A game review for the Orange Box, from a parent's perspective.
It's a new site, but I thought they stole my idea from GamingParents.org.
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Yeah, none of the fancy new 3D views work.
But I still made my first Portal map tonight.
It's not worth releasing at this point.
But I still made my first Portal map tonight.
It's not worth releasing at this point.
What error?
It loaded up perfectly (and fast) for me.
It loaded up perfectly (and fast) for me.
Theoretically, we all like to upgrade every six months and buy a new computer every two years, but we don't have unlimited resources.
I have my computer for three years, and it's still running most games for me.
I'll upgrade when I can no longer run Source games.
I have my computer for three years, and it's still running most games for me.
I'll upgrade when I can no longer run Source games.
I think the Orange Box is a great deal.
I had paid a lot more for things that are hugely less entertaining.
I had paid a lot more for things that are hugely less entertaining.
What do you mean?
You mean having a heart attack and having your brain explode kind of good?
You mean having a heart attack and having your brain explode kind of good?
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If I could only find a picture of my first game...
I started playing with a handheld Nintendo unit.
It only has one game. It's a game where Pop-Eye has to catch cans of spinach while avoiding being hit by Brutus.
That was 1981.
The first PC game I played was a typing game, if you can consider that a game.
The year was 1985.
The first "real" game I played was Wolfenstein 3D. It was just the demo, but I still had a lot of fun. That was the beginning of my FPS love affair.
Then it was Doom and Doom II. I got into Deus Ex and Unreal II, and the Jedi Knights series. I never finished NOLF2 (and I am still trying today).
Of course, Half-Life and Half-Life 2. But I didn't play HL1 until 2006.
It only has one game. It's a game where Pop-Eye has to catch cans of spinach while avoiding being hit by Brutus.
That was 1981.
The first PC game I played was a typing game, if you can consider that a game.
The year was 1985.
The first "real" game I played was Wolfenstein 3D. It was just the demo, but I still had a lot of fun. That was the beginning of my FPS love affair.
Then it was Doom and Doom II. I got into Deus Ex and Unreal II, and the Jedi Knights series. I never finished NOLF2 (and I am still trying today).
Of course, Half-Life and Half-Life 2. But I didn't play HL1 until 2006.
Next step is for Dorian to get some vagina. wink-wink -I heard you can order them from eBay.
It's every amateur mapper's dream to be contacted by Valve, but it's largely a fantasy.
Get a professional engineering or computer science degree first, then they might consider hiring you.
The bottom line is that you got to do well in school to do the things that you want to do. Good grades give you options.
Get a professional engineering or computer science degree first, then they might consider hiring you.
The bottom line is that you got to do well in school to do the things that you want to do. Good grades give you options.
I know what happens after death.
The corpse decomposes, so the bacteria have a food source.
The corpse decomposes, so the bacteria have a food source.
Goodness.
I hate to be the guy who proposed and was declined.
That would be very awkward and depressing.
I hate to be the guy who proposed and was declined.
That would be very awkward and depressing.
I can't play it either, but I know the story and the gameplay from reading forums and watching trailers.
My Radeon 9800 Pro is too old.
I'll wait for Team Fortress 2 and Portal, which won't disappoint.
My Radeon 9800 Pro is too old.
I'll wait for Team Fortress 2 and Portal, which won't disappoint.
Feet.
gawdd daym, Satch!Nope, it was as real as can be.
this one looks shop'd
I didn't use the flash in that picture, but the sun was already getting low. I guess it was the residual dusk light that made the sign reflective.
My college dorm, revisited in 2006.
Booting up my new computer (two years ago) with the floppy drive of my old computer (without taking the floppy drive out from the old machine).
Vacationing in Hawaii last year (2006).
What happened after a lava flow (Big Island, Hawaii).
Old car down the street.
He probably has pics of naked dudes on his wall or something :/Or a naked picture of his grandmother?
What the Hell?
KKK Figurine?
KKK Figurine?
I don't see a monitor or a tower on the right, just a keyboard.My wife doesn't have a desktop. She only uses a laptop.
Also, I see your wife got the upper hand as far as chairs go.Her chair was a birthday present from my brother. She used to work from home, but now she hardly ever comes down to the home office anymore.
The whole room became my gaming room.
My desk is on the left. My wife's desk is on the right.
You can discern who's the neat freak from the picture.
Cox wins, because at least he's not addicted to narcotics.
Gandalf vs. Dumbledore
Hmm...tough one.
I think Dumbledore will win, because he has more magical gadgets than Gandalf (who just has his staff).
Hmm...tough one.
I think Dumbledore will win, because he has more magical gadgets than Gandalf (who just has his staff).
Alright, I think it's time to post a new picture of myself.
This was taken at one of my book signing parties:
This was taken at one of my book signing parties:
Girlfriend?
I didn't start dating until I was in medical school (25 years old or so).
I dated two girls, and I proposed to the third one (on our second date).
Now I have a son.
I know people who has dated hundreds of girls...but they're still single.
I didn't start dating until I was in medical school (25 years old or so).
I dated two girls, and I proposed to the third one (on our second date).
Now I have a son.
I know people who has dated hundreds of girls...but they're still single.
(Self)
Full Name : Leslie Young
Age: 35
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Born in: Taiwan
Self Classification: Nerd
Education: Postgraduate (four years of medical school plus three years of residency training)
(Interests)
Favourite Films:
Moulin Rouge
Minority Report
Gattaca
Favourite Meal: most Chinese food
Favourite Actor: Edward Norton
Favourite Actress: Naomi Watts
Favourite Game to Date: Half-Life 2
Game you're looking forward to: Team Fortress 2
Favourite Bands: Can't think of one
Favourite Drink (hot and/or cold): water
Favourite Alcohol: Samuel Adams
Hobbies: gaming, mapping, surfing the web, weight lifting
Girlfriend Yes/No?: No (Wife: Yes)
Past Girlfriends: 2
Things that make you smile: a good YouTube video
Things that make you really laugh out loud: witty writing
Things that annoy you: lazy people
Things that truly piss you off: evil people
Picture (of my son).
Full Name : Leslie Young
Age: 35
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Born in: Taiwan
Self Classification: Nerd
Education: Postgraduate (four years of medical school plus three years of residency training)
(Interests)
Favourite Films:
Moulin Rouge
Minority Report
Gattaca
Favourite Meal: most Chinese food
Favourite Actor: Edward Norton
Favourite Actress: Naomi Watts
Favourite Game to Date: Half-Life 2
Game you're looking forward to: Team Fortress 2
Favourite Bands: Can't think of one
Favourite Drink (hot and/or cold): water
Favourite Alcohol: Samuel Adams
Hobbies: gaming, mapping, surfing the web, weight lifting
Girlfriend Yes/No?: No (Wife: Yes)
Past Girlfriends: 2
Things that make you smile: a good YouTube video
Things that make you really laugh out loud: witty writing
Things that annoy you: lazy people
Things that truly piss you off: evil people
Picture (of my son).
Crowbar - there's something so satisfying about this melee weapon
Crossbow in HL2
Grenades in any game
Crossbow in HL2
Grenades in any game
I don't know whether there's a way for Half-Life mapping, but for HL2DM mapping, you can specify (via a flag of the entity) whether it's a Citadel supercharger or a Kleiner Lab regular charger.
Valve is sponsoring an official Half-Life screenshot contest.
I am interested in participating. Are you?
I am interested in participating. Are you?
Liquid stool fails.
Windows XP Professional serves me well.
I see no reason to upgrade.
None at all, at least for now.
I see no reason to upgrade.
None at all, at least for now.
Wow, people really read my journal. 
I should have written a book like that and gotten paid for it.
Oh, I forgot. I did write mapping tutorials and got paid for them.
Oh, I forgot. I did write mapping tutorials and got paid for them.
This is an interesting interpretation of Half-Life 2.
I still can't believe it.
I thought mapping is such a niche hobby, but apparently, it's more popular (or going to be) than I thought.
Pretty soon, your 80-year-old grandmother is going to hi-jack your Hammer and make her own maps.
I thought mapping is such a niche hobby, but apparently, it's more popular (or going to be) than I thought.
Pretty soon, your 80-year-old grandmother is going to hi-jack your Hammer and make her own maps.
It's pretty impressive.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Recently, being bored to death, I've done a google search for each of my MP maps.I do that all the time.
When I searched for my sp_justice (single-player), I found that gamers from all over the world had played and reviewed it. There were Italian sites that feature the map, as well as Japanese reviews.
It's interesting to see the HL2 HUD displayed in Japanese characters:
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Oops. I am at work, and I didn't know how to spell Vortigaunts.
When I heard some nurses conversing in Tagalog, it sounds just like the Vortigaunts' conversation in Half-Life 2.
When I heard some nurses conversing in Tagalog, it sounds just like the Vortigaunts' conversation in Half-Life 2.
Do the Vortigons speak Tagalog?
Hmm...okay.
I think I won't download Safari after all then.
I love my FF anyway.
I think I won't download Safari after all then.
I love my FF anyway.
Has anyone tried Safari yet?
Why use desktop icons when you can map a hotkey to every single application you use?
If it aint' broke, why fix it?
I am perfectly content using XP.
It runs both Half-Life and Half-Life 2. That's all I want.
I am perfectly content using XP.
It runs both Half-Life and Half-Life 2. That's all I want.
I am content with one dimension.
I think the mapper should increase the transparency setting for that light beam model in your screenshot.
Otherwise, I like the tree models and the displacement surfaces.
Otherwise, I like the tree models and the displacement surfaces.
I love Dan Neil.