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- Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:34 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Mage's Initiation Kickstarter?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 196233
Re: Mage's Initiation?
Couldn't have said it better myself, rugged. KS is not free money. Or risk-free, either. Nothing is. But unfortunately a lot of people gotten too starry-eyed at the prospect of not dealing with the constraints of a publisher and/or traditional capital sources (banks and investors) that they forget b...
- Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:27 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Mage's Initiation Kickstarter?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 196233
Re: Mage's Initiation?
It's one of those damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don't things because yes, while we don't expect to have DoubleFine's numbers, we also don't have DoubleFine's human resources. We're stretched pretty thin managing everything ourselves and yes, while on one hand having that many betas is a great resou...
- Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:21 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Music & backgrounds in QFG4½?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 18565
Re: Music & backgrounds in QFG4½?
A vast majority of the art assets were ripped from Conquests of the Longbow.
I think that the song with the same melody as the QFG theme was composed by someone who made the game.
I think that the song with the same melody as the QFG theme was composed by someone who made the game.
- Sun Aug 12, 2012 9:32 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Mage's Initiation - Out Now!
- Replies: 116
- Views: 1321128
Re: Mage's Initiation: Reign of the Elements
Old school RPG vet Jeff Vogel also has some interesting choice words on indie game pricing in today's environment: http://jeff-vogel.blogspot.com/2011/10/why-all-our-games-are-now-cheaper.html It's pretty verbose, but here's the chase: "If you're making a pretty, shiny, highly casual game with ...
- Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:03 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: Kickstarter
- Replies: 8
- Views: 30162
Re: Kickstarter
Indeed, I concentrate in taxation but all my management accounting education has come out in spades when I did mock budgets for campaigns. I've also been talking to more accountants in my network about raising awareness for crowdsourcing in the professional sector, since I've noticed a lot of people...
- Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:39 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: Kickstarter
- Replies: 8
- Views: 30162
Re: Kickstarter
The tax consequences under the US system can be dire if you don't plan properly. Some people are under the impression that Kickstarter funds are gifts/donations and therefore not taxable...which it could be depending on the project and circumstances. But if you have a business entity and intend to s...
- Mon May 30, 2011 5:26 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: A personal Sierra relic I felt like sharing.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5595
Re: A personal Sierra relic I felt like sharing.
Apparently so. I guess a lot of ideas came from the fans before being finalized into the actual game script, until it got to the point that they received so much content that it couldn't be reviewed anymore. I didn't understand that until I was far older and the decline of adventure gaming had alrea...
- Sun May 29, 2011 5:19 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: A personal Sierra relic I felt like sharing.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5595
A personal Sierra relic I felt like sharing.
I felt like posting this after I saw the video interview for the Art of Sierra book. I've had various moves over the years, but there's always something I took with me no matter what-- I had this shoebox from my dad's old place that I never had the heart to get rid of, as it contained all my old gam...
- Sun May 29, 2011 4:34 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: The Art of Sierra : AGDInteractive Exclusive
- Replies: 22
- Views: 51908
Re: The Art of Sierra : AGDInteractive Exclusive
Must...have...this...book...
- Sun May 29, 2011 3:47 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Future Remake: Part Deux
- Replies: 166
- Views: 469748
Re: Future Remake: Part Deux
As awesome as a VGA de-make of QFG5 and Mask of Eternity would sound...I go with King's Quest IV as my top choice, second to that would be Conquests of Camelot and Space Quest III. Though QFG5 would be easier to re-do because I can't really see what in Mask of Eternity could be used....except an ent...
- Sat May 28, 2011 7:48 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Mage's Initiation - Out Now!
- Replies: 116
- Views: 1321128
Re: Mage's Initiation: Reign of the Elements
Hey, welcome back to the adventure alcove of the net! Thanks for your comments on Mage's Initiation, too. It's nice to know that the game resonates so well with the intended audience! It's great to be back! I hadn't been able to do much forum-ing in the past 2 years or so but I finally have some do...
- Mon May 23, 2011 2:23 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Mage's Initiation - Out Now!
- Replies: 116
- Views: 1321128
Re: Mage's Initiation: Reign of the Elements
I'm a month late on this thread...but I'll post this anyway. I put my name on the preorder list, as I'm celebrating my emergence back into adventure game nerddom that I neglected for so very, very long. And I just want to say that I'm totally behind this project. It'll be interesting to see a QFG st...
- Mon May 23, 2011 1:24 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: Holy crap it's been ages...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5597
Re: Holy crap it's been ages...
Oops I just realized that my tabbing screwed up and I should've posted this in the OT forum instead... :o my bad! Mage's Initiation looks impressive-- I wonder if it'll be a typical story-driven adventure or something with RPG elements like Quest For Glory except in mage types? That would be a cool ...
- Sun May 22, 2011 7:14 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: Holy crap it's been ages...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5597
Holy crap it's been ages...
I missed this community tons!! Stupid career taking over my life and all. Well, I'm an EA and have a 90% completed master's degree now...with almost no jobs of my caliber no the market. So I'm taking advantage of the downtime to finally learn AGS and I'm making decent progress. Hoping to get a small...
- Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:54 pm
- Forum: Polls
- Topic: Most Missed Shows From The 80's & 90's
- Replies: 8
- Views: 19678
Re: Most Missed Shows From The 80's & 90's
The "Buy my book!" thing created this whole new inside joke with my friends. And it was full of so many actual laugh-out-loud moments and chock full of 90's nostalgia.
Jay Sherman was such a jobber! ha.
Jay Sherman was such a jobber! ha.
- Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:59 am
- Forum: Polls
- Topic: Most Missed Shows From The 80's & 90's
- Replies: 8
- Views: 19678
Most Missed Shows From The 80's & 90's
I know most of youse are from my generation. So which 80's (or early 90's) show do you miss the most?! There's probably a ton more I didn't even think of. Thundercats - it eventually made me a crazy cat lady. Married...With Children - The answer to all the "perfect family" sitcoms that wer...
- Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:38 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: Mel Brooks is writing a sequel of Spaceball 2
- Replies: 49
- Views: 20555
Re: Mel Brooks is writing a sequel of Spaceball 2
To get back to topic of Spaceballs...I'm kinda glad a sequel was never made. The glorious 80's won't ever happen again I'm afraid...and this decade was full of Sequels That Never Should Have Been Made, Period.
Though there's some kind of Spaceballs cartoon out now?
Though there's some kind of Spaceballs cartoon out now?
- Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:38 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: Fighting Nigerian Email Scams (funny!)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 18166
Re: Fighting Nigerian Email Scams (funny!)
The Great Penis Caper was HILARIOUS but you peeps also must see the Brad Christiansen Exhibits!
http://www.quatloos.com/brad-c/rosemary.htm
Romancing The Pickle Taco!
http://www.quatloos.com/brad-c/rosemary.htm
Romancing The Pickle Taco!
- Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:21 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: MSPaint Your Favourite Adventures!
- Replies: 29
- Views: 11785
Re: MSPaint Your Favourite Adventures!
Now THAT'S an awesome rendering of Roger Wilco!
And I remember that pink bunny! Heh where's that cyborg that screams at you and gets you killed?
And I remember that pink bunny! Heh where's that cyborg that screams at you and gets you killed?
- Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:48 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: Happy New Year
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20970
Re: Happy New Year
I've got...a 12" round screen TV I dumpstered from a neighbor that I use only for the purpose of wiring an NES. I truly AM an 80's gal.
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:17 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: Happy New Year
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20970
Re: Happy New Year
My resolutions:
-Get ass back to the gym
-Save up for a down payment on an apartment/condo
-Find the time and money to travel somewhere new
-Find time away from my career to just CREATE!
-Get ass back to the gym
-Save up for a down payment on an apartment/condo
-Find the time and money to travel somewhere new
-Find time away from my career to just CREATE!
- Thu Jan 01, 2009 6:06 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: Happy New Year
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20970
Re: Happy New Year
This is the year of hopefully things changing for the good. I hope you all had as fun of a new year as I did. Cheers to sleeping til noon and massive hangovers.
I'm just hoping 2009 will be more like 1989!
I'm just hoping 2009 will be more like 1989!
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:52 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: Easter Egg message in LAURA BOW: The Dagger of Amon Ra
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2559
Re: Easter Egg message in LAURA BOW: The Dagger of Amon Ra
I loved Dagger of Amon Ra, it was a great game. Though the thing about the game that made me wonder, was that some of the verbal content was raunchier than the Leisure Suit Larry games. Heh.
- Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:35 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: Coming of Age Depression
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11672
Re: Coming of Age Depression
Most BAs are pretty worthless. Thinking of my sister (who's still crying over how long it took her to get her degree to this day) and some friends who haven't been able to do much with their BAs...especially in THIS crappy job market...it makes me so glad that I picked accounting. Yeah, it's not the...
- Tue Dec 02, 2008 5:25 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: MSPaint Your Favourite Adventures!
- Replies: 29
- Views: 11785
Re: MSPaint Your Favourite Adventures!
eBay's kinda like playing the stock market-- you want to buy low and sell high. You win some, you lose some. I've lost and gained huge on there, I buy and sell crap on eBay constantly. My score's almost 1000! 8o Though accumulating all those seller fees is a total pain in the ass-- they should just ...