right. I remember reading about them in a character guide from years and years ago. It was quite ridiculous.
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Jan 28, 2011 02:32
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thrawn527 posted:-Any time you see good guys wear white, or bad guys where black. My favorites from that old list: -Whenever Luke is upside-down for any reason, even momentarily. -One drink anytime Luke and Lando are on the screen at the same time. Two drinks if they speak to each other.
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Jan 28, 2011 05:54
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Watched ANH last night and something always crosses my mind: do you think 3PO enjoyed tossing those Jawa corpses on the fire? When they're parking just outside the cantina, he says "I can't abide by those Jawas! Disgusting creatures!" and this was after burning their corpses.
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Pope Mobile posted:Watched ANH last night and something always crosses my mind: do you think 3PO enjoyed tossing those Jawa corpses on the fire? When they're parking just outside the cantina, he says "I can't abide by those Jawas! Disgusting creatures!" and this was after burning their corpses. About as much as any simulacrum of human behavior can "Enjoy" anything.
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Jan 28, 2011 21:09
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Might as well throw this one in, while we're at it...
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Anyone know if TIE Fighter works with Vista? Thinking about digging out my copy but I don't want to waste my time if it doesn't.
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NeonTurtle posted:About as much as any simulacrum of human behavior can "Enjoy" anything. Well if he can hate flying & be afraid of stormtroopers/getting killed, I think he could enjoy burning Jawa corpses.
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Mister_Eel posted:Anyone know if TIE Fighter works with Vista? Is this the DOS TIE Fighter CD or the Win95 disc? Is your OS 32 bit or 64 bit? There's different things you need to do depending on the answers to those questions.
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Captain Splendid posted:Might as well throw this one in, while we're at it... Okay, I got to say that is awesome. Not at all terribly spergy like the declaration one.
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Jan 28, 2011 22:37
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Joe Don Baker posted:Is this the DOS TIE Fighter CD or the Win95 disc? DOS 32 bit vista
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Mister_Eel posted:DOS I got it working using Dosbox and some a front end. I used D-fender. It works fairly well. A few glitches in the concourse areas, but none in the actual missions.
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Jan 29, 2011 00:22
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Captain Splendid posted:Might as well throw this one in, while we're at it... Achieved without Han, Luke, or Leia  Nevermind the whole Krytos Trap thing
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Jan 29, 2011 00:37
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Captain Splendid posted:Might as well throw this one in, while we're at it...
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Casimir Radon posted:That traumatized guy there hasn't even taken his uniform off since Hoth, he must smell lovely. You weren't there maaaaan you weren't there!
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Biplane posted:Oh god, Face. See, even though Wookipedia says he looks like this,  ( )in my head he'll always look like this,  and that's just another part of what makes Wraith Squadron awesome.
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Admiral Goodenough posted:See, even though Wookipedia says he looks like this, Some of the character art is...not very flattering at the least. Completely ruins my mental image of characters 
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movax posted:Some of the character art is...not very flattering at the least. Completely ruins my mental image of characters When in doubt, trust in the Japanese...  That better?
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Captain Splendid posted:When in doubt, trust in the Japanese... Oh good, they put him as General Kargin on the cover now. But yes, the Japanese art is way better.
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I finally beat Republic Commando after reinstalling it the other day. I got it in the Best of PC pack a few years back and only ended up getting about halfway through. I'm not sure why I quit, it's a pretty fricking awesome shooter. It just hits a lot of the sweet spots for a good shooter; guns, enemies, pacing, sound effects, interesting mechanics... The whole squad dynamic is really well done and probably some of the best friendly AI I've seen yet. It seems like a simple thing, but after so many games with terrible AI, it's amazing when you can send a teammate to cover you from a sniping position, and have him actually do a decent job of covering you. If I decide to go hack (sorry, slice) something, I can rely on my team to cover me while I do it. And if I go down towards the end of a fight, they can finish up and come revive me. They aren't as good as the player, but I'd say the three of them together are about as effective as a single human ally (certain AI cheats aside, like bottomless pockets of grenades). Back in the 90's, I loved how TIE Fighter put a bad guy spin on X-Wing. When Dark Forces came out, I figured it would be a no-brainer to do a similar thing and make a game where you played as a stormtrooper. We never quite got that (and Jedi Knight was probably a better direction to go anyway), but Republic Commando feels close enough to satisfy that long-burning wish. Especially the middle act when you're on the ship; Geonosis and Kashyyyk don't feel all that Star Wars-y, but the ship with all the suggestions of classic Star Wars decor was great. I guess next up I need to reinstall KOTOR and get all the way through that. Wingnut Ninja fucked around with this message at 03:50 on Jan 30, 2011 |
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