ftp wuarchive.wustl.eduConnected to wuarchive.wustl.edu.
Name (wuarchive.wustl.edu:myname): anonymous [enter "anonymous" or "ftp" for sign-on name]331 Guest login ok, send e-mail address as password.
Password: ["guest" usually works, otherwise put in your real email address for the password]230-Welcome, archive user! This is an experimental FTP server. If
250 CWD command successful.cd /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/demos [change to the appropriate directory with the "cd" command, and make sure your directory dividers are "/" not "\"]
200 PORT command successful.ls ["list" the contents of the directory; for a full description use "dir" or "ls -l"]
200 Type set to I.binary [for any file OTHER than a text file, change to binary transfer by entering "binary"; some sites use the word(s) "tenex" or "type L 8" instead of "binary"; to change back to make a text (ASCII) transfer enter the word "ascii"]
200 PORT command successful.get hover.zip [enter "get (filename)" to transfer the file to your site from the remote site]
221 Goodbye.quit [enter "quit" or "bye" to leave the ftp session]
[you are returned to your system prompt]
See what everybody thought was important to know in 1992!
On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:12:56 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
See what everybody thought was important to know in 1992!I actually opened up command line ftp to see if anything still existed!
[actually, I more was surprised to learn Windows still
had a command-line FTP client. It's been a long time
since I used it... or plain old FTP, for that matter.]
On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:55:25 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:12:56 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
See what everybody thought was important to know in 1992!I actually opened up command line ftp to see if anything still existed!
And? Well? Are any of them still working?
Let us know so we can update the c.s.i.p.g FAQ. Else people won't know
where they can download Doom and other shareware games! ;-)
[actually, I more was surprised to learn Windows still
had a command-line FTP client. It's been a long time
since I used it... or plain old FTP, for that matter.]
The best part of the FAQ for me was the suggestion that people use
"FLAME:" in their topics for when they were just going to
rant/flame/complain so people could filter it out if they wanted. The
idea that people would have that much consideration was amazingly
naive. It really was a much more innocent age of computing. ;-)
I wonder what header I'd have to use in my subject lines for all of my
posts. I didn't see a "PATENT NONSENSE:" tag.
On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:14:57 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:55:25 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>Really? I should think everyone would tag their post "IMPORTANT:" and
wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:12:56 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, >>>Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
See what everybody thought was important to know in 1992!I actually opened up command line ftp to see if anything still existed!
And? Well? Are any of them still working?
Let us know so we can update the c.s.i.p.g FAQ. Else people won't know >>where they can download Doom and other shareware games! ;-)
[actually, I more was surprised to learn Windows still
had a command-line FTP client. It's been a long time
since I used it... or plain old FTP, for that matter.]
The best part of the FAQ for me was the suggestion that people use
"FLAME:" in their topics for when they were just going to >>rant/flame/complain so people could filter it out if they wanted. The
idea that people would have that much consideration was amazingly
naive. It really was a much more innocent age of computing. ;-)
I wonder what header I'd have to use in my subject lines for all of my >>posts. I didn't see a "PATENT NONSENSE:" tag.
then we'd be back to where we were.
At the very least, every post you make should be tagged in this way. We >should start doing tags just for fun and see how it works out.
Recommendations:
"FREEBIE:"
"RANT:"
"C-SUITE:"
"TOMFOOLERY:"
"SERIOUS:"
"MYSOGYNY:"
"NEEDLESSLY ARGUMENTATIVE:"
"GETOFFMYLAWN:"
"CURMUDGEON:"
That last should apply to myself and Xocyll at the least.
I miss the old FAQs that used to be posted in newsgroups. They were a convenient way for new users to get up to speed on bits of trivia that
were commonly understood by other readers of the newsgroup. This was especially important in the Usenet heyday, when new users joined in
record numbers, and it got really annoying answering the same
questions over and over again. (Nowadays, with newsgroup populations
so miniscule, we're glad for ANY traffic, even if its asking something
we already answered last week ;-)
Anyway, thanks to the pugleaf archive at https://i2pn2.pugleaf.net/groups/comp.sys.ibm.pc.games/ we can
(briefly) relive those 'glory days' with a (completely unauthorized) reposting of the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games (note: no *.action yet!) FAQ.
See what everybody thought was important to know in 1992!
=========================================
ADMIN: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games - Frequently Asked Questions - Read
before posting
From: warrenApple.COM
Date: Wed, 13 May 1992 18:00
Hi all! Here's the new FAQ for comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.
Could you please review it and give me comments. It's
basically similar to the r.g.m FAQ. I added
some ideas for posting guidelines and a description of
the new group. Someday, I'll update the hints section
to include U7, and UW. (Or could people mail me
answers to some of the most common spoilers about those games?
thanx)
Lemme know what you think
Cheers
Chris
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
-------------------------
----------------------------- FAQ in 4 Parts
-----------------------------
------------------------ Ver 1.0 - Rev date 5/7/92
---------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contents:
Part 1: General Questions
The folowing questions are covered in part 1. You can search for
the coresponding number with your editor if you want to skip to that
question
1: What is comp.sys.ibm.pc.games?
2: What should I be aware of when posting to
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games?
3: What are all these other game groups?
4: What is a Spoiler?
5: How should I post a spoiler?
6: How do I FTP?
7: Where can I download public domain games.
8: Where can I get hints/solutions to games?
9: Which sound board should I buy?
10: Where to get the Sound Site Newsletter?
11: Where can I get music players/music files/music
editors/songs/etc. for my pc's music card?
12: What is the difference between the Sound Blaster and the
Sound Blaster Pro?
13: My 386/33 and Sound Blaster seem incompatible. I get garbled
music when playing Ultima6/SSI games/etc. What's wrong?
14: Where can I get Infocom games? Can somebody mail me a copy
(since they're out of business anyway (Is that legal?) What
happened to them anyway?
15: Where can I Buy/Get support for games.
Part 2: Glossary
Did you ever wonder about the meaning of IMHO, CoAB, LSL5, or any of
the other acronyms that fly fast and furious in this group, look
here for info.
Part 3: FAQ -- Game Bugs
Compilation of the most common spoiler/bug problems. They are
arranged by game and are by no means comprehensive but they should
help people who get stuck in areas of poor game design or just plain difficulty.
Part 4: FAQ -- Game Spoilers
Compilation of the most common spoiler/bug problems. They are
arranged by game and are by no means comprehensive but they should
help people who get stuck in areas of poor game design or just plain difficulty.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Administrivia/Soapbox:
Hello, here is your friendly neighborhood FAQ [person, sacrafical
lamb, lemming, ??? :]
Welcome to the new group!
There are still a few questions I need answers for.
Please email me additions, corrections, or whatever and I will
incorporate them in the next version.
This FAQ will be posted every two weeks or so. For the time being,
this will crossposted to rec.games.misc for purposes of smoothing
the transition to the new group.
Cheers
Chris Warren (editor without cause)
------------------------ Part 1: General Questions
-----------------------
1: What is comp.sys.ibm.pc.games?
A: This group arose out of rec.games.misc. For some time, that group
had been dominated by discussions of MSDOS games. This has proved
confusing to new people, and tended to starve out non MSDOS, non
computer oriented traffic.
The charter of this group is to provide a forum for the discussion of
games for the IBM PC or compatible machines. This is not just limited
to MS-DOS, but extends to OS/2, Windows and anything else which can
run on an IBM PC compatible.
For example (not comprehensive):
o Discussion of upcoming games
o Discussion of software companies
o Discussion of current and past games
o Requests for help
o Hints and spoilers
o Personal sales and trading of games. Not for commercial sales
or piracy. Any risk assumed is your own.
o Discussion of locations of new demos and ftp sites
Certain games have their own newsgroup. These include the games: Corewar,Empire, Hack, Moria, and Rogue. See question three for more
details. Questions pertaining to one of those games should be posted
to that group, and possibly here if it is of general enough interest.
Also certain games that come out on the PC tend to migrate to other platforms, so this group can serve as a resource for people with
questions about those games as well.
2: What should I be aware of when posting to this
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games?
When you post an article there a few things you can do to make life
easier for others.
a) Subject Headers: Note the following is voluntary. It is being
suggested because it will make everyone's life easier if people use
it. However if you don't use it, the net.police are not going to haul
you away (or flame you away:)
Use an all caps prefix followed by a colon to indicate the type of
message. This allows others to quicky find your article if it
pertains to a particular topic. Here is a list of common prefixs.
[feel free to suggest others or changes]
HELP: Message asking for help in a game.
Replies to these messages can often contain SPOILERS.
SPOILER: A message which gives something away about a game and
doesn't fall under HELP:
BUG: Message about a bug in a game, how to get arround a
particular bug, how to get patches to fix bugs, etc.
TECHHELP: Message asking for help in getting a game to run on
your machine.
UPCOMING: Message talking about an upcomming game
REVIEW: Message reviewing a particular game
4SALE: Posting for personal sales or trading of games or
game wanted. Not for commercial sales or piracy.
Any risk assumed is your own.
ADMIN: Administrative and group info type stuff.
The FAQ falls under this category
MISC: Misceleneous topic
FLAME: Message whose primary purpose is to vent one's spleen.
If you don't use a heading, then at least please use an indication
of the game that you are talking about in the subject line. In any
event, subject line should be indicative of the contents of the
message.
b) Understand about SPOILERS. See question 4.
c) While it is OK to talk about removing copy protection for
legitimate owners of games. It is NOT cool to talk about how to
pirate software, or to post requests for pirated copies of software.
There sometimes can be a fine line between these two so care should be
taken with respect to these areas. It is all to easy to start a flame
war...
3: What are all these other game groups?
A: bit.listserv.games-l -- This newsgroup is mostly
for MS-DOS games, but since many
people on bitnet have access to
only bit.listserv.games-l you'll
see all kinds of posts from Amiga
questions to Nintendo questions.
comp.sys.amiga.games -- Amiga specific games
comp.sys.mac.games -- Macintosh specific games
rec.arts.int-fiction -- Covers interactive fiction
(generalized term that includes adventure
games) from the standpoint of developing
int-fiction as a new literary genre. For
implementors of int-fiction more than
players.
rec.games.corewar -- Group for Core War, CRobots and other
games that involve programming.
rec.games.design -- General game design issues. Currently
focuses on non computer based roleplaying
games. Could be of interest to designers
of CRPGs (Computer Role Playing Games)
rec.games.frp -- Covers mostly non computer RPGs
rec.games.mud -- Multi-User Dungeon
rec.games.mud.lp -- Cool multiplayer Zork type games that
you can hook onto over the internet.
You text adventure type should check
this, if you like the idea of playing
in a zork game with other people where
you can help build the universe!
rec.games.pbm -- Discussion of play-by-mail games.
rec.games.pinball -- Discussion of pinball, both for
players of coin-op pinball games
and pinball collectors.
rec.games.programmer -- Discussion of the implementation and
programming of computer games of all
types.
rec.games.rpg -- Unofficial newsgroup that is a visceral
clone of rec.game.frp and a source of
major irritation [read flamewars] for
all involved. Be a net.person.good
and use rec.games.frp :)
[follow up this topic on alt.flame]
rec.games.vectrex -- Discussion of the discontinued Vectrex
vector graphics home game system.
rec.games.video -- Discussion of dedicated home video
game systems
(i.e. Nintendo, Genesis) and the
dedicated video game market in general.
Computer games are occasionally
discussed, especially those for older
computers (i.e. Commodore 64, Atari
8-bit, Apple II).
rec.games.video.arcade -- A group for discussion of arcade games
(in arcades). They discuss old classics
as well as current games.
[ PLEASE add to this list and/or the above descriptions ]
4: What is a Spoiler?
A: Anything that gives away information about a game, which could hurt
a player's enjoyment of a game. It comes from "Spoil the Surprise."
In this context it usually refers to the solution to a puzzle, or a description of the ending animation sequence for a game. Most people
get really *pissed* if you post a spoiler with out a SPOILER WARNING.
Example of a Spoiler [made up by Bryon Daly]
This comes from *no* game (yet:)
Hey guys:
In Kazoos Of Doom, I just used the +3 Accordion Of Boredom to kill the
guard and solve the riddle. Now I'm stuck on how to get down to the
next level...
5: How should I post a spoiler?
A: At minimum you should include the word SPOILER in your subject
line and a line in your message that indicates that a Spoiler follows.
One way to do this is as follows:
[SPOILER ALERT]
^L (control-L)
24 carriage returns
<text of spoiler>
[END SPOILER ALERT]
Spoilers should definitely include a form-feed character (control-L)
to avoid 'giving away' the secrets. Use of multiple CR's to support
readers in window oriented environments like the Mac is recommended in addition to the control-L. Some people argue with justification that newsreaders that don't support control-L as a pause are broken, and
some people argue that control-L doesn't make sense in a window
environment, but spoilers should definitely have a ^L included to
follow usenet conventions - and support workstation readers who may
have large screens.
Details of inserting a cntl-L / form-feed depend very much on one's
system and/or editor - the following advice may not work for everyone
or even a majority of people.
On some UNIX systems (maybe others), you have to type the "escape" key
to enter a control. The escape key is _not_ the esc. You type ^V
then ^L, and the ^L will be entered into the text. Otherwise, just a
^L will clear the screen.
6: How do I FTP?
A: [Thanks to John Gordon and Stephen M. Smith for most of what
follows]
[We are assuming that you are on a UNIX machine. If you are using
something else, you are on you own. Sorry :( ]
Directions
1) From your system prompt, type "ftp <host-name>", where
<host-name> is the name of the host machine that you are trying to get
to.
Example: "ftp cica.cica.indiana.edu". Note: In some cases you may not
be able to use the name, you will have to use the IP address number.
This number is 4 numbers separated by dots, i.e. "135.56.9.2". If you
have to do it this way, you would type "ftp 135.56.9.2". Presumably
you can obtain the IP number from the same place you got the
host-name.
Or use the /usr/etc/nslookup command to find the IP number from a
machine name.
2) When you connect to the host, you will have to enter a login
and probably a password. Most sites support what is called "Anonymous
FTP", this means that you enter "anonymous" as your login and then
enter your real login as you password, i.e. "joe@comp.node.whatever".
Some sites accept "ftp" as an anonymous login rather than "anonymous".
I have heard that sysadmins rarely check what you entered for your
password, but it is courteous to be truthful. NOTE: Most sites don't
want you using anonymous FTP during prime-time, which is usually
7am-6pm *local* time.
Note: Local time can often be hard to determine just from a site's
name.
You can use the command "telnet <site> daytime" or, failing that,
"telnet <site> 13", will give the system time at <site>.
3) After you have successfully logged on, you can use "cd" and
"ls", among other commands, to get where you want in the directory
tree.
4) Once you are in the correct directory and know what files
you want, you can use "get" to copy single files, i.e. "get file1.c",
or "mget" to copy multiple files, i.e. "mget *.zip". NOTE: If the
files you are copying are not plain-text files, i.e. compressed files,
binary data files, etc. you will want to set the transfer mode to
binary. You can do this by entering "type binary". "binary" or
"tenex" may also work.
5) If you get stuck, you can type "help" or "?" and get a list of FTP commands that you can use. "man ftp" from your system prompt will
also be helpful.
6) If any of the files you copied have a .Z, .shar, and/or .tar
extensions, you will have to play around with the files a bit before
you can use them. Check out the man pages for the commands
"uncompress" (for .Z files), "shar" (for .shar files), and "tar"
(for .tar files).
7) Software obtained this way will probably not have viruses, but you
never know. Be careful out there. Note: I say that "it will probably
not have viruses" because there is simply more "clean" software out
there than there is "dirty" software, not because FTP is somehow
inherently safer.
Note: [thanks flee@guardian.cs.psu.edu]
About ftping, what "binary" means is that the remote system is
compatible with your system, and ftp will send an exact image of the
file (Type I stands for Image). If, for example, both systems are
Unix systems, then you can always use binary mode, even for retrieving
text files. Binary mode will be a little faster, because the systems
will not have to convert back and forth between local ascii and
network ascii.
Type tenex (L 8) is used to talk to DEC-10s and DEC-20s and other
machines with 9-bit bytes. Machines with 8-bit bytes (which is nearly everyone else) need to specify the "L 8" type to send binary files to
and from those machines.
Of the ftp sites you list, I think WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL is the only
host that needs type tenex.
Example FTP session with Anotations
ftp wuarchive.wustl.eduConnected to wuarchive.wustl.edu.
220 wuarchive.wustl.edu FTP server (Version 6.11 Fri Aug 16 07:53:21
CDT 1991)
Name (wuarchive.wustl.edu:myname): anonymous [enter "anonymous" or "ftp" for sign-on name]331 Guest login ok, send e-mail address as password.
Password: ["guest" usually works, otherwise put in your real email address for the password]230-Welcome, archive user! This is an experimental FTP server. If
you 230-have any unusual problems, please report them via e-mail to 230-root@wuarchive.wustl.edu. If you do have problems, please try
using a 230-dash (-) as the first character of your password -- this
will turn off 230-the continuation messages that may be confusing your
ftp client.
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
250 CWD command successful.cd /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/demos [change to the appropriate directory with the "cd" command, and make sure your directory dividers are "/" not "\"]
200 PORT command successful.ls ["list" the contents of the directory; for a full description use "dir" or "ls -l"]
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list.
hover.zip
lemmings.zip
vectdemo.zip
swotl.unp.txt.Z
226 Transfer complete.
56 bytes received in 0.03 seconds (1.8 Kbytes/s)
200 Type set to I.binary [for any file OTHER than a text file, change to binary transfer by entering "binary"; some sites use the word(s) "tenex" or "type L 8" instead of "binary"; to change back to make a text (ASCII) transfer enter the word "ascii"]
200 PORT command successful.get hover.zip [enter "get (filename)" to transfer the file to your site from the remote site]
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for hover.zip (424060 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
local: hover.zip remote: hover.zip
424060 bytes received in 38 seconds (11 Kbytes/s)
221 Goodbye.quit [enter "quit" or "bye" to leave the ftp session]
[you are returned to your system prompt]
7: Where can I download public domain games.
A: here are someplaces. [please post more]
risc.ua.edu 130.160.4.7 pub/games/pc PC games[?]
sumex-aim.stanford.edu 36.44.0.6 ??? Mac Software
mac.archive.umich.edu 141.211.164.153 ??? Mac Software
msdos.archive.umich.edu 141.211.164.153 ??? Dos Software
Note: Last two are the same machine. Can be
accessed by archive.umich.edu
ftp.ulowell.edu 129.63.1.1 msdos\Games Apogee games,
some demos, misc stuff
grape.ecs.clarkson.edu 128.153.28.12 everywhere MSDOS games
Note: The stuff at this archive is rather jumbled up,
and games can be found in many directories
Here is a place to get demos for games:
wuarchive.wustl.edu /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/demos.
ftp.ulowell.edu 129.63.1.1 /pub
/msdos/Games/Demo
Here are some random ftp sites that may have games
aisun1.ai.uga.edu language processing, msdos
iraun1.ira.uka.de ham-radio, msdos, internet
mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu software, msdos, mac
msdos.archive.umich.edu 03/01/91 anonymous/odin@pilot.njin.net
novell.macc.wisc.edu msdos)
procyon.cis.ksu.edu unix-pc, pd modula2, msdos,
quiche.cs.mcgill.ca 132.206.51.1 sites, msdos, bible, Hubble
rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de msdos, unix, mathematics
schizo.samsung.com networking sw, msdos, gifs,
sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au modula 3, msdos, aus.aarnet
vaxb.acs.unt.edu msdos, amiga, midi, network
wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 comp.sources.x, msdos,
cc.sfu.ca 128.189.32.250 msdos, mac
csc2.anu.edu.au 130.56.4.25 sun-fixes, RFCs, NCSA, msdos,
doc.cso.uiuc.edu 128.174.33.105 msdos (pcsig), mac
f.ms.uky.edu 128.163.128.6 mac, msdos, unix-pc
garbo.uwasa.fi 128.214.12.37 msdos, win3, ts-progs, unix,
grape.ecs.clarkson.edu 128.153.28.129 Opus BBS, msdos, graphics,
iesd.auc.dk 130.225.48.4 amiga, mac, msdos, myth
mars.ee.msstate.edu 130.18.64.3 msdos, amiga, mac, atari,
meap.uta.edu 129.107.2.20 msdos engineering/science sw
msdos.archive.umich.edu 141.211.165.34 msdos, mac
mtsg.ubc.ca 137.82.27.1 msdos, unix, amiga, os2
nic.funet.fi 128.214.6.100 GNU, X11, networking, msdos,
orc.olivetti.com 129.189.192.20 msdos fax netinfo rfc
peace.waikato.ac.nz 130.217.64.62 anu-news gnu msdos mac ncsa
plains.nodak.edu 134.129.111.64 apple, msdos, mac, amiga,
shasta.scl.cwru.edu 129.22.32.7 smail/pc, msdos, gif, packet
sparky2.esd.mun.ca 134.153.11.101 NewPet and QuikPlot msdos
sumex.edu ??? Mac Software
um.cc.umich.edu 35.1.1.43 msdos, mac, apple, atari
vega.hut.fi 130.233.200.42 msdos, mac, Kermit, fusion
vmtecmex.cem.itesm.mx 132.254.1.4 amiga, msdos, gif
vuwcom.vuw.ac.nz 130.195.2.10 kermit, mac, msdos, vms
wsmr-simtel20.army.mil 192.88.110.20 msdos, unix, cpm, mac (tenex)
NOTE: A simply massive ftplist can be downloaded from the Document
Site:
typhoon.Berkeley.EDU(128.32.184.254) in pub/Library
This place has a lot of other documents also.
8: Where can I get hints/solutions to games?
A: See Part 3 of the FAQ for Frequently Asked Hints/Bugs or use ftp,
see below.
Here are ftp sites [please post more]
risc.ua.edu 130.160.4.7 -- pub/games/solutions
This is in the US, and it largely
duplicates nic.funet.fi
nic.funet.fi 128.214.6.100 -- pub/misc/games.solutions
This is in Finland, and it largely
duplicates risc.ua.edu
NOTE: when ftp'ing to nic.funet.fi
you MUST enter your email address as
the password in order to be able to
access the appropriate subdirectories!
There are no walkthroughs on the Internet for the following games.
[Thanks to Carl Hommel for this info]
Ultima 4
Bards Tale II
Eye of the Beholder (postscript maps available from someplace in Oz)
Might & Magic I, III (hint books cost $12)
The SSI "Gold Box" games (hint books cost $15)
Pool of Radiance
Curse of the Azure Bonds
Secret of the Silver Blades
Pool of Darkness
Wizardry I - V
An EotB walkthrough is the *most* frequently asked walkthrough
question. Earn eternal fame by being the first to write/upload one!
The following solutions had been uploaded to risc.ua.edu...
directory /pub/games/solutions
most of them were written by me...
sol.elvira - Elvira
sol.elvira2 - Elvira II
sol.eob2 - Eye of the Beholder II
sol.geisha - Geisha (not done by me)
sol.iceman - Codename : ICEMAN
sol.kol - Knights of Legend
sol.lostinla - Les Manley II - Lost in L.A.
sol.martianmemorandam - Martian Memorandum
sol.mm3 - Might & Magic III
sol.monkey - Secret of Monkey Island
sol.monkey2 - Secret of Monkey Island II
sol.uukrul - The Dark Heart of Uukrul
sol.willy - The Adventures of Willy Beamish
sol.wizardry6 - Bane of the Cosmic Forge (not done by me)
sol.zyca - Legend of the Zyca
9: Which sound board should I buy?
A: Read the sound site newsletter, which will tell you everything you
ever wanted to know about sound*
(* but were afraid to ask:)
10: Where to get the Sound Site Newsletter?
A: The Sound Site Newsletter is posted monthly or bimonthly to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games, comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc, and comp.sys.mac.misc
under the subject heading "Sound Newsletter #?". If possible,
obtain a copy from one of those newsgroups.
The editor for the newsletter is David Komatsu; he may be reached at
one of the following three email addresses: sound@ccb.ucsf.edu, davek@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu, and komatsu@aludra.usc.edu. For back
issues of the Sound Site Newsletter, obtain the latest copy and follow
the directions given in it.
11: Where can I get music players/music files/music
editors/songs/etc. for my pc's music card?
A: Read the Sound Site Newsletter.
12: What is the difference between the Sound Blaster and the Sound
Blaster Pro?
A: [??? will this be in the Sound Site Newsletter?]
13: My 386/33 and Sound Blaster seem incompatible. I get garbled
music when playing Ultima6/SSI games/etc. What's wrong?
A: On some fast machines there are timing problems with certain
game's software. Try turning off the cache or lowering the CPU speed.
14: Where can I get Infocom games? Can somebody mail me a copy (since they're out of business anyway (Is that legal?) What happened to
them anyway?
A: The Lost Treasures of Infocom is now available at Electronic
Boutiques and other fine stores everywhere. $59.95 list, EB price is
$54.95. 20 Infocom games included - all the Zork series, HHGTTG, etc.
Whatta deal - less than $3.00 a game!
[The following author says he's not an infocom expert, so there may be
some mistakes]
Infocom went out of business and was purchased by Activision. It
currently titles a line of non-text games (Battletech, etc). The
widespread opinion of the net holds that copying of the games is still illegal/immoral, but there is good news: the latest word is that
Activision is planning to release a bundle containing almost all the
infocom games very soon.
[Nathan Torkington writes]
Infocom were bought by Mediagenic, and are now simply a label under
which games are released. The most recent Infocom releases are
graphical adventures, but Mediagenic have plans to release the classic Infocom text adventure games around Christmas.
UK readers will be happy to learn that the games are available from
Virgin Mastertronic (a budget software house in the US). I'll include
a copy of my personal FAQ on how to get the games from Mastertronic.
I have just a read a rumour that Mediagenic are bankrupt, but this is
still *very* strongly a rumour. I will let you know should I hear
more (I'm sure you're just *fascinated* :-). Should Mediagenic go
under, I will spend mucho $$$ and ring them and find out what plans
are in action for the Infocom label.
Further to my post of a while back, Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy" adventure game is being reissued by Virgin
Mastertronic. Their advertisement in the Aug/Dept 1991 "XS NRG"
magazine (hey, it's not mine! - I wouldn't buy something with that
tacky a title) shows the covers to
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Zork I
PlanetFall
Wishbringer
Leather Goddesses of Phobos
Zork II
Zork III
Enchanter
Sorcerer
Deadline
and the text reads:
Ten good reasons to use your imagination
Classic infocom interactive fiction is back -- at an
irresistible price.
Available on PC, Amiga & ST : #9.99 (# == British pound)
INFOCOM from Mastertronic
For further information please contact:
Customer Services
Virgin Mastertronic Ltd
16 Portland Road
London W11 2LA
Tel: 071 - 727 8070
I hope this helps. Remember that if you write to them asking how to
order the game, it would be a good idea to let them know how much you
enjoy interactive fiction (text adventures). That way they may
(re?)release more ..
15: Where can I buy/get support for games?
A: "Where to get..."
Electronic Boutique has a toll-free order line. (800) 800-0032.
[AmEx/MasterCard/VISA, personal check, Money Order].
CompuAdd has a toll-free order line. (800) 627-1967.
[Discover/MasterCard/VISA, certified check, Money Order].
Egghead has toll-free order line. (800) 347 5400.
[I assume major credit cards. Check? Money Order?]
"Game Maker Support"
A number of game companies have BBS systems that their customers
can call to leave technical support questions, get updated game
versions, find out product information, etc. The ones I've
signed on to in the last month are:
Accolade (408) 296-8800
Microprose (301) 785-1841
Origin (512) 328-8402
Sierra (209) 683-4463 (*)
(*) Hints for most of their games available online!
Other useful BBS numbers:
DAK (are we talking deals???) (818) 715-7153
Logitech (mice, etc) (415) 795-0408
Thanks sgil@netcom.netcom.com (Steve Gilbert) for this info
-------------------------- Part 2: Glossary
-------------------------------
Note: Any time I use series in a description, it means that the word
is usually followed by a number (sometimes a roman numeral)
i.e. KQ5 or KQ V is King's Quest 5, the fifth installment of Kings
Quest.
Adlib Adlib -- A brand of Sound Card
AD&D Advanced Dungeons & Dragons -- See rec.games.frp
AG Adlib Gold -- Fancer version of Adlib that competes
better with Sound Blaster
BotCF Bane of the Cosmic Forge (Wizardry VI)
-- Part of the Wizardy series by Sir Tech
BT Bards Tale -- A fantasy roleplaying series
from Electronic Arts
BTW By The Way -- Expression used by net.people
CGA Color Graphics Adapter -- Old style graphics
adapter from IBM. This was used for
ancient games [I think it was 320x200
with 4 colors]
CoAB Curse of the Azure Bonds -- Computer based AD&D
game from SSI
EGA Extended Graphics Adapter -- Previous generation
of graphics adapter, used for most of
older games. (includes a 320x200 16 color
mode, which was the old standard for games)
EOB,EoB Eye Of the Beholder -- mouse based AD&D game from SSI
FAQ Frequently Asked ?s -- Self-explanatory
FTP File Transfer Protocol -- Tool used to
transfer files between two machines
(usually UNIX machines)
IMHO In My Humble (or Honest) Opinion
-- Expression used by net.people
IMNSHO In My Not So Humble/Honest Opinion
-- Expression used by net.people
LSL Leisure Suit Larry -- Siera Online adventure
game series
M&M Might and Magic -- A fantasy roleplaying series by
New World Computing
KQ King's Quest -- Siera Online adventure game series
PBM Play By Mail -- Game (often RPG) that is played by mail PBEM,PBeM Play by Email -- Game (often PRG) that is played by EMail
PC Personal Computer -- Usually implies "IBM-PC compatible"
POD,PoD Pools of Darkness -- Computer based AD&D game from SSI
POR,PoR Pool of Radiance -- Computer based AD&D game from SSI
RTM Read The Manual
RTFM Read The F_CKIN Manual-- Phrases used by people who
don't have the time/patience/desire
to help those who have a question.
This editor personally dislikes this
because it sends the message Read
the Manual Stupid. Some things are
not always clear to others and they
have as much a right to ask their
questions as we have to ask ours.
SB Sound Blaster -- A brand of Sound Card
SQ Space Quest -- Siera Online adventure game series
SSI Strategic Simulations Inc -- A game company that
makes the AD&D computer games,
among others.
SSB Secret of the Silver Blades -- Computer based
AD&D game from SSI
U Ultima -- A fantasy roleplaying series by Origin
VGA Video Graphics Array -- Current graphics adpater
"du jour" of the game companies. It
is required for newer games that use
256 colors at 320x200
SVGA Super VGA -- higher resolution 256 color modes
that come on 3rd party graphics cards
(includes 640x480,800x600,and 1024x768)
see comp.sys.ibm.cp.hardware for more
info
WC Wing Commander -- Popular space flight simulator
series from Origin
Wiz Wizardy -- A fantasy roleplaying series by
Sir Tech
[Please post additions and corrections]
---------------------------- Part 3: Game Bugs
----------------------------
This section cover some common game bug situations. It contains no
Spoilers other than where a bug in the game prevents the player from
finding out the info.
Might and Magic III
Sierra Games (General)
Leisure Suit Larry 5
Monkey Island
Ultima 6
Spellcasting 101
Eye of the Beholder
Wing Commander 1
Wing Commander I,II cheat
Might and Magic III
Q: Why does brother Zeta never talk to me, even though I have visted
brother Delta, who told me to go see him.
A: This is a bug in the game. Zeta is supposed to tell you that you
can find the shell on day 99. Also Zeta is the last of the brothers.
Q: What is the magic number that lord might wants in the Arachnoid
Caverent?
A: [I don't remember the #. Someone please post]
There is a bug in the game, that makes it [nearly] impossible to
compute the number based on the clues, and besides, it's tedious. If
you wait til later (nothing really depends on this quest), you will
come across the answer elsewhere.
Sierra Games (General)
Q: I have several games from Sierra (and the associated company
Dynamix), e.g. King's Quest V, Stellar 7, etc. When I install these
programs with sound set to sound blaster (I have a version 2.0 sound
blaster--not pro) my system hangs. If I set them to adlib board then
they seem to work fine but I guess I am potentially missing out on any digitised sound effects. I had the same problem with Martian
Memorandum but its manual gave instructions on how to change the
interrupt from 3 (used on older sound blaster boards) to 7 (used on
newer boards -- and what mine uses as reported by TEST-SBC). This
change fixed things up perfectly. [What can I do?]
A: I had the same problem with both Martian Memorandum and the Sierra
games. I solved the problem with Martian Merorandum the same way as
you. As for the Sierra games, when I talked to their tech support
they indicated that there was no difference between Addlib mode and SB
mode (I'm not sure about Dynamix however.) So I don't think you're
missing much.
Leisure Suit Larry 5
Q: What happened to Leisure Suit Larry 4?
A: According to a newsletter(or game mag) I read somewhere, after
completing LSL3, the author swore he would never do a part 4. So as a
man of the highest moral caliber *grin*, he kept his word and did part
5 instead.
Another answer is: it appears in the game Space Quest IV, so they had
to roll the release number when they built LSL 5.
Monkey Island
Q: I can't get this game to run with Soundblaster (in Adlib mode) on
my fast (33MHZ 486) machine.
A: try running in 8MHZ mode. There is a bug that makes their Adlib
driver fail on the fast machine.
Ultima 6
Q: I'm trying to install Ultima 6 for the Soundblaster. How do I do
it?
A: Choose Adlib and use all its default values. It will work fine.
Q: What if I did the above and the music still doesn't sound right?
A: Then you are in the same situation as the editor was. He called
Origin and they told him to get the CMS chipset. He did this and
played the game in CMS mode.
Spellcasting 101
Q: I have Spellcasting 101, for my IBM but I have a SoundBlaster Pro
sound card. The packaging with S101 says that the game only uses the
adlib sound card but only when you have run SOUND.COM.
A: When you installed S101, it put the file SB_SOUND.COM in your S101 directory. This is the program to run before starting S101.
[thanks to Sam Fineberg for this info]
Thanks to Andrew Robinson I found sound.com included in an ad-lib demo
called dpdemo. This is available on nic.funet.fi among other places
in the directory /pub/msdos/sound/adlib. The file is called
dpdemo.lzh.
Included in this archive is the original ad-lib sound.com driver.
This worked perfectly with my SoundBlaster.
Please take note of case as most of these machines are case sensitive.
I found that for this file to work, the Soundblaster board has to be
set to the default address (0220H).
Eye of the Beholder
Q: Where can I obtain maps for the different levels?
A: They are available as .gif files at wuarchive.wustl.edu in
/pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS. The file names are level-01.gif through
level-12.gif.
brolga.cc.uq.oz.au (130.102.128.5), in directory /pub/eob.
This site is in Australia.
The EOB maps were removed from wuarchive.wustl.edu.
But someone just (12/18/91) posted the following note in
bit.listserv.games-l:
---------------------------------------------------------------------
I've just uploaded the maps for Eye of the Beholder 1 to the ftp
site wuarchive.wustl.edu in the directory MSDOS_UPLOADS under
the filename eobmaps.zip.
(path \pub\MSDOS_UPLOADS)
The twelve maps have been PKzipped into one file. Just do a binary
ftp get on the file eobmaps.zip. When PKunzipped, it will explode
into the twelve separate maps.
If you have any trouble with this file and blame it on the original
at the ftp site, please let me know so I can check and see if I did
something wrong.
Wing Commander 1
Q: Where can I get the wc.exe with the joystick fix?
A: wuarchive.wustl.edu in /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS. It's called
wc1joyfx.zip
Wing Commander I,II
Q: What is the alt-del cheat in Wing Commander I [thanks Bill
Poitras]
A: The alt-del cheat is part of a mode that origin put in the Wing
Commander games. you start the game wc Origin
sm2 Origin
wc2 Origin
And when you hit Alt-Del, the targetted ship explodes. Lock is not
neccessary. If you hit Alt-Ins, then all the enemy fighters blow
up, but not capital ships. If you start the executable up with -k
Origin, then your ship is invicible!!!
---------------------------- Part 4: Game Spoilers ----------------------------
[SPOILER ALERT]
This section contains common spoiler/bug/cheat questions for certain
games.
Games covered are:
Might and Magic III
Lemmings
[We may want to break this off into a separate FAQ -- SPOILERS]
[SPOILER ALERT]
This section is for commonly asked questions about particular games,
that haven't or will never make it to the hint/solutions area. Feel
free to post or email me updates and addtions to this list. Also let
me know when walkthroughs become available so I can delete them from
here. We should try keep these to 2-4 questions per game.
Might and Magic III
Q: What goes up and down but never moves?
A: STAIRS
Q: What turns everything around but does not move?
A: MIRROR
Lemmings
Q: How do I get a lemming to turn round?
A: [thanks Adrian Hurt]
Make the lemming dig vertically, until the top of his head is level
with the floor from which he started digging. Then make him build.
The pit which he has just dug should be small enough that he can get
out of it without being a climber, but large enough that he doesn't
keep building over the side - the ladder will hit the side, then he
will stop building and turn round.
Q: How do I complete Tricky Level 23?
A: [thanks Adrian Hurt]
Use both bashers to get through the big barrier in the middle - two
bashers work faster than one. Once some lemmings are in the pit on
the right of the barrier, make one a climber. Just before this
lemming gets to the exit, turn him round as described above. Then
make him a miner, so he digs a diagonal tunnel into the pit, up which
the other lemmings can go to the exit.
[Others?]
=========================================--
We need to resume this again!
On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:44:37 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ!
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:44:37 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ!
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ!
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
On 8/29/2025 9:53 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:44:37 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ!
Sure: Use my very old http://ants.pbworks.com? :P
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
A FAQ: WTF is c.s.i.p.games newsgroup? Hahaha. ;)
On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:13:14 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
wrote:
On 8/29/2025 9:53 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Touché. That indeed is the most frequently asked question in this
newsgroup (asked monthly for almost twenty years now).
But what is the Frequently Responded Answer to that question?
(I mean, I could tell you... but not for another two days ;-)
On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 23:25:56 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:44:37 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ!
Sure: Use my very old http://ants.pbworks.com? :P
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
A FAQ: WTF is c.s.i.p.games newsgroup? Hahaha. ;)
Actually, that was a common "first question" of most newsgroup FAQs;
e.g., "what is this newsgroup all about".
If you were really going to do it, you'd also have to explain the
existence of the other newsgroups (including the root c.s.i.p.games >newsgroup) and that, while they still exist, you're best chance of a
response is to post to c.s.i.p.g.action regardless of the genre.
See? Now you have several questions for your FAQ! The job is
practically done already. So get started! ;-)
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ!
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 23:25:56 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:44:37 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ!
Sure: Use my very old http://ants.pbworks.com? :P
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
A FAQ: WTF is c.s.i.p.games newsgroup? Hahaha. ;)
Actually, that was a common "first question" of most newsgroup FAQs;
e.g., "what is this newsgroup all about".
If you were really going to do it, you'd also have to explain the
existence of the other newsgroups (including the root c.s.i.p.games newsgroup) and that, while they still exist, you're best chance of a
response is to post to c.s.i.p.g.action regardless of the genre.
See? Now you have several questions for your FAQ! The job is
practically done already. So get started! ;-)
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ!
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September
1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
On Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:08:28 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:13:14 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>Hello Kitty Island Adventure
wrote:
On 8/29/2025 9:53 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Touché. That indeed is the most frequently asked question in this
newsgroup (asked monthly for almost twenty years now).
But what is the Frequently Responded Answer to that question?
(I mean, I could tell you... but not for another two days ;-)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2495100/Hello_Kitty_Island_Adventure/
But no one will admit to it, so it doesn't matter how much you count >"responses." That is what everyone is playing. We only live in Hello
Kitty's world.
On Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:15:13 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 23:25:56 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)"This newsgroup is the gaming equivalent of Gilligan's Island. After a >metaphorical three-hour tour through all the subgroups, which were hit by
wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:44:37 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ!
Sure: Use my very old http://ants.pbworks.com? :P
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
A FAQ: WTF is c.s.i.p.games newsgroup? Hahaha. ;)
Actually, that was a common "first question" of most newsgroup FAQs;
e.g., "what is this newsgroup all about".
If you were really going to do it, you'd also have to explain the
existence of the other newsgroups (including the root c.s.i.p.games >>newsgroup) and that, while they still exist, you're best chance of a >>response is to post to c.s.i.p.g.action regardless of the genre.
See? Now you have several questions for your FAQ! The job is
practically done already. So get started! ;-)
a terrible storm, we all wound up here. The tiny ship of c.s.i.p.games
was rocked, and ran aground on the island of "action." Sure, there are
other groups named comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.[thingy] -- or even the main
group! -- but this is the only place that matters because it's the only
one with traffic. Only pedants use the other subgroups, because we used
to care if rpg talk was in .rpg, because there was a *lot* of traffic.
Now we all live on this island, and we're happy here.
"Think of it as a vast ecosystem that was hit by a plague. All but one >island, Gilligan's, is bereft of life, and therefore purpose. What's left
is us. We're on Gilligan's Island, "aka" comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
and we're not putting down our coconuts. Grab one, hook up some string,
and stay a while."
How's that for a starter?
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September
1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
90s Usenet would go fucking
insane if they had to deal with modern gaming, where every title has
RPG elements, action elements, strategy elements, and the world design
is so sophisticated you can declare it a simulation too. The flame
wars would rival the sun's core in heat ;-)
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >>1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I my gosh, its worse than we thought. He's not just a six legged
insect, he's an AUSTRALIAN six legged insect. Have you seen the size
of a bulldog ant? And now he's trying to expand his territory.
Truly the end-times are upon us.;
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the >entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >>>1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I my gosh, its worse than we thought. He's not just a six legged
insect, he's an AUSTRALIAN six legged insect. Have you seen the size
of a bulldog ant? And now he's trying to expand his territory.
Truly the end-times are upon us.;
Ants don't swim though, and I think the airlines have rules about them >onboard.
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know
we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September
1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I my gosh, its worse than we thought. He's not just a six legged
insect, he's an AUSTRALIAN six legged insect. Have you seen the size
of a bulldog ant? And now he's trying to expand his territory.
Truly the end-times are upon us.;
Ants don't swim though, and I think the airlines have rules about them onboard.
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know
we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ!
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I refuse to answer to anyone but master. Nice try, imposter.
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >>1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I my gosh, its worse than we thought. He's not just a six legged
insect, he's an AUSTRALIAN six legged insect. Have you seen the size
of a bulldog ant? And now he's trying to expand his territory.
Truly the end-times are upon us.;
Ants don't swim though, and I think the airlines have rules about them onboard.
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know
we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:45:27 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Xocyll wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the >entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >>>1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I my gosh, its worse than we thought. He's not just a six legged
insect, he's an AUSTRALIAN six legged insect. Have you seen the size
of a bulldog ant? And now he's trying to expand his territory.
Truly the end-times are upon us.;
Ants don't swim though, and I think the airlines have rules about them >onboard.
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know
we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
Oh Christ. As if Australia wasn't dangerous enough as it is!
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:45:27 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Xocyll wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading theOh Christ. As if Australia wasn't dangerous enough as it is!
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >> >>>1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I my gosh, its worse than we thought. He's not just a six legged
insect, he's an AUSTRALIAN six legged insect. Have you seen the size
of a bulldog ant? And now he's trying to expand his territory.
Truly the end-times are upon us.;
Ants don't swim though, and I think the airlines have rules about them
onboard.
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know
we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
USA is worse now. :(
Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it
September 1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I my gosh, its worse than we thought. He's not just a six legged
insect, he's an AUSTRALIAN six legged insect. Have you seen the size
of a bulldog ant? And now he's trying to expand his territory.
Truly the end-times are upon us.;
Ants don't swim though, and I think the airlines have rules about them
onboard.
I resumed flying last year after 31 yrs. :P
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know
we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
Where can I find this doctor?
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 23:12:48 -0000 (UTC), Ant wrote:
Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading
the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the
signs say:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it
September 1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I my gosh, its worse than we thought. He's not just a six legged
insect, he's an AUSTRALIAN six legged insect. Have you seen the size
of a bulldog ant? And now he's trying to expand his territory.
Truly the end-times are upon us.;
Ants don't swim though, and I think the airlines have rules about them
onboard.
I resumed flying last year after 31 yrs. :P
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know
we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
Where can I find this doctor?
On his island, of course.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/159
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ!
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >>1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I refuse to answer to anyone but master. Nice try, imposter.
On 8/31/2025 12:45 PM, Xocyll wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading theKangantaroos.
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >>>> 1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I my gosh, its worse than we thought. He's not just a six legged
insect, he's an AUSTRALIAN six legged insect. Have you seen the size
of a bulldog ant? And now he's trying to expand his territory.
Truly the end-times are upon us.;
Ants don't swim though, and I think the airlines have rules about them
onboard.
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know
we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
On Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:15:13 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
If you were really going to do it, you'd also have to explain the"This newsgroup is the gaming equivalent of Gilligan's Island. After a metaphorical three-hour tour through all the subgroups, which were hit by
existence of the other newsgroups (including the root c.s.i.p.games
newsgroup) and that, while they still exist, you're best chance of a
response is to post to c.s.i.p.g.action regardless of the genre.
See? Now you have several questions for your FAQ! The job is
practically done already. So get started! ;-)
a terrible storm, we all wound up here. The tiny ship of c.s.i.p.games
was rocked, and ran aground on the island of "action." Sure, there are
other groups named comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.[thingy] -- or even the main
group! -- but this is the only place that matters because it's the only
one with traffic. Only pedants use the other subgroups, because we used
to care if rpg talk was in .rpg, because there was a *lot* of traffic.
Now we all live on this island, and we're happy here.
"Think of it as a vast ecosystem that was hit by a plague. All but one island, Gilligan's, is bereft of life, and therefore purpose. What's left
is us. We're on Gilligan's Island, "aka" comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
and we're not putting down our coconuts. Grab one, hook up some string,
and stay a while."
How's that for a starter?
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 10:35:19 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
90s Usenet would go fucking
insane if they had to deal with modern gaming, where every title has
RPG elements, action elements, strategy elements, and the world design
is so sophisticated you can declare it a simulation too. The flame
wars would rival the sun's core in heat ;-)
Yeah. Given '20s gaming, we'd probably all have started discussing every
game in .action anyways, simply out of sheer frustration. Even Telltale's Batman point-and-click adventure game has quicktime sequences, IIRC.
But we'd never post to the main group. That thing is a mess! Hell, I've
never even pulled the main group because I don't have enough drive space
to retain all those posts.
There's still a couple hermits hanging out on CSIPG.RPG it seems. I
haven't checked the others in ages, so there could be someone elsewhere.
On 8/31/2025 11:38 AM, Zaghadka wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 10:35:19 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
90s Usenet would go fucking
insane if they had to deal with modern gaming, where every title has
RPG elements, action elements, strategy elements, and the world design
is so sophisticated you can declare it a simulation too. The flame
wars would rival the sun's core in heat ;-)
Yeah. Given '20s gaming, we'd probably all have started discussing every
game in .action anyways, simply out of sheer frustration. Even Telltale's
Batman point-and-click adventure game has quicktime sequences, IIRC.
But we'd never post to the main group. That thing is a mess! Hell, I've
never even pulled the main group because I don't have enough drive space
to retain all those posts.
If you're talking about cspig with nothing after that doesn't even seem
to be available on Eternal-September.
On Mon, 1 Sep 2025 06:30:31 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
wrote:
There's still a couple hermits hanging out on CSIPG.RPG it seems. I >>haven't checked the others in ages, so there could be someone elsewhere.
*.strategy gets a handful of comments here and there too. Most of the
newest *.adventure comments seem to be crossposts from here, though.
The others are even less active.
No, for better or worse, *.action is the place to be.
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know
we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
Where can I find this doctor?
On his island, of course.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/159
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ!
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September
1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I refuse to answer to anyone but master. Nice try, imposter.
Bah. I need to overthrow him.
Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September
1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I my gosh, its worse than we thought. He's not just a six legged
insect, he's an AUSTRALIAN six legged insect. Have you seen the size
of a bulldog ant? And now he's trying to expand his territory.
Truly the end-times are upon us.;
Ants don't swim though, and I think the airlines have rules about them
onboard.
I resumed flying last year after 31 yrs. :P
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know
we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
Where can I find this doctor?
On Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:20:44 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Mon, 1 Sep 2025 06:30:31 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>Yup. The other subs are for pedants and old men with good Usenet hygeine habits.
wrote:
There's still a couple hermits hanging out on CSIPG.RPG it seems. I >>>haven't checked the others in ages, so there could be someone elsewhere.
*.strategy gets a handful of comments here and there too. Most of the >>newest *.adventure comments seem to be crossposts from here, though.
The others are even less active.
No, for better or worse, *.action is the place to be.
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:12 this Sunday (GMT):
Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >>> >>1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I my gosh, its worse than we thought. He's not just a six legged
insect, he's an AUSTRALIAN six legged insect. Have you seen the size
of a bulldog ant? And now he's trying to expand his territory.
Truly the end-times are upon us.;
Ants don't swim though, and I think the airlines have rules about them
onboard.
im pretty sure some ants can if they like link together
I resumed flying last year after 31 yrs. :P
some ants have wings :)
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know
we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
Where can I find this doctor?
That is terrifying.
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:11 this Sunday (GMT):
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ!
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do >> >> > we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >> >1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I refuse to answer to anyone but master. Nice try, imposter.
Bah. I need to overthrow him.
But why? :(
I resumed flying last year after 31 yrs. :P
some ants have wings :)
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know
we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
Where can I find this doctor?
That is terrifying.
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:11 this Sunday (GMT):
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ! >>>>>>>
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do >>>>>>> we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >>>>> 1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I refuse to answer to anyone but master. Nice try, imposter.
Bah. I need to overthrow him.
But why? :(
Because... :P
On 9/2/2025 5:24 PM, Ant wrote:
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:11 this Sunday (GMT):
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ! >>>>>>>>
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do >>>>>>>> we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >>>>>> 1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I refuse to answer to anyone but master. Nice try, imposter.
Bah. I need to overthrow him.
But why? :(
Because... :P
Because he's got nothing better to do.
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:11 this Sunday (GMT):
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ!
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do >> >> >> > we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >> >> >1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I refuse to answer to anyone but master. Nice try, imposter.
Bah. I need to overthrow him.
But why? :(
Because... :P
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:49 this Wednesday (GMT):
On 9/2/2025 5:24 PM, Ant wrote:
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:11 this Sunday (GMT):
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ! >>>>>>>>
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do >>>>>>>> we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >>>>>> 1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I refuse to answer to anyone but master. Nice try, imposter.
Bah. I need to overthrow him.
But why? :(
Because... :P
Because he's got nothing better to do.
get a hobby smh
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September
1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I refuse to answer to anyone but master. Nice try, imposter.
Bah. I need to overthrow him.
But why? :(
Because... :P
Seems a valid enough reason for me! Down with the evil Spalls! Let the
Ant revolution begin! Picnics and aphid honeydew for everyone!
I for one welcome our new insect overlords, yadda yadda, be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves etc.
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:49 this Wednesday (GMT):
On 9/2/2025 5:24 PM, Ant wrote:
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >>>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:11 this Sunday (GMT):
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ! >>>>>>>>>
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do >>>>>>>>> we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >>>>>>> 1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I refuse to answer to anyone but master. Nice try, imposter.
Bah. I need to overthrow him.
But why? :(
Because... :P
Because he's got nothing better to do.
get a hobby smh
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
looked up from reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The
Augury is good, the signs say:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:12 this Sunday (GMT):
Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the >>>> entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >>>> >>1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I my gosh, its worse than we thought. He's not just a six legged
insect, he's an AUSTRALIAN six legged insect. Have you seen the size
of a bulldog ant? And now he's trying to expand his territory.
Truly the end-times are upon us.;
Ants don't swim though, and I think the airlines have rules about them >>>> onboard.
im pretty sure some ants can if they like link together
Not over an ocean crossing from Aus.
I resumed flying last year after 31 yrs. :P
some ants have wings :)
Again, Australia to North America is a 24 hr trip in a jet, a flying ant would take weeks, if it had the infinite stamina to fly and stay awake
that long.
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know >>>> we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
Where can I find this doctor?
That is terrifying.
Indeed.
Xocyll
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
...
I resumed flying last year after 31 yrs. :P
some ants have wings :)
Only virgin queens and male alates. Queens remove their wings after they mate. Males die after they mate with such short lives. That's why I am
still alive as an old virgin male. I even removed my wings. :P
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know
we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
Where can I find this doctor?
That is terrifying.
Nah.
On 9/3/2025 1:10 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:49 this Wednesday (GMT):
On 9/2/2025 5:24 PM, Ant wrote:
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >>>>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:11 this Sunday (GMT):
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ! >>>>>>>>>>
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do >>>>>>>>>> we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >>>>>>>> 1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I refuse to answer to anyone but master. Nice try, imposter.
Bah. I need to overthrow him.
But why? :(
Because... :P
Because he's got nothing better to do.
get a hobby smh
Being a genius glutious maximus is my profession, not a hobby.
Internet and gaming are my hobbies. :P
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:35 this Thursday (GMT):
On 9/3/2025 1:10 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:49 this Wednesday (GMT):
On 9/2/2025 5:24 PM, Ant wrote:
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >>>>>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:11 this Sunday (GMT):
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ! >>>>>>>>>>>
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September
1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I refuse to answer to anyone but master. Nice try, imposter.
Bah. I need to overthrow him.
But why? :(
Because... :P
Because he's got nothing better to do.
get a hobby smh
Being a genius glutious maximus is my profession, not a hobby.
didnt know you could be a professional in that
On Wed, 3 Sep 2025 22:31:31 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Internet and gaming are my hobbies. :P
Violent overthrow of evil dictators is just a side gig, apparently
Down with the Spallsopoly! ;-)
On Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:00:46 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Wed, 3 Sep 2025 22:31:31 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Internet and gaming are my hobbies. :P
Violent overthrow of evil dictators is just a side gig, apparently
Down with the Spallsopoly! ;-)
Is it time to execute order #66 my liege?
I resumed flying last year after 31 yrs. :P
some ants have wings :)
Again, Australia to North America is a 24 hr trip in a jet, a flying ant would take weeks, if it had the infinite stamina to fly and stay awake
that long.
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know >>> we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
Where can I find this doctor?
That is terrifying.
Indeed.
Xocyll
Is it time to execute order #66 my liege?
On Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:00:46 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Wed, 3 Sep 2025 22:31:31 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Internet and gaming are my hobbies. :P
Violent overthrow of evil dictators is just a side gig, apparently
Down with the Spallsopoly! ;-)
Is it time to execute order #66 my liege?
On Wed, 3 Sep 2025 22:31:31 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Internet and gaming are my hobbies. :P
Violent overthrow of evil dictators is just a side gig, apparently
Down with the Spallsopoly! ;-)
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:45:27 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Xocyll wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the >>entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signsOh Christ. As if Australia wasn't dangerous enough as it is!
say:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >>>>1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I my gosh, its worse than we thought. He's not just a six legged
insect, he's an AUSTRALIAN six legged insect. Have you seen the size
of a bulldog ant? And now he's trying to expand his territory.
Truly the end-times are upon us.;
Ants don't swim though, and I think the airlines have rules about them >>onboard.
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know
we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> looked up from reading the entrails of
the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:45:27 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Xocyll wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the >>>entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs >>>say:Oh Christ. As if Australia wasn't dangerous enough as it is!
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) >>>>wrote:
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it September >>>>>1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I my gosh, its worse than we thought. He's not just a six legged >>>>insect, he's an AUSTRALIAN six legged insect. Have you seen the size
of a bulldog ant? And now he's trying to expand his territory.
Truly the end-times are upon us.;
Ants don't swim though, and I think the airlines have rules about them >>>onboard.
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know
we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.
Antaroo >https://preview.redd.it/encyclopedia-of-impossible-animals-hybrids-part-v0-71bpylcsltva1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=6f1716b34987d576742909b13c98407d31a37670
Someone already did a bunch of hybrids (graphically at least.)
On 9/3/2025 1:10 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:49 this Wednesday
(GMT):
On 9/2/2025 5:24 PM, Ant wrote:
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:11 this Sunday (GMT):
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
We need to resume this again!
I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ! >>>>>>>>>>
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this
newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?
What did you play last month :P
Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it
September
1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)
I refuse to answer to anyone but master. Nice try, imposter.
Bah. I need to overthrow him.
But why? :(
Because... :P
Because he's got nothing better to do.
get a hobby smh
Being a genius glutious maximus is my profession, not a hobby.
Civ V
Wizardry VII
The Avernums
On Sun, 7 Sep 2025 17:51:51 -0500, Praetor Mandrake
<horchata12839@gmail.com> wrote:
Civ V
Wizardry VII
The Avernums
Three games I own and three games I haven't played yet. Two of those
are even installed. I have too many unplayed games. I need more years
then I have left to play them all.
I also played a short amount of Ultima V. It's like Ultima IV with
fairly ridiculous copy protection. Until I find a way to list the
spells I have concocted, I'm shelving it. It seems that if I don't know >what spells I have they will not be available when I need them most.
I played and completed Ultima V awhile back. I am pretty sure the game
does tell you what spells you have in one of the menus and also how
many you made. It has been awhile though, so I may be mistaken.
The only thing about the spell system that annoyed me was having to
make spells one at a time. I remember wanting the full 99 spells so I
had to sit there mixing the reagents one by one by one.......
Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> looked up from reading the entrails of
the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:45:27 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Xocyll wrote:
Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know >>>> we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.Oh Christ. As if Australia wasn't dangerous enough as it is!
Antaroo
https://preview.redd.it/encyclopedia-of-impossible-animals-hybrids-part-v0-71bpylcsltva1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=6f1716b34987d576742909b13c98407d31a37670
Someone already did a bunch of hybrids (graphically at least.)
Oh. There was a link to someone else who does this hybrid thing but
without AI.
Here's one of his, making AUS more dangerous.
Crocoroo https://preview.redd.it/encyclopedia-of-impossible-animals-hybrids-part-v0-wrgm8kpwp0wa1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=194a616b260a7c179e1b8cfac035b41167d914d6
On 9/4/2025 7:00 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:[snip]
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:35 this Thursday (GMT): >>> On 9/3/2025 1:10 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
get a hobby smh
Being a genius glutious maximus is my profession, not a hobby.
didnt know you could be a professional in that
I'm fully trained and accredited.
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 14:18 this Thursday (GMT):
On 9/4/2025 7:00 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:[snip]
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:35 this Thursday (GMT):
On 9/3/2025 1:10 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
get a hobby smh
Being a genius glutious maximus is my profession, not a hobby.
didnt know you could be a professional in that
I'm fully trained and accredited.
So what do you do with that training?
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