Category Archives: Games

Um Jammer Daddy

Posted on August 16, 2006 by Dan

A wacky series of links from Simon Carless’ GameSetWatch ultimately alerted me to this wonderful interview from last year with Rodney Greenblat, the artist who helped create PaRappa the Rapper and Um Jammer Lammy. (The latter game inspired the yellow … Continue reading →

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Things Dead Rising has taught me

Posted on August 9, 2006 by Dan

Zombies are dumb, but humans are dumber. What part of “follow me” don’t you understand? Guns are overrated. Scream as loud as you want and carry a big stick. Save yourself. And save yourself often. It looked like it was … Continue reading →

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5150 360

Posted on July 22, 2006 by Dan

I recently did an article on Xbox 360 faceplates for Official Xbox Magazine, including a section on how to make your own. (It’ll be in the September issue, with Mortal Kombat Armageddon on the cover.) I did the DIY bit … Continue reading →

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Elevator Action Returns

Posted on July 19, 2006 by Dan

I’d never played this until tonight when I found it lurking inside my MAME cabinet. Turns out it came out in 1994 as part of Taito’s F3 cartridge system, similar to Neo-Geo but not as popular. I always liked the … Continue reading →

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