tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post1759913186626911955..comments2024-03-22T21:02:55.051+13:00Comments on Bat, Bean, Beam: The Pixel YearsGiovanni Tisohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-85996424459534386062009-06-29T21:07:18.028+12:002009-06-29T21:07:18.028+12:00asteroids rocked. Years after its heyday I was fas...asteroids rocked. Years after its heyday I was fascinated to discover there was a version for Macs, and I was delighted to find that it included comments from (presumably) the occupants in the ship, such as "You eediot!" when you inadvertently fragged yourself.llewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561709142491895984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-26261085909195216822009-06-22T09:03:08.302+12:002009-06-22T09:03:08.302+12:00You didn't mention the New Rocky. How could yo...You didn't mention the New Rocky. How could you forget?<br /><br />It would have lowered the signal to noise ratio in the post but the memories... oh, the sweet memories. :)<br /><br />Cheers dear friend. I still remember fondly the very first time that, on the phone, you described to me Marble Madness, played near via Monterosa or somewhere close.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229679999787933912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-77366345071807683322009-06-13T17:03:46.544+12:002009-06-13T17:03:46.544+12:00And space bees!And space bees!Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-33320497327258937452009-06-13T16:50:40.103+12:002009-06-13T16:50:40.103+12:00Galaga
"They're going to come in waves a...<b>Galaga</b><br /><br />"<i>They're going to come in waves and there's always going to be another wave after the one you just destroyed. Which is also a lesson in capitalism, if you think about it.</i>"<br /><br />Racing thoughts, panic attacks, the return of the repressed.<br /><br />Vomiting-viruses, Chemo-nausea, Parkinson's tremor.<br /><br />Midges, labour pains, Megan Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584562106579704547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-77451596401079721982009-06-10T13:42:47.515+12:002009-06-10T13:42:47.515+12:00197....8? and space invaders has been installed in...197....8? and <i>space invaders</i> has been installed in the local movie theatre.<br /><br />we thought it was the strangest and most wonderful thing ever.<br /><br />except that it only cost 16c to see a film (for minors), and was 20c a game. we got 50c each from mum for a matinee, and used to have 30-odd cents to spend on chips and a drink.<br /><br />but never again. and i've considered Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-14421232848187567472009-06-10T12:26:47.978+12:002009-06-10T12:26:47.978+12:00@Hugh: I don't recall Asteroids being that dif...@<b>Hugh</b>: I don't recall Asteroids being that difficult, once you mastered the thrust and when to use the hyperspace, and it really was quite perfect in its simplicity, allowing you to use the whole screen (in that it was quite unique). More generally, the issue of time versus money is far from straightforward: I recall blowing a lot of my budget on games that were hard to master simply Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-66783414118191401762009-06-10T11:12:46.229+12:002009-06-10T11:12:46.229+12:00I'm not quite sure why you were so concerned a...I'm not quite sure why you were so concerned about this post on FB...Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03896817139131485525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-61568418680374186942009-06-09T22:29:55.888+12:002009-06-09T22:29:55.888+12:00Since this is a blog on memories, I feel compelled...Since this is a blog on memories, I feel compelled to share one of mine about me, mame and you (cryptic pun intended).<br /><br />I have a very clear recollection of me and you installing mame on your computer at your place in Corso di Porta Romana. I think it was late 1996 or early 1997.<br />So I guess your first encounter with mame should be moved back a few years. <br />Yes, I know, you wrotePFBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-45876459081745360002009-06-09T16:24:29.842+12:002009-06-09T16:24:29.842+12:00I quite agree about the beauty of Asteroids, which...I quite agree about the beauty of Asteroids, which leads to one of the many respects in which I disagree with Lanchester (I have been intending to write about that essay for some weeks, but I too easily distracted by other -ooh look shiny thing); Lanchester's notions of beauty in a game are of the pretty scenery kind; I say the backgrounds are relevant only to establishing verisimilitude: thePaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024440694895271805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-72806782656430137312009-06-09T15:32:52.479+12:002009-06-09T15:32:52.479+12:00I have a fond memory of playing an ancient Pengu m...I have a fond memory of playing an ancient Pengu machine at the Hermitage outside Mt Cook in 1989. My father was thoroughly disgusted that kids those days were more interested in little neon blue ice blocks than the magnificent spectacle of nature in its majesty piercing the cold blue sky etc etc.<br /><br />Don't you find Asteroid's utterly unforgiving difficulty curve makes it a bit DPF:TLDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06372937855256319716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-87446271182990461412009-06-09T13:12:51.855+12:002009-06-09T13:12:51.855+12:00What if I told you I have an entire post based on ...What if I told you I have an entire post based on the 256th screen of Pac-Man? <br /><br />(Spoiler: <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f0/Split_Screen_in_Pac_Man.gif" rel="nofollow">this</a> is what the screen looks like.)<br /><br /><i>My daughter keeps having dreams about the popcap game Zombies vs Plants</i>.<br /><br />Hands up who hasn't had the experience of their Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-2569164361700026912009-06-09T13:02:26.460+12:002009-06-09T13:02:26.460+12:00If you got good enough at Pac-Man you could reach ...<i>If you got good enough at Pac-Man you could reach level 256, and we all know what that entailed</i><br /><br />No, I don't.<br /><br />If this is your idea of driving readers away, it's not working, at least for our generation: it brought back memories.<br /><br />ClaudiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-72448981803068494862009-06-09T11:11:56.995+12:002009-06-09T11:11:56.995+12:00I am somewhat concerned that there are no comments...<i>I am somewhat concerned that there are no comments yet. I think you may have actually succeeded in driving away people</i>.<br /><br />I am unfurling the Mission Accomplished banner as we speak. It's never hurt anybody, right?<br /><br />And yes, Frogger is also a very worthy honouree, if only for having inspired the Seinfeld episode. So now I know you have something in common with George Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-45643296793247049432009-06-09T09:43:09.507+12:002009-06-09T09:43:09.507+12:00My daughter keeps having dreams about the popcap g...My daughter keeps having dreams about the popcap game Zombies vs Plants :PAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04797661728002935006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-88426791422001828132009-06-09T09:41:20.197+12:002009-06-09T09:41:20.197+12:00I fail to see much difference between Mrs Pacman, ...I fail to see much difference between Mrs Pacman, and Pacman, other than the red ribbon in her hair.<br /><br />Which does raise questions about what led you to like it better than the original...kylejitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10077867019944337673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-13696852360118377472009-06-09T07:55:18.759+12:002009-06-09T07:55:18.759+12:00I am somewhat concerned that there are no comments...I am somewhat concerned that there are no comments yet. I think you may have actually succeeded in driving away people.<br /><br />On the otherhand I think hours of reading about your kids would be awesome! But that's just me.<br /><br />I adored Q*bert and Ms. PacMan but my absolute favorite was Frogger. I was Frogger champion of Pismo Beach California in 1982. It's the best game Grunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308246886810700890noreply@blogger.com