Monthly Archives: May 2007

All Hail Glide!

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Blake Patterson

Remember the first time you were blown away by 3D graphics? I don’t mean sitting in a theatre watching The Last Starfighter, but on a computer or console at home. Yea, Starglider and Virus were awesome, but for me the … Continue reading →

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40 Year Console History Pictorial

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Blake Patterson

It leaves out a lot and really is to gaming what “We Didn’t Start The Fire” is to world history, but it’s surely worth a look: Wired’s Console Portraits: A 40-Year Pictorial History of Gaming Game on.

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“Thrust” from Firebird Software

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Blake Patterson

I’ve always loved “gravity games.” The various Lunar Lander incarnations are great fun to me. Asteroids, more an “inertia game” than a “gravity game” in truth, has a similar feel and is similarly fun. As such, a certain screenshot in … Continue reading →

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I Did It! See the Space Invader Tattoo in All Its Glory

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Blake Patterson

Today at 1pm it was done. My second tattoo (my first geek tattoo), a Space Invader, was inked on my right shoulder by Dave Waugh of Jinx Proof tattoos in Georgetown. I am most pleased with the results. Have a … Continue reading →

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Call to Readers: Help Choose My Retro Tattoo

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Blake Patterson

At present, I have one tattoo. The design is the celtic Tree of Life, which I got back in the summer of ’00. What it represents is a big part of who I am. But then, another big part is … Continue reading →

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