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 Post subject: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 19:31 
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After far too long faffing about, I've finally got my blog online at reverttosaved.com/. There's not a huge amount there yet, but I'll be updating it regularly for the astonishing sum of £0 to all visitors. The reason I mention it here is because the blog's in part designed to support features I'm writing for magazines, and so expect retro-gaming, Macs and arty things to feature heavily. If I get time, I'll also be uploading proofed transcripts of interviews I've done with Jon Hare, Alexey Pajitnov and others over the next couple of months.

Anyway, B00kmark, Plz (or whatever the kids say these days).


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 19:34 
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CraigGrannell wrote:
After far too long faffing about, I've finally got my blog online at [url="http://reverttosaved.com/"]reverttosaved.com/[/url]. There's not a huge amount there yet, but I'll be updating it regularly for the astonishing sum of £0 to all visitors.


How much is that per day?


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 19:36 
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Excellent. Next start up World of Terrifying Eye :D

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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 19:59 
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chinnyhill10 wrote:
How much is that per day?

£0/365, you scallywag.

As for the terrifying eye, perhaps I'll make it randomly appear full-screen when you enter the site.


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 20:24 
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Bookmarked!

Looks lovely Craig.

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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 20:33 
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CraigGrannell wrote:
chinnyhill10 wrote:
How much is that per day?

£0/365, you scallywag.


This sounds expensive. I'm going elsewhere to create my own site called World Of Zuul. Although World Of Zuul might be cold due to it being in my fridge.


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 23:19 
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Yeay!

And you started off with a 5 star review of Space Invaders Extreme! It's like you are writing it just for me!

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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 23:22 

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CraigGrannell wrote:


Hidden Message FIFY.


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:41 
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Dudley wrote:
Hidden Message FIFY.

Geoff?

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And you started off with a 5 star review of Space Invaders Extreme! It's like you are writing it just for me!

That game is a hair's breadth away from replacing H.E.R.O. in my Retro Gamer 'favourite game' slot on the Retrobates page.


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:53 

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I shall read this, I reviewed said game for this very site and gave it the equivalent of 3.


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
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Dudley wrote:
I shall read this, I reviewed said game for this very site and gave it the equivalent of 3.

Space Invaders Extreme? Really? Do you hate fun, or are you hoping to join Edge at some point soon?

To be fair, it might well be a Marmite game, but I'm finding it fantastic fun in an OutRun 2 kind of way. It's a great update of an old (if spectacularly ropey) classic, with bits of Rez and fruit machines welded on for good measure.


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 16:04 

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My review explains all, it'll be on a site at some point. I agree with you entirely that Space Invaders itself was horrible.

EDIT : Having actually read your review, your first paragraph is almost identical to mine. I'm suing ;)


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 16:11 
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Dudley wrote:
EDIT : Having actually read your review, your first paragraph is almost identical to mine. I'm suing ;)

Well, there's the problem in having your review behind a (digital) wall of concrete for ages!


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 16:12 
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I gave EXTREME a solid 9/10 for Jolt. I've added your site to the links chunk on my blog, Craig :)


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 16:33 
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Linky-dinks

That is an excellent name. I've added you to my dull-by-comparison 'People and places'.


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 16:40 
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Hehe :)

We're now officially link-sharing SEO whore bags.


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 16:49 
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Yup. That said, my links bit isn't going to be a free-for-all. If I thought your writing was rubbish, I wouldn't have added your link, but I rather enjoyed the couple of pieces I looked at. And you gave SIE a 9, obv.


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
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jonarob wrote:
Hehe :)

We're now officially link-sharing SEO whore bags.

Sounds good to me.



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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 17:44 
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Yup. That said, my links bit isn't going to be a free-for-all. If I thought your writing was rubbish, I wouldn't have added your link, but I rather enjoyed the couple of pieces I looked at. And you gave SIE a 9, obv.


Hehe, I thankyou :)

And Savygamer - I'm sure I did have a link for it already, but obviously I don't! *changes*


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 20:05 
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Inspired by your lovely web-skills, I've updated my blog. It's the best I can do with blogspot...


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 20:27 
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Well, the invader is certainly an iconic image, and very vibrant in your site. Red on green—my old art tutor would be very happy with that.

As for RTS, that runs on WordPress, which is pretty configurable, although it was a baptism of fire for me getting the layout working how I wanted it to. I'm pretty impressed with WP 2.5, though. The admin section is lovely.


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
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I too use Wordpress.


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 Post subject: Re: Free stuff from Craig
PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 21:29 
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I'll probably get around to setting up WordPress one day soon. I just can't be arsed. Is it easy to migrate blogger stuff to it?


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