BrokenBlog

I’ve put up one of those “About Me” pages I hear so much about. It details my long and sordid history, although only when it relates to programming. Hopefully it doesn’t make me sound like too much of a nerd.

That’s a lost cause isn’t it?

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I made this demo ages ago, it’s a pretty accurate imitation of the engine in Super Mario Bros (the 16-bit version from Super Mario All-Stars). It’s a pretty nifty find since I completely forgot I made it. I was experimenting with more advanced tile engines in Flash and this was one of many experiments towards that end. Click on the game, then use “A”, “Z”, and the arrow keys to control Mario.

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I really need to make a new game.

Update: Sorry, I’m not handing out the source code. This was an experiment, an incomplete project I created just to see if it would work. Simply put, if you know enough Actionscript to make a game with the source code to this one, then you could’ve written it yourself anyway. 

Update 2: I think I wasn’t clear enough. The reason I’m not offering up source code is because it’s old, incomplete, and not good to learn off of. It’s actually in an archive which is in another archive, and within that archive it’s in an “incomplete” section. If you really need help these sites are also old and flawed, but far easier to learn from than anything this game would provide.

• http://www.tonypa.pri.ee/tbw/
• http://oos.moxiecode.com/

I won’t lie. Which is good, cause I never really lied in the first place. I do have video game music, even though I don’t really listen to it. I have a huge punk collection, but when I listen to punk all the time I get tired of it and turn to whatever’s closest.

Anyway, I thought this was actually really funny. Amongst the perfectly generic music in F-Zero GX, the artists have hidden a curse word. It’s really freaking hidden, since it’s in the background of Jack Levin’s theme song and can only be heard if you select Jack Levin in the “Pilot Profiles” section. I don’t know what’s wierder, the fact that I noticed, the fact the I’m actually admitting I listened to the song, the fact that they cursed in a Nintendo game, or the fact that I apparently care enough to post about it. Just ask youself, has Mario ever said “ho”? Would you notice?

Look around, take it in, watch the moves now
Buzzin’ round like a fly-by, a lightbulb
Watchin’ words bounce around to the beat of my drum
Nothin’ said when you are under my thumb

Take a ride in the night sky
Lookin’ good silouette, with my x-ray eyes
Bein’ live and let it slide and watch the sun rise
I know where it’s at

In the light of the sun
There is part of me there
In the middle of it all
(I know where it’s at, bitch)

And in the light of the moon
There is part of us there
In the middle of it all
(I know where it’s at, bitch)

And there you have it. Will any of us ever be the same? Download the song here if your mouse slips and you click on this link.

Anybody who thinks they can predict who’s going to come out on top at the end of the upcoming console wars is an idiot. Each console is surprisingly equal.

Xbox 360

• Has been out for a year
• Plenty powerful
• Price is high, but not as much as Playstation 3
• Good selection of games so far
• Awesome controller
• Halo 3

Wii

• New control system
• Cheapest of the three
• Will attract non-gamers
• Comparable game library at launch
• Lots of first-party series

Playstation 3

• Powerhouse, likely to be superior to the 360
• Probably the most brand loyalty
• Lots of third-party series
• Nifty new controller
• Huge disc space (for huge games)

I’m personally inclined to choose a Wii, both because I want to play Nintendo’s games the most and because I don’t want to pay more than a month’s rent for a console. Still, I find myself very interested in the 360, seeing as how I already own the controller for one, I might grab one if I ever get the chance. I simply refuse to pay such a high price for the PS3, but they might lower the price in the future.

On a side note, I was planning on waiting in line for my brand new Wii, only the day before I’ll be busy with something arguably more important. Imaging if your college has a rivalry with another college, and both your teams are facing off very soon as the best two teams in the sport. In other words, me and my fellow students will have a hard time not being distracted on the biggest game day in years.