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| 13 MAR 2005 at 5:03pm |
Pastor DisasterJourneyman
Posts : 1056
Joined: 14 DEC 2004
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Wimli (12 MAR 2005 11:20pm)
Deam, see that you're from Holland. You'll find yourself in good company, there are a good number of Dutchies here, either from Holland or Flanders.
Okay, I know this is going to sound like I'm being a stupid ethnocentric American (which, unfortunately, I happen to be all too often), but...
How are "Holland" and "Flanders" related to "The Netherlands"?
Dyslexics wonder why there isn't a word that means the same thing as "cinnamon."
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| 13 MAR 2005 at 5:39pm |
jedicriSpace Cadet
Posts : 111
Joined: 13 MAR 2005
Status : Online | Hi everyone,
I've been visiting the forums from time to time but never bothering to register... until now...
Adventure, fps, rpg and rts games are the sort of games I look out for.
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| 13 MAR 2005 at 6:57pm |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Welcome jedicri! There are a lot of various games besides adventure games around here too. Make sure to also check out 'Other Games' part of the forum too, next to all the adventure game related topics.
Originally Posted By Pastor_Disaster (13 MAR 2005 5:03pm)
Okay, I know this is going to sound like I'm being a stupid ethnocentric American (which, unfortunately, I happen to be all too often), but...
How are "Holland" and "Flanders" related to "The Netherlands"?
Holland is another name for The Netherlands, the latter being the official one. Flanders is the upper part of Belgium, the part that neighbours The Netherlands. The connection? We all speak English's little Germanic sister Dutch, hence the name Dutchies.
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| 13 MAR 2005 at 7:56pm |
AvakaJourneyman
Posts : 1437
Joined: 17 SEP 2003
Status : Online | Hence the name of a dog breed ''The Bouvier des Flandres ''.
What a beautiful breed. Had one that was about 160 lbs. He was the runt of the litter. He, Rudy, liked to walk around on his hind legs. That was a strange sight. He looked like a black bear walking around. He loved to greet people at the front door on his hind legs. He could also jump and clear my head from a standing position. I'm about 5'8'' . Gosh, I miss him.
Myst IV - Never finished it. Got frustrated with it.&&Myst V - Did not finish it either. Very disappointing.&&ATTWN - BORING!!! Never finished it. Kept falling asleep.&&Paradise - So far .... not so good&&Voyage - Not on my favorite list
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| 14 MAR 2005 at 7:29am |
DeamIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 18
Joined: 11 MAR 2005
Status : Online | Welcome Jedicri!
@ Wimli
Absolutly right!
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| 14 MAR 2005 at 4:54pm |
Pastor DisasterJourneyman
Posts : 1056
Joined: 14 DEC 2004
Status : Online | Welcome, Jedicri! Nice to have a new position in the P&R forum; I don't think we have any other staunch Catholics here.
Thanks for the Flanders info. Now at least I know where the poppies grow...
Dyslexics wonder why there isn't a word that means the same thing as "cinnamon."
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| 19 MAR 2005 at 9:31pm |
DonaJourneyman
Posts : 801
Joined: 19 MAR 2005
Status : Offline | Hiya, I'm a n00b here too
I'm so glad I've found this place.. I've been visiting JA for quite a long time, but I never noticed they had forums.. >_<;;
Well, here I am now! Nice to see more people who like adventure games.. people here tend to like games like Counter Strike and such >_<
I'm a fan of adventure games [obviously] and am currently awaiting Still Life.. I wish they quit delaying the release date :'( *crosses fingers and patiently waits for April 14th to come*
Well, that's all for now.
*gives chocolates and whipped cream to everyone on the forum*
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| 20 MAR 2005 at 7:07am |
Lucien21Guild Master
Posts : 4876
Joined: 9 JUL 2003
Location: 0
Status : Offline | Welcome Donna,
Hope you enjoy the board.
Had a quick peek at your art and all I can say is..
[size=13]WOW
You got talent [smiley=clap.gif] I liked "Traces of Silence" best.
Dear Diary, My teenage angst bullsh*t now has a bodycount.
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| 20 MAR 2005 at 1:39pm |
DonaJourneyman
Posts : 801
Joined: 19 MAR 2005
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Lucien21 (20 MAR 2005 7:07am)
Welcome Donna,
Hope you enjoy the board.
Had a quick peek at your art and all I can say is..
[size=13]WOW
You got talent [smiley=clap.gif] I liked "Traces of Silence" best.
Thank you =D Everyone likes that drawing.. I don't >_<; but, eh, it's always like that
I'm enjoying this forum very much.. nice people and interesting topics. thumbs up!
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| 20 MAR 2005 at 8:56pm |
SusanGuild Master
Posts : 5485
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: 0
Status : Offline | Glad to have you with us!
Neat avatar, BTW. [smiley=thumbs.gif]
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 28 MAR 2005 at 12:02am |
NewtIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 7
Joined: 26 MAR 2005
Status : Online | I probably should have done this earlier, but I guess it is never too late to introduce yourself!
So here goes -
I've been an avid adventure gamer for many years, despite my relatively young age which is 15 (almost 16).
I'm especially fond of the old school 'quests' (as they're, ironically, called here) such as the Quests Series, MI, BASS, Day of the Tentacle, GK, etc...
I've been actually lurking this community for quite some time, and decided to hop in into the boiling cauldron after all.
Hopes to have fun!
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| 28 MAR 2005 at 2:59am |
SusanGuild Master
Posts : 5485
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: 0
Status : Offline | Well, it's about time you joined us!
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 28 MAR 2005 at 11:43pm |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Donna (19 MAR 2005 9:31pm)
*gives chocolates and whipped cream to everyone on the forum*
*happily accepts *
Welcome to the forum, Donna! Way to make an introduction!
And welcome to you to Newt! seems like you already have a lot of adventure gaming experience! I'm sure you'll feel at home in no time.
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| 3 APR 2005 at 3:12am |
starflowermoonIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 5
Joined: 1 APR 2005
Status : Online | Hi Alll: I am brand new to this Forum. I am an older person but still young at heart. Maybe I am just senile - who would know? I am just learning about gaming - slowly. I have friends who game and who love to chat. And who sometimes say bad things.
I hope I will be welcome here.
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| 3 APR 2005 at 9:02am |
AnneGuild Master
Posts : 4800
Joined: 8 MAR 2003
Status : Online | Welcome,but from the way you spoke to Allanon it sounds as if you know him.I am an older gamer too.And cannot run the older games on my ME pc.and don`t understand when the kind guys explain in detailed IT speak.
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| 21 APR 2005 at 4:47pm |
tanstaaflIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 15
Joined: 14 APR 2005
Location: US
Status : Offline | Hi all, been hear for a bit now but figured I may as well introduce myself. Started playing adventure games again after a hiatus and found the site after seeing one of its reviews quoted on a game box.
I've been playing adventures from the beginning. (Really. I remember when "Adventure" was first loaded onto our campus mainframe and practically shut down the computer department for two weeks. (And I still have my maps of the "little maze of twisty passages".)) Yeah, dirt was only two grades ahead of me in school.
Programmer by trade, photographer by hobby and enjoy hiking or diving when I actually manage to get outside somewhere. Married, no kids but four dogs.
So, hi all. (Waves)
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| 23 APR 2005 at 10:10pm |
SusanGuild Master
Posts : 5485
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: 0
Status : Offline | /waves right back
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 25 APR 2005 at 3:37am |
AlmirenaIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 3
Joined: 25 APR 2005
Status : Online | I've been threatening to register and post here for ages... A game could probably be invented about the whole experience. Let's call it...
The Long Adventures: Ages of Posting
It might be short on action, but we could throw in a few puzzles stopping adventure players from registering immediately.
Anyway... hello, all! I have been a devotée of adventure games ever since I first saw the little guy in Space Quest 1 walk across the monitor.
<waves hello to Susan who, as promised, has the exciting forum name of ... Susan.>
There once was a lady of games&&Who chose
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| 25 APR 2005 at 7:55am |
AnneGuild Master
Posts : 4800
Joined: 8 MAR 2003
Status : Online | Welcome.Why do I feel I know you? Which part of Australia are you from?
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| 25 APR 2005 at 8:48am |
AlmirenaIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 3
Joined: 25 APR 2005
Status : Online | Melbourne, Victoria - the southernmost part of Australia. It has a climate which is as changeable as an actor playing five roles in one play.
I'm of European background, having grown up speaking a number of languages, and I'm passionately in love with classical vocal music. Adventure games have been among my obsessions for some years. I play a wicked game of Monopoly, a pretty good game of chess, and a determined game of Scrabble. I swordfight (mediæval), own two swords (one of which is a longsword), and read. I'm an opera singer, a writer, and composer, as well as doing some web design.
I'm still trying to find the perfect operatic role for a soprano with a sword. <grin>
There once was a lady of games&&Who chose
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| 25 APR 2005 at 3:32pm |
SusanGuild Master
Posts : 5485
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: 0
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Almirena (25 APR 2005 3:37am)
<waves hello to Susan who, as promised, has the exciting forum name of ... Susan.>
I try not to disappoint my fans.
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 27 APR 2005 at 1:41pm |
AlmirenaIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 3
Joined: 25 APR 2005
Status : Online | Good policy... Fans rarely take disappointment well!
There once was a lady of games&&Who chose
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| 29 APR 2005 at 1:44pm |
TechnoSpikePrivate Detective
Posts : 581
Joined: 26 APR 2005
Location: PT
Status : Offline | Hi to all! I'm a 24 boy, from Portugal. I've been playing adventure games for 9 years and even if I consider an average PC gamer that plays different kinds of games from action games (some FPSs, mostly in groups of friends; GTAs and such), RPGs (Dungeon Siege, Neverwinter Nights), strategy but what I prefer most is definitely adventure games.
My favourite of all times are the GK series, but I also care a lot for the Larry series, Lucasarts series, Discworld series and much more....
The last adventure game I bought was Cluedo : fatal Ilusion, and it's sitting on the shelf keeping company to JP3, Atlantis 2,X-Files, all wainting!
I'm currently playing when I can scanvenge some free time : Neverwinter Nights, Jagged Alliance 2 and Dungeon Keeper.
My next games I intend to play are (besides those that I've recently bought): TLJ, Syberia, and to replay again GK and some of the Lucasarts games.
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| 29 APR 2005 at 2:50pm |
SusanGuild Master
Posts : 5485
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: 0
Status : Offline | Hehe ... Cluedo. Here in the U.S., it's just Clue.)
Nice of you to introduce yourself!
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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