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Goodwrench Grayson

Classic Gaming Nut

Join date: 18 Jun 2004

Posts: 223

07-19-2005 09:05

Greetings to my fellow SL-izens,

A few of you may remember me; I'm the Lakitu on the cloud that loves classic gaming. I used to own a castle which you may have heard of called The Mushroom Kingdom. In the almost five months that I've been gone, I was shocked and heartened to learn that the kingdom still stands in Davenport, thanks to one Salazar Jack and, of course, the fans that have petitioned to keep it there.

After some time away, I've decided to return to Second Life more-or-less full-time. Much has changed in this time, but the theme remains the same. I notice that someone learned how to script a Yahtzee gambling game. I only say this because there's no fewer than 50 quadrillion of the damned things in the events calendar. Also, I've heard about this FIC thing, but I'll learn more about it when I find a conversation about it that doesn't degenerate into childish namecalling.

I notice there are lots of empty buildings, 10 dwell malls and unfathomable builds from the mind of a genius or the truly mad. So, I guess things haven't changed all that much, after all.

But I digress...
Amidst all this, I plan to repurchase (from the gracious Salazar Jack) the land that I need to clean up the kingdom and make some long overdue revisions that will keep it current and offer something new for longtime fans. While the details have yet to be worked out, I'm still working hard (on paper) and hope to get working in-world real soon.

Among the things that you can be certain will happen, is: More music, more replicas, more pc & video game history, more interactivity, and more of everything that's made the Mushroom Kingdom a popular spot in Second Life.

_____________________

We used to remember our Roots at The Mushroom Kingdom - memorial can be found at Davenport 200, 150
Section 8 Server - my home on the web

pandastrong Fairplay

all bout the BANG POW NOW

Join date: 16 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,920

07-19-2005 09:08

Welcome back GG!

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"Honestly, you are a gem -- fun, creative, and possessing strong social convictions. I think LL should be paying you to be in their game."

~ Ulrika Zugzwang on the iconography of pandastrong in the media

"That's no good. Someone is going to take your place as SL's cutest boy while you're offline."

~ Ingrid Ingersoll on the topic of LL refusing to pay pandastrong for being in their game.

Goodwrench Grayson

Classic Gaming Nut

Join date: 18 Jun 2004

Posts: 223

07-19-2005 11:38

Thanks, Panda. I'm really excited about flexing my creative muscles again. I'm going to be turning my attention toward more ways to use Second Life as a sort of teaching tool. Phase I of that attempt was my Computer History 1975 exhibit on the third floor. While I like it, there is much room for improvement the next time that I start another history project.

Hope to see you at the Kingdom soon!

_____________________

We used to remember our Roots at The Mushroom Kingdom - memorial can be found at Davenport 200, 150
Section 8 Server - my home on the web

pandastrong Fairplay

all bout the BANG POW NOW

Join date: 16 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,920

07-19-2005 11:40

Yes, the computer history section was the best! I am not a big computer guy, so I learned a lot while still having fun.

It was like the Discovery Channel with sex balls only a sim away!

_____________________

"Honestly, you are a gem -- fun, creative, and possessing strong social convictions. I think LL should be paying you to be in their game."

~ Ulrika Zugzwang on the iconography of pandastrong in the media

"That's no good. Someone is going to take your place as SL's cutest boy while you're offline."

~ Ingrid Ingersoll on the topic of LL refusing to pay pandastrong for being in their game.

Cybin Monde

Resident Moderator (?)

Join date: 27 Jan 2004

Posts: 2,468

Welcome Back!!!

07-19-2005 11:50

i may not have done much to experience the Mushroom Kingdom, but i have been by there a few times and always smile with sentimentality.

when going buy the MK, i always try to show anyone who's around what a cool build it is. i look forward to your new revisions and showing them off as well.

_____________________

"We, as developers, are doing the easy part – building the scaffolding for a new world. You, as the engines of creation, must breathe life into it."
- Philip Linden

"There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be."
- Willy Wonka (circa 1971)

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Ulrika Zugzwang

Magnanimous in Victory

Join date: 10 Jun 2004

Posts: 6,382

07-19-2005 11:51

So, my nemesis has returned. I still haven't forgotten the day that you threw that hammer down from your cloud onto my head. I will have my vengence Goodwrench. Mark my words.

~Ulrika~

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Chik-chik-chika-ahh

Goodwrench Grayson

Classic Gaming Nut

Join date: 18 Jun 2004

Posts: 223

07-19-2005 12:31

Hey there, Ulrika!

Don't you worry, I've sworn off hammers and spikey-red balls. Really, I have... One day at a time, ya know? I can quit anytime I want...

I am a Lakitu. I live in the clouds.

_____________________

We used to remember our Roots at The Mushroom Kingdom - memorial can be found at Davenport 200, 150
Section 8 Server - my home on the web

Ulrika Zugzwang

Magnanimous in Victory

Join date: 10 Jun 2004

Posts: 6,382

07-19-2005 12:38

From: Goodwrench Grayson

I am a Lakitu. I live in the clouds.

Welcome back!

~Ulrika~

_____________________

Chik-chik-chika-ahh

paulie Femto

Into the dark

Join date: 13 Sep 2003

Posts: 1,098

Welcome back, GW!

07-19-2005 12:56

Its good to have you back! The MK has always been an inspiration to me. I've made 7 classic arcade games so far. They're playable at my ROYAL ARCADE in Jiminy (186,87). I can't wait to see what the MK Mark II brings.

_____________________

REUTERS on SL: "Thirty-five thousand people wearing their psyches on the outside and all the attendant unfettered freakishness that brings."

Goodwrench Grayson

Classic Gaming Nut

Join date: 18 Jun 2004

Posts: 223

07-19-2005 13:52

Oooh, Paulie. I will check that out straight away! Glad to hear it!

_____________________

We used to remember our Roots at The Mushroom Kingdom - memorial can be found at Davenport 200, 150
Section 8 Server - my home on the web

Marcos Fonzarelli

You are not Marcos

Join date: 26 Feb 2004

Posts: 748

07-19-2005 14:32

Yay!

blaze Spinnaker

1/2 Serious

Join date: 12 Aug 2004

Posts: 5,898

07-19-2005 15:00

awesome

Looking forward to it

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Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds :

"User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches."

Camille Serpentine

Eater of the Dead

Join date: 6 Oct 2003

Posts: 1,236

07-19-2005 18:06

YEAH!!!

I loved the Mushroom Kingdom! it was so much fun to explore!

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The Mushroom Kingdom mk2 is on the way
Goodwrench Grayson Classic Gaming Nut Join date: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 223	07-19-2005 09:05 Greetings to my fellow SL-izens, A few of you may remember me; I'm the Lakitu on the cloud that loves classic gaming. I used to own a castle which you may have heard of called The Mushroom Kingdom. In the almost five months that I've been gone, I was shocked and heartened to learn that the kingdom still stands in Davenport, thanks to one Salazar Jack and, of course, the fans that have petitioned to keep it there. After some time away, I've decided to return to Second Life more-or-less full-time. Much has changed in this time, but the theme remains the same. I notice that someone learned how to script a Yahtzee gambling game. I only say this because there's no fewer than 50 quadrillion of the damned things in the events calendar. Also, I've heard about this FIC thing, but I'll learn more about it when I find a conversation about it that doesn't degenerate into childish namecalling. I notice there are lots of empty buildings, 10 dwell malls and unfathomable builds from the mind of a genius or the truly mad. So, I guess things haven't changed all that much, after all. But I digress... Amidst all this, I plan to repurchase (from the gracious Salazar Jack) the land that I need to clean up the kingdom and make some long overdue revisions that will keep it current and offer something new for longtime fans. While the details have yet to be worked out, I'm still working hard (on paper) and hope to get working in-world real soon. Among the things that you can be certain will happen, is: More music, more replicas, more pc & video game history, more interactivity, and more of everything that's made the Mushroom Kingdom a popular spot in Second Life. _____________________ We used to remember our Roots at The Mushroom Kingdom - memorial can be found at Davenport 200, 150 Section 8 Server - my home on the web
pandastrong Fairplay all bout the BANG POW NOW Join date: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,920	07-19-2005 09:08 Welcome back GG! _____________________ "Honestly, you are a gem -- fun, creative, and possessing strong social convictions. I think LL should be paying you to be in their game." ~ Ulrika Zugzwang on the iconography of pandastrong in the media "That's no good. Someone is going to take your place as SL's cutest boy while you're offline." ~ Ingrid Ingersoll on the topic of LL refusing to pay pandastrong for being in their game.
Goodwrench Grayson Classic Gaming Nut Join date: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 223	07-19-2005 11:38 Thanks, Panda. I'm really excited about flexing my creative muscles again. I'm going to be turning my attention toward more ways to use Second Life as a sort of teaching tool. Phase I of that attempt was my Computer History 1975 exhibit on the third floor. While I like it, there is much room for improvement the next time that I start another history project. Hope to see you at the Kingdom soon! _____________________ We used to remember our Roots at The Mushroom Kingdom - memorial can be found at Davenport 200, 150 Section 8 Server - my home on the web
pandastrong Fairplay all bout the BANG POW NOW Join date: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,920	07-19-2005 11:40 Yes, the computer history section was the best! I am not a big computer guy, so I learned a lot while still having fun. It was like the Discovery Channel with sex balls only a sim away! _____________________ "Honestly, you are a gem -- fun, creative, and possessing strong social convictions. I think LL should be paying you to be in their game." ~ Ulrika Zugzwang on the iconography of pandastrong in the media "That's no good. Someone is going to take your place as SL's cutest boy while you're offline." ~ Ingrid Ingersoll on the topic of LL refusing to pay pandastrong for being in their game.
Cybin Monde Resident Moderator (?) Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,468	Welcome Back!!! 07-19-2005 11:50 i may not have done much to experience the Mushroom Kingdom, but i have been by there a few times and always smile with sentimentality. when going buy the MK, i always try to show anyone who's around what a cool build it is. i look forward to your new revisions and showing them off as well. _____________________ "We, as developers, are doing the easy part – building the scaffolding for a new world. You, as the engines of creation, must breathe life into it." - Philip Linden "There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be." - Willy Wonka (circa 1971) SecondSpace (http://groups.myspace.com/secondspace) : MySpace group for SLers.
Ulrika Zugzwang Magnanimous in Victory Join date: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 6,382	07-19-2005 11:51 So, my nemesis has returned. I still haven't forgotten the day that you threw that hammer down from your cloud onto my head. I will have my vengence Goodwrench. Mark my words. ~Ulrika~ _____________________ Chik-chik-chika-ahh
Goodwrench Grayson Classic Gaming Nut Join date: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 223	07-19-2005 12:31 Hey there, Ulrika! Don't you worry, I've sworn off hammers and spikey-red balls. Really, I have... One day at a time, ya know? I can quit anytime I want... I am a Lakitu. I live in the clouds. _____________________ We used to remember our Roots at The Mushroom Kingdom - memorial can be found at Davenport 200, 150 Section 8 Server - my home on the web
Ulrika Zugzwang Magnanimous in Victory Join date: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 6,382	07-19-2005 12:38 From: Goodwrench Grayson I am a Lakitu. I live in the clouds. Welcome back! ~Ulrika~ _____________________ Chik-chik-chika-ahh
paulie Femto Into the dark Join date: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 1,098	Welcome back, GW! 07-19-2005 12:56 Its good to have you back! The MK has always been an inspiration to me. I've made 7 classic arcade games so far. They're playable at my ROYAL ARCADE in Jiminy (186,87). I can't wait to see what the MK Mark II brings. _____________________ REUTERS on SL: "Thirty-five thousand people wearing their psyches on the outside and all the attendant unfettered freakishness that brings."
Goodwrench Grayson Classic Gaming Nut Join date: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 223	07-19-2005 13:52 Oooh, Paulie. I will check that out straight away! Glad to hear it! _____________________ We used to remember our Roots at The Mushroom Kingdom - memorial can be found at Davenport 200, 150 Section 8 Server - my home on the web
Marcos Fonzarelli You are not Marcos Join date: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 748	07-19-2005 14:32 Yay!
blaze Spinnaker 1/2 Serious Join date: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 5,898	07-19-2005 15:00 awesome Looking forward to it _____________________ Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds : "User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches."
Camille Serpentine Eater of the Dead Join date: 6 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,236	07-19-2005 18:06 YEAH!!! I loved the Mushroom Kingdom! it was so much fun to explore! _____________________

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