Fortix? Never heard rumors about it
"Thanks for Fortix"... It doesn't even sound good
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Having played it and its sequel, they're not bad. They were kinda used as currency back in the day, though...or something. Not sure how it became a meme.
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I think it was the cheapest game in the store for a good while
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Not sure how it became a meme.
As I understand it, Fortix as a meme first started as a thing because it was one of the cheapest (if not the cheapest) games on Steam pre-trashware-spam-era. Then users started giving the game away en masse, which was then followed by the developer doing a mass giveaway for the game. (See this thread.)
That all led to the game being firmly imprinted in users minds, especially considering the circumstances back then- after all, as I noted earlier, trashware wasn't really as established a thing (meaning mass giveaways were rare :P). Conversely, Bad Rats became "a thing" because it was trashy, during that period when trashy games were rare.
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Thanks! I was around those days, but I'd completely forgotten about all of that.
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Heck, I wasn't. I'm just very meme-aware.
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I think the best part of that bit of SG history was when a few SGers started to dominate the public high scores for Fortix and there was one of us who could occasionally dethrone the SG Fortix Queen, who would then fight right back for her title!
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Conversely, Bad Rats became "a thing" because it was trashy, during that period when trashy games were rare.
I've only played Bad Rats Show, but it's astonishing how okay the game is compared to the peak "fake game" era.. Physics is wonky beyond belief, a tad distasteful here and there, but it works and while through - mostly - absurdity, there's fun to have.
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After reading your comment, I felt slight sadness when I realized how I had accepted it as a norm that we have endless supply of garbage games on store. There has always been bad games, of course, but now it is common to find these things that are mere husks of actual games - never meant to be completed.
I think that we consumers gorge way too happily too much shit. What a race to the bottom.
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The tradition wanted that if you won fortix, you would gift fortix, kind of a relay race.
I was lucky enough to win fortix and bad rats on sg, while skyrim was gotten elsewhere.
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Question. I've won Fortix 2, but acquired Fortix through a bundle or something. Are people like me disqualified? Thanks.
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I sadly never got Fortix. Here's to trying again. :P
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This is beautiful - except Bad Rats, that one really doesn't deserve a mention with the other two! I do like the giveaway sheet :)
Good luck with the group :)
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It's not me who chose those games, it's the people!!1! :v
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mustve missed something because ive never heard of fortix like I have of skyrim and bad rats.
fortix isnt even in my ignored list thats how little I know that game. how have I avoided that part of history
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That was a bit of a thing 6-7 years ago when it was the cheapest game you could buy on Steam.
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that will explain it then. wasnt here or even on steam by that time. we still got 2 games going strong though just need to bring back that one, sadly though plenty of games are even cheaper then that
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How am I to win skyrim if you don't provide a safe road into the land of dragons?
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IDK, people not always like joke-groups. Maybe if you make giveaways for the members often, you could entice them to join. Games like Skyrim would be good rewards, I recon.
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heh, it's not for the giveaways, it's for the fame! =P
(also it would not be my first failed attempt at doing something here)
I know, it's not that easy to find a cheap copy though.. :\
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I remember them all, but I only won Fortix from the holy trinity.
I think I was part of a Fortix chain, where if you won you were expected to make a giveaway for the same game.
Skyrim was in too high demand and I couldn't win, so I bought it myself. Bad Rats...well, it seemed to be promoted as a so-bad-it's-good kind of game, so I avoided it!
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It's bad, I admit it. But compared to the real crap one can buy in Steam today, I have to tell you I had some fun playing it :)
I didn't had to grind for achievements.. got most of them by playing normally.. just replayed some level to get a better score
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I've won Skyrim and Fortix 2 and I somehow acquired Bad Rats at some point but not from here.
Kind of curious how many people the group will gather though, can't be that many people who won the trinity of finest games :D
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I can't believe it, I won two of three. The only one I haven't won is Bad Rats π
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I have heard about Skyrim:Legendary Edition & Bad Rats. Haven't heard about Fortix. But wasn't the Barbie a thing like skyrim and Bad rats?
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I miss Student123. Hopefully they're doing well!
Barbie is love! Barbie is life!
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as godprobe said, that was Student's intent, but it never really spread as those three.
guess that could be in the runner ups, together with shan-gui (was that the name?) and garfield kart (if i remember correctly)
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I have Bad Rats, but Fortix is still out of my grasp.
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I think Skyrim was one of the the few games I actually pre-ordered, don't think I'll be doing that with any Bethesda games again... π
So I'll never get to part of your group even if I win the other two π
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I did indeed win Skyrim on SG, but it's never crossed my mind to actually enter GAs for Bad Rats. As for Fortix, this is the first time I've heard of such a meme, must have been before my time.
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Out of the three I'm missing only Fortix but I'm still disappointed at myself for not commenting "Thanks for Skyrim" when I got the chance!!
So I deem myself not worthy to win the holy trinity!
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I won a copy of Fortix here, got the achievements and joined the steamgroup
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I'm still missing the last achievement.. this could be the right excuse to get it :)
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Amazing how I have not somehow obtained Fortix or Bad Rats after all these years. Entered lots of giveaways for both.
I did eventually win a giveaway for Fortix 2 though.
Thanks for the chance! o/
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interesting conditions.. thanks for the giveaways!
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Sadly(?), only one of the three here as an SG win, though I own all three.
Fortix - picked it up on Steam in 2011, as part of this package: Indie Fantasy Pack for $4.99 (also included Faerie Solitaire before Pkeod's massive SG debut giveaway!)
Bad Rats - from Indiegala Bundle 5 in 2012, for $6.00 (and Fortix 2 came from IG Bundle 2!)
Skyrim - a 2012 SteamGifts winter holiday group giveaway win! :D (after which, GamersGate made a price booboo on the Bethesda pack, and so I promptly gave away a copy of Skyrim myself a few days later!)
Still hoping to get Bad Rats Show from SG at some point though! And maybe Skyrim VR, but I don't own a VR set yet.
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YAY! My firt elite pal :D
I knew I couldn't be the only one!
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Guess this is for the old timers then. Been here two years and I have yet to see a GA for Fortix or Bad Rats. Skyrim has a legendary special super ultra version now so I've seen a handful of them.
Thanks for the puzzle. Not sure if I can get into it but I'll definitely give it a go.
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Hi everyone :)
Not long ago, someone made me realize that winning all of those three games that are part of SG's history is not that common.
Of course I'm referring to
So, if there's any of you who (like me) was lucky enough to win em all, they can be admitted into this super elitist group. =P
Every requester will obviously have their wins checked, just to be sure they are not lying.
UPDATE: I don't get any notification when someone requests to join the group so, if you do, please let me know (here or on Steam), thanks :)For those who don't, here's a little chance to see the almighty space cat and rise to an higher level (win-wise)
Just follow this link and look for the right path to giveaways.
Heard there's a safe road along A14 AM6 H17 AH21 Y15 while another should be through J17 G16 E11 AE16 B8. Have a safe journey :)
If you don't trust links, there's an image below of what you find if you click the link :)
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