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Which in the Curses Arcade do you play?

Corin's Mystery Massacre
- 6 (18.8%)
Kosovo Carnage
- 2 (6.3%)
Genealogy Poker
- 2 (6.3%)
Star Zoo
- 6 (18.8%)
Primordial Souper Star
- 4 (12.5%)
Mutant Lab Escape: Wog to Freedom
- 3 (9.4%)
Blood Cave of Satan
- 1 (3.1%)
Brown 2: Ready on the Firing Line
- 2 (6.3%)
Asteroid Bowels Raider
- 1 (3.1%)
None
- 5 (15.6%)

Total Members Voted: 14


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Megaman

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The Curses Arcade?
« on: April 21, 2012, 06:28:07 pm »

I was just curious how many of you still played the games in the Curses Arcade. There are a few good games in there, if a bit obtuse.
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Re: The Curses Arcade?
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2012, 06:31:55 pm »

what about the sub games?
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Re: The Curses Arcade?
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2012, 06:33:52 pm »

what about the sub games?

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He's not lying. I have to sort of admire him for actually keeping those things online. That is a person who is secure in his dignity as a human being.

I was just curious how many of you still played the games in the Curses Arcade. There are a few good games in there, if a bit obtuse.

Star Zoo is hilarious. It gets repetitious, but it is hilarious.
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Re: The Curses Arcade?
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2012, 07:50:46 pm »

I've played Star Zoo. I have no memories of it, only rage.
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Re: The Curses Arcade?
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2012, 08:27:43 pm »

I wouldn't say "still play" on any ongoing basis, but I've played "Star Zoo" more than once with years between, so I picked that.
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Re: The Curses Arcade?
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2012, 12:00:04 pm »

Star Zoo is too unforgivingly hard, because of the lack of save points.

I like Kosovo and Mutant Lab Escape.

Also, what, exactly, is so horrible about the "sub-games"? They're not nice, kid-friendly games, of course, but they're not that bad. What is this, 1950?

And yes, I've played them.
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Re: The Curses Arcade?
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2012, 12:25:02 pm »

Most of us have souls left.
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Re: The Curses Arcade?
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2012, 12:33:26 pm »

I don't.

Also, I think I was pretty good at Corin's Mystery Massacre at one point. I say I think, because it's really hard to be sure with that game.
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« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2012, 01:04:03 pm »

Also, what, exactly, is so horrible about the "sub-games"? They're not nice, kid-friendly games, of course, but they're not that bad. What is this, 1950?

They're... pretty horrible. Toady isn't lying. There's not a whole lot of gameplay value in most of them, and the production values don't particularly exist. Honestly, they're also pretty damn juvenile. I wouldn't be so harsh about it, but I'm pretty sure Toady already knows all this stuff or else he wouldn't have put up giant disclaimers all over the place on that page.
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Re: The Curses Arcade?
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2012, 01:47:46 pm »

Also, what, exactly, is so horrible about the "sub-games"? They're not nice, kid-friendly games, of course, but they're not that bad. What is this, 1950?

They're... pretty horrible. Toady isn't lying. There's not a whole lot of gameplay value in most of them, and the production values don't particularly exist. Honestly, they're also pretty damn juvenile. I wouldn't be so harsh about it, but I'm pretty sure Toady already knows all this stuff or else he wouldn't have put up giant disclaimers all over the place on that page.

I mean, they're definitely too crass to be tasteful, of dubious quality, and potentially offensive. But it's a gross stretch to say that they're somehow "unfit for human consumption".
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Re: The Curses Arcade?
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2012, 07:03:26 pm »

CMM is really hard when you start off, but when you learn what the hell to do it's easy as pie.
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Re: The Curses Arcade?
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2012, 07:49:36 pm »

Also, what, exactly, is so horrible about the "sub-games"? They're not nice, kid-friendly games, of course, but they're not that bad. What is this, 1950?

They're... pretty horrible. Toady isn't lying. There's not a whole lot of gameplay value in most of them, and the production values don't particularly exist. Honestly, they're also pretty damn juvenile. I wouldn't be so harsh about it, but I'm pretty sure Toady already knows all this stuff or else he wouldn't have put up giant disclaimers all over the place on that page.

I mean, they're definitely too crass to be tasteful, of dubious quality, and potentially offensive. But it's a gross stretch to say that they're somehow "unfit for human consumption".

I'm honestly not sure what other criteria you have in mind, then.
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