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Warlords for the 360 Live Arcade

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

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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How Not to Buy an Xbox 360

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

I did finally buy a 360 on Thursday, so let me give some advice to other people who might be thinking of doing the same, so they don’t make the same mistake as I. If you’re like me, you’ve taken … Continue reading →

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Here’s Hot Dog Wednesday Update

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

I missed the first day since making this a blog! You know what meme I like? Hitting the f key a lot. It’s going to take off. But how do I react to missing a day? F-f-ffffffff-aaaack! Anyway, I am … Continue reading →

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Let’s Catch Up With the PGA

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Pinback

2008 PGA Championship DISASTER UPDATE!!!!!!!!! The second round is virtually over, so let’s check our masters of disaster to see how the four most loathesome men in golf fared today! For each douche, I will at the end rate them … Continue reading →

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Caltrops Has an RSS Feed Now

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

Hi! ICJ here. As you can see, I have pretty much taken the last few days off, as Pinback has helpfully described the sorts of foods he could throw back into his slavering maw every single day. This has been a … Continue reading →

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Necrotic Drift is today’s update for Play This Thing

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

Emily Short wrote up a nice piece for today’s game on Play This Thing. It is honestly things like this that makes it — the creation of text games — all worthwhile. Plus, Play This Thing has a nice web layout. … Continue reading →

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There’s no sports games on the PC anymore

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

I’m on vacation this week, but I am trying to write stuff in advance and set it to publish in the future. Here is a post I wrote on Caltrops regarding Peter Moore, President of EA Sports, telling us why … Continue reading →

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Music collaboration!!

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

A few years ago I did the vocal, bass and drum tracks to a few new songs, in what would have been the third Beaver compact disc. It never materialized for a number of reasons – the fact that we … 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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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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