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[Let's Play!] Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis - FINISHED - 04/15/08

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  • Sharp101Sharp101 TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Hahah, that would be pretty awesome.

    I tend to not like Video Let's Plays though, I would rather read one than watch. However, your idea of capturing the screams would be hilarious in video form :P

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I hear AVP2 is pretty scary.

    Plus, I can rack off literally three dozen Aliens quotes off the top of my head right now from memory. I would weave them into the commentary seamlessly.

    But man, the best lets plays are games youve never played, like operation genesis. a fucking rts/sim city cum theme park style jurassic park game, never heard of it but man do i wanna play it.

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  • FanciestWalnutFanciestWalnut Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    This LP has gotten my taste up for a park type game. I know viva pinata isn't quite the same thing, who has suggestions on some park/tycoon games?

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  • Sharp101Sharp101 TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Hey walnut! Did you ever get around to starting a Warhammer army?

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  • FanciestWalnutFanciestWalnut Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Oh ya, I forgot I was talking to you a while back sharp, um no I built a new PC! I am looking forward to DoW 2 though.

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  • bamjobamjo Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Those fights were completely awesome. My money was totally on Jeff.

    There can be only one

    Also if it were up to me raptors devouring tourists would raise your park rating.

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  • FanciestWalnutFanciestWalnut Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    This LP has gotten my taste up for a park type game. I know viva pinata isn't quite the same thing, who has suggestions on some park/tycoon games?

    So does anybody have recommendations on park or tycoon type games?

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  • SJSJ College. Forever.Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    SHARP YOUR LET'S PLAY IS AWESOME

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  • Omnicron9999Omnicron9999 Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Well played sir, I have been waiting to see a bit of carnage.

    I think you should go back to building up the park for real. I vote for getting the park to a huge behemoth with a five star rating, then letting loose a dinosaur hell that would put the movies to shame.


    Nice LP.

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    my safari ride doesn't work D:

    I have the path all set up to go and come back to the station but nobody goes on the damn thing


    how do I encourage people to come away from near the park entrance? And don't say "dinosuars" because they ignore my awesome car ride and just romp off towards the meat eaters

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  • CarcharodontosaurusCarcharodontosaurus Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    You don't know what Norman is?

    He's a motherfucking Carcharodontosaurus! All hail!

    Nice to see him murdering a Spinosaurus. Warmed the cockles of my heart. As did the Velociraptor devouring that tourist before being "retired". That little guy had such promise. Almost as much as Norman does. :twisted:

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  • Sharp101Sharp101 TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Raneados wrote: »
    my safari ride doesn't work D:

    I have the path all set up to go and come back to the station but nobody goes on the damn thing


    how do I encourage people to come away from near the park entrance? And don't say "dinosuars" because they ignore my awesome car ride and just romp off towards the meat eaters

    First off, make the begining and end of the track connect right near the gates. Also, try dropping the price to get people interested, or changing the type of attraction it is (Happy, trilling, nature, etc)

    As for the people.... I found building more entrances worked, as people rarely ventured far from the main gates.

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  • Unco-ordinatedUnco-ordinated NZRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    This LP has gotten my taste up for a park type game. I know viva pinata isn't quite the same thing, who has suggestions on some park/tycoon games?

    So does anybody have recommendations on park or tycoon type games?

    Theme Hospital? I really liked that game.

    Anyway, pretty awesome Let's Play thread you've got here, it's the first one I haven't lost interest in almost immediately.

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  • PemulisPemulis Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Awesome work!

    I just read through all of them and loved every minute. Next chapter please!

    Edit: Condemned LP would be sweet. It would be cool to capture the good scenes on video at least, but if you've never played before I guess you wouldn't know when they were coming.

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  • PemulisPemulis Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    This LP has gotten my taste up for a park type game. I know viva pinata isn't quite the same thing, who has suggestions on some park/tycoon games?

    So does anybody have recommendations on park or tycoon type games?

    Theme Hospital? I really liked that game.

    Anyway, pretty awesome Let's Play thread you've got here, it's the first one I haven't lost interest in almost immediately.

    The rollercoaster tycoon games are a lot of fun. Case in point for RC3:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=FgXD11ivcFQ

    Edit: This one is better for the song and the first person view: http://youtube.com/watch?v=uQrC_C6SexI

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  • AccualtAccualt Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Someone got me Thrillville: Off the Rails for 360 for Christmas.
    This thread made me finally open it and toss it in.
    I played for like six hours straight. I don't know how! It isn't even a good park building game! I pretty much just did a bunch of stupid little mini-games and built vomit inducing roller coasters. No park management, I mean the place runs itself. So now I'm stuck with a new, stupid addiction and still crave an actual park building game. Didn't one of the Zoo Tycoons do a Dinosaur expansion pack? Are those any good?

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  • Captain ElevenCaptain Eleven The last card is a kronk Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Best LP ever. I demand more Norman!

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  • Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Roller Coaster Tycoon was the shit. I had a roller coaster that lasted 24 in game hours.

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  • WildcatWildcat Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Noooorrrrmaaaaaannn!

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  • CarcharodontosaurusCarcharodontosaurus Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Wildcat wrote: »
    Noooorrrrmaaaaaannn!

    :whistle:Norman was a Man!

    I mean, he was a Dinosaur-Man!

    Or maybe he was just a Dinosaur!

    But he was still...

    Noooorrrrmaaaaaannn!
    :whistle:

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  • Sharp10rSharp10r Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Which version should I buy or does it matter?
    X-box, PC, PC- best seller edition, or Best Value Medallion Edition?
    If all the PC versions are the same, just let me know if PC will be better than X-box.

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  • ben0207ben0207 Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    PC. I think all are the same.

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  • That Dave FellaThat Dave Fella Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I totally forgot to check on this thread and then I broke my laptop so I couldn't even check the forums. I'm on my sisters laptop and I'm so glad I remember this thread, such a kick ass update!

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  • Pajama_ManPajama_Man Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Pemulis wrote: »
    This LP has gotten my taste up for a park type game. I know viva pinata isn't quite the same thing, who has suggestions on some park/tycoon games?

    So does anybody have recommendations on park or tycoon type games?

    Theme Hospital? I really liked that game.

    Anyway, pretty awesome Let's Play thread you've got here, it's the first one I haven't lost interest in almost immediately.

    The rollercoaster tycoon games are a lot of fun. Case in point for RC3:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=FgXD11ivcFQ

    Edit: This one is better for the song and the first person view: http://youtube.com/watch?v=uQrC_C6SexI

    Tropico

    ...the theme of the park is you're a dictator of a Caribbean island. :winky:

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Pajama_Man wrote: »
    Pemulis wrote: »
    This LP has gotten my taste up for a park type game. I know viva pinata isn't quite the same thing, who has suggestions on some park/tycoon games?

    So does anybody have recommendations on park or tycoon type games?

    Theme Hospital? I really liked that game.

    Anyway, pretty awesome Let's Play thread you've got here, it's the first one I haven't lost interest in almost immediately.

    The rollercoaster tycoon games are a lot of fun. Case in point for RC3:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=FgXD11ivcFQ

    Edit: This one is better for the song and the first person view: http://youtube.com/watch?v=uQrC_C6SexI

    Tropico

    ...the theme of the park is you're a dictator of a Caribbean island. :winky:

    that game was great

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  • Sharp10rSharp10r Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Sharp? Sharp? Where's our dino- park action?

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  • IzuvanIzuvan Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Accualt wrote: »
    Someone got me Thrillville: Off the Rails for 360 for Christmas.
    This thread made me finally open it and toss it in.
    I played for like six hours straight. I don't know how! It isn't even a good park building game! I pretty much just did a bunch of stupid little mini-games and built vomit inducing roller coasters. No park management, I mean the place runs itself. So now I'm stuck with a new, stupid addiction and still crave an actual park building game. Didn't one of the Zoo Tycoons do a Dinosaur expansion pack? Are those any good?

    Both Zoo Tycoons have dino expansions. Right now I have Zoo Tycoon 2 with expansions, and at least to me, there isn't much room or animation for mayhem and destruction. Though I'll be honest and say I never tried to do any carnage and mismanagement in any of the tycoon games before I opened up this thread, my god Norman....

    "My name is Norman king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

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  • Sharp101Sharp101 TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Update is inbound.

    I'm just writing it up now, expect it today!

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  • Sharp101Sharp101 TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    State of Emergency
    Our newest attraction, the Safari ride, is really popular. Having so many Dinosaurs in one pen makes things much easier.
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    I decided that having the 3 Kentrosaurs in their own pen was kind of a waste, so I’m consolidating them into the bigger pen.
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    Up up and away!
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    Last one…
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    Enjoy your new home!
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    Now I have a smaller, empty pen right in the front of the park. While people seem to enjoy the leaf-eaters… the really seemed to enjoy the bigger scarier looking ones… so I’ll think I’ll bow to the public’s wishes.
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    But the golden age can never last. The wind is beginning to pick up, and the rain has started. Off in the distance, I notice something… The apocalypse has come.
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    There is no time to evacuate. I have no way of protecting my children, no way to protect the dinosaurs. The death has started. I cannot stop this.
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    Ripping through my park without regret, concrete and steel shatter and rip. Man and beast both are no match for it’s power.
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    Throwing my babies around like rag dolls, 50 feet in the air. I feel helpless.
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    Bodies start to fall. I watch in horror.
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    I start to regain my senses. As I process what is actually happening to my livelihood, I start to panic.
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    WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?!
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    THESE THINGS WEIGH THOUSANDS OF POUNDS! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!
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    YOU ARE MAKING MY CLIENTS VERY UNHAPPY MR TORNADO!
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    WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU GOD?! WHAT HAVE I DONE!
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    Ok, so maybe I was falsely acting in your stead. Yes, maybe I was trying to become you, playing with life, bending it to my will.
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    But really, who hasn’t? These gentle creatures have done nothing to you.
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    Look at those bodies fly, aren’t you overreacting a bit?
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    Then I realize something, I need to cover my ass. All these deaths have cost me so much money! I remember now that if I activate the emergency alarm I am no longer liable!
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    With the realization that I’m no longer financially responsible, I’m starting to calm down. I realize that not only are all my helicopters unable to fly, but the fences are down… And the dinosaurs aren’t happy.
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    But I must remember my priorities. I must find my children, I must find out if any of them are ok. I can’t find Norman anywhere, but I hear wining off the coast.
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    CHOMPY! OH MY GOD! I’LL SAVE YOU!

    There, back on dry land.
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    Oh Jesus, I forgot… there are people everywhere.

    Chompy… Down boy!… I know what your thinking…
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    Well fuck.
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    CHOMPY! PUT HER DOWN!

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    Or not.


    There is so much Chaos, the people are panicking. There is nowhere to run!
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    Much like Chompy, the other dinosaurs don’t waste much time.
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    They realize the opportunity that has presented itself.
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    And they start to feed.
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    The board is not happy. They are threatening to shut down my park!
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    Wait, whats that?
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    Is that… oh god it is… a few large beasts are easy to handle… but I didn’t expect the Raptors to survive…
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    This is their park now.
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    I am powerless. The dinosaurs however… are not.
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    Such power! Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
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    There are still so many lives on my island. There is no way we can evacuate in time.
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    But the military arrives. They try.
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    I’ve waited too long! I must leave.
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    Those that are left are slaughtered.
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    But wait… they see something…
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    God is not done with this place… but I am.
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    Fin.


    I hope you enjoyed it!

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  • Ziac45Ziac45 Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Awesome LP, I loved every minute of it.

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  • FoodFood Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Epic.

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  • AccualtAccualt Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    That was wonderful.

    Man, I'd love to see a Jurassic Park 4 now where the first thirty minutes is a successful park that has been running for years without any incident. Now, on one of the busiest days of teh year, a freak tornado hits crippling any form of escape and releasing all of the dinosaurs.

    It could be Jurassic Park 4: Human Genocide

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  • CarcharodontosaurusCarcharodontosaurus Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    What Norman started, the hurricanes and tornadoes finished.

    I'll miss you Norman. :cry:

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  • Sharp101Sharp101 TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    You do realize from now on I'll be calling YOU Norman?

    Also, sorry to plug my site again, but I've uploaded the last chapter over there as well. Check it out if you will. I need to build an audience :P


    -edit-


    If you pass this let's play onto anyone, could you send my site link instead of this thread? Thanks guys!

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  • CarcharodontosaurusCarcharodontosaurus Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Sharp101 wrote: »
    You do realize from now on I'll be calling YOU Norman?

    Also, sorry to plug my site again, but I've uploaded the last chapter over there as well. Check it out if you will. I need to build an audience :P

    Sir, I shall wear that name with pride. Norman was the greatest evil overlord who ever ruled with an iron fist and a ravening maw!

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I saw a copy of this for PS2 at GameStop.

    $49.99 used? Really?

    Just how rare was this crazy game?

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  • freshmasterfreshfreshmasterfresh Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    That was some fine LP-ing, Sharp.

    Thank you, sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar.

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  • Omnicron9999Omnicron9999 Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I feel like you planned that in some way...but I don't even care a little bit.


    Earlier in the thread I asked for a dinosaur apocalypse, instead you gifted me with an Act of God, Tornado, Hurricane, and Raptor Kill Orgy.


    Thats like taking awesome and putting it in a blender.



    Mmmm, awesome shake...

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  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    A bit LttP so I got to read them all in a row.

    Genius.

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  • AccualtAccualt Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    I saw a copy of this for PS2 at GameStop.

    $49.99 used? Really?

    Just how rare was this crazy game?

    They didn't print many and I don't think it sold very well when it was released but I'll be damned if people didn't ask for the game left and right when I worked at GameStop...which I haven't done for two years. What few copies are out there people aren't trading in.

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