Exposing my socks to the world

Anyone who’s played an RPG has noticed that there is one non-ugly character with one hideously ugly parent, and another one is never seen. The Rufus’s Mom Theorem (named after the Final Fantasy 7 character Rufus) holds that “Nameless President Shinra is really fat and ugly, and Rufus is thin and a pretty boy, so therefore, Rufus’s Mom must be so incredibly hot that it counteracted the fat ugliness of President Shinra”.



I don’t know what’s scarier, that someone made that connection, or how accurate it is.

If you’ve already played The House of the Dead 2, then you know how the basic story of this game goes. Two agents run around a city, killing millions of zombies who are trying to eat the world. In the original, you were armed with a gun, in this one, you are equipped with a portable Dreamcast and keyboard strapped to your chest.



So how do you beat up zombies? Every time a zombie appears on the screen, a little bubble will pop up with what phrase it takes to kill it off. The phrases range from one letter to phrases that are a little odd. Part of the reason that the game is so fun is that it doesn’t take itself very seriously, it knows that deep down it’s just a typing tutor. So it has to do something to keep all you grownups coming back for more (this game is rated mature, after all). One of the most striking changes is in the weapons that the zombies use. Instead of axes, they use spatulas and toy hammers. It makes me giggle just thinking about it.



Along with ‘Arcade Mode’ the game also features an ‘Original Mode’ which features ‘powerups’ you can get (they slow the zombies down or finish typing the word for you), as well as some drills to help increase your speed and accuracy (‘Defeat 30 zombies as quickly as possible!’, for example.) There are plenty of modes to keep you entertained for a while.



So, if your typing skills are sub-par (like mine) and you want to try to make them better, then you should go find this game. Also, as a side note, the game was developed for the computer, but never released in the United States. If you go here you can download a demo nontheless.


Get it. It’s good.

What does it take to run an arcade? I don’t know. If I opened one up, it’d go something like this. I picked the essential 13 things that I think no arcade should be without. Beware that I’m also an idealist, so these ideas probably won’t work, but I’ll have fun, at least, while I’m spending all my inheritance.

My Virtual Boy and I are best friends. I thought I’d share some pictures of the day we spent together.

Over at TotL they have a nice article on overclocking a 486. This is kind of an old article, but it’s still really impressive what they were able to do with marginal hardware.


Quote:The Freezer used is a Lec Power Larder, chosen for its superior freezing ability. Its dial can be raised to a freezing factor of 11, where most freezers can only manage a pathetic 10. A large portion of the success of this experiment can be attributed to this (rather than the skill of the technicians).

Here are some pictures of a simple, yet good looking XBox mod. He made it look like it was carved out of a rock. Good stuff.

Just saw this over at The temple ov thee lemur. They have a sweet Geek Name Generator. It’s fairly accurate too.

I have spent hundreds of hours and have come with a complete strategy guide for all games. This guide contains all the best information, and is the companion to good gamers everywhere. You can find the guide here.




Enjoy!

I have updated the Ultimate Strategy Guide. It now has a search feature, as well as a new layout.

Over at Data Doctorin’ they have some good articles about computers that are worth a read:

Defraggling your motherdisc
Building an desktop

Cleaning your keyboard, and

Changing your graphic card


He has some other computer knowledge just sitting there for the taking. For free!

One of my favorite quotes:

“First you’ll need a well stocked tool-box of data implements.

Things you’ll need are: Data-grinder, USB-wrenches, card tong, cryptokeys (forged), zip pliers, Defragmagneto, BIOS chisel, CPU lubricant, a weld and a datamachine to modify.