Well, FOX 12 is saying it will snow between a trace and 1 inch tonight. The Weather Channel disagrees, saying rain and 35. This morning @ about 7 am, it sleeted (slit? slat?) for a tiny bit and then stopped. After I stayed up all night seeing if it was going to snow. It never did, even though the Weather Channel's radar said it was. I swear, either their radar's broken or they put the Salem dot in the wrong place. I look at the plane on the map signaling the airport because I live across the str
I started a Blazers fansite, which you can view here. It's called "The Blazers Suck!" because, well, they do. I might have to change the title of it next season when Oden comes in, though. If the Blazers actually make the playoffs next year, I'll change the title of it to "The Blazers Don't Suck." I promise. Well, anyway, how could you not call a team sucky after losing to the second-worst team in the NBA? That's right, folks. The Blazers lost to Seattle last night. Ugh. What's even more infuria
I'm making a site of local videos. Four of them are links to YouTube videos I posted, and the fifth is the one featured on the "Does this work" topic. I originally was going to ask the companies who made the videos permission, but after not hearing back from the guy who runs the Willamette Queen sternwheeler, I said "to heck with it" and just posted it on today, along with a very unintentionally funny ad for the Salem-Keizer Transfer Station. So that's my Easter present for all of you. See, the
I shaved my moustache off. I figured it had a good run, but I couldn't get hair to grow in the middle of it near where my nose was. So I figured it looked stupid and I shaved it off. The only person I've told is Mom (I live with her anyway), but it's not really a big huge shocking secret I have to keep, though.
I got an early Easter present: Tetris Evolution for XBox 360. It's not as good as the classic versions of Tetris, though, but it's something else to do for my 360 besides Beautiful Katam
I'm trying to grow a beard. It's not going too well. It just looks like I haven't shaved in a while. It must be because I'm only 25 years old. I thought a beard would go well with my moustache. This beard is making my face itch, so I may just give up and shave to keep my sanity.
Anyway, Oregon has Obama fever. he's visiting Oregon, which is kind of a big deal because our primary isn't until May 20th! So what is he doing here two months before the primary? Anyway, channel 2 (KATU) is airing his
Well, I finally got around to mailing a couple of DVDs at the post office. We live kind of close to the main one, and when we arrived, the parking lot was full, so we had to park on a nearby street. Once we finally walked to the parking lot, there were empty spaces. Figures. The line was long, I usually thought that Tuesday would be better than Monday, but apparently it makes no difference. Anyway, I got two Lynx games in the mail, and wouldn't you know it, the sealed one is broken. It won't pla
I think I've never had the skill or talent to draw very well. Nevertheless, it's been almost two years since one of my first webcomics ("Jessica") has been on the internet. I think now is the time to assess how I've been drawing her and other characters in the strip. And, I think while the general design has been nice and easy to draw, I thought it badly needed to be updated (which will be quite a challenge to draw.) I spent almost ten minutes perfecting the new design. I've added bangs, lighten
I now have a current-generation console. The winner is...X-Box 360. Maybe I went a little overboard in this morning's blog, but I do think that Nintendo is shooting itself in the foot by not making enough Wiis to fit the demand. I went to Fred Meyer (a local dept. store) and there was a sign saying "Wiis out of stock." (duh!), so I went with the bare-bones X-Box 360 Live Arcade version and a copy of Beautiful Katamari. Total cost: $320. I sure hope this thing lasts for a while, as I've been hear
OK, I've given up on getting a Wii because it doesn't exist. So I am going to get me either an Xbox 360 or PS3. I bet I can at least find ONE for sale. Nintendo sucks. It's been a year and a half and there are no Wiis anywhere. I wish I could say the Wii doesn't suck, but how should I know? I haven't played one yet, and I never will because Nintendo is stupid enough to make like three of them worldwide and then quit production forever. And then they sell their games in commercials, but you can't
First off, I think it would be cool to have an radio station that plays nothing but Christmas songs...all year long. I'd start one, but I have no idea how to start a radio station. That, and it would probably be very expensive. Right now I'm listening to Christmas songs. I think it's weird that Christmas is the only holiday that has its own type of song. So I'm going to write some Halloween carols.
Second, I was going through some various stuff when I stumbled upon my pog collection. Rememb
I got Pengo and Secret Quest for the 2600 in the mail today, courtesy of combat16 (thank you!). When I went out to get the mail, it began to rain, so I had to hurry in quick. Now my 2600 total stands at 203. And I want more. I'll be putting up an ad in the wanted forum soon. Oh, and don't forget to participate in the Lynx HSC. This week is Rygar, so fire up your Lynx and send me your best scores!
C'mon and vote for the first game in my new Lynx HSC!
I'm going to send away for 2 Lynx games on Monday: Ninja Gaiden 3 and Pit Fighter. I'd really like Checkered Flag, but nobody seems to have it for <$20. Do you? So, right now I have 43 games. This next purchase will make it be 45.
And here's another TV Crossword. I know these aren't the most popular things in my blog, but I like making them. Also, here's the answer to the last one (=indicates black spot)
=TIE=MILAN===
NADA=AVE=
I don't know about you, but i like commercials. The only reason I watch the Super Bowl is to see the commercials (unless the Seahawks are playing in it.) So, I was at Best Buy and saw a 2-disc set of commercials from the 50s-70s, and I bought it. It was only <$8, all the more reason to. And there is some pretty disturbing things on here. Like Fred Flinstone and Barney Rubble lighting up Winston cigarettes, or how about Mr. Indian crying because we've trashed his land with garbage? Or multiple
I've been debating whether I should have background music while you're playing Asses of Fire. I've wrote a tune for level 1 in MIDI format. What do you think? Should I program this in? As for bank breakdowns, since this will be a 32k game, here's what I have in mind:
bank 1 - title screen info/main game info
bank 2 - level 1 screens/info
bank 3 - level 2 screens/info
bank 4 - level 3 screens/info
bank 5 - level 4 screens/info
bank 6 - level 5 screens/info
banks 7 & 8 - possible mus
Why do they have to be so hard?! I played Sonic 1 for the Genesis, can't get past level 2. I played Sonic 2, again, can't get past level 2. That's why I'm excited about the Didj. Maybe I can get past level 2 in the Didj Sonic game, if only because I know my multiplication tables. Also, that's why I'm making Asses of Fire. The platform game has been neglected for way too long on the 2600. That's why I tried with the unsuccessful attempt of Super Maria Sisters a few years back. I want a platform
What do SpongeBob, Sonic the Hedgehog and Indiana Jones have in common? They all have games coming out for the Didj, what is perhaps the stupidest name for a console since the Wii. But it does sound interesting, even though it's made for kids. It's a handheld edutainment system that is more like the GBA than any other handheld. In fact, I might even buy one, if only for the Sonic and SpongeBob games. Learn more at my new page dedicated to the Didj, titled The Didjest. (the best name I could come
I got my 200th Atari 2600 game! Well, 201 to be precise, with the additions of Challenge of Nexar, Squeeze Box and Dark Chambers. I've decided I want to get more into the post-crash games, stuff like from 1987 on up. That is why I'm looking for BMX Airmaster (that, and the groovy title screen music.) So, yay me! A list of all of the games I have is here.
Now that I'm working on a platform game, I thought it'd be fun to make a Nintendo Power-style map for it. Nintendo Power doesn't do maps any more because all the games are 3D.(well, they could still do them for games like Mario Kart Wii, but I bet they'll choose not to), but back in the day I remember these maps for 2D side-scrolling platform games, so I've been making this map, which I'll add on to as I think of more levels.
Here's a list of the games I've been playing for February.
-I'm still on a Mario Kart DS kick, although I've been getting a little tired of it lately.
-I made good with my promise and have played Tetris on GB. My current record is 199 lines.
-I've been playing with my Game Gear, most of the time Sonic 2 and Super Columns.
-Stella's Stocking. I don't see why people are bashing TC, though. But it could be just that I suck at playing video games. To quote Milhouse: "My mom thinks it's cool."
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One of my hobbies is crossword puzzle-making. Inspired by crosswords in just about every single TV guide, I decided to start making my own. The result isn't as perfect as those in the TV guides, but I hope you'll have fun with this new blog topic. The answer to this crossword will appear the next time there's a new crossword (which will probably be every week or so.) So, print these out and have fun with them.
I called "Virtual Dieter" done and entered it in the 2008 Minigame Compo. I think it's a pretty neat game and I want it on a cart. But there's one problem: It has no label. That's where you come in. If you design a label that I like enough, you can win! Win what, you might ask? Either a copy of the game, or $25 in cold hard cash that you can spend at the AA Store (or anywhere else, for that matter, but why would you? ) The cash is coming out of my own pocket. This contest ends Monday, March 31.
But that didn't stop me from going to Game Crazy. Have any of you had this happen? You buy a few games because you think you don't have them and you take them home only to find you do have them after all? Luckilly I only spent $3 for 3 of them. 1 doesn't work but I haven't cleaned it yet. Well, anyway, I submitted Virtual Dieter to the 2008 Minigame Compo. And I'm going to get me some Carl's Jr. food (Hardee's on the east coast), because my mom is going to go visit her dad and then come home and
I'm making a secret game. It's so secret, there will only be one copy in existance. I might make the binary file available if the 2008 Minigame Compo ever gets under way. The name of the game is "A Game." I couldn't think of a better title for it, well, anything that would make sense. I could have called it "Fred the Psychotic Pair of Yellow-stained Underpants That is Foaming At the Mouth," but I didn't. And it ain't about underpants, although the guy in the game might be wearing some, or he mig
I had about 30 bytes to spare, so I redesigned the guy from Virtual Dieter. Now he resembles Pitfall Harry (but fatter), and I now have 3 bytes left.
In other news, I'd love to watch YouTube videos and listen to podcasts, and all that other good stuff. The bad news is I still have dial-up. It's frustrating because we called Qwest and they said it's not available in our area. Me and my mom live in a mobile home park (maybe that has something to do with it,) but there's a Wal-Mart & Lowe's
My mom was nice and took me to Game Crazy. Now, the reason I wanted to go was to look for Game Gear games, but when I saw all the new Atari 2600 games sitting there, I went over there instead. I got Shootin' Gallery, Revenge of the Beefsteak Tomatoes, Donkey Kong Jr., Gyruss, and Tapper (an R6!) all for $1 each. Pretty good deal, eh? Tapper has a slight hole in the label, but it's the rarest Atari 2600 game I have. Now, all I need is three more so I can have 200.
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