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Videogames

Another Example of Why I’m the Worst Gamer Ever

August 20, 2009

Via an instant messenger conversation today…
Charm:have you played Gunpey?
Me: no..
Charm: its on ds.
Charm: so addictive!
Me: Ahhh. I don’t have a DS anymore :-)
Me: How does it work?
Charm: its lines and triangles that need to be lined up to make a line across the screen.
Me: SOLD

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Five Reasons Why I Won’t be Renewing my Xbox Live Subscription

August 18, 2009

My taste in videogames is possibly the worst you’ve ever come across. My enthusiasm wanes if a game doesn’t involve matching three coloured gems, desk-gnawingly pointless trivia contests or repetitive actions set to music (let me tell you about my embarrassingly laser-precise Dance Dance Revolution skills some time).
Console games are something I’ve only ever half-heartedly [...]

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Media Watch: The Video Game

April 14, 2009

My love of Media Watch seems to border on the sexual. The vitriol, the hypocrisy, the ongoing battles against familiar targets… it seems to be the stuff of video games. In fact, I’d gladly buy a Media Watch Fighter II video game! Just think about the possible characters in the game…

Playable Characters:

Jonathan Holmes
After comforting you [...]

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UNO as Inspiration for Government Legislation: Another Reason I Should Never Persue Politics

March 29, 2009

Do you need proof that I’m a incredibly lame gamer? Here’s two quick facts:
1. I was counting down the days until the Australian version of Buzz was finally released last week, and belted to the closest JB HiFi to buy it, ike a German Shepherd suddenly spotting the ocean.
2. After pondering the possibility of purchasing [...]

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Back in the Day, When You Could Take Out Someone’s Shin With a Gigantic 1980s Game Boy

October 25, 2008

As someone who used to almost sexualise video game systems as a kid (hey, when you think expressing some dude-on-dude bromance in high school will cause you insta-beatings, Sonic the Hedgehog doesn’t seem like such a bad alternative), it’s rather surprising that my interest in video games has waned as an adult. For all my [...]

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