# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=472 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 473 --- ## [Do you replay old games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-replay-old-games/547655)
**Author:** [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-replay-old-games/547655 "2010-07-25T19:07:07Z")
I’m out of money in my game budget right now, so I’ve been going back and playing things that have been sitting on the shelf for years. So far, I’ve made it to the last chapter of Dark Cloud 2, then I got kind of annoyed… --- ## [Guess The Morph Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-morph-game/547284)
**Author:** [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-morph-game/547284 "2010-07-25T15:10:13Z")
Hopefully this is a fun idea for a game. The object is to guess the two people or characters used to make each of ten morphs (if you aren’t sure what a morph is, you’ll soon see once you click on the picture link below). … --- ## [World's Greatest Rock n Roll Album Cover Elimination Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-greatest-rock-n-roll-album-cover-elimination-game/547419)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-greatest-rock-n-roll-album-cover-elimination-game/547419 "2010-07-25T14:54:50Z")
World’s Greatest Rock N Roll Album Cover Elimination Game. Although the album covers are broken down into 9 sets of ten, that was designed to help me out, not to restrict the voter. By whatever means you deem easies… --- ## [Awesome remakes of old games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-remakes-of-old-games/547797)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-remakes-of-old-games/547797 "2010-07-25T08:48:05Z")
In the 90’s Scorched Earth came out and it was great. Then in the 2000’s from a British Website comes Scorched 3D. It’s addicting (to me anyway). So what other updates of classic games are out there that awesome to pl… --- ## [my ps2 keeps getting disc read errors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ps2-keeps-getting-disc-read-errors/547850)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ps2-keeps-getting-disc-read-errors/547850 "2010-07-25T02:19:32Z")
I mean some games are scratched up alot so I can understand, but I have some games in great condition and they still don’t work. What am I to do? --- ## [Steam Game Collection Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-game-collection-poll/546473)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-game-collection-poll/546473 "2010-07-25T01:43:08Z")
Steam has had a ton of amazing sales over the last 9 months. My game collection has skyrocketed because of those sales. It’s also really easy to see how many games you have on Steam so I figured I’d start this poll to s… --- ## [NFL Quarterback Futures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-quarterback-futures/547591)
**Author:** [@Thrillhouse15](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thrillhouse15)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-quarterback-futures/547591 "2010-07-24T23:22:13Z")
I play in an online football simulation league (the game is Stratomatic, and our league has two openings if anyone’s interested). My quarterback right now is Houston’s Matt Schaub. I have a trade offer on the table in wh… --- ## [Playstation Move Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-move-games/546015)
**Author:** [@Arwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-move-games/546015 "2010-07-24T22:12:18Z")
Hi all, I’ve been collecting an overview of all the PS3 games that have been announced to support the new Playstation Move controller, as well as a fair number of existing games that will be patched to support the Move … --- ## [Got an iPad? You need Osmos!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-an-ipad-you-need-osmos/546955)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-an-ipad-you-need-osmos/546955 "2010-07-24T15:52:49Z")
Osmos. You’re a mote, floating in space. You want to be bigger. There are other motes. Touch ones smaller than you, and you will absorb them and become bigger. Touch ones bigger than you, and be absorbed and die. T… --- ## [Help! First American Football Game - need tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-first-american-football-game-need-tips/545902)
**Author:** [@Fat\_Marrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fat_Marrow)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-first-american-football-game-need-tips/545902 "2010-07-24T04:47:33Z")
I’m playing right guard in our new local team’s first home game this weekend. The team formed 6 months ago but I joined this week. I’ve followed the game for 6 years but I’ve never played. I don’t want to let the team d… --- ## [Free Steam Game: Alien Swarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-steam-game-alien-swarm/547399)
**Author:** [@Interconnected\_Series\_of\_Tubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interconnected_Series_of_Tubes)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-steam-game-alien-swarm/547399 "2010-07-24T04:22:27Z")
My apologies if this has been posted somewhere before - I didn’t see a thread on it. Alien Swarm is a very polished third-person shooter featuring 4-player co-op versus…well, alien swarms. There are multiple guns, four… --- ## [The scene in "Tin Cup" where he plays with a baseball bat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scene-in-tin-cup-where-he-plays-with-a-baseball-bat/547695)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scene-in-tin-cup-where-he-plays-with-a-baseball-bat/547695 "2010-07-24T00:27:24Z")
In the movie “Tin Cup”, Costner’s character has a scene where he wants to raise money so he challenges some guy to a round of golf, where Costner is only allowed to use a variety of non golf club household objects. So fa… --- ## [ACM's 20 Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acms-20-questions/546927)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acms-20-questions/546927 "2010-07-23T22:35:50Z")
Quick rundown: There is always one person designated as the answerer. That person thinks of something (nothing \*too \*obscure!) and play begins. People start asking yes-or-no questions and the answerer (who should keep a… --- ## [Sports leagues/competitions with unusual playoff systems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-leagues-competitions-with-unusual-playoff-systems/547569)
**Author:** [@El\_Presidente](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Presidente)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-leagues-competitions-with-unusual-playoff-systems/547569 "2010-07-23T21:42:01Z")
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL My understanding here is that the #1 and #2 teams meet in the first playoff match. The Winner automatically advances to the championship (the Grand Final); the loser must then play the winner a… --- ## [Recommendations: fantasy virtual world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-fantasy-virtual-world/545011)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-fantasy-virtual-world/545011 "2010-07-23T19:35:09Z")
ok, so with all the ads on SD for MMOs, I’m considering getting back into the MMO fray, after struggling to get into such games on previous occasions. But the thing is…I’m just looking for some escapism. So, a beautiful… --- ## [Hide and Seek trivia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hide-and-seek-trivia/547643)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hide-and-seek-trivia/547643 "2010-07-23T18:40:14Z")
I am hosting a trivia night under the theme Hide and Seek. I chose this theme because I wanted something different from “History” etc. I have come up questions that deal with people who have sought things or things tha… --- ## [Video Games Live on PBS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-live-on-pbs/547696)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-live-on-pbs/547696 "2010-07-23T17:01:48Z")
Apparently PBS is going to have a show on Video Games Live, including interviews with composers and live performances. The recorded performances will be shown through TV and out on DVD as well. Here’s a preview of the C… --- ## [Bit.trip Runner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bit-trip-runner/546271)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bit-trip-runner/546271 "2010-07-23T14:59:23Z")
I just bought this yesterday. It’s really, really addicting, and deceptively difficult. Simple, but hard. Totally up my alley. I’m only on the first boss battle. Levels 1.1 through 1.10 were fairly easy. One-point-eleve… --- ## [Game: The A to Z of haiku](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-the-a-to-z-of-haiku/537857)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-the-a-to-z-of-haiku/537857 "2010-07-23T14:17:31Z")
Annie’s anteater Appropriately ate an Ancient, auburn ant. --- ## [I'm confused by the games on facebook.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-confused-by-the-games-on-facebook/547638)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-confused-by-the-games-on-facebook/547638 "2010-07-23T01:03:23Z")
I kept getting invites to Farmville and Zoo World. So, do I just click on the stuff it tells me to? Do I have to check in everyday? So far, I’m finding it very boring. And the gifts I’m getting from everybody are hoggi… --- ## [2010 Tri-Nations thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-tri-nations-thread/547297)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-tri-nations-thread/547297 "2010-07-22T23:55:22Z")
Just on the off-chance that there are any rugby fans floating around… Well the Tri-Nations series is under way for the year, with New Zealand starting very strongly with two home wins against South Africa. Wikipedia has… --- ## [Lead and Gold Free Weekend on Steam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-and-gold-free-weekend-on-steam/547635)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-and-gold-free-weekend-on-steam/547635 "2010-07-22T22:00:37Z")
Lead and Gold is free to play for this weekend. You just have to download it on Steam. We’ve played this game quite a bit lately and it is a lot of fun. So basically, it’s a multiplayer third person shooteer that takes … --- ## [Red dead redemption thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dead-redemption-thread/539188)
**Author:** [@freep5637](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freep5637)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dead-redemption-thread/539188 "2010-07-22T21:28:33Z")
Was surprised to find that there wasn’t a RDR thread on the straight dope gamer forum yet so I thought I’d take the liberty to start one. We can begin with rumors and speculation and go from there once the game gets rel… --- ## [Cycling Sportmanship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cycling-sportmanship/547424)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cycling-sportmanship/547424 "2010-07-22T15:58:34Z")
I don’t want to clog up the main Tour De France thread with a novice question on cycling. I was very curious about the recent controversy, with a chain coming off and another competitor being harrangued for not waiting … --- ## [Anyone still play strat-o-matic baseball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-play-strat-o-matic-baseball/547515)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-play-strat-o-matic-baseball/547515 "2010-07-22T15:13:51Z")
I loved playing strat-o-matic as a kid. Played with friends, but spent many nights playing game after game by myself. My family never went on vacation and I never went to camp or any other of the typical summer kid stuff… --- ## [Dark Fall 3: What, in the end, happened? (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-fall-3-what-in-the-end-happened-open-spoilers/547570)
**Author:** [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-fall-3-what-in-the-end-happened-open-spoilers/547570 "2010-07-22T05:39:08Z")
So I just finished playing Dark Falls 3: Lost Souls and as much as I enjoyed the game, I really am lost when it comes to the plot. The basics are pretty obvious: A young girl, Amy, seems mean and obsessed with death. … --- ## [Little PC Gamer Rocking Portal/Mirror's Edge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-pc-gamer-rocking-portal-mirrors-edge/546660)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-pc-gamer-rocking-portal-mirrors-edge/546660 "2010-07-22T00:17:30Z")
Just thought I’d share this: Cutest kid ever totally rocking PC games like a pro. Amazed at how well he does in portal specially. Gives me hope for the next generation :slight\_smile: I want me some juice! --- ## [Baseball: Pitches bounced in the dirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-pitches-bounced-in-the-dirt/547459)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Zed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Zed)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-pitches-bounced-in-the-dirt/547459 "2010-07-21T14:38:04Z")
I was watching the Chicago White Sox pick on my Seattle Mariners on 07/19/2010. It seemed like every 3rd pitch thrown by both teams bounced in the dirt. It got me to wondering, a) How many were there in that game tota… --- ## [The World's Greatest Rock n Roll Album Covers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-greatest-rock-n-roll-album-covers/545418)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-greatest-rock-n-roll-album-covers/545418 "2010-07-21T02:58:36Z")
A fine game for the whole family! Find a pic of an album cover you admire and post a link to it here. After ten or so links appear, rate each cover in the order you like them. Please only link to one album cover per … --- ## [How much work is involved in running a fantasy sports league?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-work-is-involved-in-running-a-fantasy-sports-league/547148)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-work-is-involved-in-running-a-fantasy-sports-league/547148 "2010-07-21T00:16:23Z")
What’s involved in being a commissioner of a fantasy sports league? I know it takes time to set up a league and find owners along with trying to find a draft time that works for most people. After that, does it pretty m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=471) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=473)