© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-HRogue Recent reviews written by member HRogue en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_275624857220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - Few people were active on the Web before The Darwin Awards rose up to offer outright hilarity to early surfers. Over a decade later the project is still going strong. In addition to the wonderful collection of content at... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~275624857220 Mon, 6 Nov 2006 16:32:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_275624857220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/book-review-79A5-31122C17-39A88F8B-prod5?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - It seems especially appropriate that I should have discovered this listing through the "Products in Search of Opinions" feature. I write for the sake of the expression rather than the trickle of pennies or any sort of recognition, but if... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~960389 Sun, 27 Aug 2000 05:09:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/book-review-79A5-31122C17-39A88F8B-prod5?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/inst-review-DEE-E0E2F4B-398B6B9F-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - I have not been particularly active here lately, but I had to start paying attention again when I heard there was a new category for musicians. Nearly three years ago I made the largest purchase of my life, a Roland XP-80 and assorted accessories... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1442831 Sat, 5 Aug 2000 04:13:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/inst-review-DEE-E0E2F4B-398B6B9F-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-1246-6AF856C-395A8E2A-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - As you walk into the theater for a viewing of the new Shaft movie, it is important to keep in mind that you are entering a totally different universe. Shaft is not merely an action film, it is an incarnation of an action film from the time... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1087157 Wed, 28 Jun 2000 23:20:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-1246-6AF856C-395A8E2A-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/book-review-35B3-676E151-3923BDFD-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - I believe John Stuart Mill is one of the most neglected philosophical minds of the past several centuries. He is often lumped in with contemporaries who developed Utilitarian thought. His legacy is also stained by allegations that his most... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~972043 Thu, 18 May 2000 09:14:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/book-review-35B3-676E151-3923BDFD-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-1394-546CB27-391FDA9E-prod2?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - I read the novel Battlefield Earth many years ago, enjoying it thoroughly without any knowledge of the author's religious movement. Even though I have since become aware of Scientology, having seen the movie I believe it is simply silly to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1100123 Mon, 15 May 2000 10:55:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-1394-546CB27-391FDA9E-prod2?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/game-review-2A16-59E9900-3913322A-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - For a while in 1997 and 1998, I was an enthusiast of Magic: The Gathering. For those who do no know, Magic was once the trading card game and remains the most popular of its kind except among the pre-pubescent crowd who might well have now... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1182870 Fri, 5 May 2000 19:30:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/game-review-2A16-59E9900-3913322A-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/fddk-review-3F39-16825D3A-39047CF0-prod5?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - Although I now consume an average of less than one "drink" with alcohol per day, there was a time when my drinking was both more frequent and less inhibited. During my undergraduate days, I would drink just about anything, provided I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~829555 Mon, 24 Apr 2000 15:52:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/fddk-review-3F39-16825D3A-39047CF0-prod5?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/fddk-review-21F1-1672F0EE-39045575-prod5?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - It has been several years since I last drank Jagermeister, but my memories of it are surprisingly vivid, especially since many of them emerge from nights of binge drinking. Certainly, there are many people who cannot appreciate the unusual taste of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~829574 Mon, 24 Apr 2000 13:16:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/fddk-review-21F1-1672F0EE-39045575-prod5?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/game-review-347B-13D9C588-38FB6C02-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - When I first became a PlayStation enthusiast, I was not a big fan of sporting games. I found some better than others, but I did not really come to appreciate any of the few I had until I started using Triple Play '99. I'm not a particular fan of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1185007 Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:34:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/game-review-347B-13D9C588-38FB6C02-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/game-review-5CD-5ED86BF-38F754AC-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - I had heard some good things about Dead in the Water, so I was delighted to see that it was available for a very low price almost one year ago. I was even more delighted when I finally got the chance to play the game. I believe it is just as good... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1185425 Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:16:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/game-review-5CD-5ED86BF-38F754AC-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/game-review-27FB-1080338B-38F2DF55-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - I've been planning to write on this topic for a while, but it is difficult to pass judgement on this game. It offers a fair degree of action, especially at the higher levels. What I remembered as poor graphics actually turned out to fairly good... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1185990 Tue, 11 Apr 2000 07:57:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/game-review-27FB-1080338B-38F2DF55-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/news-review-3AA2-D6A2AD9-38EAEFA2-prod2?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - The current "big thing" in the astronomical community involves proposals to construct a space-based interferometer. The idea behind the device is that an array of small space telescopes, operating over a vast distance, provides a much... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~864282 Wed, 5 Apr 2000 06:25:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/news-review-3AA2-D6A2AD9-38EAEFA2-prod2?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/game-review-1D73-248E755-38E1E270-prod6?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - After reading a few reviews of this game here, I decided to dig it out, since I had never finished it back in the period when I was acquiring several new games every week. I remembered it was a great deal of fun, but just how much fun really... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1188053 Wed, 29 Mar 2000 11:03:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/game-review-1D73-248E755-38E1E270-prod6?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/game-review-1A8A-94CD78A-38E069D4-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - I went out and picked up this game without much research. I knew that lots of sanctimonious conventional moralists were outraged that it would be named after a substance that gives people joy. Though I am probably not capable of outrage, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1188199 Tue, 28 Mar 2000 08:21:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/game-review-1A8A-94CD78A-38E069D4-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/game-review-6525-4912225-38DAB34F-prod6?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - Over the past couple of years, a few hit games have created a new approach to the action-adventure genre. Traditionally, these games were about outrageous firepower or brutal brawling. Insofar as they ever offered a mental challenge, it was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1189029 Thu, 23 Mar 2000 23:04:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/game-review-6525-4912225-38DAB34F-prod6?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/game-review-DD4-60D6CC7-38D81AC7-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - I am a Civ fan from way back, having spent hundreds, maybe thousands of hours playing the original Civilization game on my PC. I even bought the Avalon Hill board game, although I did not feel it lived up to its computerized successor. When... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1189351 Tue, 21 Mar 2000 22:42:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/game-review-DD4-60D6CC7-38D81AC7-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/musc-review-3136-5F46F04-38D7DAC5-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - In the mid 80s I experienced a major musical breakthrough. As a young teen, I was still listening to the Billboard top 40 and my only real infusion of high quality music came from listening to my parents' old Beatles records. Then Yes released... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1032834 Tue, 21 Mar 2000 20:00:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/musc-review-3136-5F46F04-38D7DAC5-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/game-review-3C68-3EAC977-38D2A21D-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - Duke Nukem -- Time to Kill is one of those games that is hard to appreciate. In reading some of the negative reviews here, I saw a lot of PC Duke fans using their 100-120 words to complain about how it was not like the PC game. FYI, it's also not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1190090 Fri, 17 Mar 2000 19:38:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/game-review-3C68-3EAC977-38D2A21D-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/game-review-464-3A6B7F5-38D1F3DD-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - So far I have not had much luck getting my friends into Vigilante 8: Second Offense. It's a real shame, because they are missing out on a wild ride. I have not been keeping up with new PlayStation releases like I used to, but I made a real effort... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1190183 Fri, 17 Mar 2000 08:06:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/game-review-464-3A6B7F5-38D1F3DD-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-3798-1F009D9-38CD8E2C-prod2?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - It has been some months since I have gone to the theater to view a movie, but recently I wound up with a free pass so I opted to attend a screening of Mission to Mars. It was the only film to draw a full house (at multiple screenings no... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1118511 Mon, 13 Mar 2000 22:11:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-3798-1F009D9-38CD8E2C-prod2?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-4A48-F1E919-38C7F8D8-bd1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - Every once in a while, the people who produce programming for TV actually manage to assemble a team that is more concerned with artistic integrity than commerce. ABC's brainless failure to support Murder One through its troubles, and NBC's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1222902 Thu, 9 Mar 2000 18:25:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-4A48-F1E919-38C7F8D8-bd1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/book-review-11B4-364855E-38C68FC4-prod7?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - In my exploration of the WWW, I have encountered more than a few bizarre conspiracy theories. For that matter, the previous decade saw a rise in the prominence of subversive thought everywhere from learning-oriented cable networks to mainstream... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~981067 Wed, 8 Mar 2000 18:40:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/book-review-11B4-364855E-38C68FC4-prod7?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/game-review-13A-4340D3-38BE8C94-prod7?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - I was never really into the Pokemon craze, being well into my mid 20s when I first heard the word. However, the idea of adding a dimension of training and nurturing to a creature battle game intrigued me. Shortly after getting a PlayStation, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1192750 Thu, 2 Mar 2000 14:33:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/game-review-13A-4340D3-38BE8C94-prod7?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/fddk-review-31CE-296232-38BE4F1F-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author HRogue - When I drink beer, it is usually because I intend to cultivate a state of mild intoxication without stepping over the line to become unambiguously drunk. As such, I do not normally evaluate beer in terms of quenching thirst. In fact, if my pace is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~831251 Thu, 2 Mar 2000 09:44:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/fddk-review-31CE-296232-38BE4F1F-bd3?linkin_id=8003929