Anyone remember the film Wargames?

[big_treacle]

DEFCON - out in a couple of weeks I think
www.everybody-dies.com/

[rsvmilly]

We named our first server WOMPR

[FourWheelDrift]

Joshua: Shall we play a game?
David : Oh!
Jennifer: I think it missed him.
David : Yeah. Weird isn't it? Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War.
Joshua: Wouldn't you perfer a nice game of chess?
David : Later. Right now lets play Global Thermonuclear War.
Joshua: Fine.

[big_treacle]

I guess you do then! haha.
By the sounds of it multiplayer DEFCON sounds like it'll be a great game, especially as its only $10 from steam.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/732/732

[dxg]

*Such* a great film. I remember seeing it in the cinema when I was about 7 or 8. Left a lasting impression.

Small security hole, though... If I recall, it was something along the lines of:

WOPOR: "Greetings Professor Falken, you have been difficult to contact. I could not reach you at your classified address"
"Bueller": "What is your classified address?"

Hmmm.

And...

Another thing of considerable note in this film is the segment at the end where the machine is trying strategy upon strategy to try to find a winning solution

If you read the names of the scenarios being played very quickly, you can see a lot of middle east and korean instigations -- did they know something we didn't in 1983?

Nice conclusion, though:
"A strange game. The only way to win is not to play at all.", or summat.

Edited by dxg on Tuesday 19th September 11:25

[knut handsome]

General Beringer: Mr. McKittrick, after very careful consideration, sir, I've come to the conclusion that your new defense system sucks.
McKittrick: I don't have to take that, you pig-eyed sack of shit.

[funkyrobot]

My g/f bought me the DVD for my birthday a few months ago, without me even telling her!!!

Nice!

[fidgits]

yeah, class movie - and to be honest, the hollywood ending actually had a good point to it!

[mr2aw11]

Pre-odered the boxed version of the game from the website - the '80s were my school years, so a bit of good Cold War/Reds/MAD/When the Wind Blows/Wargames nostalgia should be fun...

[R998]

dxg said:

If you read the names of the scenarios being played very quickly, you can see a lot of middle east and korean instigations -- did they know something we didn't in 1983?

Those areas have been hot spots since forever, it's hardly suprising.

[MattNM3E36]

Dammit,

gonna have to go and buy WG on DVD now

[big_treacle]

Sorry

[tank slapper]

How about a nice game of chess?

Strange game

Defense system

My favorite: Sparkplug

[ruggedscotty]

dxg said:

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If you read the names of the scenarios being played very quickly, you can see a lot of middle east and korean instigations -- did they know something we didn't in 1983?

Edited by dxg on Tuesday 19th September 11:25

Indeed back then they knew the trouble was going to be the middle east,
that has always been the case,
the middle east is and was always a power keg.

[P2KKA]

20 year thread resurrection? Must be a record.

[Jasandjules]

P2KKA said:

20 year thread resurrection? Must be a record.

But why.........

[boyse7en]

Jasandjules said:

P2KKA said:

20 year thread resurrection? Must be a record.

But why.........

Because it's the thread with the longest time period between the last post and a new post...
But that's not important right now

[Googie]

Still a classic film

Mr. McKittrick-Why are we at DEFCON 4?

[Mr Whippy]

ruggedscotty said:

dxg said:

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If you read the names of the scenarios being played very quickly, you can see a lot of middle east and korean instigations -- did they know something we didn't in 1983?

Edited by dxg on Tuesday 19th September 11:25

Indeed back then they knew the trouble was going to be the middle east,
that has always been the case,
the middle east is and was always a power keg.

Indeed, ME theatre has been in most fighting games since there were fighting games.