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Have you ever wondered... why hasn't niy favorite band "visited College Station? how do bands end up playing at A&M? where is the local music scene? does College S tat ion even have a local music scene? ...then come listen, learn and speak i/o' mind. Thursday November 21 7:00 pm Koldus 111 INCENTIVE; There will be a drawing for a $25 gift certificate to TicketMaster CLASS OF 1997 This week is your final chance to buy your Elephant Walk t-shirt, sweatshirt and hat! Class of '97 Prices t-shirt: $12.00 sweatshirt: $20.00 combo: $30.00 hats: $15.00 BBQ tickets: $6.00 ALL PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS CLASS GIFT AND RING DANCE T-shirts will be on sale this week in Wehner and the MSC Hallway from 9am to 4pm the gourds INSTORE PERFORMANCE THIS SAT. NOV. 23BD-3PM GOTO MAROONEDT1HIS SATURDAY 1 AT3 TO WATCH Austin's the gourds perform songs from their MUNICH RECORDS DEBUT "DEKfS GOOD BEEBLE. 1 THE GOURDS MUSIC HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A CROSS BETWEEN THE CLASH, WILCO, & SON VOLT. ALSO PERFORMING THAT NIGHT AT 9:90 l.i.! ■>.J:H|- ! V|:¥.| 696-5282 1702 KYLE COLLEGE STATION /Munich Records America 13.95 CD *SALE PRICED THRU 12/7' 1 1 O college main 84-6-00 1 7 Aggielife Gaming Continued from Page 3 “War Craft II,” by Blizzard Soft ware, is a turn-based conquest game that places the player in charge of a nation-wide war ef fort. The game features mystical elements such as J.R.R. Tolkein’s “ores,” mean, green creatures who are the enemy. The object of “War Craft II," Bishop said, is resource management. The player has to exploit his gold, lumber and oil supplies to try to get the upper hand over the ores. Like in real life, it’s all about strategy, and the right choices can win the player the world. “Command and Conquer,” a modern-times version of “War Craft 11” incorporates the same strategy, but features present- day military units. Bishop said such games are “absorbing” — he has spent a to tal of 20 hours trying to com plete one such game, “Ascen dency,” because they require so much thought and planning. But he said he still prefers the spon taneous action of games like “Doom” and “Quake.” ‘“War Craft IT got old,”'Bish op said. “‘Quake’ doesn’t seem to get old, because it has more re play value — that’s the ease of multi-player.” der Tower on Dec. 7. But multi-player capability is just one of the ways software companies have made their prod ucts more accessible to gamers. Many games are distributed as “shareware,” cost-free ver sions people can buy or down load from the Internet that Thursday • November21 iTUDEr oiitinued f- \ oQ o o o, Multi-player capability is a hallmark of modern games. A quick search of the Internet will reveal hundreds of sites where people can get into an on-line “Quake” game. The Resident Housing Associ ation’s Technology Committee (http://RHA.dorms. tamu.edu/quake/) is hosting a network “Quake” game at Rud- run the first level or a demonstration of a game. If buyers like what they see, they can register with the manufacturer, pay a fee and receive a code ^ which r will giver them ac-^^L j8 cess to the rest of the game. Companies are also releas ing editing programs for games. These programs allow die-hard gamers to create new levels, weapons and maps for their games — allowing endless new possibilities and challenges. “The whole attitude among programmers has changed," Bishop said. “Before, they would say, ‘I didn’t design it like that, so it can’t change.’ But it’s an incredi ble marketing tool. If you can cus tomize maps and levels, the re play value greatly increases.” Doug Keegan, a junior com puter science major, said multi player games and modifications keep new games from getting boring. Today, when he beats a game, the fun isn’t over. “Computer opponents usual ly get predictable, and once you’ve played the game 10 to 15 times, you lose interest,” Keegan said. “When you play against hu man opponents, they are doing the same things you are, and it’s very different each time.” Keegan said “'XTy'is ferent each tn.iVLC^Jaystli; rapid-fire action can still s * nc< him jump out of his seat. ‘g> ve f ai “It’s part adrenaline mslifMk positi> fear for your survival, par 3 8 ai ' ve > he against your opponent," fe Hr ,nza ^ ez said. “I can come away fa ^ eo * 01 ^ n ite intense game literally won'PP 011 sco sweating, and 1 have to cool unit y- s But just because ht,-— other players getimnif i in games ^^pTcSIiioKEc C(fc geeks, Kt: intinued fr ^ of different pe play and get hooked,' gan said. “It’s just anothe; of having a good time." Tony Cardella, a sopho; computer science major, sa though he enjoys playing!; like “Command and Conque: “Quake," he does not let then trol how he spends his freetir “Computer games an substitute for going Cardella said. “I’m note sive. But I find computer more entertaining than! cause there are more pos ties with a computer.” Bishop also gives com gaming credit for prom socialization. “I wouldn’t say comi games are limited to an people," he said. “For my suitemate and I can same network ‘Quake’ scream to each other bathroom. In that way, it potential for making strengthening friendships.” Programs 1 'Rrd youth an becau; ml er of sr bit during a The Ameri / estimates nt of adult n smoking id D 4 perce jdints are fi “The progr; essage in th ould never e first placi ;htpearted v\ N & t i o n w i d ther middle a certain ti People in the News Aging Borgnine stays in shape LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trying to keep up with his co-stars on TV’s The Single Guy is helping Ernest Borgnine stay in shape as he ap proaches 80. “When they give me a call, I try to run. Not hard, but just trot in and trot back,” he said in a recent interview. Borgnine, who won an Oscar for “Marty” in 1956, starred in TV’s “McHale’s Navy” and co-starred in “Airwolf,” also works up a sweat hik ing his driveway with his wife. “We have one of the biggest dri veways you’ve ever seen. It’s a good quarter-mile, so in no time at all you’re doing a mile,” Borgnine said. years since Hunter S. Thompson’s seminal Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was published, but he still re members ... well, remembering was always the hard part. “It took me about two years of work to be able to bring a drug ex perience back and put it on pa per,” the godfather of gonzo jour nalism said in the Nov. 28 issue of Rolling Stone. Kid wins bigfo Peopl ou dii hen y n can hey dc Hollywood angers Nixon’s daughter Memory loss no surprise for author NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been 25 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Movies like “JFK” and “Nixon” are giving young people a twisted sense of his tory, Julie Nixon Eisenhower says. “It’s really amazing to think how carelessly Hollywood allows historical figures to become props for the entertainment industry,” President Nixon’s daughter told the East Ten nessee Historical Society on Tuesday. “Many young people are unable or unwilling to sort out the propaganda or artistic license from the truth.” best wiener jinunencan smo ORLANDO, Fla. 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