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March 2, 2017 6:35 AM

In the post about orichalcum, a video was linked in the body. Lo and behold, the author, auntie-matter of the video posts in the comments (as a long time lurker, now a member)

(I dug the post for the jokes on Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. The CD version with the digitized voices is worth finding a copy )

posted by k5.user to MetaFilter-Related at 6:35 AM (11 comments total)

Yay, that's awesome! Welcome aboard!
posted by cortex (staff) at 7:29 AM on March 2, 2017

auntie-matter shared more information on ancient and unusual alloys in that thread.

And I'm not sure what's up on Steam and GOG, but here's the first part of a long walk-through video on YouTube, which seems to be the version with digitized voices. (I jumped in to listen, and around the 20 minute mark, orichalcum is being tested in a lab.)
posted by filthy light thief at 7:49 AM on March 2, 2017

(I wasn't sure if linking to GoG would be a bad thing .. I had the soundless version in the 90s because I didn't have a CD player at the time, but then around 2004-6 bought the lost classics collection from LucasArts with Indy, DOTT, Sam/Max and I think a few others, on CD with the digitized voices.. )
posted by k5.user at 7:53 AM on March 2, 2017

Hooooly shit, auntie-matter made our wedding rings!

These were they.

:D
posted by quaking fajita at 7:55 AM on March 2, 2017 [6 favorites]

Hello! Long-time lurker is like 15+ years, even. No idea why it took me that long to actually sign up to be able to post but there you go.

And a past customer of mine is here too. Brilliant. :D
posted by auntie-matter at 8:36 AM on March 2, 2017 [5 favorites]

I got Fate of Atlantis on Steam, and I can confirm it's the talkie version.
posted by zombieflanders at 8:38 AM on March 2, 2017

That blog is full of very useful illustrations of how complex (-to-me, anyway) things are done.

Thanks, Auntie!!!
posted by wenestvedt at 9:23 AM on March 2, 2017

The Etsy link is borked for me, quaking fajita.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 9:42 AM on March 2, 2017 [1 favorite]

Johnny Wallflower, probably because it's a sold and private listing. Visible to me and quaking fajita only.

I hope quaking fajita doesn't mind, I've copied the ring photo to here. The smaller ring is a hammer finished shibuichi (50/50 silver/copper alloy) and the larger is pure silver with half-patina effect.

I really hope this isn't coming off like I'm only here just to pimp my stuff because I'm honestly not. Pimping my Etsy shop is what my reddit account is for...
posted by auntie-matter at 9:53 AM on March 2, 2017 [5 favorites]

Oops, sorry. I thought the previous sales were public.
posted by quaking fajita at 10:26 AM on March 2, 2017

Welcome auntie-matter. A good time to remind people about the Hey That's Me page on the wiki.
posted by jessamyn (retired) at 12:38 PM on March 2, 2017 [1 favorite]