Ben X

The book is dreadful too. Apparently the stuff with the girl's guardian is pure set-up for the next book (which makes sense as it goes on for ages with no relevance or pay-off), don't know if that's in the film.

Haven't read it yet, but it's a comic. There are novels as well, apparently, but they weren't clever (or forward-planning) enough to SEASON 4 SPOILER I doubt they're any good but have no idea. The comic is a prequel set soon after Mary Winchester's death.

Thanks for reminding me of this. I've loaned it from the library and am ready to be depressed. I also got a Supernatural prequel graphic novel because I'm lame.

Or you're a paedo.

What about Far Cry 2?

Canabalt For Pink Daleks by RobF was on the Pirate Kart, I think, and I got that running. I'll take a look at that link, ta. And I've played The Trail in flash - very funny!

All my dream posts from the ZC forums: I dreamt I was at a party full of young people and I pulled a beautiful blonde girl. I realised it was a dream at some point, and was quite relieved because it meant I was allowed to cheat on my girlfriend with her. I'm still having mostly Lost dreams. Last night, it mostly concentrated on my long hair and lost weight. If at the end of season 6 it all turns out to be a dream of mine, that would be the best ending ever. I actually dreamt last night that I met lots of forum members! I think most of them were fictional, but Lemmy and Binky and [female forum member] Mash were there. I gave Mash a biiiiig hug! Except - and Mash may not want to read this bit - I had an erection from previously hugging another female forum member, so I had to limit the hug to upper body only. Sorry! But at least my subconscious intentions towards Mash were pure! So, I had a dream last night where someone asked me to provide an answer to the joke "Why is Back To The Future 2 a jewish film?" After running through a few options, I came up with the answer "Because everyone rides around on hava-boards!" It's a dire joke, obv, but I love the fact that I managed to come up with an answer that made sense, in such a normal methodical fashion, and then remembered it after waking up. Perhaps my unconscious mind already knew the answer when it asked the question, but I'd like to think it didn't (the question was asked of me by some actor, I think, prompted by a still of Little Fockers where a few actors were playing many different family members each). My girlfriend dreamt last night that Dan sent us naked photos of himself from the back, and his arse was covered in a huge dragon tattoo. Then later on we met up with him and he dropped his trousers IN PUBLIC so we could see it again. FAO Dan, I have been informed that you should never get a gigantic dragon arse-tattoo, it looks bad.

Noyb, couldn't get Fatty Rain or Trail to work. Got some error message about "This version of the file is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running. Check your computer's system information to see whether you need an x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher." Got Canabalt For Pink Daleks working, though... Back on topic, I'm planning to get my A500 out at some point and play through all my old games and AP coverdiscs on that...

So, I spoke to Dan, and posting those games may happen at some point in the future. In the meantime, I'll write a little bit about them here (this may just be for TP's interest, will definite reflect the 'tldr' thread tag, and may require a 'self-indulgence' one to be added). So, most of these were Klik N Play, although the later ones may have been Games Factory, all were platformers, and were mostly Dan's work with my suggestions/playtesting/bits of artwork etc. We were about 14 when we started. Splodge: starring a Flood rip-off green character. Featured an hilarious satire on the film Speed where you had to jump on a bus, and the words "Get ready For Splodge Hour" were emblazoned proudly in lime green Comic Sans across the top of the screen. The Adventures Of Rachel In London: based on my girlfriend's weekend trip to London, where I have to rescue her from flashers and/or Dan. We thought it was hilarious, she seemed unimpressed. I am no longer with Rachel. COR!: A series starring Dan's then-girlfriend with me and Dan popping up occasionally. A few inventory puzzles, lots of Sesame Street references, and an exclamation mark in the title. Big Ben in Birthday Rock!: A birthday pressie for me, where I have to run round picking up pints of lager. Tigger Happy: A Pang rip-off. The "Little Guy, Big Gun" Trilogy: This was a major one, a sci-fi series that Dan put a lot of effort into and got put on the KnP newsletter disc (or however it worked). It was a big storyline about alien invasion and government cover-up - typical X-Files fever stuff, although Dan had been into that stuff already. He had to work to deadlines and got outside feedback for the first time. Gibbage - Pour Hommes: Title from a PC Zone cover tag or spine line or something. Not the first deathmatch platformer that Dan made, but the first good one, with powercubes and different level obstacles etc. Refined a while after with "Dies Irae", which went full-screen and had more polish. Retro-A-Go-Go: fun co-op platformer starring me and Dan with big bouncy heads on an alien spaceship, with a different game style for each level (keep an NPC safe, turn off all the spawn machines, etc). There were some others that never got finished or were along the same lines, but I'll stop there. I have to say, we could deffo do a developer's commentary or something, where we point out how these games led to the Zombie Cow stuff and how KnP is a really good tool for teaching yourself design instincts without having to learn how to code.

I'll respond just to clarify this: I didn't start those tags. I did a couple of the 'tdngi' and 'wwtgi?' tags but not the first ones, and the 'undercover troll' tag but not the 'why do you feed?' one. Someone else started it and at least one other person apart from me carried it on.

Yes, I think you enjoy creating or getting into arguments. You either set up these nonsensical debate threads and then stamp your feet when people give a different answer to the one you wanted or point out the problems with your question/argument, or you jump into discussions and stir them up. You misinterpret or invent things people have said and endeavour to keep arguments going in a big circle for as long as possible. Your only reaction to the gentle teasing of the tags, any light admonishments or diplomatic highlighting of your actions, which have come from various people, has been to get aggressive, shouting "derpy trolls" rather than wondering if they are fair criticisms and you are in fact the root of the problem. The extent and regularity of all this can't be put down to any language barriers, as your English is fine. At first I reminded my self that Thumbs' surge in popularity means younger members are bound to come in and be a bit YouTube commenty, but then I checked your profile and saw that apparently you're 34. I can only see it as being either willful trolling, or extreme self-delusion. I'm not going to bother giving any examples - perhaps you can look through your posts in the last couple of months and try to identify them all yourself - or respond any further because it will give you further opportunity to do the stuff I've listed above. If you decide to keep on going the way you are, then I'll simply ignore it as other, more sensible, members do. But it's a shame because I feel like it's causing a general vibe of aggression across the forums and bringing the place down.

Having looked at the site, I realise I was aware of it because Rob Fearon (Retro Remakes/Mersey Remakes) participated in the "529 in 1 Klik and Play Pirate Kart" thing and posted about it on the ZC forums. I'm deffo going to take a closer look now though!

I think you just got groomed, TP.

Oooooh! Thanks Noyb! I might check with Dan if he minds me posting a list of titles and descriptions for interest value. The idea of actually posting one of the games has come up before on the Gibbage/Zombie-Cow forums, but it didn't happen, so that's probably a no-go for one reason or another. I'll remind him that people are interested, though!

The answer is troll, then...

Fuuuuuucking hell. I just had to add a 'tdngi' tag in response to that. Tanu, either you're trolling or your reading comprehension skills are absolutely dire.

It is a good post! I sometimes still play the Klik N Play games that Dan used to write (and I "consulted on") when we were 14ish. Although half the fonts and the speed are a bit borked, it's great to put on Kill 'Em All and play through them like I used to! Nine Inch Nails albums to Quake is another one (I was annoyed at the time of release that Reznor didn't do a full score for the game so I stuck all his albums on loop in my THREE DISC TRAY CD PLAYER).

Tanu does not seem to get it. I wonder when he will.

Doom one was still great, though. Loved seeing those alphas!

Has anyone seen this yet? 4NZdggNUvq0

Having said that, I'm available to write bum jokes and predictable niche references for tablet devices.

Kingz is getting poached! Hands off, he's ours!

I'm going to guess "yes", as they probably put it in early enough for Depp to voice it, and presumably he'd want to.

It is shit. Trainspotting did alright in America, though, right? Apparently they handed out vocabulary guide leaflets before screenings!

I am a pretty little animal.