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Steve Wiebe Fails To Set Record

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Well, unfortunately it looks like Steve Wiebe has fallen short of reaching a new high score in Donkey Kong.
Playing in front of a fluctuating crowd of 1,900 party attendees in the TAO Nightclub (Venetian Casino), Steve Wiebe made two attempts at the DK record, first scoring 929,800 points and reaching the “Kill Screen” and then [...]

Presenting: The Underwater Car

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Cinema audiences gasped as Roger Moore’s 007 took his white Lotus Esprit for a surprise dip to evade the enemy in the film The Spy Who Loved Me.
The famous scene, shot using a model, triggered the imagination of countless gadget-lovers, who wondered if such a car could be made.
Now a self-confessed Bond fanatic has made [...]

50 Programs & Their Open-Source Alternatives

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

WHDb has an article up today that lists 50 of the most popular proprietary programs and open-source alternatives to them.
As opposed to most lists of this type, WHDb goes into detail on some programs that may not otherwise be mentioned, including MATLAB and Quickbooks.
Not every proprietary program can drive a person crazy, right? Some, like [...]

Retro Gaming Heaven

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Gizmodo has an article up today covering Peter Hirschberg’s Luna City Arcade: a collection of 57 fully-restored arcade classics from Asteroids to Zaxxon, plus pinballs.
It’s now open to the public, and playing is free.
You know, I’m throwing around plans to build a MAME cabinet, but no MAME cabinet in the world would be as cool [...]

Snowball Fight - Shockwave Game

Friday, December 21st, 2007

I know I’ve been rather lax with updates recently - between Finals and the Christmas season everything has been a little crazy.
But to make up for it, here is a classic Shockwave game from a few years ago that everyone can enjoy! Just select your fighter, hold the mouse button down, and release it to [...]

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