Legos are probably my favorite toy of all time, and I have had a lot of fun introducing and sharing my enjoyment of these little plastic bricks with my kids. When I was a kid in the 1980s, Lego sets were still relatively basic. There were only six brick colors – red, blue, yellow, white, gray, …
In late spring, we took the kids on a week long beach trip. When I checked the weather, it seemed likely to rain for half of it, so I thought it would be good to have a few indoor activities on deck. I considered packing a tablet, but that would end up being solitary and …
You may, or may not, have wondered why I have not blogged in over six months. Well… it has involved the buying and selling of houses, it has involved moving, and – more relevant to you, dear reader – it has involved the sorting and packing of lots upon lots of nerd crap. There’s a …
A Packrat Moves. You Won’t Believe What Happens Next! Read More »
I’ve had a few folks ask me how I sort and store my Legos, so – without further ado – here is what worked for me. When I was researching a good storage system, I ended up going to Ikea and picking the TROFAST storage drawers. By the way, when going to Ikea, it’s a …
Mr. Satoru Iwata passed away a week ago on July 11th. There have been many write-ups and remembrances of Mr. Iwata online, and I have been struggling to find what I wanted to add. Like many, I feel a profound sense of loss for a man I have never met. Iwata was only 55. He wasn’t just the …
Man has it been almost a year? Anyway here we are, and here is a new Shockbox Insert, for Crossed Swords II. An MVS conversion has been made from the Neo-Geo CD by Razoola, so it seemed a perfect time to dust off Photoshop… Looking at my old To Do list, the following still need …
I’m a sucker for open console betas (Destiny, for example), so when I heard about the Splatoon Global Testfire, I figured what the heck, and promptly downloaded it. With only three one-hour windows when the servers would be live, I proceeded to miss the first two, but – as luck would have it – my …
Nintendo just might have a hit on its hands with Splatoon Read More »
So, you’ve kept all your Legos, organized them by color and you’re ready to take it to the next level. Well my friend, the internet provides! Let me show you how. 1) Find instructions for ANYTHING online Scans of nearly every Lego set are available on the web. You can often sort by year, or …
Space Invaders was more than a hit arcade game in the late 70s, it became a bona fide phenomena (allegedly linked to coin shortages in Japan) and launched a new genre, the shooter. Atari wisely licensed the game, and released the first killer app for its VCS home console, greatly increasing sales and helping secure …
I may have watched this a few times as a wee lad. 🙂 I still dig the snow open. Best wishes for a Happy Holidays and Wonderful New Year! Cheers, Ben
