Quoting: StoneColdSpiderIm just going to leave this video here.....

I can only quote Marge here and say "Oh lord.".

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderOnly 26,444,890 points to go.... I feel this is......

\m/

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderFor my family gatherings I look for the worst thing to make them leave quicker.......

Hahaha!

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderGarfield gets the win..... And I think hes ready to party..............

Man, Garfield & Friends was suuuuch a great show. Though, I've always preferred the original theme-song, myself!

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderWith all that karting she might not have played Bomberman this week.....

Quoting: PenglingSuper Bomberman 3 (SNES)

GOD DAMMIT PENGLING........

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderIf your anything like the you will get all the same one.......

Well, there's plenty of room in my collection, so that's ok.

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderYes and I might indeed need your help for this weeks storyline......

Awesome!

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderYour fears are correct...... Every single one of them has a fatal flaw.........

At least not all of them are as utterly dire as the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons. So much e-waste.

Still going through System shock. I'm on the executive level, but my memory from 20 years ago makes me feel like I've skipped a part in storage that I will have to go back to (something about a launch temp and rocket skates).

I've had a lot of angst regarding executive level as my old memory seems to remember this being where the difficulty really spiked (prolly mostly to drain you of over stocked resources).

I don't remember the chess puzzle from long ago. I played a lot of chess today... I'm really bad at chess... But I eventually got it (after dozens of tries)

Quoting: PenglingYES! Hahahaha!

Also, great reference - Hyperbole and a Half is one of the most hilarious websites I've ever read.

Yes! Do check out her books too if you haven't already done so, especially the second one as it's all new (excepting the chapter published on the blog).

Anyhow, I really appreciated your karting write up. I played the Mario Karts on Gamecube and Wii but aside from SuperTuxKart I'm quite clueless to the the PC alternatives.

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderWho is Bruce???...... Is there a reference im missing????......

Your name's not Bruce? That might cause a little confusion.

Mind if we call you Bruce to keep it clear?

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderI still have the original PC discs for TOCA 2 and the original TOCA...... They are both great games..... I have a good story on how I got the first TOCA game........ Might tell it one day....... If your all interested in hearing that is.......

Do indulge us sometime. I know how well you spin a good yarn!

I played the TOCA2 demo as a kid, but I was so bad and frustrated with racing games at the the time I mostly drove the opposite way round the track and crashed into the other cars. Kinda went back to the game to redeem myself.

Quoting: denyasisI don't remember the chess puzzle from long ago. I played a lot of chess today... I'm really bad at chess... But I eventually got it (after dozens of tries)

Yeah, was there a chess puzzle in the original? I don't remember that, but I admittedly I did some cheating. Both to progress and make sure I didn't miss anything.

I would like to think I did so with class. The GOG release (of the EE release) had some old fashioned scanned strategy guides and hintbooks I used. It was a joy in itself to read through them.

Quoting: whizseYour name's not Bruce? That might cause a little confusion.

Mind if we call you Bruce to keep it clear?

Ive been called a lot worse....... Thats for sure.......

Quoting: whizseDo indulge us sometime. I know how well you spin a good yarn!

I played the TOCA2 demo as a kid, but I was so bad and frustrated with racing games at the the time I mostly drove the opposite way round the track and crashed into the other cars. Kinda went back to the game to redeem myself.

LOL...... Well this story might show the age gap between us......

Back in 1998...... In geography class at high school...... I ran a footy tipping competition........ (Rugby League..... I was born and raised in Sydney...... We dont follow that crap AFL there....... Iron Chef use to triple the ratings of the AFL in Sydney.......) The teacher even let me have the back wall chalk board to record the tips....... It was 1 Dollarydoo per week to enter and it all went into the prize pool...... It worked out great...... As my geography class was the last class on Friday and the first class on Monday........ So no other class could fuck with the tips on the chalkboard........ At the end the winner got 50% of the prize pool....... Second got 30%........ And third got 20%........ Everyone else got nothing.......

And since I was a walking Rugby League encyclopedia back then...... Seriously I could tell you how many tackles Luke Ricketson got on the weeked or how how many missed tackles Andrew Ettingshausen had or how many hit ups Paul Harragon had or how many offloads Jim Dymock had before I could tell you anything I ever learnt at school.......

I won the tipping competition easily...... And with the money I won...... I bought TOCA Touring Car Championship and Carmageddon for the PC.......

While TOCA 2 is better in nearly every way....... I still love the first TOCA game as it had the awesome looking 1997 yellow and blue Renault Laguna and not the ugly 1998 dark green Nescafe Blend 37 Renault Laguna that was in TOCA 2.....




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Quoting: whizseAnyhow, I really appreciated your karting write up. I played the Mario Karts on Gamecube and Wii but aside from SuperTuxKart I'm quite clueless to the the PC alternatives.

I'm glad it was useful! I had very particular requirements here, and some of the games that didn't work out for me are actually clearly good games, so I'd definitely say that Garfield Kart - Furious Racing, Super Indie Karts, and Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure are the real winners.

As for SuperTuxKart, I'm only sorry that I couldn't include it. I've played it before and I feel that it has great potential and some genuinely fab tracks, but the driving just isn't quite there yet, for me, and I know that my relatives wouldn't enjoy it either. It'll just be a matter of time until someone who's able to make a difference to that element of the game steps in to fix that, though, I'm sure.

Quoting: PenglingI'm glad it was useful! I had very particular requirements here, and some of the games that didn't work out for me are actually clearly good games, so I'd definitely say that Garfield Kart - Furious Racing, Super Indie Karts, and Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure are the real winners.

I have Garfield Kart from the giveaway but the whole "best game ever" thing confused me. When I learned that was a meme I assumed the game was really poor and filed it off as Steam library filler. Guess I should give it another chance!

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderLOL...... Well this story might show the age gap between us......

Back in 1998...... In geography class at high school...... I ran a footy tipping competition........ (Rugby League..... I was born and raised in Sydney...... We dont follow that crap AFL there....... Iron Chef use to triple the ratings of the AFL in Sydney.......) The teacher even let me have the back wall chalk board to record the tips....... It was 1 Dollarydoo per week to enter and it all went into the prize pool...... It worked out great...... As my geography class was the last class on Friday and the first class on Monday........ So no other class could fuck with the tips on the chalkboard........ At the end the winner got 50% of the prize pool....... Second got 30%........ And third got 20%........ Everyone else got nothing.......

And since I was a walking Rugby League encyclopedia back then...... Seriously I could tell you how many tackles Luke Ricketson got on the weeked or how how many missed tackles Andrew Ettingshausen had or how many hit ups Paul Harragon had or how many offloads Jim Dymock had before I could tell you anything I ever learnt at school.......

I won the tipping competition easily...... And with the money I won...... I bought TOCA Touring Car Championship and Carmageddon for the PC.......

While TOCA 2 is better in nearly every way....... I still love the first TOCA game as it had the awesome looking 1997 yellow and blue Renault Laguna and not the ugly 1998 dark green Nescafe Blend 37 Renault Laguna that was in TOCA 2.....

Thanks for sharing! Sounds like a well spent youth! Well actually, I don't know if I can condone underage gambling, but at least you did ask for permission to use the chalk board... No complaints about how you spent the winnings though!

I fear there's not just an age gap, but a big gap when it comes to taste in liveries too. I do love the emerald green 37, fell in love with it in an instant.

Now Bruce, this was all in high school? I assume you graduated with honors and went straight to the university of Walamaloo to study philosophy?

Quoting: PenglingI'm glad it was useful! I had very particular requirements here, and some of the games that didn't work out for me are actually clearly good games, so I'd definitely say that Garfield Kart - Furious Racing, Super Indie Karts, and Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure are the real winners.

I found it very interesting, too. Your conclusion basically confirms my suspicions about the bundle – I don't regret not buying it.

It's a nice green – but I don't like the nestle connection.