Archive for the ‘Video Games’ Category
Sega Rally Preview
I was recently invited to Segas England Headquarters in London to preview the new Sega Rally game. In return all I had to do was write a preview on my gaming site Binary Joy - and that's exactly what I've done.
Anyone who has been to an arcade in the last 12 years must have seen a pair of SEGA Rally cabinets sitting there… even today they’re a surprisingly common site. Apparently Sega Rally is Sega’s highest earning arcade machine ...
Legend of Zelda Symphony
My love of Zelda extends to the music.I do actually have a Zelda album on CD. I got it on the cover of a magazine a couple of years ago, but this music is wonderful. Hearing the overland theme is so stirring it's indescribable.
I've watched this at least 10 times now. Wonderful!
A Nintendo Wii Review
I mentioned before that I would write a review of my Nintendo Wii... that it took me nearly 6 months to purchase. Well - a month later - I have finally written my review. Nothing earth shattering but if you're interested you can read about it over on Binary Joy.
Grandtheft Auto stunts
I was recently introduced to the world of Grand Theft Auto stunts so here are a couple of videos to introduce and entertain you as well.
Some of the tricks they do are amazing. It's pretty obvious that these stunts are not done first time, and that it takes many hours of practice, and many many attempts before perfecting each trick.
One thing I am really amazed at is the ...
Boku – game making for infants?
Alice from Wonderland has recently mentioned a new piece of software by Microsoft called Boku. I have tried looking all the obvious places but can find very few references to it anywhere.
Boku’s programming model is extremely simple as it does not use a textual language or wiring diagrams. Kids use simple behavior cards to enable a small virtual robot to navigate its world and achieve specific tasks.
One of the developers on the project has a blog on Live Spaces ...
Crysis level editor
One of my work colleagues pointed out this video about the world editor for the forthcoming game Crysis - and I must say - this is incredibly impressive stuff.
I've made a number of editors for video games in the past and they weren't simple to create, yet they are nowhere near the complexity of this one. Clearly the person demoing the editor is very knowledgeable but the ease with which he creates and modifies the environment is astounding, and the ...
Real Life Platform Ninja
Tim over at the Indygamer blog brought this to my attention today. This guy is my new hero. I would love to have a go at this assault course event... not that I would get anywhere at all - but it looks like great fun (well - the first event does anyway!).
Makoto Nagano is a 34 year old fisherman. Recently he succeeded in completing the last phase of the Japanese game show: Ninja Warrior. Of more than 500 contestants ...
Guitar Hero + Dragonforce combo
Woah - I've played Guitar Hero 1 and, well, am an embarrassment. The game is huge fun, especially after a couple of drinks, but I suck awfully. I suspect my major downfall is my total lack of rhythm.
Anyway apparently this song, the Dragonforce one in the video below, was actually added via a "hack" that let's people add other songs to the Guitar Hero game. This does require modding your ps2, along with a bunch of different software, so ...
Rocket Boards is a super fast 3D rocket boarding action. My first "commercial" (shareware) product. Didn't do amazingly well but was a good learning experience
Bubble Bomb is a polished update of a game originally built by Warren Marshal (who works at Epic games - developers of Unreal and Gears of War)
My own update of Bubble Bomb, Bubble Blitz was almost a total rewrite adding loads of new features and a shiny new look.
Seths Puzzle Boxes is a puzzle game with a surprisingly enjoyable story line, unfortunately it's quite short so won't take long to complete, but while it lasts is great fun.