Slog - Comments on Dungeons & Pinball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dungeons_pinball Let's compare examples of fandom in downtown Seattle from Saturday. If you walked by the Paramount in the afternoon, you would have passed a line of maybe 25 people--mostly teen girls with too much makeup--staking their claim on the front row for that night's Panic at the Disco concert. If you'd happened upon Neumo's at 9 a.m., you would've seen a line over 70 deep. So what band was getting more people riled up so early in the morning? A band of warriors and thieves. The Dungeons and Dragons Fourth Edition launch party saw about 500 visitors on Saturday, according... Copyright 2008 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:39:39 -0800 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:23:10 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by harold I liked the World Cup table the most. I'm not a true pinball freak so it may be a bit simple, but being able to make it scream GOAL GOAL GOAL every 5 seconds was life affirming.

]]> harold http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dungeons_pinball#c1043152 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dungeons_pinball#c1043152 Games Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:56:27 -0800 Comment by Dougsf Was never into D&D, but it's somehow way cooler than watching sports on TV (especially sports you don't play yourself). At least there's a level of participation.

Someone probably already posted a nerd joke while I was typing.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dungeons_pinball#c1043155 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dungeons_pinball#c1043155 Games Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:57:50 -0800 Comment by Chip Comparing a circa-1985 D&D monster manual with a monster list from the original Final Fantasy is an interesting exercise. Virtually all of the monsters (four fiends included) are completely ripped off from D&D - horrible paralysis-inducing zombies especially.

]]> Chip http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dungeons_pinball#c1043489 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dungeons_pinball#c1043489 Games Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:00:01 -0800 Comment by donte Hyperball was pretty awesome, but my favorite was still The Twilight Zone, since it had so much going on under the glass, but didn't have the "I don't even know what's going on" chaos of Hyperball.

]]> donte http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dungeons_pinball#c1043505 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dungeons_pinball#c1043505 Games Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:16:23 -0800 Comment by Jessica Mr. Jessica (aka LushyJ) and Mr. Original Monique (aka Fleshy Man Toy) went to the D&D thing for a few hours on Saturday, but showed up later because they didn't want to be seen with the pack of nerds lined up at 9a.m. outside Neumo's. Mr. Jessica then spent the remainder of the weekend talking about it to anyone who would listen. They seem to think it's awesome, and will probably talk your ear off about it at Slog Happy if you ask.

]]> Jessica http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dungeons_pinball#c1043564 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dungeons_pinball#c1043564 Games Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:00:50 -0800 Comment by dan10things That was my Asteroids game, feel free to come play it in my basement arcade next time I throw a party Sam. But really, Tempest is where it's at.

]]> dan10things http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dungeons_pinball#c1043639 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dungeons_pinball#c1043639 Games Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:02:29 -0800 Comment by Joh Sam, if you want to sit in on my Saturday game, you're more than welcome, as long as you bring a 6 pack of beer.

]]> Joh http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dungeons_pinball#c1043647 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dungeons_pinball#c1043647 Games Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:23:10 -0800