From: ydnar@cs.com (rf reddig)
Newsgroups: alt.games.marathon
Subject: Re: Infinity Demo Critters naming Convetion
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1996 17:01:18 -0500
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In article <petrichDy4uG8.LCz@netcom.com>, petrich@netcom.com (Loren
Petrich) wrote:

> In article <32446E37.4AE8@earthlink.net>,
> Gary L. Simmons <gsimmons@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >I am replaying the Infinity Demo after a few times and on level 2 I 
> >finally took a shot at that two long legged, brownish grayish, pincer 
> >mouthed, blue eyed, critter in the first save terminal room with all 
> >the shotgun ammo and the second .44 magnum pistol.  It started 
> >bouncing all around the room like a flea in heat.  What is the name of 
> >that little guy?  What are those wall crawling, floor scooting, water 
> >floating colored balls called?
> 
>         I'm not sure what the Bungie guys call them, but I call the gray 
> ones the frogs and the the blue ones with streaks the beanbags.


:)

the two legged cricket characters are called grendelbeasts, the beachballs
are called potatoanuses, and the floating chars are mothrids.

hope this clears up any confusion. <g>

bueno,
ydnar :)
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