Archive for the 'bite-sized' Category

It makes me giggle, then cry a little.

Published at December 7, 2007 in bite-sized, video and web. 3 Comments

I’m blogging about it because it told me to.

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese does not exist in this country

Published at November 22, 2007 in bite-sized and general. 5 Comments

…no matter how badly I want it to.

I got the blues.

There's an arcade in Chinatown.

Published at August 17, 2007 in Games, arcade, bite-sized, diversions and nyc. 1 Comment

Like, an old-school arcade. It’s called “Chinatown Fair”

9 Mott Street
New York, NY 10013
J/M/Z to Chambers Street, 4/5/6 to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall

They have Para Para Paradise. I am so there.

Special thanks go out to Kevin Cancienne for cluing me in, and to New York City Geekdom for the additional info.

It's iPhone day!

Published at June 29, 2007 in bite-sized, tech and video. 0 Comments

Hey watch this!

No, I’m not getting one. But gosh, are they cool! Thanks, Olde English!

In other news, I graduated.

Published at June 1, 2007 in bite-sized, education and general. 2 Comments

So, that’s over. Good four years, though. Went in fancying myself a writer; came out fancying myself a game designer. In between, lots of missteps, parties, classes. Beautiful scenery. Bard really was a place to think. I did a lot of thinking there.

Next step? Summer in New York City. Try and find clever ways to publish non-digital games. Design more. Write more. Learn to cook.

Hi how are you.

Published at March 13, 2007 in bite-sized and general. 0 Comments

There are not enough hours in a day. More on this later.

On Peggle and how it's awesome.

Published at February 28, 2007 in bite-sized, game design and game industry. 1 Comment

Popcap’s Peggle is so awesome. It’s like pachinko meets candy meets crack meets that-episode-of-Evangelion-where-Kaoru-almost-ends-the-world.

For all of its awesomeness, however, Peggle would be even more awesome if there was a version for Mac OS X.

First Bookworm Adventures and now this? C’mon, Popcap. I’m dying, here.

On intelligent design.

Published at January 25, 2007 in bite-sized and web design. 0 Comments

You’d think that Mensa, being an organization comprised solely of intelligent people, would have at least one able web designer in their group. Oh well.

Why is Animal Crossing so addictive?

Published at January 2, 2007 in bite-sized and video games. 0 Comments

Maybe it’s because my own life doesn’t involve exciting activities like fishing, home furnishing, and paying off mortgages. Maybe it’s the silly idea that, somehow, I can make a living wage by shaking trees. Or maybe it’s the column deadline I’m up against, an upcoming trip to Israel, the failure of my computer’s hard drive, and a handful of other things that I’m distracting myself from.

Yeah, that Animal Crossing: Wild World is pretty addictive.

I love and hate Rayman Raving Rabbids.

Published at December 19, 2006 in bite-sized. 0 Comments

Love because the bunnies had me at hello. Hate because of pretty much everything else. Rayman Raving Rabbids was a great concept that deserved more development time than it got.

ATTN: Ubisoft Montpellier – Please fix the broken minigames; make more multiplayer-centric experiences; clean up the interface; design longer shooter levels; rely less on the nunchuk; improve on the “dancing bunnies” concept. In short, make the whole game as insane as those videos I fell in love with, and less like a franchise title rushed to launch (and it wouldn’t hurt to get rid of Rayman, either).