I dont know if I'm losing my mind, but while playing the old Monkey Island 1 i downloaded, i beat it, but what intresested me was the credits. Orson Scott Card's name was listed under 'insult sword fighting insults.' I never knew he did work like that, but I'm not sure if it was true or some type of joke they put in like all the others, anyone know if he did do it?
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
I always got stuck at the maze, so i wouldnt know.
Posted by XDivider2d (Member # 3849) on :
Boo! How could i not know, just follow the map :P But i did look it up and it seems he did ^_^
Posted by kacard (Member # 200) on :
Absolutely true. He worked on several Lucas Film Games back then. Monkey Island was one of his favorites -- yes he wrote all the insults.
Posted by Boothby171 (Member # 807) on :
And let's not forget...The Dig
--Steve "It's the Pig" Sywak
(And I'm still trying to get Monkey Island to run on my ancient 200 MHz machine...)
[This message has been edited by ssywak (edited July 22, 2002).]
Posted by Geoffrey Card (Member # 1062) on :
"I've fought with apes that were better than you!"
"Glad to know you attend your family reunions."
I wrote that one. I was eleven. It was my entrance into the computer game industry.
[corrected a typo in the insult that was perpetuated in the later replies ... sorry about that!]
[This message has been edited by Geoffrey Card (edited July 23, 2002).]
Posted by sum1 (Member # 3782) on :
while i get the first one how is "Glad you know you attend your family reunions," an insult? sorry for my cluenessless or is it cluelessness? whatever you get the point.
Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
I now bow humbly before the greatness that is the Card family .
You have contributed, greatly, to my childhood. <sniff sniff>
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Sum1, the insult swordfighting in the Monkey Island series manifests as a couplet: the original insult, and then a witty rejoinder that beats it. In this case, "I've fought with apes better than you" is the original insult, and "Glad to know you attend your family reunions" is the winning reply.
Posted by sum1 (Member # 3782) on :
oic that is a good one. Posted by Magson (Member # 2300) on :
"Ancient 200 mHz machine"
LOL! I just upgraded from a P133 about 3 months ago.
I still have a 486 running 66 mHz in the house, as well as a 386 16 mHz machine. Haven't turned the 386 on in over 3 years, but I still jump on the 486 every so often to play Privateer. It's the only machine I could ever get that game to run on.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
I love privateer! My wife's P166mmx is still around for that, and a few other abandonware games...
Posted by Rakeesh (Member # 2001) on :
Ha! I was loving the work of OSC years before I ever read one of his books, and didn't even know it. That really kicks butt, man. Never knew that. Heheh, those were great.
Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
Actually, I discovered OSC from "The Dig."
I enjoyed the overall feel of the game. The characters were the most believable. I actually cared about them... which was rare, at the time, for computer games. So, while reading the credits after beating the game(something you should always do in any LucasArts game), I found that the dialogue was authored by OSC. I had to find a book. However, it took my 4th time through the game (in a fit of nostagia) to actually pick a book up.
I've been hooked since.
[This message has been edited by Primal Curve (edited July 29, 2002).]
Posted by Shedemei (Member # 3860) on :
Hi Rakeesh - same here! So that's how I became introduced to the intelligence of the Cards.. Nice to find that out!
Posted by Fargo (Member # 5917) on :
Just dredging this thread up again (after reading Ender's Game in HSC English last year, then completing SoMI again and realising who wrote the insults)
So, the point. How did OSC come up the with now iconic "You fight like a dairy farmer" -> "How appropriate. You fight like a cow" insult?
Posted by Proteus (Member # 794) on :
Eep, can't get Privateer for love nor money but Privateer 2 is awesome - allstar cast and annoyingly addictive, although now i've upgraded my computer it doesn't work.
Oh, and like they say if you wait long enough it will come back. Must've made this post a year ago meself... Monkey Island rules, like Monty Python but American. Oh and please make my day Geoff by telling me y'all worked on Sam and Max.
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