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Saturday State Amidst the Horseshit

Hello everybody!  With Larry & I both having gotten a run in this afternoon, it feels like it is actually Sunday, as that’s when we normally do that.  But we’ve got some plans tomorrow so today was it!  I ended up trying a variant on the route I’ve been going, using the Griffith Park horse […]

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A New King’s Quest

It’s kind of awesome to be playing a new King’s Quest game – but that’s what’s happening.  An actual, official King’s Quest game released under the Sierra label from Activision.  Who woulda thought this would ever happen?  I happily paid full price for this game, and after having finished this first “chapter,” I consider it […]

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Alien: Isolation Ain’t Playin’

I’m trying to be a grown-up and play through this videogame, but I’m sorry, it’s too fucking scary.  I’m what you would call, “a big ol’ wuss” when it comes to scary movies and things, but for some reason, I just had to play this game that came out in 2014, Alien: Isolation.  It takes place […]

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Wolfenstein: The New Order

Okay, so how many of you out there are around my age (38) and when home computers and home PC gaming was becoming a thing you had the chance to play the pioneering 3D classic, Castle Wolfenstein?  I know I’m not alone here, as it was one of the first first-person shooters for PC and […]

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Assassin’s Creed Unity

The latest Assassin’s Creed video game came out today, available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The reviews for it that accompanied its release were very very brutal – especially on the fact that it runs like shit, at least on the consoles.  I was getting a bit bummed as I was excited about getting […]