Turning The Spigot... Should I Keep Doing It?

[Spigot]

The thread title says it all. I know a few of you seem to enjoy my stab at the wacky and obscure games that lie forgotten in the path of the many AAA games that stampede the shelves every week. Should I keep on doing them over here? Are there any improvements you'd like to see to the thread/column/whatever it's called?

I do have the entirety of the TTS archives backed up as of this morning, so no worries there.

[fitbabits]

In a word...

YES!

[Suave Peanut]

In the same word...

YES!

[Jackel]

Definitely keep it going. Its been an enjoyable read and I'd like to see it continue.

[Zero]

Absolutely. One of my favorite features at EvAv.

[pomeroy]

I really like your column.

It's reminded me of some games that I wanted to pick up and play, but didn't. I'd say go for it.

[Restlessavenger]

I suggest that it stays as well.

[Spigot]

Well... Ok then.

I'm going to try to get one up this week, assuming I can figure out the byzantine format of this new site. Now to figure out what to write it about...

I'm just hoping I get most of the same weird game contingent that I liked to run with on EvAv established over here.

[Goronmon]

Hell...yes.

[Haemorrhage]

No shit Sherlock!!!

[flinxz]

The only reason I would go to EvAv the last month was to read Turning The Spigot. I'm glad a great deal of you have found a new home.

[Lon Lon Rabbit]

The only regular feature I would read on EvAv.

[Ten19]

*shakes 8-ball*

Signs point to: Very Yes.

[Stoke]

I didn't ever post in those threads but I always read and enjoyed them, so I vote yes. I'm always looking for more games I might have missed or forgotten about.

[J Arcane]

Absolutely. If nothing else because it was amusing to see "obscure title" after "forgotten classic" pop up that I've already played. ;)

I love being reminded of how off my taste in games apparently is.

[astranoir]

Oh, please do!

[Spigot]

Absolutely. If nothing else because it was amusing to see "obscure title" after "forgotten classic" pop up that I've already played. ;)

I love being reminded of how off my taste in games apparently is.Yeah. Some of the time I was starting to think that my taste in games was actually far more mainstream than I give it credit for.

That's the kind of thinking that has me staring at the ceiling till the wee hours of the night.

[LordDon]

I loved your picks as well, Spigot. I'm enamored of obscure stuff I've missed or few other's "get."

[mister slim]

Yes! That was the only thing I really missed from EvAv. How about some reruns so I can catch up on the last couple months?

[boratika]

1) YES

2) YES

also do a copy and paste of the old ones to here. They are well worth preserving.

[Ghostbear]

I approve of this action.

[TheFlyingOrc]

In a word:

OF

[BlackPete]

Need you ask? :)

Of course, keep it coming -- you never know what hungry developers finally got dinner on the table thanks to your reviews!

[Sandman]

I completely agree with all of the above statements.

[Banacek]

Hell yeah you should.

[JRR006]

Yes, please! I never posted in the threads but I always found them an interesting read.

[TheFlyingOrc]

I can't read.

[BlackPete]

I can't read.

Reading is not required before reaching for that quote button. :D

[Goronmon]

Reading is not required before reaching for that quote button. :DQuoted for truth.

[TheFlyingOrc]

Reading is not required before reaching for that quote button. :D
I wish I knew what this said but I can't read.

[Gerbs]

Pretty sure user created content is what will make this site great. I'm not saying I read every "Turning the Spigot" but I like the fact that it is there.

[TheFlyingOrc]

Actually you shouldn't keep "turning the spigot" because my mom says that makes God cry.

[Xerxes]

The only regular feature I would read on EvAv.

I'm actually like the Sauna thread by lost. I also like Evil Avnovice's super threads. If only they weren't only Nintendo shovelware games. :rolleyes:

[Gorvi]

I'm a bit late, but yes, yes, yes! I love them, just so long as they're not the obscure PC games since I don't know any of those. ;)

[rinichanraar]

I'm a bit late, but yes, yes, yes! I love them, just so long as they're not the obscure PC games since I don't know any of those. ;)

I'm late, too. But that's not going to stop me from also saying yes. YESYESYES. :)

[The Iron Weasel]

Absolutely keep doing it, I always enjoy the read.

[Squidbot]

At the risk of sounding redundant, I'll add my HELL YES to this thread. Your Turning the Spigot threads were always worrth a read, and occasionaly brought little gems to my attention.

[Purple Santa]

Of course you still need to do this. You already said yes...but just throwing in my nickel...from the president of the Spigot fan club :)

[Norse]

Spigot's here too? Damn. This site went from good to awesome in no time...

[boratika]

Ah Purps, you made it. Good to see you here. Presumably we can expect your bird too.

[edit]Norse too!

[iHap]

Make it so!

[SilentScreams]

I think you already know the answer, Spig, but for the sake of clarity: YES!

[axion]

Hells yes, just finished playing Penumbra: Overture and starting Black Plague on you recommendation, and they are atmospheric and creepy as hell.

[Kelegacy]

No, you suck.

Just kidding. Yes, do it! I love the revivals of old games that few have played. You still suck though. :)

[Kelegacy]

Hells yes, just finished playing Penumbra: Overture and starting Black Plague on you recommendation, and they are atmospheric and creepy as hell.

What are the system requirements for both games? I have a 3.0ghz P4, but with 512 RAM and something like a 9600 Pro ATI card. Yeah, I need to upgrade the last two, but I'm lazy (and cheap).

[axion]

Heh you still beat them, from box:
1 Ghz CPU
256 MB RAM
1 Gig HD space
ATI Radeon 8500/NVIDIA GeForce 3.
Highly recommended, love the atmosphere and the story. Make sure it's dark, and the speakers are turned up when you play though, like any good horror game.

[Kelegacy]

Awesome, thanks! I'm going to look into snagging it somehow this week/weekend. When Spigot first brought the games to my attention, I became intrigued. I had only heard of the games in passing, but the screenshots from the write-up got me excited. I had forgotten entirely about them until now.

[NoName]

Being late isn't goign to stope me from saying Yes like everyone else. So... yes.

[axion]

Awesome, thanks! I'm going to look into snagging it somehow this week/weekend. When Spigot first brought the games to my attention, I became intrigued. I had only heard of the games in passing, but the screenshots from the write-up got me excited. I had forgotten entirely about them until now.

I grabbed Overture for $5 from EBGames and Black Plague for $10. Both are brand new too.

[Vandabo]

If the cacophony of agreement already in the thread wasn't enough... I also say yes.

[pseudopseudo]

Throw another "yes" vote on the stack. "Turning The Spigot" has always been well done.

[Jboy001]

Yes please

[Blue]

I don't know who this "Spigot" is or why he feels the need to "turn things" (though I am admittedly curious, call me), I believe he should continue in these practices.

[Spigot]

No, you suck.

Just kidding. Yes, do it! I love the revivals of old games that few have played. You still suck though. :)
Says the president of the Blue Dragon fan club...

I actually have all of the old Turning The Spigot columns backed up, so I will reload them over here once I stop feeling lazy.

[dotbomb]

Yes please and yes.

[Heretic Machine]

The thread title says it all. I know a few of you seem to enjoy my stab at the wacky and obscure games that lie forgotten in the path of the many AAA games that stampede the shelves every week. Should I keep on doing them over here? Are there any improvements you'd like to see to the thread/column/whatever it's called?

I do have the entirety of the TTS archives backed up as of this morning, so no worries there.

I always enjoyed reading your article.

[pheriannath]

Yes please, and if anyone else comes up with a good regular article, yes to that as well.

[Kelegacy]

Says the president of the Blue Dragon fan club...

I actually have all of the old Turning The Spigot columns backed up, so I will reload them over here once I stop feeling lazy.

So you're a CoGer instead of an EvAver now? Is the column going to be CoG exclusive now?

[Kelegacy]

Yes please, and if anyone else comes up with a good regular article, yes to that as well.

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[Norse]

I have an idea about the color of my poop from day to day. Also, size, scent, ease of evactuation, and any noticeable food remnants.

PM me if you're interested.

I'll subscribe to this. Will you include video or images?

[Crowe]

Fucking A man.

[LiquidRain]

While I never replied to the topics, they were a good read and a valuable contribution to the site. I think you should keep doing them!

[astranoir]

Fucking A man.

I read this as "fucking a man," and I was wondering why you were announcing your current activities.

[Kelegacy]

I read this as "fucking a man," and I was wondering why you were announcing your current activities.

Or potential weekly column.

[blair]

I really liked reading them, so: Yes, I'd like to see them continued.

[rein]

Yes. Why would you not?

[Cupelix]

Is the Turning the Spigot column the intended use of the "blog" capability? Does it make sense for the folks who try to write regular columns to put them in the blog and then the particularly popular blogs get noted on the front page when they're updated? That seems potentially the best way to do it if someone down the line wanted to read old archives of a particular column.

[LongStepMantis]

1) Yes, PLEASE bring the goodness here.

2) You should do Gitaroo Man. ;)

[squirrelTactics]

Quoted for truth.

Quoted for quoting.

[Spigot]

Is the Turning the Spigot column the intended use of the "blog" capability? Does it make sense for the folks who try to write regular columns to put them in the blog and then the particularly popular blogs get noted on the front page when they're updated? That seems potentially the best way to do it if someone down the line wanted to read old archives of a particular column.That's not a bad idea, Cupelix. I might just do that, at least with the archives.

Kelegacy: I'm most likely going to be a CoGer exclusively, though I'm still checking things on EvAv, at least for the time being. As for the Turning The Spigot stuff, I might make this week's be the final one on EvAv, though all of the reds who approved it over there are now over here. *shrug*

I thought I had a couple more weeks to close the spigot over there and open it over here. I'm not going to bother doing the same thread for both sites though, barring this week's article...

[Vyzov]

It was the only reason I still viewed EvAv.

[Nameless]

I was asked not to read this, but god dammit, I'm going to read it anyway because I wrote it and it's true: I fucking love these articles! They are the best articles, period!

(In short, do it!)

[Spigot]

Ok. Question #3: Should I stick to the Sunday schedule or would you guys like these on a different day? Maybe I should make a poll...

I have a game just begging for the spotlight this week. It's both obscure AND amazing... and I finally got my hands on a copy today in a coup that can be described only as radical.

[Kelegacy]

Turn this, Spigot.

Keep Sundays if you want, or whatever day is better for you. We don't care!

[Deadend]

Keep it up, but one request...
http://theplug.net/35/hallofcostumes_spigot.htm
Wear that while writing.

[MagGnome]

You absolutely must continue Turning the Spigot. I've always enjoyed reading it, and I'm looking forward to many more editions.

[Aggort]

My god yes, and port over your previous ones.

[agentgray]

Spigot on the right. The rest of us on the left. That is how I feel.

_OBlgSz8sSM

:D

[pseudopseudo]

Spigot on the right. The rest of us on the left. That is how I feel.

_OBlgSz8sSM

:D

Epic first post, Nat.

CHARLIE BIT MAH FINGER!

[JediSanf]

Yea, keep 'em up. They're usually really good.

[Carnifex]

Yes? Yes. Indeed.

[BetterOffZED]

One of the articles I enjoyed reading the most.

[TheSilentDeath]

Keep going, and they were one of the articles that I looked forward to every week.

[BLeeP]

Of course I want you to keep doing your feature. I always highly anticipate what game you are going to pull out next.

[MisplacedPhoenix]

Long time reader of your work...first time poster (here at least).

So my two cents is to keep it going.

[Spigot]

Well, keep an eye on my blog, everyone. I'll be posting them there (I've started archiving the old ones) and will likely have them linked to the front page when I put a new one up.

[maharahaj]

So long as you enjoy writing them, then Yes. I love reading the thread every week.

[Spigot]

So long as you enjoy writing them, then Yes. I love reading the thread every week.Oh, I do enjoy writing them. It's hard to resist the urge to put one out every few days, but I need to pace myself :)

[agentgray]

Oh, I do enjoy writing them. It's hard to resist the urge to put one out every few days, but I need to pace myself :)
At our age, urges are not a good thing.

[VerseD]

DO IT.

Seriously, do it.

[Spigot]

I'm pretty sure everyone knows about these, but check out my blog (http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/blog.php?u=20) for the latest Turning The Spigot columns!

New one just went up today.