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Submission + - Intellivision's early Christmas celebration (indiegames.com)

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dzfoo
dzfoo writes: "From the article: "Brand new Intellivision games have been pretty rare those past 20 or so years, but the holiday season of 2012 is bound to be different, as the venerable console has just had Christmas Carol vs. The Ghost Of Christmas Presents released for its elegantly ageing self. The game seems to be a cute looking platformer starring Carol (heh), some maze-like caverns and an intriguing menagerie of baddies. Oh, and it does come with 8 whole levels and, uhm, seems pretty fun too."

They're also running a high-score championship during December. The grand prize is a one-of-a-kind, personalized edition of the game cartridge. And the ROM is now available for free!"

Submission + - A Retro Christmas High Score Championship Extravaganza! (carolvsghost.com)

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dzfoo
dzfoo writes: " Left Turn Only Productions and the Intellivision® High Score Club invite you to a very special edition of the High Score Championship: Carol vs. The WORLD! Play the Intellivision® game "Christmas Carol vs. The Ghost Of Christmas Presents" and help Carol Greenleaf save Christmas from the Evil Snowman. Rise to the top of the ranks of Santa's Elite Elf Squad and submit your top score to the judges. The person with the highest score received by the deadline of December 31st, 2012, wins a very special gift from Santa Claus himself! Plus, as if all that were not enough, Left Turn Only Productions is giving away the game to everyone! In keeping true to the Christmas spirit, and as a gesture of good will, they are offering the game in ROM format as a free download. To get your copy of the game ROM or for more information on the contest, please visit the official Carol vs. The World! Championship web site, or the Intellivision® High Score Club forum in the AtariAge site."
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Submission + - Intellivision kept alive by hombrew devs (carolvsghost.com) 1

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dzfoo
dzfoo writes: "The old Intellivision games console from the 1980s is still around, kept alive by a small band of dedicated programmers that continue development for the platform.

Just this week, and in time for the Holidays, a new game was released called "Christmas Carol vs. The Ghost Of Christmas Presents." This and other games released in the past few years, come complete in box, with glossy manuals and even hand-controller overlays, and are every bit as authentic as the ones released by Mattel "back in the day."

The Christmas Carol game made its debut at the Classic Gaming Expo 2012 in Las Vegas this August, and has been praised by even the Blue Sky Rangers themselves.

Other notable releases for the platform are: D2K Arcade, a fantastic rendition of the classic Donkey Kong arcade game; and Minehunter, a very good puzzle game in the style of Minesweeper.

The Intellivision home-brew community is even working on ports of such classics as Cinemaware's Defender Of The Crown and Apogee's The Lost Caves Of Kroz.

All these games are being produced with the highest of quality, by a very passionate community. This community may be small, but it is dedicated and resilient."

Comment Stupid language (Score 1) 124

by dzfoo (#41566951) Attached to: Why Worms In the Toilet Might Be a Good Idea

Was the submission written by a 6 year-old?

Why is it that in a nerdy site like Slashdot, expressly dedicated to smart people, an article is written with childish words like "pee," "turd," and "poo"?

I'm in no way offended by the language, but by the lazy, crude, and idiotic way of using it. There are so many more intelligent ways to express oneself than using school-yard slang.

          -dZ.

Comment Re:Billion Users? (Score 1) 113

by dzfoo (#41566933) Attached to: The Computer Science Behind Facebook's 1 Billion Users

The article does not clearly say how they count them. However, it does suggest that it is not a real, accurate quantification of actual live accounts--more like a statistical figure.

In the article, the figure is compared to the United Nations announcing the population on earth, so I guess it involves a lot of extrapolation based on subscription rates and usage loads.

If you read the article, it's a bit comforting that they have absolutely no idea how many real people are actively using the system, nor which one would be the specific "billionth" user.

Well, comforting if I used Facebook, which I don't, so I really don't care.

          -dZ.

Comment Re:I don't get the point of Kickstarter (Score 1) 86

by dzfoo (#41435593) Attached to: When Kickstarter Projects Go Missing

Actually, that's orthogonal to the intent of Kickstarter, and the reason for these new policies. Watch in the future as they continue to implement policies that promote the idea of donations rather than "pre-order."

You're right, it's not an investment: you don't get a stake on the outcome of the project. However, it is closer to charity than you may want to think.

That you may get a "reward" for your pledge should be seen in the same light as contributing to your local Public Radio station and receiving a tote-bag in return. You don't get stock on NPR, and you didn't pre-order the news.

Moreover, if the Public Radio station decides to provide a copy of the newest show as a reward for your pledge, would you all of a sudden consider that now a pre-order on such show, or still just a donation?

            -dZ.

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