Bogusmeatfactory

Bogusmeatfactory, 10 months ago to retrogaming

Hi, did you ever at any point download the client for a very obscure commercial MUD called VR-1 Crossroads? It came out around 1999-2000, was free to play, had a graphical user interface, music and sound and was absolutely phenomenal. If you have ANY info or have somehow downloaded and horded the client please... PLEASE let me know. Boosts are appreciated, thank you.

http://web.archive.org/web/20010119170800/http://crossroadstest.vr1.com/

#mud #muds #retrogaming #retrocomputing #mmo #mmorpg

atomicpoet, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

Recently, there's been some panic about the right-wing's attempts to influence culture through "alternative" media platforms like Bentkey.

But this is what conservatives have always done. I should know because I'm very much a product of these conservative media alternatives.

My mother didn't allow me to watch Saturday morning cartoons. She said they were a bad influence. And she also didn't allow me to listen to what she called "secular" music either.

Instead of the regular kids' TV shows, I had to watch VHS tapes rented from the Christian book store. Instead of good old fashioned rock music everyone else was allowed to listen to, I had to hear Christian rock. And there was a Christian version of everything.

The Christian version of the Wonder Years was Magee And Me!

The Christian version of Green Day was MxPx.

The Christian version of Legend of Zelda was Spiritual Warfare.

At one time, I thought this "alternative" media was just an evangelical Christian thing. But then when I spent time with orthodox Jews, I found out that they have their own "alternative" media too. A fellow I was studying with was a Haredi rapper named Matisyahu.

I'm not going to lie and say that the quality of media is always garbage because it isn't. Lots of it has gone mainstream. I bet you that some of your favourite artists got their start in right-wing "alternative" media.

For example, Katy Perry. Do you know she started off in the Christian music industry?

Same deal with Evanescence. They were a right wing Christian act.

And VeggieTales too -- as evangelical as they come.

Here's what eventually happens, though. Once the big corporations smell money, they move in. For example, one of the biggest right wing Christian record labels is the Provident Label Group.

And who owns Provident Label Group? Sony. That's right, the same company that brought you Twisted Metal, Ratchet & Clank, and Killzone is hawking right wing Christian music.

Now if you're a progressive, you're probably quite concerned -- and you should be. But if you're a right wing Christian, you're probably even more concerned.

That's because the likes of Sony don't give a damn about evangelical Christianity. To them, this is just another revenue stream. And should one of their artists have runaway success, they almost always tone down the Christianity in order to reach a wider audience.

It's how the game is played.

Right wing pundits like to say that politics lives downstream from culture. That may be true. However, culture always lives downstream from money.

Amusingly, what lives downstream from money? Politics.

Bogusmeatfactory, 5 months ago to Help

Does anyone out there have any experience with development on the Commodore 64? I have the source code to the game Habitat and see if they can make sense of how we could make a tool to view the many objects in the game? #help #commodore64 #commodore #gamedev

Bogusmeatfactory, 11 months ago to random

Hey folks, @aetataureate worked extremely hard on organizing, editing and helping all the awesome writers at @buttonhook and that work has paid off! The first issue of their awesome Zine is out today! I helped contribute with a formal piece on the beauty of FMV in games. Yall you support this awesome zine and check it out! It is SO BEEFY! http://bit.ly/buttonhook1

Bogusmeatfactory, 2 months ago to VideoGames

Being reminded of the time we found Rand and Robyn Miller, the creators of Myst, in their natural habitat, a khaki's ad.

#VideoGames #AdventureGame #Myst #RetroGaming #PointAndClick #AdventureGames

Bogusmeatfactory, 10 months ago to retrogaming

Hey folks! I want to take a moment to say that my newly created blog, The Video Game Obscura is now LIVE! I hope y'all can join me as we explore the world of obscure and lesser played games. The first few posts are more of a get to know me and my mission statement, but I promise we are gonna be talking about obscure games soon!!!! https://vgobscura.neocities.org

#retrogaming #retrocomputing #retro #blog #videogames #writing

Bogusmeatfactory, 7 months ago to random

Hey remember the Nintedo Switch Online app? Is that still a thing? Are people using that?

Bogusmeatfactory, 5 months ago to random

Hi, I'm Jon. I have zero experience and zero knowledge in programming. What I do have is an overflowing passion for video games and video game preservation. I've talked a lot about the Commodore 64 social MMO, Habitat here and there has been so much progress being done in creating a tool for modern region and object editing. I have no hand in making it, but because I spoke up, it brought it to the attention of someone who could. Never stop enthusing. Never stop being passionate.

Bogusmeatfactory, 2 months ago to VideoGames

Hey folks, here is the stream schedule for the week of March, 24th.

Sunday 7 PM EDT - Dr. Slump (PS1)
Monday 9 PM EDT - Half-Life Decay Co-Op
Wednesday 9 PM EDT - Point n Click With Puppets - King's Quest II
Friday 7 PM EDT - Gothic

https://twitch.tv/bogusmeatfactory/profile

#VideoGames #Twitch #Streaming #RetroGaming #Puppets #PointandClick #adventuregame #adventuregames #Adventure #RPG

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Bogusmeatfactory, 1 month ago to random

Hey folks NICK IS BACK! My dear friend and I continue our journey through the text adventure Spellcasting 101: Sorcerer's Get All the Girls by Steve Meretzky! https://twitch.tv/bogusmeatfactory

Bogusmeatfactory, 3 months ago to random

Are we getting all the girls? Well first we need to be a Sorcerer! Join Nick and I as we celebrate my 10 year stremiversary with the Text Adventure, Spellcasting 101 Sorcerer's Get All the Girls https://twitch.tv/bogusmeatfactory

Bogusmeatfactory, 1 month ago to random

Game idea. A new Animal Crossing game where you blend the DNA of your villagers into freakish animal hybrids.

Bogusmeatfactory, 2 months ago to VideoGames

Tonight I'll be streaming the point and click adventure version of King's Quest II... or should I say, King Saltine will be streaming their playthrough of King's Quest II.... I've lost my dang mind.

#VideoGames #adventuregame #Adventure #puppet #RetroGaming #PointAndClick

Bogusmeatfactory, 26 days ago to random

It's a day stream baby and what better way to kick it off than with some classic Project 1999 Everquest! https://twitch.tv/bogusmeatfactory

Bogusmeatfactory, 26 days ago to random

Hey folks we are now live with more of Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager! Baldur's Gate 3 has nothing on this game as we try and escape the clutches of some very hungry Mind Flayers! https://twitch.tv/bogusmeatfactory

Bogusmeatfactory, 2 months ago to VideoGames

I am so happy we are finally getting a spiritual successor to the PC game. "The Movies." Blockbuster Inc is shaping up to be a great alternative and honestly, now is the perfect time for this type of game. https://youtu.be/Vy78kS0-fOk?si=uf6sU9Ob15A41Ocn

#VideoGames #pcgaming

Bogusmeatfactory, 2 months ago to MMORPG

Hey folks, I'm hosting a weekly Myst Online game night every Saturday night at 11 PM EDT where we get together and play Ayoheek in the Competitive Myst Online Neighborhood (my own neighborhood dedicated to playing the games within Myst Online) If you are ever interested in playing, it is free to play and can be downloaded through Cyan's official site here https://mystonline.com/en/play/

#mmorpg #Myst #AdventureGame #AdventureGames #RetroGaming #VideoGames

Bogusmeatfactory, 1 month ago to random

Hey folks, we are now LIVE with our continuation of the DOS RPG set in the D&D World of Dark Sun! Join us as we explore Tyr and uncover an evil plot! https://twitch.tv/bogusmeatfactory

Bogusmeatfactory, 2 months ago to AnimalCrossing

I love that the Animal Crossing community has conspiracy theorists that are the equivalent of flat earthers, giants on earth and alien pyramid making technology tiktok. Folks are crazy! "When you put on the Egyptian Pharoah mask, a strange tone happens and you start tripping over yourself. WHAT COULD THIS MEAN?! Does this have some far reaching implications about the fabric of our reality?!?!?!" Dude... its just cursed with bad luck.

#AnimalCrossing #nintendo

Bogusmeatfactory, 28 days ago to random

Is there a dreamcast emulator out there that allows you to play the game AND also play the VMU mini-games and reconnect them to the game much like Dolphin does for the GBA Advanced Link Cable?

Bogusmeatfactory, 1 month ago to random

Hey folks we are now live with the finale to the fantastic, yet buggy 2001 PC RPG, Gothic! Come join me as we put the Sleeper to sleep... FOR GOOD! https://twitch.tv/bogusmeatfactory

massivelyop, 2 months ago to MMORPG

The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs that make you sad to play?
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2024/03/31/the-daily-grind-are-there-mmos-that-make-you-sad-to-play
#MMORPG

massivelyop, 30 days ago to MMORPG

Vague Patch Notes: The problem with forever adding classes to MMOs
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2024/05/09/vague-patch-notes-the-problem-with-forever-adding-classes-to-mmos
#MMORPG

massivelyop, 1 month ago to random

The Daily Grind: How much do graphics matter to you in an MMORPG?
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2024/04/21/the-daily-grind-how-much-do-graphics-matter-to-you-in-an-mmorpg