Tag: Games

The BBC’s program on the history of Tetris is fascinating.

Twenty years after The Legend of Zelda

It’s hard to believe that it’s been twenty years (via Slashdot) since The Legend of Zelda was released. The first time I ever saw it was over at Matt Walker’s house. He was the kid with all the cool toys. I don’t remember much about that particular moment. But I do know that for many weeks afterward, we were totally enthralled by the world held inside that gold cartridge.

This little online version of Katamari Damacy is a complete waste of time. And a lot of fun, too. (via Digg)

Gates of Ahn’Qiraj

I’m not usually one to play games, but I’ve really gotten into World of Warcraft lately. A few days ago, the population of the server called Medivh managed managed to open the Gates of Ahn’Qiraj. Someone made a really cool video of the event (via Slashdot).

I can’t believe I’m blogging about something that happened in a game. What a dork.

Beer pong going mainstream

According to Slashfood, beer pong is going mainstream. What a bunch of poseurs. We were doing this way before it was cool. Back then, it was all about the beer, man.