Category Archives: video games

Centipede Reclaimed

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Reverend

Not only did I achieve on of my life goals by helping to run a Video Rental Store while back in Fredericksburg last week, but I also checked off another bucket list item: owning a classic 80s video game cabinet. … Continue reading →

Posted in reclaim, Reclaim Arcade, ReclaimVideo, video games | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

“Damn, those alien bastards are gonna pay for shooting up my ride”

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Reverend

I love the smell of Duke Nukem 3D in the morning, smells like….the 90s! I’ve been continuing to play with the Homebrew 3DS exploits and hacks for Ninetendo’s 3Ds, and it’s been fun. I was working on Portal and Doom … Continue reading →

Posted in 3DS, fun, video games | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bypassing Region Lock for 3DS Games

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Reverend

Update 3/19/17:  If you are looking for a more recent hack that works well, check out Soundhax.  As of writing this, the 3dsbrowserhax exploit only works up to firmware 11.1. I had a bit of fun early this morning before mushroom … Continue reading →

Posted in 3DS, fun, video games | Tagged , | 21 Comments

Conan Cracking Nostalgia

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Reverend

One of my favorite C64 games from “back in the day” was Datasoft’s Conan: Hall of Volta (1984). I went looking for it as soon as I got my ZoomFloppy up and running, and it was as good as I remembered. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Commodore 128, copyright, video games | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

ZoomFloppy on the C128

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Reverend

Soon after setting up the Commodore 128 my mother-in-law is letting me play with, I went online and searched for ways to transfer files (read as games) I download on my Mac onto the C128. I soon came across this forum thread on Atari … Continue reading →

Posted in Commodore 128, Console Living Room, video games | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

Getting the Commodore 128 Up and Running

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Reverend

So last week while talking with my mother-in-law about the Console Living Room exhibit I worked on last year (my Italian is definitely improving), I mentioned on of the pieces we never were able to get our hands on was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Commodore 128, fun, video games | Tagged , | 10 Comments

Rasberry PiCade

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Reverend

I had a great time at VCU’s ALTfest today. I got to hear Mimi Ito‘s inspiring keynote about #learningheroes—I love that hashtag! I was able to catch up, albeit too briefly, with an old favorite. I also had the honor … Continue reading →

Posted in video games | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Back to the Future: Console Living Room Exhibit at UMW

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Reverend

After Spring Break, I’ll be working with professor Zach Whalen to create an interactive installation on the 4th Floor of UMW’s Information Technology & Convergence Center (ITCC). The installation will feature a replica of a living room circa 1985, think of … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Living Room, digital storytelling, TV, video games | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

Inspired: Wire 2600

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Reverend

I love what Ien harris did with the create a cartridge cover for an Atari 2600 game assignment. How can I refuse an 8-bit game based on The Wire? Makes me want to learn how to code these old school games so I … Continue reading →

Posted in digital storytelling, video games | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Twitch Plays Pokemon: an Allegory for Scale?

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Reverend

Last week, during a discussion in the Internet Course, Matt Arnold brought up the game Twitch Plays Pokemon while we were talking about consumption and creation on the web. He noted that currently thousands of people were playing a Pokemon game online … Continue reading →

Posted in fun, The Internet Course, video games | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments