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Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox Where do you have it? I was trying to get the Gamersgate Void version to run and it wouldn't for me. Was wondering if maybe it was just their version.

Was that before they pulled the void service?

So I couldn't wait any longer... grabbed Sacred 2 Gold for $10

Man I love this game.

Originally Posted by travathian [WinME] Hi there, remember me? [/WinMe]

Oh god windows ME.... It's bad... REALLY BAD... It sucks ass from a straw.

I've not bought many strategy guides in my years.

A few come to mind though.

I bought a Mortal Kombat 2 one cause I wanted to know all the moves and secrets.

Also, I think I might have had one for Final Fantasy III aka VI for SNES.

Once the internet came along they stopped being useful. Currently, though I have three guides still.

1. Star Wars KOTOR 2 - I never bought it and it was given to me by a friend after he beat the game.
2. Mass Effect (sealed) - It was a buck at a Circuit City liquidation.
3. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - Bought the game off someone on Craigslist and they gave me the guide for free.

I wouldn't mind having one of the collector's edition guides they have made for: Skyrim, FO3, New Vegas, Zelda, etc.

I'll probably use this feature at some point on Steam though.

Originally Posted by soulkyo Lol, Windows 2000. Made me love Windows 98 2nd Edition.

Windows 2000 is not Windows ME and is in fact a very solid operating system, just saying.

Glad I spent all that money on updating my Sims 3. Runs like dog crap. Freezing, stuttering, WAY too long of load times for a what 4 year old game? Who programmed this thing? Monkeys? F! Its not my pc. For a game THIS old, most anything should run it and well. What a cluster.

I've booted it three times now, just to have it freeze unfreeze freeze unfreeze stuff. Thats of course AFTER the 5 minute initial load time. Lots of reported instances. Just a reminder as to why I forked over quite a bit of money to EA for expansion packs. This could all also just be my very own fault.

I'd buy Sacred 2 Gold NOW if I could get it for 10$. Would if they hadn't yanked it off steam.

Originally Posted by sleeping_lights_on I'd buy Sacred 2 Gold NOW if I could get it for 10$. Would if they hadn't yanked it off steam.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/225640/
It's back. (it's 50% off if you own Sacred2 Fallen Angel)

Originally Posted by sleeping_lights_on Glad I spent all that money on updating my Sims 3. Runs like dog crap. Freezing, stuttering, WAY too long of load times for a what 4 year old game? Who programmed this thing? Monkeys? F! Its not my pc. For a game THIS old, most anything should run it and well. What a cluster. I've booted it three times now, just to have it freeze unfreeze freeze unfreeze stuff. Thats of course AFTER the 5 minute initial load time. Lots of reported instances. Just a reminder as to why I forked over quite a bit of money to EA for expansion packs. This could all also just be my very own fault. I'd buy Sacred 2 Gold NOW if I could get it for 10$. Would if they hadn't yanked it off steam.

I know you say it's not your PC's problem, but FWIW, the game runs perfect on both mine and my girlfriend's laptops that are nowhere near spec-heavy, so yeah.

Originally Posted by Tsel I know you say it's not your PC's problem, but FWIW, the game runs perfect on both mine and my girlfriend's laptops that are nowhere near spec-heavy, so yeah.

Uhg.

I like strategy guides in print form. I occasionally pick up used ones for games I don't have the time to play or for systems I don't intend to buy to get a feel for what the game is like. I also pick up old ones at garage sales when I encounter them.

Never saw the appeal of buying a digital guide, though. If I'm going to read it on a screen, I may as well be grabbing the info off of GameFAQs.

Originally Posted by pantsattack I knew everything about A Link to the Past before I had the game. I studied that book so closely. I even remember reading it while riding my bike and hitting a parked car.

That's dedication. Imagine if the GBA version existed back then, you could have crashed your bike while PLAYING ALttP.

Originally Posted by pantsattack Magicka's Jolnirs Workshop is free, for a limited time I think.

Thanks. Didn't even realize they're still making DLC for it.

Originally Posted by boredasfook Purchased Anno 2070 despite all the hate on DRM.

I got it during the summer sale. And regretted every minute of it.... well at least until the week after I got it, which was when the UbiSoft servers finally came back up and let me register the game so that I could play.

Originally Posted by Genocidal Windows 2000 is not Windows ME and is in fact a very solid operating system, just saying.

Yeah, my bad. I loved Windows 98 SE above all. Today I'm upgrading to Windows 8. I'm getting old xD
Btw, will Magicka ever get a definitive collection?

Originally Posted by vince_carter sonic all stars racing: unleashed is getting 3 PC exclusive characters - the heavy from tf2 - football manager guy - samurai from shogun 2 sega has been great in supporting steam and the pc market, i'm really impressed with them the last few years http://youtu.be/YVjKx0rS1OE

Sweet! My body is ready.

Originally Posted by DPsycho I like strategy guides in print form. I occasionally pick up used ones for games I don't have the time to play or for systems I don't intend to buy to get a feel for what the game is like. I also pick up old ones at garage sales when I encounter them.

I used to get the print guides a lot, for two specific reasons. First, I hate having to alt-tab out of a game to go to GameFaqs, especially when alt-tabbing crashes the game. Second, the pictures and maps that they employ in written guides are more helpful to me than the pure .txt variety from GameFaqs.

That said, charging $19.99 for PDF versions is just crazy to me when GameFaqs is out there. If it's between struggling to understand which pillar is supposed to be on my right or spending twenty bucks to see a screenshot of the pillar that's supposed to be on my right, I'm going to struggle with GameFaqs.

Alt-Tabbing can be a pain but, for me, I just use my tablet to look stuff up when I don't want to risk tabbing out. And a lot of games (at least the ones I play) have pretty detailed Wikis with pictures, maps, etc.

I can understand people who just enjoy a game and like reading the guides as an extension of that. I used to have a Civ II guide I'd read almost just for pleasure. It was well written and informative and a way to get my Civ II fix when playing the game was impractical.

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox Where do you have it? I was trying to get the Gamersgate Void version to run and it wouldn't for me. Was wondering if maybe it was just their version.

I think Void is the problem there... I believe GG stopped the program and all the Void games don't work anymore. :(

I have an old retail disc!

Originally Posted by vince_carter sonic all stars racing: unleashed is getting 3 PC exclusive characters - the heavy from tf2 - football manager guy - samurai from shogun 2 sega has been great in supporting steam and the pc market, i'm really impressed with them the last few years http://youtu.be/YVjKx0rS1OE

Pretty cool that we're getting PC exclusive characters, even if I'm not interested in any of them. Makes me glad I preordered it for PC, I just hope the game doesn't have so many issues with AMD cards like the first game did.

Originally Posted by soulkyo Btw, will Magicka ever get a definitive collection stop getting DLC?

Magic 8 Ball Says: Don't count on it

The only guide I've ever bought was for FFTactics & it was very helpful.