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 ba

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 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 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

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. > > Th

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 ___ h

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 play

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! :)

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, a