Category Archives: videogames

OK, now, THIS is shameless pandering.

Posted on October 10, 2008 by baudattitude

The concept of “unlockables” in games has been around since, oh, shortly after some bearded guy in California got the bright idea to simulate table tennis with a CRT and a handful of discrete logic ICs. As far as rewards … Continue reading →

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Double Your Ninja, Double Your Fun

Posted on October 10, 2008 by baudattitude

I don’t think that will ever win any awards as an advertising jingle, but it’s a good enough motto to live by. Izuna 2 certainly tries to live by it, and I’m trying to decide whether that’s a good thing … Continue reading →

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I have not lost my way.

Posted on October 9, 2008 by baudattitude

It has not escaped my attention that, with all the dungeon sieging and dooming and quaking and racing of late, I have become seriously at risk of losing my “pervy fanboy” credentials.  The occasional nekomimi-themed wallpaper doesn’t do much to … Continue reading →

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With apologies to Neil & Chris

Posted on October 7, 2008 by baudattitude

For right now, I think I’m running A race I know I’m gonna win And I wouldn’t normally do this kind of thing I wouldn’t normally do this kind of thing — I Wouldn’t Normally Do This Kind of Thing … Continue reading →

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Achievement unlocked: You’re a son of a bitch.

Posted on September 29, 2008 by baudattitude

OK, so a little more on Flatout: Ultimate Carnage, just because I got an achievement that was both insulting and strangely satisfying. There’s a computer-controlled driver in Flatout UC named “Frank Malcov”. Frank drives a big SUV, and he’s not … Continue reading →

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(Re) Licensed to Kill

Posted on September 29, 2008 by baudattitude

As previously noted, my poor Xbox 360 went off into the wild and scary world that is the Microsoft repair center in Texas, someone else’s poor, refurbished 360 was sent to me in its place and all should have been … Continue reading →

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Quake ‘n Bake

Posted on September 27, 2008 by baudattitude

So, if Wikipedia is to be believed – and they more-or-less match my own recollection, so we’ll go with it – Quake was released on June 22, 1996. That’s a bit over 12 years ago. So finally getting around to … Continue reading →

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Xbox, come back to me.

Posted on September 25, 2008 by baudattitude

Well, Microsoft gets reasonably good marks for turnaround time in supplying me with a “Certified Microsoft Replacement Xbox360 Console” to replace my sadly deceased console.  It arrived last night, happily encased in a plain, but well-padded box which I will … Continue reading →

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Dungeons: Sieged.

Posted on September 21, 2008 by baudattitude

I am told that there is an ancient enmity between people who consider themselves “jRPG fans” and people who consider themselves “cRPG fans”, which really only goes to show that people will bitch about anything. I’m not about to get … Continue reading →

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My cup runneth over

Posted on September 17, 2008 by baudattitude

I called the Xbox service line tonight and was rewarded by an automated message telling me that my Xbox 360 had been “fixed” (read: replaced with another, refurbed, console) and was on its way back to me. So that’s a … Continue reading →

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