Feb 25
I finally broke down and bought a nice used PSP today (even though I already have a GP2x). Fun fun!
Jan 09
These should be so easy to make. I might try it this weekend. Would look great in my cube and would make a great gift.
Buy it at ThinkGeek (they are out of stock) or wait for my instructions to build your own :)
Jul 10
Rakim, probably my favorite rapper ever, is now doing commercials for video games!
Tags: geek, video games, xbox, rakim, rap
Jul 07
So, with our new arrangement of furniture and the incoming big-screen plasma/LCD, I decided I need another Xbox running XBMC - one will stay upstairs hardwired to the network, the other will be connected to the LCD/plasma and be hooked into the network wirelessly. My first one I used a modchip, but the art of softmodding has come a long way so I thought I’d try it. Since I already had a working Xbox, I went looking for a “broken” Xbox whose DVD drive didn’t work. I could just swap my working one in, do the softmod, and then just use it as a networked media center.
I posted on Craigslist looking for a “broken” but bootable XBox and found one for $25 which included all cables, 2 wired controllers, and one wireless controller. What a deal - though I did have to drive 18 miles both ways to pick it up. The softmod requires an original version of 007, MechAssault, or Splinter Cell so I asked a coworker (whom I know owns an Xbox) if he happened to have one of those games and he has two of them! I borrowed those and off I went.
I downloaded “Softmod Installer Deluxe” which contained the softmod installer and the hacked savegames. You’ll also need the Action Replay software for Xbox so that you can get the savegames on your Xbox. Along with that, you need a USB adapter that goes in your Xbox controller port. Luckily, my modchip came with one so I didn’t have to hack a controller and make one.
Jun 09
I swear I posted this before, but I guess I didn’t. Here are some free and legal Star Wars Republic Commando MP3s:
- First, go to the SW:RC site
- point at “Navigate” in the tip middle
- under downloads, click MP3s
- From there you can download the entire soundtrack. I really like it - it’s a really good Star Wars vibe.
UPDATE: The site above is gone. Try this site instead.
Tags: geek, star wars, starwars, freemusic, mp3, mp3s, scifi, sci-fi
May 29
Great deal if you need a controller or collect Star Wars stuff!
Tags: geek, ps2, playstation, deal, videogames, video games, game, games, xbox, star wars, starwars
Apr 25
I have been playing this for a few days now and love it. I tried the first NBA ballers and it was OK. NBA Street 2 wasn’t very good either IMHO. I’m a guy that loves NBA Jam enough to have one in my home gameroom.
NBAB:P has what I like - it’s easy to learn without too much fancy stuf. the one on one games remind me of the fun I had playing Dr. J and Larry Bird go One on One on my C64. The two on two gmes play like NBA Jam. Fun stuff.
If you like B-ball, get this game. Now, back to some ballin’.
Tags: geek, xbox, basketball, ballers, baller, phenom, review, reviews
Apr 18
Apr 09
Continuing with my GP2X posts, I finally got MAME working on it. There actually wasn’t anything to it, you just have to use version 0.34 MAME ROMS. There is a tool called clrmame that is supposed to help you convert your ROMs down to 0.34 but I couldn’t get it to work. I ended up having to download the 0.34 ROMs via bittorrent.
So how does it play? It’s great! All the classics (Pacman, Time Pilot, Arkanoid, Frogger, Galaga, Joust, etc.) play flawlessly. It can also play Neo Geo games, but I haven’t tried those yet since I still have only a 128MB SD Card (1GB on the way).
The coolest thing (to me anyway) is that you can press both shoulder buttons and it will rotate the screen so that vertical games like Pacman will take up the whole screen and you play the game by holding the GP2X sideways. So cool. I’ve been playing a lot of Time Pilot this way.
Here’s a great video that shows the GP2X playing MAME (and shows it switching the orientation too) it also shows it playing some movies and even outputting the movie and games to a big-screen tv:
tags: geek, gaming, games, gp2x, mame, portable, pacman, arcade
Apr 03
When I was a kid, my dad and I used to play the Harlem Globetrotters pinball machine at the local rec center. My dad died when I was 10, but playing that with him is one of my most precious memories. I posted recently to a local coin-op collectors group and asked if anyone had one or knew of one locally. I got a bite and it looks like I will be getting one!!!!
I can’t tell you how excited I am! I have to get rid of a few things in my gameroom to make room for it (and pay for it), but it will be worth it.
Details and pics to follow……
Tags: geek, pinball, basketball, harlem globetrotters, arcade, gameroom
