Re: Portal (was Re: A videogame that will make William happy)

2008-06-07 Thread Rceeberger
On 6/6/2008 1:29:45 PM, Jim Sharkey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Dave Land wrote: I just finished Portal with my son: it's a fun, short puzzle game, kind of a first-person-shooter where you don't shoot anything living. I'm sure that would ruin it for Call of Duty or GTA fans. The Orange

Re: Portal (was Re: A videogame that will make William happy)

2008-06-07 Thread Martin Lewis
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Jim Sharkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just finished Portal with my son: it's a fun, short puzzle game, kind of a first-person-shooter where you don't shoot anything living. I'm sure that would ruin it for Call of Duty or GTA fans. The Orange Box was the best

Re: Portal (was Re: A videogame that will make William happy)

2008-06-07 Thread Jim Sharkey
Rceeberger wrote: I've been having fun on the achievement servers, at least the ones that are not under constant attack by purist trolls. BTW Jim.what servers do you play? I may try to meet up with you to play a bit. forumocalypse.nuclearfallout.net A lot of really good players, but

Re: Portal (was Re: A videogame that will make William happy)

2008-06-07 Thread Jim Sharkey
Martin Lewis wrote: There is a Flash adaption: http://portal.wecreatestuff.com/ My understanding is that Portal was originally a Flash game and the Valve guys liked it so much they hired them people who created it to make a game with their engine. Jim

Re: Portal (was Re: A videogame that will make William happy)

2008-06-07 Thread Max Battcher
Jim Sharkey wrote: Martin Lewis wrote: There is a Flash adaption: http://portal.wecreatestuff.com/ My understanding is that Portal was originally a Flash game and the Valve guys liked it so much they hired them people who created it to make a game with their engine. Portal was based on

Portal (was Re: A videogame that will make William happy)

2008-06-06 Thread Jim Sharkey
Dave Land wrote: I just finished Portal with my son: it's a fun, short puzzle game, kind of a first-person-shooter where you don't shoot anything living. I'm sure that would ruin it for Call of Duty or GTA fans. The Orange Box was the best game purchase I have made in at least five years, and

Re: Portal (was Re: A videogame that will make William happy)

2008-06-06 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 01:29 PM Friday 6/6/2008, Jim Sharkey wrote: The other part of its awesome is TF2, which as I once mentioned in my LJ is just about the most fun you can have at your computer while still wearing pants. :-) You have your computer in your bathroom too? . . . ronn! :)

Re: Portal (was Re: A videogame that will make William happy)

2008-06-06 Thread Jim Sharkey
Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: The other part of its awesome is TF2, which as I once mentioned in my LJ is just about the most fun you can have at your computer while still wearing pants. :-) You have your computer in your bathroom too? If I did, you can be sure I'd be playing on

Re: Portal (was Re: A videogame that will make William happy)

2008-06-06 Thread Julia Thompson
On Fri, 6 Jun 2008, Jim Sharkey wrote: The other part of its awesome is TF2, which as I once mentioned in my LJ is just about the most fun you can have at your computer while still wearing pants. :-) Hm. Define pants. Julia ___