Skeletor68

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    Aw, I was there a year ago but I've moved now. Say hi from me to Chris Fletcher at CUP if you meet him!

     

    If there aren't any Thumbs around, and you happen to be an indie dev, check out #cb2indies on Twitter - indie devs meet up once a week at the CB2 cafe either to chat or just get some work done in a different environment. It's often in the daytime, but they sometimes meet in the evenings too. (If you're not an indie dev, just knock out a Twine game - they're not fussy!)

    Thanks man. Is this actual Ben Ward? If I find Chris who should I say is saying hello?

     

    I keep meaning to properly do some Twine work. Made a prototype D&D adventure game to teach probability which was fun. Thanks for responding anyways!

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    Hi guys. I'm not super active on the forums (real life gets in the way sometimes), but was just wondering if there are any thumbs based in Cambridge UK?  just moved here from Dublin to work in Cambridge University Press. Drop me a line if anyone feels like meeting a fellow thumb.

     

    Cheers,

    Neil.

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    Hey guys. Don't post here enough but thought some of you might be interested.

     

    I attended the iDIG festival (Internation Dublin Gaming Music Festival) here in Dublin earlier this year. Had a fantastic time listening to Russell Brower, Christopher Tin, Neal Acree and Eimear Noone.

     

    There was also a seriously powerful performance of video game music by the DIT Trad ensemble, particularly of the Zelda themes. Eimear Noone conducted their live performance so very close to her.

     

    Anyways, check out some of the shoddy recordings here for badass uilleann pipes.

     

    You may also be interested in a Kickstarter for a recorded CD.

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/songsofzelda/eimear-noone-presents-songs-of-zelda-a-link-to-the

     

    Cheers friends!

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    In to agree on Super Metroid. It was the first game I had that I felt treated me like a 'grown up' rather than being a kids game. I was still in primary school while playing it but I got my hands on one of those big illustrated guides for it. I think at that point I kind of understood that design was such an important element.

     

    Apologies if I've missed it but have you all read the gamasutra 'Invisible hand of Super Metroid' article?

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    So funny hearing these guys pronounce place names etc. from where I grew up.

     

    Nenagh = Nee-Nah (soft gh not 'nag')

     

    Donnchadh = Duh-Nuh-Kah (went to school with a lad called this)

     

    Killaloe = Kill-a-loo

     

    Munster for life!

     

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    Edit: I started a new playthrough of this yesterday starting in Munster too. I'm currently King of Ireland, thought I could keep the English out by fighting alongside Norway. Scotland sneaks in and takes Northern Ireland in bascially the same shape as current Northern Ireland. I'm not a hardcore Republican or anything but it still made me sad...

     

    Also now the Queen of Norway is trying to murder the hell out of me and I have just barely survived several assasination attempts.

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    Greetings Thumbs! I started listening to Ep 1 a few weeks after the Kickstarter I think. By the time I listened up to when the Kickstarter was launched I was sad that I had missed it. Only joining the forum now after much lurking and hovering.

     

    I read some Rock, Paper, Shotgun, stayed up too late playing Game Dev Tycoon last night, I regularly watch MMA and enjoy being angry about politics. That's me.

     

    Slán!