T w e n t y S i d e d
– Shamus, Wednesday Nov 29, 2006
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DM of the Rings Remaster XXXV: A Dubious Victory
Sims 4 Overthinking: The Plague
The year is 2020 and Logan is at college. His parents are doing their best to return to some sort of normalcy, but it’s strange without their son.
Logan comes to stay over weekends and is consistently met with the sort of thought out meals he’d usually think of as birthday dinners. There is no takeout to be seen, just roasted potatoes, homemade lasagnas, and everything else he knows his mom and dad can cook.
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Wednesday Action Log 8-30-23
This week I am succumbing to a Slay the Spire addiction which is fine and normal and I do not have a problem.
What are you guys up to?
Retrogaming and AI – A Surprising Tangent
When I proposed this week’s article, I believed it would be a break from retrogaming content. Not that retrogaming is the only thing I ever intend to write about, or ever DO write about, but I feel my retrogaming setups are still in a state of “incompleteness.” Some recent AI news has been on my mind, though; and considering I’m a Gen-X’er, my “get off my message board!” instinct was being triggered. However, it wasn’t until I started fleshing out what I was going to talk about that I realized retrogaming was actually an important part of the story, or at least the news item I wanted to talk about. Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Retrogaming and AI – A Surprising Tangent”
DM of the Rings Remaster XXXIV: Let’s Make A Deal
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– Shamus, Monday Nov 27, 2006
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Sims 4 Overthinking: The Empty Nest
The year is 2020 and Logan’s bags are packed for college. He gets his syllabus, his books, and his parents drop him off at his new dorm. He’s only living an hour away, so visiting over the weekend is doable if he likes. His dorm is small, but he’s excited to be moving in and exploring the campus. His mom and dad offer to take him to dinner before they leave, and he agrees, but they can tell he wants to be doing other things. He has an entire new space to explore, and he’s a social guy. They ask him if they can get a rain check on dinner, instead ensuring he’d at least visit that weekend.
They’re getting weepy on the drive home when their phones start going off rapid-fire. Kelly panics for a moment, before discovering that Logan is texting the both of them pictures of campus and things he’s excited about. The café, a selfie with an office manager, the library, an instructional walkthrough of using a home computer, circa 1976, followed by about sixteen laughing emojis. This doesn’t stop them from being weepy, but it does put some of their fears aside. Logan is a smart young man, and they can experience a bittersweet mixture of pride and sadness together as a couple. Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Sims 4 Overthinking: The Empty Nest”
Wednesday Action Log 8-16-23
This week I am mortified to find I have forgotten to schedule this post. When I am not making an oops, I am playing the new Phasmaphobia update, which may account for my forgetting to do anything else. It’s still pretty buggy, but with 66% more equipment it’s a lot of stuff to explore. It’s neat.
What are you guys up to?
From The Archives:
Another PC Golden Age?
Is it real? Is PC gaming returning to its former glory? Sort of. It's complicated.
Patreon!
Why Google sucks, and what made me switch to crowdfunding for this site.
MMO Population Problems
Computers keep getting more powerful. So why do the population caps for massively multiplayer games stay about the same?
Are Lootboxes Gambling?
Obviously they are. Right? Actually, is this another one of those sneaky hard-to-define things?
What is Piracy?
It seems like a simple question, but it turns out everyone has a different idea of right and wrong in the digital world.
Batman: Arkham Origins
A breakdown of how this game faltered when the franchise was given to a different studio.
The Middle Ages
Would you have survived in the middle ages?
Charging More for a Worse Product
No, game prices don't "need" to go up. That's not how supply and demand works. Instead, the publishers need to be smarter about where they spend their money.
Resident Evil 4
Who is this imbecile and why is he wandering around Europe unsupervised?
Punishing The Internet for Sharing
Why make millions on your video game when you could be making HUNDREDS on frivolous copyright claims?