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Playing this flash-based game reminded me of the oversaturated Quake deathmatch servers back in the late 90s. Directional keys control your ship, spacebar to fire. Powerups like shields (circle icon) and twin cannons (green icons) increase your chances of surviving longer than the average 4-seconds I saw. And I still don’t know what the red […]

Yes, Sukimon’s been laying low for the past couple of months, which is, like, forever in webtime. Springtime is always a busy time: work deadlines, high school coaching, attending a friend’s wedding, etc. But all that’s taken care of now, so time to catch y’all up on stuff. First up: Retro Game Night III.

Retro Game […]

The launch party for the XBOX360 was on tonight in downtown Taipei around the Taipei 101 building, next to the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store. Based on what I saw, I’m guessing it went somewhat better than the Japan launch, but may have been somewhat muted due to the fact that the 360 has […]

…’cause he’s all jacked up in this Super Mario Bros. speed competition, complete with Kenny Loggins background music. Behold the the insane ridiculosity that this video contains, as the competitors proceed to utterly destroy the game without even losing a life.

via Kotaku

Flash-based multiplayer version of a video game classic.
You are arbitrarily placed on one of two sides. Paddle position is determined by the average of where one side’s mouse postions are, as indicated by the glowing blobs behind the paddles. Hypnoptic, time-consuming, and, as the site hilariously states, “humanity has stooped to a new low… Yes, […]

All requests for interviews with the mayor were ignored,
though the Mayor was present, sleeping in his office.
Note: yes, I know it should be ’stranded’. typing a report in the field with a stylus is tough.

How I Killed Bilbo Baggins in Moria.

Video Clips from Retro Game Night I and II