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Category Archives: Games

It hates me

I feel this guy’s pain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHaX2QfAJz8

I’m deeply mebelimebelideeply fucking average at GH3, let me tell you.
–c.

Of Heroes and Dragons

I’ve been pretty obsessed with computer games ever since I got my first ZX Spectrum in 1983. I’ve also been a guitar nutjob since I got my first guitar in 1988. So naturally you’d think anywhere that the two fields cross would be a veritable nexus of joy for one such as myself.
I squeak, of [...]

Awesome!

Awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome!
Awesome?
–awesome.

Win!

This is apparently the song that plays over the ending credits when you finish the new game “Portal”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXT2Gm9zSrc

Listen to that and tell me it’s not 100% full of win. Mind you - no real surprise, it’s by the mighty mighty Jonathan Coulton. You know, the guy who did (among other things) Code Monkey.
Now I have [...]

The Most Glorious Page on the Entire Internet

The Your Sinclair Official All-Time Top 100 Spectrum Games.
With download links. Grab an emulator and I’ll see you in a few months!
–c.
PS.  “Wheelie”, down at #88??? Shirley shome mishtake!

Turn your kid’s drawings into videogames

One for the dads here (Whitaker, Spaldin, I’m looking at you). A fantastic article on Wired focusing on game creation for non-programmers.
If only I had the time, I’d have a go myself.
–c.

Second Life: Virtual Utopia of teh FUTURE!

Via Warren Ellis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUqrHwX6xM8

NB: contains um… well… virtual sex, I suppose. But then, there’s not much in Second Life that doesn’t.
–c.

Just waving

Well after quite an intense period of posting, I followed up with a whole week of nothing. What gives, I fail to hear you ask?
Well last Friday was the work Christmas party, which was heaps of fun. Plenty drinking and a bit of dancing and all went well. Then a weekend of Getting Stuff Done [...]