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Dave W.
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Posted - 03/03/2006 :  22:13:32   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Dave W.'s Homepage Send Dave W. a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Randy

My mutants will rule the UNIVERSE!
They probably will, Mr-has-some-life-to-spare-to-play-the-game. Sheesh!

Actually, I've got this sinking feeling that some of us are self-hyping the game so much it's going to be a big disappointment when we finally get our grubby little tongs on it.

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Randy
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USA
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Posted - 03/03/2006 :  22:20:07   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Randy a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Dave W.

quote:
Originally posted by Randy

My mutants will rule the UNIVERSE!
[quoteThey probably will, Mr-has-some-life-to-spare-to-play-the-game. Sheesh!]
I can see my laundry piling up, grass growing, yard/family neglected.
quote:
Actually, I've got this sinking feeling that some of us are self-hyping the game so much it's going to be a big disappointment when we finally get our grubby little tongs on it.


Hm....could be. Or....drive by my house in a couple of months and check my yard.

"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."

"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson
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Randy
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Posted - 03/03/2006 :  22:30:32   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Randy a Private Message
Here's the culprit...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Wright

"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."

"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard

USA
4574 Posts

Posted - 03/03/2006 :  22:52:33   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send H. Humbert a Private Message
Whatever...

My race is going to be a parasite that just takes over your civilizations anyway.


"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman

"Face facts with dignity." --found inside a fortune cookie
Edited by - H. Humbert on 03/03/2006 22:52:50
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Randy
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Posted - 03/03/2006 :  22:57:21   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Randy a Private Message
Oh no, the dreaded Humbertoids!

"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."

"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson
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H. Humbert
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Posted - 03/04/2006 :  00:31:14   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send H. Humbert a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Randy

Oh no, the dreaded Humbertoids!

I don't want to give away all my tricks, but I will offer a little friendly advice--just make sure your species don't evolve anuses...but I've already said too much.


"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman

"Face facts with dignity." --found inside a fortune cookie
Edited by - H. Humbert on 03/04/2006 00:31:31
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Ricky
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Posted - 03/04/2006 :  22:21:18   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Ricky an AOL message Send Ricky a Private Message
Here's a 1 hour version of the same video.

The introduction is great if you are into game design.

Why continue? Because we must. Because we have the call. Because it is nobler to fight for rationality without winning than to give up in the face of continued defeats. Because whatever true progress humanity makes is through the rationality of the occasional individual and because any one individual we may win for the cause may do more for humanity than a hundred thousand who hug their superstitions to their breast.
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Dave W.
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Posted - 03/04/2006 :  23:44:39   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Dave W.'s Homepage Send Dave W. a Private Message
Well, there's another hour I've spent on this game without ever having played it. WTF?!?

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beskeptigal
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Posted - 03/05/2006 :  17:27:23   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send beskeptigal a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Dave W.

That game looks so amazing I've watched that 35-minute video twice today, read three different Will Wright interviews, and am going nuts 'cause I won't get to play it tomorrow.

Okay, maybe I do go a little overboard sometimes...

Even my son was asking me to watch it. It is making the rounds. I haven't got the 30 minutes but I did get a synopsis from him.
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Dr. Mabuse
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Sweden
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Posted - 03/05/2006 :  17:29:53   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Dr. Mabuse an ICQ Message Send Dr. Mabuse a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Randy

quote:
Originally posted by Dave W.

quote:
Originally posted by Randy

My mutants will rule the UNIVERSE!
[quoteThey probably will, Mr-has-some-life-to-spare-to-play-the-game. Sheesh!]
I can see my laundry piling up, grass growing, yard/family neglected.


"As the people here grow colder
I turn to my computer
And spend my evening with it
like a friend..."
Deeper Understanding - Kate Bush
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Deeper-understanding-lyrics-Kate-Bush/E1189FF5437D612F482569A000311BF3

Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3

"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse

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Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
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Randy
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USA
1990 Posts

Posted - 03/05/2006 :  18:01:44   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Randy a Private Message
I can start to hear HAL's fading voice, singing "Daisy, D-a-i-s-y....."

"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."

"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson
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pleco
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USA
2998 Posts

Posted - 07/13/2006 :  09:29:27   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit pleco's Homepage Send pleco a Private Message
New article on Spore.

Edited to fix link. Thanks Dave. Me dum.


by Filthy
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Edited by - pleco on 07/13/2006 12:29:40
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard

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Posted - 07/13/2006 :  09:52:28   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Ricky an AOL message Send Ricky a Private Message
pleco, might want to double check that link.

Why continue? Because we must. Because we have the call. Because it is nobler to fight for rationality without winning than to give up in the face of continued defeats. Because whatever true progress humanity makes is through the rationality of the occasional individual and because any one individual we may win for the cause may do more for humanity than a hundred thousand who hug their superstitions to their breast.
- Isaac Asimov
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Dave W.
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Posted - 07/13/2006 :  10:06:05   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Dave W.'s Homepage Send Dave W. a Private Message
Don't know if this was what pleco found, but here's "Electronic Arts betting big on quirky Spore."

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Ricky
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Posted - 07/13/2006 :  10:20:05   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Ricky an AOL message Send Ricky a Private Message
At the very end of the article:

quote:
"It's an epic game," said Wright, who estimated that it would take a gamer 79 years without rest to play out every aspect of Spore.


I somehow seriously doubt that.

Why continue? Because we must. Because we have the call. Because it is nobler to fight for rationality without winning than to give up in the face of continued defeats. Because whatever true progress humanity makes is through the rationality of the occasional individual and because any one individual we may win for the cause may do more for humanity than a hundred thousand who hug their superstitions to their breast.
- Isaac Asimov
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