It's my pleasure to present to all of you the latest iteration of PixlBit! It feels unreal to finally be launching this new version of the site - I've spent a lot of hours over the past few months building everything out and getting things in a state to launch. It's particularly unreal to be typing this in the brand new editor and getting this new content posted after such a long dry spell.
I'm happy to report that the PixlBit 3.0 implementation has been smoothly sailing along. I've been working on it nearly every night that I can muster the energy to do so. The progress has been very satisfying to see and I wanted to take a moment to share some more screenshots and give some details on what's done and what's yet to be implemented. If you're impatient and just want to see a big gallery of screenshots, you'll want to check here.
I'll relate some recent plays and then get on to my current sickness, High on Life, where I took a bunch of screen shots.
Over the years, there have been many different types of cartridge software released. Where music and video media (eventually) became standardized, each game system had its own form of storage media. In addition to carrying interchangeable game software, companies tended to make the design and appearance of the cartridges themselves distinctive as a marketing gimmick. Most of us have memories of having game cartridges in boxes, not to mention blowing on the edge connectors when our games glitched out. So here's a brief overview of various game cartridges throughout history. This is not an exhaustive list.
First the promised video of my Hallmark arcade cabinet ornaments then Gears 5 and Farm Together.
A look back at being on the internet for 10 years...
A lot of jumping around from game to game, as usual.
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.
Going to make this short and sweet. I fixed up a couple things on the site that I thought were worth mentioning.
Because I've been too comfortable living with my parents (and other reasons the Internet is not the forum for) I've decided to room with my best friend and his girlfriend as a job search motivator. I figure I'll feel more like a real adult and actually having expenses will make my procrastinating butt quicker to work. I was supposed to find my insurance cards and pack today as well as maybe get my car looked at. Plus, I still owe Nick that GRIS review.
Didn't do much today. It's was one of those days where no matter how much I could do, yet I ended up just procastinating... on Reddit no less haha. Barely even played the Witcher, or Smash.
Got caught up in Minecraft again when I saw Mark in there working on something or other. We both worked on trading for the Woodland Exploration Map and then finding the Woodland Mansion. We got so close, but no cigar.
"Omg another Mario game!!! Why can't Nintendo do anything new?!"
Hi! It's been awhile, and I doubt that I have any followers still around. Still, I just wanted to announce my presence and maybe make a blog(!).
Hey guys, I put up a poll on Twitter to get a general idea of your favourite Nintendo Franchise. Vote here: https://twitter.com/whatsacow1/status/858138648776122368
I think the windstorm is over. Yesterday in the morning it was calm and then right when it hit 2 or 3pm the winds kicked up and soon the news was filled with various trees around the valley being toppled and the police telling people to not go outside if they don't have to. That was an interesting Thursday afternoon. Good morning Pixlpeeps! Friday is back and I am ready to hit the local mom & pop later on today in hopes of finding something “new” (not in new releases but in older CDs I don't have in the library) and take part in the weekly trip to the local casino buffet for seafood night. Before all of that let's get started with Quick Hits!
Part II is the peak and decline of arcades, years 1982-1985. I was in high school those years. Weekends I'd get on my bike, and with a friend, head down to the mall to play arcade games. 1982 was the absolute peak with just a ton of new games. After that the decline began as home consoles began offering more elaborate experiences to challenge the two and half minutes per quarter the arcade machines were giving. Here are my favorites.
I've been playing video games since 1981. And only a little less time after I started playing video games, I learned I could alter the way my games played, whether it was from tinkering with the game's programming or by using tools provided in the game itself for user-made content. I also learned how to make my own computer games, in a rudimentary fashion.
Good morning Pixlpeeps and happy Pi Day! As the local news anchor said that got a chuckle “not the circle and delicious, but the squared.” So how have you good people been? Play some fun games this past weekend? Here in sunny Southern California we lost an hour of sleep and are now at the same time as the good people of Arizona. I miss that extra hour. Anyways let's see what games I played this past weekend
Project Cars is a hard game to get into because of how unappealing some of the options are .
Damn. I checked my last blog and it said my goal was to post 2 blogs a month. That blog was several months ago. So..., I guess I'm a big ole LIAR. 
In my defense, I've been pretty busy. If I'm not working or doing stuff with my family, I'm playing games. And recently, my family has just gotten a little bigger. A few days ago, my wife & I welcomed our 6th child. I have half a dozen kids. It's freaking crazy. So you guys will probably see even less of me.
I'll need to be very careful with how I use the Internet these next few days, if at all.
