I'm writing this while sitting on a train. It's almost full, packed with commuters. Most have their heads down looking at the tiny screens of their phones. Schoolkids argue loudly about something I can't quite hear. Some people are just waiting, staring out the windows. Staring at the floor. Eating some chips. Everyone on public transportation is on pause, between one thing and the next. Worried about their destination. Excited to get there or dreading the moment they arrive.
This is what a large number of human beings do every day. Locked in a steel box, eager to be somewhere else. It is a bizarre modern practice but it has become completely mundane for millions. A lot do it because they require money for food and shelter. Otherwise they will die hungry and alone. They invented trains and all the corresponding destinations. They pay close attention when to exit and are ready to get instantly annoyed if the train isn't quick enough. They will spend years, decades, perhaps even centuries doing this. Or at least until teleportation is commercially available.
I have been in mourning. Loss has followed me for weeks now, and I have not been able to give it a name.
We're back to box art for today's "Remember This?"! Do you remember the game from this fragment of box art? The game has definitely been released in Australia so, provided you weren't born after its release, you would have had an opportunity to see it on shelves. Leave your answers in the comments!
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The Dig. Please, oh, please.
lolz no.
Can we please get a 1 pixel "screen" of the dig for these guys.
I echo this sentiment.
And we will all bow down in amazement.
Maybe I will! Some day...
Story published @ 11am...
Your post @ 11am....
You just sit here at 10:59am with a dippy bird on your F5 key dont you?
This time it was a lucky coincidence. Just as well too, as Meteors crashed down around me at 11:01!
The Dig!!!!!
guh, buh, ghsghjkghfghfglfglkg.
*Runs*
Looks like a screenshot of Microcosm for the Mega CD. Not sure if that's what the cover looks like though.
Metroid Prime?
(I honestly don't know what this is and I want to play!)
world of warcraft
Dune?
Fable?
worms?
it looks a bit like the inside of a stomach or intestine?..
Oh wait, worms?
Aorta : Attack of the Artery
Hahaha, yeah it looks a bit like one of those disgusting anti-smoking ads that are everywhere at the moment. I don't smoke, why do I need to see that?!! EWW!
Anytime one of those anti-smoking ads come on, it recieves a flapping of the hands and a mighty EEEWWW from me.
A very barbaric attitude, I know.
You're my favourite huggable barbarian. :D
whilst clubby sits in the corner of the couch puffing on those great cubans? :P
Given the red, I'm going to go DUNE 2.
Also, I love that game.
That is all.
Diablo?
The Guardian Legend?
Hexen
Daikatana?
Dungeon Keeper
Dragon's Lair or Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara?
Doom?
R-type?
Good call
Forsaken
Earthworm Jim?
Aladdin on Sega megadrive? From like that lava carpet ride part.
Mega Race?
Thunder Force 3 on the Sega Genesis?
Dragon's Lair
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