A year ago I dropped the bar on The £25 Game Challenge – prohibiting myself from buying any game that was more than £20. It was called (amazingly) The £20 Game Challenge. Now, the bar drops lower – to £18! Why? Two reasons. Firstly, I broke the £20 Rule once last year, by buying the Collectors’ Edition of Fallout: New Vegas. The lovely, lovely Collectors’ Edition of Fallout: New Vegas. For this impudence I must atone! Secondly, I think it’s …
The year is 2027. The world has suffered a decade-long energy crisis, and economies have crumbled. Reduced to a mere shadow of the super power it once was, the United States became the target of a North Korean takeover. In a land stripped of freedom, the brave will fight for their home.
So it comes the time to round up my top five games from 2010. As is always the case, a lot of games I actually played in 2010 were, in fact, from previous years. The result of which means that my Top 5 Games of 2010 is really my Top 5 Games That May Have Come Out In 2010 But There’s A Chance They May Have Been Released At Some Point Previous And For That I Apologise. Oh yes, and …
I’ve been tracking which games I play, on my Gaming Diary, for 6 years now. It’s helped me realise how many different games I play, and how many I complete. This year, however, I’ve additionally started tracking the games I buy, and how much I paid for them – the aim being to scare myself into how much I spend on gaming. Thing is, just knowing that it’s logged has actually made me more frugal with my spending. Not only …
Apparently, it’s Christmas soon. Who knew? Back in the dark ages (when games only had 8 colours) there was an Official Father Christmas Game. Obviously the bearded one himself authorised it or something. And here it is. Do enjoy it, because I didn’t.
In 2005 I played host to the Annual comp.sys.sinclair Crap Game Competition. I’ve been working on reinstating the competition archive to my site this week, and part of the process involved making the entries playable online! Which means YOU TOO can play them online! Hurrah! Head thee over to the CSSCGC2005 page and see for yourself!
“You can’t do an entire text adventure with just one location,” they said, “especially if that location is the smallest room in the house”. John Wilson, the author of Behind Closed Doors retorted with “Piffle!”, and here it is.
Remember folks, if you’re getting Kinect today, don’t forget you need a warehouse to play it in, otherwise this might happen! Of course, this could be easily solved – just like Nintendo did with the Wii – by encasing the controllers in protective silicone. (video via @thebeamish)
Since my last release was so well received, I thought I’d update it to make it even more realistic! The new version features a more accurate progress bar, which is not only green, but also pauses randomly for a random amount of time – for no reason! Just like the real Xbox 360 progress bar! Amazing. [swfobj src=”https://lofi-gaming.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Progress-Bar-Champion1.swf” alt=”<p>Progress Bar Champion needs Flash Player, fool!</p>” width=”400″ height=”140″ align=”center”]
LOOK AT THE CARDS THAT COME WITH IT JUST LOOK AT THEM! LOOK! AT! THEM! LOOK!!
No time to write anything, but look at the GLORY that is the Collector’s Edition!
I got so fed up with playing Progress Bar Champion on my Xbox 360, that I decided to write a version to inflict on everyone else. Have “fun”! [swfobj src=”https://lofi-gaming.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Progress-Bar-Champion.swf” width=”400″ height=”140″ align=”center”]
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