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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 4:53PM (Unverified) said

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My landlord installed a lava moat around my apartment last summer. The property value skyrocketed, but my rent hasn't gone up yet, and hopefully it won't too much before I move for school.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 4:54PM (Unverified) said

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That movie was a great comedy. Zing!
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 4:54PM (Unverified) said

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another slow news day in the making i see.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 4:56PM (Unverified) said

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volcano was a good one for sure.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 4:59PM Mr Khan said

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The proximity of this article with that of the "10 gaming Cliches" couldn't have been better

Nintendo is especially guilty of doing this with their games
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 4:59PM Mr Khan said

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The proximity of this article with that of the "10 gaming Cliches" couldn't have been better

Nintendo is especially guilty of doing this with their games
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 5:01PM Mr Khan said

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sorry about double post, but as i play the Evil Foundry level on Secret Rings, this becomes even more evident
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 5:11PM (Unverified) said

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even worse is the fact that every single platform game ever has to have an ice level. i HATE ice levels.

also with all the lava in games, how come there was never a Joe Vs. The Volcano video game?
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 5:15PM (Unverified) said

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I would pre-order a Joe Vs. the Volcano game right now if it was possible.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 5:15PM (Unverified) said

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I want a house like Fallingwater, except with lava pouring down the side of my house. Fallinglava FTW!
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 5:18PM (Unverified) said

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It's only a matter of time before we see a lava level in the next Rainbow 6, Virtua Tennis and Madden.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 5:22PM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said

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Ironically, my friend just wrote a game/demo that is about escaping lava.

Maybe there is a primal urge for humans to overcome and inhabit lava, just as we have the other elements (air, wind, and heart)
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 5:38PM (Unverified) said

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Frankly, the main reason why a villian would build near lava, is because it's an almost consistent power source. Ever wondered why the volcano ALWAYS erupts AFTER you disable some key machinery in the base, or when you defeat the boss (and thus said boss would initiate a self destruct mechanism)?

Of cause, in Bowser's case, it's a little different. He's (presumely) a cold-blooded creature, cold blooded creatures like heat. Case closed.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 5:43PM (Unverified) said

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I hate Ice levels too. And sewer levels. Why does every game need a lava level, an ice level, and a sewer level?

Seriously sewers, the most disgusing things on the planet, why would I ever want to play in one, in real life or virtually?
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 5:44PM (Unverified) said

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to #6 Mr Khan

How so? Bowser's castle: cold-blooded creature.
Misc Lava temples in Zelda: People have been worshipping volcanic mountains long before that.
Lava area in Zebes: you're exploring the innards of a planet, this shouldn't be a surprise.
Kirby: No direct relation to reality here, Lava's just a way of saying fire stage/area. (it could be spikes or some other kill device.) The final boss's area is never down below anyway, it's always up above in the skies..
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 6:00PM (Unverified) said

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One of these days, someone needs to make a game where you have to jump into the lava...

Because it's COLD lava.

That'll screw with peoples' minds.

Psaakyrn: I hope those were all sarcasm.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 6:13PM (Unverified) said

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to #16 OhJustSomeRandomGuy

I'm giving Nintendo the benefit of the doubt and assuming that other people copied Nintendo, not the other way round.

Also, Jumping into Lava isn't exactly new.. You did have to do that in Metroid. (yes, lava suit, but same jumping in point..)
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 6:17PM (Unverified) said

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As a person who lives on a moving platform floating above a large bed of spikes, I am left wondering what all the commotion is about.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 6:25PM (Unverified) said

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to #18 Rootbeer

Oh my *censored*. You've one of these? http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/magnetic-floating-bed-oh-your-god-184990.php
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2007 6:27PM (Unverified) said

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I just wish some else had written that article, I couldn't make it past the first page. Was this penned by a middle school student or what?
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Posted: Mar 3rd 2007 1:48PM (Unverified) said

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RE4 had a lava segment, and it was completely stupid. It is impossible to build IN lava, I would presume.
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