# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=561 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 562 --- ## [This HP PC's suitability for gaming-](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-hp-pcs-suitability-for-gaming/494722)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-hp-pcs-suitability-for-gaming/494722 "2009-05-05T22:12:22Z")
A friend and I are looking at this HP for her gaming purposes. She’s especially into the Thief series and Morrowind. Gaming Computer Experts- please let us know what you think- Product number FK790AA Introduction d… --- ## [The new Cubs radio 5th inning guy is terrible.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-cubs-radio-5th-inning-guy-is-terrible/495379)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-cubs-radio-5th-inning-guy-is-terrible/495379 "2009-05-05T17:19:35Z")
During broadcasts of Cubs games on WGN radio, Pat Hughes is the play-by-play man, but he takes a break in the 5th inning. In the past, there have been some competent broadcasters to cover the 5th inning. This year, how… --- ## [Not another one of those stupid TV trivia chain games!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-another-one-of-those-stupid-tv-trivia-chain-games/495288)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-another-one-of-those-stupid-tv-trivia-chain-games/495288 "2009-05-05T15:47:36Z")
These puzzles really reach the pinnacle of unpopularity. Here we go: “Happy Birthday to Me” star Her breakout series Star of that show His first big series Who played the oldest brother? His 80s series … --- ## [Name teams with a lot Hall-of-Famers on them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-teams-with-a-lot-hall-of-famers-on-them/493670)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-teams-with-a-lot-hall-of-famers-on-them/493670 "2009-05-05T15:07:56Z")
What MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL teams had a lot of players on them who eventually made the Halls of Fame for their respective sports? What teams had the most (and, more importantly, how did they finish that season)? --- ## [Finally got my PS2 back - what have I missed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-got-my-ps2-back-what-have-i-missed/492998)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-got-my-ps2-back-what-have-i-missed/492998 "2009-05-05T14:12:29Z")
My brother has owned a PS2 ever since it was first released. We lived together from that point up until the spring of 2006, when he moved and took the PS2 with him. I saw him over the weekend and noticed that his PS2 was… --- ## [2009 Kentucky Derby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-kentucky-derby/494568)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-kentucky-derby/494568 "2009-05-05T13:44:38Z")
Anyone want to discuss Saturday’s Kentucky Derby? Will I Want Revenge avenge his father’s 1999 loss? Will Pioneer ofthe Nile be first to the finish line? Will Friesan Fire keep his trainer from being burned by three s… --- ## [I just restarted my Gamefly membership, give me game ideas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-restarted-my-gamefly-membership-give-me-game-ideas/495316)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-restarted-my-gamefly-membership-give-me-game-ideas/495316 "2009-05-05T11:45:27Z")
Now that class is over until the Fall, I’ve decided to restart my Gamefly membership. But there are a bunch of games out there that I want to add to my GameQ and I can’t decide. So I’m asking for suggestions. I own an Xb… --- ## [How do 1st round draft picks compare with 2nd, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-1st-round-draft-picks-compare-with-2nd-etc/494863)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-1st-round-draft-picks-compare-with-2nd-etc/494863 "2009-05-05T03:22:48Z")
How do I find out, without spending all day on the computer, the success rates of 1st round nfl draft picks over the years, with guys who were taken in the succeeding rounds? Or - what are the chances that a first round… --- ## [What is so good about fallout3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-good-about-fallout3/495051)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-good-about-fallout3/495051 "2009-05-05T02:53:41Z")
I noticed that the game has been out for at least six months, and the price is still $60. What is its appeal? I’m interested in playing it, but I want to know more about it before I buy or even rent the game. --- ## [The Best Series in the History of Sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-series-in-the-history-of-sports/495058)
**Author:** [@The\_Walking\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Walking_Dude)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-series-in-the-history-of-sports/495058 "2009-05-04T16:23:02Z")
This question is brought on by the current Chicago Bulls vs. Boston Celtics series. I’m not saying it is the best series ever, but I think it is one of the best. Tons of overtime games, going all the way to the seventh g… --- ## [Freerealms is live!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freerealms-is-live/495011)
**Author:** [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freerealms-is-live/495011 "2009-05-04T16:16:04Z")
I admit to being totally biased - my boyfriend is a game designer at SOE and they have been slaving over this game for months. It launched a couple of days ago and I had a chance to check it out last night. It’s a super… --- ## [Why is my lvl 64 mage still getting defeated in low level instances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-lvl-64-mage-still-getting-defeated-in-low-level-instances/493935)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-lvl-64-mage-still-getting-defeated-in-low-level-instances/493935 "2009-05-04T16:11:05Z")
I’m obviously doing something wrong. I’m a level 64 frost mage, and i’m ready to give up on WoW. I play it only occasionally now and it generally bores me. Most of the quests at my level are group or raid. I play alone… --- ## [What game has your favorite soundtrack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-game-has-your-favorite-soundtrack/494694)
**Author:** [@Commander\_Keen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Keen)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-game-has-your-favorite-soundtrack/494694 "2009-05-04T09:22:27Z")
I’m somewhat tempted to say Chrono Trigger, but I think that answer comes to mind just because CT is my overall favorite game of all time. It does have some kick-ass songs, and “To Far Away Times” (the ending theme) migh… --- ## [Pacquiao v. Hatton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacquiao-v-hatton/494593)
**Author:** [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacquiao-v-hatton/494593 "2009-05-04T05:08:00Z")
Any thoughts on this fight? I’ll be in Manhattan for the week so any Doper who knows a bar that might show it then please let me know. I can see Pacquiao taking it in 8. He’s just too fast for Hatton who has slowed do… --- ## [What was this game? Like multiplayer Asteroids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-game-like-multiplayer-asteroids/495198)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-game-like-multiplayer-asteroids/495198 "2009-05-04T04:17:39Z")
I saw someone playing a game on their PC in summer 2003. He was flying a little triangle ship around. It looked like maybe a CtF type of game? There were other ships (I’m pretty sure he said it was an online multiplay… --- ## [Thorobred fans - race won at...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thorobred-fans-race-won-at/495217)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thorobred-fans-race-won-at/495217 "2009-05-04T03:13:04Z")
Like the vast majority of Americans, my interest in racing awakens at the Kentucky Derby and goes back into a coma after the Belmont stakes. But I do realize that only rarely does a horse lead the field from start to fin… --- ## [Its about Me! (and my family) Feud by notfrommensa \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-about-me-and-my-family-feud-by-notfrommensa-game-over/494642)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-about-me-and-my-family-feud-by-notfrommensa-game-over/494642 "2009-05-03T21:49:13Z")
Since Dolo seems to be on hiatus, I thought I try to do this feud, with a twist, documented below . RULES! DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular… --- ## [Death Knight Mount/Riding Level](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-knight-mount-riding-level/495190)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-knight-mount-riding-level/495190 "2009-05-03T20:15:53Z")
So, when you create a Death Knight, you get 150 riding and your charger. You need to have 225 riding for the flying mount. So, how the heck do you get from 150 to 225? My sister has been all over, seen trainer after tra… --- ## [Lunatic, villain, or nitwit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunatic-villain-or-nitwit/495097)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunatic-villain-or-nitwit/495097 "2009-05-03T19:08:52Z")
This is a simple game. One poster names a famous real person; the next identifies said person as a lunatic, villain, or nitwit–or, perhaps, none of the above–and then offers another name for the next Doper to consider. … --- ## [Pacquiao vs. Hatton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacquiao-vs-hatton/495144)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacquiao-vs-hatton/495144 "2009-05-03T14:03:49Z")
I am not a boxing fan and I don’t have HBO, but I am really intrigued by this fight. Does anyone know of a website that will have realtime commentary? I was at the MGM Grand the night of the Oscar De La Hoya-Bernard Ho… --- ## [Games for Windows Live](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-for-windows-live/495101)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-for-windows-live/495101 "2009-05-02T18:35:01Z")
Broken Steel is coming out for Fallout 3 in a few days, and I want it. Unfortunately it’s DLC - unless I want to wait an unknown length of time (probably months, a bundle disc with this latest DLC is likely to be bundled… --- ## [So what is this video game genre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-this-video-game-genre/494800)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-this-video-game-genre/494800 "2009-05-02T17:58:06Z")
…and are there any modern games which still use this, uh, paradigm? The last game I can think of like this was Disciples II. Basically, levels consist of a map, and your icon gets a certain number of movement points pe… --- ## [Never have I ever \[Game in Progress\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454)
**Author:** [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Replies:** 423\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454 "2009-05-02T17:26:31Z")
Ok, it’s been awhile since the last one and I really enjoyed it. And since I don’t have that much else on my hands at the moment I figured I could handle it, if anyone else wants to play :slight\_smile: The rules are the… --- ## [Would this dealing practice work for 7 card hold-em?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-dealing-practice-work-for-7-card-hold-em/494632)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-dealing-practice-work-for-7-card-hold-em/494632 "2009-05-02T13:56:15Z")
If not, why not. I think it’d add a new dimension to the game, and maybe some already play like this. Regardless, I want your thoughts anyway. Simple new rule; However many people fold that round is how many cards (p… --- ## [Online poker players: Full Tilt has a Mac client](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-poker-players-full-tilt-has-a-mac-client/495070)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2009, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-poker-players-full-tilt-has-a-mac-client/495070 "2009-05-02T05:19:23Z")
I don’t know how long it has been out, but I just heard about it: http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/archive/bonusMacBeta.php --- ## [Opinions on WoW vs. LOTRO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-wow-vs-lotro/494710)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-wow-vs-lotro/494710 "2009-05-01T19:39:13Z")
I’m the guy with the level 63 mage still getting his ass kicked. I’ve been thinking, if i’m gonna suck at this type game,and if i’m gonna pay 19.95 per month to suck, I may prefer to see the Mines of Moria or the Shire… --- ## [Finally Baseball is here! 2009 Edition, (April thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-baseball-is-here-2009-edition-april-thread/492049)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 313\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2009, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-baseball-is-here-2009-edition-april-thread/492049 "2009-05-01T13:43:14Z")
This is it, today starts the season. I like my Yankees, the starters look great and the bullpen looks great. The hitters will be good until A-Rod returns and then maybe great. The problem is Boston and Tampa both look g… --- ## [Help me solve this puzzle/brain teaser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-this-puzzle-brain-teaser/494674)
**Author:** [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2009, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-this-puzzle-brain-teaser/494674 "2009-05-01T07:08:27Z")
Someone posted this horse and jockey puzzle here a couple of years ago. I printed it out at that time and brought it to my grandparents, then they stuck it in a drawer until about an hour ago. I can’t for the life of m… --- ## [Problems Upgrading PS3 HDD - Please Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-upgrading-ps3-hdd-please-help/490203)
**Author:** [@WILLASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILLASS)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-upgrading-ps3-hdd-please-help/490203 "2009-04-30T22:09:56Z")
Hi Guys, I’m trying to upgrade my PS3 HDD from the original 40GB drive that came with it to a 320GB drive. The full description is a ‘Western Digital Scorpio Blue 320GB SATA 8MB Cache 2.5 inch internal harddrive’ and wa… --- ## [Xbox 360? Which one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-360-which-one/494508)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-360-which-one/494508 "2009-04-30T15:46:38Z")
I’m being lured into Xbox 360-ville by a combination of low prices and outdated computer hardware (mine, not the 360’s), plus a desire to play Saint’s Row 2. And as much as I hate to give up the mouse, I now face an almo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=560) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=562)