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Land Before Time TV Series (2007) / Sorry Guys
« on: January 25, 2008, 12:04:01 PM »
I actually cut out the commercials when I recorded it on my DVD Recorder off my DVR...although I just realized that the parts after the commercials have the DirecTV DVR time at the bottom for a couple of seconds. Is that a problem? I can re-record it if it is.

I was pretty tired last night and only this morning when I checked on the upload did I realize I forgot to convert the file from .VOB to .AVI =\ I'll have to convert it and reupload again...

I have a couple of programs that split videos. Currently I'm trying to use something that will just create parts of the file that can be easily reassembled so it's less messy to put them back together. Like a .rar or by using Easy File Splitter.

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Land Before Time TV Series (2007) / Sorry Guys
« on: January 25, 2008, 03:22:13 AM »
Quote from: landbeforetimelover,Jan 24 2008 on  02:44 PM
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I got the episode. I'll copy it onto my computer tonight and send the file to you, landbeforetimelover.

Okay, that's good.  How large is the file?  Driveway.com will allow you to upload up to a 500mb and there are even some sites out there that will allow you to upload up to 2gb files.
The files come out to a total of 1GB and 488MB. The DVD-Recorder automatically splits the file when it reaches 1GB. I had recorded it on the highest setting to give people the highest quality picture, although in retrospect it probably would've been better to go lower and have a smaller file size =\ I have a video file joiner-spliter so I can put them together, although if you have a program to do that it's better if I give them split up for you. As it is, I may have to split the first file just to send it...

I apologize, I'm not used to recording files for sharing XD I'll upload these to a file sender tonight and PM you the links. However, I might not be able to get you all of them until tomorrow morning because I suspect they'll take a while to upload =\

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Land Before Time TV Series (2007) / Sorry Guys
« on: January 24, 2008, 12:53:31 PM »
I got the episode. I'll copy it onto my computer tonight and send the file to you, landbeforetimelover.

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Gamers Zone / Unknown, unsuccessful games that you enjoyed.
« on: January 24, 2008, 12:28:49 PM »
Quote from: action9000,Jan 24 2008 on  07:00 AM
Now That's a name I haven't heard in awhile! :wow  I remember playing this back on my first computer ever.  Only thing I remember being a pain was having to print out the "codes" so you could actually complete the game.  The red and blue characters had different code sheets (obviously) so it took quite a bit of paper :p
 
Wow, I didn't think anyone knew of Hodj' n' Podj'! My copy came with a booklet for the codes so you didn't have to print those out...although we lost it pretty much the same day we bought it so we always played the full game blind XD Usually we just played the free-play version where you pick the games you play, because the crossword game was defective and would crash the game =\ So we'd have to start all over again if you happened to have to go there XD

Fun game, though. I recently bought a new copy to play only to discover it's one of the only games that can't be played on XP (even with DOSBox) =(

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Episode Discussion / Discuss: Search for the Sky Color Stones
« on: January 22, 2008, 02:36:04 PM »
Personally, I liked that Ducky was the one shown as being obsessed with the stones and a little greedy. It's important to let kids know that no one is perfect all the time and sometimes we can lose ourselves. Ducky is more or less the most innocent and friendly of the gang, so it's very effective to have her shown as being fallible. That way, kids don't feel so bad if they get a little crazy once in a while.

That's my take on it, anyhow.

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Land Before Time TV Series (2007) / YAY! I Finally Got It!!!
« on: January 22, 2008, 12:47:47 PM »
I could back-up the episodes for you. My method of recording off TV is much less complicated than yours but I can't vouch much for quality because I haven't watched anything I've logged into my collection.

I record the show via my DVR, then record the show off the DVR on my DVD Recorder with a DVD-RW, then I copy the video off the DVD-RW onto my computer to get the file on my computer. Then I do whatever I want to it with my various programs and I'm done. I don't upload, though XD

Anyway, let me know if you'd like me to record the episodes in case you miss them. I only have so much space on my DVR so I tend to delete things right after I watch them.

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Gamers Zone / SCARIEST GAMES EVER
« on: January 21, 2008, 03:23:20 AM »
That's an easy one! The Silent Hill series! I defy you to be more psychologically horrified! =D Brilliant series, in my opinion.

It doesn't really scare me, though, because I'm a horror fanatic =D Skullmonkeys has really terrified me, though XD because I'm afraid of claymation for some reason

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Gamers Zone / Unknown, unsuccessful games that you enjoyed.
« on: January 21, 2008, 03:20:48 AM »
A lot of the sames I know and love are unknown and unsuccessful because a lot of my games were fished from bargain bins back in the day XD

The most unknown game that I absolutely adore is: "Skullmonkeys". "Skullmonkeys" is a platform sequel for the point-and-click puzzle game "The NeverHood" for the PC. Because a lot of PC gamers don't play on consoles, it was really ill-advised for Skullmonkeys to only be available for the playstation =\ but anyway, it's a really quirky and funny game that's completely "Klaymated" (their words) about Klayman who is brought to the planet of the skullmonkeys when the evil Klogg (who is technically Klayman's brother) crashes on the planet and immediately becomes the king of the skullmonkeys. He's brought there to liberate the skullmonkeys (who don't really want to be liberated) but since Klogg is building a machine to destroy The NeverHood (where Klayman lives) he'd have to be there anyway.
It's a really good game and a rare find, since the company that made it is now defunct and thus the game is no longer manufactured. That said, it's worth the money if you can find it. It is kind of terrifying, even though it's not a horror game. That might be me, though, claymation unsettles me XD

By the by, the game is done by the same guy who did Earthworm Jim games and the Catscratch cartoon.

The other games I love but no one has ever heard of are:
Hodj' n' Podj' (PC)
Oddballz (PC)
GearHeads (PC)
Creatures (PC)
A Boy and His Blob (NES)
Plok (SNES)
Smartball (SNES)
Ardy Lightfoot (SNES)
Claymates (SNES)
Donald Duck as Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (SNES)
Young Merlin (SNES)
Digimon Rumble Arena (PSX)
Rat Attack! (PSX)
Space Station: Silicon Valley (N64)
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (PS2)
Okage: Shadow King (PS2)

And, like, many others I can't remember XD

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Gamers Zone / Saddest Game Moments?
« on: January 21, 2008, 02:52:51 AM »
Aeris' death was the only sad moment in gaming that made me cry. In fact, I had accidentally flipped open the strategy guide in GameStop (when it was called Babbages) and landed on that page and THEN I cried XD I was quite young at the time, though.

Other moments that are sad but didn't actually make me cry? Well, I'm sure there are more but the big one is the whole "revelation" scene in Silent Hill 2. The "stair of fire" scene is also sad. I won't tell you guys why, go play it!

The apartment scene in Silent Hill 3 is pretty sad, too...

Actually, the whole series is sad XD Of course, what horror game isn't?

The Gardevoir storyline in Mystery Dungeon is quite sad.
The ending of Super Paper Mario.
The ending of E-102 Gamma's storyline in Sonic Adventure. The end of Sonic Adventure 2 is sad too.

However, perhaps the saddest ending I've ever seen was the end of the gameboy Zelda game "Link's Awakening". I always get depressed when I finish that one XD

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Gamers Zone / BEST GAMES EVER!
« on: January 21, 2008, 02:41:14 AM »
The bias fangirl in me wants to say that all the Silent Hill games should be on there. But the logical one in me says that there should just be at least one. I say "Silent Hill 2" deserves a spot up there for it's amazing psychological horror elements and unparalleled story). Plus, it's a great alternative to Resident Evil, since it's more thought-based than action based.

Also, Psychonauts should be up there. I've yet to see a fun, creative, and intelligent game done in that style before. Play it and I'm sure you'll be similarily amazed.

Quick note: Metal Gear Solid isn't a FPS, it's a stealth game...but could also be considered a Third-person shooter, sorta. But it's more stealth than anything else.

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Attic Treasures / What are you reading?
« on: January 21, 2008, 02:03:20 AM »
I liked Animal Farm myself.

Quote from: "Ptyra" on  
orget the far overused foxes (and weasels and owls and rats and everyone but Adder and Sinuous in S3 *shakes fist*)
Waitwaitwaitwait....weasels were overused? I've never seen the show but I was under the impression that the weasel(s) were more or less in the background. But if they were used so much to be overused than I simply MUST see it o_o weasels are so under used these days it's just sad =(

To say something on-topic....this probably doesn't count but I WILL be reading "A Stir of Echoes" by Richard Matheson if it ever arrives. It's never in any stores so I had to order it and have yet to get it =\

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Sound Off! / green day
« on: January 21, 2008, 01:54:06 AM »
I'm a big Green Day fan myself. I particularly like American Idiot because I'm a sucker for musicals and rock operas XD I've loved pretty much all their CDs (After Dookie, because I'm not much into punk - although I LOVED "Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?") and eagerly await their next one. Great band, Billie has a stunning voice and a real way with words =D I adored the song they did with U2 ("The Saint Are Coming").

Personally, my favorite song of their's is the extremely underappreciated "J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)". Brilliant song, brilliant lyrics.

I saw them in concert 2 years ago and it was simply amazing. I was across a football field from them but oh well XD They really know how to pump up a crowd.

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The Welcome Center / Hello Hello
« on: January 21, 2008, 01:47:26 AM »
Oh, no, I just thought it was funny running into Sky here after finding them on DA XD

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Visual Art / Self-serving Art Thread
« on: January 19, 2008, 01:59:40 PM »
Petrie: Thanks! Yeah, I do hope to animate in the future XD if I could just get myself in gear I'd be a lot closer to my goal.
The problem with Artie, though, is that I don't really want to make her look girly because it doesn't fit well with her personality (which is more neutral than anything). But you're right about the indicators, I do need to start using thoses (even though is drives me crazy because females are shown with eyelashes, but often times in real life males have longer eyelashes than female) because all my characters tend to look male XD

Malte: Thanks, mate :3 I'm glad you like them. Yeah, I think with dinosaurs (or non-mammals) it gets a little trickier to depict them unless they're naturally sexual dimorphic (although that doesn't matter anyway because people will have male cows with udders and female peacocks with plumage). Depending on the style, though, you can add hair even if they really shouldn't have any. Not in tLBT style, though.
I really like drawing scared or panicked expressions XD I have no idea why, it's just so fun.

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Silver Screen / Saddest animated films ever??
« on: January 19, 2008, 01:42:20 AM »
I'm a sensitive little Artie, I cry at so many movies XD I just cannot stand people in mourning or in denial (about death), it just tears my insides up! So, needless to say, the list of animated movies that have made me cry is looooong. Here are the big ones though:

(Highlight the quoted portion for spoilers)

The Lion King. Sure, when
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Mufasa actually dies is sad, but it's the part right after that, where Simba is shaking him saying "Please get up, we have to go home" that gets to me. I cry every time, without fail XD

The Land Before Time, when
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Littlefoot's mother dies and when he mistakes his shadow for his mother =(

All Dog's Go to Heaven
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at the very very end when Charlie explains to Anne-Marie he has to go and they look into each other's eyes and she says "I love you" =( it really hits me because it makes me think about my own dog dying (he's still alive but I dread the day he'll go. I love the pup so much).

The Fox and the Hound is very sad, and the main characters don't even die. It's just a big depressing movie about lost friendship.

The original Charlotte's Web, when
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Charlotte dies =( heartbreaking

There are so much more but I won't list all of them XD

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The Welcome Center / Hello Hello
« on: January 19, 2008, 01:24:44 AM »
Quote from: Lain_EX,Jan 18 2008 on  09:10 PM
Why, hello there! I'm Lain. Southern California, huh? Well I'm from Tijuana, Mexico. Have you heard of that city?
Hey Lain :3 I have indeed heard of Tijuana! I actually visited it briefly when I went down to Mexico about 7-9 years ago.

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Silver Screen / Favourite children's shows?
« on: January 19, 2008, 12:37:32 AM »
Oh, there are tons. Currently, though, I really only watch The Land Before Time and Peep and the Big Wide World (a very very cute sciencey show about a baby chicken, robin, and duck. It's really very intelligent and clever), the latter I found because I have a 3 month old sister and she adores it due to the bold colors XD
I occasionally watch Barney with her, too. She loves that ending song so I end up singing it all day...just like when I was a kid XD
I USED to watch Loonatics:Unleashed religiously but they've since taken it off the air =\

In my youth and if I ever happen to catch them on/dig them out of my stored collection (which doesn't have all of these unfortunately!):

Rocko's Modern Life, Hey Arnold!, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Garfield and Friends, the Animaniacs, Freakazoid, Road Rovers, Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys (great series, anyone else catch it?), Street Sharks, Mega Man, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Tiny Toon Adventures, Pinky & the Brain, Digimon (seasons 1-3), Pokemon (First 150 pokemon set, really), Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries, The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (and the SATAM set), Rugrats (pre-Dil), the Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Donkey Kong Country

And like a billion other shows I haven't mentioned XD I hope I answered the question correctly. I pretty much just don't like the more modern stuff =\ Too anime-inspired and synthetic.

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Computer and Electronics / Problems with Deviant art
« on: January 19, 2008, 12:18:01 AM »
No, no, it does. My icon on DA is animated and I've seen many that are the same.

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Attic Treasures / Stephen King
« on: January 18, 2008, 11:21:41 PM »
I like Stephan King. Great horror author and all around writer. His writing is very authentic and...bare - perfect for horror. There's no flowery language, there's just the grit. Flowery language would really muddy the mood (so I'm not saying he can't write flowery, but that he chooses not to for genre) and his stories are quite scary.

I really want to read "The Stand" because I loved the miniseries, but it's so long and I have so little time to read that I fear by the time I get back to it I'll have forgotten what happened XD One day, though....

I like his short stories. They're like experiments. They can be fantastic (like "1408") or silly (like "The Mangler") but they're just overall entertaining!

As a side note, I may like him so much because I've found I agree alot with his theories on horror XD

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Attic Treasures / What are you reading?
« on: January 18, 2008, 10:54:15 PM »
I'm slooooowly chipping my way through "American Psycho". I've never read splatterpunk before and I just have to read the book that's considered so mature in some countries that they seal it with plastic so the kiddies can't sneak a peek.

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