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RickV
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 17:48
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Hi, Lee and I are walking up Snowdon (a big Mountain in Wales). We are doing this with friends from Focus Multimedia with the aim to raise sponsorship for the Entertianment Software Charity.

If anyone would like to sponsor Lee and myself then please post into this forum. You need to state your full name, address and amount of sponsorship. Or you can just email me direct at rick@thegamecreators.com

Lee and I will also make a video when we get to the top and act out a silly scene from FPS Creator (as the owner of Focus will sponsor us $100 to do this). We will also show you this video

Thanks in advance of any contributions.

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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 17:52
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Quote: "Lee and I will also make a video when we get to the top and act out a silly scene from FPS Creator (as the owner of Focus will sponsor us $100 to do this). We will also show you this video"

That's fairly interesting


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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 17:53 Edited at: 2nd Sep 2005 17:57
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sadly i think the reply of this post will be for 90% brumsh*it.
what is it "Entertianment Software Charity" ?? never heard before.

BTW, personally it's a long time i don't "see" Rich Vanner, what about your marriage??

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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 17:54
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Can you share more information about the Entertainment Software Charity?

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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 18:06 Edited at: 2nd Sep 2005 18:07
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im guessing this is the site http://www.escuk.org/

glad to see tgc doing something to raise money for a charity, keep up the good work guys

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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 18:09
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Quote: "BTW, personally it's a long time i don't "see" Rich Vanner, what about your marriage??"


I think your thinking of Rich Davey..

Entertainment Software Charity iirc is a government run system that provides stuggling companies with finances to break into the industry. Failing that someone could just do a websearch for it.

I'd sponser only i'm having money issues of my own here.

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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 18:11
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Good link above, and it sounds like a nice charity. Staff of TGC have been locked in doors creating FPSC for almost a year and now that V1 it's time for an escape from their caves.

I get paid next week on Friday, I'm going to take a look at my paycheck, and if there's a nice amount of extra, I'll donate a little bit.

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RickV
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 18:12
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Yes, http://www.escuk.org/ is the ESC.

My marriage is going great, takes a lot to work on a PC home and tend to the family too. It all seems balanced in general though

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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 18:33
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ops too many rich.

aniway, Rickv i'm glad to see it's all ok.

Btw, i found in your profile
"I've worked on many projects over the years including:
Mini Office, Fun School, STOS, AMOS, Klik & Play, Click & Create, Lego Mindstorms, Rally Championship, Art Attack."

Amos was great. I still have all the version on WinUAE

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i agree it's a good thing to make something for charity. Like let all the people here download stuff without pay an €.

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Cool !

I might donate some money, depends what I have left after this month (had to spend a lot fixing 2 PC's )

Oh and thanks for re-sending the FPSC email, and sorry for my impatience!

Anyway, good luck with the walk.. Good to see you raising money for charity


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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 19:06
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Some factual information:

Mount Snowdon : 1085 metres elevation
Empire State Building: 381 metres(without spire)

Looks like you guys have got helluva climb ahead of you.

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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 20:02 Edited at: 2nd Sep 2005 21:02
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I walked up snowdon a couple of years back, you get some great views if the weather's good.

There's a little train that goes to the top if you want (and a path that goes alongside it in places, that's the one I used), not that I'm suggesting anything *nudge nudge* (j/k)

I'll e-mail my info, would I be able to pay via paypal as my card's gone walk-about?

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Cant wait to see the video, lol
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 21:23 Edited at: 2nd Sep 2005 21:23
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Cool . What route are you taking? When I did Snowdon the other week with some friends, we started about half way up at the main carpark (which is usually packed), and went via Crib Goch (a cool rocky ridge bit which aparently several people died on last year (only from underestimation of ability required, and lack of knowledge and brain cells)). I think starting from futher down can seriously increase the effort required. Good luck .

p.s. You're not taking the train are you ?

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they are jumping out of a plane on to the top of the mountain

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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 21:54
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Try not to get Snowd on...


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@ Jimmy

ROFL

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Posted: 3rd Sep 2005 07:23
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Jimmy are you ill or something? I expect better from you -_-

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Posted: 5th Sep 2005 23:49
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We made it up to the top!

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Posted: 5th Sep 2005 23:50
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And here's Mr Bamber (cowboy coder)!

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Posted: 5th Sep 2005 23:52
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Here's the mountain.

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MiR
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Posted: 5th Sep 2005 23:53
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woot! So when do you release that video you mentioned? Could do with a laugh...
Did you manage to raise much?


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That pic was taken about 1/3 up the climb. In all we walked for 5 1/2 hours. Not bad when you consider we sit in front of screens all day.

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Lee's looking a little plumish, I see - should go up and down Snowdon a few times - do him a world of good

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Video will be made soon - just too busy with FPSC release. So far Lee and I have raised about £180. Will let you all know the full total of the team when it's added up.

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Quote: " Lee's looking a little plumish, I see - should go up and down Snowdon a few times - do him a world of good"

lol. Tis the problem with being a programmer. Maybe someone should invent the auto exicise chair.
Quote: " Video will be made soon"

Good. Good. Don`t want to rush you. Its hardly the most important thing goning on now.


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Awesome: good for you guys.

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wow, the first photo, rick, you got 4 legs...

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nice photo, nice work. can't wait for the video!

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Quote: "We are doing this with friends from Focus Multimedia..."


Are they the famous French ones?

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Congrats.

@Rick - There should be an e-mail from me in your inbox somewhere, seeing as the walk's been and gone you might as well ignore it.

Congrats again.

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