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October 14, 2012

Nerds in Vegas? Srsly?-Gaming Thread!
— Gang of Gaming Morons!

Good afternoon my friends! I was told by Radish to not type so loud, so this will be a subdued thread. (No not really)

I made it back from Eve Vegas, wallet a little lighter, brain a little cloudier, and liver further on the brink. AKA the Moron Lifestyle. I also got to attend some fun lectures by Game Devs and Players alike. All in All I had an absolute blast, and helped fund the local economy. Time to eat mac and cheese to save back up.

Also, since the fucking hotel only had CNN, holy hell they are terrible. I'd rather watch the hacks on MSLSD any day of the week than the idiots on that channel. And my oh my the political adds.

More below the fold

Zakn here...So what have I been playing?

Well besides EVE, I've been playing Faster than Light. A Roguelike game, it's easy to pick up, put down, and still is highly engrossing. At times I swear the game is trolling me. I make it out of one encounter, to only have the game double down on making life miserable. I thought I had ship boarders figured out (I blow the hatches and kill them that way), and then I get boarded by space spiders or robots....

It's available on Steam or Thier Website if you don't want to give Gabe a cut. It's 10 bucks, and well worth it imho

One last mention about Eve: The Moron Channel. It's AoSHQ hang with your fellow morons in game. Been loving chilling with everyone.

Walking Dead Episode 4 is coming up soon. Really been loving it. If you haven't picked it up yet....well I just don't know

Thats all I have this week. If you are knowledgeable about re-hydrating via IV, lemme know.

Greetings fellow morons/ettes,

Java JoeX here, with computer games dominating the threads I thought an old fashioned board wargames thread was something that some of the grognards lurking out there might want to see. WW2 has been and always will be my passion. My heroes of youth wore olive green and fought Nazis in the greatest struggles of mankind. The history is written but the myriad of Â‘what ifsÂ’ have endless scenarios. How best to simulate any given Â‘what ifÂ’ than a look into battle plans and the outcome?

These simulations put YOU into the chair of the commander and make the choices they made or didnÂ’t make. Normandy the best place to land on D-Day? Free the Panzer Divisions to counter attack Normandy? Fate plays a role in every military campaign, the dice choose your fate.

I want to introduce my absolute favorite, if I was stuck on a desert Island, must have game. The Gamers/MMPÂ’s SCS Afrika II Has been my absolute favorite. The Standard Combat Series of games published by MMP offers a simpler lever of play. With just four pages of rules it allows you to play any of the series scenarios with little time spent memorizing. The basics of maneuver, combat and supply are spelled out concisely with little need to know military jargon.

Afrika 2 covers the African campaign 1940- 1942 beginning with the Italian Invasion of Egypt to the Siege of Tobruk. Scenario specific rules further detail the different unitsÂ’ sizes, their supply considerations terrain bonuses and other interesting tidbits. Italian Divisions as an example require twice the supply other normal units would.
This scenario gives both sides the chance to be the fist and the face, early in the game the lumbering Italians run into Egypt but their supply is critically low. Forced to attack by Il Duce they are met by O'Conner's 7th Armored Div. Also making itÂ’s debut is the SAS a small special forces unit that wreaks havoc with Axis supply lines. The Italians will be surrendering en mass as the Allies roll unopposed.

Not to worry though the Desert FoxÂ’s arrival gives the Axis the chance to roll up all that was lost pushing the Brits to the brink of disaster. Will Rommel be able to break through to Alexander or Cairo?

Variable events regarding supply, reinforcements and air strength donÂ’t allow players to calculate the exact moment a unit arrives or is due to be sent to another theater.

Now I just hope I remember to seal this game in a waterproof container to survive the disaster.
Thank You for your attention, you can follow me on twitter @javajoex

Thats it for this week, If you have something you want to write about for the weekly gaming thread write it up and send it to aoshqgaming at gmail dot com

Posted by: Gang of Gaming Morons! at 12:49 PM | Comments (112)
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1 need moar Ohio pollz

Posted by: Worrier at October 14, 2012 12:50 PM (8HhF2)

2 Gaming thread is it open?

Posted by: Vic at October 14, 2012 12:51 PM (YdQQY)

3 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at October 14, 2012 12:53 PM (6o4Fb)

4 I play a troll in World of Warcraft, spamming general chat with misinformation.

Posted by: Stephanie Cutter Political Strategist, Professional Liar, and Administrations #2 Turd Polisher at October 14, 2012 12:56 PM (ovpNn)

5 Lordy there's a bunch of worriers over at HotAir. I just can't read that stuff anymore. So depressing.

Posted by: Tuna at October 14, 2012 12:56 PM (M/TDA)

6 No comment on the new Xcom game? Overall, as a huge fan of the series, I'm very pleased. It's pretty true to the original, while tweaking the interface and adding a lot more "drama". The voice acting and such sucks, but the story is much more developed.

Posted by: Grimaldi at October 14, 2012 12:58 PM (WNwmv)

7 5 Don't read the comments.

Posted by: steevy at October 14, 2012 12:58 PM (6o4Fb)

8 I hate that the entire presidential race hinges on a state where the favorite game of it's residents is called "cornhole".

Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 14, 2012 01:00 PM (9Taqp)

9 I liked the ocean based X-Com but the original wasn't real great. The turn-based system was pretty interesting but it took a while to learn to use properly, and the aliens were so deadly it was a pretty steep learning curve.
The best part of X-Com was the missile that you could set up stages in, so it would curve around and over things to blow them up. Game winning device, once you figured it out.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at October 14, 2012 01:00 PM (AeC6r)

10 The game series I miss is Wing Commander, it was so much fun. The only parts that sucked were the idiotic asteroid fights, no thanks to George Lucas and Empire Strikes Back. Hey, its space, we don't have to fly THROUGH them.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at October 14, 2012 01:01 PM (AeC6r)

11 So there we were at 2:30 in the morning; I was beginning to wish
I had never come to cadet training school. To the south lay water Â–
there was no way we could cross that. To the east and west two armies
squeezed us in a pincer. The only way was north; I had to go for it
and pray the Gods were smiling on me. I picked up the dice and threw
two sixes. Caldecott couldnÂ’t believe it. My go again; another two
sixes!

Posted by: Arnold Rimmer at October 14, 2012 01:07 PM (hO8IJ)

12 Anyway, to cut a long story short I threw a five and a four which
beat his three and a two, another double six followed by a double four
and a double five. After heÂ’d thrown a three and a two I threw a six
and a three.

Posted by: Arnold Rimmer at October 14, 2012 01:08 PM (hO8IJ)

13 Lol. Epic! Arnold Rimmer

Posted by: The Turtle on the fence post at October 14, 2012 01:11 PM (B/3gr)

14 "Warhawk" Wednesday and most likely Thursday in three days on playstation3 for anyone out there that has a sony ps3 and the game Warhawk. Great online action war game. Come get some Wednesday night starting around 6 o'clock... my codename is "The Chamber".

Posted by: The Turtle on the fence post at October 14, 2012 01:17 PM (B/3gr)

Where do I sign up for the one dimensional Yahtzee?

Laser Hide'n'Seek?

Posted by: eleven at October 14, 2012 01:20 PM (fsLdt)

16 WTF are people here doing going to HA? That useless pit of dimwits and cat-fuckers is best left undisturbed.

Posted by: eman at October 14, 2012 01:21 PM (+XD7n)

17 Someone made a game about Democrat voters? Wow.

Posted by: @PurpAv at October 14, 2012 01:32 PM (U6/KF)

18 Hi everyone, Allow me to take a moment to raise awareness for the color pink. Thank you.

Posted by: soothsayer g komen at October 14, 2012 01:32 PM (ZgBZU)

19 I haven't been to HA other than for headlines in a while.

The comments there were never inspired...even before the buyout.

Posted by: @PurpAv at October 14, 2012 01:34 PM (U6/KF)

20 If there's anyone else here who also enjoys hex-based wargaming, check out Fulda Gap:

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4235/fulda-gap

Posted by: Captain Ned at October 14, 2012 01:36 PM (t7XIX)

21 arlen specter died

Posted by: more at October 14, 2012 01:38 PM (LpQbZ)

22 Oiho!!!! It all comes down to that one state (populated by dim bulbs and undecideds). Or not.

Posted by: The Turtle on the fence post at October 14, 2012 01:40 PM (B/3gr)

"Arlen Specter died?"

He's dead Jim.

Posted by: Bones at October 14, 2012 01:41 PM (B/3gr)

24 This just in. Felix Baumgartner experiencing repressurization.

Posted by: Austrian hooker Felix Baumgartner is just in at October 14, 2012 01:50 PM (RIg+t)

25 OH and FL are in the bag. I believe we take PA and NH too. Obama will be lucky of he takes 10 States. This election will be a blowout.

Posted by: Vic at October 14, 2012 01:54 PM (YdQQY)

26 I'm playing Norm KogerÂ’s The Operational Art of War all the time. my stuck on a desert Island, must have game; but there would have to be wall outlets, or else I would have The Professor build a stationary bike generator and force Gilligan to pedal 24/7

Posted by: GrogNerd at October 14, 2012 01:56 PM (J1mkq)

27 Subject: There's just no avoiding this [redacted], there isn't much time, so I'll be blunt. Every major election forecaster now agrees President Obama and Mitt Romney are separated by only about 1% in the polls, both nationally and in the decisive swing states. With the election this close, what everyone does makes a difference. That's why we need everyoneÂ—whether by making phone calls, sharing content online, or knocking on doorsÂ—to help turn out Democratic voters in swing states. Please sign up to turn out Democratic voters in swing states with our partners at Workers' Voice, the largest independent Democratic voter turnout operation in the country. You can participate no matter where you live. Keep fighting, Chris Cocksucker Bowers Campaign Director, Daily Kos

Posted by: soothsayer already said it at October 14, 2012 01:56 PM (5UHkX)

28 arlen specter died

He's just resting.

Posted by: @PurpAv at October 14, 2012 01:57 PM (U6/KF)

29 This may not count as "gaming", but I just downloaded Visual Studio 2012.

I am currently porting over a physics engine I'd coded / adapted back in 2007 (VS 2005/0

- which was, itself, a port and bugfix and extension of some .NET 1.1 thing I found on the Code Project.

I have found some hideous legacy crap in here. .NET 1.1 was not a good platform for development, especially not UI development.

I am thinking of turning some of the front-end to XAML / WPF.

Anyway.

As to VS 2012. The IDE has SHOUTY CAPITAL LETTERS for FILE, EDIT, VIEW etc at the top. What year is this? 1981 with the all-uppercase Color Computer?

Other than that, it seems to be working as per usual, and the overall environment isn't that different.

Posted by: boulder hobo at October 14, 2012 02:00 PM (QTHTd)

30 Arlen is pining for the Einhorn?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2012 02:00 PM (iJ34D)

31 All is well!!! All is well!!! http://scoamf.us/2k

Posted by: Toure "Corn" Niblett at October 14, 2012 02:00 PM (qlMMI)

32 god damn Pixyware on this site . . .

Posted by: boulder hobo at October 14, 2012 02:01 PM (QTHTd)

33 So there is St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. All gold and dazzling. Got angels in the background hammering out a rock-jazz fusion of a Gregorian chant. Fluffy clouds.

And there standing before St. Peter is Arlen Specter and that poor cooked worker from Bumble Bee Tuna. St. Peter holds his nose and says "Pass."

Arlen starts to move towards the gates and St. Peter holds up a hand. "I meant the other guy."

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2012 02:06 PM (iJ34D)

34 So Rasmussen has Romney up 2 in a D+3 sample? Bad news for Romney! lololol

Posted by: Gerrgle has small Peen at October 14, 2012 02:08 PM (/YJYi)

35 Arlen's lastest act may be his greatest contribution to the Republic

Posted by: DAve at October 14, 2012 02:08 PM (NwjeK)

36 Holy $#!+, a board wargame! Haven't seen one of those in the wild in 25 years or so...I may have flashbacks... Something about Vegas...Sony Online Entertainment, who runs the Everquest franchise and a couple of other games I care little to nothing for, is having its convo formerly known as Fan Faire this coming week(-end) in Vegas. It used to float around the country, but as of a few years back it seems to have become lodged in Las Vegas, allegedly for logistical reasons. I won't be able to make it, because (a) not much money and (b) F*** Nevada. Meanwhile, my former second fave MMO hangout is rapidly approaching its premature shutdown. The effort spearheaded by fans and staff to save it by creating some sort of new consortium to take it off NCSoft's hands failed some time back, thus dooming the first (and in my mind, best) superhero themed game to the bit bucket. At least, until someone leaks the code and starts setting up rogue servers, as tends to happen with these things. Then we have the idiocy that is professional gaming. (Yes, I know. Don't laugh too hard, someone may notice I actually still post here.) The championship for popular PvP game League of Legends was marred by network difficulties, cheating scandals, and a suspension for having sex with a 14-year-old. (No word if his mom took his iPhone and made him clean up the basement.) I still boggle at there being a pro circuit for this stuff, but after Magic: the Gathering's tourno got TV play (!), I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. I hate the 21st century.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, New Caprica Sanitation Department at October 14, 2012 02:09 PM (x8wJs)

37 Reading the comments at Hot Air is like when you were 10, listening to your creepy uncle and nagging aunt argue endlessly and pointlessly with your parents and grandparents and Crazy Cousin Jack at some 'family dinner'

Posted by: Mark Clark at October 14, 2012 02:10 PM (Dll6b)

38 Anybody play the walking dead game for PS3? Looks good, but I have no experience with downloadable games. Also, did the ONT pop up for a second and then disappear or am I just drunk?* * both is a possible answer

Posted by: DC in Towson at October 14, 2012 02:10 PM (CJwi5)

39 I am thinking of turning some of the front-end to XAML / WPF.

I got the 2010 Windows Phone SDK. Its an impressive integrated set of tools...and you can work in C#, they don't force that Java abomination on you.

The Android SDK seems less impressive and chaotic.

Posted by: @PurpAv at October 14, 2012 02:11 PM (U6/KF)

Someone made a game about Democrat voters?

Yes, our local Democrat town council candidate was giving awat pizza and apple crisp out an orchard in town. Basically buying votes through food. They were also selling LED lights.

Posted by: Masshole at October 14, 2012 02:11 PM (A+LLj)

41 Go to WRKO Am680 website and listen to first 24 minutes of Col Hunt eviscerate the terrorist attack in Benghazi and the failure of the government to respond to the attack.

This is the title of the audio:
Col. Hunt On The Newest Libyan Revelations

Posted by: ChristyBlinky, unbanned, ready to get this done at October 14, 2012 02:12 PM (baL2B)

42 Well, if Boulder Hobo ain't the most interesting man in the world... I, on the other hand, put on my underpants correct-side-out this morning. Every accomplishment is an accomplishment to somebody.

Posted by: DAve at October 14, 2012 02:12 PM (NwjeK)

43 I almost got into an argument with the Democrat candidate about austerity/stimulus. He was advocating pumping more money into road projects to "trickle down" the money into small businesses and keep towns afloat. Notice all the highway and bridge projects going on now. That is our kids future being spent

Posted by: Masshole at October 14, 2012 02:13 PM (A+LLj)

44 <HAL>Good evening, DAve.</HAL>

Posted by: boulder hobo at October 14, 2012 02:14 PM (QTHTd)

45 I should upgrade to VS'12 one of these days. My old '08 copy is getting kinda stanky, though at least the price was right...but I should probably put it on something better than my clunky 5-year-old laptop when I do...

Posted by: Brother Cavil, New Caprica Sanitation Department at October 14, 2012 02:14 PM (x8wJs)

46 There is always the grand-dad of all this combat games, Squad Leader.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squad_Leader

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2012 02:14 PM (iJ34D)

47 X-Com muthafuckas!!! Are you playing it?!?!?!

Posted by: EC at October 14, 2012 02:14 PM (doBIb)

48 HAL, want to play a game? - WOMPRS

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2012 02:15 PM (iJ34D)

49 Arlen Spector is dead--no, no, he's outside, looking in

( Moody Blues )

Arlen Spector isn't dead; he's pining for the fjords

( Monty Python and up-thread )

Posted by: Mark Clark at October 14, 2012 02:16 PM (Dll6b)

50 Check out Matix Games, great wargames for those who want more than twitch gaming.
http://www.matrixgames.com/

Posted by: DeusExMachina at October 14, 2012 02:16 PM (6RTwM)

51 X-Com muthafuckas!!! Are you playing it?!?!?! Never got into X-Com. Besides, if I was all that enchanted by early lethality, I'd go back to tabletop Classic Traveller, where you could die before the f'n game started.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, New Caprica Sanitation Department at October 14, 2012 02:16 PM (x8wJs)

52 "Bumble Bee Foods provides high quality canned tuna, albacore, salmon, crabmeat, shrimp, oysters, plant workers & clams."

Posted by: boulder hobo at October 14, 2012 02:17 PM (QTHTd)

53 #46...

How many bags of Doritos and bottles of Coke did I drink playing Squad/Cross of Iron and other Avalon Hill titles??? Man those were the days...young, virile, and geeky.

Posted by: DeusExMachina at October 14, 2012 02:17 PM (6RTwM)

54 Good gosh, Traveller. I still remember a random encounter roll from that game - tourists with auto-pistols.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2012 02:18 PM (iJ34D)

55 This thread and the thread below are good examples of unequal distribution. It is only fair to force people in the lower thread to come into the upper thread and spread the comments equally.

Posted by: soothsayer already said it at October 14, 2012 02:18 PM (4Tl/g)

56 Hey Hobo I was worried you were gonna take that wrong- you're way over my head- in my life I have 4 AR's to clean today but the Sunday afternoon nap fairies have sprinkled dreamie-dust in my eyes- care to take any bets on how many end up getting cleaned today?

Posted by: DAve at October 14, 2012 02:19 PM (NwjeK)

57 Comment injustice.

Posted by: soothsayer already said it at October 14, 2012 02:20 PM (8sIym)

58 4 I play a troll in World of Warcraft, spamming general chat with misinformation.

--------

So.... no different than any of the other WoW players, then?

Posted by: Anachronda at October 14, 2012 02:21 PM (1c58W)

59 My weekend gaming action left my hands smelling like Cordite

Posted by: DAve at October 14, 2012 02:21 PM (NwjeK)

60 MSLSD! Bringing the funny. Me like.

Posted by: dfbaskwill at October 14, 2012 02:21 PM (ndlFj)

61 Bumble Bee Food is branching out to cater to the Soylent market.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2012 02:23 PM (iJ34D)

62 TCM is showing Jason and the Argonauts.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2012 02:24 PM (iJ34D)

63 New Walking Dead tonight. I expect it to be ignored

Posted by: Zakn at October 14, 2012 02:26 PM (zyaZ1)

64 New Walking Dead tonight.

Yeah, I hear it's going to be boring. The flesh-eating zombies spend the whole episode trying to open a tuna can

Posted by: boulder hobo at October 14, 2012 02:28 PM (QTHTd)

65 60 Min is doing a thing on 50 yrs of James Bond I stopped watching when Pierce Brosnan took the role.

Posted by: soothsayer already said it at October 14, 2012 02:29 PM (8dspl)

66 "OH and FL are in the bag. I believe we take PA and NH too. Obama will be lucky of he takes 10 States. This election will be a blowout. " Don't jinx us.

Posted by: Masshole at October 14, 2012 02:29 PM (A+LLj)

67 60 Min is doing a thing on 50 yrs of James Bond I stopped watching when Pierce Brosnan took the role. And I'm not ashamed to admit I liked Octopussy.

Posted by: soothsayer already said it at October 14, 2012 02:29 PM (DlaLh)

68 "60 Min is doing a thing on 50 yrs of James Bond

I stopped watching when Pierce Brosnan took the role. " ha

Posted by: Masshole at October 14, 2012 02:30 PM (A+LLj)

The James Bond one or the one with all the kids???

Posted by: DAve at October 14, 2012 02:30 PM (NwjeK)

70 "And I'm not ashamed to admit I liked Octopussy." Good movie. Sean Connery is the man.

Posted by: Masshole at October 14, 2012 02:30 PM (A+LLj)

71 Zombies, can opener, soon out of digits. What an infernal way of dis-arming the zombies.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2012 02:31 PM (iJ34D)

72 After 'Quantum of Solace' I seriously doubt I will spend money going to see 'Skyfall.'

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2012 02:32 PM (iJ34D)

Hi Gaming Morons. I know nothing about gaming, but then again I know nothing about anything. Carry on.

62 That's good. Usually TCM just shows the same old films over and over again. I'm about tired of seeing how many different discussions one can have about Some Like it Hot and A Streetcar Named Desire.

Posted by: Mo the Girl at October 14, 2012 02:33 PM (LPuor)

74 the freak with the kids and Roger Moore was in Octopussy

Posted by: soothsayer already said it at October 14, 2012 02:34 PM (QdDND)

75 Wonder if Zakn et all could do a post on the most obscure games they played?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2012 02:35 PM (iJ34D)

76 There should be a Simon and Simon game, right?! That would be so worthwhile! Viva the Simon and Simon renasonce!

Posted by: Paul Rudd at October 14, 2012 02:35 PM (OiC7K)

77 70 "And I'm not ashamed to admit I liked Octopussy."

Posted by: Masshole at October 14, 2012 06:30 PM (A+LLj)

Hey, I just met you...and this is crazy, but here's my number....call me maybe?

Posted by: OctoMom at October 14, 2012 02:39 PM (ovpNn)

78 sock off

Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka wright at October 14, 2012 02:39 PM (ovpNn)

79 I stopped watching when Pierce Brosnan took the role.

He was good. I liked those. Connery was good, Moore was good. Even Craig is a decent bond.

That other guy who's name escapes me, obviously wasn't so memorable...

Posted by: @PurpAv at October 14, 2012 02:41 PM (U6/KF)

80 I stopped playing video games after Full Throttle. I like those types of games. Running around and shooting things hs boring.

Posted by: soothsayer already said it at October 14, 2012 02:41 PM (DMwFZ)

81 Timothy Dalton - Flash Gordon and The Rocketeer. And yeah played Bond James Bond.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2012 02:42 PM (iJ34D)

82 yeah whatshisname... he was in two Bond films...Dalton something

Posted by: soothsayer already said it at October 14, 2012 02:43 PM (39q3n)

83 I like simple stuff. BattleZone rocked. The wire frame rendering kept you focused on the game rather than the scenery.

Posted by: @PurpAv at October 14, 2012 02:43 PM (U6/KF)

84 Octopussy wasn't as bad as Living Daylights but it wasn't that good, either. I liked Quantum of Solace okay, but it wasn't really a Bond movie (neither was Casino Royale, really). I think they're putting more of an effort to make the new one feel more Bondy, but I have a problem with Daniel Craig in the role. He just doesn't have the class and style. He's sexy and tough but he's more a brute thug than a secret agent man.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at October 14, 2012 02:44 PM (AeC6r)

85 I never liked any of the Bond movies. None of them did justice to the books.

Posted by: Vic at October 14, 2012 02:45 PM (YdQQY)

86 Brosnan was the Bond I didn't like one bit. Far too smug. He'd be better as a Bond villain.

Posted by: boulder hobo at October 14, 2012 02:46 PM (QTHTd)

87 From Russia with love.

Posted by: Masshole at October 14, 2012 02:47 PM (A+LLj)

88 Geradd Butler should be the next Bond. Butler was in a movie called Gamer, funnily enough. Not a bad action flick.

Posted by: soothsayer already said it at October 14, 2012 02:47 PM (FBxnv)

89 I liked GoldenEye, beyond that I didn't care for any of the Brosnan Bond flicks

Posted by: Zakn at October 14, 2012 02:47 PM (zyaZ1)

90 I'll say it again, Dalton was the best Bond in terms of how the books portrayed him. Unfortunately his second film was way too Miami Vice influenced and just ruined the feel. I guess I'd rank the Bond actors like this:
Sean Connery Timothy Dalton Pierce Brosnan George Lazenby Daniel Craig Roger Moore (David Niven)

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at October 14, 2012 02:48 PM (AeC6r)

91 Thundrball was good. Man with the Golden Gun was good. Remember the asian guy with the killer hat. ha

Posted by: Masshole at October 14, 2012 02:48 PM (A+LLj)

92 People don't really like On Her Majesty's Secret Service with Lazenby it seems. Sure it has a downer ending but that sets the trajectory of 007 being such a dashing rogue when it comes to women, he can't afford to love or be so hurt again.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2012 02:48 PM (iJ34D)

93 Timothy Dalton was great in Hot Fuzz.

Posted by: Adam at October 14, 2012 02:49 PM (eQgOb)

94 DUDE... when you've lost PIERS MORGAN... http://tinyurl.com/8r9aeuj

Posted by: Matt at October 14, 2012 02:49 PM (0PUve)

95 I have a problem with Daniel Craig in the role. He just doesn't have the class and style. He's sexy and tough but he's more a brute thug than a secret agent man.

Both Casino Royale and Quantum were Big Generic Action Thrillers. Either could have been a Statham movie or a Liam Neeson action thriller. Don't get me wrong, I love me some Statham and I'm very happy that there's now a subgenre of Liam Neeson action movies. But when I see a Bond movie, I want a Bond movie.

Now that I think about it, that may be why I liked MI4 so much. That felt and looked like a Bond movie. Huge scale, globe hopping, shot on location (it matters), attempts to do something different with the action scenes. That was more Bond than most recent Bond movies.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at October 14, 2012 02:50 PM (Gk3SS)

96 Timothy Dalton was a pretty brutal and wicked Time Lord. By his command The Master was driven mad and thus committed so many evil acts.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2012 02:50 PM (iJ34D)

97 I would like to see Gerard Butler in the role, he could probably pull it off. At least he's not freaking blond.
There was a really good movie made in the 90s called Peacemaker which was basically the American version of a James Bond, starring George Clooney. It was pretty great despite the leftist cast and attempts at portraying Clooney's character as a hamfisted American stooge and I thought that was the germ of a pretty cool franchise, but that's as far as it went.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at October 14, 2012 02:50 PM (AeC6r)

98 The bond cars are cool. The speed limit does not matter.

Posted by: Masshole at October 14, 2012 02:51 PM (A+LLj)

From the Vanity Fair article in the sidebar:

"Obama said, Â“HereÂ’s the deal. I want this hunt for Osama bin Laden and [Ayman] al-Zawahiri to come to the front of the line. I worry that the trail has gone cold. This has to be our top priority and it needs leadership in the tops of your organizations.Â” He added, Â“I want regular reports on this to me, and I want them starting in 30 days.Â”"

The chance of this having occurred even remotely as described here are zero. This is utter horseshit propaganda, and the person who wrote it is a journalistic whore.

Posted by: sherlock at October 14, 2012 02:51 PM (f29LO)

100 This hurts really bad!!

Posted by: Simon Skinner impaled on the church model at October 14, 2012 02:52 PM (AeC6r)

101 Brosnan was good in Nobel House.

Posted by: Vic at October 14, 2012 02:52 PM (YdQQY)

102 Timothy Dalton was great in Hot Fuzz.

I need an ice cream . . . .

I do love Hot Fuzz. What's great is that it works as a loving send up of action films and as an action film itself.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at October 14, 2012 02:52 PM (Gk3SS)

103 Matt, cue up Pvt. Hudson. "Game over man!"

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 14, 2012 02:52 PM (iJ34D)

104 New thread up

Posted by: Vic at October 14, 2012 02:53 PM (YdQQY)

105 Lazenby did a really good job, especially for a pretty boy with no acting experience. OHMSS had the same kind of plausible spy story feel as From Russia with Love, and other than the bizarrely sped up fight sequences was a great movie.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at October 14, 2012 02:54 PM (AeC6r)

106 Brosnan was really good in The Fourth Protocol, too. Very cold and efficient, scary even.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at October 14, 2012 02:55 PM (AeC6r)

107 I actually loved Casino Royale, thought it was awesome. Agree about Quantum of Solace though. Very generic.

Posted by: Adam at October 14, 2012 03:02 PM (/YJYi)

108 Been playing a lot of Making History II (WWII grand strategy) It's in a in a similar vein as the old Avalon Hill game "Third Reich" but in computer form.

Definitely worth a look.

http://tinyurl.com/37cpdln

Posted by: Braineaterbob at October 14, 2012 03:11 PM (uNg8z)

109 @41..... you know that Colonel Hunt voted for Barry right?

Posted by: maineconservative at October 14, 2012 03:43 PM (mZld8)

110 Anybody play poker?

Posted by: FUBAR at October 14, 2012 04:09 PM (wKfzT)

111 you know that Colonel Hunt voted for Barry right?

Posted by: maineconservative at October 14, 2012 07:43 PM

You're fucking kidding, right? Did he have a grenade go off in his helmet? WTF..

Posted by: Berserker at October 14, 2012 04:21 PM (FMbng)

112 FTL is a blast, so I can second the recommendation. Lots of random scenarios, but it also rewards good battle tactics. Once you master taking ships by boarding them, you'll never go back to straight blasting.

Posted by: Mike the Grate at October 14, 2012 07:32 PM (FR+ef)

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