This article was originally going to be on Throbbing Gristle, but I changed it at the last minute because that’s how I roll, baby: on the edge, pushin’ it to the limit, snowboarding from the top of an exploding mountain while chugging Mountain Dew and wearing tinted wraparound shades with the word EXTREME written on the frame. Also I thought two postpunk articles in a row would be a bit much and I wanted to change things up a little. So yeah, instead I’m gonna look at a pretty fantastic album that I’ve never heard anyone here mention at all, Faust’s ‘IV’.



Y’know, experimental music gets kind of an unfair rep from a lot of people: it’s made out to be some kind of dry, dour, po-faced thing, something made by a bunch of humourless engineering students tunelessly banging away on pieces of sheet metal and being as self-consciously artsy in the vain hope that this will distract people from their complete lack of anything approaching genuine creativity or talent. Well, OK, a lot of it really IS like that, but not all… Sometimes you get bands who are experimental almost by accident, bands just set out to have a good time and make shit that sounds good to them and who end up breaking the boundaries more out of a kind of weird, childish curiosity than any deliberate attempt at getting artistic credibility. Faust is one of those bands: they made extremely pretty, catchy pop songs that just happened to sound like they came from some parallel alien dimesnsion. ...

For a gaming community there are relatively few topics on console modifications and the homebrew scene here so I thought, why not write an article? And here it is.

Saying "Sorry" to my Nintendo DS

About three weeks ago I picked up my Nintendo DS to have a game of Final Fantasy IV when it occured to me that the damn thing looked disgraceful. Sporting numerous scratches and grazes from the odd drop my desk and the dreaded fall down two flights of stairs my silver DS bore the personality of a console that has not just been abused but a console that has actually been to war and come back as a veteran. When my friends ask me what happened to my DS I have to tell them that it "walked into a door" because I don't want them to find out the harsh truth that I am a console abuser.

To repent for my sins I went out into the English desert and meditated in a holy cave for 40 days and 40 nights, feeding on failed Sony data formats to keep starvation at bay. Returning home with the sour taste of betamax eating away at my gums, I logged onto the internet and ordered a replacement case from a respectable sounding Chinese merchant on that new-fangled auction site that the kids of today call eBay. After another prolonged 40 days and 40 nights, it arrived. ...

Good morning class, over the next few weeks our lectures will focus on discussing and evaluating the different methods and approaches that can be undertaken when designing a videogame; I will be pointing out where a lot of people go wrong as well as the many traps that lay ahead throughout the development process. Open your text books to page 1, you will see that this series is designed for general development, meaning it covers any game design program...
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There will be no talking until after the lecture!

*Turns to face the Whiteboard*



Starting a game is always the easiest part of development; once you have an idea, you naturally try to get the ball rolling as fast as you can by diving straight into it.
Trap: When ideas flow, they are generally in short supply, trying to produce something when the idea is fresh is where a lot of people go wrong.

In this issue, you will learn how to plan and organise a project so that it is ready for the next stage of development. ...

Music Creation Interview: P-Tizzle

OHSNAP!
OHSNAP! Interview with P-Tizzle





I honestly spent hours on this! SO READ IT YOU *****

Apart from hanging out with DMX and wearing alcohol stained t-shirts P-Tizzle is also an MC in the Australian underground music scene. Lucky for us he's an active contributer to the music creation forum as well. This article was more like a two hour conversation than a formal interview in which we discussed everything from silver pants to wheat germ beer...





Just me and P-Tizzle chillin....

“Guys in Q&A asking how to reach first base,
Have a cry and make a topic “GW is the worst place!”
Esh got G&D, GirlBones got narcotics,
Every post of mine going up to awesome topics.
Ramirez and DP chillin at a Fin-meet
I’m at home just calling it a win-meet”


Me: First off thanks for the interview, despite you being DIFFICULT to meet online due to your superstar status.

P-Tizzle: No worries! Blame it on the time difference (since I blame that for everything else).

Me: Lets start with probably the most important question of this whole interview, Do you consider yourself a wigger? Like when you see your friends are you like 'OH SNAP WHAT IT DO HOLMES!? And then C-Walk in a circle? ...

It seems to have a been a while since we've actually had this, so despite what the title says, this article is probably going to cover a little more than just this past week.  Basically HL and Jet Son are lazy and/or forgetful, so I'm taking over this article for now.  I give myself three weeks before I succumb to my own laziness and stop updating this thing, with my excuse being that you can search through the forums your god damn selves.

Anyway, since you've probably forgotten, this is a recap of some of the more interesting topics that have appeared on the forum in the past week or so.  Let's see what we've got:

General

Corruption 2008 - Sir has a furry avatar, and I don't know him well enough to know if it's supposed to be ironic or if he really likes furries.  Anyway, this topic is about issues that are ignored by presidents all the time or something.

Reminders of GWr's in real life. - You guys are nuts, nothing makes me think of GW outside of GW, except when I'm dreaming about it.  That might actually be worse though, fuck. ...

• The Olympic Mapping Event has finally opened and is ready for you to begin working on your maps. As mentioned in the topic, there'll be three rounds over the next three weeks. It's a tough call, expect tears and blood, but at the end of it there'll be three GW Olympic champions. Check out the topic here.

• The Speedrun Event, which was voted as the Heatman level from Megaman 2, is currently being lead by Lazrael with a run of 1:56:52. He made a few mistakes (including going the wrong way at one point) so don't be discouraged, his score is beatable (ho ho ho laz). Get over to the topic and submit your score now.

• Only a small update for the Netplay Fighting Event, the chosen game has been decided as Street Fighter Alpha 3. Keep a look out for the topic appearing sometime soon in the VG forum.

• Through the talk of the GW Olympics, two more possible events have popped up, including Tetris and Toribash. It's looking more and more likely that a Tetris event will make it's entrance to the GW Olympic Games, and a Toribash event is also very possible. Let your opinion be heard over at the GW Olympics thread.

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Introduction

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This is a shorter mini Freeware Fridays to bring attention to a couple games that I've recently enjoyed and to keep you busy. Tis all.

This Issue's Games

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Pyrrhic Tales: Prelude to Darkness
By: Zero Sum Software
Genre: Role Playing Game


Story: A bunch of heroes set out to crush the darkness...okay there is way more to it then that, but play to find out!

Gameplay: This game is top down turn based D&D style Morrowind. It was once commercial, but sales sucked cause no one noticed it. :/ It's now free! The plot is truly non-linear, the combat is turn based and tactical, there are no classes, you can recruit NPCs into your party, and your attributes and choices have an actual noticeable affect on the plot and the characters you talk to. If you can get over the subpar graphics and the occasional crash bug, this game is a gem for any true RPG fan.

Download Information:
http://www.zero-sum.com/download.html has all you need to get playing!

You can alternatively get it here: http://www.download.com/Prelude-to-Darkness/3640-7539_4-10166422.html ...

Back in the year 1984 during a time when there was in fact no perpetual war (Sorry Orwell), ATARI released an arcade game called Marble Madness. Such was the popularity of the title, an early Electronic Arts got their hands on it and it was subsequently ported to most consoles and home computers. I was born in 1987 and I grew up in the 90s. I remember spending hours taking turns playing Marble Madness on my friend's Sega Master System. Fantastic.



That's all very nice, Ed - but what has this got to do with learning Lite-C?
Well, since we're on tutorial number three now I would like to give my students the opportunity to make a game that is beyond mere technicality and actually fun to play. Today I will be making a Marble Madness game and hopefully feeding you with the knowledge to create your own or something similar.

Ready to begin?

Tip: If you are new to Lite-C I strongly recommend that you have a go at my previous tutorials before attempting this one as it progresses beyond basic understanding. ...

An interview by Strangeluv

♥ INTERVIEW WITH OCEAN'S DREAM ♥

The weather started getting rough,
The tiny ship was tossed,
If not for the courage of the fearless crew
The S.S. Misao would be lost, the S.S. Misao would be lost.

The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle
With Gilli-game
The Ripper too,
The Misaoaire
And his wife,
The hype-r star
The Chipsetter and Iaman,
Here on Gilli-game's Isle.

I open my eyes. Nothing but deserted shoreline. All my crew is dead. Stuck... on this strange isle. Nothing to do but walk so I start plodding along the coast. Maybe there's someone near.

After half an hour of walking, I see a figure in the distance. A slim womanly figure. I get closer to her. I can see a little more of her now. She has supple breasts and firm thighs. Her eyes are big and blue... like the ocean. Was I dreaming? She looked like the woman of my dreams. Maybe she was a dream from the ocean. An Ocean's Dream.

I approached her... trying not to startle her...

SL:Excuse me, ma'am? ...

Yeah so Man-O-War is hosting a contest and you should join because I (and the 50$ he paid me to post this) say so.




Official FAQ

What is AMV Forever?
AMV Forever is an AMV competition.  Competitors create AMVs for the competition, and people vote for the winner.

What's an AMV?
Anime Music Video.  A video which sets anime clips to music.

Who is the judge?
Man-O-War is.

When does the entry period start?
Right now!  That is, the posting of this topic marks the start of the competition.

When does the entry period end?
Exactly four weeks after this topic is posted.

How to I enter a video into the competition?
Reply to this topic with an embedded video and a link to said video.

Where can I upload my video?
You can upload your video anywhere that allows you to embed your video on websites.

What happens if my video is removed from the upload site?
If it is removed during the entry period, you can reupload and enter it again.  If it is removed during the voting period, the video is out of the competition. ...