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Posted: 1/26/2010 12:04 PM
Post subject: What forums/blogs do you check often?
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nesrocks
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Player (246)
Joined: 5/1/2004
Posts: 4096
Location: Rio, Brazil
There are a few forums I check almost everyday, I was wondering what would be yours. Here are mine: http://www.tasvideos.org/forum/ http://www.nesarchive.net/forum/index.php (a brazilian retro games forum) http://retrouprising.com/forum.php (another retro gaming forum, focused on competition) http://www.wii-brasil.com/ (wii related news, in portuguese)
aka Nesrocks http://www.youtube.com/user/UoBtExFODA https://nesrocks.com https://twitter.com/bitinkstudios
Posted: 1/26/2010 12:09 PM
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Flygon
Joined: 11/4/2007
Posts: 1772
Location: Australia, Victoria
Sonic Retro MFGG Shining Force Central Sega-16 Some scummy old ratty place called TASVideos I'm... not sure of it's official name Yggdrasil Online Memorial (I know ZeXr0 used to play it, he should join the memorial, heh) Kitsune Paradise (I kind of... lurk) Any others I won't list for obvious reasons.
Posted: 1/26/2010 12:15 PM
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Nach
Emulator Coder
Joined: 3/9/2004
Posts: 4588
Location: In his lab studying psychology to find new ways to torture TASers and forumers
TASVideos doesn't have www http://tasvideos.org/News.html http://tasvideos.org/forum/ http://board.zsnes.com http://insanecoding.blogspot.com
Warning: Opinions expressed by Nach or others in this post do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or position of Nach himself on the matter(s) being discussed therein.
Posted: 1/26/2010 12:43 PM
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Dromiceius
Joined: 10/3/2005
Posts: 1332
Lurking on the Something Awful Let's Play subforum seldom disappoints. In particular, CannibalK9's run of The Void defies description. http://feitclub.com is of general interest to gamers and cool dudes of all types. You're all cool dudes, aren't you? http://www.critical-distance.com is a videogame criticism meta-blog. http://tigsource.com reports on independent game development. http://planet.lisp.org/ and http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/ pertain to Common Lisp, and the latter to functional programming in general. I also like being read to: http://jclab.wordpress.com/ http://www.miettecast.com/ Edit: and SpokenVerse if you expand your definition of "blog" to "anything with an RSS feed."
Posted: 1/26/2010 1:17 PM
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Sticky
Joined: 2/26/2007
Posts: 1365
Location: Minnesota
Surviving the World is easily my favorite web "comic". Intelligent quips daily, always entertaining, usually thought inducing. Topless Robot is a great source for nerdy things and Top X lists. I am a total sucker for lists :3 Amazing Super Powers is another classic web comic. Quite enjoyable. Violent Acres. The lady who writes this is very, very angry. She writes bluntly, not holding anything back. Usually, this makes me laugh. She also has excellent financial advice.[/url]
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I very much agree with this post.
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Forget party hats, Christmas tree hats all the way man.
Posted: 1/26/2010 1:23 PM
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Ferret_Warlord
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Joined: 10/27/2004
Posts: 1978
Location: Making an escape
Gamespite, formerly known as Toastyfrog. Between this and it's forum Talking Time is where I get most of my videog gaming news.
A hundred years from now, they will gaze upon my work and marvel at my skills but never know my name. And that will be good enough for me.
Posted: 1/26/2010 1:35 PM
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Randil
Skilled player (1826)
Joined: 4/20/2005
Posts: 2161
Location: Norrköping, Sweden
Pretty much just this forum and (I'm surprised no one has said this yet) Speed demos archive's forum.
My own page on this site.
Posted: 1/26/2010 2:22 PM
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DaTeL237
Active player (355)
Joined: 1/16/2008
Posts: 358
Location: The Netherlands
http://tasvideos.org/forum/ http://speeddemosarchive.com/forum/ http://forums.utassault.net/ http://perfectdarkelite.yuku.com/ + a private forum with local/realworld friends
TASes: [URL=http://tasvideos.org/Movies-298up-Obs.html]Mr. Nutz (SNES), Young Merlin 100% (SNES), Animaniacs 100% (SNES)[/URL]
Posted: 1/26/2010 2:36 PM
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Warp
Banned User
Joined: 3/10/2004
Posts: 7698
Location: Finland
Not daily, but frequently: http://failblog.org/ http://probablybadnews.com/ http://thereifixedit.com/ http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/ http://lovelylisting.com/ http://pictureisunrelated.com/ http://itemnotasdescribed.com/ http://actinglikeanimals.com/?fwd=faildogs http://myfirstfail.com/ http://oddlyspecific.com/ http://epicwinftw.com/ http://friendsofirony.com/
Posted: 1/26/2010 3:14 PM
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Dromiceius
Joined: 10/3/2005
Posts: 1332
That reminds me, I forgot http://thedailywtf.com I mostly visit for Error'd.
Posted: 1/26/2010 4:08 PM
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Graveworm
Former player
Joined: 9/29/2005
Posts: 460
Ernie Ball Music Man This site I don't spend too much time on the computer, and there's not really much happening over here, so I might cut it down to visiting tasvideos like once a week, which is sad.
Posted: 1/26/2010 4:25 PM
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BigBoct
He/Him
Editor, Former player
Joined: 8/9/2007
Posts: 1692
Location: Tiffin/Republic, OH
TASVideos Megatokyo (Webcomic) Nuklear Power (Home of the 8-Bit Theater webcomic) Bemanistyle (Rhythm gaming fansite) GameFAQs (Obvious) Three Panel Soul (Three-panel webcomic from the creators of MacHall.) AnimeSuki (BitTorrent link compilation site for anime that is not licensed outside of Japan)
Previous Name: boct1584
Posted: 1/26/2010 4:28 PM
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mmbossman
Experienced player (828)
Joined: 11/18/2006
Posts: 2426
Location: Back where I belong
GBx TAS of 2008
Graveworm wrote:
Ernie Ball Music Man This site I don't spend too much time on the computer, and there's not really much happening over here, so I might cut it down to visiting tasvideos like once a week, which is sad.
How could there be more happening here? We have new administration, new emulators, new TASable consoles, a steady stream of new movies, new features like embedded movies... What else can you think of to say that stuff is "happening" here?
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Posted: 1/26/2010 4:49 PM
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Graveworm
Former player
Joined: 9/29/2005
Posts: 460
Nah, it's just that I haven't been active in the community for almost five years, and back then it would seem to be alot more activity on the forum. Now I'm not hanging around in the IRC channel, so I don't know how much activity I'd see there. I used to enjoy looking through the topics of interesting games and watching wips and so forth. Of course there are things happening within the TAS community or TAS'ing in general, but there's alot less activity on this forum, and even less wips than four or five years ago. I might be wrong, but it's just how I see it I guess.
Posted: 1/26/2010 5:35 PM
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alden
Player (121)
Joined: 2/11/2007
Posts: 1522
Webcomics count, eh? Well... http://achewood.com/ http://toothpastefordinner.com/ http://smbc-comics.com/ http://xkcd.com/ http://wondermark.com/ http://www.chrisyates.net/reprographics/ http://www.dernwerks.com/HWC/ http://alienlovespredator.com/ http://www.thinkin-lincoln.com/ (until it stopped updating D:) and a couple of others I think. Also http://www.thefoolsparadise.com/customary-cipher/index.htm where I've been stealing quotes for my sig.
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 1/26/2010 6:17 PM
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Cpadolf
Skilled player (1443)
Joined: 7/15/2007
Posts: 1468
Location: Sweden
SNES TASer of 2009 Rookie of 2008 SNES TASer of 2008
Team Liquid - Probably more so than any other forum right now, even though I don't post much, because I have been utterly addicted to Starcraft progaming for the last year or so. TasVideos - Well duh. Though I actually haven't been here all that much lately, for various reasons. But that will hopefully change soon (and I still check in quickly once a day at least). Metroid 2002 - Because Metroid. SDA - Always interesting to check up on runs of games that can't yet be TASed (or aren't yet TASed). 4 Chan - Yeah... Flashback - Ridiculously big forum for discussion of practically anything (in Swedish, though there may be an international one as well). I guess The Spoony Experiment, That Guy With The Glasses and Escapist Magazine too, but I'm not there for the forums as often as I am just there for (some of) the site content.
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Posted: 1/26/2010 7:01 PM
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moozooh
Senior Moderator
Joined: 8/4/2005
Posts: 5777
Location: Away
Where I [used to] post at least once per month on average: • SDA; • Shmups.com forums; • Metroid2002 (currently inactive there); • Super-Play!; • CAVE-STG; • Hydrogenaudio.org (currently inactive there); • Shrinemaiden.org forums; • iXBT.com [Russian]; • Vorbis.org.ru [Russian] (currently inactive there); • Rockbox forums (currently inactive there). Won't bother listing my RSS items (there are over 50) and social services.
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Edit: I think I understand now: It's my avatar, isn't it? It makes me look angry.
Posted: 1/26/2010 8:49 PM
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Editor, Reviewer, Experienced player (978)
Joined: 4/17/2004
Posts: 3109
Location: Sweden
Arcade TAS of 2023 Sega TASer of 2021 Sega TAS of 2021
http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/ I liked the Violent Acres blog.
Posted: 1/27/2010 8:22 AM
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Flygon
Joined: 11/4/2007
Posts: 1772
Location: Australia, Victoria
Oh, since we are listing everything we visit: The Daily WTF Brawl in the Family xkcd People.net's webmail service (Formerally known as SwiftDSL, explaining my e-mail address) TASVideos's submission que Furaffinity
Posted: 1/27/2010 9:24 AM
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Ferret_Warlord
Skilled player (1415)
Joined: 10/27/2004
Posts: 1978
Location: Making an escape
Okay, I'll jump on that bandwagon... The Adventures of Dr. Mcninja Slightly Damned MSPaint Adventures/Homestuck Schlock Mercenary 8-Bit Theater (I just want to see the dang thing end already!) And there's also a private social place I hang out a lot at. Considering how much time I waste on the internet, it's amazing I don't visit more places.
A hundred years from now, they will gaze upon my work and marvel at my skills but never know my name. And that will be good enough for me.
Posted: 1/27/2010 11:34 PM
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alden
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Posts: 1522
Truncated wrote:
http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/
Thanks, now I'm depressed: http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/index.php?comicID=103 Funny, I wouldn't have pegged this as being the first webcomic I've read to reference speed running (that I recall). I'm actually enjoying it quite a bit though, thank you for real.
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 1/29/2010 10:55 PM
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alden
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Joined: 2/11/2007
Posts: 1522
IN CASE anyone cares (and I know you don't) I got to this comic in DINOSAUR COMICS today and let me tell you it is a much more verbose reference to speed running. Also, it proves that the devil hates TAS's and therefore they must be good. http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=758
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 1/30/2010 6:03 AM
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kwinse
Joined: 5/13/2006
Posts: 283
Forums: http://board.ogame.org Here SDA http://knucklecracker.com/forums/ (really a rather fun game imo, you can try it online here (and some other major game portals as well I'm told)). Webcomics (I have two folders of bookmarks, separated by how often they update): http://www.agirlandherfed.com/ http://www.goats.com/ http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/index2.php http://www.collectedcurios.com/ http://www.mspaintadventures.com/ http://www.overcompensating.com/ http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/ http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php http://questionablecontent.net/ http://samandfuzzy.com/ http://www.smbc-comics.com/ http://www.shortpacked.com/ http://www.somethingpositive.net/ http://www.drmcninja.com/ http://www.thebookofbiff.com/ http://xkcd.com/ http://dresdencodak.com/ http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/ffn/index.php http://www.ironborn.com/blog/index.php http://www.rice-boy.com/order/index.php http://www.vgcats.com/ Hurrah for the 'open all in new tabs' feature. I also read http://thedailywtf.com. I'm not addicted to the internets at all. >_>
<Zurreco> if so called professional players cant adapt to every playing field, theyre obviously not that great
Posted: 2/3/2010 12:09 AM
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Ferret_Warlord
Skilled player (1415)
Joined: 10/27/2004
Posts: 1978
Location: Making an escape
I like how VG Cats is at the bottom of the updating tier.
A hundred years from now, they will gaze upon my work and marvel at my skills but never know my name. And that will be good enough for me.
Posted: 2/3/2010 6:11 AM
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pirate_sephiroth
Active player (312)
Joined: 2/28/2006
Posts: 2275
Location: Milky Way -> Earth -> Brazil
New systems TAS of 2009
99% of these webcomics suck. xkcd and dinosaur comics are OK sometimes but the only good ones are SUPER MEGA COMICS and Cyanide and Happiness
"Genuine self-esteem, however, consists not of causeless feelings, but of certain knowledge about yourself. It rests on the conviction that you — by your choices, effort and actions — have made yourself into the kind of person able to deal with reality. It is the conviction — based on the evidence of your own volitional functioning — that you are fundamentally able to succeed in life and, therefore, are deserving of that success." - Onkar Ghate
Bisqwit wrote:
Drama, too long, didn't read, lol.
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