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Anime Central Update
Yep, it's been a while. I'd like to say I got Geass'd into forgetting, but... anyway, here's a quick roundup.
My Mama Always Told Me Stupid is as Stupid Does...
Cryptic title, amusing thread. Encounters with anime-bashing in all its forms are old hat for many fans, but the article discussed here comes equipped with its own special brand of willful ignorance. Well, I got a kick out of it, at any rate. On a not entirely unrelated note...
Hey, look, the conversation's already turned to tentacles!
Death Note Movie (live action) has been given a limited theater release in May 2008.
Anyone planning on trying to see this? Personally, I dunno--I love Death Note and all, but somehow I always got the sense that the trailers alone would be more than enough to satisfy me in the live-action (plus CG Ryuk) department. I suppose I'll see if the promo that's supposed to run in front of Iron Man does anything extra to really inspire me.
Life: 05/07/08 | Posted By: Dagger IX1 | 6 comments |
Thread of the Week
I just had to start with this:
I think this is quite possibly our first actual theme song. Pretty unique stuff. 
I have very little experience with this. When I was in Primary (Elementary) School, I knew a kid who had a tabletop game involving a Dungeon Master and other players (although it wasn't Dungeons & Dragons or anything - I totally forget the name!)
It was pretty cool, although I haven't tried anything like this since. How many of you are tabletop gamers? And what is your favourite tabletop game? 
Life: 05/06/08 | Posted By: James | 0 comments |
Thread of the Week
A recently-resurrected thread is my choice for this last week:
After my recent post about RPGs, I thought this would be appropriate. Ironically, there are some wonderful ideas in here. I'm not sure if any will ever go into production, but nevertheless, this thread makes some great reading.
Arcade Update
This poor forum hasn't had much coverage lately, so I thought I'd link to a few of the latest discussions there. There are some great ones, too!
I think this will be a very interesting thread, partly because I think this game itself is going to be somewhat controversial for traditional Mario Kart fans.
Mario Paint Composer: This Program is Genius!
I had thought Mario Paint was long gone until I stumbled upon this little gem. Does anyone still own Mario Paint? I still have my copy lying around somewhere, although I don't use it anymore.
It was an interesting game/program for its time and I think in some ways it gave a glimpse into the future of Nintendo (especially with some of the things we're seeing on Wii).
Definitely a nice nostalgia trip for some of us.
If you could make your own game...
This thread has been up for a little while, but I just felt the need to put it up here.
If you could make your own game, what type of game would you make? It's lead to some pretty interesting discussion so far and there are some great ideas here.
Life: 04/26/08 | Posted By: James | 0 comments |
Adventure Square marches on.
You know, I have been so focused on making sure that OB World was going to provide a continuous stream of updates that I have neglected the whole blog aspect. And there are plenty of things that are worth blogging about when it comes to OB, so I really should start.
Perhaps you guys can tell me whether or not you’re even interested in a blog aspect to this page. I would like to look at giving out more posting permissions to key OB staff, so that they can blog and update the areas that interest them. What do you think?
This won’t be some grand introduction to OB-related blogging, though. Instead I wanted to address an area of the site that our updates have pretty much neglected: Adventure Square.
I think that we neglect this area a bit because it isn’t widely understood; even some OBers have trouble with it! Forum RPGs have been around forever, but we have a particular brand at OB that hundreds of members have cultivated and developed over almost a decade. It’s not tough to understand, it’s just quite different to what you see at other communities.
There have always been the "bigger" RPGs created by members who are well-known, but just as important are those RPGs created by lesser-known members. I think there are probably a ton of RPGs that have never really been properly credited simply because they haven't ever reached major prominence on the site.
Also, even when there's a lull in activity in Adventure Square, there are still always a couple of excellent RPGs running.
If you have never participated in an RPG before, or if you simply haven't been interested in them for a while, I'd urge you to take a good look at Adventure Square today. There are several great RPGs running and there are some excellent ones in the pipeline.
Here are a few that I thought I'd suggest looking at:
The RPGs above span the spectrum. Some are highly-elaborate endeavors with large casts of writers and high production values. Others are relatively modest in scope, yet have evolved into major RPGs with weaving story lines and complex character relationships.
What I love about RPGs is that they aren't just fan fiction; they are so much more. Collaborative storytelling can be a really wonderful thing to watch and participate in. And best of all, their dynamic nature means that you have to be prepared to change course because unexpected things can happen at any time.
We have been trying to set up a system where people can advertise their latest RPG creations in a sticky thread (Upcoming Attractions), but it really hasn't taken off.
I wonder if we can approach that in a different way - perhaps even a World dedicated to RPGs. What do you guys think?
Life: 04/25/08 | Posted By: James | 11 comments |