It is Christmas soon. That time for celebrating something or another. And also a time for LOOT (For those who celebrate it, naturally). So, what do you forum-goers want/are expecting to get? That way, once it is over, you can compare that with the miserable pile of dung that you DID get.

Yeah.

Leopard.
Though I highly doubt I'll get it, cus I'm a greedy bast - with lots of other loot on my list. :(

honestly, I know my wife is getting me The Witcher and Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn, but she's also planning on getting me something else I'm not aware of, but that I apparently wanted at some point. so that works for me. aside from those 2 games, I've pretty much bought everything I wanted this year myself :p I think my family are mostly getting gift cards and the like.

should be interesting to see what all I end up with in the end :p

I'm expecting... NOTHING! :D :(

I'm expecting to raffle away my extra HalfLife2 on RealVG (www.realvg.org) this season, as it's just been sitting around bugging me this whole time.

I'm expecting... a cheque worth $100,000 from Bill Gates for that Microsoft and AOL email.

Unlikely.

Well, i think i am getting 4 New PSP games, a new mobile to replace my rubbish one, and other cool stuff. Can't wait:D and Grimoswald, it would be better to post this at christmas, because as you can see, not a lot of people know what they're getting.

I'm hoping for Guitar Hero 3.

There's not really a whole lot I want at the moment, really.

- Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
- Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (Wii)
- Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
- Suprise present from my mum (no idea what it'll be)
- Box of Warhammer 40k figures (probably Tau)

If I expect nothing, then I cannot be disappointed.

Although I am getting a PC Upgrade.

Draaaaawing tablet :cool: And some meat pies.

I know I've got a couple of t-shirts of awesomeness (Johnny Thunders and Richard Hell)
I also want -

The FMA film
Assassins Creed
Mass Effect
Super Mario Galaxy
Metroid Prime 3
Some Discworld books
Skate
Some other stuff

Draaaaawing tablet :cool: And some meat pies.

You've been using a mouse this whole time?

Well, these are the 4 games that i am definitely getting for christmas.

Sonic Rivals 2 for PSP
Sonic Rivals for PSP
Ratchet and Clank size matters for PSP
Burnout Dominator for PSP

on top of that, i am getting a camera for my PSP, and a mega surprise present. I am also getting spending money from my family.

Graphics tablet also! Should arrive by tomorrow :D
...and it's the exact same model Splapp is getting, purely by coincidence O_o

I'm HOPING to buy myself a Wii, since the cash has been building up since November. And of course, at Xmas we always have deranged/elderly aunts sending wodges of cash to any youngsters they know.

On the other hand, I'm expecting an Xbox wireless receiver for the PC, so I can finally use the Controllers with me pc. Then, I'll be doing XNA tutorials, and learning how to program games using it. No problem. I'm doing (in my classes at school) university-level programming anyway. Or so my teacher says, but he'd never heard of the "for each x in y" statement...

Also, CHOCOLATE. LOTS OF IT.

I have no idea, largly because I didn't tell anyone what I wanted (largely because I had no idea when I was asked).

Which probably means I'll get a calculator, a razor, some chocolate and varying amounts of Smith's vouchers (or a similar combination similarly of exiting stuff).

FUN

On the other hand, I can normally find someone to exchange vouchers for money, so it's not that bad. :)

I'm HOPING to buy myself a Wii
Good luck trying to find one! They're even more sold out now than they were last christmas.

Good luck trying to find one! They're even more sold out now than they were last christmas.

Oh, I know names and places. You know, small shops nobody really looks at, they all go to Argos, or Tesco or the large shopping malls.

Bah humbug. I honestly couldn't care less whether I got anything at all.

Now that's not really the spirit is it? :p

nothing . - - -

Well, not much Adults celebrate christmas.

Well, not much Adults celebrate christmas.what crack-smoking insane asylum have YOU been hiding in?!

Ahhhhhh! is that what i just said? ok in better words Christmas is for children more than adults. That is true, you can't argue with that.

Ahhhhhh! is that what i just said? ok in better words Christmas is for children more than adults.THAT I can give you to some extent.

What do you mean?:confused:

New Year is almost as big as Christmas in Scotland. About 400 x the amount of people get drunk in it...I wonder why this is.

New Year is almost as big as Christmas in Scotland. About 400 x the amount of people get drunk in it...I wonder why this is.Because they just deliberately do the opposite to what England does?

Well, these are the 4 games that i am definitely getting for christmas.

Sonic Rivals 2 for PSP
Sonic Rivals for PSP
Ratchet and Clank size matters for PSP
Burnout Dominator for PSP

on top of that, i am getting a camera for my PSP, and a mega surprise present. I am also getting spending money from my family.

Sonic rivals is a bitter dissapointment. I wouldnt get more than one of those two if i were you.
Burnout however is great :D
R&C I havent played, but is presumably good

Sonic rivals is a bitter dissapointment. I wouldnt get more than one of those two if i were you.
Burnout however is great :D
R&C I havent played, but is presumably good

Too late, my mums got the presents already. Burnout is the game i am looking forward too the most.

R&C I havent played, but is presumably good
Oh yes it is, very much so!
Well, the last ones were anyway. I haven't tried out the PSP one yet.

nothing . - - -
dang, you really are "more goth" than the rest of us! lol!

dang, you really are "more goth*" than the rest of us! lol!
*Emo .

Some kind of new console. I kind of want a PS3 for GoW3's release is 2009... a computer that runs better than this 5-year-old one I use, (maybe a laptop?), new console games, ummm...
I get drawing stuff every year, no matter what. :D
And Splapp=Mouse God! Huntakilla=Mouse Goddess!
Yeah, I think I'm done now.

Some kind of new console. I kind of want a PS3 for GoW3's release is 2009...

Woo! GoW3! Now with 10 times the boobies :cool:

Some kind of new console.
Like I said before:
GET A WII!

You've been using a mouse this whole time?

I have, believe it or not. Oh... the pain

Graphics tablet also! Should arrive by tomorrow :D
...and it's the exact same model Splapp is getting, purely by coincidence O_o

Christ, now that you two have tablets there will be NO STOPPING YOU.

Wait... how'd I miss this thread. I've been late at comming into forum threads recently.:p (not this forum but others as well.)

well anyway, I want a Wii along with the simpsons game.:) other than that I'm just excited about christmas this year. the year is flying by! usually it slows down in december, but I think it's far into december now.

I'm 3rd on the list for people hoping to get a graphics tablet.

well anyway, I want a Wii along with the simpsons game. :)

You coved the most important part of my list right there. :p Oh, and how I could I forget the rabbids. The hilarity!

*Emo .

It was a play on his name.

It was a play on his name.

I wonder if calling an intentionally gothic person "emo" would be taken offensively.

I wonder if calling an intentionally gothic person "emo" would be taken offensively.
Yeah, it is. The main difference is that goths admit that they want to be different, while emos try to make it look like it was forced on them by society.

Yeah, it is. The main difference is that goths admit that they want to be different, while emos try to make it look like it was forced on them by society.

Lol.

*Back on topic*
Anyway, the main thing I want is The Orange Box...mainly for that Team Fortress game. It looks cool.

Maybe Orange box. Won't probably work on any computer I have, since episode 1 didn't, so that goes off for now.

Can't think of anything else I'd like to have, so there it is :p

Speaking of that, I purchased the Orange Box a couple of days ago. I could run episode 1 but not TF2 and Portal (didn't try ep2). So I went and bought a new Graphics card, which is the only think I need to upgrade to play them. A radeon x1050, because it was dirt cheap. So now I installed the new card and... it's not working right. And also it's now stuck into my AGP slot. :(

Speaking of that, I purchased the Orange Box a couple of days ago. I could run episode 1 but not TF2 and Portal (didn't try ep2). So I went and bought a new Graphics card, which is the only think I need to upgrade to play them. A radeon x1050, because it was dirt cheap. So now I installed the new card and... it's not working right. And also it's now stuck into my AGP slot. :(
Try this:
Right click on the game in Steam >> properties >> set luanch options >> add -dxlevel 80
That's what worked for me, anyway.

Speaking of that, I purchased the Orange Box a couple of days ago. I could run episode 1 but not TF2 and Portal (didn't try ep2). So I went and bought a new Graphics card, which is the only think I need to upgrade to play them. A radeon x1050, because it was dirt cheap. So now I installed the new card and... it's not working right. And also it's now stuck into my AGP slot. :(

I'd do that, if mine wasn't a laptop :p

Try this:
Right click on the game in Steam >> properties >> set luanch options >> add -dxlevel 80
That's what worked for me, anyway.
Well, only that it's not just steam games that don't work, other games are also not working. It also has trouble when playing videos, watching too many images... the problem's with the card actually.

I can't beleive it! christmas in exactly two days!:D most people will definitely get a wii for christmas. I was going to, but all of the shops have sold out completely.:mad:

I can't beleive it! christmas in exactly two days!:D most people will definitely get a wii for christmas. I was going to, but all of the shops have sold out completely.:mad:You young whippersnappers don't know how lucky you are. Back in my day we'd get a lump of coal if we were lucky, and we'd have t'walk 15 miles through a foot of snow to get it.

You young whippersnappers don't know how lucky you are. Back in my day we'd get a lump of coal if we were lucky, and we'd have t'walk 15 miles through a foot of snow to get it.

Oh i know i am lucky. We are not whippersnappers though. I appreciate everything i get. My cousin is getting a Xbox 360 Elite, 6 new Wii games, and 6 Xbox 360 games. He does not know how lucky he is. I hardly can't beleive your tale though.

You young whippersnappers don't know how lucky you are. Back in my day we'd get a lump of coal if we were lucky, and we'd have t'walk 15 miles through a foot of snow to get it.

http://s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/wootsaleimages/When_I_Was_Your_AgerddDetail.jpg

I do not understand why you put that picture here.:confused:

I do not understand why you put that picture here.:confused:

Buy a new brain.

Perhaps Ebay sells them:mad: Metal Alex, its not easy for me to understand why Aku put the picture there. 12 Years olds do not really understand sarcasm much. Well i don't.

Perhaps Ebay sells them:mad: Metal Alex, its not easy for me to understand why Aku put the picture there. 12 Years olds do not really understand sarcasm much. Well i don't.

I'll try to explain then.

Old people often tell young people how hard was life before, without all the stuff we have now, and since Star Worms posted like an old man would stereotipically do, Akuryou posted a picture making a reference that matched in a perfect way, considering the exagerations old people like to do about what they had to do when they were young, like having to climb a mountain, to get to school, when it was obviously not true, even though it was still a long and possibly painful way.

I guess you won't need a new brain then, but train it.

I'll try to explain then.

Old people often tell young people how hard was life before, without all the stuff we have now, and since Star Worms posted like an old man would stereotipically do, Akuryou posted a picture making a reference that matched in a perfect way, considering the exagerations old people like to do about what they had to do when they were young, like having to climb a mountain, to get to school, when it was obviously not true, even though it was still a long and possibly painful way.

I guess you won't need a new brain then, but train it.

Stupid me. I actually beleived him! i actually thought it was true! thats why i didn't understand why Aku put the picture there:rolleyes:

Stupid me. I actually beleived him! i actually thought it was true! thats why i didn't understand why Aku put the picture there

Maybe one day you'll be so lucky to know when to shut your mouth.
For Christmas I'm getting a trampoline, two PS3's, a Wii, 9 games, 14 DVD's, a 46" HDTV for my room, four pounds of candy, the Qu'aran and lots and lots of money. :cool:

I found out all of this when I hacked into my parents' credit card summary online. This is going to be the best Christmas ever.

Maybe one day you'll be so lucky to know when to shut your mouth.
For Christmas I'm getting a trampoline, two PS3's, a Wii, 9 games, 14 DVD's, a 46" HDTV for my room, four pounds of candy, the Qu'aran and lots and lots of money. :cool:

I found out all of this when I hacked into my parents' credit card summary online. This is going to be the best Christmas ever.

Yeah right. Are you the child of a millionaire or something:D

http://s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/wootsaleimages/When_I_Was_Your_AgerddDetail.jpg

I was lucky in that, by the time I was born, 3D had been invented :)

Maybe one day you'll be so lucky to know when to shut your mouth.
For Christmas I'm getting a trampoline, two PS3's, a Wii, 9 games, 14 DVD's, a 46" HDTV for my room, four pounds of candy, the Qu'aran and lots and lots of money. :cool:

I found out all of this when I hacked into my parents' credit card summary online. This is going to be the best Christmas ever.You hacked into your parents' online account? That's low. Really low.

You hacked into your parents' online account? That's low. Really low.it wasn't before, but after 2 PS3s it sure as hell will be.

I'm going to take a guess and say he's exaggerating.

I'm finally getting a pony! I'm so pumped! :D

I'm going to take a guess and say he's exaggerating.REALLY?!!!?! :eek:

REALLY?!!!?!O RLY? :eek:

*fixed.

*runs*

I'm getting nothing this christmas.

although my dad planned to buy the Wii at first, after he played golf on it for the first time, and got a chip-in.

the Qu'aran

You mean the Islamic holy book?

It's called Qu'ran in my country btw.

just opened presents between me and the wife.

I snagged Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, The Witcher, and the new Logitech G9 (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/gaming/pc_gaming/mice_keyboards/devices/3053&cl=us,en)

tonight I get a cheap gift from her trashy uncle (secret santa sort of thing) and tomorrow I get stuff from my family.....no idea what I'm getting there.

I'm getting a 2600, a Super Scope, a Menacer, MP3:C, SPM, a SNES controller, Action Replay DS, a GBA Movie Player for GBA and DS homebrew (my old one broke), and Pokemon Diamond. Phew!

just opened presents between me and the wife.On Christmas Eve?

I'm getting Bioshock, a book and a poker set.

I won a Wakisashi (Like a Katana but smaller) and two daggers. Also a Lhama that i named Sebastian

On Christmas Eve?christmas day is pretty much packed with plans....except of course for in the middle of the night like right now.

I got a Wii.

Yes, let the jokes out of your system.

I got $50. :p

tonight I get a cheap gift from her trashy uncle (secret santa sort of thing) I just wanted to let everyone know I'm the proud owner of a Barbecue apron with spatula, tong and oven mit holsters! WOO! now I can go barbecue on my invisible grill! wooo!!!

I got a couple of Black Sabbath CD's, new PJ's, Some money, ANOTHER blank calendar, (I haven't even filled up the first one I bought two weeks ago for Plasma >:c), Graphite Pencil, Musical Snowglobe, Snowboard Helmet (yay I won't die of a heady injury, just a neck/spine one!) new snowboard goggles, iPod Alarm Clock, chocolate. And I think that's it.
:3

I got a Wii. And Leopard.

My life has meaning now. :o

I got a wii. YAY!

I also got legos (Mars type), the simpsons game, and other Wii games.:D:D

the simpsons game
Speaking of which, I actually thought this game was rather underrated. The humour was absolutely frikkin' hilarious, due to the entire game revolving around Video Games, which remains untapped in the TV series.

Add me to the "got a Wii" list, and god my arm is killing me in all the right ways. :)

On top of that, a really nice 7.2 megapixel digital camera -- I didn't even know the things went that high yet -- a nice warm blue flannel robe/pants set thing, and a typical but ever appreciated slew of little toy things, to include a seriously cool little RC helicopter like the ones you see in all the low-budget TV commercials.

Yeah, I'm 22. Too old for toys? Never.

7.2 megapixel digital camera

I have one too, but it's from my dad last Christmas.

A samsung nv7. Not really nifty. semi-DSLR. I was hoping for a Canon EOS-10D at first.

btw, DSLR? or a semi-SLR??

On top of that, a really nice 7.2 megapixel digital camera -- I didn't even know the things went that high yethttp://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1565868&CatId=2452 :p

also, toys =/= kids only. as you get older, you just like a different kind of toy.

Add me to the "got a Wii" list, and god my arm is killing me in all the right ways. :)

On top of that, a really nice 7.2 megapixel digital camera -- I didn't even know the things went that high yet -- a nice warm blue flannel robe/pants set thing, and a typical but ever appreciated slew of little toy things, to include a seriously cool little RC helicopter like the ones you see in all the low-budget TV commercials.

Yeah, I'm 22. Too old for toys? Never.I have a 7.2MP camera from 2 years ago...

Still a damn nice camera to me, at any rate. The smallest pictures it'll let me take are almost my desktop resolution.

Still a damn nice camera to me, at any rate. The smallest pictures it'll let me take are almost my desktop resolution.oh, yeah, definitely. 7.0 is among the highest you can get without paying stupid large amounts of money. definitely a good camera.

Perhaps Ebay sells them:mad: Metal Alex, its not easy for me to understand why Aku put the picture there. 12 Years olds do not really understand sarcasm much. Well i don't.
get off the forum then and come back once you aren't 12 anymore

Shadowmoon have just 12?
Well, that explains alot :confused:

Speaking of which, I actually thought this game was rather underrated. The humour was absolutely frikkin' hilarious, due to the entire game revolving around Video Games, which remains untapped in the TV series.I'll always be suspicious of EA, specially when they're parodying themselves.

got Wii, Mario galaxy, and Twilight princess.

just so you know, I've been waiting all year to play Mario galaxy.
it's good
see ya

Super Mario Galaxy is why half of the internet has gone missing.

I got a wii, which i did not expect, 2 wii games and 3 PSP games, and a new mobile phone, and a camera for my PSP.

Super Mario Galaxy is why half of the internet has gone missing.

I would have it no other way.

I don't get why Mario Galaxy got so famous
What's with the game? He's a plumber.....in space :confused:

I don't get why Mario Galaxy got so famous
What's with the game? He's a plumber.....in space :confused:
Just like Gordon Freeman is just a man in a hazard suit. Gameplay man, it's what matters.

Gordon Freeman

At first I misread that as Morgan Freeman.

At first I misread that as Morgan Freeman.

Hahaheheghehg thanks for sharing

I don't get why Mario Galaxy got so famous
What's with the game? He's a plumber.....in space :confused:

Why has anything ever been anything?

Just like Gordon Freeman is just a man in a hazard suit. Gameplay man, it's what matters.

Guess you're right, the game must be good. But I got to admit that i never liked Nintendo consoles neither the games. I think they're too infantile. They're tried to change that with Resident Evil but it just didn't work. And i would chose a 360 or a PS3 instead a Wii, for sure

Guess you're right, the game must be good. But I got to admit that i never liked Nintendo consoles neither the games. I think they're too infantile. They're tried to change that with Resident Evil but it just didn't work. And i would chose a 360 or a PS3 instead a Wii, for surehow is Nintendo infantile, exactly, though? sure, the games are cartoony, but that just makes them family friendly. none of their games lend toward either end of the spectrum. they just tend to try to a middle ground.

blood + gore =/= good game.

how is Nintendo infantile, exactly, though? sure, the games are cartoony, but that just makes them family friendly. none of their games lend toward either end of the spectrum. they just tend to try to a middle ground.

blood + gore =/= good game.

So worms isn't a good game then? violent video games aren't the only good games y'know.

So worms isn't a good game then? violent video games aren't the only good games y'know.woooooooooow..........

If you think violent video games are the best type of games in the world then... you obviously haven't tried all the genres.

If you think violent video games are the best type of games in the world then... you obviously haven't tried all the genres.shadowmoon, you're my favorite person ever! I love you! :D

Rofl.
Try reading Aku's post again Shadowmoon.

Here's your love.:p:p:p:p:p: BTW Mtlangelus i did. And he says Blood and gore= good game, and that is wrong.

"=/=" =/= "="

What????????:-/ Anyway, i don't like violent video games at all. My idea of a good game is worms!

"does not equal" does not equal "equal".
Basically, "=/=" is not the same as "=".
"=/=" stands for "does not equal".

Don't they teach you this stuff at school?

I am in year 8, and our schools are different to yours.

I am in year 8, and our schools are different to yours.
I'd learnt that by Year 8, and that was in a UK school god knows how long ago. Guess school standards really are slipping and everything is getting easier :p

Anyway, I didn't get much for Christmas, mainly some more RAM for my ageing laptop to max it out.

http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=35143 <--- Please discuss why you are too cool for the wii in that thread instead of this one

Oh woo! More goodies!
Well, I've now got €215 (including giftcards), all the stuff I said earlier, The Far Side Gallery 1, a Calvin and Hobbes collection, two hats, a scarf, and... socks.

Also, my parents got a new TV for their room, so I get their old one! So much for me ever coming out of my room again...

Also, my parents got a new TV for their room, so I get their old one! So much for me ever coming out of my room again...

We just got a 40" 1080p HD TV for the living room :cool:

... socks.Yey! I wasn't the only one! :p

a Calvin and Hobbes collection
Never thought I'd say this Plasma, but you have good taste.

What????????:-/ Anyway, i don't like violent video games at all. My idea of a good game is worms!

So much for GTA ... :rolleyes:

My mums now thinking of banning me from playing it:( violent video games are ok, but they are not the only good games around.:-/

Anyway, i don't like violent video games at all.
violent video games are ok

........huh?

There not bad, but they are just not my type of game. I don't hate them or anything:rolleyes:

There not bad, but they are just not my type of game. I don't hate them or anything:rolleyes:you don't hate them, but at the same time you don't like them at all?

you're a man of many talents then.

you don't hate them, but at the same time you don't like them at all?

you're a man of many talents then.

I have lots of talents, thank you very much:p

I have lots of talents, thank you very much:pyes, you appear to be a Grand Master of Hypocrisy

yes, you appear to be a Grand Master of Hypocrisy

And you appear to be the official forum know-it all;)

Aaaaand yet again Shadowmoon is responsible for another thread derailment.


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