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Once upon a time, I was a newbie to the Internet. This was years ago
in the fabled time of 1998. Around this same time I had gotten a
wonderful little game that I enjoyed very much, called simply
'Creatures'. I posted now and again to this newsgroup, mostly annoying
people with my youthful stupidity but also making good friends. A few
of the names of those that posted frequently still stick clearly in my
mind: Lis Morris, Alyssa, Das, Ping, Slink, AntiNorn, Emy... the list
goes on. I held on to the series, becoming an Early Adopter for
Creatures 2 and waiting eagerly for Creatures 3. Then, my Creatures 3
disc somehow got a huge scratch and was unable to be used. I fell out
of touch with the games and with the community, and went on with my
newfound life as a hopeless anime addict.

Then, a couple of days ago I was overcome with this desire to play the
first game again. Considering the age of the game, it loaded within
seconds on my current computer, and before I knew it I heard that
familiar ticking clock and crackling fire of the Incubator room.

Nothing is quite as sweet as re-addiction to an old beloved past-time.
:)
 
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And when it was 2004-05-15, illusion
<1bf9e29b.0405150931.1eb3583b@posting.google.com> was created,
stating that snowcalico <snowcalico@aol.com>
uttered in alt.games.creatures:
> Once upon a time, I was a newbie to the Internet. This was years ago
> in the fabled time of 1998. Around this same time I had gotten a
> wonderful little game that I enjoyed very much, called simply
> 'Creatures'. I posted now and again to this newsgroup, mostly annoying
> people with my youthful stupidity but also making good friends. A few
> of the names of those that posted frequently still stick clearly in my
> mind: Lis Morris, Alyssa, Das, Ping, Slink, AntiNorn, Emy... the list
> goes on. I held on to the series, becoming an Early Adopter for
> Creatures 2 and waiting eagerly for Creatures 3. Then, my Creatures 3
> disc somehow got a huge scratch and was unable to be used. I fell out
> of touch with the games and with the community, and went on with my
> newfound life as a hopeless anime addict.
>
> Then, a couple of days ago I was overcome with this desire to play the
> first game again. Considering the age of the game, it loaded within
> seconds on my current computer, and before I knew it I heard that
> familiar ticking clock and crackling fire of the Incubator room.
>
> Nothing is quite as sweet as re-addiction to an old beloved past-time.
>:)

<g> Oh yes, the good old times. I really hate having missed that... hung
out at the CDN groups for too long before discovering AGC...

Anyway, WB to InSaNiTy!!11!!!1!!!
You probably know the drill. Watch the carpet and the sofa, though.
--
emmel <the_emmel*you-know-what-that's-for*@gmx.net>
(Don't forget to remove the ** bit)

Official AGC feedback maniac

"God is playing creatures - and we're the norns."

"A hundred dead are a tragedy - a hundred thousand are statistics."

"I guess you can call yourself lucky." -
"I could, but Linda suits me a little better... :)
Things called lucky tend to get hit by trucks."

Hi, I'm a .sig virus. Just copy me to your .signature. And don't worry.
 
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>
> <g> Oh yes, the good old times. I really hate having missed that... hung
> out at the CDN groups for too long before discovering AGC...
>
Frankly , during the old days I was a brat. Looking back at my old
posts, I really want to give my younger self a good slapping for some
of the things I said to others. :/ You can't undo the past though, and
I can't apologize to people that are long gone... meh! Live and learn.
Thanks for the welcome!
 
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"snowcalico" <snowcalico@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1bf9e29b.0405150931.1eb3583b@posting.google.com...
> Once upon a time, I was a newbie to the Internet. This was years ago
> in the fabled time of 1998. Around this same time I had gotten a
> wonderful little game that I enjoyed very much, called simply
> 'Creatures'. I posted now and again to this newsgroup, mostly annoying
> people with my youthful stupidity but also making good friends. A few
> of the names of those that posted frequently still stick clearly in my
> mind: Lis Morris, Alyssa, Das, Ping, Slink, AntiNorn, Emy... the list
> goes on. I held on to the series, becoming an Early Adopter for
> Creatures 2 and waiting eagerly for Creatures 3. Then, my Creatures 3
> disc somehow got a huge scratch and was unable to be used. I fell out
> of touch with the games and with the community, and went on with my
> newfound life as a hopeless anime addict.

Question... Did you keep the receipt? If so, couldn't you exchange your
disk for a functional version?

> Then, a couple of days ago I was overcome with this desire to play the
> first game again. Considering the age of the game, it loaded within
> seconds on my current computer, and before I knew it I heard that
> familiar ticking clock and crackling fire of the Incubator room.
>
> Nothing is quite as sweet as re-addiction to an old beloved past-time.
> :)

*smiles*

Welcome back. Less activity here than there once was, back in its heyday...
but pretty much the only way to counter that is to not relurk. *nod nod*

Incidently... in case you've picked up any excess Sanity 'out there', bins
are provided. *grins*

--
The Triad
User of 'Thingamajig!'
Refractor Dragon -=(UDIC)=-
 
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>
> Question... Did you keep the receipt? If so, couldn't you exchange your
> disk for a functional version?

Oh, golly. That was so long ago, and I'm fairly sure it was a
Christmas present from someone. Besides, I'm sure it was my own
clumsiness that got the disc scratched, so I wouldn't go trying to get
a new copy. :)

>
> *smiles*
>
> Welcome back. Less activity here than there once was, back in its heyday...
> but pretty much the only way to counter that is to not relurk. *nod nod*
>
> Incidently... in case you've picked up any excess Sanity 'out there', bins
> are provided. *grins*

Thank you. :) Dunno if I'll be posting much, but I'll certainly keep
an eye on the place!
 
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On 2004-05-16, snowcalico <snowcalico@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> <g> Oh yes, the good old times. I really hate having missed that... hung
>> out at the CDN groups for too long before discovering AGC...
>>
> Frankly , during the old days I was a brat. Looking back at my old
> posts, I really want to give my younger self a good slapping for some
> of the things I said to others. :/ You can't undo the past though, and
> I can't apologize to people that are long gone... meh! Live and learn.
> Thanks for the welcome!

Well, i wasn't around at that time and anyway. People change.
--
emmel <the_emmel*you-know-what-that's-for*@gmx.net>
(Don't forget to remove the ** bit)

Official AGC feedback maniac

"God is playing creatures - and we're the norns."

"A hundred dead are a tragedy - a hundred thousand are statistics."

"I guess you can call yourself lucky." -
"I could, but Linda suits me a little better... :)
Things called lucky tend to get hit by trucks."

Hi, I'm a .sig virus. Just copy me to your .signature. And don't worry.
 
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"snowcalico" <snowcalico@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1bf9e29b.0405161320.74f382d2@posting.google.com...
> >
> > Question... Did you keep the receipt? If so, couldn't you exchange
your
> > disk for a functional version?
>
> Oh, golly. That was so long ago, and I'm fairly sure it was a
> Christmas present from someone.

Ahh. *nods* Understandable.

> Besides, I'm sure it was my own
> clumsiness that got the disc scratched, so I wouldn't go trying to get
> a new copy. :)

Bah! Whether paid for or gained through other means, working copy is good
copy! *nod nod*

> > *smiles*
> >
> > Welcome back. Less activity here than there once was, back in its
heyday...
> > but pretty much the only way to counter that is to not relurk. *nod
nod*
> >
> > Incidently... in case you've picked up any excess Sanity 'out there',
bins
> > are provided. *grins*
>
> Thank you. :) Dunno if I'll be posting much, but I'll certainly keep
> an eye on the place!

Hoowah!

--
The Triad
User of 'Thingamajig!'
Refractor Dragon -=(UDIC)=-
 
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snowcalico wrote:

>><g> Oh yes, the good old times. I really hate having missed that... hung
>>out at the CDN groups for too long before discovering AGC...
>>
>
> Frankly , during the old days I was a brat. Looking back at my old
> posts, I really want to give my younger self a good slapping for some
> of the things I said to others. :/ You can't undo the past though, and
> I can't apologize to people that are long gone... meh! Live and learn.
> Thanks for the welcome!

Heh, I know the feeling, I think my consistent taunting of Leonard was
significantly responsible for Mae Tang deciding to leave the group. I
regretted that almost immediately... but he was just so easy to make fun
of. ;P ::shrugs:: That must have been 5 years ago, so I was pretty much
just acting my age.

[bleh, I know this is an old post, but I'm procrastinating over several
essays at the moment]

--
SnornL

eye-see-cue: 32346059
ay-eye-emm : SnornL
yoo-arr-ell: http://www.pugugly.com/sarah

"For better or worse, the tone of this newsgroup is adult. It'd be R
rated if there was ever an AMR movie - for language, sexual references,
drug use, nudity...and that's just Sarah." - Tim Byron, alt.music.radiohead
 
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On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 01:49:01 +1000, SnornL <la_mutt@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Heh, I know the feeling, I think my consistent taunting of Leonard was
>significantly responsible for Mae Tang deciding to leave the group. I
>regretted that almost immediately... but he was just so easy to make fun
>of. ;P ::shrugs:: That must have been 5 years ago, so I was pretty much
>just acting my age.

If it's any consolation, Mae is alive and well and journalling on
LJ... and also has a nation on NationStates.

N.
--
CObfinder General - http://www.probetech.co.uk/cobdata
338 CObs for Creatures 1
 
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Refractor Dragon wrote:

> "snowcalico" <snowcalico@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1bf9e29b.0405161320.74f382d2@posting.google.com...
>> >
>> > Question... Did you keep the receipt? If so, couldn't you exchange
> your
>> > disk for a functional version?
>>
>> Oh, golly. That was so long ago, and I'm fairly sure it was a
>> Christmas present from someone.
>
> Ahh. *nods* Understandable.
>
>> Besides, I'm sure it was my own
>> clumsiness that got the disc scratched, so I wouldn't go trying to get
>> a new copy. :)
>
> Bah! Whether paid for or gained through other means, working copy is good
> copy! *nod nod*
>

There are ways to run C3 without the CD... but I doubt you've still got it
installed :/ Ohwell. I myself am looking for a copy of my C3 CD so I can
install it on linux :)

>> > *smiles*
>> >
>> > Welcome back. Less activity here than there once was, back in its
> heyday...
>> > but pretty much the only way to counter that is to not relurk. *nod
> nod*
>> >
>> > Incidently... in case you've picked up any excess Sanity 'out there',
> bins
>> > are provided. *grins*
>>
>> Thank you. :) Dunno if I'll be posting much, but I'll certainly keep
>> an eye on the place!
>
> Hoowah!
>

--
- nornagon

http://www.nornrock.com - Still In Development
Species range 10001-10100
mailto:nornagon@gmail.com mailto:nornagon@nornrock.com
 
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> Heh, I know the feeling, I think my consistent taunting of Leonard was
> significantly responsible for Mae Tang deciding to leave the group. I
> regretted that almost immediately... but he was just so easy to make fun
> of. ;P ::shrugs:: That must have been 5 years ago, so I was pretty much
> just acting my age.

*waves to SnornL* :)

Helen
 
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