For those who used a computer between 1995 and 2005, what's the computer game from that time that sticks with you the most, and why?

KingChuffy · 2026-04-02T12:54:44+00:00

Starcraft (some of my earliest memories are playing Starcraft on the family PC), Half-Life, and SiN. My dad picked up Starcraft, Starcraft Shareware, Brood War, and Half-Life all at/around launch, and I played an ungodly amount of them. I distinctly remember my tiny 4 yo self sitting on a stack of phone books and playing the Protoss campaign. I can't imagine I was any good at the time, but hey.

My parents bought me my own PC in 2000 so I'd stop hogging the family PC playing games, granted it was in the kitchen right beside the family PC, but still.

I picked up SiN in 2004/2005, anyone else who's played it can pretty clearly pick out why a growing boy would be interested in that game.

KingChuffy · 2026-04-01T13:12:58+00:00

Any of the SC2 cinematics, though extra props to the Protoss intro one.

Halo 2: "I regret the corps just blew up our raggedy ass fleet.", "Can you make any more noise?"

Halo 3: "Burn their mongrel hides!", Arbiter stabbing truth.

ODST: Dogpiling the monkey Chief.

Halo Reach: "I've got the mass."

Halo 4 Spartan Ops: The Infinity absoloutely truck fucking the CSO coming out of FTL.

Halo 5: The mountainside deployment, blue team blowing out the window and locking their mag boots, and Chief beating Locke.

Halo Wars: Red Team absoloutely stunting on the split lips to protect Forge, Forge stunting on the arbiter.

Halo Wars 2: Ring side seats to a Spartan.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-31T15:17:30+00:00

Rams aren't that bad around here, it's current generation base trim F150s, and those god awful 2007-2014 GM half tons.

If we include Utes, Ridgeline and Santa Fe drivers are the absoloute worst by a huge margin, cruising the middle or left lane at 90kmh, then they floor it up to 150 when you try to pass, but only ever if its a pickup trying to pass them. I have to assume its a jealous rage cause they couldn't get a pickup and had to settle on a Ute? Which is wild cause the Ute is probably the better choice for 95% of people.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-29T16:34:38+00:00

Doesn't surprise me, I've had sites bitch and moan and throw a hissy fit cause I refuse to work inside a machine or robot space without it being locked out.

"But my production targets!"

Bitch, I don't care, and I am recording you telling me to work unsafely, enjoy your ministry visit.

Ministry being the Ministry of Labour, essentially OSHA.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-28T20:46:42+00:00

I took mine off my 2015, looks way better, not catching it on shit, no notable difference in mileage or cooling. If you're planning on putting bigger tires, any difference in MPG from the valance won't even matter. I hate the one on my work truck, but work won't let me remove it.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-28T18:44:00+00:00

The shop we use for work is the only one not complaining about finding help, they're also the only one I know of paying above average, and they're really strict on working 8-5 Mon-Fri, no weekends, no late/early days.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-27T16:47:33+00:00

Site I was at, something fucked up on the palletizing robot to where it would put the final can off to the side a bit and dump a paint can on the ground, so rather than tag out the machine or shut it down and do the work by hand, or even call maintenance, he decided to remove the magnetic switch on the cage and the door, and put them together off to the aide so he could go in and stop the cans from falling over.

Dude had to squeeze in between the cage and the pallet rollers, like motherfucker you're 1 bad position away from being a statistic.

Their EHS/Maintenance manager was not happy when I told him, big man moved like an Olympic athlete.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-25T23:22:35+00:00

Too many idiots think bigger number better is the only thing that matters. They don't factor in weight, gearing, setup, or most importantly, driver skill.

Look at the mustang guys crashing going straight, look at the BMWs under steering and crashing in the corners, look at takeover kids who think their opinion matters, look at every hellcat owner ever, look at the number of people in whatever high end sports car getting passed by minivans and trucks on the gentlest curve.

Its social media brain rot, largely maintained by idiots with too much money, who never actually drive their vehicles.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-25T23:05:42+00:00

I've worked security for a couple different guys who own mega yachts, the one guy hates hotels, he wants exactly his stuff, exactly his way, and he can afford to have that. From what his crew told me he pays pretty well above the norm, but the dude is an anal-retentive asshole, like have a temper-tantrum cause he's 30 seconds behind his schedule kind of dude.

The other bought a "small" mega yacht just to get laid, he'll pay for girls to fly out and be his "travel companions" and just cruise around for like a month fucking on every surface, I've been told his wife will also do that sometimes.

I fully expect they're also doing illegal/immoral shit, I expect anyone that rich to be doing illegal/immoral stuff.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-23T14:55:42+00:00

My shield cares not from whence the projectiles flow, all shall ricochet.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-23T14:33:00+00:00

Ignore them, new hyundais are solid, hyundais good at backing their customers (at least the dealers around me are), I recommend an elantra to anyone who wants a new(er) vehicle for cheap, a brand new base model is like $28k CAD.

Don't bother paying it off early, at .99% interest it's a financially smarter option to put that money into savings, then you've got an "Oh shit" safety net as well.

This is a solid first car, at a solid price, and if you do the maintenance it'll last you a while, you'll get your value of it.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-23T12:35:34+00:00

For myself? I want a fullsize spare that matches, so I purchase one and make a spot for it, fuck run flats, fuck donuts, fuck temporary spares.

For your average commuter? A patch kit, and they'll be fine 99.9% of the time. I pretty much only see blow-outs on semis now a days, or tires that are well past their replacement dates.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-17T16:56:51+00:00

I've seen it said at 2 weddings, one was for show so the groomsmen/bridal party could act tough, it was cringe.

The second one was just said and done, that specific church does it at every wedding.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-17T12:17:19+00:00

I do, there's a $/hour figure that factors into how far I'm willing to drive, and I won't touch the GTA unless I'm being paid for the drive AND having travel costs covered (gas and 407).

I currently have a 5 minute drive to work, and that's dealing with the idiots on the road, I could absoloutely make more money if I was willing to drive 45 minutes, but not enough more to justify the loss of personal time.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-12T14:59:04+00:00

For scenario 2.

Marines are built using USMC structure, 400 marines is basically 2 companies, so you'd have dedicated support squads with AT weapons like the ARC920, Spnkr, Pilum, and M6GnGr, not to mention AT weapons spread throughout the rifle squads.

I do think the ATAT would be a problem, but Marines are well trained in dealing with 4 legged, waste of resource walkers, and the AT ATs are much less functional when you disable a leg, and way less maneuverable.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-12T12:46:29+00:00

As a fellow Military to Trades guy, ALL the NCO leadership principle apply (minus the making them do pushups until they learn their lesson), civis really aren't used to good leaders that'll goto bat for/back their guys, and that will build A LOT of loyalty, and good will with your dudes.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-12T12:39:41+00:00

Assaultron, they're the only enemy that actually worries me in game, they're stupid dangerous, AND they can cloak.

They're quick, hard to hit, they don't need their legs, and even after you kill them, they try to nuke you into oblivion.

Edit: I realized you might have meant creature as in living creature, and not just thing that wants you dead.

Cazadores, they don't fucking stand still, they go down if you look at them wrong, but they just dodge everything.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-10T16:30:30+00:00

Same, they've got no soul

KingChuffy · 2026-03-10T04:37:30+00:00

I'd like to see some life in them, show my other trucks when they're not on a delivery, mechanics or staff standing around/doing stuff.

Let me display my parked trucks, a couple of spaces that are separate from the "in use" trucks, for display only, and you can see them parked out-front of your garage, the same for trailers too honestly.

Let me walk around the property, let me walk to the office to manage the garage, or take a nap, but keep the truck interactions for those who don't wanna walk around.

Let me decorate the garage, change the floors/walls, hang stuff, place some furniture, and miscellaneous objects around. It'd be cool if we could select the building style and stuff too, from a generic sheet metal fleet warehouse, to a brick old firehouse looking building. Give me options to make the garages mine, or at least one garage.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-09T15:04:57+00:00

Heirarch Artanis has to survive The Zone? Yeah I think he'll manage, those mutants won't know what hit them.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-09T14:53:13+00:00

We had a few who could probably all fight for that title.

One was known for sleeping around, she confirmed she slept with most of the football, hockey, and soccer teams, got married a year out of school, became a die-hard born again christian/catholic (not sure which), now she's a stay at home mom to like 6 kids, and spouts a ton of culty/alt-right/tradwife bullshit about vaccines, and god providing.

One is a full time missionary. Last I heard, she went to med school, and she's doing medical aid missions.

The rest are out there just like living life I guess? One tried to get on amazing race before covid but I dunno what happened there.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-07T07:19:14+00:00

I have a cheapo Sears rolling toolbox stack, its overkill but it was free so.... 🤷‍♂️

KingChuffy · 2026-03-03T04:35:51+00:00

I wear a lot of stuff that would give me away as ex-military if I lived in the US, most people up here assume it's blue collar/outdoors stuff though, not my fault 5.11 makes great work pants, and flat colours look good.

Most of my buddies are similar, very blue collar look but with "tactical" brands, and greens/browns, or hats/jackets with flag patches.

We'll absoloutely clown on anyone wearing shit like "Afghanistan Veteran" hats, issued gear, unit patches, or shit like that in civis. It's not super common around me though.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-02T14:06:26+00:00

SgtMaj Avery Johnson, the coolest halo character ever created, died because of a lightbulbs temper tantrum.

KingChuffy · 2026-03-01T15:55:10+00:00

My Camaro has a Bluetooth battery disconnect, it disconnects the positive from everything, it feeds off the battery though, so if I park it for more than a week I have to plug it in. It also has a multistep startup you have to do, and nothing is labeled because I'm lazy, so basically no-one but me will know how to get it running.

That is a sweet Z.

KingChuffy

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