Monthly Archives: August 2008

Ssshould I purrrrrchase Tigerrrr Woodssss Aught-Nine

It iss difficult to know wherrre to beginn. Tigerrr hath sssssuch mixed reviews lassssst yearrr. And yet, the finalized product wassss clearly unplayable. Sssss. I would enjoy, hurm, a golfing experrrrience that did not fracturrrr time so readily, and was … Continue reading →

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Arkanoid

Today’s update is just me pointing to the new Arkanoid page.

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jrok’s Williams FPGA… in development!

If you are like me, you acquire arcade games. Let’s just stop with that. You are probably not like me, going forward from here, but we’ll try to keep things interesting and geeky from here. If you are like me, … Continue reading →

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Where I Stopped Playing The Game

ZORK: GRAND INQUISITOR: When Michael McKean said that the upcoming puzzle will test my “ability to click.” ULTIMA 9: ASCENTION: When I left the original area and traveled down the street and saw how laggy and unplayable the game was. … Continue reading →

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Positive Trends in Drunkenness

I would like to alert you all to what I feel is a very positive trend, at least as positive as something can be in the sinful, destructive realm of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. The topic of today’s report is: … Continue reading →

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Defcon Nite Results

Well, the maiden voyage of Defcon Nite is over. There were some ups and downs, but taken all together, for a first time attempt, I’d say that even though there were a few glitches here and there, still at the … Continue reading →

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Retrospect: the 2004 New Orleans Saints

The 2004 New Orleans Saints are the only team that I have seen pack it in during the second game of the NFL season. It’s quite true. Years from now history will forget, but I won’t — the 2004 San … Continue reading →

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Michael Phelps 8 gold medals YAWN

The Summer Olympics, where we drag out sports nobody gives a fuck about every 4 years. The last time I watched a swim meet was Back to School with Rodney Dangerfield, and that was actually diving and pretty goddman entertaining … Continue reading →

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Save Everywhere

When it comes to computer and console games, there is one sure-fire way to make me despise the game, the developers, its publisher and all the testers (I started off my career as a printer driver tester, so that hate … Continue reading →

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Warlords for the 360 Live Arcade

I have an article I have been meaning to write for months now, about the game Castle Crisis. It is an arcade-perfect translation of Warlords for the Atari 800. If you had a 2600 (and any taste!) you probably played … Continue reading →

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