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Old footage from ABC Nightline

Tyger

Old School, New Tricks
online video, circa '85, "Nightline" (related to the "Chronicles of War" thread)

http://www.webdogradio.us/shorts/ABC85.wmv

right click and 'save as' for best results, it should open with most windows media players. It's a 12 meg video, you've been warned.

What you're looking at is, admitedly, horrid video. MY source tape is a 5th generation, but I think it's relavant to another topic on the boards here. Basically, it's from a 1985 (I think?) episode of "Nightline", in which they talk about the "War game" of paintball. This goes hand-in-hand with the discussion about "War themes", but I wanted to distinguish it as it's own thing.

But this goes with the discussion that the medai hasn't ever had a field day with paintball. This is proof that, early on, it did.

Later on this weekend I'll re-format the footage from their psycholgist who said that paintball, as a game, is harmful to the players, encouraging violent behavior. You'll love it. :)

Anyhow, in the short term, share and enjoy.

-Tyger
 

Mikey D

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did u hear that woman. 3000 rounds in 2 games. i sure hope they r long games. coz else what were they doin, tryin to shoot planes out the sky???? but apart from that, it aint half changed over the years, an u wonder why ppl think were just their tryin to play war games.
 

Tyger

Old School, New Tricks
Drinkin a BUD! At the field! And not just a 12 ouncer, no! :)

You think tha'ts fun, I'm uploading the highlight reel from the rest of that Nightline now. It'll probably be up by the time most of you folks read this.

http://www.webdogradio.us/shorts/Nightline2.wmv You know the drill. Again, why am I doing this? Mainly as a "Way it was" thing, but also becasue this happened, and it's an idea what a major network can bring to bear if they want to.

Share and enjoy.

-Tyger