Category Archives: Gaming

Sid Meier Slashdot Interview

Posted on 10/21/2005 by Ben

The Slashdot interview with Sid Meier, designer of my two favorite computer games (Civilization and Alpha Centauri), is up.

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Will Wright Presents Spore

Posted on 3/17/2005 by Ben

Will Wright’s new game sounds a lot like SimUniverse or SimEverything.

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Wing Commander – Privateer Remake

Posted on 3/17/2005 by Ben

I played around with the Wing Commander – Privateer Remake last night and it brought back many fond memories. Privateer was one of my favorite games of the 90s and the remake is extremely faithful albeit a little buggy.

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Does Linux Have Game?

Posted on 1/6/2005 by Ben

Tom’s Hardware tackles the present and future of Linux gaming. In fact, Linux driver development for graphics cards can even represent a more streamlined process than it is for Windows. “The problem with Windows is that there is so much … Continue reading →

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First pictures after Tropical Islands Resort was opened

Posted on 1/3/2005 by Ben

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree : Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man     Down to a sunless sea.

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Computer games

Posted on 7/7/2004 by Ben

Wow, I’ve had almost the exact same relationship to computer games as Rafe Colburn, including recently giving them up (although I do that with some regularity). However, I scoff at Rafe’s 6 hour Civilization run. I’m pretty sure I’ve hit … Continue reading →

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Kids Play

Posted on 10/28/2003 by Ben

EGM gets nine kids, ages 10 to 13, to play classic video games from the 70s and 80s and writes down what they say with hilarious results. On Tetris: Tim: Which button do I press to make the blocks explode? … Continue reading →

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