The Unforeseen Occultesque Following

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stupidface — Wed Jul 14, 2004 10:25 pm

mudhead

<games> A MUD player who eats, sleeps, and breathes MUD.
Mudheads have been known to fail their degrees, drop out,
etc. with the consolation, however, that they made wizard
level. When encountered in person, on a MUD or in a chat
system, all a mudhead will talk about is three topics: the
tactic, character, or wizard that is supposedly always
unfairly stopping him/her from becoming a wizard or beating a
favourite MUD; why the specific game he/she has experience
with is so much better than any other; and the MUD he or she
is writing or going to write because his/her design ideas are
so much better than in any existing MUD.

Source: dictionary.reference.com

There is no doubt about it: MUDs are an anachronism in this visual-intensive world of virtual reality and HDTV. And yet, Michael Potter, the owner of Zugg Software and creator of zMUD, is able to make a living off his interest in MUDs: Currently, over 34,000 people have shelled out $25 for a registered copy of zMUD. Upon releasing zMUD to the public (Potter originally wrote zMUD for personal use, when a friend suggested converting it to shareware), Potter estimated maybe 1,000 people might buy it.

Not two months ago, I purchased a new computer--top of the line Alienware system (waste of money, I know). For a while (probably a week), graphic-heavy titles such as Counter-Strike, Warcraft III, EverQuest, Morrowind, et al. sufficed to appease my gaming needs. And then I reverted to my old nightlong MUD-playing tendencies. I have since retired my interest in the aforementioned graphical games.

What is it about these Multi-User Dungeons that keeps me enthralled so?

I am stuck in the Matrix (edit) the MUD. Am I alone? I believe not.

Aidan — Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:30 am

Post subject: Re: The Unforeseen Occultesque Following

Guest wrote:

... graphic-heavy titles such as Counter-Strike, Warcraft III, EverQuest, Morrowind, et al.

graphic-heavy, eh? counter-strike is 6 years old, warcraft III is 3 years old, everquest is 2 years old, and morrowind is 2 years old.

maybe if you played some recent games you'd have a little more fun on the "graphic-heavy" side. and if the mud you play is dark pawns, it's even older than those hardcore graphic-intense games you played.

my advice: put that alienware to use, play a new game. muds are dead, including dark pawns.

I did it like this
I did it like that
I did it with a wiffle ball bat

Whistler — Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:02 pm

I was wondering if our "guest" might be Flee, since he is generally the only person who is logged in (albeit afk) enough to claim the title of "addict".

Morpheus — Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:54 pm

actually its not me sorry

boxing

Roland Deschain — Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:33 pm

Huzzah for world of warcraft!

Fred Sanford — Sat Jul 17, 2004 2:46 am

Haha, you wanna talk about old skool? I was playing River Raid, Breakout, Enduro, Berserk, Missile Command, Space Invaders, Starmaster, Riddle of the Sphinx, Air/Sea Command, Pac-Man, Combat, Outlaw, Burger Time, Joust, Bowling, Baseball, Football, Chopper Command, Pitfall, Jungle Hunt, Lode Runner, and Phoenix the other day on my disgustingly old and decrepit Atari. Them's so old most (almost 30 years) of you haven't even probably heard of em outside the obvious ones like Pac-man, burger time, and joust. I still got an Atari, original nintendo, original genesis, super nintendo, sega cd etc. I think my newest game is Rogue Spear or Age of Empires II (I bought the expansion and lost the original cd, making it worthless! nooooo!!!).

By the way, anyone got about 100 bucks lying around and want a super nintendo with about 30 games including the original Sim City, John Madden Football (92), Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat I + II, Super Mario World, Earthbound, Super Tennis, Final Fantasy III, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Rock n Roll Racing, Super Mario Kart, Super Contra, Earth Defense Force, Wolfenstein 3-D, Final Fight, Aero the Acrobat, Ogre Battle, Mickey Mania (my brother found it buried under weeds in a vacant crackhouse lot in Baltimore [Razz]), Super Metroid, ClayFighter, Mystic Quest, and Super Smash TV? I need money to support my all-consuming black tar heroin addiction.

Oh! Liz'beth! I'm comin to join ya, honey!

Morpheus — Sat Jul 17, 2004 2:08 pm

u played everyone of those games? talk about bored

boxing

Mar — Sat Jul 17, 2004 8:06 pm

Sanford, you're pathetic and very very strange. Just thought I'd let you know.

Fred Sanford — Sun Jul 18, 2004 2:29 am

Yup, and the fact that the best thing you have to do is try to start poop with someone who doesn't even give a damn about you would of course be a strong indicator of your own maturity and overwhelming success in life. It says something that you take time out to specifically discuss me when your own idiocy has never even crossed my mind [Razz] Still suffering with the father issues? Reminds me of Goldmember [Razz] I'm sorry though, man, I really can't be daddy, I'd suggest any of the Big Brother programs. Perhaps NAMBLA?

Oh! Liz'beth! I'm comin to join ya, honey!

Morpheus — Sun Jul 18, 2004 11:05 am

it doesnt take much to log on here and call u a loser

boxing

Mar — Sun Jul 18, 2004 3:49 pm

Like I said, pathetic.