Category Archives: videogames

Moving Blues…

Posted on April 19, 2010 by baudattitude

Actually, “Blues” isn’t the right emotional color. I’m not particularly depressed about moving, I just rather wish it was done with.  Is there a color for apathy-trending-towards-frustration?  Let’s call it orange.  I’ve got the moving oranges. I haven’t quite got … Continue reading →

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Going out on a limb, here…

Posted on April 6, 2010 by baudattitude

I suspect that the message being conveyed by the English in this advertisement for a (presumably expensive) private all-girl’s middle and high school is NOT the message the designer really intended. I guess it’s possible, I mean, what do I … Continue reading →

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First Steps, Larger Universe, Blah Blah Blah

Posted on March 5, 2010 by baudattitude

I have to confess that I was a little worried when ordering Idolmaster SP – mostly, that I’d get it, play it for 20 minutes, get frustrated and give up. Not that I’ve ever done that before. Anyway, that hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Mahjong

Posted on February 23, 2010 by baudattitude

A friend of mine recently sent me a link to a flash implementation of four-player mahjong.  It doesn’t have moe characters, or any characters at all for that matter, and it’s decidedly bereft of flashy visuals, catchy tunes, and, well, … Continue reading →

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Moeru Mahjong Moe-Jong: A Quick Note on Save Problems

Posted on February 23, 2010 by baudattitude

Back in December, Hudson released a game called “Moeru Mahjong Moe-Jong” on the Japanese PSN, for the princely sum of Y1200.  That represents a savings of 75% from its retail price, which is pretty odd for the PSN, so maybe … Continue reading →

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Buying Used = Stealing?

Posted on February 14, 2010 by baudattitude

I’ve noticed an awful lot of chatter recently in video game forums and blog comments that consists of posters / commentators trying to equate buying used video games with piracy. The argument, as I understand it, is basically that, since … Continue reading →

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It always comes down to psychic schoolgirls.

Posted on February 5, 2010 by baudattitude

After taking some breaks due to class, I finally finished Red Alert 3 tonight, and I plan to start on Uprising before I forget what all the units are and what they do. I tackled the Rising Sun campaign last, … Continue reading →

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Glorious People’s RTS

Posted on January 26, 2010 by baudattitude

So I’ve gone a few days without a backlog status update, which isn’t that much of a surprise since I do have, you know, classes and all that. That’s not the only reason, though.  See, I’ve been experimenting with an … Continue reading →

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Corral Demons, Repel Aliens, Play Mahjong

Posted on January 15, 2010 by baudattitude

You know, the plot behind your average mahjong game is something like, you meet a strange girl who wants to play mahjong and who is willing to show you her knickers if she loses, you play a lot of mahjong, … Continue reading →

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Hello again, Showko

Posted on January 13, 2010 by baudattitude

That romanization there, “Showko”, that hurts to type and to look at, but it appears to be the more or less official romanization for the name of your opponent in Super Real Mahjong PII, the oldest of the “Super Real” … Continue reading →

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