I really liked all of Sky's adaptions honestly, sad that they still haven't done any of the Vimes ones
Need to catch up with Discworld aatually, still got Unseen Academicals unread.
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BritGAF |OT6| Dark Souls? More like Arse Holes
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I really liked all of Sky's adaptions honestly, sad that they still haven't done any of the Vimes ones
Need to catch up with Discworld aatually, still got Unseen Academicals unread.
dapperbandit
Banned
I knew if there was one person in BritGAF who'd read his stuff it would be you. There must be a good twelve or more books in the Brentford Trilogy.
NinjaBoiX
Member
Oh, I forgot a few Manc recommendations:
The Courtyard (super cheap, fit students)
Big Hands (a bit shit, but in a good way)
Deaf Institute (great music)
Zoo/The Bar (Air Hockey!)
Black Dog Ballroom (great food)
Corbieres (best jukebox in Manchester)
Gullivers (no nonsense pub, good gigs)
Mint Lounge (I work there innit)
Sankeys (class night out)
Mojo's (open super late, full of hot barmaids)
Fantastic art in the bogs too, not even joking.
The Courtyard (super cheap, fit students)
Big Hands (a bit shit, but in a good way)
Deaf Institute (great music)
Zoo/The Bar (Air Hockey!)
Black Dog Ballroom (great food)
Corbieres (best jukebox in Manchester)
Gullivers (no nonsense pub, good gigs)
Mint Lounge (I work there innit)
Sankeys (class night out)
Mojo's (open super late, full of hot barmaids)
Hence the name!
Fantastic art in the bogs too, not even joking.
Musha_Soturi
Member
The first Pratchett books I read were Truckers, Diggers and Wings. Didn't get into Discworld until a bit later. And the first Discworld book I read was the graphic novel of The Colour of Magic, which was excellent. I've not read them all but a good majority. Mike's suggestions are all spot on.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Haha! Not sure how to take that.
I think the last one I read was Brentford Chainstore Massacre. Book five, I think. Is he still going?
toythatkills
Member
http://www.fangamer.com/products/laudate-solis
This might be of interest to some people here, I heard Dark Souls was well regarded.
This might be of interest to some people here, I heard Dark Souls was well regarded.
dapperbandit
Banned
Haha! Not sure how to take that.
I think the last one I read was Brentford Chainstore Massacre. Book five, I think. Is he still going?
Yeah the guy is ridiculously prolific, his most recent, titled "The Chickens of Atlantis and Other Foul and Filthy Fiends" came out in 2013. I've probably read just over half of his books. He loves his running gags and recurring characters, though having Sherlock Holmes, Winston Churchill and Elvis pop up gets a little old after a while . Did you ever read the ones that feature Hugo Rune? Those are some of his best by far, The Brightonomicon and Retromancer are more recent and better than most, definitely worth a read.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, a couple of the Cornelius Murphy books: Raiders of the Lost Car Park and The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived. I think I read one of the Armageddons, too (no Hugo, but amusing nonetheless). L. Ron Hubbard, Elvis, and a crafty bathtime wank, spring to mind.
I'll check those two out, man. You know, once I've got my hands on The Man Who Would Be Thursday.
toythatkills
Member
Better Call Sah
Hot Coldman
Banned
I really liked all of Sky's adaptions honestly, sad that they still haven't done any of the Vimes ones
Need to catch up with Discworld aatually, still got Unseen Academicals unread.
Apparently the point-and-click games are quite good? Those always sounded interesting.
One of the old demo discs that came bundled with the PSOne had a Discworld demo on it. I played it repeatedly for hours on end. I never actually played the full game.
The second one especially
toythatkills
Member
Me too. Is the full game not really expensive these days? It's filed away in my mind with stuff like Kula World as "demos I really liked of games that had about ten copies printed and cost too much on eBay."
Kula World was the one with the beach ball, correct? I loved that one, too, such a nice little puzzle game. There was also another one where you played as a cube and had to navigate the other cubes coming towards you. There was also Hercules, some fire-fighting game, and a ton of Net Yaroze games. I may just have to hit eBay to find a PSOne and these games.
toythatkills
Member
Sounds like Kurushi and Rosco McQueen, to me. And yeah, Kula World was the one with the beach ball. Apparently it's on PSN these days so it'd only be a couple of quid, it's just that my PSN account is set up for the US and it's not up there. Arse.
I still have that demo disk somewhere that had a collection of Yaroze games on it, like fifteen of them or something, that issue of OPM was probably the best five quid I ever spent on my PSone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38FdI8k9zqc
How many do you remember?
Little Old Man
Member
Not enough love for this point.
toythatkills
Member
I don't really know all the specifics, but the one point I am sure of is that you're supposed to include a fifty pence piece for scale. Other coins work as well if you haven't got a 50p to hand.
dapperbandit
Banned
Yeah, a couple of the Cornelius Murphy books: Raiders of the Lost Car Park and The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived. I think I read one of the Armageddons, too (no Hugo, but amusing nonetheless). L. Ron Hubbard, Elvis, and a crafty bathtime wank, spring to mind.
I'll check those two out, man. You know, once I've got my hands on The Man Who Would Be Thursday.
My, you have a good memory!
When did I last mention that?
Definitely read that one, the Rankin books can wait.
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
Put face paints on it
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
Didn't like u anywayz m8
toythatkills
Member
He was hoping for a picture of banofypie's dick but was disappointed to see that it hadn't been posted yet, so will try later.
show me your skeleton
Member
sometimes you just don't have a 50p to hand.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Eurogamer, I think. I really liked the title.
Don't send dick pics to somebody, bpie, only idiotic cunt nuggets do that.
You really should stick around one day. We're a good bunch here.
Yeah, my change box has no 50p coins in it. A shame, really.
show me your skeleton
Member
PSA: the limited edition blue skittles are horrid.
RIGHT?! Wish they'd hurry up and go it's like I'm throwing away half a bag sometimes.
show me your skeleton
Member
i feel it'll be a horrid disappointment but then again i am an eternal pessimist.
toythatkills
Member
Believing you'll exist for eternity seems quite optimistic to me
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Shameless self-promotion:
My band, the semi-listenable one called wiremother, have put up the first EP to the mercies of the foul interweb.
It's angular, shouty, obnoxious, angst-core bollocks produced by 30+ year old men desperately trying to relive their 90s yoot. If that sounds like your cup of darjeeling, it's probably time to grow up.
My band, the semi-listenable one called wiremother, have put up the first EP to the mercies of the foul interweb.
It's angular, shouty, obnoxious, angst-core bollocks produced by 30+ year old men desperately trying to relive their 90s yoot. If that sounds like your cup of darjeeling, it's probably time to grow up.
This shit never gets old. Every...single..time..I can't stop laughing at it.
Also, remember folks. It's Mother's Day tomorrow.
Buy something nice for the woman who had to squeeze your ugly ass out of her vagina and put up with your bullshit for many years
dapperbandit
Banned
Think you missed the boat slightly there matey. There's still a fair amount of people online but you could have got it cheaper months ago or for nothing at all on PS+ less months than that.
It's pretty good. Same people made Mortal Kombat 9 though I'd say that's a better game. Since MK9 Netherealm Studios have been the ones that really excel at single player content, with big story modes and lots of extras. Really looking forward to the new Mortal Kombat.
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Just watched Boyhood. I don't know if it's something that all guys experience when they watch it but some of it is uncomfortably familiar. Ye of the broken homes should understand. Beyond that it's just a story that most people probably identify with one way or another. It has that slight aspirational streak going through it that makes you feel like you haven't fully lived as much as a fictional 15 year old though I think that applies to all media. Supposedly a big source of depression for kids these days is looking at other people's photo albums on facebook. "These guys look so happy on their holiday why can't I be like that?" etc. Almost everyone smiles for photos and those pictures of people in Goa or Tenerife are just snapshots of a second that don't incorporate those airport argument or worries about money and so on.
Surprise! My movie review is a downer in disguise, bwahahahaboohoo