Category Archives: Gaming

I Made a Thing – RetroPie

Posted on February 13, 2021 by SJ

Behold, my Rapsberry Pi 4 running RetroPie. Raspberry Pi has been around for nearly 10 years now. It’s a tiny computer the size of a business card. This one is quad core, 8GB of RAM, USB 3.0, HDMI, and 64GB … Continue reading →

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Cyberpunk 2077

Posted on January 2, 2021 by SJ

I’ve got a confession to make. Hope you’re sitting down. I’m a nerd. No, that’s not the confession, I hardly hide that. My confession is that I hated Blade Runner. In my not so humble opinion, it was the most … Continue reading →

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This is why people pirate software.

Posted on July 26, 2020 by SJ

Buying games on a Console system isn’t that difficult, but generally unless I find some deal online, I’m locked into the pricing. On a PC? There are many more options. For instance tonight after beating Gears 5 (available for “free” … Continue reading →

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Far Cry 5

Posted on April 15, 2018 by SJ

Finished Far Cry 5 the other day. Despite the scale of the game and its various story / side missions, to me it seemed to go really quick. Not to mention, I dropped extra $$$ on the “Gold” edition which … Continue reading →

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My biggest gripe about the Forza games…

Posted on May 30, 2013 by SJ

I know that DLC’s are the big thing now, and a big money-maker post release for just about every game developer.  That being said, while Forza 4 and Forza Horizon are both fantastic games, the real world cost of adding … Continue reading →

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Already bored with Defiance… here’s how to get me un-bored.

Posted on May 14, 2013 by SJ

A bit of background here – I must have played World of Warcraft for a good 3+ years before I finally hung up my gear and decided to venture out into the daylight again.  I’m sure that if I was … Continue reading →

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Taking a brave leap back into MMO hell… and loving it.

Posted on April 22, 2013 by SJ

I’ve never been big on “fantasy” type games, nor have I ever really cared for online/multiplayer games – I prefer to be a lone gunman than have to deal with other players who for the most part are unrepentant twats … Continue reading →

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Delving into the 2nd dimension of sandbox gameplay…

Posted on April 1, 2013 by SJ

For years now I’ve had a healthy addiction to Minecraft, even going as far as developing my own mods for the game.  Still, night after night, collecting resources, building, fighting, etc… in the nearly infinite sandbox world eventually grew repetitive … Continue reading →

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Far Cry 3

Posted on December 2, 2012 by SJ

I’ve played the Far Cry games ever since it’s very attentive AI enemies would locate and kick my ass for making the mistake of shuffling through the not-high-enough high grass.  Since then, it’s blossomed into a full on sandbox style … Continue reading →

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Most Wanted? Most overstated.

Posted on November 25, 2012 by SJ

Finally got my hands on Need For Speed – Most Wanted (the new one) – They decided to take an open-world route with the game ala Burnout Paradise (same developer, Criterion) – graphics and physics are great for an arcade … Continue reading →

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