Nostalgia
December 09, 2001
I found Ascendancy for download last night. I’m not sure if it’s abandonware or not, but ah what the hell. No one would buy it anymore anyway. For those of you who don’t know, Ascendancy was a Master of Orion type game that was incredibly detailed for its time. It did rather poorly because of a lot of crappy parts, but the graphics and intricacy is amazing. I remember loving the game. In fact, I played till 3am last night because I just couldn’t get myself to quit. Luckily, I had studied big time before playing so I think I’m ok.
Dennis has an interesting comment about making a mark on this world. I agree with him totally that we are insignificant specks on this planet. I do want to make my mark, but I’ve come to realize that there are only three ways that will make you be remembered:
And also, you need to kill or save a LOT to be truly remembered. No one remembers the chum who clocked his brother because he stole $10 from him. Everyone will remember if that same guy clocks a federal building or something. Number 3 gets you remembered, but nowhere as much as number 2, and number 1 gets remembered the most. Eg. Adolph Hitler > Mother Teresa > Alexander Graham Bell. I wonder if our webring will produce any mass savers or murderers.
