I’ve already covered the stereotypes associated with tabletop RPG’s.  I am not one of them.  To recap, what I love is a good story. What I really love is the unpredictability of creating a story through a given framework.  Honestly, since I was a kid, I’ve wanted to write a computer program/game that truly mimicked [...]

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Sorry for the scant posts this month…  My son’s in football, and we’re all gearing up for school to start (my wife’s a teacher).  We’ve had a few busy evenings, like most parents. Anyway, I haven’t talked music for a little while.  I haven’t messed much with my computer/studio equipment, but I have been working [...]

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Lots of gushing on the interwebs about the new Madden, and rightfully so.  However, it’s far from perfect.  Here are a few of the annoyances that I’ve encountered: Camera angles – not enough of them, not all that great; none feels “comfortable” Audio – occasionally commentary by Collinsworth and play analysis by Madden will overlap; [...]

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Remember that lyric?  For whatever reason, that was my favorite Madden theme song.  I believe it was 1998 or 1999, and I believe it was before the era of EA Trax.  It went something like this: “What you want - the rock in the palm of my hand, what you got – I got John Madden!” [...]

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I think it was last year that EA’s marketing team coined the phrase “Maddenoliday” (Madden Holiday), or something of the like.  I thought that was kind of funny, and probably true to a point, at least with some mainstream gamers.  The gist was that the day Madden is released should be a national holiday, since [...]

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The kids have always wanted pets.  We have resisted, mostly, because I have allegeries to pet dander, plus the cost/mess for keeping a pet, especially considering the multiple annual trips we take (most years).  And, because pets die, and that’s tough on everybody. I had two dogs during my childhood and into adulthood.  We had [...]

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After browsing through a lot of my Advanced Dungeons and Dragons materials over the last few months, I’ve decided that it’s just a bit comprehensive and complicated to use in a game with my kids.  So, I’ve decided to procure a copy of the Basic Dungeons and Dragons set I spent many, many hours with [...]

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I’ve mentioned my “gamer ADD” before.  Basically, I have a lot of interests, yet none of them really hold my attention for long periods of time.  I enjoy being a “jack of all trades” to a certain degree, but part of me regrets that I don’t have that “one thing” that really lights my fire.  [...]

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