Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW

2011-03-08 Thread Shiny protector
, March 08, 2011 2:17 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW What about book 8? --- Laughter is the best medicine, so look around, find a dose and take it to heart. - Original Message - From: dark d...@xgam.org To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, March

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2011-03-08 Thread Shiny protector
I don't actually mind when they make the wrong mistakes, as long as I understand. - Original Message - From: Bryan Peterson bpeterson2...@cableone.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 5:47 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW

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2011-03-08 Thread dark
Actually Muhammed I'm afraid I totally disagree. I'm really not a fan of series of books or tv series that just go on and on and on without ending churning out one thing after another getting worse and worse and never actually resolving plot. Startrek voyager rather fell into this gap, as

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2011-03-08 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Muhammed, Watch your mouth! We have rules against perfanity on list, and weather you quoted a book, fan fic, etc you are not to repete it here on list. If I see any more language like that on list I'll have to moderate you. On 3/8/11, Shiny protector muhamme...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi,

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2011-03-08 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Yeah, I agree with that. It is better to let a series come to some kind of final conclusion rather than let it go on and on forever. I've seen series that drag on and on for years and it seams at some point all it does is ends up getting worse and worse the longer it drags on. Authors

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2011-03-08 Thread dark
Hi tom. In terms of startrek I agree, but I'm afraid I totally disagree about harry potter and character deaths. I find I am far more engaged with books, films or tv series where the characters are not safe. Where any event can be life threatening, and kill, or profoundly change a

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2011-03-08 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, True. That's one of the reasons why Harry Potter etc became very popular. The endings of her books were pretty shocking. We have Sedric Diggary dying in Goblet of Fire, Serious Black dying in Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore dying in Half-Blood Prince, and lots of deaths in Deathly

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2011-03-07 Thread shaun everiss
oh yeah what I was thinking hmmm. Hmmm what was I thinking, that was a good question. At 10:37 p.m. 6/03/2011, you wrote: Hi Shaun, Ummm...Final Conflict? I don't think so. Its Time of Conflict. Cheers! On 3/5/11, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote: anyway its not likely we will see

Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW

2011-03-07 Thread Charles Rivard
What about book 8? --- Laughter is the best medicine, so look around, find a dose and take it to heart. - Original Message - From: dark d...@xgam.org To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 5:22 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW

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2011-03-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Yes, I take your point, and you are absolutely right. It does seam the rest of the world isn't treated individually from the way it sounds. I wouldn't know, because that's just the way it is in terms of adds etc over here. Everything is modified to suit an American audience which, as you

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2011-03-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Lol! Well, trust me some of the fan fiction I've read is a lot worst than what the American publishers have done. Admitedly though some places like the Sugar Quill attempt to stick to cannon as much as possible and I find their fan fiction archives of a much higher quality than you will

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2011-03-07 Thread Clement Chou
Not sure if anyone else has read these, but I thought these were better than the average one... Both of these could've been good replacements for book six, IMO. Hary Potter and the Guild of the Night Hary Potter and the Veal of Mystery Both of these could've been a good seventh book... Hary

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2011-03-07 Thread Bryan Peterson
: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW Hi Dark, Lol! Well, trust me some of the fan fiction I've read is a lot worst than what the American publishers have done. Admitedly though some places like the Sugar Quill attempt to stick to cannon as much as possible and I find their fan fiction archives

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2011-03-07 Thread Clement Chou
Agreed... and I've seen those as well. What I hate worse is when Hary Potter tries to cross itself over with an anime... Hary Potter and Bleach tried to mesh together, and Naruto as well. Those were both dreadful to read... I stopped halfway through the second chapter or so. At 09:47 PM

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2011-03-07 Thread Bryan Peterson
Just so you know though, it's Harry, not Hary. Two R's. LOL. We are the Knights who say...Ni! - Original Message - From: Clement Chou chou.clem...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 10:50 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion

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2011-03-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, No, I haven't. I'm going to google for them shortly and take them to bed to read. I'm always looking for decent/good fan fiction to read. Cheers! On 3/8/11, Clement Chou chou.clem...@gmail.com wrote: Not sure if anyone else has read these, but I thought these were better than the

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2011-03-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Well, to be honest that is a major thing that put me off Harry Potter fan fics for a long time. I was grabbing them off of generic fan fic websites and there was no attempt to edit or correct spelling errors, grammar errors, and people screwing up the names outright. That's why now days if I

Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW

2011-03-06 Thread shaun everiss
] On Behalf Of dark Sent: 05 March 2011 11:14 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW suspect Tom was just referring to the game which was licensed by the film, sinse even in the us, the first book is stil called philosophers' stone. It always amuses me that the hollywood

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2011-03-06 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Shaun, Ummm...Final Conflict? I don't think so. Its Time of Conflict. Cheers! On 3/5/11, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote: anyway its not likely we will see anything on that front any time soon. Gma has been silent about all projects since final conflict. At 11:29 p.m.

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2011-03-06 Thread dark
Good grief. Maybe jk should now release 9th book, Harry potter and the publishers of idiocy, in which harry Ron and Hermione discover that the spirit of voldemort is being channeled through miss written books in the wizarding world, which changes the facts and alter what happened. The book

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2011-03-06 Thread dark
That's true Bryan, but that expression is a good bit older and slightly obscure, and it wouldn't have occurred to me as a concern for reading the book. Beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to

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2011-03-06 Thread dark
Hi Tom. Historically I can see the logic of that, sinse as in the case of pizza, America had a lot of immigrants turning up with their own culture and ideas, however going in the other direction, ie, american exports to other places, it often seems that american companies, add agencies etc

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2011-03-06 Thread dark
Wow, I wish I could've come to your wedding ;D. For some odd reason our light opera society had a hole spanish contingent involved. At one time the conductor, Director, lead comedy baritone and pianist were all! spanish, (sort of amusing considdering we were doing gilbert and sullivan, but

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2011-03-05 Thread Pitermach
Nice idea. except, I don't think the gma engine has mouse support. kind of sad. __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5266 (20100709) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com --- Gamers mailing list

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2011-03-05 Thread dark
- From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 5:29 AM Subject: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW Hi Phil and all, Tonight I was sitting back playing a game of Sarah when I realised there is a feature I'd really

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2011-03-05 Thread dark
suspect Tom was just referring to the game which was licensed by the film, sinse even in the us, the first book is stil called philosophers' stone. It always amuses me that the hollywood numbskulls thought Americans wouldn't know what a philosopher was so called it sorcerer's stone instead,

Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW

2011-03-05 Thread dark
I would find that absolutely insane, english characters using American terms, heck when something from America comes out over here we don't have it edited to use the British terms for things at all, in fact I remember being quite litle when my dad explained to me that American words for

Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW

2011-03-05 Thread darren harris
] On Behalf Of dark Sent: 05 March 2011 11:14 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW suspect Tom was just referring to the game which was licensed by the film, sinse even in the us, the first book is stil called philosophers' stone. It always amuses me that the hollywood

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2011-03-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Well, to be honest the kinds of wand motions we are talking about are generally pretty simple. For example, Alohomora, which Phil uses in Sarah, is left, right, down, up. You can do that pretty fast in the Harry Potter games. Remember we aren't talking huge motions here so using a mouse

Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW

2011-03-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, That's precisely my point. That's why I personally purchased the versions published by Bloomsberry. The characters are from England, the books takes place in England, and the American copies have been edited to be more Americanized. I found it slightly odd myself, and I'm not even from

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2011-03-05 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Thomas, I think I announced that the next version of the Sarah game would have mouse support. Unfortunately, just as it's current joy stick support, the mouse can only use existing keyboard commands. For example the forward, backwards and turning movement keys. The left mouse button pulls

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2011-03-05 Thread Thomas Ward
HI Dark, Ummm...No. The U.S. version of the book is Sorcerer's Stone, same with the film, and the first vidio game for the PC. Warner Brothers had nothing to do with the name change. Cheers! On 3/5/11, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: suspect Tom was just referring to the game which was licensed

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2011-03-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Phil, Major bumber. Too bad I can't just port the game to BGT or G3D. Mouse support would add so much more to this game. Especially if you could use gestures and wand motions. I've got a pretty good idea how to do it too. Basically, you'd just create an array that keeps track of which way the

Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW

2011-03-05 Thread Phil Vlasak
- Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 7:06 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW Hi Dark, Well, to be honest the kinds of wand motions we are talking about are generally

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2011-03-05 Thread Shiny protector
How do you do stupify in the harry potter games? - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:06 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW Hi Dark, Well, to be honest the kinds

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2011-03-05 Thread dark
Hmmm, I probably had a bit of a misconception, sinse daytona's motions are a bit more complex, but that is the point of the game. Hmmm, I'm not sure, casting the wrong spell at the wrong time might be a bit of a problem, and there are always the shortcut keys for speed. Beware the grue!

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2011-03-05 Thread dark
Selecting American English? that's absolutely mad! i will say though that I have rather noticed a tendency from some people, companies and agencies in the Us to forget that the rest of the world exists, in fact it can be quite irritating over here when American companies or people forget

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2011-03-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, True. Then again, considering the Harry Potter games were targeting preteens etc it is not that surprising they didn't use too many complex wand motions.In fact some of the levels were a bit lame in my opinion. For example, in Sorcerer's Stone the most common enemy you encounter is

Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW

2011-03-05 Thread dark
Oh, that's more dire than I thought, i just thought it was the usual hollywood idiocy. I'm surprised Jk didn't stop that one. Beware the Grue! dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make

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2011-03-05 Thread dark
Of course, that was back in the days befor harry potter and the tremendous blood bath, aka the deathly hallows ;D. When some deluded people stil considdered harry potter a kids book only. One of the favourite moments for my friends and I from the hp films is the chamber of secrets, when you

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2011-03-05 Thread dark
I've not heard that one phil, but it sounds quite possible to me. A bit of a long title though ;D. Beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your

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2011-03-05 Thread Charles Rivard
@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 1:12 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW By the way tom. Not meaning to be picky... but in the uk, its philosopher's stone - it just, no offence meant, seemed a bit weird you calling it by that name... but that's just me. Don't take

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2011-03-05 Thread Charles Rivard
...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 1:40 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW Hi Ben, Yes, I know. You can blame the naming issue on Scholastic. For reasons no one will ever understand, including J. K. Rowling herself, Scholastic

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2011-03-05 Thread Charles Rivard
around, find a dose and take it to heart. - Original Message - From: Phil Vlasak p...@pcsgames.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 6:28 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW Hi Thomas, I think I announced that the next version

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2011-03-05 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Charles, There is a Harry Potter Spells App. Introducing the new Harry Potter: Spells - Free version - available now on the app store! I don't know if it is accessible but think not as the tutorial just shows you the gestures to use for each spell. Once enrolled, receive the wand destined

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2011-03-05 Thread Bryan Peterson
Actually he said it can' still hear you, not it can smell you. We are the Knights who say...Ni! - Original Message - From: dark d...@xgam.org To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 7:22 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW

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2011-03-05 Thread Bryan Peterson
I believe there's already an Ap for that. We are the Knights who say...Ni! - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard woofer...@sbcglobal.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 10:06 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW Using

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2011-03-05 Thread Pitermach
man, if it only were vo accessible, might check it out tomorrow though I don't have my hopes up sadly. - Original Message - From: Phil Vlasak p...@pcsgames.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion

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2011-03-05 Thread Arianna Sepulveda
Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW Hi Charles, There is a Harry Potter Spells App. Introducing the new Harry Potter: Spells - Free version - available now on the app store! I don't know if it is accessible

Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW

2011-03-05 Thread Arianna Sepulveda
: Saturday, March 05, 2011 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW Hi Charles, There is a Harry Potter Spells App. Introducing the new Harry Potter: Spells - Free version - available now on the app store! I don't know if it is accessible but think not as the tutorial just shows you

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2011-03-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Actually, from what I've read what happened is when Joanne Rowling sold the rights for the first Harry Potter book to Scholastic they were bound and determined to name the book Harry Potter and the School of Magic. There was a furious argument between Joanne and the publishers, and they

Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW

2011-03-05 Thread Bryan Peterson
...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW Hi Dark, Actually, from what I've read what happened is when Joanne Rowling sold the rights for the first Harry Potter book to Scholastic they were

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2011-03-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, Exactly. More to the point I was actually talking about the first vidio game for the PC, Gameboy, etc which was also called Sorcerer's Stone. Although, most Americans would know what I'm talking about if I called it Philosopher’s Stone that is technically incorrect seeing as the vidio

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2011-03-05 Thread Ben
As I said, I wasn't trying to. I was just picking up on it. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: 06 March 2011 06:25 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW Hi Charles

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2011-03-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Well, I wouldn't say it is so much a matter of forgetting the rest of the world exists, but more the fact we have a tendency of borrowing ideas from other countries and somehow making it uniquely our own thing. We do this with everything weather it is food, books, games, you name it.

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2011-03-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Muhammed, I honestly don't remember. Its not like I played them often. They aren't exactly accessible. Although, my son is trying out Lego Harry Potter for the Wii now, and I find it not as good as some of the other Potter games. Kind of lame if you ask me. On 3/5/11, Shiny protector

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2011-03-05 Thread Bryan Peterson
folks have both Mexican and Spanish ancestry. We are the Knights who say...Ni! - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 12:13 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW Hi Dark

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2011-03-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Phil, I see. Well, if you ever want to port Sarah to BGT or perhaps Genesis 3D let me know off list. I'd love to help you port it to something else. While the GMA Engine is nice for what it does it really is too restrictive for a game like Sarah. There are a number of things I always thought

[Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW

2011-03-04 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Phil and all, Tonight I was sitting back playing a game of Sarah when I realised there is a feature I'd really love to se added to the game at some point. I don't know how many of you have ever played some of the Harry Potter PC games, but in many of them you have to use the mouse to cast

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2011-03-04 Thread Ben
...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: 05 March 2011 05:30 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW Hi Phil and all, Tonight I was sitting back playing a game of Sarah when I realised there is a feature I'd really love to se added to the game at some point. I don't

Re: [Audyssey] A Suggestion for SCW

2011-03-04 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Ben, Yes, I know. You can blame the naming issue on Scholastic. For reasons no one will ever understand, including J. K. Rowling herself, Scholastic insisted that the name be changed for the U.S. market even though it was being marketed in the U.K. by Bloomsberry as Harry Potter and the