Monthly Archives: June 2008

Pinback’s Top Ten Games of All-Time: #0

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Pinback

#0: Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor (2008) As I said before, this list is “genre based”, in that I tried to make sure that no basic gaming genre ended up with more than one entry. Whether this was … Continue reading →

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Beaver: A-K-Q

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

Sorry, sorry, lots of articles in the hopper, none are done right now. Allow me to link an MP3. I was in a band called Beaver when I was at Syracuse University. This was the first song all four of … Continue reading →

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Tomb of the Hardcore Casual Gamer

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

In this, a new ongoing feature, we introduce the Forgotten Tomb of the Hardcore Casual Gamer. Seeing how last night I installed a high score kit into my Asteroids (hardcore!) and played some Team Fortress 2 on a server selected … Continue reading →

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Pinback’s Top Ten Games of All-Time: #1

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Pinback

#1: Civilization IV (2005) My history with the Civilization games is checkered at best. I remember when the original first came out. I was right there in line to buy it the day it was released. I bought it along … Continue reading →

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Actors in Text Games, Part One

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

When I made A Crimson Spring, I was learning a new IF programming language, drawing comic book-style art after a lengthy layoff, getting music integrated, and displaying graphics. I didn’t have nearly enough time to get all that stuff presented professionally before the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on D&D, 4th Edition

Posted on June 23, 2008 by bruce

I’m still in the PHB, but: The new alignment system (LG,G,E,CE,”unaligned”) sucks. Really. The new cosmography also sucks, but, hey, I *liked* the Great Wheel. The new races…well, I miss half-orcs. Gnomes can suck it. Dragonborn? HELLO MUNCHKINVILLE. Eladrin? WTF? … Continue reading →

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Pinback’s Top Ten Games of All-Time: #2

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Pinback

#2: Rollercoaster Tycoon (1999) Before there was Mall Tycoon, and Zoo Tycoon, and Crackhouse Tycoon, and Auschwitz Tycoon, there was Rollercoaster Tycoon. Let me start the review with the end of the review, which is that there still has never … Continue reading →

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2008 U.S. Open Playoff Round Analysis

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

(OK, this is ICJ taking over at this point, as I think what happened made Pinback’s heart go out.) My first job was as a clerk at a driving range. You did a little of everything there: cashier, dude-who-runs-the-tractor-that-picks-up-the-balls, BALL … Continue reading →

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Bruce Everiss Would Appear to be a Cunt

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

Whoa, lookee here! http://ramraider.blogspot.com/2008/06/bruce-everiss-cunt.html Stuart Campbell is, of course, one of the few gaming journalists that has actually furthered the goddamn art, so if he’s getting blamed for something – anything – I assume the other party is in the … Continue reading →

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Acceptance – Phantoms (2005) review

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

I bought this CD off THE BAY, as it was only $3 and I have been listening to a rip of it virtually every day for the last two years. Before you project me as a monster, please note that … Continue reading →

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