The Bridge

GnomeSlice

20:00

I never remember to do that.

@mordi2k Yeah, maybe.

Ullallulloo

Once my brother woke me up, and I saw paramedics in my house taking my dad to the hospital, but I just went back to sleep.

GnomeSlice

I'm going for a full physical soon

Ronan Forman

@GnomeSlice No, you should wake up after x cycles, alarm clocks ruin that, if you can find the cycle length and sleep for exactly x cycles then you should wake up rested.

GnomeSlice

@RonanForman cycle?

mordi2k

@GnomeSlice Well, CFS isn't something you can diagnose easily.

GnomeSlice

20:01

@RonanForman I need to get up at certain times.

Ronan Forman

@GnomeSlice Then change when you go to sleep.

GnomeSlice

It takes me a long time from actually awaking to being able to get up. And yes, Dad, adrenaline enables me to get up almost immediately, say if I just realized I'm almost late for something.

Ullallulloo

@RonanForman If you keep sleeping at the same time, your body will come to expect that, and adjust accordingly.

Ronan Forman

Sleep

Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. It is distinguished from quiet wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, and is more easily reversible than being in hibernation or a coma. Sleep is also a heightened anabolic state, accentuating the growth and rejuvenation of the immune, nervous, skeletal and muscular systems. It is observed in all mammals, all birds, and many reptiles, amphibians, and fish. The purposes and mechanisms of sleep are on...

GnomeSlice

@RonanForman I need to do a routine. Apparently you can train your body to sleep.

But I never remember to do it.

IT takes months.

mordi2k

20:02

@RonanForman Well, if you got a sleeping disorder, or something similar. Nothing of that matters.

GnomeSlice

Or I'm doing something else, and go past my 'bed time' or whatever.

Ronan Forman

@mordi2k Not a purely psycholgical one like his sounds like

GnomeSlice

The tourettes keeps me awake too.

What with the thrashing.

Basically, what the problem used to be is that I couldn't shut off my brain.

mordi2k

@RonanForman Even if it sounds like it, you can't be sure it is purely psychological.

GnomeSlice

It's still that to some extent, but I've never ever tossed and turned regularly before in my life.

And that's been every night for the past few weeks.

mordi2k

20:04

@GnomeSlice You should try

Melatonin

Melatonin , also known chemically as N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, is a naturally occurring compound found in animals, plants and microbes. In animals, circulating levels of the hormone melatonin vary in a daily cycle, thereby allowing the entrainment of the circadian rhythms of several biological functions. Many biological effects of melatonin are produced through activation of melatonin receptors, while others are due to its role as a pervasive and powerful antioxidant, with a particular role in the protection of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA. In mammals, melatonin is secreted into t...

GnomeSlice

@mordi2k Doesn't work.

FallenAngelEyes

@mordi2k All that crap did for me was make it harder for me to wake

GnomeSlice

I'm also really worried about getting arthritis. It runs in my family, and, for example, my father has never cracked his joints purposely in his life.

mordi2k

@FallenAngelEyes lol

GnomeSlice

And I do it multiple times a minute, in bad spells.

Ullallulloo

20:05

@GnomeSlice Is that bad?

GnomeSlice

@Ullallulloo ...Yes.

It's terrible for your joints.

Once in a while isn't bad, but if you do it often you wear away some kind of membrane.

That doesn't grow back.

And then you have a certain type of arthritis.

I'm pretty sure I'm already starting to get it.

I'm definitely going to be eating through a straw by the time I'm like ~40 because of the thing with my jaw

FallenAngelEyes

@GnomeSlice Yeah, I'm working on that now actually

GnomeSlice

@FallenAngelEyes I never stick to it.

FallenAngelEyes

Do you do the whole like sleep hygiene thing?

as in take some time before you're planned to go to sleep and stop doing mentally stimulating stuff, like gaming and such?

GnomeSlice

@FallenAngelEyes ?

@FallenAngelEyes No. I really should.

FallenAngelEyes

20:08

Lemme grab you a link

GnomeSlice

No, I'm aware, trust me.

I've heard about this in great detail.

Your brain takes like a hour to fully relax again, or something.

I never do though.

FallenAngelEyes

@GnomeSlice Here's LifeHacker's article

Set an alarm on your desk

or on the computer itself

GnomeSlice

I never get to anything I want to do except when everyone else is asleep, so I do stuff then.

user30

@GnomeSlice livebeats.com/?eventId=1065

GnomeSlice

@FallenAngelEyes Like I said, I'm sure I've heard much more about most of this than you. =]

user30

20:10

Beardyman was on earlier, Zedd's on now, Solveig, le Grand, Dirty South & Nero to follow

FallenAngelEyes

@GnomeSlice I know a lot too, from therapy

GnomeSlice

@ThomasMcDonald Oh, sick?

user30

It's a HTC product launch thingy, invite-only at the Roundhouse.

GnomeSlice

Except I can't really stream it.

user30

I'm having difficulty

mordi2k

20:11

Is someone willing to do my work for me today?

:P

Ullallulloo

@mordi2k What do you do?

Arda Xi

@mordi2k Willing, yes. Able, no.

Powerlord

@mordi2k What work and what compensation for it?

GnomeSlice

@ThomasMcDonald It keeps stopping, but picking up where it left off when it starts again.

wtf?

mordi2k

Programming, and, no compensation!

user30

20:13

no idea

Ullallulloo

@mordi2k Then I'm both unable and unwilling.

mordi2k

:(

Ullallulloo

@mordi2k Unless you're programming ActionScript.

Arda Xi

I just don't have the time.

mordi2k

@Ullallulloo Nope, sorry.

Powerlord

20:14

If I'm going to be doing free programming, I'm going to work on my Team Fortress 2 vote extension.

mordi2k

Ah well, I'm almost done anyways.

badp

oh god

why does DoD need this token?

"You will respawn in %s1 minutes %s2 seconds"

Powerlord

I would say "It's almost finished" but I don't want to lie either intentionally or unintentionally.

Arda Xi

I never lie unintentionally.

GnomeSlice

So yeah. My life basically sucks.

Powerlord

20:15

@badp Day of Defeat? Because you respawn in it...

Why it'd have MINUTES listed, I have no idea.

Arda Xi

@GnomeSlice I'm reasonably sure your life is better than mine.

badp

please note this token isn't "You will respawn in 1 minute %s2 seconds"

that's a different token

GnomeSlice

@ArdaXi Not that it's a contest. But you really don't know much about me.

Arda Xi

@GnomeSlice Nor do you about me.

GnomeSlice

@ArdaXi True, but I don't get bad vibes from you.

Powerlord

20:16

I'm still wondering why that string is %s1 and %s2... I'd think %d1 and %d2 would be what they want.

Arda Xi

I hide it well.

Anyway.

Lazers

0

Q: What are the differences between the different anti-aliasing / multisampling settings?

I'm tweaking the settings in DiRT 2 and I'm presented with these choices (in order) for multisampling: 2 × MSAA 4 × MSAA 8 × MSAA 8 × CSAA 16 × CSAA 8 × QCSAA Using the nVidia Control panel I'm presented with 2× 4× 8× CSAA 8× 16× CSAA 16×Q CSAA 32× CSAA I assume those without text on the nV...

pc anti-aliasing

0

Q: Name of an old side-scrolling space shooter arcade game

I used to play this on an arcade machine in a game club when I was a kid, panel with 1 stick and 2 buttons - left for main weapon and right for special weapon (bomb). You control a silver spaceship, you pick up power-ups - various weapons in the form of orbs (plasma, missiles, laser, orb that pro...

arcade side-scroller spaceship

Arda Xi

I was making a point. Most people with above average intelligence tend to think they are worse off than everybody else.

Just because people tend to show their good side.

Ullallulloo

@ArdaXi I don't...I feel pretty lucky.

GnomeSlice

@ArdaXi It's not a freaking contest, alright. There are many, many things that are not pleasant in my life. Why do you have to argue with me about it.

Ullallulloo

20:17

Does that mean I'm stupid? :(

Arda Xi

@Ullallulloo Yes.

mordi2k

I'm with @Ullallulloo on that one.

Arda Xi

@GnomeSlice Because there is nothing more harmful to your well-being than believing what you do.

GnomeSlice

@ArdaXi Yeah, well, no shit.

Since when you do care about my well-being anyway. :/

Arda Xi

@GnomeSlice I care because I know, roughly, how you feel. I've been there.

mordi2k

20:18

This is getting to the point where I think I'm watching Dr. Phil.

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Grace Note

@Ullallulloo Or it means you're just mature and observant enough to not take your benefits for granted and understand that you are in a pretty good life

Arda Xi

Not saying I've been in the same situation, but the general mood.

Ullallulloo

@GraceNote I'm gonna go with that. :)

mordi2k

@Ullallulloo You and me both.

Arda Xi

@GraceNote Well, yes. Intelligence does not equal wisdom.

mordi2k

20:20

Sigh, I really need to configure my own router soon.

Arda Xi

When I said that, just the fact that I did means I know it isn't a realistic world view.

badp

@Powerlord That's a constant in most language files. I guess their localization routines just expect %s<something> so they can write "100%" without escaping

Powerlord

@badp Still, one would think they'd stick to using printf conventions.

Grace Note

@ArdaXi It's pretty accurate for the most part, though

I'm not discrediting your posit.

Arda Xi

@GraceNote Thinking you're worse off than everybody else is per definition harmful.

Grace Note

20:23

@ArdaXi It is, but that hasn't stopped a lot of people to think that.

Arda Xi

@GraceNote True, but there is no other way to get out of it other than realizing you aren't.

Grace Note

Indeed

Ullallulloo

sigh My internet speed dropped to 1/20th of what it was earlier as soon as I began to update LoL...

Arda Xi

I mean, my life up to this point hasn't been great, but it's only after I started believing that I wasn't so bad off after all that things started looking up for me.

3

Powerlord

@Ullallulloo lol

mordi2k

20:24

@Ullallulloo lol

Arda Xi

@Ullallulloo lol

GnomeSlice

@Ullallulloo Sounds like throttling.

mordi2k

@ArdaXi Starred for truth.

Ullallulloo

@GnomeSlice My company doesn't throttle. They haven't even limited us to the 1 Mbps that we pay for yet, it's just interference in the wireless.

I was getting 6 Mbps earlier, and now it's down to .2 Mbps.

Very random...

Ronan Forman

Before I go: @Gnome, if you need any help being more inderpendant just ask, I know I'm not exactly a fountain of knowlege but...

GnomeSlice

20:27

I appreciate it.

mordi2k

@GnomeSlice Feel free to ask me as well. :p

Ronan Forman

;)

mordi2k

Here to help!

Arda Xi

I always come off too strong when I try to help people.

mordi2k

@ArdaXi That's not a good thing.

Arda Xi

20:31

Come to think of it, I think this community has really helped me a lot when I was feeling pretty bad. Probably without them even realising it.

3

Grace Note

That's good

Ronan Forman

I'm so much nicer here it's weird.

mordi2k

@RonanForman lol

Arda Xi

ಠ_ಠ

Why are you guys starring that?

2

GnomeSlice

Makes us feel good.

mordi2k

20:32

Why shouldn't we? :o

Ronan Forman

You said thankyou, it's rare!

GnomeSlice

Taking a fullscreen break.

Ullallulloo

@ArdaXi cuz you pointed out that someone did.

Arda Xi

It makes me sound so... emo.

Ronan Forman

lol

:p

mordi2k

20:33

@ArdaXi Lies.

Arda Xi

Well, recovered, anyway.

Grace Note

@ArdaXi You're just warming up to your kinder side. ♪

Arda Xi

I guess I did.

Ronan Forman

I suppose I'm not nicer just less apathetic. I'm not great at talking so maybe not needing to helps.

mordi2k

@GraceNote Do you know if there's coming an answer to Fabians question regarding the gaming grant?

4

A: Gaming Grant Rework Proposal -- 20 games every two weeks

There is another aspect I'm somewhat confused about, does the game release date or the user application date determine in which grant period the application belongs? So, if I now apply for a game that will be released in a few weeks in the next grant period, will I get into the current period o...

Arda Xi

20:35

@GraceNote ツンデレ eh?

Grace Note

@ArdaXi Non-romantically, aye.

Arda Xi

@RonanForman See, I used to think that, but it's hard not to be good at talking.

@GraceNote That... is what I meant, yes.

mordi2k

@ArdaXi Indeed, you just have to get used to it.

Arda Xi

Although, I did have a ツンデレ relationship for a few months.

Grace Note

@ArdaXi Last time we brought it up we got in a huge hitch on that aspect, so I figured best to keep it clear from the get-go.

Ronan Forman

20:37

I've got a stutter and always say stupid things, but don't realise until after I've said it.

Arda Xi

@GraceNote Yes, but I am kinder now. :)

@RonanForman Don't we all?

mordi2k

@ArdaXi Nope.

Grace Note

@mordi2k I don't know yet, I'll be making the call but I have to think on it to make sure I fully understand Fabian's inquiry.

Ullallulloo

@RonanForman In RL I just talk little to prevent myself from saying stupid things.

Here I say stupid things.

mordi2k

Not the stutter atleast.

But I say a lot of stupid things.

Arda Xi

20:38

@mordi2k I was referring to the "saying stupid things."

mordi2k

@ArdaXi Then I agree!

Ronan Forman

Not as much as me. I make jokes about everything

mordi2k

@RonanForman So do I ;)

Arda Xi

Look, everyone says stupid things all the time. That's what makes us human.

Grace Note

Indeed

mordi2k

20:39

@GraceNote Alright, it's an interesting question. And, really. If we get the games when the grant ends, which might be days or even weeks after the release dates. It kinda defeats the purpose of the gaming grant.

Arda Xi

Granted, when you're doing it all the time, you're probably a politician.

Ronan Forman

@mordi No, everything

mordi2k

@RonanForman You should meet me irl then :P

Arda Xi

@RonanForman So you're joking about joking about everything?

mordi2k

Jokeception?

Ronan Forman

20:40

...yes... :(

Arda Xi

So you're not really joking about everything.

Mystery solved.

mordi2k

o.o

Ronan Forman

Change your mind?

mordi2k

Bring the tardis!

Ronan Forman

I can make a joke and tell the truth @Arda

Grace Note

20:41

@mordi2k Ideally, it should never be weeks after release

Ronan Forman

Duh duh duh duun, duh duh duh duun

Bwoo wee whoo!

Bwee bwoo wooo!

mordi2k

@GraceNote Absolutely, but as the it stands in the promotion post. We can pick a game that has a release date the 2. oct. While the last one has one 19. oct. And thats kinda a huge gap, if the winners are decided somewhere in the middle of that.

Grace Note

@mordi2k The actual grant run will probably be no longer than one week

Ronan Forman

Duh dhul de do de do dwe do do de.

It's not working anymore.

Brant

mordi2k

20:46

@GraceNote We still lose somewhat traffic if we cant ask or answer questions about the game(s) in the first days/week. Which kinda is the purpose of gaming grant, if I'm not totally wrong.

Grace Note

@mordi2k Yes, it is. I think the span of this one may be a bit too wide as a result

Fabian

@GraceNote I don't even know what I'm asking there, but there is some ambiguity in how it is formulated currently, and I'm pretty confused on how the timing is supposed to work

Grace Note

Last times that we ran, we judged the item release date in accordance to the order date, not the call for applications

Ronan Forman

Oh no! I've been hell-banned!

Grace Note

@Fabian My vision is, say...

Grant applications start: 9/1. Application collection ends: 9/7. Period of time that games are eligible: Starts 9/7 or so.

mordi2k

20:49

I just think the current system is weird for that purpose. As it would be much better to have the games on the release date, instead of after. So wouldn't it be better to actually have the grant closed a week or two before the game(s) actually releases?

Grace Note

@mordi2k That's usually how it goes, yes, that's why we usually look at upcoming games and favor those

Both of my rounds, as well as the ones that Brett has run, have always been targetting so that you can get the game on the day of release

mordi2k

@GraceNote So the current one is just an exception, since the one we had ended early?

Grace Note

@mordi2k The current one is limbo-esque, I'm not entirely gungho on the October 2 start point

It's not related to the Fall Grant

Fabian

My idea would be to just decide the grants on the first day of every period, for every game that is release in those two weeks. I think it shouldn't matter when you apply, as long as it is before the grant period in which the game is released started.

Ullallulloo

@mordi2k I think it's because this is the first one.

Grace Note

20:52

@Fabian That sounds about right

Ullallulloo

Since the applications are supposed to take a week and cover two weeks of games.

Fabian

@GraceNote I agree that this should be the target, if the games are sent out too late the effect of the whole effort goes to waste. The early days really matter a lot.

mordi2k

@Ullallulloo Yep. But it should be formulated that way. That this one is an exception to the upcoming ones. I felt to me that all the grants would be handled this way.

Ullallulloo

The second week should cover the time for applications for the next round.

mordi2k

But, my confusion is cleared!

badp

20:53

I looked at the next two weeks and was sad to find nothing of interest. Then I looked my backlog and was actually relieved

GnomeSlice

Lol, I don't know any of this information about my bank.

Grace Note

@mordi2k Nope, I'm happy to fix things for everything broken we find in the process. ♪ And happy for everyone to bring up stuff like this, thank you everyone.

mordi2k

Get Dungeon Defenders!

badp

Isn't it the one you linked to the other day?

When it was free?

mordi2k

Nope.

GnomeSlice

20:54

@badp Cardinal Quest.

mordi2k

Dungeon Defenders is a TD game, with online coop.

And a mix of RPG

Looks promising atleast.

GnomeSlice

@mordi2k :o What.

Gimme.

mordi2k

Do, want.

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Lazers

0

Q: How to unlock the 6th world in EscapeVektor for the Wii?

I've gotten a star in every level and all 5 worlds, but I am unable to unlock the path to the 6th world, which I believe is grayed out and directly above the first world.

wii

mordi2k

@GraceNote No worries, we're here to help, and make things better, aren't we? :)

Grace Note

20:59

Sorely tempted to respond very meanly

mordi2k

Feel free to do it.

GnomeSlice

So I have paypal now.

...I think.

mordi2k

You can't possibly offend me anyway.

Grace Note

@mordi2k Nah, I'll instead regale funny stories instead. Pick a number.

GnomeSlice

13

mordi2k

21:01

7

GnomeSlice

13!

mordi2k

@GnomeSlice About time.

Arda Xi

That's numberwang!

mordi2k

@ArdaXi Noooooooes

Grace Note

Okay, so 7r3 would be 1, so... story 1

Well, it's not really a story, just... regaling.

mordi2k

21:01

@ArdaXi Do not want numberwang here.

Arda Xi

Let's rotate the board!

Grace Note

But it's about one of the greatest dialogue options I've run into in Growlanser 3.

mordi2k

@ArdaXi I hate you now.

Ullallulloo

Looks similar to Orcs Must Die!, but with co-op...

GnomeSlice

...This verification process seems really difficult.

mordi2k

21:02

@Ullallulloo Indeed, thats why I opted in for Dungeon Defenders instead.

Arda Xi

@mordi2k What's wrong? Have you been wangernumbed?

mordi2k

@ArdaXi You, you.... :(

Grace Note

At the start of the game, you're found as part of basically a rebel army. The daughter of the leader, Annette, usually parades around in a short, ruffly skirt and black pantyhose. However, for a formal meeting with a king, she dresses up in a more formal gown. And you get your choice of reaction.

Ullallulloo

@mordi2k Orcs Must Die! is made by a company founded by the founders of Ensemble Studios though, and they were awesome.

Arda Xi

For those completely oblivious:

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3

Brant

21:04

That's Numberwang.

mordi2k

@Ullallulloo Yep, I'm getting both anyways. But I would much rather have it in coop, as I love playing with my friends.

GnomeSlice

@ArdaXi Wh... what?

Ullallulloo

@mordi2k I like offline stuff mostly and have no friends that use Steam or would play a game of this type outside of this site, so...

Grace Note

The best part of the response "I can't see your legs!" isn't just the choice. No, choosing it makes her angrily asks if that's all you have to say, and apparently the answer to that question is no, because you then get a bunch of options all related to digging yourself deeper.

mordi2k

@Ullallulloo Play with me!

GnomeSlice

21:06

@ArdaXi The hell?

Arda Xi

That's Numberwang.

Brant

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GnomeSlice

@Brant I don't understand...

mordi2k

I can't stop wondering about how Dalek's would look like with a fez.

Someone photoshop that.

Brant

That's the idea.

They wrote a sketch about a completely nonsensical game show and it's hilarious.

Then a couple seasons later they did a sketch about the home version.

Arda Xi

21:08

What show does Numberwang parody, though?

Brant

Oh, and another one about the movie.

The game show was a recurring sketch on That Mitchell And Webb Look

mordi2k

Cucumberwang!

Arda Xi

I mean, I get The Hole in the Ring

But what about Numberwang?

GnomeSlice

@Brant Wh... huh?

mordi2k

Don't you understand numberwang, @GnomeSlice?

GnomeSlice

21:13

No.

mordi2k

Read the rulebooks!

GnomeSlice

It's like that thing Spongebob and Patrick made up.

mordi2k

I do think there's an increasing number of The Binding of Isaac players.

There's at least one person that upvotes all my questions and answers a day <.<

mordi2k

21:37

Have you tried it @GnomeSlice?

GnomeSlice

@mordi2k Tried what?

mordi2k

The Binding of Isaac

GnomeSlice

Nope.

mordi2k

You should.

GnomeSlice

Is it free?

mordi2k

21:38

No :(

GnomeSlice

Then how do you propose I try it?

mordi2k

store.steampowered.com/app/113200

Be a pirate!

GnomeSlice

@mordi2k Is it like a dual stick shooter?

mordi2k

Yeah.

Or you could buy it when you fix your paypal!

GnomeSlice

@mordi2k I love those games. What's so special about this one?

Wow. This trailer is whacked.

mordi2k

21:40

Awesome humor, music, game play, environment.

GnomeSlice

WHAT THE HELL.

Well, it certainly looks creepy. But doesn't seem very different from other dual stick shooters.

mordi2k

blip.tv/psohb/…

GnomeSlice

@mordi2k Crashed my browser. Anyway, can't you just tell me what makes it stand out?

The art is cool, but not great. The soundtrack is probably really good.

Looks kind of like Salad Fingers.

mordi2k

All the weird humor, and random items. It's a mix between dual stick shooter, rogue-like, and the Zelda classic games.

GnomeSlice

@mordi2k Ah. Sounds interesting.

I dunno about a dual stick shooter on PC though

(doesn't have a game pad)

mordi2k

21:48

You can shoot with the mouse, and move with the usual keys.

So it doesn't really matter. The controls are really easy.

GnomeSlice

@mordi2k I don't think I'd like that mouse control.

Is what I'm saying.

mordi2k

Ah.

GnomeSlice

If the demo isn't too big, I'll probably try it.

mordi2k

Well, you can do it with the keyboard as well.

GnomeSlice

@mordi2k Pffffft.

mordi2k

21:50

It's a whole lot better with a game pad tho.

GnomeSlice

Sounds vaguely like Radian Games: Inferno at least in terms of gameplay.

It's a twin stick shooter where you progress through different areas to reach the exit point. You can buy upgrades, and grab stuff from destroyed enemies.

I'm sure The Binding of Icarus has more stuff in it though.

@mordi2k People keep telling me this.

Did you ever try HammerFight?

mordi2k

Not yet.

I do have it tho.

GnomeSlice

@mordi2k o.o

You should play it.

Everyone else here seems to think it's easier with a gamepad.

I haven't actually tried it, but I can't imagine how it could be easier with a gamepad.

mordi2k

I will, just need some time off work.

GnomeSlice

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Did you get it in the humble bundle?

mordi2k

21:56

Yeah.

Isn't there something similar to it on Kongregate?

I remember playing something similar to it, a while back.

GnomeSlice

@mordi2k I don't... THINK so. Not that I know of.

That would be pretty sweet though.

mordi2k

Oh well, might have been a different place.

God damn Kongregate. Those badges are so addictive. :(

GnomeSlice

@mordi2k I don't play for badges any more.

mordi2k

I still do :(

GnomeSlice

Pretty much since my original account got stolen.

mordi2k

21:58

Aww.

GnomeSlice

But not just that.

I just play games I enjoy.

Hey, go look up 'Knightfall 2' on Kongregate.

Probably my favourite game.

mordi2k

Mostly the games with badges are great tho.

GnomeSlice

@mordi2k Well, highly rated games get badged.

You know any of the games by 'nerdook'?

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