tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post3425405035498118324..comments2024-03-08T19:47:41.485+11:00Comments on Ascii Dreams: 4/1 = Fooled?Andrew Doullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11099404183952971291noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-72809978777880361502010-04-03T13:37:04.003+11:002010-04-03T13:37:04.003+11:00It was great and beautiful and anyone who didn'...It was great and beautiful and anyone who didn't realize it was a hoax when you described re-rendering the images in a color scheme that one tester criticized as "derivative" (a word unknown in the game design community) then they deserved it.Elijah Meekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928472931791071393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-70922320033194201502010-04-01T23:15:11.116+11:002010-04-01T23:15:11.116+11:00Towards the end I was wondering if perhaps the hoa...Towards the end I was wondering if perhaps the hoax was that it was actually real - it was so obviously absurd that this was the only thing that would have surprised me.<br /><br />Still, it was entertaining.Broghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185464573529387638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-21615517987589669222010-04-01T22:21:26.266+11:002010-04-01T22:21:26.266+11:00All: I apologise for living in the future...
Hans...All: I apologise for living in the future...<br /><br />Hans: Sadly, no. My bank manager lives in my basement... at least, that's the part of the house that we pretend he owns.Andrew Doullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099404183952971291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-75452858389671050462010-04-01T20:04:06.571+11:002010-04-01T20:04:06.571+11:00So you don't live in your parents' basemen...So you don't live in your parents' basement?Hans Sjunnessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399271641042567048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-71179580893910961852010-04-01T20:00:42.821+11:002010-04-01T20:00:42.821+11:00My immediate response to seeing the headline "...My immediate response to seeing the headline "Dwarf Fortress 2 open beta coming soon" was to think you were mistaking the upcoming Dwarf Fortress release for being a sequel due to its long development cycle!<br /><br />After I started reading further, I quickly realized I was wrong. This was just non-sequitur to the max. I didn't believe it, but until I noticed that date, I was totally without explanation for what was going on.Jonathan Stickles Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16482340539512195147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-73212675817842109122010-04-01T15:39:59.819+11:002010-04-01T15:39:59.819+11:00Actually, more than anything else I feel relieved....Actually, more than anything else I feel relieved. While I was completely fooled (I had to stop paying attention after part 4 and missed the really silly posts), I was a little disappointed when I thought that someone else was going to beat me to being the first to release a (true) roguelike with state-of-the-art graphics. <br /><br />My engine is barely started, and probably won't be done for about two years (though I'm optimistic for at least a decent tech demo to be done within a year). Hearing that DF2 was releasing around the same time, and would almost certainly completely overshadow my project, was a little discouraging. <br /><br />Of course, I should have figured it out from the Project Offset and official DF websites not mentioning anything about a DF2. Well played, sir, and I for one am quite glad it was a joke.The Mad Tinkererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795502783343673424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-90866393632676246622010-04-01T15:17:47.690+11:002010-04-01T15:17:47.690+11:00Posting an April Fools article series before April...Posting an April Fools article series before April 1 is cheating. ;PThe Mad Tinkererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795502783343673424noreply@blogger.com