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He watches every Hodgetwin video they put up...on ALL their channels. He calls them the Hodge Triplets, and considers himself the 3rd triplet. He's started talking and acting like them now. Every other line out of his mouth "Thaaas some BULLLLLL**** maaayne" or "Gotta make dem gainzzzz". He calls his biceps "gains". When he eats post-workout, he talks to his biceps, "Don't worry gains, I'm feeding you. Daddys gonna feed you, gainz *kisses biceps*".

Posted by: Master Lucky NL
This line?

The seed has been destroyed, but not before truth emerges.
What I once lost now comes to me, the true origin of my being.
The universe will soon be lost forever.


Hmmm, difficult. Maybe it has something to do with the Sanctuary. Maybe it could be the Forerunner in the building where Kelly and Dr. Halsey are. Maybe he means that he will get his body back from the Sanctuary. Maybe the hologram isn't a hologram, but his soul and the activation of the Sanctuary would mean that he will return to his body.

But why is he outside his body? Because of the activation of the Halo's by the Forerunners. His body could have survived inside the Sanctuary, and his soul could still supervise the Forerunner structures.

But this is just a speculation.


Hmmmm... excellent thought. I still think it very well coule be the Prophet of Law, but that's pretty convincing right there...

  • 09.16.2005 5:01 AM PDT
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Sounds like the Prophet of Law, but it could be like a Monitor or Truth himself.
Maybe its one of the other Forerunners or the A.I.s of them.
Seriously, i have no idea, this is more difficult than usual for me.

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I got farenheit today it's great you should definetly get it Clark.

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I'm gonna reveal Clark's biggest secret right now....

He's a closet Nintendo fan.

Its true. He tries to hide it. His GameCube is tucked away, hidden behind the Xbox and PS2, but you can tell he uses it. There's no dust or anything on it.

I don't think Clark was kidding when he said it'll take a month to write Chapter 22. Since I'm privy to all his secrets I know what it is that's being revealed in the next chapter.

Its big. Really big. Super big. Ultra big big.

You guys better throw out your theories on the Forerunner cause I'm guessing by the time Chapter 22 is released you won't be able to talk.

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I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
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I will never leave a fallen comrade.

if that is the controller that thing is wierd looking

  • 09.16.2005 2:17 PM PDT

He watches every Hodgetwin video they put up...on ALL their channels. He calls them the Hodge Triplets, and considers himself the 3rd triplet. He's started talking and acting like them now. Every other line out of his mouth "Thaaas some BULLLLLL**** maaayne" or "Gotta make dem gainzzzz". He calls his biceps "gains". When he eats post-workout, he talks to his biceps, "Don't worry gains, I'm feeding you. Daddys gonna feed you, gainz *kisses biceps*".

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I'm gonna reveal Clark's biggest secret right now....

He's a closet Nintendo fan.

Its true. He tries to hide it. His GameCube is tucked away, hidden behind the Xbox and PS2, but you can tell he uses it. There's no dust or anything on it.

I don't think Clark was kidding when he said it'll take a month to write Chapter 22. Since I'm privy to all his secrets I know what it is that's being revealed in the next chapter.

Its big. Really big. Super big. Ultra big big.

You guys better throw out your theories on the Forerunner cause I'm guessing by the time Chapter 22 is released you won't be able to talk.


There ain't nothing shameful about being a Nintendo fan. I already figured he was... considering he was waiting for the controller to be revealed, he has Nintendogs, and he was upset by Zelda being pushed back.

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I think Konoka's just going through withdrawl. Ever since I put a restriction on what she can say about the plot she's been desperate to find out stuff to divulge. Next I'd imagine she'll expose my love of tapdancing or something weird like that.

A little off-topic, but I ran aground of this article when a friend gave me the link. After reading it and thinking it over I will now pass the link onto you guys.

I think overall this mirrors my own views on the gaming industry as a whole. A lot of people like to laugh when someone starts talking about the peril facing the industry as a whole, but what they don't realize is that its there, and it won't go away just by laughing at it.

Sometimes I consider myself a hardcore gamer, I own every piece of hardware no matter my personal views on the company behind it. I also spend a sizable chunk of change out of my own wallet to purchase titles for these consoles.

Lately however I've been wondering if I'm not just trying to cling to this perceived ideal of being a 'hardcore' gamer. When I first purchased Nintendogs, I also bought Darkwatch for the Xbox. Darkwatch certainly isn't a bad game, its fun, enjoyable, and overall a nice experience. Despite that I had way more fun playing Nintendogs, which is basically a glorified version of Tamagochi.

I remember being a snob in regards to the Nintendo DS when it first came out. Thinking that Nintendo was snubbing the hardcore gamer by putting a 'stylus' in the main play mechanics. Now that I've had the damn thing for more awhile I'm in love with it. I play it more than any other console in my house. I haven't played Halo 2 online in forever (if you check my stats it says otherwise, but that'd be my sister. She's become quite the addict lately) but I've clocked over 30 hours in Nintendogs.

I think I've said it before somewhere in this thread, but I was only two years old when I first picked up a game controller. Seventeen years later and I haven't put it down. I feel like an old man when I talk about Final Fantasy VI and how it changed the RPG industry, and all I get are blank looks from everyone. Sheesh some of you guys didn't know what Advent Children or Final Fantasy VII was (not an insult, just a depressing observation).

I'm not sure if I'm falling out of the 'hardcore' crowd, but right now I can stand up, raise my right hand and confidently state that as of right now I am more excited for the Revolution and the games I'll be playing on it than everything that's been put forth from both Microsoft and Sony in regards to the next-gen consoles.

I remember when I saw Super Mario 64 for the first time, and the sheer wonder that I felt watching Mario move around in 3D space. It was like a glimpse of the future. The transition from 2D to 3D was a momentous occassion, and one that made the shift from the Super Nintendo and Genesis that much more memorable. Going from the Nintendo 64, Playstation, and Sega Saturn to the GameCube, Xbox, PS2 was sort of a letdown. It didn't offer as big a change as the previous shift in consoles had, but it was still exciting nonetheless (I don't mention the Dreamcast because it was sort of like the console inbetween the console shift. I still wait for the day when Sega returns to the console business. They were finally onto something with the Dreamcast, and I was bitterly disappointed when they had to leave the hardware business).

When I look at the Xbox 360 and PS3, all that comes to mind is, graphics update. When I think that I get pretty depressed. Have we really reached a stage in the video game industry's lifecycle that all we can look forward to is multiple processors and maybe an extra bit of resolution?

If you read that article I linked to you'll understand why Nintendo will never become a third-party developer, and why we're all better off because of that.

[Edited on 9/17/2005]

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clark, i totally agree, nintendo is a powerhouse, and some people just seem to lack the vision to see it, they are innovative far about all of the other platforms. They have a unique style of creating games, and it is what keeps them going, honestly you really dont need online play to make a game successful, if you have a solid story line and make the game fun you are absolutely fine. It just burns me to hear that Nintendo is going to become one of the more pushed to the side developers soon. im a big nintendo fanboy and i will be to the end

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If that is your sister playing she must be pretty good. I agree with you Mr. Clark the only thing that changes in the new consoles is the graphics and its not that exciting to wait for because nothing has really changed.

  • 09.18.2005 6:34 AM PDT

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Posted by: Mr_Clark
I think Konoka's just going through withdrawl. Ever since I put a restriction on what she can say about the plot she's been desperate to find out stuff to divulge. Next I'd imagine she'll expose my love of tapdancing or something weird like that.

A little off-topic, but I ran aground of this article when a friend gave me the link. After reading it and thinking it over I will now pass the link onto you guys.

I think overall this mirrors my own views on the gaming industry as a whole. A lot of people like to laugh when someone starts talking about the peril facing the industry as a whole, but what they don't realize is that its there, and it won't go away just by laughing at it.

Sometimes I consider myself a hardcore gamer, I own every piece of hardware no matter my personal views on the company behind it. I also spend a sizable chunk of change out of my own wallet to purchase titles for these consoles.

Lately however I've been wondering if I'm not just trying to cling to this perceived ideal of being a 'hardcore' gamer. When I first purchased Nintendogs, I also bought Darkwatch for the Xbox. Darkwatch certainly isn't a bad game, its fun, enjoyable, and overall a nice experience. Despite that I had way more fun playing Nintendogs, which is basically a glorified version of Tamagochi.

I remember being a snob in regards to the Nintendo DS when it first came out. Thinking that Nintendo was snubbing the hardcore gamer by putting a 'stylus' in the main play mechanics. Now that I've had the damn thing for more awhile I'm in love with it. I play it more than any other console in my house. I haven't played Halo 2 online in forever (if you check my stats it says otherwise, but that'd be my sister. She's become quite the addict lately) but I've clocked over 30 hours in Nintendogs.

I think I've said it before somewhere in this thread, but I was only two years old when I first picked up a game controller. Seventeen years later and I haven't put it down. I feel like an old man when I talk about Final Fantasy VI and how it changed the RPG industry, and all I get are blank looks from everyone. Sheesh some of you guys didn't know what Advent Children or Final Fantasy VII was (not an insult, just a depressing observation).

I'm not sure if I'm falling out of the 'hardcore' crowd, but right now I can stand up, raise my right hand and confidently state that as of right now I am more excited for the Revolution and the games I'll be playing on it than everything that's been put forth from both Microsoft and Sony in regards to the next-gen consoles.

I remember when I saw Super Mario 64 for the first time, and the sheer wonder that I felt watching Mario move around in 3D space. It was like a glimpse of the future. The transition from 2D to 3D was a momentous occassion, and one that made the shift from the Super Nintendo and Genesis that much more memorable. Going from the Nintendo 64, Playstation, and Sega Saturn to the GameCube, Xbox, PS2 was sort of a letdown. It didn't offer as big a change as the previous shift in consoles had, but it was still exciting nonetheless (I don't mention the Dreamcast because it was sort of like the console inbetween the console shift. I still wait for the day when Sega returns to the console business. They were finally onto something with the Dreamcast, and I was bitterly disappointed when they had to leave the hardware business).

When I look at the Xbox 360 and PS3, all that comes to mind is, graphics update. When I think that I get pretty depressed. Have we really reached a stage in the video game industry's lifecycle that all we can look forward to is multiple processors and maybe an extra bit of resolution?

If you read that article I linked to you'll understand why Nintendo will never become a third-party developer, and why we're all better off because of that.

Mr. Clark, you have put into words what i'm seeing, the inevitablity of consoles, and their features, plateauing out. There's little, if any, that we can do to games to make them better, other than putting more polygons of the screen or bigger areas at a time,or basically bigger fights and battles, and more intelligent A.I.(a plus, but we can't really create an A.I. yet that can analyze, and more importantly, synthesize solutions to challenges, so the best is to make them faster or give them random solutions, and i mean a lot of them.) And worrying about who will save the market is pretty out there, since few of us can say we have any control. So the only thing to do is to latch onto a system and pray for hope. I will go with Microsoft and 360 personally. But in no way should anyone give up on Nintendo or Sony, since each has something to shoot for still.

[Edited on 9/18/2005]

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Posted by: Master Chief 719
If that is your sister playing she must be pretty good.


Yes. Its quite true. She can somewhat easily hand my ass to me in Halo 2. I don't know how she does it. Her friends just come over at all hours of the day and play. I'm not sure if any of you have gotten the chance to play with her, and I thought I'd mention it, just in case you had and started to think that I was a soprano, or perhaps a female.

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I will always place the mission first.
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I saw your stats before you told us it was your sister and I was like wow you must be really good, but it was your sister (I am sure you are still really good).

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well you nitendo fan boys will be upset but i thought the 64 was a bad consel i mean i liked most the games till i played the plastation but i just like fps and nitendo hasent made one that i like so yeah

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*Loses breath*

*Chokes on own saliva*

WHAT?! Nintendo hasn't made an FPS you like? Have you been living in a cave for the past two decades? I have two things to say to you my good man. One is Goldeneye, and the second is Perfect Dark. How can you possibly not admit that those two are the best FPS' of all time (excluding Halo and Halo 2).

Nintendo is definately a powerhouse. Yes, I still like Sony better -- I realise I'm saying this on an Xbox biased forum -- but I know for a fact I will be picking up a Revolution just for the next installments of Mario and Zelda.

Anyways, that's my two cents. :)

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wow thats weird because i just played goldeneye for the first time in like 4 years tonight......man have games came along way.......but it was a fun game back then and it was way revolutionary......i really wont buy consoles until they have good games like i wont be picking up a xbox 360 until halo 3 comes out......i will prob pick up a ps3 when they get a really good game out.....the thing i like about revolution is the backwards compatibilty....thats worth picking one up for alone but i think revolution will come after xbox 360 for me just because of halo 3..........but if the dont release halo 3 ill never buy a microsoft product again.

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It all comes down to what your own personal choices sway to, in my opinion. Basically there's several different camps.

Camp A consists of those that prefer a wide range of game genres, but tend to enjoy RPG's and having a huge selection of games at their fingertips with varying degrees of quality. These people tend to gravitate towards Sony's consoles.

Camp B is for the PC type of gamer. The frag-fest guys. First-person shooters and racing games. These are of course the Xbox owners.

Camp C is tricky. I hate to label the GameCube a console for children, but the truth is I find Nintendo's offering to provide the best source of inventative gameplay and environments. Certainly not pertaining to just children, but it takes a certain kind of older gamer to reap the kind of enjoyment Nintendo titles provide.

Then of course there's the handheld camp, but that isn't terribly important. Though I must say there are some crazy fanboys on both sides of the fence regarding the DS and PSP.

The final camp consists of the hardcore gamer. The people who own everything and anything game related. Another word for those in this camp is, 'insane'. I hesitantly place myself in this camp, mainly because like I said before I'm not exactly sure I want to be a hardcore gamer anymore. I'm guessing this new generation of consoles will help me make the decision, so I'll hold off on declaring my old ways dead just yet.

I find everyones got a little fanboy in them, regardless of how many different consoles/games/dinosaurs they own. There's nothing wrong with having a preference. Its the crazy fanboys that I find myself shaking my head at. Oftentimes I find myself wondering if their fanboyism is limited to simply video games.

Do they perhaps direct this fervent love for everything they like? Does it stretch so far that the large Douglas Fir sitting in their backyard is given nightly pruning? When there neighbour is outside collecting apples from his apple tree does this Douglas Fir lover climb into it's mighty branches and shout insults down at the hapless apple tree lover?

  • 09.19.2005 5:19 AM PDT

He watches every Hodgetwin video they put up...on ALL their channels. He calls them the Hodge Triplets, and considers himself the 3rd triplet. He's started talking and acting like them now. Every other line out of his mouth "Thaaas some BULLLLLL**** maaayne" or "Gotta make dem gainzzzz". He calls his biceps "gains". When he eats post-workout, he talks to his biceps, "Don't worry gains, I'm feeding you. Daddys gonna feed you, gainz *kisses biceps*".

I'm in camp B for sure... with some Nintendo-ness mixed in.

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  • 09.19.2005 1:37 PM PDT
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I will always place the mission first.
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I will never leave a fallen comrade.

As soon as I get enough money I am going to buy Xbox 360 because I want to play the new Ghost Recon game, you know whats wierd I just realized today my locker number is 360, weird.

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i hope u get the next chapter done to the best or ur abilities cause i can wait especially if its anothewr awesome chapter keep up the good work Mr_clark. but if u were to get it out soon i would be happy alsoas long as it was to the best of ur abilities.

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i would be a hard core gamer i have alot systems here is the list inteavsion, nes.two super nitendos,one plastation, a palstaion two a xbox a game boy coler a game advanced srry for the spelling and o yeah a comuter

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I was once belonged to camp C variety of gamers, but when i played Halo CE (this is true) on a friends Xbox i was compelled to buy one so that i could enjoy Halo. At that moment, I converted to the B camp.

  • 09.19.2005 11:03 PM PDT