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  • free Free FREE Moonring! RPG Goodness!!

    From rms@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 1 17:29:57 2023
    Lots of positive reviews on steam for this one, worth a look! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373630/Moonring/

    rms

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  • From Zaghadka@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 2 00:11:06 2023
    On Sun, 1 Oct 2023 17:29:57 -0600, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, rms
    wrote:

    Lots of positive reviews on steam for this one, worth a look! >https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373630/Moonring/


    +1

    "The Number" that is.

    --
    Zag

    No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
    spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 2 08:57:44 2023
    On Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:11:06 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Sun, 1 Oct 2023 17:29:57 -0600, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, rms >wrote:

    Lots of positive reviews on steam for this one, worth a look! >>https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373630/Moonring/


    +1

    "The Number" that is.

    All praise The Number. May it go ever up!

    "Moonring"... well, I'll take it, but I can't imagine playing it. The Ultima-style graphics have a certain charm to them, but - having
    played through that era of games - I've no real desire to return to
    it. I /like/ my games with flashy graphics, thank-you-very-much.

    (Plus, if my video-card isn't smoking from excessive visual-bling,
    what was the point in spending so much money on all that hardware? ;-)

    And, as much as I /adored/ playing the classic RPGs in the day, their mechanical limitations just grate on me. I'm much happier with a more
    immersive game like modern-day Skyrims or Baldurs Gates. And if I
    really want to relive the games of yesteryear... well, "Ultima V" has
    a permanent spot on my hard-drive already.

    So, I welcome Moonring to my library (and thank rms for the
    notification) but I can't imagine it will get actually installed
    anytime soon. Maybe if I end up on that desert island with nothing
    else to do...

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  • From candycanearter07@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Mon Oct 2 09:47:50 2023
    On 10/2/23 07:57, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:11:06 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Sun, 1 Oct 2023 17:29:57 -0600, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, rms
    wrote:

    Lots of positive reviews on steam for this one, worth a look!
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373630/Moonring/


    +1

    "The Number" that is.


    What is The Number?
    --
    user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom

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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Mon Oct 2 08:41:24 2023
    On 10/2/2023 8:37 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Mon, 2 Oct 2023 09:47:50 -0500, candycanearter07 <no@thanks.net>
    wrote:
    On Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:11:06 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Oct 2023 17:29:57 -0600, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, rms >>>> wrote:

    Lots of positive reviews on steam for this one, worth a look!
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373630/Moonring/

    +1

    "The Number" that is.

    What is The Number?



    "The Number" refers to the total number of games in your video game
    library (e.g., all the games you own). It's become something of a
    running joke in the newsgroup.

    It is, in part, a commentary on how many games are being given away
    for free on Epic, GOG and elsewhere. There is just not enough time to
    play all the free games provided (had you even the desire to play them
    at all), thus the only point to these freebies must be to make "The
    Number" go up.

    (I didn't say it was a /good/ joke)

    It is also, perhaps, a comment on how, with the diminishing quality of
    a lot of modern games, you often get more joy just from collecting /
    hoarding the games than actually playing them.

    It's also a bit of self-deprecation in that the obvious solution would
    just be to NOT grab every game given away for free, but some of us
    lack that sort of self control. Thus, rather than admit it, we say
    that making "The Number" go up is a praiseworthy goal in and of
    itself.

    TL;DR: A c.s.i.p.g.action shibboleth that arguably was never funny,
    almost certainly has gone on to long already, but will probably last
    forever now. God knows I intend to keep dragging it out again and
    again, anyway. ;-)

    Even shorter version, its a dead horse that won't die.

    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 2 11:37:16 2023
    On Mon, 2 Oct 2023 09:47:50 -0500, candycanearter07 <no@thanks.net>
    wrote:
    On Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:11:06 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Oct 2023 17:29:57 -0600, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, rms
    wrote:

    Lots of positive reviews on steam for this one, worth a look!
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373630/Moonring/

    +1

    "The Number" that is.

    What is The Number?



    "The Number" refers to the total number of games in your video game
    library (e.g., all the games you own). It's become something of a
    running joke in the newsgroup.

    It is, in part, a commentary on how many games are being given away
    for free on Epic, GOG and elsewhere. There is just not enough time to
    play all the free games provided (had you even the desire to play them
    at all), thus the only point to these freebies must be to make "The
    Number" go up.

    (I didn't say it was a /good/ joke)

    It is also, perhaps, a comment on how, with the diminishing quality of
    a lot of modern games, you often get more joy just from collecting /
    hoarding the games than actually playing them.

    It's also a bit of self-deprecation in that the obvious solution would
    just be to NOT grab every game given away for free, but some of us
    lack that sort of self control. Thus, rather than admit it, we say
    that making "The Number" go up is a praiseworthy goal in and of
    itself.

    TL;DR: A c.s.i.p.g.action shibboleth that arguably was never funny,
    almost certainly has gone on to long already, but will probably last
    forever now. God knows I intend to keep dragging it out again and
    again, anyway. ;-)

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  • From candycanearter07@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Mon Oct 2 10:44:36 2023
    On 10/2/23 10:37, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Mon, 2 Oct 2023 09:47:50 -0500, candycanearter07 <no@thanks.net>
    wrote:
    On Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:11:06 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Oct 2023 17:29:57 -0600, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, rms >>>> wrote:

    Lots of positive reviews on steam for this one, worth a look!
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373630/Moonring/

    +1

    "The Number" that is.

    What is The Number?



    "The Number" refers to the total number of games in your video game
    library (e.g., all the games you own). It's become something of a
    running joke in the newsgroup.

    It is, in part, a commentary on how many games are being given away
    for free on Epic, GOG and elsewhere. There is just not enough time to
    play all the free games provided (had you even the desire to play them
    at all), thus the only point to these freebies must be to make "The
    Number" go up.

    (I didn't say it was a /good/ joke)

    It is also, perhaps, a comment on how, with the diminishing quality of
    a lot of modern games, you often get more joy just from collecting /
    hoarding the games than actually playing them.

    It's also a bit of self-deprecation in that the obvious solution would
    just be to NOT grab every game given away for free, but some of us
    lack that sort of self control. Thus, rather than admit it, we say
    that making "The Number" go up is a praiseworthy goal in and of
    itself.

    TL;DR: A c.s.i.p.g.action shibboleth that arguably was never funny,
    almost certainly has gone on to long already, but will probably last
    forever now. God knows I intend to keep dragging it out again and
    again, anyway. ;-)






    Oh ok!
    Mine is about 50 or so, since I only have a Steam account.
    Itch.io I have about 5 games downloaded I think.
    --
    user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom

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  • From Mike S.@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 2 14:01:03 2023
    On Mon, 2 Oct 2023 10:44:36 -0500, candycanearter07 <no@thanks.net>
    wrote:

    Oh ok!
    Mine is about 50 or so, since I only have a Steam account.
    Itch.io I have about 5 games downloaded I think.

    Haha. 50. That's cute.

    Stick with us and Spalls and a few others here will help you get that
    number up. Way up.

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  • From candycanearter07@21:1/5 to Mike S. on Mon Oct 2 14:27:17 2023
    On 10/2/23 13:01, Mike S. wrote:
    On Mon, 2 Oct 2023 10:44:36 -0500, candycanearter07<no@thanks.net>
    wrote:

    Oh ok!
    Mine is about 50 or so, since I only have a Steam account.
    Itch.io I have about 5 games downloaded I think.
    Haha. 50. That's cute.

    Stick with us and Spalls and a few others here will help you get that
    number up. Way up.

    Being a Linux user, I probably can't ^^"
    --
    user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom

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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 2 12:33:31 2023
    On 10/2/2023 12:27 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
    On 10/2/23 13:01, Mike S. wrote:
    On Mon, 2 Oct 2023 10:44:36 -0500, candycanearter07<no@thanks.net>
    wrote:

    Oh ok!
    Mine is about 50 or so, since I only have a Steam account.
    Itch.io I have about 5 games downloaded I think.
    Haha. 50. That's cute.

    Stick with us and Spalls and a few others here will help you get that
    number up. Way up.

    Being a Linux user, I probably can't ^^"

    Do not underestimate the POWER of The Number!

    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.

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  • From Zaghadka@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 2 17:59:24 2023
    On Mon, 2 Oct 2023 10:44:36 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, candycanearter07 wrote:

    Oh ok!
    Mine is about 50 or so, since I only have a Steam account.
    Itch.io I have about 5 games downloaded I think.

    Nice! I have 486 games on Steam alone, and I'll probably try to keep it
    there because "The Number" is 486, and my first PC was a 486DX33.

    At least until the next sale comes along.

    I have enough games to play until I'm dead. Maybe even enough for another lifetime after that, if backwards compatibility is maintained.

    --
    Zag

    No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
    spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

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  • From Zaghadka@21:1/5 to Dimensional Traveler on Mon Oct 2 18:00:00 2023
    On Mon, 2 Oct 2023 12:33:31 -0700, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
    Dimensional Traveler wrote:

    On 10/2/2023 12:27 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
    On 10/2/23 13:01, Mike S. wrote:
    On Mon, 2 Oct 2023 10:44:36 -0500, candycanearter07<no@thanks.net>
    wrote:

    Oh ok!
    Mine is about 50 or so, since I only have a Steam account.
    Itch.io I have about 5 games downloaded I think.
    Haha. 50. That's cute.

    Stick with us and Spalls and a few others here will help you get that
    number up. Way up.

    Being a Linux user, I probably can't ^^"

    Do not underestimate the POWER of The Number!

    ALL HAIL THE NUMBER!

    (*gong*)

    --
    Zag

    No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
    spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

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  • From Werner P.@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 3 10:43:14 2023
    Am 02.10.23 um 16:47 schrieb candycanearter07:
    On 10/2/23 07:57, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:11:06 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Sun, 1 Oct 2023 17:29:57 -0600, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, rms
    wrote:

    Lots of positive reviews on steam for this one, worth a look!
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373630/Moonring/


    +1

    "The Number" that is.


    What is The Number?
    42!!!!

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  • From candycanearter07@21:1/5 to Werner P. on Tue Oct 3 10:04:34 2023
    On 10/3/23 03:43, Werner P. wrote:
    Am 02.10.23 um 16:47 schrieb candycanearter07:
    What is The Number?
    42!!!!


    I loved that series so much.
    --
    user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to Werner P. on Tue Oct 3 13:21:48 2023
    On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 10:43:14 +0200, "Werner P." <werpu@gmx.at> wrote:


    What is The Number?
    42!!!!

    Congratulations. You win the Internet today. But please be careful
    with it, as you'll have to return it tomorrow.

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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Tue Oct 3 12:12:16 2023
    On 10/3/2023 10:21 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 10:43:14 +0200, "Werner P." <werpu@gmx.at> wrote:


    What is The Number?
    42!!!!

    Congratulations. You win the Internet today. But please be careful
    with it, as you'll have to return it tomorrow.

    But in the meantime I can fix it!!!!

    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.

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  • From Justisaur@21:1/5 to Zaghadka on Tue Oct 3 11:19:03 2023
    On Monday, October 2, 2023 at 3:59:29 PM UTC-7, Zaghadka wrote:
    On Mon, 2 Oct 2023 10:44:36 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, candycanearter07 wrote:

    Oh ok!
    Mine is about 50 or so, since I only have a Steam account.
    Itch.io I have about 5 games downloaded I think.
    Nice! I have 486 games on Steam alone, and I'll probably try to keep it there because "The Number" is 486, and my first PC was a 486DX33.


    374 here on Steam only. I've got a bit of catching up to do.

    - Justisaur

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  • From Werner P.@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 4 19:59:00 2023
    Am 03.10.23 um 19:21 schrieb Spalls Hurgenson:
    On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 10:43:14 +0200, "Werner P." <werpu@gmx.at> wrote:


    What is The Number?
    42!!!!

    Congratulations. You win the Internet today. But please be careful
    with it, as you'll have to return it tomorrow.


    The internet? What is this, something like Fish and Chips?

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