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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby gumpy87 » Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:01 pm

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Smindas wrote:Ah, Penny Arcade. You're so wrong and unfunny.


I stopped reading after this sentence

You shouldn't have the rest of the post was the truth. Which isn't something you see that often online
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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby RB2610 » Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:07 pm

Tempted to install my old Robot Wars game :eyes:
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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby Moonburp » Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:15 pm

RB2610 wrote:Tempted to install my old Robot Wars game :eyes:

If it's the game I'm thinking of, it's bloody awesome.

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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby RB2610 » Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:25 pm

Arenas of Destruction?
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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby Moonburp » Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:32 pm

RB2610 wrote:Arenas of Destruction?

Yup, that's the one! Where you can make your own robot.

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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby WorMzy » Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:57 pm

gumpy87 wrote:
Bisset wrote:
Smindas wrote:Ah, Penny Arcade. You're so wrong and unfunny.


I stopped reading after this sentence

You shouldn't have, that part and the rest of the post was the truth. Which isn't something you see that often online


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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby Slayer-ov-orcs » Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:30 pm

Re-installing WOW, will probally only play it again for a month though because of college work
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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby Slayer-ov-orcs » Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:40 pm

Any World of Warcraft players here who want to use a scroll of resurection on my account?
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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby WorMzy » Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:13 pm

I'm currently experiencing Fun on Dwarf Fortress. I, er, dug too deeply and too swiftly into the adamantine, and accidentally unleashed the hoards of hell.


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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby Luke- » Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:15 pm

Slayer-ov-orcs wrote:Re-installing WOW, will probally only play it again for a month though because of college work


Ah, famous last words :).
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Re: Computer Games Thread

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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby WoRLoKKeD » Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:17 pm

Really can't wait for Guild Wars 2.

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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby gumpy87 » Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:23 pm

Jobdone wrote:Looks pretty fucking nice.
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nice, I shall be getting this when it comes out
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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby Smindas » Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:25 pm

I could never really stand Mortal Kombat games. They felt clunky, were littered with more clones than Street Fighter (which is an achievement) and rarely seemed like more than a gory novelty.

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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby CrapyMike » Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:28 pm

i cba with any beat em ups these days tbh, just really didnt enjoy street fighter 4 or tekken 6 at all, i did enjoy mortal kombat vs dc universe though, so i might rent the new MK game when it comes out
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