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txa1265

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Posted in: Tolerance means people you don't agree with, too.
  txa1265
08-19-2005, 11:08 AM
#11
I am a Christian, further I am a Catholic. I believe I am a moral person, but try very hard to be neither moralistic nor judgemental. I believe that the various religions provide excellent philosophical frameworks for how to live. Most center on res...  [Read More]
Posted in: Do video games corrupt our youth?
  txa1265
05-05-2005, 1:40 PM
#24
The problem isn't with the studies, but rather the 'special interest' conclusions drawn. Who would argue that (a)playing an action filled sport (b) watching an action filled spport or movie or (c) playing an action filled video game do not result in...  [Read More]
Posted in: Do video games corrupt our youth?
  txa1265
05-05-2005, 10:14 AM
#21
I think that there are is an inherent confounding of factors in all of these studies - and that is the changes in society at large. The initial studies speak of aggression in gamers - yet compares it to the reaction to TV violence, which has been m...  [Read More]
Posted in: Rap and Hip-Hop: A Serious Discussion
  txa1265
05-05-2005, 2:30 PM
#12
Discussion of whether 'rap/hip-hop' is *a musical form* is pretty much ... um ... stupid. It is music - whether or not anyone likes it is another matter. The core of the issue is where it falls on what I describe as the 'Product->Entertainment-&g...  [Read More]
Posted in: I have another way to play Dark Forces on your PC.
  txa1265
04-29-2005, 7:24 AM
#2
This is, of course, totally illegal. I don't care whether you like or agree with the law - it *is* the law. Mike...  [Read More]
Posted in: Happy 3rd Birthday Jedi Knight II!
  txa1265
03-29-2005, 8:12 AM
#1
OK, now technically it was yesterday, but I had a computer crash, so today will have to do ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY JKII!!! What were you doing three years ago? I was staying away from here because I got my copy a week later for my birthday. I did a '3r...  [Read More]
Posted in: Pcgamer magazine review, 62%
  txa1265
03-01-2005, 6:01 AM
#18
Hi?!?! Is this the Republic Commando forum? PC Gamer review thread? Or am I lost ... ? Anyway, got my mag yesterday ... when I read a review that starts off 'Though I've already written off EpIII as an unmitigated disaster' ... I know I will not be...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gamespy review, 4/5 stars
  txa1265
02-28-2005, 10:58 AM
#39
Originally posted by Prime Indeed. Republic Commando is one of the least hyped Star Wars games there is. It is interesting - I would say that RepCom isn't so heavily 'hyped', but certainly heavily covered ... the EpIII 'Ultimate Jedi Simulator' is m...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gamespy review, 4/5 stars
  txa1265
02-24-2005, 11:51 PM
#23
Originally posted by InsaneSith Going by todays standards, 10 hours is pretty long. True, given the 8 hour 'Medal of Honor' standard ... but even I got some hope from all of last years' major releases clocking in at ~12 hours or more ... Even MoHPA...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gamespy review, 4/5 stars
  txa1265
02-23-2005, 7:55 AM
#8
Originally posted by ZBomber Top 20 what? GameSpy stats ranking, in terms of players & servers. Originally posted by ZBomber And I think the only reason its on a list is because siege/mods, I didn't think the default MP itself was to great. Do...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gamespy review, 4/5 stars
  txa1265
02-23-2005, 6:29 AM
#6
Originally posted by ZBomber Well, of course, but I have a feeling it'll have similiar MP to JA. Maybe it's just me, but I didn't find JA too enjoyable (However, the mods were quite fun). Look at it this way - JA MP is in the top 20 more than 1.5 ye...  [Read More]
Posted in: Hope they didnt rush this game..
  txa1265
02-17-2005, 11:49 PM
#3
Originally posted by TK-8252 Don't worry... the fact that they released a kick-ass demo alone shows this game ain't rushed. I wish that were true ... but a great demo doesn't guarantee a great game. You could have released a small demo area for KotO...  [Read More]
Posted in: *Official* PC Demo Thread *demo spoilers/pic heavy*
  txa1265
02-01-2005, 3:08 PM
#10
More sites are mirroring the demo ... still just the magazine released version, nothing new on the LucasArts official site (that is why this isn't a 'top post'). Check it out at 3D Gamers (http://www.3dgamers.com/news/more/1096480842/), Gameguru Mani...  [Read More]
Posted in: hi hi! (dismemberment question)
  txa1265
01-27-2005, 3:34 AM
#3
There's another thread here. (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=121306&highlight=dismemberment) Mike...  [Read More]
Posted in: hi hi! (dismemberment question)
  txa1265
01-27-2005, 3:24 AM
#2
Hi Hi yourself ;) First - please use descriptive subjects for the benefit of others. Next, there have been many dismemberment threads, so you can do a search. I'll link to one here. (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=142676...  [Read More]
Posted in: PC Demo Info *demo spoilers*
  txa1265
01-27-2005, 10:12 AM
#4
Originally posted by Prime I think I'll wait for a official demo. :) Aw c'mon, where's your sense of adventure ... think of the viruses you could pick up?!?! Mike...  [Read More]
Posted in: Artus Detention - stuck
  txa1265
01-20-2005, 7:04 AM
#2
You need to switch the fan back on - find a console with a picture of a fan (top of detention center) and switch it to enable the fan. Then it is easy. Mike...  [Read More]
Posted in: Do you think there will be a war in Iran?
  txa1265
01-20-2005, 6:02 AM
#23
I am a supporter of what has been referred to as 'Bush Doctrine', which he laid out after Sept 11th terrorist attacks. What it says is: - We will find terrorists and their WMD's and eliminate them swiftly and efficiently, *wherever* that may be. Not...  [Read More]
Posted in: Anyone still play Darkforces
  txa1265
08-08-2005, 4:16 PM
#20
My DOS version got wiped when my hard disk needed reformatting a while back, and I just got it going again ... thanks to VDMSound ... but I have been unable to get screenshots working - perhaps I'll have to try an older laptop for that ... But havi...  [Read More]
Posted in: Anyone still play Darkforces
  txa1265
08-01-2005, 6:37 AM
#15
I had posted something before the servers got hosed ... I recently cleaned my ccomputer, wonder if I have to do it again or if I saved the screens ... Mike...  [Read More]
Posted in: Anyone still play Darkforces
  txa1265
03-26-2005, 9:44 AM
#12
I will see what I can do ... I just reinstalled my DOS version as well. To compare qualitatively, take JKII and put it as 640 x 480 ... then change to 1280 x 960. See a difference? ;) Mike...  [Read More]
Posted in: Anyone still play Darkforces
  txa1265
02-15-2005, 1:47 AM
#10
Originally posted by Shadowen I would if I could find my damn disc. I just found my PC disk, wanted to have it on my 'ultra-portable' PC laptop ... boy the Mac version looks *so* much better ... but it still plays like one of my favorite games ever!...  [Read More]
Posted in: Dark Forces on WinXP and newer Operating Systems
  txa1265
04-28-2005, 9:16 PM
#15
Dark Forces *II* is Jedi Knight, which is meant to run on Win95 or later ... but to execute it, you need to run jk.exe from the game directory. Mike...  [Read More]
Posted in: Dark Forces on WinXP and newer Operating Systems
  txa1265
02-03-2005, 4:30 AM
#13
Well, in the spirit of having everything available cross-platform, I just re-installed Dark Forces on my ultra-portable Dell (no internal CD). I twiddled around for a while and managed to get it working without CD, and get the sound running with VDMS...  [Read More]
Posted in: Dark Forces on WinXP and newer Operating Systems
  txa1265
01-31-2005, 12:03 AM
#12
Originally posted by death knigth WingXP is WXP? I could find nothing else similar in this thread that he might have been referring to ... I know there was the old 'WinG' graphics <ahem> standard from Microsoft, but not much else comes to mind...  [Read More]
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