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Poopelyse posted:Have you guys seen the shirt up on shirt.woot today? It's basically the best shirt ever. So bought. Thanks.
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Penrose Stares posted:Oh man is that sweet. And for only By wearing it in public.
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stratdax posted:By wearing it in public. Shimrra Jamaane posted:You are in the wrong thread.
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Penrose Stares posted:Oh man is that sweet. And for only
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Ninja_Orca posted:Expect them to poo poo all over the best parts of KOTOR II in a move that will surprise no one and anger everyone. At worst they'll probably ignore it. And why shouldn't they? It's not their story. You know they'd mess it up if they tried. I love Bioware but subtlety is not the strong suit of their writing and ignoring KOTOR 2 would probably be for the best.
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Penrose Stares posted:Oh man is that sweet. And for only Al the other shirts you end up buying.
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I debated as to if this should go in Games, but I figured since it is Star Wars themed, it belongs here for all to view. I tend to enjoy watching the Angry Video Game Nerd on Gametrailers. He just did a review of old Star Wars games that introduced me to some that I didn't know existed (e.g., games only released in Japan). There are just so many Star Wars games out there, though, that I suppose it is inevitable that some would fly under my radar. So without further adieu, enjoy: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/710076 Watching this actually jogged my memory of the first Star Wars game I ever played. It was the A New Hope NES-based one that was reviewed in the middle of the video, but it was on the old olive-green screen Game Boy. Back then that game was the poo poo, but drat was it ever hard. You know what, I still have that game. I should go play through that again. Edit: It occurs to me that this thread focuses mainly on discussion questions, so what is your favorite/most hated SW game? My favorite would be X-Wing Alliance. It beats out X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter by a slim margin because of the storyline, great graphics, and solid controls. My most reviled game would be a Phantom Menace PC game that had atrocious graphics and level design. It was a top-down view that made things very confusing, and the game was just overall sloppily put together. Sithalchemist fucked around with this message at 06:13 on Feb 4, 2011 |
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Only Star Wars-y shirt I own. Though I sort of wanna pick up this one. v v v Hnng, if there was a female version of that I would be all over it. MIDWIFE CRISIS fucked around with this message at 08:37 on Feb 4, 2011 |
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Feb 4, 2011 08:04
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You're not painfully nerdy until you own one of these. http://www.shopecko.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4007166&cp=2441351.2846009.3880005.3880008 My fiance has it and it's as dorky as it looks, but he loves it. As well as his ~10 or so Marc Ecko Star Wars t-shirts. Painfully. Nerdy.
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Admiral Goodenough posted:Hnng, if there was a female version of that I would be all over it. Psh hoodies are stylish either way.
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Feb 4, 2011 10:21
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They also come/came in Boba Fett, Rebel Pilot, and a few others. Macy's carried them last year but not this year.
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Sithalchemist posted:Edit: It occurs to me that this thread focuses mainly on discussion questions, so what is your favorite/most hated SW game? My favorite would be X-Wing Alliance. It beats out X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter by a slim margin because of the storyline, great graphics, and solid controls. My most reviled game would be a Phantom Menace PC game that had atrocious graphics and level design. It was a top-down view that made things very confusing, and the game was just overall sloppily put together.  There is a cheat that fixes the camera, why you aren't just allowed to do it is beyond me.
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RagnarokAngel posted:It's 300 years after KOTOR1 so if it helps most of these people are dead. Oh yes, but they're still going to name drop them. There WILL be a big gently caress-off statue of Carth somewhere with a 'best guy EVER!' plaque on it. Revan will still be wildly important for some reason or other, and it's already confirmed that Bastilla's great great (etc.) grand-daughter is TOR's Yoda and that HK is returning as some kind of 5-man raid boss. I'm most pissed off about KotORII being missed out as they're taking the main plot element of TOR (i.e. invasion by a long hidden Sith Empire) directly from TSL (Kreia's 'True Sith'). Not even acknowledging that they've done that is a bit dickish IMO. Sithalchemist posted:It occurs to me that this thread focuses mainly on discussion questions, so what is your favorite/most hated SW game? Second is the original X-Wing, not just because it's a fantastic space sim, but it was the first PC game I ever played and will always hold a special place in my gamers heart. (I've never played TIE fighter or X vs TIE) Third is Jedi Academy, because eviscerating storm troopers with a sabarstaff is hilarious. Worst goes to 'Battle for Naboo', an EP1 tie-in game for the N64. The controls were sloppy, objectives vague and story terrible (being that of TPM). Bene Elim fucked around with this message at 11:26 on Feb 4, 2011 |
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Most Favorite: Super Empire Strikes Back for the SNES. Least Favorite: (I haven't played a game in a few years, so bear with me) Jedi Power Battles (DC version, I think). It was just a complete mess. My brother and I played it a huge amount. There were times when you would just drop through the scenery, enemies would kill you from across the level through the background, every jump was a gamble if the platform you were jumping too actually existed. It was like the game was waging psychological warfare against you.
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Faerunner posted:You're not painfully nerdy until you own one of these. Mark Ecko makes some great Star Wars shirts, I've got to say. My wife bought me this shirt, and I wear it proudly. Of course, I also own this shirt, which is obviously not Mark Ecko.
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I don't remember who made it, but one of my favorite SW shirts I own is a vintage-styled "Tosche Station Power Converters" shirt. It takes people a few glances before they realize how much of a massive nerd I am. I also bought the Hoth Brewing Co. T-Shirt (and beer stein!) from Celebration V, I love those things.
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Sithalchemist posted:Edit: It occurs to me that this thread focuses mainly on discussion questions, so what is your favorite/most hated SW game? My favorite would be X-Wing Alliance. It beats out X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter by a slim margin because of the storyline, great graphics, and solid controls. My most reviled game would be a Phantom Menace PC game that had atrocious graphics and level design. It was a top-down view that made things very confusing, and the game was just overall sloppily put together. For least favourite, I'll put up Bounty Hunter. Hooooly poo poo, this was a bad game. The premise was pretty cool, and the gimmick (independent aiming of dual-wielded blasters) was a neat idea, but the execution of the entire thing was terrible, especially said gimmick. I don't think I played past the level where you get Slave I because it was just so tedious.
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Sithalchemist posted:Edit: It occurs to me that this thread focuses mainly on discussion questions, so what is your favorite/most hated SW game? My favorite would be X-Wing Alliance. It beats out X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter by a slim margin because of the storyline, great graphics, and solid controls. My most reviled game would be a Phantom Menace PC game that had atrocious graphics and level design. It was a top-down view that made things very confusing, and the game was just overall sloppily put together. KOTOR II and I are my favorites, with the Rogue Squadron series close behind. As far as most hated goes, I actually dropped money on the Episode III game, and to this day it is something I can never forgive myself for. Also to whoever hated Bounty Hunter I don't know if I can like you because it was the first console game I actually owned and I played the poo poo out of it and got all the bounties and collected all the secrets so basically I have Stockholm Syndrome because it was all I had! 
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I love TFU. I thought it was a wicked smart idea to drop you into a game with exaggerated force powers playing the man himself- Vader. They got him right, the way he walked at a brisk pace, every saber stroke was a power move. It was fun from beginning to end. Seconded by Jedi Knight Academy multiplayer. X Wing Alliance had its day in the sun. Least favorite was TFU2. It's nothing new, and an abortion of a storyline to boot. TFU was hard enough to suspend belief but this- thank god 3 got canceled.
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I beat the NES version of Empire Strikes Back ONCE. It's so hard. You have no idea how hard it is by watching that video.
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Best 'recent' Star Wars Game: It is sort of a tie, I did enjoy the KOTOR series and Republic Commando. Unique old school gem award: That odd Episode 1 PSX game. It was much more interesting than the film it was based on. Pile of Shite: Force Commander. It made Empire At War look like Command and Conquer Red Alert 2. Oh god WHY: Star Wars Galaxies today.
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Joe Don Baker posted:I beat the NES version of Empire Strikes Back ONCE. It's so hard. You have no idea how hard it is by watching that video. I didn't believe you the first time you told me, and I don't believe you now.
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Feb 4, 2011 17:57
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Star Wars Motherfucking Rebellion.
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arioch posted:Star Wars Motherfucking Rebellion. I actually tried so hard-core at that game that I bottled up the rebels on a single planet, and waited to destroy it until I had every other planet in the entire galaxy at full green for population support by doing all the propaganda/etc. you had to do to get your support way up. I have more fond memories of that game than I do of Empire at War.
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TheBigBad posted:I love TFU. I thought it was a wicked smart idea to drop you into a game with exaggerated force powers playing the man himself- Vader. They got him right, the way he walked at a brisk pace, every saber stroke was a power move. It was fun from beginning to end. Seconded by Jedi Knight Academy multiplayer. X Wing Alliance had its day in the sun. If only you were Darth Vader for the whole game. Darth Vader is the most popular Star Wars character of all time. Making a game where you're Darth Vader and you go around slaughtering Jedi is such a no-brainer.
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Favorite would probably have to be Battlefront 2. I don't know how many hours I'e spent on that game. KotoR 2 would be a close second with Empire at War taking third. My least favorite would have to be TFU 2. It was just too over-the-top and way too short.
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VaultAggie posted:Favorite would probably have to be Battlefront 2. I don't know how many hours I'e spent on that game. KotoR 2 would be a close second with Empire at War taking third. My least favorite would have to be TFU 2. It was just too over-the-top and way too short. Battlefront 2 and Rouge Squadron as easily my favorites. Least favorite? Some lovely GBA game based on Episode 2.
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Bene Elim posted:Oh yes, but they're still going to name drop them. There WILL be a big gently caress-off statue of Carth somewhere with a 'best guy EVER!' plaque on it. Revan will still be wildly important for some reason or other, and it's already confirmed that Bastilla's great great (etc.) grand-daughter is TOR's Yoda and that HK is returning as some kind of 5-man raid boss. quote:I'm most pissed off about KotORII being missed out as they're taking the main plot element of TOR (i.e. invasion by a long hidden Sith Empire) directly from TSL (Kreia's 'True Sith'). Not even acknowledging that they've done that is a bit dickish IMO. And yet you don't know if this is true. You're making assumptions and just want to be mad about this.
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It's all about The Empire Strikes Back on Atari 2600, friends. Serious answer: TIE Fighter is my favorite. I should throw together a DOS machine and play through it again sometime.
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Gammatron 64 posted:Least favorite? Some lovely GBA game based on Episode 2. Oh gently caress the Episode II GBA game. I had almost forgotten about that. Was it side-scrolling? Cause there were actually a couple of games based off of it. There was Attack of the Clones, and then there was a 3D game called The New Droid Army that had cortosis droids or some such nonsense.
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Ninja_Orca posted:Oh gently caress the Episode II GBA game. I had almost forgotten about that. Was it side-scrolling? Cause there were actually a couple of games based off of it. There was Attack of the Clones, and then there was a 3D game called The New Droid Army that had cortosis droids or some such nonsense. You just went forward, killed a bad guy, walked forward some more, killed another bad guy... it's literally one of the worst games I have ever played.
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Gammatron 64 posted:You just went forward, killed a bad guy, walked forward some more, killed another bad guy... it's literally one of the worst games I have ever played. Ah, that one. I have to agree with your sentiments.
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RagnarokAngel posted:Where was all this confirmed? I'll admit I'm posturing (and exaggerating) on Carth and Revan, and technically, no. There hasn't been any kind of confirmation on the 'True Sith' being the Sith Empire in this game, however it is generally accepted as fact by the TOR forums fanbase, no-one can really see a way for it to not be, and none of the devs has shot it down yet. As for Bastilla's distant descendant, may I introduce Jedi Grand Master Satele Shan. Revan does feature as the focus for this quest chain. Watch to the end to see HK-47 (or a robot with a similar design and exactly the same voice and manerisms). Bene Elim fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Feb 4, 2011 |
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Bene Elim posted:As for Bastilla's distant descendant, may I introduce Jedi Grand Master Satele Shan. Not only is she descended from Bastila, but Bastila's baby-daddy was Revan.
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Favorite: Rebel Assault Least Favorite: that A New Hope gameboy (pre-color) game, that tried to work in side-scrolling platforming/exploration, top-down shooting/travel, and first-person gunnery topics. With a gameboy cartridge's resources. I haven't actually played many of the games, now that I think about it. 
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The best SW game was the old sit in, line drawing assault the Death Star arcade game from the early 80s.
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How about the SW game you wasted the most money on? I'm going to go ahead and post for Joe Don Baker: Star Wars Trilogy arcade, holy crap dude, I'm sure I've seen you dump atleast a thousand dollars in quarters into that toilet.
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Muppetjedi posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iBJYWZkhTg&feature=player_embedded Watching this right now, it's incredibly well-made for a fan doc. Where did he get all the interviews from? And Ralph McQuarrie is seriously the greatest. This image right here is the most badass loving thing. How is this not on my wall right now? 
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