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Does Steam have more to offer gamers?
Posted on August 11, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
There was a small bump in gaming news about how Battlefield 3 would not be made available through Steam. Of course, disgruntled gamers from all over the world cried foul on EA. It seemed like a simple bait to get people to choose EA’s Origin service which is a lot similar to Steam, sans the [...]
Chucks for Geeks. Super Mario Bros. Converse All-Stars
Posted on June 18, 2011 Written by 2 Comments
Super Mario Bros., the classic video game from Nintendo first released in 1985 for the Nintendo entertainment system, follows the exploits of Mario and Luigi as they venture through the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Toadstool from Bowser. Once the best selling video game of all-time until being surpassed by Wii Sports in 2009, Super [...]
Portal 2 Turret Plush Toy with Motion Sensor
Posted on April 28, 2011 Written by 3 Comments
Leigh Nunan and I made a talking plush Turret from Portal. It can sense when you’re there, when you pick it up, and when you knock it over, and it responds appropriately. For more information, visit http://upnotnorth.net/projects/portal-turret-plushie/ Valve nailed it with Portal 2. GLaDOS, Atlas & Peabody, Cave Johnson, Wheatley and yes, the sing-song [...]
Blind man excels at video games using sound
Posted on April 15, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
Video games can be difficult. Some so much so that yours truly, after failing miserably, refuses to play certain titles ever again. That said, many gamers are fortunate enough to have the gift of sight to help them traverse the various levels imagined by the creators of games.
Create your own 3D printed Bauhaus chess-set
Posted on March 15, 2011 Written by 2 Comments
Chess is fascinating game. The pieces always look super neat, playing chess is difficult, and winning at chess is even more difficult than playing the game itself.
DIY Zelda Mini-Arcade Game
Posted on March 13, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
The Legend of Zelda (Zelda) is one of the great video games of all-time with its mixture of action, adventure, and puzzle solving. For many, their first exposure to Zelda was as a game played on The Nintendo Entertainment System.
Wins and Fails This Week in Geek v 16
Posted on February 24, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
Hot geek threesomes (who’da thunk it?), French kiss (leave Meg Ryan out of this), Microsoft oopsies (not that a Microsoft mistake is newsworthy), Verizon being daft (when are they not?) and Amazon on the warpath (Amazon vs. Netflix will be more interesting than the entire catalog of either company’s on demand video). It’s a steamy [...]
Angry Birds playable birthday cake [Video]
Posted on February 21, 2011 Written by 1 Comment
Angry Birds. Regardless of the platform one chooses to play the game on, it’s addictive, fun, and as the number of downloads prove, immensely popular.