tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26420092.post2532176339775149017..comments2023-10-16T21:11:30.335+01:00Comments on Space Cat Rocket Ship: Death by Space OctopusPacianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15674211302650875387noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26420092.post-46089966334852289022007-04-12T05:07:00.000+01:002007-04-12T05:07:00.000+01:00How about Octospacies? Okay, that's too teletubby....How about Octospacies? Okay, that's too teletubby. I was thinking more on the lines of James Bond's Octopussy and that some of your octopusi could have a sexy kinda wiggle when they attacked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26420092.post-55880246415769793512007-04-09T15:06:00.000+01:002007-04-09T15:06:00.000+01:00'space octopi'That's what I'm trying to avoid. We...<EM>'space octopi'</EM><BR/><BR/>That's what I'm trying to avoid. We're taught in school that the plural of octopus is octopi, but etymologically, apparently 'octopuses' is correct. 'Octopuses' is also the term most frequently used by those who study them.<BR/><BR/>But if I called them space octopuses, it would <EM>look</EM> wrong.Pacianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674211302650875387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26420092.post-86428837946574411542007-04-09T08:54:00.000+01:002007-04-09T08:54:00.000+01:00Wouldn't they be 'space octopi,' if there were mul...Wouldn't they be 'space octopi,' if there were multiple creatures? Great-looking game, though I think I might cringe at the debriefing session, which would probably tell me that my skill level sucks like a vacuum cleaner...Tinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584047180190646921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26420092.post-56275428809064295942007-04-08T17:49:00.000+01:002007-04-08T17:49:00.000+01:00@D: I may consider naming an individual Space Octo...@D: I may consider naming an individual Space Octopus 'Bloop', if the need arises.<BR/><BR/>@M: My mum has always been better with VCRs than me. I always set the date wrong or something and end up recording the wrong thing.<BR/><BR/>@DK: I may call one of the missions "Eight Legs Good, Two Legs Better", but the plot is all up in the air at the moment.<BR/><BR/>---<BR/><BR/>I am considering calling them 'Astropods', as a kind of riff on Cephalopods.Pacianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674211302650875387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26420092.post-1315656905708627632007-04-08T13:12:00.000+01:002007-04-08T13:12:00.000+01:00How about "Attack of the Octopedes from the Big Bl...How about "Attack of the Octopedes from the Big Black Beyond," or "Eight Legs Good Two Legs Better"?Disillusioned kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161675225308027868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26420092.post-16833830278609537542007-04-08T01:50:00.000+01:002007-04-08T01:50:00.000+01:00You could hook up with the Church of the Flying Sp...You could hook up with the Church of the Flying Spagetti Monster. Yall could have a partnership. <BR/><BR/>I am really impressed that you can actually make this game. Cool. I am still hoping that I can learn to master a VCR before it is too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26420092.post-55813841902177690802007-04-07T20:35:00.000+01:002007-04-07T20:35:00.000+01:00Er... Bloop?Er... Bloop?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com