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So, I get a call from one of my clients telling me that the offsite storage service for their backup tapes is going to be there in an hour to pick up last night's tape, but they can't get it to eject from the drive. I go over there and find the drive is toast, but the tape may still be OK. I decide to take the drive apart and see if I can get the tape out.
Knowing that the courier will be there in about 30 minutes to pick up the tape, I hurriedly start removing screws from the drive to get the cover off. I then had to laugh at myself when I realized that, under my breath, I was humming one of the "urgent" music tracks from SH4. Like the ones that play when you're attacking or under attack.:haha:
Major Johnson
08-17-10, 04:44 PM
Wait until it invades your dreams, as it has mine recently!! I had to take a break!
Wait until it invades your dreams, as it has mine recently!! I had to take a break! Time for rest :yawn:
Stealhead
08-17-10, 06:24 PM
Wait until it invades your dreams, as it has mine recently!! I had to take a break!
Oh god I hate when that happens because me for some reason when this happens the same thing also just repeats itself over and over.
Usually this only happens to me if I have been spending a large amount of time on something or am under a stressful situation.My first night of "sleep" in basic I kept doing in my dream what our TI called "the bag drill" where he made us drop our bags and pick them up over and over again I'm sure he did to cause a repeating dream pattern some of us had been up for 24 hours by that point.
A more "normal" invasion of SH4 for me is telling co-workers about my patrols.Many are baffled why anyone would play such a complex game. My gaming stories are more interesting than the typical MMORPG or shooter story at least.
Armistead
08-17-10, 06:28 PM
Yea, I played left for dead with my son and dreamed of zombies that night, funny.
*snip* Many are baffled why anyone would play such a complex game. My gaming stories are more interesting than the typical MMORPG or shooter story at least.
I showed my best friend this game and I got the "it's way too complex" reaction, too. That surprised me since he develops training software for military aircraft simulators. Of course, we had a few rums under our belts when I showed him... maybe I'll show him again, but this time BEFORE the sun's over the yardarm.
Barkhorn1x
08-18-10, 08:30 AM
Quick anecdote:
If one uses TMO and clicks on the Captain's hatch door they will be transported to the radio shack/captain's cabin area.
Under the Captain's bed are two cases of that old classic brew, Pabst Blue Ribbon.
I showed this to my two 18 year old sons who thought this was hilarious as PBR is the drink of choice among the hipster crowd who these kids loath. It's a strange world.
Quick anecdote:
If one uses TMO and clicks on the Captain's hatch door they will be transported to the radio shack/captain's cabin area.
Under the Captain's bed are two cases of that old classic brew, Pabst Blue Ribbon.
I showed this to my two 18 year old sons who thought this was hilarious as PBR is the drink of choice among the hipster crowd who these kids loath. It's a strange world.
Everything old is new again. Can't remember who said that but seems appropriate with the PBR. When are they bringing back Schlitz?
HA! I kind of lost my wife's attention the day before yesterday when I was crouched down in the bathroom fixing our toilet telling her it was broken and leaking from all the depth charges. :D haha
Sailor Steve
08-18-10, 12:30 PM
I have a friend who designs tabletop miniatures games, and is a trained aerodynamicist. We have played his WW1/WW2/modern airplane game for about 35 years now.
He once told us that one morning over breakfast his wife told him he had been talking in his sleep. He asked her if he had said anything that could get him in trouble, and she said "No. But I have a question. What does 'break right' mean?"
Deephunter
08-19-10, 12:16 AM
Yesterday I had to make a quick trip to S. Padre Island...about a 30 mi. trip. There is a ship channel that runs parallel to the border with Mexico and goes to the Port of Brownsville. As I was crossing the bridge that joins the island to the mainland, I spotted a large freighter about to enter the channel. First thing that came to my mind was "where can I put some torpedos in that baby to bring her down fast..."....:haha:
Oh God! They're invading our subconscious!
Let's play the game's DVD backwards and see what happens!
:D
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Deephunter, YES! hahaha!! I was at (I think it was) Folly Beach with the wifey a while back watching freighters pass and when I said, "look at all those juicy targets..." my wife responded, "I knew EXACTLY what you were thinking!"
Armistead, my stepson had zombie dreams from Left 4 Dead too. :rock:
fishfood
08-21-10, 12:03 PM
Yep. Just the other day I stubbed my toe on the step and what was the first thing that came out of my mouth? 'We have men down on the deck, sir!'
Or you find yourself estimating the AOB of oncoming cars.
Platapus
08-21-10, 12:52 PM
In thinking about my SH4 game experiences, I have to confess that I have never heard the music. I automatically turned the music off as I do all my video games.
Am I the only one who mutes the music in SH4?
Am I the only one who mutes the music in SH4?
I removed it from mine. The only music I have is the record player and radio.
Am I the only one who mutes the music in SH4?
I mute it for every game.
(Unless I'm listening to the radio in said game: SH4, Fallout, GTA etc)
Drives me absolutely nuts watching someone else play a game with the background music still on.
How the hell can you play like that?
Still - different strokes and all that.
The first couple of weeks that I played SH4, I had the music muted like I normally do with games. I just decided to give it a listen. I'll probably mute it again soon (now that I can hum most of the tunes from memory).
I use the phonograph while cruising but will cut the noise while at battle stations. I've never used the in-game music; I too find it annoying.
mobucks
08-24-10, 08:45 PM
In thinking about my SH4 game experiences, I have to confess that I have never heard the music. I automatically turned the music off as I do all my video games.
Am I the only one who mutes the music in SH4?
any "realism" games i go without music... SH, ARMA, racing or air sims. i want to hear it now though, sounds catchy.
anyway, i almost cried after my first Dead is Dead patrol ended in SH4. not kidding. It was a very emotional moment.
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