I game in “phases.”  Much like every other hobby that I have, I’ll get real “hot” for one thing, delve into it deeply, burn out, and move on to something else.  The cycle continues…  Lately, I’ve been into Basic D&D – reviewing my old books, and basically getting the bug to run a campaign.  I [...]

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Regarding WWSM 2009…  After sitting down in my virtual office, looking around for my backroom staff (of which I had none), asking to meet my team, which consisted of one goalie on loan and two youth players, I realized I had my work cut out for me to bring Merthyr success as a newly promoted [...]

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The World Cup got me in the mood for some football, er, excuse me, soccer action, so I’ve been piddling around with Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009 for the last couple of months.  After starting a US National Team save, and a Columbus Crew save, I’ve settled in on a Lower League Manager (hence the term [...]

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 (You know this theme song…) Today we salute you, Mr. NCAA Football 11 Roster Creator! Mr. How Do You Type on a Gamepad?! You sit in your mom’s basement, for days straight after the game is released, and type in nearly 10,000 names – for free. No time for a job! Tens of thousands of [...]

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No, that’s not a typo.  That’s an example of the high-quality writing you get for free here at the “MAG.”  This post is regarding the Wii version of the game Wipeout, so I just juxtaposed the two words to come up with the title.  Get it?  Clever, eh?! If there ever was a television show [...]

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Played some more FIFA 09, and some Galaga, over the holiday weekend.  I now have resumed my perch at the top in terms of gamer points in the household, LOL.  Oddly, I don’t think my son noticed that, either! Previously with FIFA 09, I had only played in “Be a Pro” mode.  I started a [...]

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Well, it finally happened…  My son passed me in Xbox gamer points.  I know he’s been dreaming of this day for a couple of years.  Surprisingly, it occured with very little fanfare.  As a matter of fact, I’m not even sure if he’s aware of it yet, but he’s 5 points ahead of me! Honestly, [...]

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I’ve continued to play around with MLB 2K10, starting my career as a position player in “My Player” mode.  I’m a second-baseman.  I like playing as an every-day player because it really does feel like more of a grind.  However, I’m afraid I may amass skill points too quickly, and get promoted too early.  I’m [...]

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…when you keep thinking that all the stuff you had and played as a kid is better than the stuff out there today.  It’s when you cross that line from enjoying the latest and most contemporary pastimes to scourering eBay to rediscover your youth.  Yes, I’m there. I’ve picked up many old games from my [...]

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I titled this post as such to help those other searchers out there who will have trouble finding an answer to that question… There are old gamers out there – like me.  All these new games have their fancy graphics, 7.1 sound tracks, online play, and so on, and are impressive in many ways.  But [...]

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