Gaming "Moments"

[Yegolev]

And we didn't get Fallout 2: Electric Boogaloo...

Good game, but no Dogmeat.  Dogmeat is the Gamer's Cowbell.

[voodoolily]

Since I've been (again) giving serious consideration to having Makar tattooed on my person, I must reiterate that when I plugged in Wind Waker the first time I thought I was gonna squee myself. When you pull up a trunk from the bottom of the ocean for the first time and you just don't know what it'll be!! That's a special thing. And seeing the fairy queen was amazing.



Sidenote: uhhh, I dare you to google image search "makar". Why are there nekkit ladies? Why? voodoolily confused.

[Miasma]

Sidenote: uhhh, I dare you to google image search "makar". Why are there nekkit ladies? Why? voodoolily confused.

I don't know, they probably just lifted the name from something else, a place or a person.

Excuse me while I clear my cache to get rid of the naked thumbnail from "crucified-women.com".  Ick.

[jpark]

And we didn't get Fallout 2: Electric Boogaloo...

Good game, but no Dogmeat.  Dogmeat is the Gamer's Cowbell.

It introduced the Mutant Town Marshal Marcus who would eventually become a travelling ally if you wanted.  In all the games - that is my favorite NPC travelling companion.

[Murgos]

Fallout 2 wins for me because of the Remo Williams The Destroyer reference.

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And that you can sex people until they die.

[Sky]

It introduced the Mutant Town Marshal Marcus who would eventually become a travelling ally if you wanted.  In all the games - that is my favorite NPC travelling companion.

I actually enjoyed the paladin in BG2. I played as a paladin, and it was a pretty nice thing they had going on, very peaceful and benevolent.

My favorite NPC sidekick was probably the Githzerai from Planescape, just because I used to obsess over Githyanki as bad guys in my AD&D youth. Fiend Folio Ftw.

[HaemishM]

Best NPC companion? HK-47 from Knights of the Old Republic.

[WayAbvPar]

Best NPC companion? HK-47 from Knights of the Old Republic.

I would give Minsc and Boo 2nd place. "Go for the eyes, Boo. THE EYES!"

[Pococurante]

Bah I was hunting for rat poison from the NPC vendors, I got so sick of hearing that.  Well original adventure anyway.  Minsc's repertoire opened up in the later expansions.

[Yegolev]

I would give Minsc and Boo 2nd place. "Go for the eyes, Boo. THE EYES!"

Everything you say is now suspect.

[Sky]

Best NPC companion? HK-47 from Knights of the Old Republic.

Oops. Yeah.

[Simond]

How about the end of Monkey Island 2, when you get the reveal that the whole first two games are just the imagination of two young brothers (Guy and Chuck) on a OMG!Pirates funfair ride...


...and then, halfway through the credits, it cuts back to Elaine on Dinky Island, wondering what's taking Guybrush so long.
Pure genius.

[Surlyboi]

Maniac Mansion. When you mouseover the diagram of the human brain and it says, "Soft chewy center"

[Simond]

Another one - the first time that you irredeemably screw up a level in Lemmings, but your Lemmings are all still alive.

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4
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"Oh no!"
Poppoppopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopop.

[Fabricated]

I would say the Black Whirlwind from Jade Empire belong somewhere on the "Best NPC buddy" list.

Worst? I'd say Tomy from Neverwinter Nights. "OY, 'OLD UP THERE!"

[Morfiend]

My most merorable gaming moment was from "Unreal". When unreal came out, it was one of the first games that really needed a graphics card. I went out and bought a Voodoo2, and was amazed by the graphics.

Anyway, in the beginging, you are walking around, and there is a ton of carnage anmd bodies, but no real enemies. You get to that part where you have to power down the generator to pass a force field. You walk to the end of the long hallway, and power it off. You hear.

CHUNK....... CHUNK....... CHUNK...... and you notice the lights turning off. One at a time, getting closer to you. You run down the hallway, and smack into a closed door. You turn around, and the darkness is getting closer and closer. finally, you are all in the dark. and you hear "GGGGGRRRRRROOOOWWWWWLLLLLL" and one of the Skarj jumps out, and the lights start flashing and the music kicks in.

I dont think I will ever forget that moment.

[Fabricated]

My most merorable gaming moment was from "Unreal". When unreal came out, it was one of the first games that really needed a graphics card. I went out and bought a Voodoo2, and was amazed by the graphics.

Anyway, in the beginging, you are walking around, and there is a ton of carnage anmd bodies, but no real enemies. You get to that part where you have to power down the generator to pass a force field. You walk to the end of the long hallway, and power it off. You hear.

CHUNK....... CHUNK....... CHUNK...... and you notice the lights turning off. One at a time, getting closer to you. You run down the hallway, and smack into a closed door. You turn around, and the darkness is getting closer and closer. finally, you are all in the dark. and you hear "GGGGGRRRRRROOOOWWWWWLLLLLL" and one of the Skarj jumps out, and the lights start flashing and the music kicks in.

I dont think I will ever forget that moment.

The infamous lights incident from Unreal. Ah...

Unreal 2 payed a homage to it. Sadly, it sucked in every other meaningful way.

[Hoax]

Gaming moments...

10six:  
-First time being locked as a newbie, I had no idea what was going on half my rovers (tanks -controled like rts units) didn't have guns and my artillery turrets were on open ground.  But I did tank (killing someone with your avatar --fps combat) one of the attackers before everything was destroyed.  It took about two more lockings before I got the hang of the game.
-After retail launch, being in a mdn (clan) that just stomped on people, to the point where we would hit camps and nobody would defend because if they did they knew they would be next.  We disbanded three mdn's in the first week it was great.
-Every time I was ever involved in newbie locking another player, the satisfaction after a long and desperate fight of running through fields of the enemies stuff as the last buildings were destroyed.  The lag of blowing up full warehouses was always a nice touch.
-The time as we were locking someone we didn't like for perhaps the 3rd or 4th time the account logged back in and started talking to us saying it was Superstar's (the player) mother and he was crying on the bed and what had we done.

Outwars:
-Jumpjets, god I love jumpjets.

Tribes:
-Everything about that game was memorable, highlights include every successful flag return and cracking the top10 of the OGL ladder first with the Dirty Dozen (d12) and later with Allstars.  Also the Lan parties I participated in for that game.

Myth (I and II):
-King of the Hill... best gametype ever... the fake rushes and counter fakes as the timer reached zero were such an adrenaline rush.

MPBT3050:
-Becomming one of the top tier Marik players and considered a savoir when me and the others I fought with showed up on a planet to repel the fucking sweiners.
-Being one of the only people to use a vindicator in that game, the ppc would scare the shit out of people.

SB:
-Being part of the nation (the begotten) that created the LAPD to combat r30 on scorn and taking part in the first successful siege of an r30 city (which led to the first of the cracks that splintered that nation).

[Bunk]

"You have been eaten by a Grue."

[Evil Elvis]

I'm a jetpack whore.

About a year ago, I found my Outwars cd while rearranging things, and tossed it in for nostalgia's sake.  I almost wished I hadn't.  The graphics were alot worse than I recalled, and years of MMORPG's had eroded on my reaction time, leading to me eating dirt constantly.

I uninstalled it a few hours later.  I think I've been spoiled too much by Tribes to appreciate it now for what it was then.

[Hoax]

"Marines dont die! They go to hell and regroup!"

hehe Outwars... good f'ing times.

[Sky]

Ahh...Tribes. My buddy the eqholic was a flag-capping jetpack whore, we used to have a great time playing that game. I always played the sneaky defensive guy, and it never really got old cleaning up the guys chasing the eqholic back to base. Setting up defenses + plasma mortar ftw. Tribes 2 in many ways is still one of the best online games ever made, Planetside and BF2 are the only others even close imo.