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by agent4125
01/12/2008 - 5:50
Forum: General Conversation
Topic: A break from music...
Replies: 15
Views: 8866

Re: A break from music...

I got tinnitus in December during a head cold. Started with one ear, then the other one went a couple months later. Luckily (or maybe not) I only really notice it when I go to bed. I keep a fan on for white noise to try and drown it out. I'm pretty sure playing drums in a drum corps for 3 years was ...
by agent4125
02/11/2008 - 5:13
Forum: General Conversation
Topic: Thanks
Replies: 1
Views: 1722

Thanks

I just want to say, you guys are awesome! :cheers:

Maybe because we're coming up on Thanksgiving here in the U.S., but I'm feeling a bit generous and just donated a few bucks to RKO.

So thanks to all y'all who keep the music flowing. 8)

Joe
by agent4125
24/05/2008 - 0:31
Forum: General Conversation
Topic: C64 on a plasma
Replies: 7
Views: 7236

C64 on a plasma

I got together with my brother last weekend and convinced him to hook up an old C=64 to his new plasma TV. =) His collection of disks isn't quite as large as when we were growing up, but we managed to play Ninja, Archon, Mail Order Monsters, and M.U.L.E. Archon holds up *very* well, and was a blast ...
by agent4125
30/04/2008 - 23:28
Forum: General Conversation
Topic: Commodore bankrupt again, or close to...
Replies: 20
Views: 18435

Re: Commodore bankrupt again, or close to...

I would like a Commodore-branded internet.
by agent4125
26/04/2008 - 23:51
Forum: General Conversation
Topic: Favorite games
Replies: 14
Views: 8308

Re: Favorite games

I've tried a lot of C64 games in the past year that I never got to play back in the day. Here are the ones that I thought were enjoyable without the bias of nostalgia: -- Cliff Hanger (with his brother Coat!) -- Paradroid -- Rockstar Ate My Hamster -- Little Computer People -- Rags to Riches -- Spac...
by agent4125
22/04/2008 - 6:50
Forum: General Conversation
Topic: Commodore bankrupt again, or close to...
Replies: 20
Views: 18435

Re: Commodore bankrupt again, or close to...

Maybe we should take up a collection and buy the rights. :mrgreen:
by agent4125
31/01/2008 - 3:59
Forum: General Conversation
Topic: me and last.fm
Replies: 18
Views: 9023

Re: me and last.fm

This really looks like something their admins should sort out. It's not doing their visitors any good, and I bet it happens quite often. They need a way to disambiguate artists, sort of the way Wikipedia handles it.
by agent4125
20/01/2008 - 2:05
Forum: General Conversation
Topic: Programmatic Composition?
Replies: 4
Views: 3138

Re: Programmatic Composition?

Thanks guys, these were all great suggestions. =) I'd never seen the mix-e-load stuff before... it's a cool idea. Interface-wise, Top Be on Top seemed to be closer to what I'm looking for, but with a few more options. I guess I'll have to do some experimentation to see what works. If anyone knows of...
by agent4125
19/01/2008 - 10:03
Forum: General Conversation
Topic: Programmatic Composition?
Replies: 4
Views: 3138

Programmatic Composition?

I'm working on a game that will partly involve allowing the player to create their own music. I'd like the interface to be as simple as possible, while still offering a wide array of freedom. For instance, they could set phrase 1 to be bassline only, with a drum fill leading into phrase 2 which is a...
by agent4125
11/11/2007 - 5:18
Forum: General Conversation
Topic: Had a wierd thought today...
Replies: 17
Views: 7615

Re: Had a wierd thought today...

That is mostly what I think too, I keep trying to do a remix that EVERYONE will like and that will not happend EVER ;) Here's a foolproof plan: try to make a remix that you will like, and that you think EVERYONE else will hate. I'll bet you'd be surprised by how much people end up liking it (but yo...
by agent4125
11/11/2007 - 4:57
Forum: General Conversation
Topic: early 'LAN' games
Replies: 6
Views: 3130

Re: early 'LAN' games

Modem Wars for the C-64, by the same designer as MULE and Seven Cities of Gold. Completely brilliant game -- I still haven't found a modern multi-player game as compelling. Oh, and IIRC, my dad once made a rudimentary chess game to be played over the phone line using the Bally Astrocade, which was ...
by agent4125
11/11/2007 - 4:53
Forum: General Conversation
Topic: Nintendo Wiimote Knockoff sold at Wal-Mart
Replies: 6
Views: 3092

Re: Nintendo Wiimote Knockoff sold at Wal-Mart

I dunno, I have a strange fascination with generics and knockoffs. Like whenever I go into a new grocery store, I like to see what they call their generic version of Dr. Pepper. Dr. Check, Dr. Bold, etc... There was an actual generic game console I saw some time back in Walgreen's (I think) that I s...
by agent4125
09/10/2007 - 6:48
Forum: General Conversation
Topic: Hak.5 and the 1984 Arcade
Replies: 5
Views: 3246

Re: Hak.5 and the 1984 Arcade

FunSpot looks awesome. We have California Extreme in San Jose once a year where collectors fill up a HUGE show room with games and pins on free play.

http://www.caextreme.com/
by agent4125
06/10/2007 - 9:41
Forum: General Conversation
Topic: Pondering Something about SID Music.
Replies: 15
Views: 6708

Re: Pondering Something about SID Music.

I could listen to the Ultima IV tunes all day, even the battle sequence which is only like 8 measures looped. =) It's a bit like listening to the soundtrack of a favorite movie*. But I also occasionally listen to SIDs I never heard before, and I appreciate them because I know there usually just one ...
by agent4125
03/10/2007 - 7:16
Forum: Fun Forum
Topic: Weird, funny & cool video-corner.
Replies: 574
Views: 633107

Re: Weird, funny & cool video-corner.

Air Guitar championship!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I7PGCezA9I

I am so entering next year...

edit: oh man, that Star Trek video has got me crying now, too :lol: