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Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Ploppy on January 12, 2008, 05:30:27 PM
Yes the Plakias Forum Arcade is open.

OK so it won't appeal to all but if you want to spend a few minutes playing some simple games, this is the place to go.

All your efforts will be saved so you can see how you fare against other members.

You can go to the Arcade via this link. (http://forums.plakias.co.uk/index.php?autocom=arcade)

If you would like to see any particular type of game appear please let me know.

Have Fun!

Paul
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Kerstin on January 14, 2008, 05:52:52 PM
Quote from: Ploppy
Yes the Plakias Forum Arcade is open.

OK so it won't appeal to all but if you want to spend a few minutes playing some simple games, this is the place to go.

All your efforts will be saved so you can see how you fare against other members.

You can go to the Arcade via this link. ([url]http://forums.plakias.co.uk/index.php?autocom=arcade[/url])

If you would like to see any particular type of game appear please let me know.

Have Fun!

Paul



Hello Paul,

what a wonderful fun! I like playing the Arcade games and the first one is Tetris.
I hope the other members will enjoy it too.

Kerstin
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Ploppy on January 14, 2008, 07:05:54 PM
Quote from: Kerstin
Hello Paul,

what a wonderful fun! I like playing the Arcade games and the first one is Tetris.
I hope the other members will enjoy it too.

Kerstin

Hi Kerstin,

Glad you are enjoying.
That is a good score at Tetris, that will be hard to beat.

Paul
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Kerstin on January 14, 2008, 07:50:18 PM
Quote from: Ploppy
Quote from: Kerstin
Hello Paul,

what a wonderful fun! I like playing the Arcade games and the first one is Tetris.
I hope the other members will enjoy it too.

Kerstin

Hi Kerstin,

Glad you are enjoying.
That is a good score at Tetris, that will be hard to beat.

Paul

Hi Paul,

We will see. I think anybody will be better.
Not every day is the same day and today I am very tired and so I cannot reach a better score.

Kerstin
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: George on January 15, 2008, 02:51:08 PM
Thanks Paul  

I haven't played 'Space Invaders' since they took the tables out of the pubs.

Not a bad effort after all this time, I suppose I'll stay at the top while there's only one score then start going downhill.  

george g...
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Ploppy on January 15, 2008, 05:05:41 PM
Quote from: George
Thanks Paul  

I haven't played 'Space Invaders' since they took the tables out of the pubs.

Not a bad effort after all this time, I suppose I'll stay at the top while there's only one score then start going downhill.  

george g...

Sorry to disappoint George but the downhill trip has started!
  I haven't played in years either but it soon came flooding back, yes I really did have a mis-spent youth
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Graham_and_Karen on January 15, 2008, 07:43:20 PM
Quote from: Ploppy
Quote from: George
Thanks Paul  

I haven't played 'Space Invaders' since they took the tables out of the pubs.

Not a bad effort after all this time, I suppose I'll stay at the top while there's only one score then start going downhill.  

george g...

Sorry to disappoint George but the downhill trip has started!
  I haven't played in years either but it soon came flooding back, yes I really did have a mis-spent youth
I've played 3 games now but each time, the game's quit before the end or hung  
And so close to beating your Space Invaders score, Ploppy    - just needed another 33,000
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Alex&fran G on January 15, 2008, 10:10:13 PM
Quote from: Graham_and_Karen
Quote from: Ploppy
Quote from: George
Thanks Paul  

I haven't played 'Space Invaders' since they took the tables out of the pubs.

Not a bad effort after all this time, I suppose I'll stay at the top while there's only one score then start going downhill.  

george g...

Sorry to disappoint George but the downhill trip has started!
  I haven't played in years either but it soon came flooding back, yes I really did have a mis-spent youth
I've played 3 games now but each time, the game's quit before the end or hung  
And so close to beating your Space Invaders score, Ploppy    - just needed another 33,000
Addictive isnt it !
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Graham_and_Karen on January 19, 2008, 10:48:48 PM
Quote from: Ploppy
Yes the Plakias Forum Arcade is open.

OK so it won't appeal to all but if you want to spend a few minutes playing some simple games, this is the place to go.

All your efforts will be saved so you can see how you fare against other members.

You can go to the Arcade via this link. ([url]http://forums.plakias.co.uk/index.php?autocom=arcade[/url])

If you would like to see any particular type of game appear please let me know.

Have Fun!

Paul

Fun you call it - Karen on the laptop, me on the desktop all evening developing RSI!
But really, I'd forgotten how enjoyable these games could be. The Rise of Atlantis reminds me a bit of Ra's Revenge in the way it makes you concentrate so intently.

Great idea to add this feature Paul.
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Chas on January 20, 2008, 01:01:15 PM
Any chance of "switching OFF" the "Whoojammit is the latest inductee to the hall of fame" and similar messages?

I got in here and thought G&K had made a bid to take over the forum and/or drive us all nuts (http://www.chatitaliachat.it/serpe/humor/110.gif)

P.S.  Never mind RSI - between bolluxed eyesight and arthriticky fingers, my scores are depressingly depressed.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/yorkietoni/angerfromcomputer.gif)
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Ploppy on January 20, 2008, 01:43:29 PM
Quote from: Chas
Any chance of "switching OFF" the "Whoojammit is the latest inductee to the hall of fame" and similar messages?

That is a system wide setting that can be on or off, though it affects everyone,

You can customise your arcade by going to the settings dropdown

[attachment=553:arcade_settings.jpg]

There are other pages in the dropdown that may interest you, have a play.

There are some other things to note.

If you like a game you can add it to your favourites by clicking on the following icon:

[attachment=554:arcade_favourite.jpg]

You can give a game a 1 to 5 rating by clicking on the rate it link:

[attachment=555:arcade_rate.jpg]

I've added some Categories to group the games by:

[attachment=556:arcade_category.jpg]

So everyone get playing to end Karen & Graham's bid for world domination
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Chas on January 21, 2008, 11:56:28 AM
Quote from: Ploppy
... You can customise your arcade by going to the settings dropdown

[attachment=553:arcade_settings.jpg] ...


So, I clicked on the attachment link and got -

Board Message

Sorry, an error occurred. If you are unsure on how to use a feature, or don't know why you got this error message, try looking through the help files for more information.

The error returned was:

Sorry, but you do not have permission to use this feature. If you are not logged in, you may do so using the form below if available.

Am I (http://www.abestweb.com/smilies/beat_deadhorse.gif) .... should I (http://www.freesmileys.org/emo/gen164.gif)

After doing a Preview of this, I can see the thumbnails of your images but I only saw text in the original .... wierderer and wierderer (http://www.abestweb.com/smilies/stars.gif)
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Ploppy on January 22, 2008, 10:20:05 AM
How does it look now Chas?

Bit puzzled over this one I must admit.

Quote from: Chas
So, I clicked on the attachment link and got -

Board Message

Sorry, an error occurred. If you are unsure on how to use a feature, or don't know why you got this error message, try looking through the help files for more information.

The error returned was:

Sorry, but you do not have permission to use this feature. If you are not logged in, you may do so using the form below if available.

Am I ([url]http://www.abestweb.com/smilies/beat_deadhorse.gif[/url]) .... should I ([url]http://www.freesmileys.org/emo/gen164.gif[/url])

After doing a Preview of this, I can see the thumbnails of your images but I only saw text in the original .... wierderer and wierderer ([url]http://www.abestweb.com/smilies/stars.gif[/url])
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Mike G on January 22, 2008, 02:05:21 PM
Quote from: Chas
Any chance of "switching OFF" the "Whoojammit is the latest inductee to the hall of fame" and similar messages?
Yes I agree; having all these new "topics" swamping the forum is spoiling it.

Mike
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Ploppy on January 22, 2008, 02:56:05 PM
Sorry, I mistakenly though that Chas meant the scrolling jobby in the Arcade itself.

I have disabled all the high score/hall of fame postings as yes they were spoiling it.

The only auto-generated message now is when I add a new game which isn't very often.

Thanks for the feedback.

Paul

Quote from: Mike G
Quote from: Chas
Any chance of "switching OFF" the "Whoojammit is the latest inductee to the hall of fame" and similar messages?
Yes I agree; having all these new "topics" swamping the forum is spoiling it.

Mike
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Chas on January 22, 2008, 03:00:48 PM
Quote from: Ploppy
How does it look now Chas?

Bit puzzled over this one I must admit.

Still does the same ... I tried all the links - all failed!

Also, still showing as text in the view-post window but coming up as thumbnails in the reply mode.

Definitely not helpful (http://www.chatitaliachat.it/serpe/humor/45.gif)

{postscript}

I went to the Statistics page and tried clicking on one of the "Most Popular Downloads" - it worked a treat (http://www.freesmileys.org/emo/basic/chin.gif) so the problem must lie in this thread/forum.
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Kerstin on January 22, 2008, 06:47:45 PM
Board Message

Sorry, an error occurred. If you are unsure on how to use a feature, or don't know why you got this error message, try looking through the help files for more information.

The error returned was:

Sorry, but you do not have permission to use this feature. If you are not logged in, you may do so using the form below if available.


Hi Paul,

by the way ... I have the same problem.

Kerstin
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Ploppy on January 22, 2008, 09:13:51 PM
I wonder if this is a login/cookie thing

Sometimes I can be in eBay and it shows as being logged in yet when I go to do something it says I am not.

What if you logout and the login again?
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Kerstin on January 23, 2008, 03:39:06 PM
Quote from: Ploppy
I wonder if this is a login/cookie thing

Sometimes I can be in eBay and it shows as being logged in yet when I go to do something it says I am not.

What if you logout and the login again?


I tried it. Every time the same happens.
I do not know the reason.
Title: The Plakias Arcade is open
Post by: Chas on January 23, 2008, 04:16:44 PM
Being (more than) a bit paranoid, I always login and logout cleanly ..... takes a few more seconds but keeps me sane (http://www.freesmileys.org/emo/taunt012.gif)



P.S.  If you did switch off the auto-posting, (http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/thankusmile.gif)