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Richard Garriott blasts into Space

Midnight SynergyMidnight Synergy Registered User regular
edited October 2008 in Games and Technology
Never mind John Carmack and his Ferrari, the real reason to make video games is to one day become a space tourist.

Richard Garriot, maker of the Ultima games, blasted off this morning. I think he might have lost an eight (humility). :)

Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081012.wastronaut1012/BNStory/Science/home
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — An American computer game designer reached space Sunday, fulfilling a long-deferred childhood dream that began with the flight of his astronaut father.

The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft carrying Richard Garriott and two crewmates — and the digitized DNA sequences of some of the world's most famous minds — hurtled into a clear blue sky from the Baikonur facility on the Kazakh steppe.

Mr. Garriott, a 47-year-old multimillionaire from Austin, Texas, is the sixth paying space traveller and the first American to follow a parent into orbit.

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    AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Fun fact: He brought Stephen Colbert's DNA information with him.

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    FireWeaselFireWeasel Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    He's left to find The Guardian.

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    TVs_FrankTVs_Frank Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I imagine him floating around eating space food while dressed like Lord Brittish.

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    HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2008
    TVs_Frank wrote: »
    I imagine him floating around eating space food while dressed like Lord Brittish.

    It's General British now!

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    CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Discovers world is flat and sitting on elephants and turtles.

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    gilraingilrain Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    It's been a while since good ol' LB made anything particularly exciting, but... I'll always love him for giving us Ultima, anyway. I hope he's enjoying space as much as he hoped he would.

    Maybe he'll find a good game up there to release. :P

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    minigunwielderminigunwielder __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2008
    AbsoluteZero wrote: »
    Fun fact: He brought Stephen Colbert's DNA information with him.

    What?

    How did he bring the DNA information of more than two persons into space?

    I mean, are those dudes who had the two PB drives that are the size of a tower sponsoring this, or is this what would constitute scientific fraud at any university?

    Also, GODDAMNIT GARRIOT, WE WANT MORE STEAMPUNK GAMES.

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    firekiunfirekiun Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    DON'T FREAKING COME BACK TILL YOU HAVE AN GOOD IDEA FOR UO2!!!

    nasa should refuse to let him land back to earth unless a good plan for UO2 is documented.

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    BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Midnight Synergy wrote: »
    Never mind John Carmack and his Ferrari, the real reason to make video games is to one day become a space tourist.


    fuck that, Carmack is making his own space ship. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo_Aerospace

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    DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Basticle wrote: »
    Midnight Synergy wrote: »
    Never mind John Carmack and his Ferrari, the real reason to make video games is to one day become a space tourist.


    fuck that, Carmack is making his own space ship. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo_Aerospace

    Carmack is so awesome. :D

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    FireWeaselFireWeasel Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    firekiun wrote: »
    DON'T FREAKING COME BACK TILL YOU HAVE AN GOOD IDEA FOR UO2!!!

    nasa should refuse to let him land back to earth unless a good plan for UO2 is documented.

    UO is out of Garriott's hands now, no?

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    CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Besides, he already had a good idea for UO2, but UO2 was canceled. Twice.

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    FatsFats Corvallis, ORRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I hope he brought Sigmund Freud with him, just in case they get stuck on Mars.

    I didn't know his father was an astronaut, that's pretty cool. Rock on, LB.

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    OptyOpty Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I believe that UO2 introduced the idea of instances as I remember how confused my UO-playing friends were about the concept.

    Hopefully in space he figures out something that's more fun than Tabula Rasa and then comes down and implements it, because damn.

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    ViscountalphaViscountalpha The pen is mightier than the sword http://youtu.be/G_sBOsh-vyIRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Basticle wrote: »
    Midnight Synergy wrote: »
    Never mind John Carmack and his Ferrari, the real reason to make video games is to one day become a space tourist.


    fuck that, Carmack is making his own space ship. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo_Aerospace


    I wonder why he wouldn't work on portal technology instead

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    XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Hell with UO2.
    I'd like Ultima X.

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    AoiAoi Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Couscous wrote: »
    Besides, he already had a good idea for UO2, but UO2 was canceled. Twice.

    He actually didn't even have anything to do with UO2. He left Origin before development started, and it showed. They had three sets of fiction being thrown up on the official site, and the Brittania part of the fiction basically had British fucking up the world even worse, then just getting the fuck out.

    But yeah, LB got sick of being a part of what he called "EA's UO company" and left. Ultima 9 was the end of Ultima for him.

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    The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Honk wrote: »
    TVs_Frank wrote: »
    I imagine him floating around eating space food while dressed like Lord Brittish.

    It's General British now!

    Comrade British actually.

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    KorlashKorlash Québécois TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    AbsoluteZero wrote: »
    Fun fact: He brought Stephen Colbert's DNA information with him.

    What do you mean by... DNA information?D:

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    The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Korlash wrote: »
    AbsoluteZero wrote: »
    Fun fact: He brought Stephen Colbert's DNA information with him.

    What do you mean by... DNA information?D:

    He has a microchip that he is going to bolt to the ISS or something that has a bunch of information on it. Like the Voyager Golden Disc except shittier and without any meaning at all considering the ISS will eventually reenter the atmosphere in a few decades.

    A publicity stunt that helped fund his trip up there. Well, that and the 80m he got for the Ultima license.

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    EriosErios Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    On the plus side, it can't be used like the Golden Disc to destroy us in the past.

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    DusdaDusda is ashamed of this post SLC, UTRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Erios wrote: »
    On the plus side, it can't be used like the Golden Disc to destroy us in the past.

    ?

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    MongerMonger I got the ham stink. Dallas, TXRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Darmak wrote: »
    Basticle wrote: »
    Midnight Synergy wrote: »
    Never mind John Carmack and his Ferrari, the real reason to make video games is to one day become a space tourist.


    fuck that, Carmack is making his own space ship. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo_Aerospace

    Carmack is so awesome. :D
    Well, now I know that multimillion dollar spacecraft are being constructed down the street from me.

    Awesome.

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    He also has the DNA information of that one guy from Kotaku, Brian something, with him as well.

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    The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Mr. G wrote: »
    He also has the DNA information of that one guy from Kotaku, Brian something, with him as well.

    Sonic the Hedgehog?



    USE ME!

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    Zilla360Zilla360 21st Century. |She/Her| Trans* Woman In Aviators Firing A Bazooka. ⚛️Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
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    ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Who was it that had his ashes launched into space? Was it Howard?

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    Sir CarcassSir Carcass I have been shown the end of my world Round Rock, TXRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Update

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    WMain00WMain00 Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Now Garriott can unveil his master plan! The release of a new UO! IN SPACE!!

    Top that Blizzard.

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    SirUltimosSirUltimos Don't talk, Rusty. Just paint. Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    The local news actually had a story on this. It surprised me that they even knew who Richard Garriot was.

    He was also on Colbert talking about it. That was awesome.

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    chevluhchevluh Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Dusda wrote: »
    Erios wrote: »
    On the plus side, it can't be used like the Golden Disc to destroy us in the past.

    ?
    I'm not sure but he may be refering to Transformers: Beast Wars, in which, in addition to earth's location, the golden disc contained a hidden message from Megatron to his successor explaining how to travel to earth's distant past to destroy Optimus Prime, thus enabling the decepticons to conquer Earth and Cybertron.

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    DodgeBlanDodgeBlan PSN: dodgeblanRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Richard Garriot is the fucking Omega Nerd

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    EriosErios Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    chevluh wrote: »
    Dusda wrote: »
    Erios wrote: »
    On the plus side, it can't be used like the Golden Disc to destroy us in the past.

    ?
    I'm not sure but he may be refering to Transformers: Beast Wars, in which, in addition to earth's location, the golden disc contained a hidden message from Megatron to his successor explaining how to travel to earth's distant past to destroy Optimus Prime, thus enabling the decepticons to conquer Earth and Cybertron.
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    Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Did we finally launch Richard Gere into space?

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    GertBeefGertBeef Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Bloods End wrote: »
    Did we finally launch Richard Gere into space?

    Hahahahaha.

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    DanHibikiDanHibiki Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    WMain00 wrote: »
    Now Garriott can unveil his master plan! The release of a new UO! IN SPACE!!

    Top that Blizzard.

    http://www.blizzard.com/us/starcraft/sis/
    been there, done that

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    Drunken GhostDrunken Ghost Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Good for him, guy created my one of my deepest, most torrid love affairs of all time. Ultima Online. Fucker deserves to go to space. Game used to be fantastic, ironically lost it's luster as he was edged out of the picture. Still waiting for an MMO that can compete... it'll never happen though. I have come to terms with this.

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    Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Richard Garriott is English, he's from Cambridge not Texas. I'm confused.

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    Drunken GhostDrunken Ghost Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    He lives in TX currently.

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    chevluhchevluh Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Hell, he's been raised in Texas, spent most of his life there and his dad's american. As far as I know he's only british due to being born on british soil before '83, I don't even think his mother's from there.

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