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The grown up gamer

Posted on by Craig Faulkner

Years ago I used to play an online game called EverQuest. It is one of the original (albeit not the first) massively multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPG). It was a precursor to games like World of Warcraft, which seems to have attracted a significant audience since. I played it for several years and… Read more »


Tags: gaming | growing up | MMOG | MMORPG | The Simpsons | The Simpsons: Tapped Out | Angry Birds | EverQuest | World of Warcraft

 

Time flies when you’re killing pigs

Posted on by Craig Faulkner

I keep experiencing missing time. I’m certain that I’m not being abducted by aliens. I never leave the place I was in at the time. And thankfully there is no evidence of any… erm… probing. I don’t suffer from any memory loss or blackouts. Time just seems to disappear far quicker than it should. I’d love to of… Read more »


Tags: gaming | Angry Birds | time

 

Once again I've been beaten by a machine

Posted on by Craig Faulkner

And quite convincingly too. This weekend, my parents purchased a Nintendo Wii, and I've unintentionally spent the majority of this afternoon playing Wii Sports (a collection of sports games for the Wii—do you see?). After getting used to the way the thing works, I've spent a few hours improving my skill level… Read more »


Tags: Wii | exercise | gaming | sport

 

The games we used to play

Posted on by Craig Faulkner

Several months ago, I made contact with an old friend I hadn't spoken to for probably fifteen years, thanks to Facebook. Back then, she and I knew each other because our parents were friends and whenever there was a social gathering (which was quite frequent) the parents would meet up and we, as children, wou… Read more »


Tags: childhood | friends | gaming | Hungry Hippos | KerPlunk | Twister