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Subject: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
From: Zaghadka
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Organization: E. Nygma & Sons, LLC
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2024 16:05 UTC

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Subject: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
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All codes and are backwards (read right to left) and ROT13ed.

Well, it happens to be the day when games are left in your shoes. Be sure
not to hurt yourself. Both are sci-fi shooters:

https://www.mobygames.com/game/78860/doom/

ONE95-N92C7-ZXU9Q

https://www.mobygames.com/game/88058/prey/

XIINX-N2V4Q-IIQ3Q

Let's see if the scrapers can handle that?

If you can't handle that, post a follow-up and I'll find some other way
to get you the key.

Please send "claimed" messages.

Before placing games inside, clean the interior of your shoes. Kiwi shoe
deoderizer works best. Be sure to remove any orthotics.

Happy St. Nicholas Day!!1!

--
Zag

I thought I could organize freedom, how very
Scandinavian of me. ...Björk

Subject: Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
From: Mike S.
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2024 16:23 UTC
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On Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:05:48 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Let's see if the scrapers can handle that?

>If you can't handle that, post a follow-up and I'll find some other way
>to get you the key.
>
>Please send "claimed" messages.

That won't happen if lurkers get them. I have no interest in either
game so I won't claim them but thanks anyway for joining Spalls in his
giveaway.

Let's see if Ant can leave his nest just long enough to grab them as
they seem like his kind of games.

Subject: Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
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Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote at 16:05 this Friday (GMT):
> All codes and are backwards (read right to left) and ROT13ed.
>
> Well, it happens to be the day when games are left in your shoes. Be sure
> not to hurt yourself. Both are sci-fi shooters:
>
> https://www.mobygames.com/game/78860/doom/
>
> ONE95-N92C7-ZXU9Q
>
>
> https://www.mobygames.com/game/88058/prey/
>
> XIINX-N2V4Q-IIQ3Q
>
>
> Let's see if the scrapers can handle that?
>
> If you can't handle that, post a follow-up and I'll find some other way
> to get you the key.
>
> Please send "claimed" messages.
>
> Before placing games inside, clean the interior of your shoes. Kiwi shoe
> deoderizer works best. Be sure to remove any orthotics.
>
> Happy St. Nicholas Day!!1!

I claimed doom. Thanks for the code!

wait agh this is the modern version I thought it was the dos copy
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Subject: Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
From: Zaghadka
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Subject: Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
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On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 18:20:06 -0000 (UTC), in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
candycanearter07 wrote:

>Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote at 16:05 this Friday (GMT):
>> All codes and are backwards (read right to left) and ROT13ed.
>>
>> Well, it happens to be the day when games are left in your shoes. Be sure
>> not to hurt yourself. Both are sci-fi shooters:
>>
>> https://www.mobygames.com/game/78860/doom/
>>
>> ONE95-N92C7-ZXU9Q
>>
>>
>> https://www.mobygames.com/game/88058/prey/
>>
>> XIINX-N2V4Q-IIQ3Q
>>
>>
>> Let's see if the scrapers can handle that?
>>
>> If you can't handle that, post a follow-up and I'll find some other way
>> to get you the key.
>>
>> Please send "claimed" messages.
>>
>> Before placing games inside, clean the interior of your shoes. Kiwi shoe
>> deoderizer works best. Be sure to remove any orthotics.
>>
>> Happy St. Nicholas Day!!1!
>
>
>I claimed doom. Thanks for the code!
>
>wait agh this is the modern version I thought it was the dos copy

Gotta click the link

--
Zag

This is csipg.rpg - reality is off topic. ...G. Quinn ('08)

Subject: Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
From: Mike S.
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On Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:23:05 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Gotta click the link

I thought it was the DOS version until I did click the link. Not that
it would matter, I won't play either one.

Subject: Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
From: Spalls Hurgenson
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2024 21:10 UTC
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On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 18:20:06 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

>I claimed doom. Thanks for the code!

>wait agh this is the modern version I thought it was the dos copy

Who knows what the 2024 CSIPGA Holiday Give-Away has for store in us?
There might be some old-timey Doom coming up sooner or later. You'll
just have to tune in every day to find out! ;-)

Subject: Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
From: Ant
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Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:23:05 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
> wrote:

> >Gotta click the link

> I thought it was the DOS version until I did click the link. Not that
> it would matter, I won't play either one.

You can give it to me. /s
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Subject: Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
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Am 06.12.24 um 17:05 schrieb Zaghadka:
> All codes and are backwards (read right to left) and ROT13ed.

> Happy St. Nicholas Day!!1!
>
One day after Krampus Day!

Subject: This ant preyed on Prey! Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
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Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
....
> https://www.mobygames.com/game/88058/prey/

> XIINX-N2V4Q-IIQ3Q

> Let's see if the scrapers can handle that?

> If you can't handle that, post a follow-up and I'll find some other way
> to get you the key.

> Please send "claimed" messages.

> Before placing games inside, clean the interior of your shoes. Kiwi shoe
> deoderizer works best. Be sure to remove any orthotics.

> Happy St. Nicholas Day!!1!

"Activation Successful!

Your product activation code has successfully been activated. This
product or products listed below are now permanently associated with
your Steam account. You must login to this account to have access to the
items you've just activated on Steam."

Thanks. I only played the original soso Prey demo as shown in
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey_%282006_video_game%29, but not this
Prey. Maybe I will like this one! :)

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Subject: Re: This ant preyed on Prey! Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
From: Zaghadka
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On Fri, 06 Dec 2024 23:00:15 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
wrote:

>Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
>...
>> https://www.mobygames.com/game/88058/prey/
>
>> XIINX-N2V4Q-IIQ3Q
>
>
>> Let's see if the scrapers can handle that?
>
>> If you can't handle that, post a follow-up and I'll find some other way
>> to get you the key.
>
>> Please send "claimed" messages.
>
>> Before placing games inside, clean the interior of your shoes. Kiwi shoe
>> deoderizer works best. Be sure to remove any orthotics.
>
>> Happy St. Nicholas Day!!1!
>
>"Activation Successful!
>
>Your product activation code has successfully been activated. This
>product or products listed below are now permanently associated with
>your Steam account. You must login to this account to have access to the
>items you've just activated on Steam."
>
>Thanks. I only played the original soso Prey demo as shown in
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey_%282006_video_game%29, but not this
>Prey. Maybe I will like this one! :)

Good for you!

It lasted till 5pm. That means the obfuscation technique works. Either
that or nobody cares any longer.

In this case, you better keep an eye on that shoe even after you take the
game out of it. Enjoy!

--
Zag

This is csipg.rpg - reality is off topic. ...G. Quinn ('08)

Subject: Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
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On Fri, 06 Dec 2024 22:52:11 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
wrote:

>Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:23:05 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>
>> >Gotta click the link
>
>> I thought it was the DOS version until I did click the link. Not that
>> it would matter, I won't play either one.
>
>You can give it to me. /s

Get the wads from the Internet archive and run gzDoom already. /s

By the way DOOM and DOOM ][ are like $9.99 on GOG. Put em on the wishlist
and they'll probably go on sale on Quake day or whatever.

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Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 06 Dec 2024 22:52:11 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
> wrote:

> >Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >> On Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:23:05 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >
> >> >Gotta click the link
> >
> >> I thought it was the DOS version until I did click the link. Not that
> >> it would matter, I won't play either one.
> >
> >You can give it to me. /s

> Get the wads from the Internet archive and run gzDoom already. /s

Wait. The modern DOOM still uses WADs? :P

> By the way DOOM and DOOM ][ are like $9.99 on GOG. Put em on the wishlist
> and they'll probably go on sale on Quake day or whatever.

I got those DOS games already, but thanks. ;)
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Subject: Re: This ant preyed on Prey! Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
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Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
....
> >"Activation Successful!
> >
> >Your product activation code has successfully been activated. This
> >product or products listed below are now permanently associated with
> >your Steam account. You must login to this account to have access to the
> >items you've just activated on Steam."
> >
> >Thanks. I only played the original soso Prey demo as shown in
> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey_%282006_video_game%29, but not this
> >Prey. Maybe I will like this one! :)

> Good for you!

> It lasted till 5pm. That means the obfuscation technique works. Either
> that or nobody cares any longer.

> In this case, you better keep an eye on that shoe even after you take the
> game out of it. Enjoy!

I am wearing shoes. Well, furry slippers.
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Subject: Re: This ant preyed on Prey! Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
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On 12/6/2024 3:00 PM, Ant wrote:
> Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
> ...
>> https://www.mobygames.com/game/88058/prey/
>
>> XIINX-N2V4Q-IIQ3Q
>
>
>> Let's see if the scrapers can handle that?
>
>> If you can't handle that, post a follow-up and I'll find some other way
>> to get you the key.
>
>> Please send "claimed" messages.
>
>> Before placing games inside, clean the interior of your shoes. Kiwi shoe
>> deoderizer works best. Be sure to remove any orthotics.
>
>> Happy St. Nicholas Day!!1!
>
> "Activation Successful!
>
> Your product activation code has successfully been activated. This
> product or products listed below are now permanently associated with
> your Steam account. You must login to this account to have access to the
> items you've just activated on Steam."
>
> Thanks. I only played the original soso Prey demo as shown in
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey_%282006_video_game%29, but not this
> Prey. Maybe I will like this one! :)
>

Can you even play it? I thought you had a potato?

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On Fri, 06 Dec 2024 23:29:08 +0000, Ant wrote:

> Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
> ...
>> >"Activation Successful!
>> >
>> >Your product activation code has successfully been activated. This
>> >product or products listed below are now permanently associated with
>> >your Steam account. You must login to this account to have access to the
>> >items you've just activated on Steam."
>> >
>> >Thanks. I only played the original soso Prey demo as shown in
>> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey_%282006_video_game%29, but not this
>> >Prey. Maybe I will like this one! :)
>
>> Good for you!
>
>> It lasted till 5pm. That means the obfuscation technique works. Either
>> that or nobody cares any longer.
>
>> In this case, you better keep an eye on that shoe even after you take the
>> game out of it. Enjoy!
>
> I am wearing shoes. Well, furry slippers.

I thought you were an ant...not a furry!

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Subject: Re: This ant preyed on Prey! Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
From: Ant
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vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 06 Dec 2024 23:29:08 +0000, Ant wrote:

> > Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > ...
> >> >"Activation Successful!
> >> >
> >> >Your product activation code has successfully been activated. This
> >> >product or products listed below are now permanently associated with
> >> >your Steam account. You must login to this account to have access to the
> >> >items you've just activated on Steam."
> >> >
> >> >Thanks. I only played the original soso Prey demo as shown in
> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey_%282006_video_game%29, but not this
> >> >Prey. Maybe I will like this one! :)
> >
> >> Good for you!
> >
> >> It lasted till 5pm. That means the obfuscation technique works. Either
> >> that or nobody cares any longer.
> >
> >> In this case, you better keep an eye on that shoe even after you take the
> >> game out of it. Enjoy!
> >
> > I am wearing shoes. Well, furry slippers.

> I thought you were an ant...not a furry!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_ant

OK, not an ant but a wasp. :P Here are a couple true furry ants:
https://imgur.com/gallery/shield-ants-have-you-ever-seen-hairy-ants-these-hairs-protect-ants-from-other-ants-insects-ants-are-so-fascinating-9INwcn4
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/extreme-macro-queen-hairy-ant-insect-361132649
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Subject: Re: This ant preyed on Prey! Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
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Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/6/2024 3:00 PM, Ant wrote:
> > Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > ...
> >> https://www.mobygames.com/game/88058/prey/
> >
> >> XIINX-N2V4Q-IIQ3Q
> >
> >
> >> Let's see if the scrapers can handle that?
> >
> >> If you can't handle that, post a follow-up and I'll find some other way
> >> to get you the key.
> >
> >> Please send "claimed" messages.
> >
> >> Before placing games inside, clean the interior of your shoes. Kiwi shoe
> >> deoderizer works best. Be sure to remove any orthotics.
> >
> >> Happy St. Nicholas Day!!1!
> >
> > "Activation Successful!
> >
> > Your product activation code has successfully been activated. This
> > product or products listed below are now permanently associated with
> > your Steam account. You must login to this account to have access to the
> > items you've just activated on Steam."
> >
> > Thanks. I only played the original soso Prey demo as shown in
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey_%282006_video_game%29, but not this
> > Prey. Maybe I will like this one! :)
> >

> Can you even play it? I thought you had a potato?

This game is from 2017 so yes it meets the minimum requirements as shown in https://store.steampowered.com/app/480490/Prey/! :P
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Subject: Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
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Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote at 23:18 this Friday (GMT):
> On Fri, 06 Dec 2024 22:52:11 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
> wrote:
>
>>Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>> On Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:23:05 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>
>>> >Gotta click the link
>>
>>> I thought it was the DOS version until I did click the link. Not that
>>> it would matter, I won't play either one.
>>
>>You can give it to me. /s
>
> Get the wads from the Internet archive and run gzDoom already. /s
>
> By the way DOOM and DOOM ][ are like $9.99 on GOG. Put em on the wishlist
> and they'll probably go on sale on Quake day or whatever.

I still need to actually make a GoG account.. maybe once I read through
all my new messages.
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Subject: Re: This ant preyed on Prey! Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
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Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:29 this Friday (GMT):
> Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
> ...
>> >"Activation Successful!
>> >
>> >Your product activation code has successfully been activated. This
>> >product or products listed below are now permanently associated with
>> >your Steam account. You must login to this account to have access to the
>> >items you've just activated on Steam."
>> >
>> >Thanks. I only played the original soso Prey demo as shown in
>> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey_%282006_video_game%29, but not this
>> >Prey. Maybe I will like this one! :)
>
>> Good for you!
>
>> It lasted till 5pm. That means the obfuscation technique works. Either
>> that or nobody cares any longer.
>
>> In this case, you better keep an eye on that shoe even after you take the
>> game out of it. Enjoy!
>
> I am wearing shoes. Well, furry slippers.

6 shoes?
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Subject: Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
From: Mike S.
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On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 19:00:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

>I still need to actually make a GoG account.. maybe once I read through
>all my new messages.

I consider GOG to be my second most important gaming library behind
Steam. EPIC is in a distant third.

You can get free games on GOG from time to time if that matters to you
at all.

Subject: Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
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Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 19:00:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
> <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

> >I still need to actually make a GoG account.. maybe once I read through
> >all my new messages.

> I consider GOG to be my second most important gaming library behind
> Steam. EPIC is in a distant third.

Ditto. Origin too which is super rare. Also, Battle.net but that's only
for Diablo games. I used to have Bethesda until they shut it down and
moved to Steam.

> You can get free games on GOG from time to time if that matters to you
> at all.

Ditto.
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Subject: Re: This ant preyed on Prey! Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
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candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:29 this Friday (GMT):
> > Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > ...
> >> >"Activation Successful!
> >> >
> >> >Your product activation code has successfully been activated. This
> >> >product or products listed below are now permanently associated with
> >> >your Steam account. You must login to this account to have access to the
> >> >items you've just activated on Steam."
> >> >
> >> >Thanks. I only played the original soso Prey demo as shown in
> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey_%282006_video_game%29, but not this
> >> >Prey. Maybe I will like this one! :)
> >
> >> Good for you!
> >
> >> It lasted till 5pm. That means the obfuscation technique works. Either
> >> that or nobody cares any longer.
> >
> >> In this case, you better keep an eye on that shoe even after you take the
> >> game out of it. Enjoy!
> >
> > I am wearing shoes. Well, furry slippers.

> 6 shoes?

Yep.
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Subject: Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
From: Spalls Hurgenson
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 15:35 UTC
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On Sun, 08 Dec 2024 20:29:40 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 19:00:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
>> <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>
>> >I still need to actually make a GoG account.. maybe once I read through
>> >all my new messages.
>
>> I consider GOG to be my second most important gaming library behind
>> Steam. EPIC is in a distant third.
>
>Ditto. Origin too which is super rare. Also, Battle.net but that's only
>for Diablo games. I used to have Bethesda until they shut it down and
>moved to Steam.
>
>
>> You can get free games on GOG from time to time if that matters to you
>> at all.

>Ditto.

What, no love for UPlay?
(that's a trick question, obviously. Of course nobody loves UPlay)

If you go by numbers, I think my physical media library is in lead by
far, but digitally the title goes to my Steam library. It's followed
-not too closely- by GOG. Itch.io is in fourth place (thanks to some
massive sales where they literally offered hundreds of games for mere
dollars). Amazon and Epic are neck and neck, after that The rest -EA,
Ubisoft, Blizzard, etc.- are mere rounding errors in comparison.

If you go by games played, that's hard to say. My physical media
library gets a lot of use but I don't tend to stick with the any of
the individual games for very long (I'll play a DOS game for twenty
minutes here, a PS2 game for an hour there). But with the games I play
to the end (e.g., the ones I bore you all with my descriptions at the
end of the month) are almost all installed digitally. It's probably my
Steam library that sees the most use, just because it does have an
ease-of-use that's hard to beat. But GOG comes a close second (or
third). My other libraries are mostly there for Numerical support.

But even I've gotten to the point where I don't want to accept new
digital services into my life. Things like Luna or Legacy Games or
Bethesda or whatever Microsoft calls their platform now... I've not
bothered with any of them.

Subject: Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
From: Mike S.
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On Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:35:07 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

>What, no love for UPlay?
>(that's a trick question, obviously. Of course nobody loves UPlay)

I have no love for Uplay but I have at least one game in my Uplay
library that I care about. That is exactly one game more that I care
about then I do in my EA library. So I will currently place Uplay
above EA in importance to me.

Subject: Re: Happy St. Nicholas Day!
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Dec 2024 20:29:40 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

> >Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >> On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 19:00:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
> >> <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
> >
> >> >I still need to actually make a GoG account.. maybe once I read through
> >> >all my new messages.
> >
> >> I consider GOG to be my second most important gaming library behind
> >> Steam. EPIC is in a distant third.
> >
> >Ditto. Origin too which is super rare. Also, Battle.net but that's only
> >for Diablo games. I used to have Bethesda until they shut it down and
> >moved to Steam.
> >
> >
> >> You can get free games on GOG from time to time if that matters to you
> >> at all.

> >Ditto.

> What, no love for UPlay?
> (that's a trick question, obviously. Of course nobody loves UPlay)

Oh yeah. I don't even have that in my 64-bit W10 Pro. I did in my former
64-bit W7 HPE SP1 PC! I do have an account for Ubisoft.

> If you go by numbers, I think my physical media library is in lead by
> far, but digitally the title goes to my Steam library. It's followed
> -not too closely- by GOG. Itch.io is in fourth place (thanks to some
> massive sales where they literally offered hundreds of games for mere
> dollars). Amazon and Epic are neck and neck, after that The rest -EA,
> Ubisoft, Blizzard, etc.- are mere rounding errors in comparison.

> If you go by games played, that's hard to say. My physical media
> library gets a lot of use but I don't tend to stick with the any of
> the individual games for very long (I'll play a DOS game for twenty
> minutes here, a PS2 game for an hour there). But with the games I play
> to the end (e.g., the ones I bore you all with my descriptions at the
> end of the month) are almost all installed digitally. It's probably my
> Steam library that sees the most use, just because it does have an
> ease-of-use that's hard to beat. But GOG comes a close second (or
> third). My other libraries are mostly there for Numerical support.

> But even I've gotten to the point where I don't want to accept new
> digital services into my life. Things like Luna or Legacy Games or
> Bethesda or whatever Microsoft calls their platform now... I've not
> bothered with any of them.

My digital games lead way over physical. https://matrix.zimage.com/_matrix/media/v3/download/ross154.net/dYIySRAcssunopkgWKybkGMy/IMG_5942.JPG for old physical games.

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