For some reason the other day (other week?) I was thinking about the various Lego video game franchises out in the wild: Lego Star Wars (2 games) Lego Indiana Jones (2 games) Lego Batman and Robin Lego Harry Potter These games are actually really fun, and I got to thinking about other franchises that might… Continue reading Lego video games
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Oregon Lottery Space Invaders!
I find it rather surreal that the Oregon Lottery is now offering Space Invaders lottery tickets. Seriously. It’s part of their “Travel back” line of Scratch-Its. They look rather complicated though, and cost $3 a pop. Now they need to come out with other classic arcade games: Pac Man, Donkey Kong, Asteroids…
About those people waiting in line for a PS3…
Something I don’t really get about those people (mostly young?) waiting—no, camping—in line for days outside of stores like Best Buy for the PlayStation 3… Do they not have jobs, that they can take the time to spend a week camping out at a store? And if they don’t have jobs, how can they afford… Continue reading About those people waiting in line for a PS3…
PlayStation 2
So I had a bunch of Christmas and birthday money this year and decided to go crazy and do something I normally wouldn’t do: I bought a PlayStation 2 game system. I know, I know, new XBox, yadda yadda, but frankly there’s a larger library of PS2 games out there and most of the ones… Continue reading PlayStation 2
Interactive fiction
Every once in awhile, I duck into the world of interactive fiction (IF; also known as the world of “text adventures,” for those of you who are appropriately old-school), one of my all-time favorite computer game genres, to get an idea of what’s new in the field and what’s been happening. (If you don’t know… Continue reading Interactive fiction
Leeroy Jenkins!
My brother sent me this video the other day, and it’s the funniest thing I’ve seen in awhile (you have to be nerdy to really appreciate it though): Leeroy Jenkins (Windows Media File, 5MB). I’ve been laughing over it for days. It’s a clip from the World of WarCraft multiplayer online game, of a group… Continue reading Leeroy Jenkins!
Emergent
This is interesting: Sims 2 hacks spread like viruses, where hacks that people have made to their Sims 2 game has unintentionally spread among unsuspecting users. In-game virus? Entire neighborhoods of Sims are being mysteriously graced with eternal youth, while some characters are finding all their needs fulfilled by a single shot of magic espresso.… Continue reading Emergent
Grand Theftendo
Via Slashdot tonight, this is totally amazing and cool: Grand Theftendo, a port of Grand Theft Auto III to the original Nintendo Entertainment System (an 8-bit machine!). (“Port” is a bit misleading; it’s all original, from the graphics to the dialogue to the code—it’s probably more of a tribute.) What’s more, the guy is writing… Continue reading Grand Theftendo
Sony Bend… Again!
I saw this yesterday (actually, my wife saw it and sent me the link) and forgot to blog it: “Bend firm gets paid to play,” about the mysterious Sony Bend and the release of their third Syphon Filter game. As usual, Jake beat me to the punch on blogging this and gives me entirely too… Continue reading Sony Bend… Again!
Matrix Cheat Codes
At work today a couple of us were jokingly speculating as to what earlier versions of The Matrix would be like—or, more accurately, what we would imagine they’d be like—and I came up with Half-Life. Basically, imagine the Matrix v1 as a first-person shooter. Makes perfect sense! All they essentially do in the Matrix is… Continue reading Matrix Cheat Codes