Recent content by jimjulius

Scottish. Actually thats pretty vague there. I could tell the difference between a Perth and Dundee accent, and they are less than 30 miles away. But you american guys who think you have a neutral accent? Come on! The american twang is the most recocnisable accent on Earth (Calling it an...

I wasted a lot of time playing Dwarf Fortress. A lot of time. I dream in ASCII now.

I loved Interview with the Vampire the first few times I saw it... so much that I read the book. Now I hate it for what it did to the masterpiece that is the book. From Dusk Till Dawn is really good, but what does it for me is the sheer randomness. "Oh, it's an interesting hostage...

The final Boss of Baldurs Gate 2, Throne of Bhaal. On her own, my team could have kicked her arse to next sunday... but add the fact she summons up about 8 of the hardest bastards in the game the moment you begin, and it beomes a hand-wringing challenge. Then add the fact that you have to do...

I live in a small 3rd floor flat in the West End of Glasgow... Being on the 3rd floor I reckon I would have some forewarning before the attack (via news reports or observing what was going on out the window). Since my Landlady has not fixed the external door to the flat (despite being asked...

The first episode of Who I witnessed was the regeneration of John Pertwee into Tom Baker. Tom will always be the best doctor in my book for his mad intellectual enthusiasm. Although his first episode was somewhat cheesey (The name evades me but it was about a murderous robot) the episodes...

Ahh, System Shock 2 is probably my most memorable terrifying atmosphere... the first time I played it I got as far as the crew quarters, had virtually no health, one healing hypo, a bag of crisps, and a broken pistol. I was so frightened that my character hid behind the counter in a canteen...

In a fit of madness I gave consent for the family to clear out my entire SNes and Nes collection. They were the first consoles I ever owned, and contained very memorable titles, the likes of duck hunt, Solar Jetman, Snake Rattle and Roll, LOZ : A Link to the Past, The Secret of Mana, and uhh...