Comments on: Blog Banter: Just how much fun LAN can be!

By: Blog Banter: My Favorite Gaming Memories | 8-Bit Brigade

Blog Banter: My Favorite Gaming Memories | 8-Bit Brigade — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:11:28 +0000

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By: Blog Banter: Becoming an Ace and Dealing With Minsc « Delayed Responsibility

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:00:37 +0000

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By: Cat

Cat — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:14:57 +0000

Yeah, that’s what they all say..

By: Ashish

Ashish — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:12:12 +0000

Well truthfully, yeah. I posted the second one first and then the first one but it somehow changed its order…..

By: Cat

Cat — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:09:00 +0000

Of course it’s a malfunction… Yeah, right! :P

By: Ashish

Ashish — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:01:05 +0000

Well I don’t know how but those comments posted in reverse order. Malfunction?

By: Cat

Cat — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:07:37 +0000

I’m confused..

By: Ashish

Ashish — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:56:37 +0000

Well you do know I did it. :P I forgot to mention I did play Crimson Skies on the PC. Awesome game really! :)

By: Ashish

Ashish — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:49:43 +0000

Ok. I just saw that I already commented yesterday saying I played it. Me stupid.

By: Cat

Cat — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:06:02 +0000

Well, LAN and system link are the same think really, just LAN has a few more people. That;’s what I thought anyway. :)

And thanks. :)

By: boffman22

boffman22 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:14:24 +0000

Great Article. I love Crimson Skies! It was the second xbox game I owned besides the obvious Halo. Never played it on LAN but I did system link with a couple friends.

By: Cat

Cat — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:04:41 +0000

Thanks Luke and thanks for stopping by. :)

I haven’t played the game in ages, but I do intened to download it if it comes to the Dashboard. I’ll need some practice myself, but I’m up for it!

And thanks, I’m a VERY big CAD fan. I guess it makes me look too geeky to say that I’ve got some Tshirts aswell…

Ashish Its all on angel’s blog. Top right of her sidebar. Next one will be in a month.

And I was gonna post something, but I’m on dialup atm. The whole area has no net, something happened with the bad weather.

By: Ashish

Ashish — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:49:51 +0000

BTW, I’ve played Crimson Skies on PC. :P

By: Ashish

Ashish — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:30:36 +0000

I wanna do it too! :P

[And its not fair for you to do this many posts when I'm away and not one when I'm online. :D ]

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:38:12 +0000

That was a great article. Loved the detail.
I’ll check to see if my Gamestop has it or just wait for the update (which i just realized is soon!). After a few hours ill have to challenge you to a few matches ;)

Oh and I love your CAD gamerpic

By: Old School, New School… I Didn’t Go To School! | Video Game Sandwich

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:54:10 +0000

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By: Cat

Cat — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:08:50 +0000

I don’t know what to say, thanks! :)

And yeah, I can’t wait for it to come out as Download!

By: ResilientMonkey

ResilientMonkey — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:13:41 +0000

Yes, awesome post Cat! Too bad I didn’t catch it earlier! Excellent write-up! You have a knack for getting those emotions written down well!

And I love Crimson Skies! Fantastic game :)

By: Cat

Cat — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:08:22 +0000

Exactly. It’s all about having a mix. :)

By: Blog Banter : Memorable Gaming Moments « Hawty McBloggy Invites You to Play

Blog Banter : Memorable Gaming Moments « Hawty McBloggy Invites You to Play — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:13:45 +0000

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By: Blog Banter: Memorable Gaming Moments - Civilization

Blog Banter: Memorable Gaming Moments - Civilization — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:55:52 +0000

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By: bs angel

bs angel — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:06:10 +0000

I think having a nice mix of games between the current favorites to games such as this one that the majority of people can pick up and remain competitive is the key to a LAN. You always gotta have your Halo, GoW, CoD4, etc and then GH, DDR, or something like this to pull everybody in. Plus, that way the spouses/significant others can get involved as well! You can stay and game longer if your other half is happily occupied. :)

By: Blog Banter: To Memory Lane and Back « Play Your Station

Blog Banter: To Memory Lane and Back « Play Your Station — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:45:50 +0000

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By: Cat

Cat — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:45:38 +0000

@ belpers: I’ve heard that they are great. One of my friends goes on and on and on about it! :)

@ bs angel: You really should give this a go. The single player is whacky and the game is set in an alternate world. And you’re right, too many games have a too high difficulty curve and demand too much practice for the casual player.

Yep, good times! :)

By: bs angel

bs angel — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:19:04 +0000

I haven’t played this game before although I do have it.

“Crimson Skies is forgiving; newcomers to the game are able to pick it up quickly and have a chance against longtime players.”

This is definitely a feature they need in more titles. Sounds like an awesome LAN game.

What a fun experience. Friends. Beer. Gaming. Just awesome!

By: Blog Banter: Boffman22’s Memorable Gaming Moments « Boom Stick Brigade

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:09:01 +0000

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By: belpers

belpers — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:36:55 +0000

Right on Cat… Crimson Skies is great… closest thing to satisfying my love for the old Star Wars Tie Fighter vs. X-wing dog fighter game.

Thanks!

BSB belpers

By: Cat

Cat — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:04:40 +0000

That’s because pretty much all my games are 360 games. The 360 only came out this year in India, no?

LAN gaming is good, best with friends, like this though.

Counter Strike? And well done!

On a sidenote I can’t believe peopel are reading this long post!! :)

By: ish

ish — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:57:07 +0000

I haven’t played any games you have mentioned. In fact, I’ve not played many games in my life and have never owned a playstation or an xbox because my parents think it’s complete waste of money and time. And the concept of LAN gaming isn’t very popular in my city though it is picking up in other big cities.

The only game I played in an internet cafe once was the counter terrorist one..I don’t even know what it’s called but what I do know is that we beat the other team 3-0 and they had to pay all the money. :P

By: Cat

Cat — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:57:02 +0000

Unlucky!

But it’s coming out on Xbox Marketplace as a download soon. It’s part of the Xbox Originals.

By: cityztarz

cityztarz — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:49:53 +0000

I always Liked Crimson Sky. I never had it for my Xbox so I always would beg my parents to get it for me. Did I ever get it? NOPE :)

By: Cat

Cat — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:25:51 +0000

Thank you!

It’s just that thrill of playing a game, the pressure, the taunting..

The video is actually from the PC version and yes, it’s very cheesy! And I do think that it was one of their better slogans.

By: B0bbyG

B0bbyG — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:46:53 +0000

This is an unbelievably gamer-ish post. The great thing about it is, even though I’ve never played Crimson Skies, I knew exactly what you were talking about – every emotion and every experience. You describe the feeling of playing a good multiplayer game brilliantly!

That video is cheesy but cool. :) I almost forgot Microsoft’s slogan used to be “Where do you want to go today?”. It’s made me go all nostalgic…