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Old 12 October 2006, 12:24   #21
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So true..
Another one is when the “computer” blatantly cheats

For example driving games where I can’t take any turns with out skidding, while the computer gladly zigzags in front of me. I got my revenge in burnout though
^ Why does Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge spring to mind when I read this?
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Old 13 October 2006, 06:59   #22
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lol! the cars on lotus just bounced left and right! - you see it going left, take it on the right, simple... the ai on lotus turbo challenge was non-existant!
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after much deliberation I have found a T-Shirt for you about this matter

please view it over.
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Old 13 October 2006, 12:05   #24
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Over the top drive grinding!

Im sure there was some technical reason for some games making the internal drive sound like a wood chipper but some games really took the pi**

Beast III for one IIRC.
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Over the top drive grinding!

Im sure there was some technical reason for some games making the internal drive sound like a wood chipper but some games really took the pi**

Beast III for one IIRC.
Hudson Hawk shredded my disk drive often.
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^ Why does Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge spring to mind when I read this?
hehe and there's even a name for some of the others!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubberband_effect (wikipedia)

"Take on the machine in a 1v1 arcade fighter and get handily pwned as it operates with lightning-fast reflexes that rival those of a hummingbird on crack"
I gotta have one of those T-shirts
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theres some pretty awsome ones there too

I have 6 or 7 shirts from there and a laptop bag, the wifie has about 4 shirts i think...

its alll good... I got the BFG credo too
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