fuzmeister: Direction(less)

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There's a lot of things I want to do, but I'm having trouble sort of working out the details of how to do them.

Maybe it's an issue of prioritizing things. It might be an issue of even knowing how to approach the things I want to do.

Sometimes, I guess, you just have to dive in and see what happens.

Mood: Torn
Music: Radiohead - Anyone Can Play Guitar


Tags (beta): creative efforts, music, game development

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fuzmeister: SC2K4Life

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Sim City 2000 turns 20 years old this year. I loved this game growing up and decided to re-buy it for a mere $5.99 off GOG.

I'm a little irritated because it's the DOS version emulated through DOSBox rather than the Windows version I was familiar with. To be fair, I'm sure the Windows version probably isn't compatible with modern Windows so whatever...

I am, however, kind of skeptical that a real nuclear power plant would meltdown a mere five years after being built. It took out half my city, but the feeling of joy playing this classic game again took away any sadness of losing those hundreds of innocent lives.

Mood: Nostalgic


Tags (beta): games, classic games, pc games

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fuzmeister: The Era of Poorly Named Video Game Consoles

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DISCLAIMER: I do not believe the name of any object can determine the overall quality of said object. With that being said, I was considering how poorly-named the new generation of video game consoles is the other day.

Xbox One is meant to convey a sense of unity on a single device through its name. Xbox Unity might have actually worked better considering I have known people to refer to the original xbox as xbox one for several years regardless of that title being incorrect. We live in a world where numerics indicate iteration, not functionality. Imagine if the Nintendo DS was called the Nintendo Two because it had two screens...

Secondly, we have the Wii U. Technically, this is a current generation console even though it's really kind of shoved between this generation and last's due to some under-powered hardware. That's a different post for a different day though. The Wii U sounds a lot like a college where Wiis graduate too after they've received enough credits playing Wii Sports. To be honest, I'm not exactly sure I understand the naming convention of Wii U at all. Is it supposed to be a system all about U? Unfortunately, the name rhymes with P.U. which is exactly what we'll all be saying in two years when Nintendo's system can't keep up with any current third party software.

Lastly, we have the Playstation 4. The Playstation 4 gets the award for best naming between the three major home consoles. However, I think it's a tad lazy on Sony's part to keep simple appending numbers onto the end of each Playstation. I understand that there is significant brand recognition with the Playstation name, but there's also significant brand recognition with the name Sony. Why not use an arbitrary word after Playstation instead of a number? Playstation Blade. Playstation Onyx. Playstation Entertainment System. These are all legitimate options. Again, I think Sony has the best system name of the three major consoles.

Honorable mention goes to the Ouya console which I don't rank in the same league as the other three. What the hell were they thinking with this name? All I can hear in my head every time I read it is Macho Man Randy Savage saying "Ohhhh YEAH."

Mood: Moderately Amused


Tags (beta): video games

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fuzmeister: Vent 3.0

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When's the next version coming, Brandon?

Mood: Lethargic


Tags (beta): ventilation

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fuzmeister: Times Change

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I read the news today - oh boy. Blockbuster Video is officially closing their remaining stores early next year. I'm not sad or particularly surprised this is happening, but it certainly indicates the way things are changing.

I liked working at Blockbuster ten years ago. It was the second most fun job I've ever had. I'm a little sad future generations of college students won't be able to work part-time alphabetizing returns, rent pre-street date titles for free, and take home expired snacks.

Mood: Nostaligic


Tags (beta): real life, change

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