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Super Mario Tributes

November 23, 2005 by Dave

As sort of a followup to my Nerd Songs post, there’s a lot of musical tributes to those powerful plumbers, Super Mario Brothers. Most of them are videos of tribute medleys.

Filed Under: Music, Video Games

The Great Console Debate… that we'll have

November 22, 2005 by Dave

BBC News posted an article about what next generation system they think is best, with each reporter taking a different one. We’re much smarter than any British people, so what system do you think is best: the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, or Nintendo Revolution? Which one (or ones) are you planning on buying, and why?

Filed Under: Video Games

Nerd Songs Roundup

November 21, 2005 by Dave

While I am constantly hunting for new indie music since I have some sort of musical equivalent of ADHD, I have found that I am able to satisfy my hunger by relying upon old classics and familiar songs mashed up in new ways. What’s that all mean? I’ve found a bunch of albums on the […]

Filed Under: Music

A Trio of Game Mini-Reviews: Arkham Horror, Mall of Horror, Wits & Wagers

November 15, 2005 by Dave

Over the weekend, I got a chance to play a couple games: Arkham Horror, Mall of Horror, and Wits & Wagers. Here’s my thoughts on them.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Reviews

A highly thematic game

November 9, 2005 by Dave

World of Warcraft: The Board Game will be released soon, followed by the World of Warcraft Collectible Card Game. We already had a Warcraft board game and rpg, but apparently the universe changed dramatically after Warcraft 3, as a new fad swept through the citizens of the two continents: standing around and giving quests. Here’s […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Video Games

The Twilight of the Imperium 3rd Edition: Dave's Derisive Take

November 6, 2005 by Dave

Twilight Imperium 3rd edition was released this year, updating a Fantasy Flight Games classic to adapt some more modern ideas in board gaming. I own the second edition, and played it twice, but it hasn’t really left the shelf in many years, due to time and complexity involved. I have now played the 3rd edition […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Editorial, Reviews

More D&D to replace what is missing in our lives

October 26, 2005 by Dave

Wizards of the Coast has started selling bumper stickers. Most of them are pretty uninspired, though “Don’t make me roll for initiative” is pretty good. It’s still not enough to topple classics such as “Carpe DM: Seize the Dungeon Master” and “Jesus Saves (and takes half damage)” I do like that Wizards is expanding to […]

Filed Under: News, Roleplaying Games

Interweb LOTR goodness

October 17, 2005 by Dave

First, for those of you who are fans of WoW and LotR, there’s this amusing animated gif. And for you sophisticates, there’s the 1940’s classic Lord of the Rings starring Humphrey Bogart. (Quicktime required) –Dave

Filed Under: Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre

"Perhaps this is a passable day to die."

October 14, 2005 by Dave

Star Wreck: The Pirkinning is a full length parody science fiction movie made entirely by some Finns and a lot of computers. It is a fan made film, but from the dead on computer generated ships, you might not know it until you actually saw the actors.

Filed Under: Movies, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre

OMGTBM

October 11, 2005 by Dave

“In a discussion on a website about pushing comics to phones, someone suggested that ALL-STAR BATMAN could be redone with text-message dialogue: LOL R U A TARD IM TEH GD BATMAN” —Warren Ellis on his Bad Signal mailing list

Filed Under: Comics

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