July 30th, 2011
I loved playing Zork. And there’s always been a special place in my heart for grues. So naturally I made my 404 page into a text adventure toy with grues. Give it a try. Do I win the prize for geekiest 404 page ever? It’s Javascript. It understands a handful of verbs and nouns (and one [...]
May 17th, 2010
I used to play a game called Traffic on my Commodore 64, 1984-ish (photos from C64 Wiki). I loved that game. Played it for hours and hours. You controlled traffic by changing the signal lights. If too many cars queued up at an intersection, the game would end. Otherwise you just tried to see how [...]
April 11th, 2009
Play DeepLeap. Addictive, though, I warn you.
January 15th, 2009
Every December my family likes to put a tree inside the house, hang glittery stuff on it, and exchange gifts. I know, weird, right? So I put two things on my list my kids would have no trouble getting for me: Wii Music and Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip. Road Trip is a lot of [...]
May 30th, 2008
My Mario Kart Wii game disc stopped working last Saturday. After inspecting it I found several tell-tale scratches and dents in it. As if it had been put face down on a gritty surface and someone dropped a ton of bricks on it. So I called up Nintendo and told them what happened and they [...]
May 9th, 2008
If you’ve been noticing an increase in the number of smudgy fingerprints on your computer screen, it may be because your young children are spending more time online. With new services coming from companies like Lego and Disney that are aimed right at them, it might be wise to keep some glass cleaner nearby. — [...]
April 24th, 2008
Maybe it is, but it sure isn’t competitive. Typeracer
March 1st, 2008
I’ve been gaming on almost a daily basis since the mid to late 70s. First Pong (yes, Pong) then an Atari 2600 and later on every computer platform I’ve ever used including Commodore 64s, TRS-80s, Atari 800s, Apple IIs, Amigas, PCs, Macs, and Linux. I was such a hardcore gamer that in 1999—and I swear [...]
November 30th, 2007
Briefly reached vocab level 41 and donated 1,200 grains of rice today. Free Rice
August 21st, 2007
Ad firms are trying to change the stereotype of gamers. Well, OK, sure. But isn’t she holding her DS sideways? And doesn’t it look like she’s about to use her stylus on the screen that isn’t touch sensitive?