Can anyone find or type down the script of this
clip from the game StarCraft II? It's in Italian.
posted by sanskrtam
on May 22, 2013 -
1 answer
My kid wants me to install a bunch of mods to minecraft, I'm confused about the process. Installing mods seems much different then say on Steam games where its integrated into the application. I'm uncomfortable just following sketchy links on message boards to download and install jars/executables, but thats the process as I've seen it described. Is there a more obvious way to do this?
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posted by H. Roark
on May 20, 2013 -
7 answers
While shopping for a case for my new Android tablet I came across this
photo. I like the cutesy look of the game on screen - can anyone identify it (if it's not just a mockup for marketing purposes)? Thanks!
posted by Skybly
on May 15, 2013 -
5 answers
I used to play a FPS on my PC back in the 90's. I can't remember the title of it, however I remember one of the weapons.
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posted by madcow20
on May 9, 2013 -
11 answers
What are the dimensions of the plastic petri dishes used to store disease cubes that ship with the Pandemic expansion, On The Brink?
posted by obiwanwasabi
on Apr 30, 2013 -
4 answers
In the 90's I borrowed a demo-CD from a friend, who had a car combat-like game, where you drove around in a futuristic environment. The game was a demo, so it only had one level and only one car. The only mission that was available was where one had to collect two pieces of a device located in two different parts of the map. Most of the stuff was blue.
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posted by madcow20
on Apr 28, 2013 -
18 answers
Looking to learn the name of a BBC Micro (?) game where you went inside a computer and solved various puzzles to free (?) the computer from bugs or aliens.
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posted by Jehan
on Apr 17, 2013 -
7 answers
Dominion (the card game) doesn't seem like it's ever likely to come out for iOS. What are some alternative iPhone games that riff on Dominion style play that are can be played thru game center and are turn based (able to take hours to make a turn.) Thanks!
posted by Brent Parker
on Apr 9, 2013 -
7 answers
A favourite evening activity for my wife and I is playing board games. I've been thinking for a while now that a lot of the things that are fun about board games ought to translate very well to tablet games. So I'm looking for suggestions for Android games that fit a few criteria:
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posted by primer_dimer
on Apr 5, 2013 -
9 answers
I'm trying to remember the name of a computer game I used to play in the early- to mid-90s. I think it was a series set in suburbia with two kids (possibly brother and sister?) tasked with solving crimes. It had suspects, a map with possible locations, and it was probably vaguely educational. It was not Carmen Sandiego-related. What was the name of the game?
posted by flibbertigibbet
on Apr 4, 2013 -
2 answers
About a decade ago, in high school, I remember playing a pen-and-paper drawing game, where players take turns drawing things to stop or start a cartoon-y situation. We called it "The Awesome Game," but I wonder if it has another name?
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posted by moonroof
on Apr 3, 2013 -
10 answers
Years ago, my friends and I used to play this game where we'd make sentences with apparent synonyms but negate one of them. For example: "He's honest but he's not truthful." or "He's intelligent but he's not smart." Hearing these sentences would create a sense of difference between the two words that previously wouldn't be visible, or even necessarily exist.
We didn't invent this game but I can't remember where we got it. Has anyone heard of it or something like it? Does it have a name? Where does it come from?
posted by Obscure Reference
on Apr 1, 2013 -
8 answers
Need some iPhone games that are as engrossing as Civilization, SimCity, and Age of Empires. (Yes, I already have Civilization Revolution and SimCity DLX.)
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posted by Afroblanco
on Mar 28, 2013 -
19 answers
I'm looking for something akin to
Rpg Maker VX Resource Planet, except with vector art. I'd like resources for public domain or CC-licensed vector art assets for use as placeholders in games. I'd prefer SVG format and paths that are as simple and small as possible, but anything convertible to SVG is cool.
posted by ignignokt
on Mar 20, 2013 -
3 answers
I played a board game with some friends a few years ago, and I can't remember the name of it. Can someone help me figure out what it is? I can tell you as much about the game as I can remember, inside.
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posted by aftermarketradio
on Mar 11, 2013 -
4 answers
I remember an RPG... I think it was for DOS or Windows. It was a kind of puzzle/mystery genre game, and it was like all video? Like your character walking around was sort of a mortal kombat video captured sprite walking around realistic (also kind of grainy video-y) backgrounds. The main character was a woman, I think she was asian, pretty sure she had long black hair. Can you identify the game?
posted by signsofrain
on Feb 26, 2013 -
7 answers
We started off with Munchkin, then picked up Munchkin Zombies. Which Munchkin expansion should we try next?
posted by dragonplayer
on Feb 26, 2013 -
9 answers
A trip to Game Stop tonight looking for a PS3 game that I can enjoy with my 15 yo daughter was less than satisfactory. My daughter is pretty open as far as genre goes but I would prefer something not too graphic, and ideally would like a game that doesn't focus on killing at all. I'd also prefer something that doesn't require special equipment. Must have a 2 player mode but either cooperative or competitive is fine. Any great titles with these specifications?
posted by drlith
on Feb 22, 2013 -
22 answers
Trying to find out copyright information on 20 year old game. (more below)
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posted by gb77
on Feb 20, 2013 -
19 answers
Hi all,
I have a project I'd like to do that involves the use of
Broderbund's Load Runner game. I have a 4 year old Macbook Pro running Mountain Lion. I have found various sites to download the game, but so far none of the downloads work.
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posted by LizardOfDoom
on Feb 19, 2013 -
10 answers
I'm trying to remember an old gold mining video game (probably mid to late 80s). I think it was dos. It was similar to Miner VGA, but after playing that a few times it was definitely not that game.
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posted by fimbulvetr
on Feb 17, 2013 -
7 answers
Hello,
I was hoping that someone could name the turn-based space strategy game I played as a demo on my PC back around 1995. I offer these sketchy details:
--it was a turn-based game where you piloted and battled using one or more spaceships
--the game offered the intriguing feature of allowing you to design new spaceships
--I remember learning the word "chassis" from the game, since you could choose what type of chassis you wanted in ship design, among other choices
--the GUI was predominantly a gray-colored menu with text and options that you could interact with using the mouse, along with some more-or-less static images of planets and spaceships
--I don't recall much in the way of storyline or even characters
--I think you didn't see faces of characters much at all, or much of them otherwise.
Thank you for trying to help me penetrate the obscurity.
posted by Perifferol
on Feb 17, 2013 -
18 answers
When I was in college in the mid-90s, I had a "game" (broadly defined) for my Macintosh Quadra 650 (aw yiss!) that was labeled ITA Choco.
Here's what seems to be a site by the creators (partially in Japanese, partially in 404 errors). What was the point of it? And what does the site say?
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posted by Admiral Haddock
on Feb 13, 2013 -
4 answers
For a friend: I’m writing about a fictional, Polynesian-inspired trickster god for a game. What are some resources I can consult so my storylines are respectful and grounded in authentic myth? Ideally, these sources will be fun to read as well.
posted by cthuljew
on Feb 11, 2013 -
3 answers
My husband is away for work for the next few weeks. I'm having a few friends over this afternoon to play boardgames/drink beer. Assuming he can take care of the beer himself, how can we replicate/include him in this afternoon?
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posted by fontophilic
on Feb 2, 2013 -
4 answers
I love the 1990's neverhood claymation game. Can the green recommend anything similar for iPads?
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posted by insomniax
on Jan 20, 2013 -
6 answers
I'm looking for a mini flash game that I used to play back in the day (I would say, 2006?) that if I remember correctly had graphics similar to
critter crunch Their were a bunch of mini games and it looked Japanese. I have been dying to find it again, but this is all I can remember about it. I'm hoping one of you knows what I'm talking about. Anyone?
posted by nathanm
on Jan 10, 2013 -
2 answers
My 5 year old granddaughter and I like this game and we'd like to know what the captions on the potions mean.
Is it Korean? Also, any other insight into the game, any of the characters you get when you make different potions?
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posted by Kazimirovna
on Dec 30, 2012 -
5 answers
I'm looking for an all-in-one game set with multiple games: chess, checkers, backgammon, etc. The hard part: should also include
go and
shogi.
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posted by zardoz
on Dec 8, 2012 -
3 answers
New York City resident looking for a near-ish game preserve to go firearm hunting - suggestions?
posted by ac
on Nov 21, 2012 -
3 answers
Internet-enabled two player, turn-by-turn iOS game for the math & logic -abled?
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posted by morganw
on Nov 21, 2012 -
9 answers
I'm trying to remember a computer game I had years back, but I can't for the life of me find it. It was a falling bricks game (like Tetris) but the pieces were one of four parts of several different faces - the hair, the eyes, the nose and mouth, and the chin and neck. The idea was to make a complete face that would then disappear from the board (again, like in Tetris). You could do mix and match faces, but you got more points for doing a whole matching face. If you let, for instance, too many mouths pile up on each other and reach the top, you lost. There were different levels, and the faces changed with each level.
Does anybody else know of this? It would have been a Mac game, sometime during the 90's. I can't have just imagined this!
posted by dithmer
on Nov 20, 2012 -
3 answers
I decided to take my old G3 iMac down from the attic and play some old games. The old computer still works great, and yet there was a problem...
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posted by Silky Slim
on Nov 19, 2012 -
5 answers
I'd like to create an online board game, sort of a cross between Life and an RPG. If this could ultimately be ported into mobile apps, even better. Program suggestions?
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posted by TheSecretDecoderRing
on Nov 17, 2012 -
1 answer
Does anyone remember the name of an independent "interactive fiction" game that appeared on MeFi a while back? The gist of it was that there was a "writer" and a "player", and the writer created scenes visually (in an old school 8-bit, top-down view), and the player would respond with his/her action textually, and the writer would then update the graphics on the screen to reflect the actions of the user. The completed stories could then be uploaded to a common site for all to share.
It was very cool, but I can't remember its name for the life of me.
posted by sutt
on Nov 15, 2012 -
4 answers
I really like video games that have a good storyline behind them. What are some titles that have a good narrative and/or backstory? Examples of games I've like in the past are inside.
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posted by film
on Nov 12, 2012 -
41 answers
There is an obscure (to the US) card game I love:
Eighty Points, and its simpler brother
Forty Points. It's a partnered trick taking game, and feels a little like
Bridge and
Spades. However, it requires four (or six, though I've never played that variant) people to spend many hours together, kind of like a DnD campaign. How do I recruit people for this game?
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posted by ethidda
on Nov 6, 2012 -
5 answers
My finacee and I like to play boardgames in the evenings in the cold months, but we need some fun, challenging games that don't take so long to play and that can be completed in an hour or two.
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posted by PuppetMcSockerson
on Nov 5, 2012 -
50 answers
I need to name my kitten after a term in (contract) bridge or something card-related. I feel like I've exhausted most options...
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posted by elleyebeebeewhy
on Oct 24, 2012 -
44 answers
Hi, does anyone know whether 'Game of Thrones' is filmed on actual celluloid film or just on some digital videoformat? Thanks
posted by soymilk
on Oct 24, 2012 -
8 answers
Looking for fun party games (other than Telephone Pictionary) that can be played with 20-25 people and involve little (or no) supplies, explanation, organization, or complex thinking.
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posted by Afroblanco
on Oct 18, 2012 -
24 answers
I'm looking to learn how to calculate probabilities for a multi-round dice game. I've researched this question some, and it looks like I might need to know how to use the multinomial distribution, but I can't find any good introductions. Please point me to the most layman-accessible educational material on this subject, and help me to help myself.
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posted by Richard Daly
on Sep 28, 2012 -
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