6-11-07 #795 "You have come across a wild slime!"

[Jigsaw Forte]

So true.

And since when does anyone actually beat those types of games...?

*runs*

[Kenji]

Run, Mab! Never trust anything made of goo!

[Manawolf]

My friend Peter was near the end of the last one, don't know if he finished everything, though a good chance he did.

[Grenn]

True enough, but you just know she'll hug it, then cross it off of her list.

[Jack McSlay]

Oh noes! Giant enemy crabs!

[Aridas]

onoz, it's a red slime, those are harder than the blue ones! RUN MAB!

[kaskar]

            How many points do you get for a wild slime, and has she hugged one yet, to cross it off her list ? Since fae are pretty much immortal, a slime ball should not cause too much trouble, unless it turns into a sleaze ...

[Valynth]

must...not....innuendo.....*fails the roll*

I'd hit that weak spot if I didn't fear the ensuing malleting.

*shivers* a little bit of me died in that.  *sees the long haired shadows with mallets*  PANCAKE IS ONLY THE BEGINNNNING!  *is squashed flat only to reappear in the sequels by some magic device of plot.*

[Zedd]

Seriously its one those things...But least someone should be prepared soon

[Zorro]

I drown it with BEER!   

[superluser]

I'm at a loss for what that game is.  It looks like Final Fantasy IV-VII, but Amber said game, not games, so I remain confused.

[Valynth]

I'm at a loss for what that game is.  It looks like Final Fantasy IV-VII, but Amber said game, not games, so I remain confused.

HEATHEN!

Hast thou never heard mention of Dragon Quest?!

[Roureem Egas]

Dragon Quest can be such a drag. I suppose if it starts going "puni puni," it'd be even harder to hug. Points if you get which game (series probably) I'm referencing.

[superluser]

Hast thou never heard mention of Dragon Quest?!

I have yet to purchase a system for which it is available.  Actually, one of the main reasons why I want to get a PS2 is because they have Dragon Quest for it.  But I'm pretty well broke right now.

Edit: Anyways, I'm booked solid for a while with games, since I just purchased a Fallout 1, 2 and Tactics bundle.  I've heard such good things about Fallout, and the only one I've played was Fallout:Brotherhood of Steel. (OK.  I'm done.  Any more off-topicness about Fallout should probably go in this thread.)

[Amber Williams]

I have yet to purchase a system for which it is available.  Actually, one of the main reasons why I want to get a PS2 is because they have Dragon Quest for it.  But I'm pretty well broke right now.

You didnt own a Nintendo?

[superluser]

You didnt own a Nintendo?

Nope.

[MaskedRetriever]

*cough*
*EMULATE*
*cough*

[superluser]

*cough*
*EMULATE*
*cough*

That's illegal, and I don't have the time to hunt down illegal ROMs, right now.

[rabid_fox]

A slime approacheth.

[kaskar]

A slime approacheth.

How can you protect yourself against slime ? Do you have to take offensive action ?

[Aridas]

Nobody needs to hunt for teh illegulz when I am an authorized dealer

*gets arrested*

[Netrogo]

Actually emulating old NES games is legal, the fact that they are no longer made and unavailable on the retail market leaves them free for people to obtain by their own means. Basically so long as downloading isn't bleeding money from the company that created it, it's generally considered okay.

Kinda like how you're legally allowed to download windows 95, 98, and ME. They're all no longer supported by Microsoft and only availble through used purchase and downloads.


And SERIOUSLY, why is it those kind of monsters are ALWAYS freaking smiling? I mean they're about to try and kill your face off, yet they're pleasantly content. You can beat them with a freaking street sign for twenty minutes and they'd STILL be grinning like today was the best day ever, GAH!

[Fex]

MAB HUG IT!

*grabs an camera to earn big cash for the video*

[superluser]

Actually emulating old NES games is legal, the fact that they are no longer made and unavailable on the retail market leaves them free for people to obtain by their own means. Basically so long as downloading isn't bleeding money from the company that created it, it's generally considered okay.

Kinda like how you're legally allowed to download windows 95, 98, and ME. They're all no longer supported by Microsoft and only availble through used purchase and downloads.

Maybe in Canada, but I'm pretty sure that downloading pirated NES ROMs is illegal in the US.  I'm not sure if it's illegal to emulate them if you've legally purchased them, since the DMCA is a rather onerous law, and it could be seen as circumventing an access control.  Certain companies do seem to turn a blind eye to old ROM piracy, but I'll bet Microsoft would ask the court to throw the book at you if you downloaded a copy of MS DOS 1.25

Anyways, the issue for me is time.  I don't have any ROM sites bookmarked, and finding the right ROM would take time.  Not much, but enough.

How can you protect yourself against slime ?

Red potions.

Flan is more difficult.  I think you have to leave it out in the sun until it expires.  Blancmanges are the worst.  I think you have to beat them at tennis.

[Saist]

I remember DQ:VII.  Somebody was watching me play and said "hey, I didn't know they made First Person RPG's?"

[Zedd]

Im sure one of you might want this controler still

[schizo]

How do we know hug is not an attack?,obliterate it with the destructive force of your hug!

[Kryptic]

I played DQ:Monster Breeder game-thing for a while. Entertaining little sucker. Turn them against their own kind! Ha! Haha!

I believe it's quite legal to use ROMS as a trial. Make sure to delete within 24 hours. That's fine. I know of a good site for RPG ROMS by the way. Not that I ever use any.

Aw. Dang, I check up on it, and now it's deleted. I liked that site. It was witty. 

[Senko]

Personally I'd like to play a game where hug was a selectable option, hmmm if green slimes taste like jelly what do red slimes taste like....? Anyway I think they've just been raised to let a smile be their umbrella (Like all the school propaganda about it takes more muscles to frown than to smile). Besides just because your about to horribly kill someone is no reason to be impolite.

[Tycoon]

Actually emulating old NES games is legal, the fact that they are no longer made and unavailable on the retail market leaves them free for people to obtain by their own means. Basically so long as downloading isn't bleeding money from the company that created it, it's generally considered okay.

Kinda like how you're legally allowed to download windows 95, 98, and ME. They're all no longer supported by Microsoft and only availble through used purchase and downloads.


And SERIOUSLY, why is it those kind of monsters are ALWAYS freaking smiling? I mean they're about to try and kill your face off, yet they're pleasantly content. You can beat them with a freaking street sign for twenty minutes and they'd STILL be grinning like today was the best day ever, GAH!

It's illegal for ALL Nintendo ROMS (In the USA, anyways), although I'm not sure about other console systems. - http://www.nintendo.com/corp/faqs/legal.html

I've played the first three Dragon Monster Warrior games (Legally, I might add) and they all contain slimes. Those are what first shot to mind when I saw this comic.