Patrick

No problem, BDPulver. I remember seeing something about that road, Bob. http://www.tailofthedragon.com/dragon_faq.html - good that truckers are not taking the route as much anymore.

http://www.crispygamer.com/classics/2009-11-24/nom-nom-12-videogame-foods-to-die-for.aspx Via Digg.

Thanks for the replies Alex, Jay, Danielle, Ichi_Geki and joesteph.

Haha. Yeah, I know what you mean. If it's fun, it's fun. Everyone needs an outlet.

Thanks for sharing that, BDPulver. It even has it's own Wikipedia page! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_Of_Death_Road Patrick

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/transportation/4338387.html Some great pictures. Via Digg.

Great to hear.

Welcome aboard, polax. Glad to have you. Nice replies, WireFrame, mr_obvious, Tiger1962 and Ichi_Geki. Patrick

Thanks for the replies, everyone. Patrick

Cool. I've actually never played WoW. But, of course, I know people who have.

From reading http://www.gamespot.com/ds/action/dssupermario4x4/review.html, it looks like they had a multiplayer mode but it wasn't like the game itself, etc. So, no, unfortunately.

Yeah, it is all of some importance, at least, depending on your perspective. When it all comes together, that's what will be most enjoyable, more than a game who just has one of the two things (gameplay vs. graphics). I like to explore, as well. I've been playing a lot of co-op Call of Duty: World at War zombie mode with my brother lately. We're on the last of the four maps now and it's fun to explore them and find everything together, while zombies are coming. But, we'll go back and play the other maps, too. Man do I wish we could play two player co-op online with two other people, though. Patrick

http://www.destructoid.com/mario-64-once-had-a-co-op-mode-156090.phtml Cool to consider. Via Digg.

Thank you, Kajukenbopr, for elaborating.

Great replies, everyone. Welcome aboard, Biskit. Best of luck!

Glad that you enjoyed it. The trick in game difficulty is it being difficult, but not too difficult. Hence the introduction of difficulty levels, I suppose.

No problem.

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Congrats Blade96!

Thanks Brenda, KarateGeorge and Bob.

Welcome aboard, JamesWMH. Glad to have you.

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. We're already in mid-December, so I wanted to take a moment to wish you a very happy holiday season and a happy, healthy and successful 2010. Thank you to everyone who has made a positive contribution to this community in 2009. You are greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading. Sincerely, Patrick

http://gamingbolt.com/2009/12/03/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-game/ Thoughts? Via Digg.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10409538-1.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Are there any that you are particularly looking forward to? Via Digg.

Hey all, It's not that I'm not answering, it's just that this is just the first opportunity I've had to read this thread since I replied, which was less than 48 hours ago. I've talked about this in the forums numerous times and in private just as much. Thanks for the question and kind words. I went ahead and gave this it's own thread. I had the idea of the site back in 2001. I liked the idea and I sensed there was a need for a quality martial arts discussion community that was built upon respect. So, I decided to do it. I'm very proud of what we've accomplished here in the last 8 and 1/2 years. I believe very strongly that what matters when managing a community is passion for the community. As far as how this community compares to others... the martial arts are a different topic from others that I've managed communities around. One reason for this is that there is less hard data. On a tech support community, you know that someone needs to do A, G and Z. On a sports community, you know that Derek Jeter hit .300 and Tony Womack hit .220 (these are baseball players, for those who don't know). In the martial arts, it's usually not that simple. Yes, there are studies, there is data and there are proven techniques, systems and methodologies, but everyone has their own idea of what proven is and how valuable available data actually is. You can't point to a batting average like you can in baseball, for example, as a way of defining who is the best hitter. It doesn't translate across all arts or all backgrounds. And even if it does, it doesn't. This presents a unique challenge and one I've appreciated over these years. So, this makes for interesting discussions and our aim here is for those discussions to take place in a respectful setting. Regarding my family, my brother reached Junior Purple Belt in American Kenpo Karate and my grandfather reached Brown Belt in Judo in the 1960s. I shared his Yellow Belt promotion certificate with the community in May. But, I can't say that either of these had anything to do with me starting this site, really. I hope that this answers your questions. Thanks, Patrick