Updating A Classic
While playing Mario Kart Wii, for some reason I was reminded of this Far Side cartoon:
I decided to update it a bit for the videogaming era:
Heh. (Click the pic for full size.)
I'm Ridiculously Excited About This Game
Seriously, folks, an 8 bit game in today's heated video game climate? And a Mega Man one, at that? I am so stoked.
Wii's Back — Wheeee!
That's right, the Wii arrived back, safe and sound. Turns out my "main circuit board" needed replacing. I'm unsure as to what was specifically wrong, but the solution was really the best I could have hoped for. All my Miis and saved games were preserved, which is excellent.
The only downside is that [...]
Wii-less
Curse and blast! Above is the screen that I am now resigned to staring at each day until my Wii returns from the Nintendo service depot.
It started exhibiting "visual tearing" (little black shimmery spots) artifacts a few months ago, particularly in Zack & Wiki and Super Mario Galaxy, so much so that Z&W almost [...]
Video Mashups Of The Geeky Kind
Three quick hits for you here. First, Battlestar LOSTica:
Next, Gradius as an Infocom-style text adventure game:
Last, the very Internet meme-y "Pork & Beans" video from Weezer:
Told you they were geeky.
Defend Your Castle
Okay, this just looks ridiculously fun.
Nintendo released their "WiiWare" channel today, allowing original, direct-download gaming on the Wii in exchange for Wii points. Nintendo Wii Fanboy has posted their review of Defend Your Castle, one of the launch titles for the channel. The game is hard to describe, so I'll let their video [...]
Good Idea/Bad Idea
Good idea: Defending your intellectual property via every means necessary.
Bad idea: Defending your intellectual property via every means necessary by threatening to sue a competitor whose president is a former lawyer and who has the law on their side.
Good idea: Reading Dave Barry's Tax Day column.
Bad idea: Reading Dave Barry's Tax [...]
