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Re: on topic because that's how I'm gonna roll today

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From: DG
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:34
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Op 27-11-2010 19:50, ervaqre schreef:
>>> Ah, yes, those were really nice, had totally forgotten about that
>>> feature. I didn't have an original 3Dfx Voodoo card though, instead I
>>> had a 12 MB Voodoo2 card. I remember I used to read gaming magazines
>>> in those days and that these Voodoo cards were considered to be
>>> amazingly fast. Though I bet you can't play the latest Monkey Island
>>> games with it.
>>
>> Imagine if they could. At an amazing 1 frame per minute.
>
> This just show how insane they are at LucasArts. Absolute bastard for
> not taking into consideration me! How could they!?!? Bastardholes!! I
> mean, they know my laptop is from 2004, so how about releasing a
> fucking 2-D game with graphics way inforior to the legendary Curse of
> Monkey Island game that can actually be played on a computer that is
> just a couple of years old. AYE!?!?

I think they'd sooner put out a game with dice and a plastic Threepwood you 
navigate across a map of Monkey island. Dungeons and Monkeys [TM].

>>> Who needs hearing aids on usenet?
>>>
>> The incessant use of caps by *some people* has caused partial deafness.
>
> yehshould be the happy taht on teh usenets and ircs caps are forbidse
>
The ones shouting in caps all the time often develop a speech impediment as a 
result of said deafness.

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From: DG <dammygerritsen@censored.zzn.com>
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Subject: Re: on topic because that's how I'm gonna roll today
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