Hey folks, I just wanted to let you all know that I helped make some YouTube videos! Now, I didn’t help out THAT much, but I think I did enough that it’s worth sharing here. The videos that I helped with were a two part series on the history of Pac-Man…because of course I would! I hate to brag too much and make brazen statements and things like that, but I think it’s safe to say that if someone is going to make a video on the history of Pac-Man, they really should consult with me first. Again, sorry to make such bold statements, but I think I’m probably one of the biggest Pac-Man fans out there. If you think you’re a bigger Pac-Man fan than I am, please let me know! I’d love to hear about other big Pac-fans! Anyway, so in this blog I wanted to share the videos I helped make, as well as how I got involved and exactly what I did.
Good evening Pixlpeeps! Ok so I had some work stuff today, and it went faster than expected but after that I took a crazy nap because my body is catching up on some lost sleep. For some odd reason I’ve been waking up at 5am, going back to sleep at 6am and finally hitting my alarm when it goes off at 7:12am. Odd week. Anyways it’s late yet here I am writing about the past week’s stuff.
Yep, some more. Seems to never end, but who wants it to. I played my routine games and several others after that.
St. Patrick’s Day is coming soon, so Happy St. Patrick’s Day! And it’s your lucky day, too, as I have more links to reviews I’ve written recently over at GamerDad.com. Please click on the links and read as many as you can, and maybe even post a ‘like’ or comment or two. I’d appreciate it. OK, let’s begin!
Games of the Decade: Expansion Pass #5/Blog a Day #26
Games of the Decade: Expansion Pass #6/Blog a Day #25
Games of the Decade: Expansion Pass #07/Blog a Day #24
Hey folks, I got some great news! Best news I’ve had in a while. MY MOM IS CANCER FREE!!! She had another surgery to take out some lymph nodes, and they tested them and there is no cancer left. So she probably won’t have to do radiation or chemo or anything like that. You can’t imagine how relieved we all are. So thanks for all your prayers during all this. But don’t stop praying just yet! She still has to heal from her surgeries and she’ll need one more reconstruction surgery from her mastectomy. And we don’t want this or any other cancer to come back! But we’re still glad she’ll get to start the healing process sooner. So to celebrate, here are some game reviews I’ve written recently over at GamerDad.com. Please click on the links and read as many as you can, and maybe even post a ‘like’ or comment or two. I’d appreciate it. OK let’s begin!
So I had a Quick Hits blog written last week, but I scrapped it (no idea why), and then on Monday I had a regular blog about what I played but again scrapped it (again no idea why), but now I am convinced that I need to at least write this one and make sure it is posted before Turkey Day (my Canadian Friends celebrate with us with some Turkey) just in case I don’t update you good people with my gaming plans for Thanksgiving. Let’s get started.
For some odd reason my laptop’s WiFi isn’t playing well but I can’t restart the laptop because I’m currently converting some FLAC files into mp3 for my music player. Relax audiophiles it’s a copy and it’s for my big project that I seem to do yearly of making an mp3 or AAC copy of my FLAC library. Anyways while that is going on let’s get started to what games I played (I really only played 1)
It’s been awhile since I have done one of these but welcome back to Quick Hits with Chris! Yes this is where I ramble on about nothing really, just stuff I’ve watched, stuff I’ve read, and any other some what interesting things that are happening here. Let’s get started!
Ok so I have my breakfast sandwich (thanks Costco for selling boxes of Jimmy Dean Croissant sandwiches), and a Pepsi so I am ready to go. I’m actually waiting for my sandwich to lower in temp from surface of the sun, to just under burn all the taste buds. I live dangerously. Ok so one game took up most of my gaming time last week and that was my continuation of playing Batman Arkam Origins on Steam.
Oh, '93. What was I doing then? I believe I was finishing college after dropping out in '90 (I'll always claim I'm class of '90). I was in a school musical that year called A Dream on Royal Street. It was a mash up of Madi Gra and Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. I played Francis Flute and had to appear in drag to outrageous laughter. Then I had to sing a song. Ah, days when I was fearless on stage. I was also an understudy to a minor character in Shakespeare's Hamlet that summer. I took a ceramics class and was encouraged to continue. I didn't. I also won an award for a short story I wrote in creative writing class. I was encouraged to publish. I didn't. It seems I ignored all good advice that year. Story of my life. Here's some media I absorbed in '93.
Launch into a new adventure!
I set up my Xbox One again just below my Hyperkin 3. Retro first. I played some Genesis, got caught up with Xbox sales and rewards by playing NBA 2k20, and then went back into retro with a wealth of collections that are now on Xbox One.
You know some mornings if I listen closely I can hear the freeway which is a couple of miles away. This morning as I was walking around the backyard it was quiet. It’s odd but at the same time I’m happy that it is just quiet. Good morning Pixlpeeps let’s get started on what Chris has been playing this past week (I just want to finish typing this so I can jump into a fresh box of cereal.)
As of January 1, 2020, we're entering a new decade in gaming (let's not go into pedantic debates about the.year zero here). It's hard to believe, it just seems like 2010, a time of Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, and Kinect, was just yesterday, and the world of the 2000s was still fresh in my mind.
Earlier this morning while eating breakfast and the start of my weekend I got a scam call for some vacation/timeshare Yahoo. Now usually I just hit 0 and go on about my day, but they keep calling and you know me, I do love to harass scam callers. Well I got Will, a gentlemen who seemed nice but a bit pushy. I called him John just to see what would happen, and he reiterated his name again during his response. I let him go through his script and then let him know that I keep hitting zero but I keep getting calls so I am just wasting his time. He gets angry, calls me an A-Hole, says he has a job, and I politely respond with “Why are you so mad John? Don’t be mad” He continues on trying to get louder and I cut him off by saying “I Love You Will, I Love You Will, I Love You Will, Don’t Be Mad, *laughing* I Love You Will…” Out of frustration he hangs up.
Remember that silly old trope in teen movies where the nerdy “plain Jane” character magically becomes super attractive just by removing her glasses? It was a bit like that with EarthBound- an RPG that was largely ignored when released on the Super NES in its twilight years. Nintendo’s ill-conceived ad campaign telling the player that “this game stinks” didn’t do it any favors either. The game’s overtly humorous kid-friendly facade was unusual for its time and quickly written off as ugly and boring by all but the most accepting of RPG fans. But thanks to the positive praise in gaming forums years later, it picked up steam and eventually became lauded as one of the best on the Super NES. Much like the bespectacled character in every 90s teen comedy, it was as if EarthBound removed its glasses. Nothing was different about it- just our perception of what was already there.
I finished the main game of B2 today, or nearly so, and then started the new DLC that's supposed to link up the story of B2 with upcoming B3. I haven't finished it yet but it's interesting so far.
So with spring nearly over and summer almost here, I thought I’d go over the movies I saw in theaters this past spring. I’ll try to keep the spoilers to a minimum, but one or two may seep out here and there, so you’ve been warned!
