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My impossible mission is creating an interactive movie. I'd love to design one where the player doesn't have to wait to make a choice. Also, it will be very silly and the actors will be given literal pieces of scenery to chew.

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Mar 10, 2022Liked by Geoffrey Golden

1) I cheated. The fate of the world was on the line and Rufus was most likely definitely going to cheat.

2) I'm partial to Tomorrow Never Dies (I think it was the first Bond movie I saw in the theaters) and then Diamonds Are Forever, because of Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd.

3) My impossible mission is to create the spiritual point-and-click adventure game successor to The Secret of Monkey Island (although Christoph Schultz might have beat me to the punch with his excellent Cleo: A Pirate's Tale: http://cleogame.com/)

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Mar 10, 2022Liked by Geoffrey Golden

1) I didn’t cheat, because winners never cheat, and cheaters never win.

2) Goldfinger is definitely up there, but my favorite might actually be On Her Majesty’s Secret Service--aka the only one with George Lazenby as Bond.

3) My impossible mission is growing and monetizing my newsletter enough so I can feed my family by playing video games. 😎

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1. No cheating. I’m a badass.

2. As soon as I saw the title... fuuuuuuck. Soft spot targeted and hit dead center. I have an entire Wiki about Bond. Favorite, though? Every one of them is a great part of the franchise. My rewatches always start with Dr. No. Brosnan and Craig years are probably the most well made. I’d have to go with Skyfall.

3. Impossible mission? Being a writer and supporting my family on it. Feeling FREE and having idea notes on scraps of paper that morph into books of short stories.

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I cheated. Which is REALLY out of character for me IRL. Maybe it was the thrill of cheating, or maybe I just figured Rufus wasn't the sort of guy to play fair. So, yeah, I cheated. And right away I felt smart. And confident. Super confident! But then it looked like I was gonna get caught, and I cursed myself for cheating, and wondered if maybe this whole thing hadn't been some kind of morality test for people who fancy themselves the good guy. You know, teach people like me a lesson. A trap. Well, I was sweating bullets, tbh, and then I remembered, this whole thing could just come down to luck. And I freaking panicked. Luck?! This did not bode well. But... I was wrong. Everything worked! Cheating worked. Cheaters win! Thanks for the emotional rollercoaster, Geoffrey, and the terrible lesson!

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"whispers with a gravely British accent that conjures respect, authority, and centuries of colonialism" 😂😂😂👏👏👏

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Mar 10, 2022Liked by Geoffrey Golden

Jokes on Rufus, he got my bad eyeball 😏

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Mar 15, 2022Liked by Geoffrey Golden

1. I cheated because one shouldn't leave such high stakes to chance.

2. Goldeneye. Nostalgic.

3. Pay back my student loans!

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I actually DID feel guilty pressing the cheat button... has this something to do with my catholic upbringing?

I’ve never been a Bond guy but I want to compliment you on Lumpyscrumps and a pitch perfect title. I feel like I’m flanked by anglos but the kind that say scones with a long ‘o’ sound.

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