Video Game Thread 2.0

[Askold]

What, if anything, does Hanlon mean by the Veteran Rangers "chasing ghosts down in Baja" and all?

I think it was partially a hint that there is more going on in the world than just the war at the damn. Also a reminder that NCR was fighting a war on two fronts. Their forces were spread between Baja and Nevada and both flanks were being hurt by the lack of troops.

Actually, I'm not sure if they explained what the operation in Baja was but maybe that was left vague on purpose in case a later game or expansion would be set there.

Ghosts down in Baja?  Perhaps they're talking about the Ghost People.

Ironbite-maybe Big MT had another Sierra Mardre out there.

OR maybe "ghosts" was a more metaphorical phrase than literal. "Chasing ghosts" is just another way of saying "wild goose chase" and Hanlon though that the Baja expedition was a waste of time and resources.

[Second Coming of Madman]

What, if anything, does Hanlon mean by the Veteran Rangers "chasing ghosts down in Baja" and all?

I think it was partially a hint that there is more going on in the world than just the war at the damn. Also a reminder that NCR was fighting a war on two fronts. Their forces were spread between Baja and Nevada and both flanks were being hurt by the lack of troops.

Actually, I'm not sure if they explained what the operation in Baja was but maybe that was left vague on purpose in case a later game or expansion would be set there.

Ghosts down in Baja?  Perhaps they're talking about the Ghost People.

Ironbite-maybe Big MT had another Sierra Mardre out there.

OR maybe "ghosts" was a more metaphorical phrase than literal. "Chasing ghosts" is just another way of saying "wild goose chase" and Hanlon though that the Baja expedition was a waste of time and resources.

Hunting the Enclave remnants?

[TheL]

And away boys, away
A-weigh, you Rio!
It's fare-you-well my bonny young girls
And we're bound for the Rio Grande.

Help me boys, there's a bully in the alley,
Hey, ho, a bully in the alley...

By the way, it's "I'm bully in the alley". It's old timey slang for drunk, I believe.

Unless of course, your pirate crew really is singing about a guy in an alley who steals their lunch money and gives them wedgies, in which case, you may want to review your hiring practices a little.

It's only "I'm" in the last chorus.   When you go to Faire every weekend it's held, you learn the words to a lot of songs you'd never heard of before.  This is also why I grinned so huge when Bro was showing me that game, and the crew started singing "Bully in the Alley."

I was of the impression that it was about folks getting press-ganged (by the "bully") into serving in the British Navy, as this was their actual hiring practice for a couple centuries or so.

ETA the 1st verse as I heard it:

"I spent 10 years in the Royal Navy (Hey, ho, a bully in the alley)
I didn't want to go, but the bully made me (Bully down in Shinbone Al')."

[Art Vandelay]

And away boys, away
A-weigh, you Rio!
It's fare-you-well my bonny young girls
And we're bound for the Rio Grande.

Help me boys, there's a bully in the alley,
Hey, ho, a bully in the alley...

By the way, it's "I'm bully in the alley". It's old timey slang for drunk, I believe.

Unless of course, your pirate crew really is singing about a guy in an alley who steals their lunch money and gives them wedgies, in which case, you may want to review your hiring practices a little.

It's only "I'm" in the last chorus.   When you go to Faire every weekend it's held, you learn the words to a lot of songs you'd never heard of before.  This is also why I grinned so huge when Bro was showing me that game, and the crew started singing "Bully in the Alley."

I was of the impression that it was about folks getting press-ganged (by the "bully") into serving in the British Navy, as this was their actual hiring practice for a couple centuries or so.

ETA the 1st verse as I heard it:

"I spent 10 years in the Royal Navy (Hey, ho, a bully in the alley)
I didn't want to go, but the bully made me (Bully down in Shinbone Al')."

According to the Google gods, it's "I'm" throughout the whole song. Every lyrics site I've checked claims this. Not to mention, the song sounds far more like "I'm" than "there's a".
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAbvFroSYA0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAbvFroSYA0</a>
Perhaps Black Flag uses a different version of the song, though I thought that back then, "bully" didn't mean a total fuckwit like it does nowadays.

[TheL]

It's been driving me crazy.  Google only turns up a totally different version about a girl named Sally.  The verse I quoted doesn't seem to be getting any hits.

It appears the local Faire has created a new variant.

[Art Vandelay]

Those damn incorrect faire sea shanties. They get you every time.

[Second Coming of Madman]

I would have really appreciated Arch Dornan as a member of the Remnants, to be honest.

[Zygarde]

I thought it was cannon that he was killed in Fallout 2?

[Askold]

As far as I'm aware there is no canon whether or not the Chosen one destroyed the Navarro base by him/herself. Apparently NCR and BoS teamed up to fight the Enclave so he might have been killed in that war but since there is no canon word on it (as far as I know) he could have been used as one of the Remnants.

I managed to get World of Warhips to work on my computer and it was fun for a while until my computer slowed down so much that playing became impossible. It takes so long to load the level that my ship has been hit by the enemies by the time I can start playing...

[Art Vandelay]

Currently getting back into Saints Row 2. It's hilarious just how quickly and easily you can break that game. Get four wanted stars, find a SWAT roadblock, steal one of their APCs, first head to the Forgive and Forget, then to the mechanic, mod it with all of the extra bells and whistles and stash it in your garage. Now, simply enjoy being an unstoppable angel of death on the road any time you want.

[ironbite]

I need a source for that last one because if that's true HOLY FUCK!

[Art Vandelay]

So apparently, I have a free gift code of Age of Wonders on GOG. I don't remember ever getting it, I had no idea I even had it until now but apparently it's been a thing since late last year. I could try and trade it, but I cannot for the life of me be arsed right now, so I'll just leave it here for one of you to enjoy. First come, first served.

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Have fun!

[Svata]

Grabbed it.

[Ultimate Paragon]

Radflakes are trying to get a game (admittedly a distasteful one) banned from an online store:

https://archive.is/iRRuU

So much for "we're not Jack Thompson".

[Art Vandelay]

Grabbed it.

Cool, you enjoy that. Age of Wonders is probably the best turn based strategy of all time.