Retro: GamerDad Loves a Parade!
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Posted on May 5th, 2008 by
Retro: back in 2003 Parade Magazine featured us in the Gadget Guide. This was significant and helped GamerDad reach mainstream parents early on!
What a nice surprise today! There’s a blurb about GamerDad in Robert Moritz’s Gadget Guide column. Under the heading “Sites You’ll Like” it reads: more…
Retro: GamerDad IN Freedom Force vs. The 3rd Reich!
Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by
Once upon a time Irrational Games liked GamerDad so much they put him in their game! Yes, now you can download GamerDad himself and use him to help Freedom Force fight evil, supervillains, and Nazis. Come in for the scoop. ‘Nuff said?
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Retro: GamerDad on WIOD Miami
Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by
Nothing beats the Winter doldrums like appearing on sunny Miami radio!On Thursday, March 15th 2007, GamerDad appeared on Dave LaMont’s newsradio show on 610AM in Miami. It was a smooth conversation, and I’ll add the archived audio if it becomes Internet available.
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Idol Thoughts: Undiscovered Talent
Posted on May 1st, 2008 by
One of the great ideals underpinning American Idol is the thought that you can witness a scene like out of a 1940’s movie where a girl working in a restaurant does something nice and the right guy in the right place says “baby, I’m gonna make you a star” – then he does. Or like other movies of the era where an A&R guy is looking for a new talent and someone drags him to a butcher shop promising “you just HAVE to hear this voice”, which ends up landing a likeable working class guy with a huge record contract. In other words, aside from watching people make fools of themselves intentionally in the tryouts, the allure of American Idol is that someone who has had to forego their dreams of being a singer can emerge as a polished talent and see their dreams fulfilled.
Unplugged: The Greatness of Catan
Posted on May 1st, 2008 by
For some, its enough to play a game and enjoy it; others have an urge to dig a little deeper. Settlers of Catan is heralded as a great game. Today, I ask the question: WHY is it such good game? – Lets take a quick look at six specific features that make it one of the great games of all time.
Ask GamerDad 4/28/08
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by
It’s the special Grand Theft Auto IV column! I’ve been getting GTA mail for about 4 weeks now and WhatTheyPlay’s John Davison suggested I save them and answer the best of them at once. They even made a nifty graphic for it. (Note: I’m playing GTA IV now – expect my thoughts before the week is out! It literally begins with a fat guy in boxers being whipped by a dominatrix, that’s your first image. A conversation about “tits” is the first thing you hear. And people really do ask me if this game is for kids or not. Wheee!)
txa1265’s Original Favorite Game Soundtracks
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by
Taking a drive home from New York to Massachusetts for the last pre-move trip I was listening to my 4GB iPod Nano using the ‘shuffle songs’ feature and something occurred to me: I have a lot of really cool video game music mixed in with all of my other stuff. Combining that with the latest of Cary’s Top 5 lists got me thinking: what are my favorite original game soundtracks? Not ones full of licensed songs or music from movies, but original works written solely for the game I am playing.
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GamerDad on WIOD Miami: GTA IV
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by
WIOD Miami 610, a FOX Radio affiliate, contacted me this morning about Grand Theft Auto IV. I emphasized that the game is for adults, and that while kids won’t be harmed by it, the game is too satirical and mature in content for kids to really appreciate. The interview aired at 10am Central Time this morning and was edited down to two topics: “How offensive if the game?” and “The High Def makes it worse.” Hey, they didn’t misquote me at least – and the information is useful and accurate – if not completely fair and balanced. Regardless, thanks WIOD for the opportunity to help your listeners!
Cary’s Great Big Mario Kart Blog!
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by
Let’s get right down to business here. In honor of Mario Kart Wii being released this week, here’s a blog dedicated to all things Mario Kart. We’ll start with a brief rundown of all the other Mario Kart titles and my personal experiences with them, look at my favorite of the Mario Kart wannabes, and end with my first impressions of the new Wii game. Start your engines, and let’s go!
Unplugged Review: Settlers of Catan
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by
It started the German invasion, it spawned five expansions and countless follow up sequels. Is it last summer’s movie blockbuster? No, it’s a great little board game called Settlers of Catan.
