Archive for June, 2009

Hey punchers, Joel here.

We’ve teamed up with http://dorkshelf.com/ (see? In the Links menu) to help video game you better. They were kind enough to refer to the recent Quake posting, and thus we are returning the favor. Dork Shelf covers all sorts of stuff besides video games, including movies and comics, and we’re happy to share the non-wealth. After all, they are but a fledgling dog companion in the great Homeward Bound sequel we call life. Also: their name derives from a whale penis. Classy. You’ll never catch ME over there doing anything with them.

On a seperate subject, I’m totally doing a podcast with Dork Shelf this weekend, so stay tuned for updates and links to whatever subjects we discuss. It’s going to be fun on the bun. I do tend to rant and be handsome.

Joel out.

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Top 10 Reasons the Original Quake Game Ruled 1996-1997

10. Flagrant cheats and physics mismatching caused online matches to result in a cesspool of “bot” accusations. Today, such accusations are petty and empty, but back then, since the system was so damn glitchy, they were actually a legitimate concern (if almost never true.) Since I was pretty terrible, I Read the rest of this entry »