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Article #81877Re: 25 Top Gaming Moments
From: RogerM
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:56
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:56
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Steve Bartman wrote: > > In Might and Magic I, on my trusty Apple IIe, playing with my > girlfriend (now wife of 15+ years.) I handled the keyboard, she kept > the huge 3-ring binder with all the maps and records of monsters. I > still remember her note from the first town (Sorpigal?): "Sprites kick > your ass." It was our first RPG of any kind. > > In Sorpigal we somehow got some Dried Beef. I had no idea what it was > for, so I carried it around for weeks. In mid-game I ran into a dragon > that was going sprite-like on our behinds and she yells "Use the > beef!" I command-used it on the dragon, thinking it might be a > powerful magical artifact. The dragon said "Thanks. Yum!" Dried beef > was food. Who knew? Blew me away. > > Steve > -- > www.thepaxamsolution.com Nice story. You're a lucky guy. I would love to find a nice woman who was into gaming like that. -- The more people I talk to, the more I empathize with serial killers. In a land where gold is God, it is inevitable that greed will become a religion. Cinnamon J. Scudworth for Evil Genius of the Year.
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