February 2009 Entries

Van Hemlock Podcast Episode 38

I keep forgetting to pimp my own podcast, which probably says something about me that I really don't want to know. This week we're trying something new and as well as recapping the news we're poking at the bee hive that is the internet and wading in with opinion on a few blogs posts. Van Hemlock Episode 38 If you care about BoB being destroyed, how successful Warhammer is or if boobies are a good thing then this is the episode for you. Or not. Posts we talk about: http://tobolds.blogspot.com/2009/02/mega-griefing.html...

The things you learn playing R-Type

Computer games used to be easy. When I was a kid with my Spectrum I’d think nothing of throwing myself against the same problem again and again until I learnt how to get past and encounter the next, probably more obscure, problem. I learnt how to get and what to do with a babelfish. I found out that using the pulley with the rubber chicken was rather useful. I’d worked out the foolproof method for docking in Elite 100% of the time! I’d even be able to get more than a few levels into R-Type. This week R-Type was released on...