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| Topic | What's the saddest song you've ever heard? |
| action52 03/17/24 9:37:07 AM #83 | Sheiky-Baby posted...
Alone Again, NaturallyThis one is really sad too, especially the last verse. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | What's the saddest song you've ever heard? |
| action52 03/17/24 9:36:30 AM #82 | https://youtu.be/XeBD3rcAMFw?si=1I4QnNkFVl0QXY4S
I wonder how many people here have even heard this song lol But I think it's probably the only song that has brought me to tears multiple times just by listening to it. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Invisible Girl gets an anime figure |
| action52 03/17/24 9:31:40 AM #24 | [LFAQs-redacted-quote]
Thought this would be Violet Parr --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/16/24 9:03:14 PM #362 | Strands #14
Outside interests I'm still not sure how --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/16/24 5:01:05 AM #347 | TimeForAction posted...
Strands #13 --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | The Prhase "Better rule the Heavens then served in Hell" is cool thing |
| action52 03/16/24 4:52:57 AM #9 | TendoDRM posted...
"You have it backwards. It's better to live on your feet than to die on your knees.""It's better to service with your feet than to get on your knees and go down." --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/16/24 3:21:57 AM #342 | Strands #13
Grow up! Wow this one was neat --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Ultima may be the most forgotten important video game series in history |
| action52 03/15/24 8:35:03 AM #48 | ArchNemo posted...
That's just a guess though and I could be way off base.Yes you are. Maybe I'll make a long post that gets into it. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Ultima may be the most forgotten important video game series in history |
| action52 03/15/24 7:06:22 AM #44 | Sufferedphoenix posted...
Thanks maybe my device will have the pc versions. No keyboard though stuck with the ps2 knock off controller it came withKeyboard is highly recommended for Ultima up to 5. Maybe required--it might not be possible to play the PC versions without a keyboard. 6 is best with both mouse and keyboard, okay with just keyboard, and not good with mouse only. Mouse is highly recommended for 7 and 8. Controllers might work okay with Ultima 6-8 but mouse basically adds a lot of QoL that makes the games much better. 9 is the only one where it doesn't matter whether you use a controller or keyboard + mouse. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Ultima may be the most forgotten important video game series in history |
| action52 03/15/24 6:58:15 AM #42 | Rotterdammerung posted...
Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire is also well worth playing. Uses the Ultima VI engine, and has some fairly nifty parts to itI focused on the main series rather than side projects like that and Ultima Underworld, but they are all very good and worth playing. Especially Ultima Underworld 2. That game is absolutely fantastic. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Ultima may be the most forgotten important video game series in history |
| action52 03/15/24 6:35:00 AM #39 | Sufferedphoenix posted...
They long games? Like let's compare it length wise to final fantasy 1 shorter or longer?Ultima 1 is shorter. Ultima 2 may be longer but not in a good way. Ultima 3 is short if you know what you're doing, but probably a similar length for most people their first time through. Ultima 4 is longer than Final Fantasy 1. 5 is a lot longer. Ultima 6 is even longer, and has a really big world that you can interact with. Ultima 7 is similar to FF4 if you just do the main quest... maybe shorter because you never need to grind anything. But the game world is massive and filled with things to explore. You could easily spend 50 hours on it, or even 100 if you're really thorough. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Ultima may be the most forgotten important video game series in history |
| action52 03/15/24 6:30:46 AM #38 | vycebrand2 posted...
Non pc? 4 is NES, 7 is SNES. Now it's best play all the console ones in order. 3 is part of the first trilogy. 4 and 5(nes for both). The events in 5 happen right after 4. 6 and 7 are also best played back to back. 6 and 7 are snes.I do recommend playing them all on PC if you can. Maybe 3 on NES but other than that the PC version is a lot better. The "true" version of 1-5 is the Apple II. That's how old they are lol. There is also a pre-Ultima game called Akalabeth which is freeware. It's not particularly good. In fact it's extremely basic. But it's interesting as a sort of look at how RPGs first began. This game is actually from before Apple II, believe it or not. The combat and vector maze dungeons are copying other games that already existed, but I believe this is the first game to have a sort of "overworld" that you can walk around in and enter dungeons and other points of interest. And anyway it's free so you might as well download it and give it a try. If nothing else it will give you a look at what the first RPGs were like. Ultima 1 and 2 are PC only. Ultima 3 has NES and PC versions. I've beaten both. The NES version looks better and has music, so it's better in that regard. It's also more intuitive if you're used to NES RPGs and not old console ones. But the PC version is smoother, quicker, and more streamlined if you're used to keyboard hot keys, which you should get used to if you want to play Ultima 1-5. So this game will help you get accustomed to the way you play the other games. Overall I'd recommend the NES version but the PC version has its merits. Ultima 4, the Sega and NES versions have better graphics and sound but the dialogue is dumbed down a lot. And one of the most charming things about this game is its dialogue, where you meet all these people who are talking about the virtues and what they mean. You lose a lot of this in the console versions. Also on PC there are programs you can use to improve the graphics, add music and better sound, and greatly improve the UI so it's a much better experience overall. Ultima 5, the NES version is basically unplayable. It looks and plays like garbage. That game was just too much for the system to handle. I tried it out once and it was an absolutely miserable experience, avoid at all costs. Ultima 6, the SNES version seemed okay but at this point PCs had VGA graphics and sound cards so it's no longer much of an upgrade in that respect. The PC version has a much smoother hybrid keyboard / mouse interface and I think the world loses a lot of its complexity. Ultima 7, the SNES version is playable but it's garbage compared to the PC version. Stay away from that one too. There also is an Ultima 7 part 2 which is a whole new adventure and game world using the same engine. It's really good too but only on PC I think. Ultima 8 and 9 are also on PC. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Ultima may be the most forgotten important video game series in history |
| action52 03/15/24 4:00:47 AM #25 | Sufferedphoenix posted...
Yeah never played it never seen videos or pics of the game. However when I saw this topic I said to myself isn't that the original rpg video game? Don't even know where I learned this.Ultima 7 holds up the best IMO. The graphics are primitive but it's a surprisingly big and detailed open world. If you can get it working it's a lot of fun still. As you go back, it gets more and more primitive. I absolutely love Ultima 4 and recommend it if you have the patience but it is VERY obtuse and the UI can be a huge pain. The beginning is also extremely frustrating at first. Ultima 5 and 6 gradually improve on the open world. Really this series built the open world RPG as we know it. If you go from 1 to 7 you can basically see them building it up until it's basically got all the things we associate with open world RPGs like Fallout and Elder Scrolls. And with many if not most of those mechanics, Ultima was the first one to do them. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Hold up, people would rather be on welfare than work at Target or Old Navy? |
| action52 03/15/24 3:22:32 AM #15 | FL81 posted...
* get job at Target or Old Navy at barely above minimum wageNotice how, with the graduated tax system, they have all this complicated math to make sure the rate only changes on what you earn over a certain amount. Because if they didn't, rich people would throw a fit at the very possibility that they could end up with less money because their salary went up. "What is even the point of working?" they would scream. Meanwhile if you're trying to pull yourself out of poverty? Nobody cares, and if you'd rather not work and get more money they'll say you're a lazy bum leeching off of hardworking taxpayers. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | I'll give you TWO reasons to play Unicorn Overlord. |
| action52 03/14/24 9:40:42 PM #7 | Fuck this game, I don't need another tactical RPG, I want to control a bunch of unicorns GOD DAMMIT.
--- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Are you a fan of those marshmello Peeps? |
| action52 03/14/24 9:38:11 PM #3 | I despise them.
--- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/14/24 7:28:10 PM #315 | Strands #12
Old haunts --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/14/24 7:22:51 PM #314 | NightRender posted...
The spangram is supposed to be a restatement of the theme. It's been like that for all of them.It is, but #10 was definitely the least intuitive so far. The other ones, when I saw the spangram I was immediately like, "Ah, that's it!" but with #10 even with the answer and all the hints I had to think a little before I understood it. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Do you want Tiktok to get banned in the US? >_> |
| action52 03/14/24 10:19:14 AM #184 | NhojAnec posted...
TikTok is one of the worst things ever created.I seriously can't tell if this is a joke or not... --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | First candy that comes to mind with *peanuts*? |
| action52 03/14/24 9:51:33 AM #42 | RetuenOfDevsman posted...
You know those cartoons where somebody bites into a rock or something and their teeth shatter?Yeah I'm not a fan either. But it's the first thing that popped into my head. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Genshin Impact General 40: Geo Keqing |
| action52 03/14/24 9:48:44 AM #50 | Blue_Thunder posted...
Some on the Genshin board are not as courteous so tread lightly there. I already got spoiled, myself.Yeah I stay out of anything that could potentially have spoilers in them. A lot of those topics that start out just being about a kit go in other directions, right? Also if there's a blatantly spoilery topic I just enter the topic and hide it right away so I don't accidentally look later on. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Genshin Impact General 40: Geo Keqing |
| action52 03/14/24 4:32:07 AM #47 | V_exe1 posted...
Wait till you hear about the newNot gonna look at that because I don't want anything story related spoiled. Thanks for using spoiler tags. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | First candy that comes to mind with *peanuts*? |
| action52 03/14/24 1:55:08 AM #36 | Peanut brittle
--- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Genshin Impact General 40: Geo Keqing |
| action52 03/13/24 10:08:47 PM #43 | Leanaunfurled posted...
Arlecchino looks AMAZING. And a friend told me that she only gets a scythe with her sig? If true, I'll be pulling on that weapon banner for the first time...Oh shit, if her signature weapon is a fucking SCYTHE... Oh man, I just have to pull. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/13/24 10:05:39 PM #282 | Strands #11
Get animated I liked this one --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Chipotle is bland as fuck hoky shit |
| action52 03/13/24 7:42:33 PM #60 | Mainstream white America has been slowly inching towards liking spicy, flavorful Mexican food. In the 50s many if not most people outside of the southwest had never even eaten a taco. By the 80s, Taco Bell, nachos, and salsa had become popular everywhere. And in the 2010s, Chipotle became ubiquitous throughout the USA.
If you go to rural or suburban places in most of the US, sure, you can find authentic places but it's very spotty. A lot of it them are actually owned by white people who don't know Mexican food and just want to serve what's familiar to them. A lot of them are owned by immigrants and have authentic ingredients, but they turn down the flavor and spice to make it more palatable to locals. If that's what you're used to, I'm sure Chipotle seems very flavorful and spicy. And I wouldn't say Chipotle is bad, either. It's above average for fast food, that's for sure. They use good ingredients and you can always put on extra salsa or something. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | People actually put carpet in their bathroom? |
| action52 03/13/24 7:37:00 AM #26 | Carpeted bathrooms isn't a boomer thing, it's even older. My grandparents (who would be 100 if they were still alive now) had carpeted bathrooms. It was fairly common with people of their generation.
And it never smelled like pee or mildew or anything like that. As long as you're pissing in the toilet and only getting the bathmat wet when you shower, it's fine as long as you keep it clean like any other bathroom. Of course my grandma was an absolute neat freak, so that may be part of it. I wouldn't ever want it because it's higher maintenance and you have to be careful all the time, but it's not as bad as you might think. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | I miss short, replayable games. |
| action52 03/13/24 6:07:27 AM #23 | RetuenOfDevsman posted...
I am aware of the distinction, but I always assume no body is drawing it because first, people generally don't, and second, nobody plays ASCII games anymore.Dude. The debate on whether or not roguelike games have to be ASCII ended like 15 years ago. These days practically any new roguelike is done with graphics and not ASCII tiles. And even back then, there were plenty of "roguelites" that could be completed in a few hours or less. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/13/24 2:27:12 AM #263 | Strands #10
One thousand followers I could not get this one at ALL. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Spider-Man 4 to be a street level film and not multiverse. |
| action52 03/12/24 7:17:24 PM #30 | If Morbius or Madame Web had done well, I have no doubt that Sony would be wanting them to tie in to other movies.
--- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/12/24 6:52:31 AM #241 | pegusus123456 posted...
For most of them, finding one just immediately tells you the rest.And if you are getting frustrated, you can "cheat" by finding random words for hints. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Genshin Impact General 40: Geo Keqing |
| action52 03/11/24 7:33:14 PM #33 | meralonne posted...
And now Ive learned that shes a spear user. Which actually is okay, given she can probably use the PJWS just fine. Still only want her if shes onfield, though.Fine with me, I have several good spear options. But if I get lucky and pull her early, I might go for that signature weapon. I bet it's super cool looking... --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/11/24 7:30:31 PM #227 | Strands #9
Rulers decree Oooo, it took about three or four minutes of thinking, but once it clicked, it was super easy. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/11/24 7:24:19 PM #226 | Baphometa posted...
Is it me or are many of these puzzles written by someone in the 70s?Anything New York Times related is going to skew towards an older audience. Other puzzles on the NYT site frequently use old-fashioned words that boomers would remember from their childhood. They also throw in some new slang or British English every once in awhile too, so a lot of it is probably just them trying to come up with words they can use. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/11/24 1:08:21 PM #220 | Ratchetrockon posted...
It's not that oneThe g one can also be a synonym for grime or dirt. People don't use it that way anymore for obvious reasons but it still can come up in dictionaries. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/11/24 12:30:31 PM #218 | Ratchetrockon posted...
Idk if this one has an alternate meaning but whateverIf it's the one that starts with ch, it does. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/11/24 12:31:33 AM #196 | Ratchetrockon posted...
Strands #8Well a lot of slurs have alternate meanings. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/10/24 7:43:56 PM #191 | Strands #8
To put it mildly I liked this one. It took me awhile to figure out the spangram because I never realized that --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Genshin Impact General 40: Geo Keqing |
| action52 03/10/24 6:59:14 PM #14 | Kain_Highwind posted...
Wow, I didn't expect a second Chasm style area in InazumaTo me, Enkanomiya felt longer than just the underground parts of the Chasm, but shorter than the above and below ground sections put together. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Memes XLV |
| action52 03/10/24 9:08:34 AM #472 | https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/23a3bf0f.jpg
--- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Jimmy Olsen, Hitler Youth member |
| action52 03/10/24 8:52:01 AM #9 | Guide posted...
Context is telling me he's faking it in an infiltration mission.Yeah that seems most likely to me too. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/09/24 8:12:54 PM #163 | Strands #7
Sounds good to me I really needed that first hint but once I had it the puzzle was easy. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Showers: Night or morning? |
| action52 03/09/24 11:06:22 AM #9 | Morning every day.
Then I usually take one after work. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Darkseid vs these 10 Avengers |
| action52 03/09/24 1:03:18 AM #4 | If we had Captain Marvel, Scarlet Witch, and Thor, combined with Doctor Strange being able to use his time reversing powers, Darkseid wouldn't stand a chance.
--- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | New NYT game Strands. Best Strand type game |
| action52 03/08/24 10:27:14 PM #138 | Strands #6
FRAGILE: handle with care --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Your worst porn has been discovered. |
| action52 03/08/24 10:10:14 PM #8 | Guide posted...
I'm not really sure what would qualify as worst. These things branch in different directions.This --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Do you want Tiktok to get banned in the US? >_> |
| action52 03/08/24 10:08:59 PM #108 | ProfOaksAide posted...
Its not just the harmful effects of social media*citation needed --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Vegy pretending he can't horny post anymore has ushered in a new era of horny |
| action52 03/08/24 7:40:17 PM #22 | https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/28c9b216.jpg
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/970ffd50.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/f/fc01eb4c.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/5480187a.jpg new hornyposting --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
| Topic | Do you want Tiktok to get banned in the US? >_> |
| action52 03/08/24 7:55:27 AM #12 | People just assume TikTok is run by the CCP but they're not even headquartered in China anymore. Their main offices are in Singapore and LA. There is zero evidence of China exerting influence on them.
There are plenty of privacy and security issues but none of those issues are any worse on TikTok than other social media platforms. I know this board isn't mostly right wing cranks, so I'm guessing the bulk of the "Yes" votes are from aging millennials and Gen Xers who think it's dumb zoomer crap. --- "It's Brockin' time." Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich |
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