Category Archives: Gaming

Halo: Plug into the Master Chief

What is this I don’t even…

Photo taken by yours truly on 2010-Jul-30, at the toy section of The Landmark Department Store in TriNoMa Mall.

The person in charge of the wall decal must have thought it clever. Such a sinister, subliminal mind fuck on hapless children.

The Joker and Tyler Durden would surely approve.

2009 Kid Meets 1985 Nintendo Family Computer

2009 Kid Meets 1985 Nintendo Family Computer

Today, I introduced my 2009 kid to an old friend of mine – a 1985 Nintendo FamiCom console! The game cartridge Soccer (it should be called FOOTBALL!) is apt for the 2010 World Cup season.

2011-April22 Update: My April Easter break summers in the 1980s meant (limited) times that I was given permission to play on our Nintendo Family Computer. It was off limits during the entire school year (June to March!!), except Semester & Christmas breaks.

Express Yourself in Acronyms, The Military Way

fmj_sgt_hartmanLately, I’ve been SNAFU-ing and FUBAR-ing in my online posts and comments more than usual – aside from using my favorite 1337 h4x0r (that’s “leet haxor” to you non-g33ks) speak terms, like “pwn3d” (owned).

Below is a compiled list for your reference, for when they will suit you the most. Hooah!

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T-shirts: Ghostbusters vs. Pac-Man Ghosts

Spotted on Gizmodo:

The mash-up was there all along, staring us in the face. Yet over the billions of years life has taken to evolve, it’s just now that we’re uniting Pac-Man and Ghostbusters in one t-shirt.

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