Thursday, August 30, 2007

It Begins

I was wondering who I should write to. I could address my blog to my wife, but then I would have to make it private and no one would know it exists. I could address my blog to the would-be game designer. I could even address it to the game and culture pundit. But I won't. No; the unfortunate recipient for all of these pointed missives shall be none other than yours truly. So that I can remember what I was thinking.

Rarely the Day



There are few times in life when a game player is denied a gaming experience because he does not own a Mac. I discovered a fairly old game today called "Sketch Fighter 4000 alpha", which looks like it was published in 2001 (I will have to dig a bit more to confirm this.) The game looks, well, fun. Now, to find a Mac and 19 bucks to buy it with.

More Serious Business



What I was doing when I found Sketch Fighter was looking for reference art for these little guys. They are more or less officially known as "Fisher Price People". They can also be found under 'Fisher Price figure'. They have a distinctive cylinder body, with no legs. The fact that they do not have legs makes them fundamentally different from Playmobil figures. Now you know.