NEAT XII

Some shots for this past weekend. We ended up with 18 guys from across the northeast. Karl surprised everyone (including himself) by going 3-0 with AMTL and winning the Epic trophy (first place), Frank claimed the Dice of Dave (last place) yet again. I won Best Crit for crashing my Cobra into a tree while trying to avoid Jon's pin-point attacks. And I believe Jimmy took home "Best Painted" for his not completely painted Imperial Fists. Enjoy!

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (PS2)

Developer:

Konami

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Release Date:

2003 (Sons of Liberty 2001)

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Systems:

PS2, PS3, Vita, Xbox, Xbox 360, Windows

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March 4th, 2000, two decades ago, the second and most popular of the sixth-generation consoles was released in Japan. That means that today is the PlayStation 2's 20th birthday!

My first idea was that I could play one of its original launch titles to celebrate, but then I looked at what they were and decided that I could do better. So this week on Super Adventures, I'm playing Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty! Actually to be precise I'm playing the re-released Substance edition (PAL version) but really it's the same thing. They were just getting people to double dip for a handful of special missions. Well okay, lots of handfuls of special missions.

I actually beat this game once, many years ago, on PC. So I'll have a vague idea of what I'm doing but not what buttons to press to do it. Though one thing I definitely haven't forgotten, is how great the opening theme by Harry Gregson-Williams is. I think it sounds even better the original Metal Gear Solid theme by TAPPY, which sounds better than "The Winter Road" by Russian composer Georgy Sviridov. Unfortunately it also sounds kind of similar, and the other song was written back in the 70s, so Konami had to stop using their own MGS theme in the MGS games. This means they won't get to use it in the movie either!

Okay, I'm going to be playing the game up to a little bit into the Plant chapter, so there'll be SPOILERS for the first two hours or so. I might also mention at some point that the story becomes a bit of a confusing mess by the end and the game left a lot of questions that weren't answered for seven years.

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[Hackaday] A 555 And A Lighter Make High Voltage

A 555 and a Lighter Make High Voltage

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Introducing Python, 2Nd Edition - IT eBooks

Introducing Python, 2nd Edition

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Super Adventures With The Xbox Game Pass, Part 4

This week on Super Adventures, I hope you don't mind that I'm still writing about all these games I played with my month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate last November, because I'm on the last part now and I'm not quitting until it's done.

Once again I should point out that I only played most of these games for an hour or so, long enough for me to get distracted by something else and turn them off, but not long enough for me to accurate assess the majority of their content or the intricacies of their gameplay. I'll also point out that these aren't just Xbox games! I played most of them on PC, and a lot of them can be played on lots of systems.

You can find part 1 here: Part 1.
Part 2 is here: Part 2.
Part 3 is here: Part 3.

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Ep 25: Top Faves With Dave Goes To The Library II: Nonfiction Is Live!

Ep 25: Top Faves with Dave goes to the Library II: Nonfiction

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We talk with Dave Tubbs about the nonfiction books that inspire our gaming.

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Other companies we mentioned:

The Face of Battle - John Keegan https://www.amazon.com/Face-Battle-Study-Agincourt-Waterloo/dp/0140048979

Commands and Colors https://www.commandsandcolors.net/

Baccus https://www.baccus6mm.com/

The French Foreign Legion: A Complete History of the Legendary Fighting Force - Douglas Porch https://www.amazon.com/French-Foreign-Legion-Complete-Legendary/dp/161608068X

The Templars: The Dramamtic History of the Knights Templar  - Pierce Paul Read https://www.amazon.com/Templars-Dramatic-Powerful-Military-Crusades/dp/0312555385

The Soviet Army FM Series - US Army Google it for a ton of PDFs

PFC C-in-C http://www.pfc-cinc.com/front_page.html

PicoArmor https://www.picoarmor.com/

The Last Battle - Cornelius Ryan https://www.amazon.com/Last-Battle-Classic-History-Berlin/dp/0684803291

Rommel - Sam Mustafa https://sammustafa.com/rommel/

Rapid Fire! http://www.rapid-fire-uk.com/

Homage to Catalonia - George Orwell https://www.amazon.com/Homage-Catalonia-George-Orwell/dp/0156421178

A World Aflame https://ospreypublishing.com/a-world-aflame-interwar-wargame-rules-1918-39

Empress Miniatures http://www.empressminiatures.com/page9.htm

Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team -  John Steinbeck https://www.amazon.com/Bombs-Away-Bomber-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143105914

B-17: Queen of the Skies - Avalon Hill https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1032/b-17-queen-skies

The Bear Went Over the Mountain - Lester Grau https://www.amazon.com/Bear-Went-Over-Mountain-Afghanistan/dp/1304069451

The Other Side of the Mountain - Lester Grau and Ali Ahmad Jalali https://www.amazon.com/Other-Side-Mountain-Mujahideen-Soviet-Afghan/dp/1907521054/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=46F0GWG2NTQZAZ30GFF3

Force on Force - Ambush Alley Games http://www.ambushalleygames.net/force-on-force-core-rules-pdf/

Plastic Soldier Company http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=93_94_95&products_id=1673

Battlefront - Team Yankee http://team-yankee.com/

Pegasus Bridge - Stephen Ambrose https://www.amazon.com/Pegasus-Bridge-June-6-1944/dp/0671671561

Stargrunt https://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/rules.html

Tomorrow's War  http://www.ambushalleygames.net/tomorrows-war/

Cadian Imperial Guard - GW http://solegends.com/citcat1998us/c1998usp281-02.htm

Ork Kommandos - GW http://solegends.com/citcat1998us/c1998usp356-02.htm

Queen Victoria's Little Wars - Byron Farwell https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Victorias-Little-Byron-Farwell/dp/0393302350

The Sword and the Flame - Sergeants Three http://www.sergeants3.com/

Perry Miniatures https://www.perry-miniatures.com/

History of Rome - Livy https://www.amazon.com/Livy-Early-History-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140448098

The Twelve Caesars - Suetonius - Translated by Robert Graves https://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Caesars-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140440720/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506815887&sr=1-1&keywords=twelve+caesars+robert+graves

Our Word is Our Weapon - Subcommandante Marcos https://www.amazon.com/Our-Word-Weapon-Selected-Writings/dp/1583224726/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506815906&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=sub+commandante+marcos

AK47 - Rules and figures by Peter Pig http://www.peterpig.co.uk/ak47.html

SASM - Operator Juarez http://www.kingshobbiesandgames.com/Operator-Juarez-s/188.htm

Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly https://www.amazon.com/Greece-Rome-War-Peter-Connolly/dp/1848329415

The Black Devil Brigade - Joseph Springer https://www.amazon.com/Black-Devil-Brigade-Special-Service/dp/0935553509/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506816045&sr=1-1&keywords=black+devil+brigade+springer

Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish Mob - J.T. English https://www.amazon.com/Paddy-Whacked-Untold-American-Gangster/dp/0060590033/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506816098&sr=1-1&keywords=paddy+whacked

Mad Dogs With Guns - Howard Whitehouse https://ospreypublishing.com/mad-dogs-with-guns

Music courtesy bensound.com. Recorded with zencastr.com. Edited with Audacity. Make your town beautiful; get a haircut.

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