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Film & TV / Re: Apple TV Neuromancer Serie...

Last post by Funt Solo - Today at 03:51:53 PM

I can't remember where I heard the quote, which was about media, but it was "90% of everything is shit". And then there's Shogun.

Think that was pope John Paul II

In nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti, nonaginta centesimas omnium rerum stercore est. Amen.

#2

Film & TV / Re: Apple TV Neuromancer Serie...

Last post by Proudhuff - Today at 03:06:56 PM

I can't remember where I heard the quote, which was about media, but it was "90% of everything is shit". And then there's Shogun.

Think that was pope John Paul II

#3

Announcements / Re: 2000 AD - The Ultimate Col...

Last post by karlos - Today at 02:30:58 PM

What's in Anderson Psi Div N.W.O. ?

#4

Announcements / Re: 2000 AD - The Ultimate Col...

Last post by Tomwe - Today at 01:38:18 PM

Skip Tracer!
The Hershey series?
Feral & Foe?

#5

Announcements / Re: 2000 AD - The Ultimate Col...

Last post by Le Fink - Today at 01:25:36 PM

And almost 20(!) unknowns. It'll be interesting to see what they're filled with. A few more Dredd books must be on the way.

Likely:
- Brink
- Thistlebone
- Dreadnoughts
- SinDex and Azimuth volume or two
- Neimand Magatropolis and Dredd volume or two
- Wyatt/Williams Dredd volume
- Aquila

Possibly:

- a Carroll book with Vex completed and some Dredd?
- I think more Scarlet Traces is on the way? package it with some Edgington Fiends and / or Dredd?
- Maybe a classic thrill volume with the likes of Ant Wars and Mach 0?
- Remaining classic Dredd - the uncollected Ron Smith perhaps.
- Milligan - Freaks and Devils Railroad?
- Rogue - Blighty valley and other odds and sods?
- any remaining Lawless?
- Surfer?
- Best of Regened?

#6

Announcements / Re: 2000 AD - The Ultimate Col...

Last post by The Monarch - Today at 12:54:14 PM

so the last two volumes of this extension is the order and possibly a dredd story then?

#7

Games / Re: Gamebooks

Last post by Barrington Boots - Today at 11:03:30 AM

Thanks mate. I actually did get through it without dying! There aren't many combats, although I was one point away from being killed by the Death Stone. The book is pretty forgiving, until you meet Myurr anyway. How did you beat him?

Nice! I got through on my 6th attempt. My saddest death using 'detect demon' on the monster on the cover thinking it was an illusion (it was not).
With Myurr, I had the magic sword still and I threw all my holy water over him - although looking at the book now I might be getting the fight muddled with the one in Vault of the Vampire (where you can also throw holy water) as I do remember destroying the special item as well..

Hopefully this is appropriate to the thread, but I've just listened to the latest 'Imaginary Worlds' podcast which, although I haven't played a gamebook myself in decades, I found a great listen — it's about the Lone Wolf series, and the unenviable task Joe Dever's son was given to finish the series... literally by his father on his deathbed!

I will check this out today! Thanks for the heads up!

#8

Games / Re: Gamebooks

Last post by Jim_Campbell - Today at 10:39:21 AM

Hopefully this is appropriate to the thread, but I've just listened to the latest 'Imaginary Worlds' podcast which, although I haven't played a gamebook myself in decades, I found a great listen — it's about the Lone Wolf series, and the unenviable task Joe Dever's son was given to finish the series... literally by his father on his deathbed!

Probably well worth a listen if gamebooks are your thing.

#9

Games / Re: Gamebooks

Last post by Richard - Today at 10:35:13 AM

Thanks mate. I actually did get through it without dying! There aren't many combats, although I was one point away from being killed by the Death Stone. The book is pretty forgiving, until you meet Myurr anyway. How did you beat him?

#10

Games / Re: Gamebooks

Last post by Barrington Boots - Today at 09:51:17 AM

Really enjoyed reading that, thanks for taking the time to put that together dude! Did you get through without dying? You were right to avoid that pond, I misinterpreted the clue from the avatar anout water and jumped into it, and got melted.

Having played this one quite recently, it's interesting that you took quite a different route to me through the book, with different skills, and even won the final battle in a different manner. That's the mark of a good book I think and this certainly is that.