Author Archives: baudattitude

You might want a comfortable chair…

Posted on January 30, 2013 by baudattitude

I am rather beginning to suspect that I may choose games to play based solely on the amount of time it would take to explain them to my mum. For example, Call of Duty, which I could explain in the … Continue reading →

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Well, that’s a novel way to do things.

Posted on January 27, 2013 by baudattitude

I spent the weekend sick as a dog, but still managed to accomplish two things: 1) I am playing a “Civilization” game for the first time ever, specifically Civilization V, and I have discovered that its reputation for making time … Continue reading →

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Milestones, check

Posted on January 20, 2013 by baudattitude

My wife and I have had a fairly complicated method of organizing DVDs that means that it’s been tricky to define how much progress I’ve made on the project of converting all of our assorted home video formats into something … Continue reading →

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Ripping progress and rants.

Posted on January 14, 2013 by baudattitude

Getting all of our movies converted for iTunes has been progressing, but a little slowly. I’ve finished ripping and encoding up through “Troy” as of last night, so I have, uh, U V X Y and Z to do. That’s … Continue reading →

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Do Do Egg! …No, seriously.

Posted on January 6, 2013 by baudattitude

  After playing through Battle Cats this last week, I decided that I would check out the other games that Ponos had developed. I wound up downloading Do Do Egg!, a 0.99 color match sort of game that does its … Continue reading →

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In Year 2013, War Was Beginning

Posted on January 5, 2013 by baudattitude

    It’s been a long 50 years since Spacewar first burned through CPU cycles on a PDP-11, and there have been a lot of games written and played in those years. There’s a temptation to ask, sometimes, if there … Continue reading →

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Dear Logan,

Posted on December 31, 2012 by baudattitude

Finished up “X-Men Origins: Wolverine: The Video Game: The Uncaged Edition” on Saturday.  It was one of those games that starts off with a really tedious opening bit where you’re not sure why you’re playing it other than that you … Continue reading →

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More Space Hunter Sandra

Posted on December 29, 2012 by baudattitude

Nothing much to add to my previous comments about the game other than that I discovered that the rocket launcher is a gleefully satisfying way to make aliens go boom and I earned enough to buy the leopard print outfit … Continue reading →

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Signs of Progress

Posted on December 28, 2012 by baudattitude

For the last two or three years, I’ve been a little obsessed with the idea of mobility, the idea that my wife and I can simply pack up and move without too much trouble. We’re nowhere near that point.  Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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One Hour With X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Posted on December 27, 2012 by baudattitude

I usually don’t take notes while I’m playing a game, because I’m usually trying to play the dang thing – I’m not a professional reviewer and this isn’t a review blog despite all evidence to the contrary. That being said, … Continue reading →

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