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Title: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: DBWTim on November 09, 2009, 10:22:49 AM
Do you play video games? Do you own a PS3 or Xbox 360? Do you want to play against other paddlers online? Now here's your chance. Whether you're taking a break from your winter training or enjoying your off-season, a group of us would like to set up a game night and play some games together.

To get this started, if you're interested, post up your Xbox Gamertag, PSN ID and what games you like to play online. We'll try and organize something for the coming weeks.

Xbox Gamertag - DBWTim
PSN ID - Shinyo


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: mo on November 09, 2009, 11:24:37 AM
you kids are so hi-tech lol... i'm still playing dr mario and contra. anyone rembr blowing into the NES cartridges?  :roll:


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: glowing_ice on November 09, 2009, 11:52:33 AM
call of duty: modern warefare 2.  nuff said.  going to camp in front of theTV tomorrow and wednesday.  Tim organize a bunch of paddlers for all out carnage online.


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: LittleSchrodinger on November 09, 2009, 06:20:49 PM
Oh, people on this board actually plays videogames?  :shock:

Anyway, mainly PS3 and Demon's Souls here as of the recent time with a bunch of random stuffs on and off.


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: zephyrantes on November 09, 2009, 08:15:58 PM
yes, DEMON'S SOULS over here... "FTW" on the rest.

The only other game I wanna play is the IDOLMASTERS, but I can't read jap..


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: zephyrantes on November 09, 2009, 08:23:55 PM
talk about "FTW"... did you get the MW2: "PRESTIGE EDITION" with the fully functional NVG?


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: LittleSchrodinger on November 10, 2009, 05:56:47 PM
You mean the budget-price NVG that comes with MW2?


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: zephyrantes on November 10, 2009, 06:26:54 PM
lol... I posted that right after I saw the "unpackaging" video on IGN..  then I spoke with glowing_ice about it, and read the sad reviews..


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: DBWTim on November 10, 2009, 09:10:00 PM
you kids are so hi-tech lol... i'm still playing dr mario and contra. anyone rembr blowing into the NES cartridges?  :roll:
mo, I think you'd be surprised who's playing video games these days. The average age of a gamer is in the late 20's/early 30's... But yeah, I do remember blowing into the NES cartridges to get them working.. as well as "jiggling" the connection when the cartridge was in the system.

I was thinking about picking up Demon's Souls, but I'm just not that big of a masochist to put myself through all the frustration that I'm hearing. Of course it would be a big high when you actually do clear a level.

The Night Vision Goggles that came with the Prestige Edition is basically a re-mold of a toy NVG that's sold in toy stores. I'm not really surprised since companies are all about making money. People seriously thought they would be getting military-grade?

I managed to pick up a copy of the vanilla edition of Modern Warfare 2 so if anyone's interested in playing some multi-player with glowing_ice and I, feel free in adding me to your list. I've put my online ID's in the first post.

 


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: LittleSchrodinger on November 11, 2009, 01:56:06 AM
You definitely should pick up Demon's Soul. It's hard, but not frustratingly so. It's a game that rewards patience and planning, so no-go if you want to just bumrush everyone.

Eh, which MW2 did you get? 360, PS3, or PC? You gotta clarify since it seems like every single damned game out lately are multiplatform. I haven't considered much for my next FPS purchase, considering between MW2 and L4D2, but I could skip out on both of them and wait for Heavy Rain.


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: madcap on November 11, 2009, 11:21:57 AM
Just what are you people talking about? Whatever happened to Snakes and Ladders? Oops, showing my age again....


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: BernMan on November 11, 2009, 11:43:42 AM
Or what about Asteroids? Or PACMAN? Or Galaga? Aren't those in style anymore? What about MechWarrior? I had that when I first bought my Windows 95 PC. Does that still work?

You would think with me having a 3 adn 5 year old I would have at least one console but nope, not yet. So I too haven't the foggiest idea what you boys and girls are talking about. But maybe one day I will learn...

And madcap I too am showing my age obviously!  :lol:


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: DBWTim on November 14, 2009, 12:15:37 PM
OK.. setting up a Game Night for Modern Warfare 2 on 360. Time will be 9:30pm Pacific, Monday November 16th.

If anyone's interested, please let us know or feel free in adding me to your friend's list. I'll be sending out Game Invites to my list probably 5 minutes prior.

mapcap, I grew out of Snakes & Ladders back in early grade school.

Bernman, I remember running the original MechWarrior off of a floppy disk in Computer Science class in high school. You're probably thinking of MechWarrior 2 though. I've heard it can be run on a Windows XP machine, but requires some "fiddling around". To be honest, I think kids that age are too young for video games.


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: BernMan on November 14, 2009, 01:40:26 PM
Hey Tim you are right it was Mech Warrior 2.  :lol:

As for kids playing that game ummm I think I was in my 30's! But thanks for the compliment if it was!  :?


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: BlueStreak on November 16, 2009, 03:28:53 PM
You might not be able to get your 15 year old copy of Mechwarrior to run on your PC, but there's a new Mechwarrior game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MechWarrior_%28reboot%29) coming out that might be better suited to modern PC's. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X5LP4hJu9k

I'm a sucker for glitzy CG rendered game trailers... :D


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: glowing_ice on November 16, 2009, 04:10:54 PM
See you online tonight Tim.  I guess we'll play team deathmatch. 


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: angrygirl on November 16, 2009, 05:07:31 PM
OMG - really, Tim?   :shock:
Then again...it's Tim   msn(;))


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: p00py p00py on November 16, 2009, 08:34:26 PM
me and hippo will be on tonight...


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: glowing_ice on November 17, 2009, 10:52:46 AM
Fun game last night.  We did pretty good with a 4-1 win lose ratio.  Sorry Tim... you had to be on the losing team. hahahaha... blame p00py for not sending you the invite fast enough.


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: grifter on November 17, 2009, 01:19:10 PM
Ya, that was actually a lot of fun, and I didn't get slaughtered as much as I thought I would.  Thanks for setting it up Tim....When's the next one?


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: p00py p00py on November 17, 2009, 03:43:19 PM
psh...it was fun times last night...why can't we start earlier?? us old people need 8 hours of sleep!!!

grifter, were you King Cole???


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: grifter on November 18, 2009, 05:50:15 PM
grifter, were you King Cole???

Yup, that's me.


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: p00py p00py on November 24, 2009, 04:44:01 PM
when's the next gaming night? we need to gang up on glowing_ice again...


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: DBWTim on November 24, 2009, 06:44:34 PM
OK since people are requesting... next Game Night.

Modern Warfare 2 on 360 again. Time will be 8:00pm Pacific, Wednesday, November 25th. Feel free in joining us in ganging up on glowing_ice.


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: p00py p00py on November 25, 2009, 04:40:14 PM
hippo and i will be there...but prob not till 9pm...


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: glowing_ice on November 26, 2009, 12:04:35 PM
ganging up on me?  tim you gotta improve your death kill ratios.  otherwise people will think dragonboaters are push overs!  game nights we should all use clan tag [DBW]  8))


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: circus bear on December 04, 2009, 09:48:49 PM
Some of you may have already seen this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvX8GHJLQIU

It looks staged, but it's probably something that your coach would do, if he/she could.

BTW, I didn't title the video.


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: LittleSchrodinger on December 05, 2009, 12:30:43 AM
Who the hell plays Ghostbusters?


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: zephyrantes on December 05, 2009, 06:37:48 PM
I don't think it's staged.   But I had a good laugh.

I played GB, and I thought it was pretty darn good.


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: Kwanzai on December 07, 2009, 12:01:16 AM
any modern warfare 2 players on xbox360? if so, send me an xbox friend request - i'm tired of getting capped from behind after my 'teammates' run off doing thier own things...figured i'd need to look to dragonboaters who understand what teamwork really is  :lol:

gamertag is Kwanzai


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: glowing_ice on December 07, 2009, 04:08:18 PM
zephyrantes that's what she gets for being a sell out sister.  hilarious but not far from the truth... we all probably had those close moments.  :D


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: Luke on December 14, 2009, 10:02:44 PM
anyone out there play battleforge?

http://www.battleforge.com/en/home/ (http://www.battleforge.com/en/home/)

RTS based collectible,


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: glowing_ice on December 21, 2009, 02:11:03 PM
christmas is around the corner.  anyone camping in front of the xbox over the holidays?


Title: Re: DBW Video Gaming Thread
Post by: p00py p00py on December 21, 2009, 03:50:49 PM
yup, don't forget to bring your xbox on the 26th...!!!