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Re: 25 Top Gaming Moments

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From: RogerM
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.

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