Hal's Blogs

Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Video Game Controller Family Tree

Here's a console video game controller family tree.

# posted by Hal : 7:48 AM

Monday, May 30, 2005

The Microsoft Millionaires Come of Age

Ever wondered what happened to the employees who made millions when they worked at Microsoft when it first started?

# posted by Hal : 1:29 PM

What Not To Do in Designing Games

From Slashdot, comes this interesting article on what not to do in designing games.

# posted by Hal : 1:25 PM

Saturday, May 28, 2005

Las Vegas Man Can Summon UFOs

This is really weird... A Las Vegas resident claims he can summon Unidentified Flying Objects at will. So a news crew went out to interview him. They chose the day, time and location. Umbelievably, the man was able to support his claim, and the news crew caught the object on tape!

*Update: Here's a link to more information on this guy (who calls himself "Yahweh", which is another name for God). This story is one to watch throughout June as this guy claims he'll be summoning UFOs on demand from June 1st to July 15th and will do so for any media wishing to record the events.

# posted by Ray B : 7:25 PM

Star Wars: Episode III Easter Eggs

Here's some interesting Star Wars: Episode III easter eggs.

# posted by Hal : 5:19 PM

Star Wars Lego Movie

A neat little Star Wars Lego animation.

# posted by Hal : 9:52 AM

Morse coders beating SMSers

Here's a video from the Tonight Show. Jay Leno pitted morse coders versus SMS-ers. Guess who won?

# posted by Hal : 9:30 AM

Thursday, May 26, 2005

A "new" NES console!

This "new" NES, called Generation Nex, features wireless controllers, rumble, and a slim new design. Very cool! (Plays original NES and Famicom cartridges)

# posted by Ray B : 10:05 AM

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Disney's Virtual Magic Kingdom

Disney has opened up their Virtual Magic Kingdom.

# posted by Hal : 1:28 PM

XBOX 360 Dashboard

Here's a preview of Xbox 306's dashboard.

# posted by Hal : 12:22 PM

Monday, May 23, 2005

Male Stereotypical Jobs tend to get male boys

This article seems to indicate that male stereotyped jobs (eg. engineers) will lead you to have boys, whereas female stereotyped jobs (eg. nurses) will lead you to have girls.

# posted by Hal : 9:35 PM

Saturday, May 21, 2005

Wal-Mart teams with Netflix on DVD rentals

Walmart has stopped there DVD rental service, and has now joined with NetFlix.

# posted by Hal : 6:09 PM

E3 2005: DSpeak

Nintendo to releaseDSpeak for the DS. VoIP on the DS!

# posted by Hal : 6:08 PM

Phantom nowhere to be found at 2005 E3

Looks like the rumours are true, the Phantom console may never exist.

# posted by Hal : 7:42 AM

Spore E3 2005 Impressions

Gamespot has hands on impressions of Spore by Will Wright.

# posted by Hal : 7:10 AM

Wednesday, May 18, 2005

New Super Mario Bros

1up.com has a preview of the New Super Mario Bros. for NintendoDS.

# posted by Hal : 9:54 PM

PS3 price rumours begin to emerge

Pricing of the PS3 has emerged. Yeeeouch! $465 US? I think this will change as the XBox 360 is aiming for the $400 mark. Whatever happened to $300 consoles? The other non-substantiated rumour is that the games for the next-gen console will run about $70 apiece. Talk about price-gouging. I think if this happens, there just be more mod-chips and piracy as the consumer will not be able to afford them.

# posted by Hal : 2:51 PM

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Nintendo unveils new Game Boy model

Nintendo has unveiled a new Game Boy model. Pictures of of it are on this site.

# posted by Hal : 2:49 PM

Monday, May 16, 2005

Joystiq's live coverage of PS3 Launch

Joystiq has coverage of Sony's PS3 launch.

# posted by Hal : 9:34 PM

Nintendo press release on Revolution

Nintendo has a press release on their next gen console: Revolution.

# posted by Hal : 7:44 AM

The worst foods to eat over a keyboard

ZDNet has the the worst foods to eat over the keyboard.

# posted by Hal : 7:27 AM

Saturday, May 14, 2005

Nintendo to launch new game console in 2006

Yahoo news has the a story that Nintendo plans to launch their new game console in 2006.

# posted by Hal : 8:57 AM

Nintendo DS E3 Demos Go Wireless

Nintendo will be offering DS demos for download wirelessly at E3.

# posted by Hal : 6:57 AM

Nintendo World - New York

Nintendo is opening their first Nintendo World Store... In NYC of course.

# posted by Hal : 6:54 AM

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Pac Man celebrates his 25th birthday

Getting old? Pac Man celebrates his 25th birthday.

# posted by Hal : 10:18 PM

Yahoo Music Service Challenges iTunes

Yahoo! has launched their version of iTunes.

# posted by Hal : 10:17 PM

Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Gameboy Emulator Released for PSP

Truth or Rumour? Apparently, there's already a homebrew Gameboy emulator released for the PSP.

# posted by Hal : 11:59 AM

Monday, May 09, 2005

Xbox 360 coming in November

From Gamespot, MTV:has announced that the Xbox 360 is coming out in November.

# posted by Hal : 8:47 AM

Live Xbox 360 shot!

Engadget has a live Xbox 360 cameraphoto pic. UGLEEEEE!

# posted by Hal : 8:46 AM

Wednesday, May 04, 2005

Bandai Buys Namco

Pac Man is now in bed with the Power Rangers. Big toy company Bandai has purchased Namco in a $1.7 billion deal.

# posted by Ray B : 12:23 PM

Tuesday, May 03, 2005

Alienware Star Wars PC

Alienware has released a series of Star Wars PCs.

# posted by Hal : 11:01 AM

Sunday, May 01, 2005

Build a Better DVR out of an Old PC

From slashdot comes an article on how to build a DVR out of an old PC.

# posted by Hal : 8:02 PM