jraymond - Slashdot User

Comment: Abandoning standards (Score 2) 392

by jraymond on Wednesday July 11, 2012 @11:22AM (#40615133) Attached to: San Francisco To Stop Buying Apple Computers

Seems like a pretty dick move for Apple to abandon and undermine a standard they once supported. These standards can't be quick to get adopted and implemented... seems a shame they've just pointed to a huge, probably worthwhile, set of standards and said "this doesn't mean anything," rather than working to fix it.

Comment: Awesome! (Score 1) 62

by jraymond on Sunday May 27, 2012 @11:53PM (#40132307) Attached to: Space Quest Spiritual Successor Project, SpaceVenture

Totally in on this one!

+ - Space Quest Spiritual Successor Project, SpaceVenture-> 62

Submitted by

Mr. Jaggers

on Sunday May 27, 2012 @11:32PM

Mr. Jaggers writes "Remember the old-school Sierra On-Line Space Quest series? With the original IP tied up in a giant Activision-Gordian-Knot, Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe ("The Two Guys from Andromeda"), the creators of SQ, have set up their own indie studio to invent a whole new hilarious universe, new characters, and puzzles; all the while respecting the style of art and comedy for which they are remembered. SpaceVenture is set to lambaste sci-fi franchises (as was done in SQ), and the team claims that none are safe, including Doctor Who, Stargate, Avatar, and others. They've lined up an all-star voice-acting cast, including Rob Paulsen (Animaniac Yakko, Pinky, TMNT's Raphael), Ellen McLain (GLaDOS), and radio legend Gary Owens. It's being promoted with a blog, podcasts, videos, live chats, and fan efforts including SQ marathons, comics, and fan videos. Best of all, as funding milestones are reached the team builds and releases prototypes; living, playable concept art demonstrating the character of the final game! The Kickstarter project targets PC/Mac/Linux/iOS/Android for release and includes awesome rewards that can land you in the game itself. It's definitely worth a look for fans of adventure games and sci-fi parody!"
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Comment: This is awesome! (Score 1) 1

by jraymond on Wednesday May 16, 2012 @10:55PM (#40024499) Attached to: Space Quest Creators KickStarter

Glad to see they're back in the game.

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Submitted by NiK0laI on Wednesday May 16, 2012 @09:34PM

NiK0laI writes "Hey there, Classic Adventure Gaming fans as well as those relatively new to our worlds. Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe, aka ‘The Two Guys from Andromeda’, are back together. No, your optic orbs have not been on a bender. You read correctly. After a very brief 20+ year hiatus, we have joined forces once again and are tooling-up to bring you a new Space Adventure, or SpaceVenture, if you will."
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