Monthly Archives: December 2008
Interview with Mother 3 fan translator, Tomato
Came across a great Gamasutra interview with one of the lead minds behind the fan translation of Mother 3, Tomato. Not much new information for anyone who follows the scene (even casually), but the pro vs. fan discussion is interesting, … Continue reading
Steam sale, here’s what you will buy
Valve has unleashed a big sale on its downloadable games service, Steam. From now until January 2, everything in the store is 10-75%. You know, because you have that extra holiday money to burn. Here are the games you are … Continue reading
Thank you, Valve
How did you know that’s exactly what I wanted? Well, apart from me ordering it from your store?
Prince of Persia impressions
After waiting for the clogged holiday postal service to do their thing, I finally received my copy of the new Prince of Persia in the mail. Confusingly titled Prince of Persia, the new art direction has held my attention since … Continue reading
8 Bit Instrumental’s new album
One of my more geeky pursuits in life has been finding and enjoying great remixes of classic video game tunes (shh, don’t tell anyone outside of the internet… they’ll beat me with sticks). There’s a huge variety of artists out … Continue reading
Team Fortress 2 stealth updates
Played Team Fortress 2 earlier today, had a grand old time. Fired it up tonight and I see the familiar Steam update dialogue. Some minor fixes I never knew needed fixing? Far from it! In fact, this little update adds … Continue reading
Chrono Trigger NES
I’m a big fan of demakes, the practice of backporting games to systems released before the game itself. Imagine squishing GTA IV into an NES and you’ll get the picture. I’ve mentioned a few demakes in the past, but this … Continue reading
A pointless comparison: Chrono vs Chrono
So I was cleaning my place today, you see, and I found the original poster that came packaged with Chrono Trigger for the SNES. Then I looked in the other room and I saw the “first run” poster I received … Continue reading
Finally, a case for my iPod Touch
After owning an iPod Touch for a few months, I finally found a good protective case for the vulnerable little piece of hardware. I took my sweet time hunting for just the right one, and each time I thought I … Continue reading
