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Why did you get Freespace?

I played Darkness Rising
6 (14.6%)
I played a demo of 1
7 (17.1%)
I played Freespace 2 OEM
5 (12.2%)
I played FS2 Demo
4 (9.8%)
Friend
2 (4.9%)
I was just searching the internet
3 (7.3%)
Other
14 (34.1%)

Total Members Voted: 40

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Offline Polpolion

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Re: Why did you get Freespace?
I got Freespace because it was awesome.

 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: Why did you get Freespace?
In my case it all happened almost exactly a year ago. The only Finnish gaming site that I check out daily had an article about FS2. I read it, followed the link to HotU, downloaded (on my scale) the huge file, acquired a RAR-capable extraction program, fought fierce battles with my firewall, and eventually got to play the game.

Six months later the need to get the cutscenes, mods and graphical enhancements to work encouraged me to familiarize myself with SCP.

I think that's pretty much it.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

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15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
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18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

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11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
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Offline Mathwiz6

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Re: Why did you get Freespace?
Downloaded the FS1 demo for reasons I can't recally, played it, liked it.
Downloaded FS2 demo, thought it was really good.
A while later...

FS2: Colossus came free with a joystick.

Much later:

Wondered whatever happened to that game when I decided to check up on it. Searched, found HoTU and HLP, Dl'd HoTU, looked closer at the HLP (forums). Dl'd MediaVP's and SCP.

Eventually, I borked the game, created an account, and asked about derelict.

 

Offline Topgun

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Re: Why did you get Freespace?
I was searching for descent 3 on gamespot and found freespace 1.

 
Re: Why did you get Freespace?
I played Darkness Rising when my bro who worked at a computer assembly company bought it home. I beat the game 3 times before I realize it was only a demo, even though it was a really long, fun and excellent demo. Anyone else agree with me with that Darkness Rising is the perfect demo? It lasted just long enough for you understand the plot, the gameplay, but not the entire story.

 

Offline Snail

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Re: Why did you get Freespace?
I agree.

 
Re: Why did you get Freespace?
FS1 came free with my old p3 back in the day. after that i had to have FS2

 

Offline TrashMan

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Re: Why did you get Freespace?
Forced myself to play the Demo (cause: sheer boredom) after running away from it like a vampire from the sun.

And thus I have indeed seen the Light and mended my ways. From that day on there was to be only 1 space shooter in my shirne - thine holy maginfisence [gregorian chant]FREESAPCE[/gregorian chant]
Nobody dies as a virgin - the life ****s us all!

You're a wrongularity from which no right can escape!

 
Re: Why did you get Freespace?
Darkness Rising is the perfect demo?
I agree.  It was a very nice demo that showed off a good part of the game.

I sure earned it, didn't I?  :P

 
Re: Why did you get Freespace?
Whats darkness rising?
Google shows nothing.
Just don't give away the homeworld...

 

Offline Mad Bomber

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Re: Why did you get Freespace?
My dad's boss's... nephew? gave a burned copy of FS1 to me, since he had played through it and was pretty much done with it at that point. I played through the training and the first five missions on his laptop in the basement, and I was hooked.

Later, I bought a legit copy and gave the burned ones to a friend to play.

A few years later -- after a somewhat lengthy dark age in which I was stuck on a vintage '93 Mac -- I ran across FS2 in the store. My "MUST HAVE!!" instinct popped up. I bought it and had no regrets. :D
"What the hell!? I've got a Snuffleupagus on my scanners! The Snuffleupagus is active!"

 

Offline jr2

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Re: Why did you get Freespace?
Whats darkness rising?
Google shows nothing.
* jr2 wants to know, also.

*cool, /me switch works in forums, too!  XD

 
Re: Why did you get Freespace?
Whats darkness rising?
Google shows nothing.
* jr2 wants to know, also.

*cool, /me switch works in forums, too!  XD

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?action=search2
Nothing that explains WHAT Darkness Rising is.
Just don't give away the homeworld...

 

Offline jr2

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Re: Why did you get Freespace?
Click here, then use the search.  Search results vary depending on what thread you're on.

EDIT:  And Google, like this.  Apparently, Darkness Rising is the OEM version of FS1, like FS2 Collossus.

  
Re: Why did you get Freespace?
Apparently, Darkness Rising is the OEM version of FS1, like FS2 Collossus.
Yeah, it basically follows the campaign up to the capture of the Taranis, so you get hooked on the story and want to know more.

I sure earned it, didn't I?  :P