Category Archives: Gaming

So I’ve been doing a lot of gaming this holiday, which is a nice thing. It’s a nice break from baby and work and the standard routine. Of course, I’ve had to wake up at 5:30 or 6 a.m. to … Continue reading →

Well, I finally did it. I broke down and picked up a Playstation 3. It’s not the first “next-gen” console to land in my entertainment center. In fact, it’s the third. I was in line at 6 a.m. on Wii-launch-day … Continue reading →

It’s got to be the case! You see, I’ve been playing Super Mario Galaxy fanatically (well, when I’m able, given baby duty and a recent (current) flu) since getting it last week. It’s brilliant and sits, at least, in my … Continue reading →

My recent acquisition of Super Mario Galaxy has put quality gaming in the forefront of my mind. Surely due to this, it occurred to me it might be interesting to post a list of my single favorite game over every … Continue reading →

Yay! I got it a day early! Thanks to Game Crazy. Screw GameStop. I’ve owned it a little over two hours now but have I played it? No. The wife’s watching TV. Maybe she’ll go to bed soon. This is … Continue reading →

I’ve been having a lot of fun in the gaming corner of my own little Byte Cellar (the basement computer room). Not long ago I gathered up certain of my consoles which were scattered about the house, threw up a … Continue reading →

I played it first on my shiny new Apple //c, back in April 1984. (Hey! Our logo graphic is an Apple //c!) I’ve fiddled about with it in years since on various other platforms, but it was the //c upon … Continue reading →

I’d been looking for it for eight years, and I finally got it. A MYST Channelwood Poster. If you don’t know what MYST is, God help you. Channelwood is one of the “ages” of MYST. My ex-girlfriend and I solved … Continue reading →

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.