Unusual Circumstances

Realm · Post by **Realm** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:44 pm

Some of you know, but I attend the United States Merchant Marine Academy here on fair Long Island. It's a full blown federal military academy, with all the rules, extremely tough work load, and very little free time. And yet, beautiful things happen sometimes.

The only computers we can have here as freshmen are the issued laptops, mid-range Acers with decent graphics power. Of course, with everyone's interests and time so varied here in the barracks, it's hard to find many games that we can enjoy together, and there's rarely time to do so anyway. One does stand out though: good old Counterstrike. It's amazing what people, with a little creativity and very limited assets can accomplish. On our floor we purchased a Link-sys wireless router. Then someone got ahold of a hacked copy of CS 1.5 (the last version that doesn't require Steam, which is blocked by our school firewall). So, with our laptops, old copies of CS, and wireless router (to avoid detection on the school network), 4-10 of us will all pack into a couple neighboring rooms, and proceed to have the time of our lives. It's beautiful, a bunch of stressed, worn out college kids with no freedom and no lives, finding momentary enjoyment and comradery with each other. We've played through all the old maps, bitched at each other about AWP-whoring, whooped in triumph at a knife kill, and all the other typical things you find in a LAN party.

I was always a mediore fan of CS before, but now I am indebted to it, and will remain fond of it forever. It honestly has brought the most diverse people together, under the toughest of circumstances. So, from one old gamer to all you, my mentors, my friends, and you young pups out there, enjoy your games. Enjoy playing with friends. Go to LANs, you'll never know how special it may be to you someday.

Atticus · Post by **Atticus** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:39 pm

Very well spoken man. That fucking rocks with what oyu did with CS. You guys should get a medal for that. There should also be a movie made after that as well. WAY TO GO DOGG!!! Keep it up and we'll see you later.

Post by **BreakmanX** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:20 am

Soldier, I w00t you.

CS is a grand old game. Classic. And in the LAN setting you don't have to worry about the irritating of the 1337 14 year old h4x0rs.

Yankee · Post by **Yankee** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 11:26 am

omfg n00b u p14y c0un73r s7r1k3? r0flc0p73r!!!!!!!!111!!!!one!

Glad to hear from ya man, good to hear that good things can be found in the toughest circumstances. Keep up the good work out there.

Post by **Richie** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:22 pm

Just goes to prove, you ain't gotta have the greatest hardware or the newest game to have a bitchin' time.

Good to hear from God himself once in awhile, keep checking in man.

jayt11 · Post by **jayt11** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 9:38 am

Richie wrote:Just goes to prove, you ain't gotta have the greatest hardware or the newest game to have a bitchin' time.

Good to hear from God himself once in awhile, keep checking in man.

it's like sitting in sunday service, only that whack ass preacher ain't talking, it's the fucking prime deity Realm.

Realm · Post by **Realm** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 4:00 pm

Lol, thanks for the support guys, I appreciate it. We had a new addition to the Kings Point gaming library this weekend: the Battlefield 1942 Multiplayer Demo.

Pretty sad the depths I've decended to, but we still gamin'! S'all that matters.

jayt11 · Post by **jayt11** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 4:22 pm

yah just need to get a MAME multiplayer and have old school TMNT nights, with Street Fighter tourneys

Post by **Richie** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:42 pm

Realm wrote:Lol, thanks for the support guys, I appreciate it. We had a new addition to the Kings Point gaming library this weekend: the Battlefield 1942 Multiplayer Demo. Pretty sad the depths I've decended to, but we still gamin'! S'all that matters.

Psh, that isn't anything to be ashamed of, the demo rocks! Wake > *map

Yankee · Post by **Yankee** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:11 am

Realm wrote:Lol, thanks for the support guys, I appreciate it. We had a new addition to the Kings Point gaming library this weekend: the Battlefield 1942 Multiplayer Demo. Pretty sad the depths I've decended to, but we still gamin'! S'all that matters.

The BF42 demo was a spiritual awakening for me. I think I'm going to go play some 42 now that you mention it... thanks Realm.