March 2010
1 post
September 2009
1 post
PSPGo, and the merits of downloadable games
This is something I posted as a comment on 1Up.com’s news story about a Dutch retailer boycotting the PSPGo. Copy/pasting for posterity —
I’m glad PSP’s ‘go’ing pure download. It’s about time. I think digital distribution will be a great boon for the games industry, provided they can simultaneously keep pirating to a minimum. And I agree with...
August 2009
1 post
Sci-fi suggestions
Recent email exchange with a co-worker turned to “what sci-fi movies do you like and think maybe should be remade?” Because it’s so easy to copy-paste, here’s what I told him —
I thought AvP was a fun idea, but they don’t even come close to the original Alien. So far removed from what appealed to me about that movie. Alien, for me, wasn’t centered around the ...
July 2009
1 post
June 2009
4 posts
May 2009
9 posts
Lucky Ju Ju - Home →
Vintage pinball hands-on collection in Alameda.
Suzanne Ciani - Xenon 1979 - 1980 →
Suzanne Ciani did the sound design and music for the Xenon pinball machine. This page briefly explains her involvement and links to a few video interviews about the game.
April 2009
25 posts
Twitters 2009.0419 - 2009.0424
20090419
10:09 Playing Carcassonne:The Discovery at a Los Altos book store/cafe with Cor. #
18:56 Current console game: THE RED STAR (PS2). Handheld: VP:COTP. Like the former for pure dumb game fun, the latter for grid battles. #gamelog #
20090420
21:45 Just watched Krull. Guess I managed to not really see it for over 25 years. Interminable editing, but some fun now-campy effects. #
20090421
22:47...
Twitters 2009.0418 -- Cats, valkyries and vampires
07:18 My cat has a habit of sitting on my lap when I’m at my home computer. He complains when I don’t immediately pick him up when I sit down. #
08:27 Playing Carcassonne: The Discovery at LeBo with my bff. #
13:51 VALKYRIE PROFILE: COTP is kinda hard. Still deciding if I like that about it. 3:42 in. Stuck on Aullewyn Keep. #gamelog #
14:55 Oh. Guess that level in COTP was nigh...
Twitterings 2009.0416 - 2009.0417
0416
11:18 VALKYRIE PROFILE:COTP it is. I’m hooked. Played this morning. Already hitting some difficult battles. Music sounds so retro. #gamelog #
0417
07:42 Morning commute #podcast is STUFF YOU MISSED IN HISTORY CLASS. Archimedes. The Marshal(l?) Plan. #
Twitters 2009.0415 -- Stars, Valkyries and...
06:37 Listened to Dead Stars (Covenant) this morning. Played RED STAR (PS2) last night. #gamelog #
09:45 Started VALKYRIE PROFILE: COVENANT OF THE PLUME (DS). Something about strategy RPGs really appeals to me. VPCotP does it. #gamelog #
19:06 Wife is playing PIXEL JUNK MONSTERS. She plays it a little each day. Each day for the last six months. She’s rainbow-obsessed. #gamelog #
Twittens 2009.0414
08:20 I kinda lied. Just bought another video disc. This time: Bottle Rocket Criterion Collection on blu-ray. Buying it on DVD was an oversight. #
12:01 So it begins. I was surprised to learn that retail boxes of PATAPON 2 (PSP) won’t contain a UMD disc, just a voucher to download the game. #
19:39 Yes, @briandickens, Patapon 1 is great. PSP (as is DS) is heading toward a downloadable...
Twittin - 2009.0413
07:04 Returning to the hover-racing leagues of WIPEOUT PULSE (PSP). Also playing THE RED STAR (PS2). Both are stylish and technofilled. #gamelog #
07:36 Haunting image in the sky above Mountain View. Chemtrail abruptly turns dark. But lighter normal trail appearing within it. #
20:55 Received a copy of the Bottle Rocket Criterion Collection. Probably the last DVD I ever buy. Physical media’s...
Tweets 2009.0409 - 2009.0410
2009.0409
07:39 Commute #podcast is THE TREATMENT with guest Tony Gilroy talking about Duplicity and Michael Clayton and advice from Sidney Pollack. #
18:47 Crash landing on alpha tomorrow. #
2009.0410
06:51 Watched a lot of teknoviking and laughing babies last night on the YouTube via the Apple TV. Cleansing my mind’s palate after Jesus Camp. #
07:04 Arbor Day! Tree at last, thank FSM...
Twitters 2009.0408
09:18 Not much time for #gamelog lately, but I’ve been squeezing in some PEGGLE (XBLA) challenges before I pass out in the evening. SCRABBLE too. #
22:34 Lost my last derby at 3-3 in HENRY HATSWORTH. Time to grind some more. #gamelog #
Twitsngiggles 2009.0407
08:13 Wife gave me an Edward Gorey retrospective book for our second anniversary. I gave her a pun. Told her that I’m hopelessly “cotton” her web. #
19:45 Dinner at Boardwalk in Mountain View. Watching an LCD tv fail spectacularly. Blacks are all glitched out. #
Twittzleplix - 2009.0406
07:43 Morning commute #podcast is THE BUGLE. Satire gives the beginning of the work week some levity. #
08:07 I don’t mind high-falutin’ people, but I can’t stand mediocre folks who put on airs. #
16:54 Watched the last of Battlestar Galactica. That show became a complete mess by the end. Wholly unsatisfying. No cohesion, only tangents. #
Twitters 2009.0404 - 2009.0405
April 4th.
20:56 TALES OF VESPERIA took up a chunk of my afternoon. Just got the ship. Now dabbling in the hybrid brawler-shmup, THE RED STAR (PS2). #gamelog #
April 5th.
13:30 Played some blurry shmups and pinball at Santa Cruz boardwalk arcades. Soothing the sensory overload headache with Thai lunch. #
16:17 Thanks for the leisurely day, Santa Cruz. #
17:30 Picked up some books at Atlantis...
Twitters 2009.0403
08:11 HENRY HATSWORTH, meet Janelle Monae. Morning #gamelog and music. #
18:25 C code I’m porting to ActionScript is like a Matrushka doll made of logic. #
20:19 Picked up the Nintendo balance board and a copy of Endless Ocean. Now I can Wii Fit and reef it. #
Twittles 2009.0402
07:08 Good show! Dinged the Gentleman’s Pipe in HENRY HATSWORTH. Making a habit of pre-work coffee and games at LeBo. #gamelog #
10:33 I’m not interested in American Idol, but the cackling co-worker cluster 10 feet away doesn’t care. I need noise-canceling headphones. #
21:33 Finally retrieved my copy of GUITAR HERO: METALLICA. It’s loaded with music that’s a dream to...
Twitness 2009.0401
06:31 Good morning, Blossom Dearie. Merci beau coup for that voice of yours. #
08:14 Morning #gamelog coffee with HENRY HATSWORTH. Still enjoying it. The commute #podcast was GIANT BOMBCAST, which is now my favorite vg show. #
Twitz 2009.0331
08:17 HENRY HATSWORTH #gamelog breakfast. THE BUGLE #podcast commute. That’s Tuesday morning, March 31, 2009. #
14:44 In crunch mode. Scheduling moments to take a deep breath. #
March 2009
72 posts
Tweetles 2009.0330
09:48 I’ve been skipping podcasts I once enjoyed because of how chit-chatty and off-topic they have become. My standards or the quality changing? #
11:35 Felt the earthquake while having an iteration meeting. Wasn’t too strong here at EARS. tinyurl.com/c6hnv5 #
18:00 May have just listened to the last episode of ASK MICK LASALLE (SF Chronicle’s movie #podcast). Hope not,...
Twitterkins 2009.0329
00:14 Just played several sets in ROCK BAND 2 with Cor. Thought our unborn might enjoy the singing. Also, the C&C RED ALERT demo on PS3. #gamelog #
14:53 Saw MONSTERS VS. ALIENS this morning. Top-notch animation work and character design, especially Colbert as president on the keyboard. #
Twitters 2009.0328
11:12 Ding! Gentleman’s Pantaloons acquired in HENRY HATSWORTH. That boss was no ‘cake’ walk. #gamelog #
13:29 Shadows of tree branches on soft park grass, swaying gently chaotic — looks like a green fire’s embers, glowing in a breeze. #
Twitterings 2009.0327
07:41 Truly don’t know if I like the drunken mushmouth hosting style of 1Up’s LISTEN UP #podcast. Annoying or endearing? #
08:15 My on-the-go game these days is HENRY HATSWORTH. I’m a sucker for 2D sprite-work and HH does it quite well. #gamelog #
12:33 Porting C++ code into ActionScript 3.0. Not a copy/paste job, but far less difficult than I thought it would be. #
17:39 Evening...
Twittering 2009.0326
14:11 So busy with work and extracurriculars, I’ve gotten woefully behind on my Google Reader feeds. [ cat feeds.rss | reader.app | rem_dreams ] #
Twitterings 2009.0325
13:16 Enjoyed the 45 minutes, or so, of HENRY HATSWORTH (DS) I’ve played. Lovely sprites. Convinced @Greenspeak to buy it at lunch today. #gamelog #
22:48 Slowly but surely configuring the new a/v receiver. Still no audio, but I have the component, HDMI and OSD all playing nicely. #
Twittervision (3D) →
Watch Twitterposts happen in real-time on a 3D-globe. Something about it is kind of compelling, like eavesdropping on the entire planet. I’m sure someone’s already done it, but I’d like to see this…
2009.0324 Twitterings
06:25 Marketers and product-oriented businesses only pollute Twitter with their presence. Most of them haven’t a clue and generate pure noise. #
08:19 Surprised at how precise and difficult PRINNY (PSP) is, even on ‘easy.’ Certainly no cake walk, though there are a lot of desserts. #gamelog #
12:01 Eating at my desk / Too much work to do these days / Must make the deadline....