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| 29 DEC 2006 at 10:31pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Andromus (29 DEC 2006 10:19pm)
Well, I'm speechless. I missed Myst. I even said to myself, "Hey, that kind of looks like the ship from Myst." But I didn't think it was, because I could only recall the model from the fountain, forgot completely about this one. [smiley=furious.gif] [smiley=furious.gif] [smiley=furious.gif] [smiley=furious.gif] [smiley=furious.gif] [smiley=furious.gif]
Hehe, same here. But I did guess it, because I have made mistakes like that before and because it is in the ultra-easy category.
[b]playing[/b]: Destination Treasure Island (done in two sittings, but it's nice), Syberia (ho-hum), Dracula: Last Sanctuary (on hold)&&[b]reading[/b]: even more study papers&&[b]listening to[/b]: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Brax82/]this and that[/url], plus [url=http://www.musicovery.com/]Musicovery[/url]&&[b]TV favorites[/b]: (currently) Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Journeyman (cancelled! grrr...), Heroes&& all-time) 24, Stargate SG1, X-Files, Lost, House
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| 29 DEC 2006 at 11:19pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7277
Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | i was very surprised actually by the low number of correct guesses for myst! i am no myst expert, but i thought that ship was giving it pretty much away!
@lady k: i don't know if you were here back in the pre-tourney days, when agustin was posting some pics... back then he had posted gremlins one time
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 29 DEC 2006 at 11:29pm |
AndromusGuild Master
Posts : 5538
Joined: 6 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Elfstone (29 DEC 2006 10:31pm)
Originally Posted By Andromus (29 DEC 2006 10:19pm)
Well, I'm speechless. I missed Myst. I even said to myself, "Hey, that kind of looks like the ship from Myst." But I didn't think it was, because I could only recall the model from the fountain, forgot completely about this one. [smiley=furious.gif] [smiley=furious.gif] [smiley=furious.gif] [smiley=furious.gif] [smiley=furious.gif] [smiley=furious.gif]
Hehe, same here. But I did guess it, because I have made mistakes like that before and because it is in the ultra-easy category.
Yep, I should have learned my lesson by now. Make a guess if you have a hunch no matter how unlikely it seems. It's not like I'm using up my guesses anyway. Hey, that gives me an idea! Anyone want to buy some guesses from me for only a quarter of a point each? 50% off Aya's rate, step right up and get them! :
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| 30 DEC 2006 at 12:14pm |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya (29 DEC 2006 11:19pm)
i was very surprised actually by the low number of correct guesses for myst! i am no myst expert, but i thought that ship was giving it pretty much away!
It would have been a give away if it had been the boat in the little pond. Myst crossed my mind for that pic because of the boat, but then I thought, nah, the background doesn't fit, so like Andromus, I didn't make that guess. : Oh well, I'm not a Myst expert either, so I don't really mind missing that one.
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| 1 JAN 2007 at 6:24pm |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
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Joined: 27 SEP 2004
Location: US, NJ
Status : Offline | I am so mad at myself. I have got to stop sending Aya my answers in the wee hours of the morning when I'm nearly asleep in my chair. I have the right answer written down for one of them but typed it incorrectly. There goes one of my precious guesses, which I'm definitely going to need this week. :-/
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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| 2 JAN 2007 at 1:14pm |
WimliGuild Master
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Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Lady Kestrel (1 JAN 2007 6:24pm)
I am so mad at myself. I have got to stop sending Aya my answers in the wee hours of the morning when I'm nearly asleep in my chair. I have the right answer written down for one of them but typed it incorrectly. There goes one of my precious guesses, which I'm definitely going to need this week. :-/
Yes, it's definitely not an easy week, especially pics 6-10 are totally baffling this week. I have no idea about any of them. I may still have some guesses left, but I simply have not a single idea on any of the 2 points pictures. Like Andromus, I wish I could sell my remaining guesses. That way, at least I'd be able to get some extra points in return for them, cause this week, wild guessing just ain't gonna do it.
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| 29 JAN 2007 at 8:30pm |
BlountSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 271
Joined: 19 APR 2006
Status : Offline | Very good screenshot-quiz, Aya! (BTW I also like Parasite Eve)
Good mixture of 1st person/3rd person games and new/old games.
Unfortunately I started playing 4 weeks late. Is there any possibility that people that couldnt begin playing at week 1 could have more chances or sth to balance difficulty with people that started from the beginning?
Currently Playing: Dracula Origins&&&&Check out my Videogame Music Covers!! http://www.youtube.com/user/SixStringsGeek
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| 30 JAN 2007 at 4:56pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | glad you're enjoying the tourney blount! (which just reopened btw!)
unfort i can't do anything about ppl that started late... believe me, i have given this a lot of thought, but there is nothing that can be done that wouldn't be unfair to those who started playing on week 1... the best feasible idea i came up with was to announce the tourney early, which i did (kaos was announced on ja's front page and the forums 1 month before it started)
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 2 FEB 2007 at 4:56pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | things are getting more and more interesting... lady kestrel is now 3rd (i know she doesn't find that interesting!) and superedy, taking advantage of his #10 guesses, is now top dog! i have a feeling this may be changing again though... look out for papa!
the top 5 and top 10 are also far from being determined, with lots of ppl coming up from behind to claim a position... with 7 weeks left, no one knows what's going to happen there!
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 2 FEB 2007 at 7:16pm |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
Posts : 5696
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | I can't believe I didn't guess Shadow of The Comet (which I replayed three entire times and remains one of my favorite adventures) and guessed Elvira 2 instead of Elvira 1. I hate me.
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| 3 FEB 2007 at 10:25am |
ShanyGuild Master
Posts : 3313
Joined: 19 JUN 2003
Status : Online | Meh, the first time I see something that looks like Chewy: ESC from F5 and don't guess it. I was sure it was an independant game in that picture for some reason. (p.s., Aya, is this the first time Chewy has appeared in a tournament? I don't remember seeing it before).
I'm also mad for missing Amazon, for some reason I always forget about that game even though I tried playing it some years ago.
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| 3 FEB 2007 at 4:02pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7277
Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | i have used chewy before, in one or two of the forum tourneys... i don't think it appeared in the previous ja tourney
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 3 FEB 2007 at 4:21pm |
ShanyGuild Master
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Joined: 19 JUN 2003
Status : Online | Yeah, I thought so, because I remember always guessing it for other games.
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| 3 FEB 2007 at 7:08pm |
BlountSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 271
Joined: 19 APR 2006
Status : Offline | I cant believe I missed Elvira, & Shadow of the Comet... I´ve finished those games more than once...
This week -6- looks way easier though.
Currently Playing: Dracula Origins&&&&Check out my Videogame Music Covers!! http://www.youtube.com/user/SixStringsGeek
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| 3 FEB 2007 at 8:15pm |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
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Joined: 27 SEP 2004
Location: US, NJ
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya (2 FEB 2007 4:55pm)
things are getting more and more interesting... lady kestrel is now 3rd (i know she doesn't find that interesting!)
Pathetic is the word. Simply pathetic. Part of my problem was too many choices. Because of the extra time, I wrote down lots of possibilities and then made some wishy-washy guesses instead of narrowing them down. I did consider Chewy, but there's a similar Coke-like machine in another screenshot from the game with different words on it, so I rejected it. (There can't possible be two, I thought.) : I also considered Shadow of the Comet based purely on the graphics, but that head kept throwing me off.
Aya,
What version of Dream Zone is that? Is it a remake? The only pics I've ever seen of it are rather primative and either black and white or colored with hot pink and cyan blue.
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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| 4 FEB 2007 at 4:56pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Lady Kestrel (3 FEB 2007 8:14pm)
Aya,
What version of Dream Zone is that? Is it a remake? The only pics I've ever seen of it are rather primative and either black and white or colored with hot pink and cyan blue.
it's the amiga version, which is, of course, the best looking one! the black and white parts are from your house in the game, while you're still in reality... those areas are also digitized (talking about amiga always), making them stand out more as real, as opposed to the dream areas, which are handdrawn and colorful... the pink and cyan "things" you saw are of course cga gfx, the most offensive to the human eye versions of just about anything... :
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 4 FEB 2007 at 7:06pm |
BlountSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 271
Joined: 19 APR 2006
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya (4 FEB 2007 4:56pm)
the pink and cyan "things" you saw are of course cga gfx, the most offensive to the human eye versions of just about anything... :
hahahahahha! you are right!! XD XD I prefer plain black & white rather than cga.
Currently Playing: Dracula Origins&&&&Check out my Videogame Music Covers!! http://www.youtube.com/user/SixStringsGeek
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| 5 FEB 2007 at 4:20am |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
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Location: US, NJ
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya (4 FEB 2007 4:56pm)
the pink and cyan "things" you saw are of course cga gfx, the most offensive to the human eye versions of just about anything... :
Sort of like those obscure Norman games, huh?
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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| 5 FEB 2007 at 2:43pm |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Blount (3 FEB 2007 7:07pm)
I cant believe I missed Elvira, & Shadow of the Comet... I´ve finished those games more than once...
This week -6- looks way easier though.
No, week 6 is torture! [smiley=hair_pull.gif]
Damn you Aya, I'm gonna need a hair transplant when this tournament is finished.
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| 5 FEB 2007 at 4:48pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Lady Kestrel (5 FEB 2007 4:19am)
Sort of like those obscure Norman games, huh?
yes, but those possess cult status! another version or a remake would be nothing short of sacrilege! >
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 6 FEB 2007 at 5:09pm |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
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Location: US, NJ
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya (5 FEB 2007 4:48pm)
yes, but those possess cult status!
Well yes, if 1˝ players can be considered a cult.
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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| 6 FEB 2007 at 7:51pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Lady Kestrel (6 FEB 2007 5:09pm)
Well yes, if 1˝ players can be considered a cult.
actually it's exactly the number required! 8-)
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 9 FEB 2007 at 3:53pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
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Joined: 4 NOV 2002
Status : Online | You won't believe it, but I did think of Martin Mystere, Armed & Delirious and Conspiracies at one time, but decided to pick other guesses...ouch.
A& is easy??? I only know about that game by accident and since then I use it a lot.
Damn. That was the reason I didn't pick it, because I thought no way you use a game like that in "easy"...
[b]playing[/b]: Destination Treasure Island (done in two sittings, but it's nice), Syberia (ho-hum), Dracula: Last Sanctuary (on hold)&&[b]reading[/b]: even more study papers&&[b]listening to[/b]: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Brax82/]this and that[/url], plus [url=http://www.musicovery.com/]Musicovery[/url]&&[b]TV favorites[/b]: (currently) Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Journeyman (cancelled! grrr...), Heroes&& all-time) 24, Stargate SG1, X-Files, Lost, House
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| 9 FEB 2007 at 4:13pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7277
Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Elfstone (9 FEB 2007 3:53pm)
You won't believe it, but I did think of Martin Mystere, Armed & Delirious and Conspiracies at one time, but decided to pick other guesses...ouch.
A& is easy??? I only know about that game by accident and since then I use it a lot.
Damn. That was the reason I didn't pick it, because I thought no way you use a game like that in "easy"...
a&d has a very characteristic style, which is why so many ppl guessed it! and btw, who said that's an "easy" category? that's just the 1pt category!
in general, the number of correct guesses are actually proof that week 6 was a pretty easy week! i don't think there have been so many guesses in the 1.5 pt category before!
the rankings are getting more interesting every week! papa now reaches superedy at the top (an interesting note: after every even numbered week, there have been 2 ppl tied at the top!!!)... the battle is raging in the top5 and top10, with the 3 italians scoring exactly the same pts (!), elfstone losing ground by trying to judge what makes an easy pic (), agustin gaining ground fast and taio coming in from behind with a mighty impressive 4pointer! wimli stays out of the party for just 0.5 pt! blount looks like somebody who could have created some commotion too, had he caught the tourney from week 1... wondering what week 7 has in store... will lady kestrel claim back her lost throne? will shany hit top 3? will agustin keep up his wild stampede? will elfstone learn from his mistakes and just look at the pictures?!
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 9 FEB 2007 at 7:22pm |
ShanyGuild Master
Posts : 3313
Joined: 19 JUN 2003
Status : Online | Darn it! I knew that was Operation Stealth but found another picture with a hotel in it that made me thing otherwise (the main problem I have with this tournament is that even when I think I know a game I can't find proof).
I had a similar problem with Conspiracies, I thought that was it because of the style of the picture, but in every screenshot I saw any poster looked very badly on the background, and here it seemed to fit better, so I didn't guess. I'm really mad at myself now.
I'm proud of myself for getting Igor right, though. I knew those clothes looked familiar...
Week 6 was really easy, but that was good. After the site was down for nealy a month, it was great to come back to the tourny and not feel so lost.
Week 7 on the other hand...
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