Hal's Blogs

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

BBC - Science & Nature - Human Body and Mind - Face Memory Test

A very interesting sleep deprivation test.

# posted by Hal : 8:48 PM

Amazing Case Mod

Here's an amazing manga case mod.

# posted by Hal : 8:12 PM

Robot PacMan (IREX 2005)

Here's a real life robotic PacMan game developed by Namco and Bandai.

# posted by Hal : 7:39 PM

Monday, November 28, 2005

Cool Google Maps

Here is a collection of cool Google Map applications. I like this one which shows you where you would end up if you dug a hole straight through the center of the earth.

# posted by Hal : 9:20 PM

Top 10 hidden gems of this generation

Here's a nice list of the top 10 "under-rated" games of this generation of consoles.

# posted by Hal : 8:52 PM

How to Create Your Own Game Company

An article on how to create your own game company.

# posted by Hal : 8:51 PM

Superman V: The Whole Sordid Saga

Here's the entire story of the "Superman Returns" saga. Everything from the change in story to the change in directors. Perhaps maybe something magical will happen.... like what happened to Charlie's Angels.

# posted by Hal : 8:44 PM

NES Controller MP3 Player

Here's a hack to make an MP3 Nintendo Controller.

# posted by Hal : 8:41 PM

Xbox 360 In-Depth Review

Probably the ultimate Xbox 360 review.

# posted by Hal : 7:51 AM

DOS Games Archive

Another pretty good free game archive (DOS only).

# posted by Hal : 7:48 AM

Sunday, November 27, 2005

Cars Trailer

There's a new trailer for Pixar's Cars out.

# posted by Hal : 1:43 PM

Wi-Fi Mario Kart Zooming

It seems like WiFi gaming on Mario Kart DS is extremely successful with 45% of owners logging in to play.

# posted by Hal : 1:41 PM

Nokia holds fire on mobile gaming

Nokia has admitted that their N-Gage has been a failure. They'll concentrate more on music (versus iPod? (I think not.), games for cellphones, and video.

# posted by Hal : 1:39 PM

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Superman Returns

The new Superman Returns trailer is out. Looks like a lot of retro is coming back. Even Marlon Brando as Jor-el. I hope Singer flashes it up a bit like X-men, though.

# posted by Hal : 9:56 PM

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Is driving easier with Mr.T?

A GPS company is going to provide Mr. T's voice for voice directions.

# posted by Hal : 8:38 PM

Monday, November 21, 2005

V8-Engine Paper Model

A paper model of a V8 engine.

# posted by Hal : 9:11 PM

Nintendo Cover Songs

Here's a bunch of covers done with the NES synthesizer.

# posted by Hal : 9:09 PM

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Mega Bloks wins SCOC ruling on Lego trademark

Montreal based Mega Bloks has won a lawsuit versus Lego. What I didn't know was that the Lego patent has expired.

# posted by Hal : 10:51 AM

Friday, November 18, 2005

TIME.com: Best Inventions 2005

Time has the top 25 inventions of 2005.

# posted by Hal : 8:07 AM

Thursday, November 17, 2005

Gaming fanatics show hallmarks of drug addiction

Newscientist.com has an interesting article that hardcore gamers show the same symptoms as drug addiction.

# posted by Hal : 7:39 PM

Paper Art

Some very impressive paper cutout art.

# posted by Hal : 7:29 PM

Street Fighter Salsa

Hmmm.... Out of the ordinary... Chun Li and Ryu doing the Salsa.

# posted by Hal : 7:22 PM

DON'T BUY THE XBOX 360 - Yahoo! News

The NYTimes has an article telling people NOT to buy an Xbox360! How's that for anti-hype? *UPDATE* CNN.com has another well written article.

# posted by Hal : 4:25 PM

Monday, November 14, 2005

Star Wars Transformers

Starwars.com has the scoop on Star Wars Transformers.

# posted by Hal : 9:08 PM

Friday, November 11, 2005

Resident Evil Chainsaw Controller

Wow. I can't see myself playing with this, but it looks like a cool collector's item.

# posted by Ray B : 2:03 PM

Thursday, November 10, 2005

New Disney-Pixar Deal Likely

As Eisner is gone, IGN reports that Disney and Pixar are nearing a new deal.

# posted by Hal : 9:21 PM

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Prototype Xbox 360 Designs

Next-gen.biz has an interesting article on some prototype Xbox designs.

# posted by Hal : 8:37 AM

Monday, November 07, 2005

VR Quake 4

Some pretty cool quicktime VR images from Quake 4. They have links of other video games as well.

# posted by Hal : 6:21 PM

The Ultimate Star Trek Collection: DVD

Amazon,com is selling "The Ultimate Star Trek Collection". $2499 yields the complete TV series and movies. 212 DVDs!

# posted by Hal : 7:47 AM

Dreamcast 2.0 from 1UP.com

1Up.com has an amazing similarity report comparing the Xbox360 with the Dreamcast launch.

# posted by Hal : 7:24 AM

Sunday, November 06, 2005

Girlz Don't Exist on teh Intarweb!!!!1

This article just makes me roll my eyes and be embarassed for the entire side of m gender. Sad. Really sad.

# posted by Ray B : 12:31 PM

Friday, November 04, 2005

Honest Video Game Titles

If video game titles used honest or literal names... this is what you'd get.

# posted by Ray B : 7:11 PM

Thursday, November 03, 2005

Grumpkins.com The Gallery of Grumpkins

Thought you were good at carving pumpkins? Here's a gallery of some impressive ones.

# posted by Hal : 9:51 PM

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Transport Yourself To South Park

Here's a cool little tool that you can use to create South park characters. Actually, the real fun comes in making friends or yourself into South Park characters!

# posted by Ray B : 10:04 AM