Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts About Healing Potions

2010-06-03 Thread dark
Fair enough Tom. I must admit, action games with extra add ons in the way of powers, weapons and places to explore have been probably my favourite genre, one reason I like the mega man series so much sinse you have many weapons to play with, and things to find, in fact in the later

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts About Healing Potions

2010-06-03 Thread dark
Well if that's what your going for Tom. As I said though, my primary concern is that it'll just serve to slow down gameplay as I've found in other games with health restores over time. though this might just be that I'm a victim of my own habbits of preparation, sinse if there's a health

Re: [Audyssey] Top Speed

2010-06-03 Thread Dallas O'Brien
top speed 3? sense when has there been an update? best regards Dallas -- From: Richard Sherman squir...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:12 AM To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Top Speed Hi, You

[Audyssey] podcast

2010-06-03 Thread william lomas
hi Dark I tried to download that podcast and in itunes it not working. that server is unreliable it seems --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via

Re: [Audyssey] Top Speed

2010-06-03 Thread Damien Pendleton
Hi, It depends what version of Top Speed you are using. If you are using the 2.1 release then there is also my Utility Pack. I just hope you don't find all those bugs reported to me by others that I can't seem to track down. Excuse the pun, but that is still bugging me. While we are on the

Re: [Audyssey] Top Speed

2010-06-03 Thread Davy Kager
Hi! For those who don't know yet, the syntax used in custom track and vehicle definitions will change slightly with the release of Top Speed version 3.0. All the changes will be discussed in the release announcement when the time is there. Cheers! Davy - Original Message - From:

Re: [Audyssey] shades of doom?

2010-06-03 Thread Muhammed Deniz
No, it wasn't. My audio games for the blind group. Discussions off topic are welcome in the holidays. Talking about games is welcome, talking about computer problems is welcome when their are know holidays but that's only in easter holidays or know holidays. If you want to joyn, just send a

Re: [Audyssey] SOD

2010-06-03 Thread Muhammed Deniz
I must really say, that I don't like coffee. My audio games for the blind group. Discussions off topic are welcome in the holidays. Talking about games is welcome, talking about computer problems is welcome when their are know holidays but that's only in easter holidays or know holidays. If you

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts About Healing Potions

2010-06-03 Thread Muhammed Deniz
Ugh, no one would want that. My audio games for the blind group. Discussions off topic are welcome in the holidays. Talking about games is welcome, talking about computer problems is welcome when their are know holidays but that's only in easter holidays or know holidays. If you want to

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts About Healing Potions

2010-06-03 Thread Muhammed Deniz
How about a wand? My audio games for the blind group. Discussions off topic are welcome in the holidays. Talking about games is welcome, talking about computer problems is welcome when their are know holidays but that's only in easter holidays or know holidays. If you want to joyn, just send a

[Audyssey] Entombed: Question for Dark

2010-06-03 Thread William L. Houts
Hi Dark, I don't belong to the Entombed mailing list now because the traffic is too high, but I'm hoping I can ask you a question. I downloaded a recent version of the game a few weeks ago and was hoping to try out the Bazaar. However, when I got to the level and tried to use the Bazaar

Re: [Audyssey] Entombed: Question for Dark

2010-06-03 Thread dark
Hi bill. The latest version is 1.2K (you need the update patch as well), and the bazare should work there, however note that for a lot of the 1.2 versions the bazare was going through a lot of bug fixes, so if you have a version earlier than K you might have some wonkiness. As regards

[Audyssey] Thursday's Out of Sight events

2010-06-03 Thread Charles Rivard
Good morning folks! Smooth Contest: Congratulations to Charles for becoming our latest Mister Smooth! Both gentlemen did a wonderful job! The Smooth Contest will be taking a break for the summer. The last contest will be held on June 15th, where Lisa Filroy will host. The two ladies

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts About Healing Potions

2010-06-03 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Right. That's not the only game where that sort of thing is happening either. I know over the holidays I was playing the Wii Olympics game with my family and I noticed you could pick one of a handful of Nintendo characters like Mario, Sonic, whatever. It was really cool being able to

[Audyssey] Bop It with shout mode.

2010-06-03 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, I just got the new, Bop It with shout mode. It is like a modern-day, handheld Simon Says. After pulling the blue knob to activate the game, just follow the voiced directions and get ready to bop it, twist it, pull it, or shout it! But make sure you do it before the buzzer sounds!

Re: [Audyssey] Bop It with shout mode.

2010-06-03 Thread Charles Rivard
I have the original bop-it, and, while it is fun, it is very loud! Does this one that you just got have a volume control? And do you know what the maximum number of commands you must successfully follow in order to beat the game? --- In God we trust. - Original Message - From: Phil

Re: [Audyssey] Bop It with shout mode.

2010-06-03 Thread Lori Duncan
I have a bopit game at home, not sure which one I have, it's got the 4 bopit, twist, pull and spin, as well as all the settings for playing by yourself or in a group. It also has another game mode called Beatbop I think where it plays sounds rather than speaks directions so you've to match

Re: [Audyssey] Bop It with shout mode.

2010-06-03 Thread Bryan Peterson
I've actually been wanting to get one of those, that and that Say What? game where you put the balls in the right order to complete the catchphrase or jingle. But I seem to recall Bop it used to be crazy expensive. We are the Knights who say...Ni! - Original Message - From: Phil Vlasak

[Audyssey] top speed 3?

2010-06-03 Thread michael barnes
hey when is the new version of top speed is coming out? -- Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to

Re: [Audyssey] Bop It with shout mode.

2010-06-03 Thread djc
I have a bopit extreme here that I bought probably 4 years ago. It sits unused here because my hands don't work fast enough to work it. I have no idea even what kind of battery is in it or how you change the battery. I just bought it as a gimmic really. *** REPLY SEPARATOR ***

[Audyssey] mushclient

2010-06-03 Thread Marja Karlsson
hi anyone know if there's a limit to how many triggers you can have in mushclient? thanks marja --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at

Re: [Audyssey] Bop It with shout mode.

2010-06-03 Thread Mike Reiser
I have this game, pretty fun to play I must say. Mike --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at

Re: [Audyssey] mushclient

2010-06-03 Thread James Howard
You can have as many as you want, I've never seen an actual limit. On 6/3/10, Marja Karlsson marja.karls...@tele2.se wrote: hi anyone know if there's a limit to how many triggers you can have in mushclient? thanks marja --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave

[Audyssey] a couple questions.

2010-06-03 Thread James Howard
HI, a couple questions. First, is there something I can use on vista to play the old text adventure games that sort of require dos? and second, what do I need to play the arberelle games? --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to

Re: [Audyssey] a couple questions.

2010-06-03 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi James, That depends on the text adventure in question and what interpreter it uses. For all the z-code style games such as the Infocom games there is a text adventure system called winfrotz that will play games like Arthor, Spellbound, Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, and all the rest of the

[Audyssey] bop it - Re: Bop It with shout mode.

2010-06-03 Thread Charles Rivard
The one I have, as I say, is the original game. You must either spin it, flick it, pull it, twist it, or bot it. There is no volume setting and it is too loud to use during a flight or something, that's for sure. At the time I bought it, it cost $29.95 at a local game store. - Original

Re: [Audyssey] Bop It with shout mode.

2010-06-03 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Charles, Yes the new model has a volume control, just turn the dial when not playing and it will speak the choices with different volumes. Bop It! by Hasbro First shown at the 2009 Toy Fair. The new version has a new input called Shout It which requires players to shout into the microphone.

Re: [Audyssey] Bop It with shout mode.

2010-06-03 Thread Charles Rivard
Wow. What a waste! - Original Message - From: djc dcoc...@comcast.net To: gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Bop It with shout mode. I have a bopit extreme here that I bought probably 4 years ago. It sits unused here because my hands

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts About Healing Potions

2010-06-03 Thread dark
Actually tom, Marrio is quite the sportsman. There's a pretty fantastic Mario characters' faq at gamefaqs, which lists all the games he's been in, --- and some were very surprising, including Golf, tenis, various party mini games and of course Marrio cart and it's sequals. I think the most

Re: [Audyssey] Bop It with shout mode.

2010-06-03 Thread dark
Hi. Phil I've got boppit blast and one of the earlier versions (the extreme 2 I believe, sinse it has all four handles and a headphone jack), but have pretty much slaughtered both of them. In fact, my mum catagorically refuses to buy me another boppit, sinse within one two hour train

Re: [Audyssey] a couple questions.

2010-06-03 Thread James Howard
I'm also thinking of stuff like fallthrough, drone, those types as well. On 6/3/10, Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi James, That depends on the text adventure in question and what interpreter it uses. For all the z-code style games such as the Infocom games there is a text

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts About Healing Potions

2010-06-03 Thread Bryan Peterson
I was just going to mention that again, since although you wouldn't imagine Mario as a brawler he does manage to pull that off. Of course I don't play him since I'm more of a Metroid and Zelda fan, not to mention his voice clips make him sound disturbingly like Sonny the Cucu from those Cocoa

Re: [Audyssey] Bop It with shout mode.

2010-06-03 Thread dark
Say what is another occasion of a game my mum got disgusted at me with, sinse it got to the point where I could defeat it on time mode pretty quickly. It's an interesting game, but very limited in options I feel, sinse you only get a max of five rounds, and the time only goes down to a

Re: [Audyssey] a couple questions.

2010-06-03 Thread dark
All the gamebooks and materials on chronicles of arborell are just web pages. All you need therefore is whatever net brouser you wish, a dice program (I use gma dice), and something to record your character details in. This does take more time and setup, but is well worth it sinse the

Re: [Audyssey] bop it - Re: Bop It with shout mode.

2010-06-03 Thread dark
I have one like that, but it's got a volume setting and a headphone jack, according to a friend of mine this is the extreme 2, but I'm not absolutely sure. I also have the boppit blast, which just has pull it, flick it and bop it, but has a choice of male and female voices, goes up to a

[Audyssey] Baff's Guide: Is it ever updated?

2010-06-03 Thread Orin
Hey guys, For those of you who check on Baff's Guide, does it ever update anymore with new reviews, ratings etc? I don't think the ratings have been changing. If it'll never be updated again, is there a good site where I can go to get IF reviews, ratings etc? Also, does anyone know between

Re: [Audyssey] Baff's Guide: Is it ever updated?

2010-06-03 Thread dark
Well, Sinse Spag and xyzzy are stil coming out with new issues and more stuff is getting posted to the if archive, i do assume baff's guide gets updated too, afterall, most of the reviews it has are from such magazines, and Baff's is just basically a user friendly and dscriptive way of

Re: [Audyssey] Thursday's Out of Sight events

2010-06-03 Thread Ryan Chou
what the heck? On 6/3/10, Charles Rivard woofer...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Good morning folks! Smooth Contest: Congratulations to Charles for becoming our latest Mister Smooth! Both gentlemen did a wonderful job! The Smooth Contest will be taking a break for the summer. The last contest

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts About Healing Potions

2010-06-03 Thread Ryan Chou
wow I'd like that smash bros game haha On 6/3/10, Bryan Peterson bpeterson2...@cableone.net wrote: I was just going to mention that again, since although you wouldn't imagine Mario as a brawler he does manage to pull that off. Of course I don't play him since I'm more of a Metroid and Zelda

Re: [Audyssey] a couple questions.

2010-06-03 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi Thomas, I must correct you--it's spellbreaker. Treat the destruction of magic everywhere with more respect! Grin Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 4:56 PM

Re: [Audyssey] Bop It with shout mode.

2010-06-03 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi, I must confess, whether than shouting it, I just breath into the mike, or turn it off altogether. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of djc Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 4:08 PM To:

Re: [Audyssey] top speed 3?

2010-06-03 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi Michael, I didn't even know there is a new veriion of Top Speed coming out, last one was 2.1 and that was a much needed upgrade. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of michael barnes Sent: Thursday,

Re: [Audyssey] Bop It with shout mode.

2010-06-03 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi Lori, I might add that practically every bopit has the beep bop setting. And while we're on the subject of bop its--anyone ever tried Bop It Ultimate from LightTech? That one's hard. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts About Healing Potions

2010-06-03 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi Muhammed, I'm going to be exploring an ancient Greek tomb. Oh, almost forgot my wand! How unlikely is that scenario? Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Muhammed Deniz Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts About Healing Potions

2010-06-03 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi, Invisibility, I don't think, would work like that. In Entombed, when you attack, you have to come out of hiding as such, so of course you wouldn't be hidden anymore. The best way, I think, to do invisibility is to have it set to a time limit, say, 30 seconds, or possibly more, since that's

Re: [Audyssey] Audyssey babble report for May 2010

2010-06-03 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi Dark, Yup...what happened to you? You barely posted 200 messages! Grin Best Rgards Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Jim Kitchen Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 4:02 AM To: dark Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Audyssey

Re: [Audyssey] What Are Considered Space Invader Clones?

2010-06-03 Thread Ken
Those are not space invader clones. They are a bit like space invaders, but not clones--not really. A true clone would have columns of ships, falling bombs, shields, etc. Soon, there will be a TRUE space invaders clone though--one that takes the game to a whole new level. It's called Space

Re: [Audyssey] What Are Considered SPace Invader Clones?

2010-06-03 Thread Ken
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Re: [Audyssey] What Are Considered Space Invader Clones?

2010-06-03 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Ken, Right. Although, games like Troopenum are close enough in concept to Space Invaders to be considered a clone as they have the same basic idea in mind. In any case I'd definitely like to see Space Attack. We haven't yet had a Space Invaders type game that truly compares to the original

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts About Healing Potions

2010-06-03 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Oh, and don't forget Donkey Kong. Mario is the lead character in those games as well. Anyway, I know what you mean. Mario is in several Nintendo titles, but after seeing him running through the jungle on Kong Island in Donkey Kong or racing to rescue Princess Toadstool from King Coopa in