(Actually, I can’t take a break. The story was an extremely apt metaphor for what’s going on at work....but everything you said applies perfectly...and I mean everything.)

Don’t make me choose! My first love was Centipede; the trackball was a brilliant control method that made me feel skillful when I was doing well.

Certainly there’s value in the “long wait” in games - at least at first. I think the frustrations with Wind Waker’s transit times were based on the idea that the “fetch quest” came at a time when they player had gotten their enjoyment of sailing, when it probably could have come at the beginning to give players both…

The honest truth? It was:

If drinking and eating on the go are discouraged then why are the SO MANY VENDING MACHINES!? I mean, really... learned about drinking sodas next the vending machines from Shenmue and even relished getting a can of grape soda from one when I finally made it to Japan, savoring every sip (I even still have the can).

I managed to pull the game out and play some over the weekend, and you’re right; it can be very difficult, and some of my records look like they’ll take a lot of fresh practice to get back down to those times...

I have the BTC9019URF Wireless USB Keyboard. It’s a little chunky (think Wii U Game Pad, both good and bad) but is pretty bulletproof and uses only two AA/R6/HP7 batteries that last FOREVER, probably because you’re constantly waking it from sleep if you don’t use it for more than 30 seconds. That’s really the only…

I don’t have the Kinjamprove plug-in anymore, but yes; this pane crashes and I was very reluctant to close the window and lose the work I’d done composing What I’d Be Playing This Weekend.

...Gwahahaha! GWAHAHaha...ha...ahem. I agree; that is the important thing.

I already had the wireless keyboard (one with handles on the sides, indents for your legs, and a joystick instead of a touchpad, which is really cool) and have one of those 8bitdo FC30 Pro controllers that can travel well. We’ve actually been using for DVDs the last couple nights, finally taking the load off the…

Congratulations on reaching Hutton Orbital!

I was hoping at first, but with those lights... Big fans makes the good wiring that much more effective at reducing internal drag and increasing heat rejection. My old PC had so many unused power cables and such long connectors that it looked like a mouse nest. The computer itself became an air filter...

In that case, maybe I should just get Rocket League and re-buy it for Switch later...that game hasn’t over-complicated itself...

Every time I see one of those I bounce between, “Wow, that is wired nicer than the race car” and “Look at all the heat and power going into lights that could be going into cooling or overclocking”. I want my black box to be black...and are those speakers to vibrate the internal components apart? That thing stands a…

Thanks - it was taking a long time to load at first, but everything seemed OK after that, and I was thinking I was through the woods. My kingdom for a simple web page.

I was on a 1280x1024 4:3 display with VGA, and sometimes I think I was better off with it, but yeah...I’m playing games on one of those nettop-motherboard PCs that cost me $250 new (with DVD Burner and 1TB HDD), so it’s not like I’m a power user right now, anyway. Someday I’ll get a VR-capable rig, but not until I…

If I didn’t have three Julian Gollop games sitting fallow already, I would have bought into Phoenix Point, too! I would have also pitched in if it needed help to reach the Kickstarter goal, but since it was good, I’ll wait and support it later.

(This had to be re-written because the Kinja comments section crashed. I’m writing this in a text editor then pasting in, but the experience is extremely frustrating as I just wanted to fix one typo before hitting “Publish”. Grr...)

However, QWOP is actually a “walking simulator”, unlike the games some people feel they need to ascribe that derogatory term.

Here’s my thing: I don’t feel like one has to be a dad to relate to this. I can see the relationship I had with my father in this, and I can see the other side of it in a mature and reciprocating light.