All posts tagged 'Gaming'
Tron! - Memory Lane
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Posted on April 10th, 2008 by
Enter the game grid and… reminisce!If you’re of a certain age–and if you’re a geek–Tron changed your life. Rarely has a fantasy been so fascinatingly realized as the day-glo game grid of Tron. What a movie! What an extravaganza! What a geek-raised-on-BASIC’s dream come true! Do computer game geeks dream of electric sheep? more…
Retro: Family Online Gaming
Posted on April 9th, 2008 by
The family that games together - can even do so in the virtual space. GamerDad looks at how Gamer Parents virtually game with children!
Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Gaming (MMORPG), that most social of videogame genres, has been characterized by the image of a solitary gamer sitting in a darkened room. But is this truly the case?
Go! Go! Susumu! Driller No. 1!
Posted on April 5th, 2008 by
In honor of Mr. Driller Online being released on Xbox Live last week, I thought I’d do a tribute blog to all things Driller. Though you may want to skip down to the bottom of this blog first for a quick warning about Mr. Driller Online. Almost didn’t make me want to write a Mr. Driller blog right there, but I still like Mr. Driller so I wrote this anyway.
Sweatin’ Over the Oldies Redux
Posted on March 31st, 2008 by
I wrote an article that was published at GamerDad just over two years ago about getting to play great old games on modern computers. It is as relevant as ever - perhaps more so as you will see - so I decided to update it and bring it here. Most people don’t like having to tweak their computers - they just want them to work. The same is true with games. Yet there are times when you come across a game - or search out a game - that will not run correctly or at all on your computer.
Review - Sam & Max Episode 203: Night of the Raving Dead (PC)
Posted on March 28th, 2008 by
Season Two of Sam & Max just keeps thundering on - the first episode was an absolute blast, the second was short disjointed and brilliant, and the laughs and crazy fun continue in the third episode. Sam & Max saved the world from destruction once again in the previous episode, so what is up this time? An evil villain bent on taking over the world, of course. In one of the most hilarious episodes yet, watch Sam & Max travel to uncharted territory as they face the Night of the Raving Dead!
Crossing Over - Windows games on the Mac
Posted on March 27th, 2008 by
Just released yesterday, CrossOver Games from CodeWeavers (the makers of Wine compatibility software for Linux) promises to let you run Windows games on your Mac and even lists a bunch of compatible games. They even have a Linux version. So how do they do bringing the PC gaming experience to the Mac? Read on and find out!
The Brawl Blog
Posted on March 25th, 2008 by
Right now I’m playing the heck out of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, so I felt compelled to write something about it. This really isn’t a review, per se, just a bunch of random opinions of mine about the game. OK, so maybe it is a review, I don’t know. And I guess I should say there will be spoilers in this blog, too.
Review - Puzzle Quest (PC, Mac, Wii)
Posted on March 23rd, 2008 by
Take a Bejeweled style ‘match 3′ game, come up with a load of variants on that concept, wrap a classic fantasy RPG story around it and what do you have? Possibly the best game of the year! Most genre-melding efforts fail to produce anything that fans of either genre enjoy, but Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is both a great puzzle game and a great RPG. The puzzle aspect is a simple variant on the jewel matching game that millions have enjoyed since Popcap introduced Bejeweled in 2001, while the RPG is an interesting mix of Japanese and Western styles, with a high fantasy setting and characters presented in a distinct anime flavor.
Cary’s Top Five Video Game Villains
Posted on March 22nd, 2008 by
A video game hero always has to have a bad guy or rival to fight. So here’s my top five favorite video game bad guys that I love to hate.
Review - Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery (DS)
Posted on March 20th, 2008 by
The Anno series of strategy / simulation games is very popular in Europe, and the 2006 North American release of A.D. 1701 (why the name change?) enjoyed some popular success (read my GamerDad review here). However, for all but fans of the series the news released over a year ago that a DS version of the game was planned never registered. The game was released in Europe last August, and has finally arrived in North America with the subtitle “Dawn of Discovery” … but at least it keeps the Anno moniker.
