# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=654 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 655 --- ## [My boyfriend wants a PS2 game as a gift - I'm lost. Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-wants-a-ps2-game-as-a-gift-im-lost-help/443859)
**Author:** [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-wants-a-ps2-game-as-a-gift-im-lost-help/443859 "2008-04-04T15:20:47Z")
Soo…my boyfriend and I are approaching an anniversary, and though I usually don’t ask people what they want for gifts (usually pay attention to them and know what they might like) but I was stumped on what to get him thi… --- ## [Rolling Stones Madness: Final Four](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-final-four/443480)
**Author:** [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-final-four/443480 "2008-04-04T03:45:20Z")
\[Mick\] Paint It, Black vs \[Brian\] Sympathy for the Devil \[Keith\] Gimme Shelter vs \[Charlie\] Satisfaction --- ## [Flight Simmers - Online Game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-simmers-online-game/443237)
**Author:** [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-simmers-online-game/443237 "2008-04-04T00:07:46Z")
Just what the title says, really. I’m trying to figure out this online multiplayer MSFS stuff, and was wondering if any simmers here would be interested in helping me out. I decided to ask at the Dope because a) No lun… --- ## [I will be boycotting the Olympics (but not over Tibet)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-be-boycotting-the-olympics-but-not-over-tibet/443504)
**Author:** [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-be-boycotting-the-olympics-but-not-over-tibet/443504 "2008-04-03T18:30:48Z")
I mostly object to the rampant corruption endemic to the Olympics which can pretty much be shown through Where do Jones’ medals go? That story is about --Controversial Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou has been awarded Mar… --- ## [XBOX Live down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-live-down/443744)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-live-down/443744 "2008-04-03T18:21:06Z")
Me and my mate just got booted from a Halo game and have been unable to get another game. Bungie.net doesn’t seem to dealing with accounts correctly either. Anybody else seeing this or is it just a local(ish) problem? --- ## [Any Web Sites That Offer Free Pachinko Sims?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-web-sites-that-offer-free-pachinko-sims/443605)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-web-sites-that-offer-free-pachinko-sims/443605 "2008-04-03T16:38:57Z")
Pogo, Yahoo games, and any number of other gaming sites offer slots sims without actually having to gamble any money. Anyone know of any that offer pachinko? All I’ve found by googling have been explanations of the game… --- ## [The Milwaukee Brewers' move from the AL to the NL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-milwaukee-brewers-move-from-the-al-to-the-nl/443534)
**Author:** [@Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ins_Outs_What-have-yous)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-milwaukee-brewers-move-from-the-al-to-the-nl/443534 "2008-04-03T13:36:47Z")
One of my friends asked me why the NL Central (Major League Baseball) has six teams in it. I sort of knew the answer, but my memory is fuzzy on the details. Can any Dopers fill me in? Here’s a what I think I know…cor… --- ## [Zero Punctuation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489)
**Author:** [@Pollux\_Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pollux_Oil)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2008, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489 "2008-04-03T07:17:37Z")
No, this is not a thread made for a game where nobody uses punctuation. :stuck\_out\_tongue: It is actually about a website where an Australian guy video reviews a game each week, and usually proceeds to rip the game a n… --- ## [Here's what I want in the next great modern combat FPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-i-want-in-the-next-great-modern-combat-fps/443637)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-i-want-in-the-next-great-modern-combat-fps/443637 "2008-04-02T21:15:10Z")
Ok I’m a big fan of Battlefield 2 and Call of Duty 4. BF2 especially with it’s huge maps and Humvees and helicopters and whatnot. My big complaint though is that all the structures are indestructable. You can have ten… --- ## [Wrestlemania 24](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestlemania-24/443273)
**Author:** [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestlemania-24/443273 "2008-04-02T17:57:18Z")
Is anyone going to order/watch Wrestlemania 24 tonight? I’m not. I’m not a wrestling fan at all, actually (which might raise the question of why I’m starting a thread about it), but I like the theory of professional wr… --- ## [Rock Band drumming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-band-drumming/443424)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-band-drumming/443424 "2008-04-02T17:35:13Z")
I recently put together a budget Rock Band setup for my PS3 from eBay and Amazon, spent about $70 to get the game, drums, and mic. Guitar will come later (maybe.) How are you guys on drumming? I’ve been through all th… --- ## [Video Game Soundtrack appreciation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-soundtrack-appreciation-thread/442827)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-soundtrack-appreciation-thread/442827 "2008-04-02T15:59:42Z")
Video Game Soundtracks seem to have a love/hate relationship with the world. You either love them and appreciate them, or see them as just noise (even with CD quality new-gen systems). About 10% of my ipod consists of Vi… --- ## [Word play, a la Will Shortz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-play-a-la-will-shortz/443664)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-play-a-la-will-shortz/443664 "2008-04-02T14:17:31Z")
I’ve got a Will Shortz Puzzle-A-Day calendar, and yesterday’s stumped me. Here 'tis: --- ## [EA Purchases Black Mesa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ea-purchases-black-mesa/443564)
**Author:** [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ea-purchases-black-mesa/443564 "2008-04-02T11:54:36Z")
Black Mesa, the total conversion of Half-Life to the Source engine, today announced their purchase by EA. In an effort to compete with Team Fortress 2, Black Mesa’s art style is being redone to be similar to TF2. EA al… --- ## [One hat per person, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hat-per-person-please/442989)
**Author:** [@onions\_without\_tears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onions_without_tears)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hat-per-person-please/442989 "2008-04-02T07:54:55Z")
Don’t list two. I think there are too few of these to go around. List one hat type that’s distinctive for a profession. (Picture links optional) My one: a printer’s paper hat --- ## [SDMB Annual Fantasy Baseball League Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-annual-fantasy-baseball-league-discussion/442486)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-annual-fantasy-baseball-league-discussion/442486 "2008-04-01T17:38:52Z")
I figured I’d start a new thread for in-season discussion of the league and draft summaries. Here’s the original recruitment thread. To kick things off I’ll go over my draft for the season, I would love to see everyone … --- ## [Being a fan of a sport you have NEVER played (and never will)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-fan-of-a-sport-you-have-never-played-and-never-will/443418)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-fan-of-a-sport-you-have-never-played-and-never-will/443418 "2008-04-01T17:26:00Z")
Related to the FAQ “why root for a sports team” is the question, why follow a sport (and root for a team in that sport) that you not only have never played, but likely will NEVER play? I’m a fan of baseball and of baske… --- ## [The 30 Dumbest Video Game Titles Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050 "2008-04-01T16:11:08Z")
Article. Some of these are hilarious- Ninja Hamster? --- ## [FF VII Crisis Core early report](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ff-vii-crisis-core-early-report/442912)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ff-vii-crisis-core-early-report/442912 "2008-04-01T15:52:48Z")
I picked up my copy yesterday and messed with it for a couple hours last night. My early impressions follow. The Good: The voice acting is excellent. The graphics are beautiful both in-game and in cut scenes. The so… --- ## [Civ IV kinda' annoys me a little....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-iv-kinda-annoys-me-a-little/443054)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-iv-kinda-annoys-me-a-little/443054 "2008-04-01T14:38:23Z")
Civ IV annoyance I just started playing Civ IV, and overall, I like the game, sometimes I go for the normal playing type, playing the country as they’re “supposed” to be played (Romans being Expansionist, India being No… --- ## [How do I get to Sunwell Isle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-to-sunwell-isle/443206)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-to-sunwell-isle/443206 "2008-04-01T13:17:31Z")
Well, like it says. 60 Hunter, can’t get there. No flgith linky from Ironforge or E. Plaguelands. Edited level. --- ## [Rolling Stones Madness: Elite Eight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143)
**Author:** [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2008, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143 "2008-04-01T03:44:45Z")
The Selection Committee is pleased that 3 of the top 4 #1 Seeds are still in the tournament. Let’s blow the whistle on the quarterfinals at 10:30 p.m. CDT on Monday March 31 Mick 2\] Let it Bleed vs 8\] Paint It, B… --- ## [Mr. Wildcat goes to that great arena in the sky...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-wildcat-goes-to-that-great-arena-in-the-sky/443474)
**Author:** [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-wildcat-goes-to-that-great-arena-in-the-sky/443474 "2008-04-01T02:15:25Z")
Big Blue Nation mourns tonight, because Mr. Wildcat himself, Bill Keightley, died at 81 in Cincinnati tonight from bleeding from an undiagnosed spinal tumor. He was on the bench for every Kentucky team from Rupp to Gill… --- ## [Threads of the sequential persuasion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-of-the-sequential-persuasion/443360)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-of-the-sequential-persuasion/443360 "2008-03-31T23:23:37Z")
\*\*Just got an SKS rifle! Ask the former TSA screener \*\* No need, really. I’m pretty sure you can’t take that on the plane. \*\*So my roommate brings home a dog… Students of Virginity: A Rant \*\* :eek: --- ## [Rush Madness round 3 - Sweet 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-round-3-sweet-16/443310)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-round-3-sweet-16/443310 "2008-03-31T19:54:22Z")
All right folks, time for round 3 of Rush Madness. Thanks to everyone who has been voting so far. Last round had a few upsets and a couple ties which required coin flips. #4 seed Force Ten beat #5 seed Analog Kid in a… --- ## [Pro Sport Team Fans - Explain Loyalty Reason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sport-team-fans-explain-loyalty-reason/442469)
**Author:** [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sport-team-fans-explain-loyalty-reason/442469 "2008-03-31T17:26:13Z")
I don’t understand why sports fans have a favorite team. People in Atlanta, Georgia root for the Braves. Why? Why not put the same passion into rooting for Coca-Cola over Pepsi? It can’t be because they are “the loca… --- ## [Non-live sports coverage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-live-sports-coverage/443192)
**Author:** [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-live-sports-coverage/443192 "2008-03-31T04:14:50Z")
The other day, I was watching curling on TSN, and Vic Rauter was in the box doing the play-by-play. Curling ended, and we joined bowling already in progress. And Vic Rauter was in the box doing the play-by-play. Or was h… --- ## [Sweet 16 Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-16-thoughts/442556)
**Author:** [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-16-thoughts/442556 "2008-03-31T02:37:08Z")
Well, the absolute BEST sports weekend has come and gone - the first two rounds of March Madness. The dust has settled, Cinderella is working on her second ball gown, and we’re down to 16 teams. So let’s hear your thou… --- ## [PS2 FPS recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps2-fps-recommendations/443220)
**Author:** [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps2-fps-recommendations/443220 "2008-03-30T22:08:09Z")
My husband has grown bored with his current PS2 games. What he likes, in his own words: “Serious Sam (and part 2), GTAs, Airborne Troops-Countdown to D Day, even Resident Evil 4 and a few 007 games have been along the li… --- ## [Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxford-cambridge-boat-race/443291)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxford-cambridge-boat-race/443291 "2008-03-30T18:29:03Z")
I don’t know anything about the sport of rowing except for the fact that it takes place on water and is about propelling a boat with muscle power as fast as possible, but I watched the Boat Race between the two old Engli… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=653) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=655)