A video compilation of deaths from old school video games, from Pong and Space Invaders right on up to Afterburner.The music is a MIDI version of Mad World.
The Great Gatsby Game! It’s like Super Mario but with more cultural subtext!
No seriously, it’s a game. You can play it (for free) here.
This is amazing. Even if I do think the book is kinda overrated.
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The second humble bundle has been released. It contains Braid, Cortex Command, Machinarium, Osmos, and Revenge of the Titans. You pay however much you want and the money is split, by you, among the developers, the humble bundle group, Child’s Play and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Go pick up some great games for a great cause. Here’s a quick, spoiler filled, review of the end of the game from sostark. Check it out here.
Don’t know the other games but Braid is worth whatever you decide to pay alone. Check out my post about the game in Austin’s link above.
The way this intertwines the plot-oriented dialogues with action-oriented battles is most promising.
The last level and full ending to Braid.
It’s here that all of the hype over this video game paid off for me. The first time through the stage you and the princess are racing through the level away from The final boss. She undos dead ends and booby traps for you as you both run to safety.
The second time through is in reverse (or is it now forwards?) Now the princess is racing from you, setting booby traps and creating dead ends as you chase after her. Finally when you both get to the boss he rescues her from you, not the other way around.
It was such a shock when I first saw it; after a whole game of “rescuing the princess” to find out you were the bad guy. Not all princesses need rescuing. Self-delusion is such a powerful thing.
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SMB-Themed Office Equipment of the Day: Super Mario Bros. 2 filing cabinet.
Thank you Mario! But our tax forms are in another drawer.
[spritestitch.]
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SMB-Themed Office Equipment of the Day: Super Mario Bros. 2 filing cabinet.
Thank you Mario! But our tax forms are in another drawer.
[spritestitch.]
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BioShock, the best proof yet that video games can be art.
I recently bought and completed my first console video game since high school. BioShock is a really amazing First-Person-Shooter (FPS) video game that completely blew me away and really made me reconsider what video games are capable of. I liked it so much I wrote a longer review/rant about the game, if you’re interested in reading it, click here.
