Yay! We're ON, baby. Looking forward to seeing you in two hours time!

 

So sorry Jess couldn't be there, but I'll have a tearful shout-out to my dear old friend on-camera, live, for everyone to point their finger at and laugh at.

Well, that went extraordinarily well. We were all over the place but I think it was still fun. :)

Absolutely. Great times! I particularly loved Troels' commentary on BASS as well as Frede's on MI3.

 

For people who missed it:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6jsoD5devo

On that note, the next time we do a Superfan, I'll remember to provide more running commentary for the game being played. I think there was a lot of stuff that I found interesting in QFG1 that I should have drawn attention to. I really get entrenched in the games when I play them, though. :P

So, ideas for the next Hangout?

 

I thought it might be fun to do a "Space Quest Debate" format. We put forward questions ("What's the funniest Space Quest?", "What's the most frustrating puzzle?", etc.) and do a roundtable discussion. Yes, it's stuff that we've been discussing for almost two decades on various forums, but it could prove interesting to do it in Hangout form instead.

 

Just an idea...

 

Jess

I'd be up for that; to me, a problem with playing games while hanging out is that I tend play enormously slowly and do a lot of game-hopping. Simply because it's funnier (read: to me) to just act like an idiot on camera ;) So I think a "Space Quest Debate"-Hangout would be quite fun, both for us Superfans and for the die-hards that'll be watching via YouTube.

 

If all fails, I shall get wasted and describe my theory on Bea's pregnancy, in colourful terms.

It would also be nice to have a hangout or something from the convention, probably on the 27th of the month when I plan to be there.

If we could get The Two Guys in on a Roundtable Hangout, that would completely blow my mind, rock my world and all manners of other superlative descriptions of coolness.

 

We could probably squeeze in another Hangout before the 27th, though. I will contact the Space Pope and see if we can get something together for the 27th, though.

I've e-mailed the Space Pope and the Two Guys about hopefully setting up a Hangout for the 27th. It's a Saturday, which is perfect. If we can get them in there, just for a couple of hours, we could really have some fun.

 

I like the Roundtable idea very much. It would be a great opportunity for us to get all nostalgic and teary-eyed about what we loved about the Space Quest games. To generate interest for the new SpaceVenture, though, I think we should also talk about all the things we're looking forward to with the new game. Just to have some semblance of order, we could think up a list of "topics" to cover beforehand, and one of us (probably me, unless someone else wants to step up) could "host"/m.c. the event.

 

I think that idea works best if we can get the Two Guys in on a Hangout on the 27th, though. If we have a fan-roundtable beforehand, then get 2GFA in, it could basically turn into a re-run. I'm all for "more talking, less gameplay" though. Other ideas for a 6th (really 5th) Hangout:

• Flash your collection of Space Quest goodies and talk at length about how cool you think you are.
• The Music of Space Quest: We could play our favorite tracks from the series and talk about how cool they are. The musically inclined (or MusicallyInspired!) of us could perhaps even give a live performance of some sort. Maybe we could get Ken Allen in for a guest appearance?
• Game development discussion: Those of you who have been involved with game development (in a Space Quest capacity) could regale us with stories about how cool they are. Pictures, in-development tidbits, what not. Getting people like Colin Davis, Blackthorne and Chris Ushko in on this would be great. (We'd have to put a cap on how much Fred could talk about VSB, though. ;) ) Akril and Jess could plug Pledge Quest II like there's no tomorrow. And I'd still like to hear Chris Geroux talk about the old days with Klik-N-Play games. :)

I'd be up for that; to me, a problem with playing games while hanging out is that I tend play enormously slowly and do a lot of game-hopping. Simply because it's funnier (read: to me) to just act like an idiot on camera ;)

 

As I said above, I think more people (myself included) seem to find the running commentary a lot more engaging than just a playthrough of the game. When somebody watches the Hangout on YouTube, the topmost video will be of the person who is currently speaking, thus you might notice that you and Troels tend to dominate the screen time, whereas PCJ and I do not appear as often, save for our little interjections and exclamations ("COMMANDER KEEEEN!!!")

 

I'll be in for however many hangouts. Maybe we could also have a forum for potential fan game ideas?

That sounds fantabulous!

Chris, Mark and Scott are up for a Hangout on the 27th. PCJ and I will be coordinating you unruly, unkempt fans from here, and The Pope and PCJ will be handling the technical details at the convention. (Yes, PCJ is everywhere. You should know this by now.)

 

So ... What do you guys think? Hold up the Roundtable Hangout-idea until the 27th, when we can get the actual Two Guys in on the fun? And what theme should we go with inbetween? I'm partial to the Music Hangout, myself. ;)

Both hangouts sound awesome. I'm probably just going to have to watch, but we'll see what happens. Conversing with the 2 Guys would be great.

A Music Hangout would definitely be fun. Count me in for that.

We need to start coming up with unofficial titles for these Hangouts. Superfan Hangout #3: The Case Of The Missing Webcams :D

Superfan Hangout #1: The Andromedan Encounter

Superfan Hangout #2: En attendant Mark Crowe

Superfan Hangout #5: Beneath a Steel Sky (Troels Pleimert commentary)

Superfan Hangout #1: The Andromedan Encounter

 

I like that one. ;)

 

Superfan Hangout #1: The Andromedan Encounter

Superfan Hangout #2: Revenge of the Deadly Fan Games

Superfan Hangout #3: The Missing Floppies

Superfan Hangout #4: The Space Quest Olympics

Superfan Hangout #5: "Curse My Indecision," Cried the Ferde

But with all this horseplay, how are we for time with a Hangout before the 27th?

 

Who would be interested in a Music Hangout on Saturday the 13th? Besides Fred, that is. ;)

I'm up for it.

 

Edit: For those hungry for more content, even though there's no hangout this Saturday, I will be posting an adventure game related video on YouTube that day, which I will link to either on this thread or somewhere else on the forum. :)

Being a real sucker for round-tables and behind the scenes discussions and tidbits, I'm really excited for this! A few things I'm very curious about are how would Scott have handled SQ5 if he were on board with Mark? Would he have went with the same plotline and characters? Same for Mark in SQ6.

 

They did speak very highly of the respective games that they weren't a part of, but had they been a team during those games, what would they have changed?

Can we do the Saturday 13th hangout after 3:30 PM EST (that'll be 2130 Troels' time)?

I think I can make it. I love the idea of a music hangout.

I have no problem with a Saturday Hangout at 9.30 pm my time. :)

 

Brandon, will you bring a guitar to the Hangout?

That might be fun. :) We'll see.

If everyone's up for Saturday, maybe I should start announcing it. A Hangout announced ahead of time, wow ...