# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=536 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 537 --- ## [Sperm Rider: Seed of Destruction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sperm-rider-seed-of-destruction/510919)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2009, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sperm-rider-seed-of-destruction/510919 "2009-09-21T08:02:23Z")
Is this really sick, or the greatest thing ever? Sperm Rider: Seed of Destruction is a small video game where you ride a giant, regenerating spermatozoid & smash the military guys sent to apprehend you. Sort of like … --- ## [Space Hulk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-hulk/506792)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-hulk/506792 "2009-09-21T02:09:08Z")
Good old Space Hulk has a re-release in September. The game was originally released 20 years ago, and was apparently the ‘gateway’ game for a lot of people getting into miniature gaming. Space Hulk That’s the Australia… --- ## [How is a dropped 3rd strike recorded in baseball statistics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-dropped-3rd-strike-recorded-in-baseball-statistics/510837)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-dropped-3rd-strike-recorded-in-baseball-statistics/510837 "2009-09-20T22:40:52Z")
You know the setup, pitcher has like a 1-2 count on the batter, throws a sinker and the batter swings but the ball goes into the dirt and gets past the catcher. The alert batter sees the ball get past the catcher, and m… --- ## [Bills all-star team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bills-all-star-team/510189)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bills-all-star-team/510189 "2009-09-20T20:42:12Z")
Watching last night’s game (which I can’t talk about yet - the memory is still too painful) they named the Patriots all-star team and had some of the living members appear. And they said that at next week’s home opener, … --- ## [There is a God (No John Madden announcing. No more)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-god-no-john-madden-announcing-no-more/510427)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-god-no-john-madden-announcing-no-more/510427 "2009-09-20T19:55:15Z")
I can’t believe it. After being tortured for decades, the no-talented, wind bagged winter warlock has been put to pasture. As much as I thought I detested Chris Collingsworth, it is actually a pleasure to listen to a S… --- ## [NFL Blackout Rule And The Economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-blackout-rule-and-the-economy/509426)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-blackout-rule-and-the-economy/509426 "2009-09-20T17:12:56Z")
The NFL blackout rule in light of current economic conditions is an archaic, punitive and draconian rule. Fuck you NFL. Rescind your blackout rule, or amend it somehow. That is all. --- ## [What does it mean for a football coach to "script" his plays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-for-a-football-coach-to-script-his-plays/510109)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-for-a-football-coach-to-script-his-plays/510109 "2009-09-20T11:45:09Z")
I’m a knowledgeable football fan (watching MNF as I type, in fact), and I’m familiar with the concept of a coach scripting his first few plays. It’s often the topic of announcers, normally spoken as they fling around te… --- ## [Very cool, very weird flash game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-cool-very-weird-flash-game/510695)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-cool-very-weird-flash-game/510695 "2009-09-19T23:48:45Z")
Time fcuk (it’s also worth nothing that the creator has said any spelling of the second word is acceptable as long as it uses fcuk.) It’s part Portal, part…umm…other things? I don’t know how else to describe it. There’s… --- ## [Majesty 2 is out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majesty-2-is-out/510548)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majesty-2-is-out/510548 "2009-09-19T19:16:32Z")
Well they released Majesty 2 a day early today, and I picked it up :slight\_smile: I loved the first game, one of my top 10 all time. Such a great twist you have to manage a bunch of lazy jerks, not give precise orders. … --- ## [Computer games that aged well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-that-aged-well/505558)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-that-aged-well/505558 "2009-09-19T14:39:52Z")
So out of a whim, I pull out my Freelancer CD and installed into it on my brand new computer with Windows 7 RC. I was quite expecting glitches, graphics anomalies and to be bored within an hour, but the game has aged sur… --- ## [NFL Week 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569 "2009-09-19T01:55:37Z")
It’s here. Counts-for-real football. Tonight. I’m so hooked on the NFL that I look forward to the start of the season for months and play in all sorts of fantasy football and other competitions. Ah, the fresh start of t… --- ## [Question about Fantasy Baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-fantasy-baseball/510442)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-fantasy-baseball/510442 "2009-09-19T00:02:02Z")
Yeah, this is sort of out of season, but I just thought of it. I was recently eliminated in my fantasy baseball league. That got me to thinking about draft strategies for next year. Pitcher scoring is given for wins, … --- ## [Tips for a first time CoC Keeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-a-first-time-coc-keeper/510283)
**Author:** [@samlefou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samlefou)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-a-first-time-coc-keeper/510283 "2009-09-18T23:36:32Z")
I’m new to the Call of Cthulhu game, but have become borderline obsessed with it over the last couple weeks, and am going to be attempting to run a game later this weekend (the Haunting scenario from the handbook, if it … --- ## [NFL Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question/510327)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question/510327 "2009-09-18T19:38:46Z")
The Steelers kicker, Jeff Reed, lines up to kick a 50-yard game-winning field goal in the final seconds of the Super Bowl against the Cowboys. The kick is on its way and will clearly split the uprights with plenty of di… --- ## [Are there video games where you can run too fast or jump too high?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-video-games-where-you-can-run-too-fast-or-jump-too-high/509743)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-video-games-where-you-can-run-too-fast-or-jump-too-high/509743 "2009-09-18T18:09:05Z")
I always seem to want to run faster and jump higher in platformer and adventure games. I was thinking back over some of my favorite games and I think every single one of them would be improved by some combination of one … --- ## [Feud candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feud-candy/508743)
**Author:** [@Never\_Say\_Dice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Say_Dice)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feud-candy/508743 "2009-09-18T16:59:29Z")
solid chocolate brand chocolate covered bar fruit flavored candy bestest of the fruit flavors candy that’s not chocolate or fruit flavored candy you find set out in bowls candy you get at a doctor or dentist visit candy… --- ## [The Feud: Name a Song By... by Freudian Slit (game closed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-name-a-song-by-by-freudian-slit-game-closed/509565)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-name-a-song-by-by-freudian-slit-game-closed/509565 "2009-09-17T22:03:24Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Golf question: why do golf courses never begin or end with par 3's or 5's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-question-why-do-golf-courses-never-begin-or-end-with-par-3s-or-5s/510204)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-question-why-do-golf-courses-never-begin-or-end-with-par-3s-or-5s/510204 "2009-09-17T16:46:22Z")
Pretty much what the thread title says. Why don’t golf courses ever put par 5’s or 3’s on the 1st or 18th holes? --- ## [Advice for new Oblivion player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-new-oblivion-player/510075)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-new-oblivion-player/510075 "2009-09-17T14:46:27Z")
What’s a nice way to level up? I’d like to obtain some nice gear… what sort of stuff should I buy? --- ## [Todd Marinovich-Pathetic Loser or Abuse Victim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-marinovich-pathetic-loser-or-abuse-victim/507777)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-marinovich-pathetic-loser-or-abuse-victim/507777 "2009-09-17T04:46:48Z")
The May, 2009 issue of ESQUIRE magazine had a fascinating story…about the wreck of a once great football star-Todd Marinovich. I first read about this kid years ago-his father (pro football coach Marv Marinovich) set out… --- ## [Battlefield 1943](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-1943/508726)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-1943/508726 "2009-09-17T03:13:43Z")
Anyone else playing this game? I just installed it for the PS3 yesterday and am having a lot of fun. It’s my first time to play an on-line game (I’ve always been meaning to get around to it but just haven’t). I like the… --- ## [If I'm not into The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess yet, might there still be hope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-not-into-the-legend-of-zelda-twilight-princess-yet-might-there-still-be-hope/509459)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-not-into-the-legend-of-zelda-twilight-princess-yet-might-there-still-be-hope/509459 "2009-09-16T21:02:22Z")
I’m about 2 or 3 hours into this game. It’s hard to say because I accidentally left it on overnight once so the playtime on my save is inaccurate. I just got back from my first trip to the twilight, after meeting prince… --- ## [GTA IV Faults](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-iv-faults/509796)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-iv-faults/509796 "2009-09-16T17:50:45Z")
Well I bought the damn thing on Steam on day 1. Vice City is one of my favorite games ever and I figured this one should be just as good. Anyway, I start the download and realize it’s 16gbs. With my connection at the tim… --- ## [Need a New Gaming Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-gaming-mouse/501919)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-gaming-mouse/501919 "2009-09-16T16:39:11Z")
My old mouse is finally starting to crap out, so I’m in the market for a new one. Recommendations, please! A right-handed mouse preferred, but ambidexterous is acceptable. In addition to the normal left- and right-clic… --- ## [49ers Reduce Offer to Crabtree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/49ers-reduce-offer-to-crabtree/510186)
**Author:** [@UncleNito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleNito)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/49ers-reduce-offer-to-crabtree/510186 "2009-09-16T16:23:35Z")
Here. I understand his disappointment in not drafting as well as he had hoped to, but Mel Kiper doesn’t sign the checks. I have to think that his threat to re-enter the draft next year is not credible. Where would you… --- ## ['APB' (PC/360) looks like MMO + GTA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apb-pc-360-looks-like-mmo-gta/510318)
**Author:** [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apb-pc-360-looks-like-mmo-gta/510318 "2009-09-16T13:48:57Z")
write-up on rock, paper, shotgun - includes HD trailer and demo of character customization. if you’re a customization freak, like my wife, the process shown in the video seems to be completely open-ended. the idea of … --- ## [Michael Jordan Hall of Fame Speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jordan-hall-of-fame-speech/510147)
**Author:** [@AFer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AFer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jordan-hall-of-fame-speech/510147 "2009-09-16T05:07:06Z")
Thoughts? I liked it quite a bit; MJ was honest and funny. --- ## [Disc Golf Par Setting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disc-golf-par-setting/509402)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disc-golf-par-setting/509402 "2009-09-15T18:39:10Z")
The singles from my ward are going to the local park (it’s huge), to learn disc golf. We’re only going to have an eight-hole course because that’s all the equipment I can get together. They all know how to throw a fris… --- ## [Contra ReBirth on WiiWare (paging Cisco)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contra-rebirth-on-wiiware-paging-cisco/509787)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contra-rebirth-on-wiiware-paging-cisco/509787 "2009-09-15T13:51:44Z")
For everyone that loved Mega Man 9 and Gradius ReBirth, there is another new retro game on WiiWare: Contra ReBirth. It’s kinda short (only five levels) and much easier than Contra III, but if you loved the series this i… --- ## [Fallout 3: Energy Weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-3-energy-weapons/509936)
**Author:** [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-3-energy-weapons/509936 "2009-09-14T22:44:45Z")
So, I’ve played through Fallout 3 once, after a few abortive learning attempts of the first six or seven character levels, and decided on using Small Arms. Ammo was abundant, as were weapons to use for repair. By the t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=535) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=537)