Hal's Blogs

Thursday, April 29, 2004

Lock Cup

Tired of people drinking from your cup all the time? Use the lock cup!

# posted by Hal : 9:38 PM

Mario Brothers - Part IV

Part IV of the Mario Brothers epic previously mentioned is released.

# posted by Hal : 9:36 PM

Tuesday, April 27, 2004

The discreet smoking system

A discrete smoking system?... Uhm... yeah, right.

# posted by Hal : 8:47 PM

Monday, April 26, 2004

D&D turns 30

BBC has an article on 'Whatever happened to Dungeons and Dragons?'

# posted by Hal : 8:37 PM

Saturday, April 24, 2004

Orisinal.com - Floats

Remember that old Atari coin-up game with a track ball, and you move a lasso to capture stuff? Well, this is what this game reminds me of. Can anyone tell me the name?

# posted by Hal : 6:25 PM

Scans of Manuals

HiRes scans of classic video game manuals.

# posted by Hal : 6:24 PM

Friday, April 23, 2004

JAKKS TV Games

Remember those Atari 10-in-1 games? Well, the company, JAKKS, is coming out withmore variations. Some of them include the old Atari paddle, Williams, Capcom, and even EA Games.

# posted by Hal : 6:49 AM

Thursday, April 22, 2004

Video Games More Fun Than Girls?

The winner of a bachelor contest was given the choice between a new PlayStation 2, or an all expense paid date with an attractive women. The guy picked the PS2.

# posted by Ray B : 5:40 PM

Back to Futuure DeLorean

Here's your chance to own a replica of Back to the Future's DeLorean.

# posted by Hal : 6:51 AM

Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Unreal 3

Some absolutely AMAZING Unreal 3 video.

# posted by Hal : 8:06 PM

Monday, April 19, 2004

desktopgaming

CLASSIC videogames wallpaper!

# posted by Hal : 8:17 PM

Insect Shop

A really cool Flash app to create your own insect!

# posted by Hal : 8:14 PM

Classic Movie Clip

Khaaaannnn!

# posted by Hal : 8:11 PM

The Story of Infocom

Like the title says, Infocom's rise and fall.

# posted by Hal : 8:09 PM

Warhol's Campbell Soup Labels

From Campbell soup, comes limited edition Andy Warhol labels. Good marketing ideas!

# posted by Hal : 8:04 PM

Friday, April 16, 2004

Teenager comes to Microsoft's aid

From the BBC comes this article, where a teenager helps out Microsoft.

# posted by Hal : 12:19 PM

Thursday, April 15, 2004

Full size car made of Lego

The New York Auto Show unveiled a full size Lego made Volvo XC-90.

# posted by Hal : 8:33 PM

Tuesday, April 13, 2004

Tipping the Maitre'D

A nice guide on how to tip a Maitre'D at a restuarant.

# posted by Hal : 12:41 PM

Game Wedding Cakes

Some pictures of Game Console Wedding cakes. Wonder what kind of bride would okay that!

# posted by Hal : 12:27 PM

Atari Comic Books

Remember these? I remember owning a couple of issues. I wonder how much they're worth?

# posted by Hal : 12:25 PM

Cxbx, The Xbox Emulator

Another Xbox emulator, but this one can play Turok.

# posted by Hal : 12:21 PM

Sunday, April 11, 2004

N-Gage2 Pictures Leaked

From Slashdot comes a link leaked pictures of the N-Gage 2.

# posted by Hal : 8:58 PM

Thursday, April 08, 2004

Nvidia's 2003 Retro Game Remake Competition

I hadn't heard of this competition before, so here I am posting slightly old news. In 2003 Nvidia and Dark BASIC sponsored a competition where the entrants had to remake classic video games into 3D variants. There's some interesting entries, if you dig deep enough.

# posted by Ray B : 3:24 PM

Wednesday, April 07, 2004

Video Game Cartoons

Here are a couple cute cartoons related to classic video arcade games:

The classics set to Van Halen's "Jump"

"Crack Man"

# posted by Ray B : 2:57 PM

John Woo to bring Metroid to the big screen

Yahoo news has the scoop that director John Woo has optioned Metroid for the big screen. From another article, the plan is to release the first film before 2006. The movie will center on the origins bounty hunter Samus Aran, and relate her adventures battling Metroids and Mother Brain. More links from google.

# posted by Hal : 6:57 AM

Tuesday, April 06, 2004

The Worst Arcade Room

From slashdot, an article highlighting... errr... lowlighting the worst arcade rooms ever!