At 5/14/08 08:34 AM, SweetSkater wrote: I offered $5000.

Now i need a sound proof basement in Austria...

Incidentally, did you hear about Brian Blessed's wife?

At 5/14/08 12:03 AM, hashbrown wrote: anyone else going crazy over these?
http://www.crayola.com/products/splash/o utdoor/3dchalk.cfm

Do they work?

At 5/14/08 12:13 AM, SirSloth wrote: Trad your kid!
childtrader.com
Nice.

Why did you post that?!?! Luis might trade us all off D:

HIGNFY?

At 5/14/08 11:03 AM, Paranoia wrote: Incidentally, did you hear about Brian Blessed's wife?

At 5/14/08 11:26 AM, BritishMoose wrote: ...SHE MADE IT HERSELF

For the Americans...

Three Days Left on Episode 4 of Series 35 for HIGNFY?, with Bill Bailey as host this week

I really ought to subscribe to the Eye.

Hostsquid

At 5/14/08 11:51 AM, akasquid wrote: plzdontbanforbeingasalesmanluis kthanx.

I'd ban you myself if I didn't have my hosting with you. What's with all the alts 'squid?
In side note, yes, Squid seems to run an honest business and I recommend using his site. He was giving a discount to 'grounders when he was setting up.

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During my bored wandering around the net, I bounced through Youtube through Wikipedia and read up on Exploitative B Movies / Grindhouse Cinema, and decided that the current Flash scene currently feels that way - cheap knock off films along tried and tested lines grinded out for quick returns and double feature packs to be distributed off to everyone buying them.

Am I just being a senseless curmudgeon again, or does anyone else see the comparison, especially when taken in account with Emanuele's work and other people like him who are making games purely for monetising reasons?

I like Ema's blog, but I worry about its existence, through no fault of it's own, standing for everything I hate

With Dreamhost you can get great vouchers.. i'm with them, they have a great helpline and i have had no problems whatsoever. I know most of the programmers on ng use it, but if your going for a small site then you may as well go with squiddy, he does a good bargain.

Also, have i got news for you is my favourite british show by far! It makes me laugh ALOT.

I don't mind helping out every now and then. Just drop me a pm.

At 5/14/08 06:09 AM, dELtaluca wrote: I think i might climb up one of the statues in newcastle

"Owh, I fooked up m'ankle"
- You, again

At 5/14/08 02:16 PM, NegativeONE wrote:

"I'm a lightweight, leave me alone i have a headahce"
"You, again"

At 5/14/08 12:07 PM, KaynSlamdyke wrote: Am I just being a senseless curmudgeon again, or does anyone else see the comparison, especially when taken in account with Emanuele's work and other people like him who are making games purely for monetising reasons?

I like Ema's blog, but I worry about its existence, through no fault of it's own, standing for everything I hate

If you're looking to spark a glorious Communist revolution on the Flash scene I'm all ears :P

At 5/14/08 12:35 AM, DarkMana wrote:

At 5/13/08 10:55 PM, El-Presidente wrote: crazy new guy.

Ahem, I remember Blackfang helping people frequently back in '06.

Yep. at least somebody knows me.

Banjo Kazooie

How many people remember this Nintendo 64 game? Man this was my favorite game ever when i was little. BUT LOOK
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33904 .html
i have a ps3 and its only for 360 >.<

At 5/14/08 04:22 PM, Blackfang wrote: Banjo Kazooie

Eh, the old N64 one is classic. I loved those games. For some reason, that 360 one seems a bit "too realistic" for my tasting. Like, it doesn't bring the whole nice crisp banjo feel. I don't quite know how to explain it -- maybe if I had a more descriptive storyline trailer, i'd enjoy it more. Who knows.

At 5/14/08 04:31 PM, BritishMoose wrote: Read and lawl.

"he was sitting at home masturbating, watching a pornographic movie when a man..."

Hah, that's classic.

Does no-one else feel that its kind of .... wrong that banjo is on the 360 and not the wii :P

At 5/14/08 04:22 PM, Blackfang wrote: Banjo Kazooie

Man that vid shows a TON of amazing physics in that game.

At 5/14/08 05:34 PM, Coolio-Niato wrote: Man that vid shows a TON of amazing physics in that game.

Well clearly that was a snipe aimed right at me.

At 5/14/08 04:31 PM, BritishMoose wrote: Read and lawl.

I lawl'd, happy now?

At 5/14/08 05:51 PM, El-Presidente wrote:

At 5/14/08 05:34 PM, Coolio-Niato wrote: Man that vid shows a TON of amazing physics in that game.

Well clearly that was a snipe aimed right at me.

It was very obviously not, let's stay away from the petty bantering of late shall we. That game did have some nice physics, I liked when he crashed into the tree and the top fell off.

Also lock your doors before you masturbate.

At 5/14/08 05:51 PM, El-Presidente wrote:

At 5/14/08 05:34 PM, Coolio-Niato wrote: Man that vid shows a TON of amazing physics in that game.

Well clearly that was a snipe aimed right at me.

wait .... what?

At 5/14/08 05:21 PM, ImpendingRiot wrote: Rumor is Microsoft's going to be announcing some sort of motion controlled device of their own

Sounds fun!

At 5/14/08 02:51 PM, dELtaluca wrote:

At 5/14/08 02:16 PM, NegativeONE wrote:

"I'm a lightweight, leave me alone i have a headahce"
"You, again"

Hmm, well I managed not to fall off of a hotel wall or pass out in the middle of the party, so if we're to be pointing fingers as to who handles their liquor better.. ;)

Is it wrong to replace a coder if It was their idea to start?
BUT
is it still wrong if they:
Have not coded anything in forever
Havnt worked on it as much as you have
dont respond to messages
Didnt make an effort to get it in when it was supposed to be.

This is a real question, im not just ranting

At 5/14/08 07:02 PM, Coolio-Niato wrote: wait .... what?

I thought you were trying to be funny in saying it's physics was great unlike the Box thing from before.

At 5/14/08 08:52 PM, DarkMana wrote: I'd say so. That's pretty much just stealing their idea.

I agree. I don't think it's any problem to leave them, and I would actually say you should, but if it was their idea to start, don't steal that from them...especially if it was a good idea. If you really can't deal with losing that idea though, just ask them if you can "take it."

At 5/14/08 09:27 PM, El-Presidente wrote:

At 5/14/08 08:52 PM, DarkMana wrote: I'd say so. That's pretty much just stealing their idea.

I agree. I don't think it's any problem to leave them, and I would actually say you should, but if it was their idea to start, don't steal that from them...especially if it was a good idea. If you really can't deal with losing that idea though, just ask them if you can "take it."

Thanks for the response
Yeah, thats what I thought would be the problem.
It was supposed to be for pico day, but now that its done, I have all these sprites I made for it and I dont really feel like letting my shit going to waste. I might as well give this guy a few more days, but after that, should'nt I have the right to change the idea around at least? Because really I have waited a very long time and have been patient with this guy.

At 5/14/08 09:27 PM, El-Presidente wrote:

At 5/14/08 07:02 PM, Coolio-Niato wrote: wait .... what?

I thought you were trying to be funny in saying it's physics was great unlike the Box thing from before.

I don't think that far :P BTW I read my old comment and it was a bit of a rough comment, I didn't mean to sound so bitchy =( Just tried to help =)

At 5/14/08 09:31 PM, UnderARock wrote: Thanks for the response
Yeah, thats what I thought would be the problem.
It was supposed to be for pico day, but now that its done, I have all these sprites I made for it and I dont really feel like letting my shit going to waste. I might as well give this guy a few more days, but after that, should'nt I have the right to change the idea around at least? Because really I have waited a very long time and have been patient with this guy.

I agree with eveyone else. It would be stealing his idea. If you already have the sprites made, and if his idea wasn't extremely original, you could change the idea a bit, and since it was different than his, it wouldn't be stealing and you'd be making a different game.

But before you get to that ask him if you can use it, wait a couple of days, then resort to that

I haven't been posting much because there isn't really much I can comment on lately, someone make an NG-Unit friendly topic!

The biggest jerk thing an artist can do to a coder is switch coders if it was the coder's idea in the first place. Seriously.

Even for a sequel or something. I'd be pissed if Mindchamber went and made Nightstrike 2 with like psycho goldfish or something. It goes both ways though, I'm sure Mindchamber would be pissed if I took his sprites from that game and turned it into something else, like a helicopter game or whatever.

Unless you ask permission and he grants it. Then that's ok.

Contests

Since contests seem to be all the rage these days, I thought I'd pass along a link to 99designs.com (along with cash prizes, you can win a macbook ...*cricket chirp* ...did I mention cash prizes?!)

Anyone familiar with it? ...Entered? ...Won?

Agreed.

At 5/14/08 10:51 PM, ReNaeNae wrote: Contests

Since contests seem to be all the rage these days, I thought I'd pass along a link to 99designs.com (along with cash prizes, you can win a macbook ...*cricket chirp* ...did I mention cash prizes?!)

Anyone familiar with it? ...Entered? ...Won?

Wow they're offering the cheapest, least powerful base model of the macbook as a prize! WHERE DO I SIGN?

At 5/14/08 04:22 PM, Blackfang wrote: Banjo Kazooie

How many people remember this Nintendo 64 game? Man this was my favorite game ever when i was little. BUT LOOK
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33904 .html
i have a ps3 and its only for 360 >.<

Same.

I remember when I used to fuck Gruntilda's day up. Although, when she kidnapped Banjo's bitch and used the hotness transmogrifier, she got moderately hot for the pixel resolution.

I wonder who the villain will be for this new one...