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Do you have a game you play over and over, when nothing else fits your mood? That game that is infinitely re-playable, somewhat the same every time and somewhat new and interesting?

For me it's the games in the Orcs Must Die series. But mostly OMD 3. I play the mode called Scramble, where you have to beat 5 rounds of orcs, and they get harder and harder as you progress. There are random things to make it harder (nerfs) and you can choose 1 thing per round to make it easier (buffs). I've probably played that something like 300 times now since I beat the main game + DLCs a long while ago. I go into a special mental state while playing, since I know it all so well, and just zone out for about an hour each time.

Patient gamers, what's your "I will keep playing this game for the rest of my life" fallback?

Nothing Lasts Forever is a 1984 American science fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by Tom Schiller. Shortly before its intended release date of September, 1984, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer postponed it.

The film has never been officially released theatrically or on home media in the United States, though it was eventually broadcast on Turner Classic Movies. The movie was once uploaded onto YouTube, but was taken down at the insistence of Turner Entertainment, the copyright owner of the pre-1986 MGM film library.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_Lasts_Forever_(film)

Hi I did some searching and didn't see anything, but thought I would get an official answer on this, if I can.

Do the search engines spider and record what's posted or commented on Lemm.ee (specifically)?

Thanks for any info.

Battle in Outer Space (宇宙大戦争, Uchū Daisensō, lit. 'The Great Space War') is a 1959 Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_in_Outer_Space

Red Planet Mars is a 1952 American science fiction film released by United Artists starring Peter Graves and Andrea King. It is based on a 1932 play Red Planet written by John L. Balderston and John Hoare and was directed by art director Harry Horner in his directorial debut.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Planet_Mars

Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497 – between 7 October and 29 November 1543) was a German-Swiss painter and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style, and is considered one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He also produced religious art, satire, and Reformation propaganda, and he made a significant contribution to the history of book design. He is called "the Younger" to distinguish him from his father Hans Holbein the Elder, an accomplished painter of the Late Gothic school.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Holbein_the_Younger

After their plane crashes in the forest of central China, a boy and his guardian encounter an elusive ape-man known as a yeren.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/journey_to_the_forbidden_valley

How many of these things did you already know about?

Out West, the cowboy life was—and still is—a year-round affair. A ranch never sleeps, not even in winter. Cattle need to be herded, fences checked, and horses fed, even when the snow swirls around your boots and the temperatures are so cold they frost your eyelashes. There’s a special magic about that time of year—something enchanting about the stark contrast between the white snow and the dark slash of a steam-powered train, between the pale blue sky and the dark shapes of cows huddled contentedly amid the drifting snow. If you want a real taste of the Old West, there’s no better time to make your pilgrimage than winter.

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Vacation, by the Go-Gos

Bob "Slim" Dunlap (August 14, 1951 – December 18, 2024) was an American rock musician. He was a Minnesota-based guitarist and singer-songwriter who was best known as a member of The Replacements from 1987 to 1991, replacing original lead guitarist Bob Stinson. Dunlap also recorded two solo albums in the mid-1990s. Dunlap died on December 18, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota after a 12 year battle with complications from a stroke he had suffered since 2012. Dunlap was 73 years old.

Virginia Frances Sterrett (1900–1931) was an American artist and illustrator.

More info on this illustration:

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/side-by-side/

Polish, 1857-1945. Roman Kochanowski was a Polish painter and illustrator who lived in Germany. He is mostly known for his landscapes, although he occasionally did portraits as well.

More: https://artvee.com/artist/roman-kazimierz-kochanowski/