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The Evolution of Video Game Music

NPR Has a fabulous story about the evolution of Video Game Music… and yes, more than just “Still Alive”; from Pong to Bioshock.   Wow, I’m amazed how a few midi notes can take me back to so much of … Continue reading

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An eating game? REEAAALLLYY??

Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me  www.npr.org)  had a segment this week about games for the Wii.  There were 3 options… a competitive eating game, a Finding Love game, and a Be-a-politicians-spouse game.  I was really rooting for 2 (it sounded … Continue reading

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Touch Detective 2.5 & Contact

Alright, I have been seriously neglecting my Reviewing duties.. but for good reason! I have been really trying to finish Touch Detective 2 and 1/2 and Contact, both Nintendo DS games. As of this review, I have not finished either … Continue reading

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That thing you do..

My husband does this thing with his mouth… Wow. The way he moves his lips.. it’s absolutely amazing… and I am absolutely overjoyed every time I see it. I’ve tried to copy it, just for fun, but I’m usually busy.. … Continue reading

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Touchmaster

So, I went out yesterday to find a new DS game with the specific point of reviewing it, since I am still not done with Touch Detective 2 1/2 (I’m truly loving it too much). While perusing Best Buy, I … Continue reading

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Petz Wild Animals: Dolphinz

As a general rule, I try to stay far, far away from all games involving virtual animals as pets, and that replace all S’s with Z’s.  That is usually left for my daughter to review (thank Jeebas I’ll never be … Continue reading

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And you thought YOUR video game was hard.

For all of you Mario gamers out there, I just wanted to let you know: Nintendo let us off easy. I love that video. And I pray to the video game gods that this isn’t how they really make them. … Continue reading

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Life After World of Warcraft

It was fun while it lasted, but we are seeing more people leave World of Warcraft than are joining.  The people that have been there since the beginning are losing interest at a rapid pace, and the people just starting … Continue reading

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Becoming a gaming couple Part 2: When he has lived in a closet his whole life.

When Ymiris wanted me to write this, I was a little stunned. We commonly hear problems about a male wanting to game in a relationship, and the difficulties bringing his wife around to his point of view. In fact, the … Continue reading

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Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth

Last year about this time, Ymiris & I were out shopping for our daughters christmas presents.  She was getting a Wii, so we were going through different games to get her.   The new concept Wii-motes were a scary idea, so … Continue reading

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