Here we go: My Gaming Tattoo Concept Design and Reference Pics
Monday, October 29. 2007
Tat Concept
Now here is the big one. This is going on the right leg from the knee down. I've always wanted a tattoo that would symbolize my favorite games I've played throughout my life. Games that have meant something to me or remind me of fun times. I've been playing games since the Atari 2600. I wrote down each system I owned and what games really stood out or made an emotional connection with me. As the list came together I realized that while I grew up on Combat, multiple C-64 games, Mario, Zelda, etc. none of them really made me want to have a tattoo with then on me. I also wanted something different. Most gamer tats I see are Mario, Zelda, etc. I didn't want that again. I love Mario and Zelda don't get me wrong, but not that much.
My tattoo artist is going to work with me to create a montage of these pictures. The concept design appears at the top of this entry. Read on to see the reference pics that will be used as the foundation for the leg sleeve. Stay tuned as I will updating each week as we progress!
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Dumb Moves in Gaming History
Sunday, June 24. 2007
Last week I did one of the dumbest things I think I've ever done in my gaming history. I've been playing through Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on my 360 via the Xbox Live Arcade. I've completed the game before (5 or 6 times over the past 10 years) but never got the elusive 200.6% castle exploration. Now that there is a Xbox 360 achievement associated with it, ("Seeker") I figured I'd go for it, since I never had a real incentive before.Anyway, I am completing the rooms and got up to 199.9% with only the last few rooms to go where Dracula is in the inverted castle. I saved, exited the game, and went to reload my save so I could check my exploration %. (you can only check this from the file load screen). I must have been moving fast through the menus and I accidentally pressed the D-pad down and selected the "File Delete" menu instead of the "File Select" menu. I dutifully hit A, then A again to (what I thought) load the game. The game didn't load. WTF? I thought. Then it hit me. I just DELETED MY DAMN SAVE FILE!
12 hours down the tubes. Luckily I love SOTN so playing through again is hardly a bother, but to be so close...
So, any of you have similar stories of lost games, deleted games, or just general dumb moves in your gaming histories to share? Post a comment or join the discussion over at the Tech Report forums!
Symphony of the Night on XBLA March 21 (Finally!)
Sunday, March 18. 2007
Just a quick heads up that Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is coming to Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday March 21, 2007! Major Nelson confirms the news here, and the official press release is here. Be sure to give this one a download! In case you missed it, check out my take on SOTN and its release on the Xbox 360.
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