Category Archives: Gaming

VidHD and “Total Replay”: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together!

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Blake Patterson

Over the past few months I’ve been enjoying my Apple IIe in a few new ways, and that’s something that feels pretty nice to be able to say, here in 2020. Back in 2018 I became part of the hardware … Continue reading →

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A Progress Update From a “No Man’s Sky” Time Traveler

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Blake Patterson

Early in the year I posted A Few Words from a “No Man’s Sky” Time Traveler, detailing my decision to put my 1,600-hour No Man’s Sky journey on hold and jump back-in-time to late 2016 and the Foundation (v1.1) release … Continue reading →

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A Bit of History Regarding “Tunnels of Armageddon” for the Apple IIgs

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Blake Patterson

In 1989 I wrote a letter (envelope, stamp, and all) to game publisher California Dreams asking a technical question about the game Tunnels of Armageddon for the Apple IIgs. But, they never wrote back. I was thinking back on this … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen for High Score Week

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Blake Patterson

The subreddit r/Retrobattlestations is one of my favorite vintage computing project outlets on the net. The sub runs frequent competitions, and last week’s compo was High Score Week. During a High Score Week, members pick a game for their favorite … Continue reading →

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A Few Words from a “No Man’s Sky” Time Traveler

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Blake Patterson

As those who follow me on any of my social feeds are quite aware, I enjoy the game No Man’s Sky. Actually, that’s something of an understatement. I’ve written quite a few words about the degree to which the boundless … Continue reading →

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Did You Hear About That Nutter Who Dropped $4K $6K on No Man’s Sky?! [Updated!]

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Blake Patterson

People who know me both online and IRL know that I’m a pretty big fan of Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky. Actually, that’s something of an understatement. I’m about 330 hours in so far (405 planets across 128 systems). I’ve … Continue reading →

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Procedural Planetary Exploration Across the Decades

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Blake Patterson

Regular readers are surely aware that I’m rather addicted to the space exploration game No Man’s Sky by Hello Games. I recently detailed my love for the title and gave an account of the high-end gaming PC I built specifically to … Continue reading →

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The Year that ‘Starglider’ and the Atari ST Saved Halloween

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Blake Patterson

(The U.S. presidential election took place yesterday, and today I am greatly in need of some serious distraction, so I thought I’d write a post about a particular computing memory from decades past that’s been on my mind lately, but is not … Continue reading →

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My Skylake Gaming PC Build [Updated]

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Blake Patterson

A month ago I shared my feelings about Hello Games’ space exploration game No Man’s Sky. (Spoiler: I loved it — and still do, about 150 hours in.) In the post I mentioned that parts were in the mail for … Continue reading →

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A Few Words About the Best Game I’ve Ever Played: No Man’s Sky [Updated]

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Blake Patterson

[ This post is now hosted over any my No Man’s Sky blog, NMSspot. Please have a look at it there.) [ I want to note that this post was written prior to the major Foundation 1.1 update released by … Continue reading →

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