http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/index.htmlRSS feed for the Jaded Gamer Blogenjadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comCopyright 2008 Robertson Dunn2010-03-22T17:22:07+11:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:04:05 +1100jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comSite News2010-03-22T17:22:07+11:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/hiatus_over.html#unique-entry-id-34http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/hiatus_over.html#unique-entry-id-34So I know what you were thinking. The jaded gamer blog is dead. It died 6 months ago. So what happened? Lots of things I would say...]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comThey Just Don't Get It2009-09-22T11:08:55+10:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/9c759db1487d3adbcdef10b4911cc192-33.html#unique-entry-id-33http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/9c759db1487d3adbcdef10b4911cc192-33.html#unique-entry-id-3394 playoff run for the Vancouver Canucks. During that run, the whole of Vancouver got swept up in the commotion, myself included. It was during those playoffs that hockey got into my blood. The years that followed would see me home on game nights watching or listening to the game. Don Cherry, Jim Robson, Jim Hughson, Tom Larscheid, and Ron Maclean became my instructors, teaching me all there is to know about this newfound fascination. My heroes shifted from the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jean-Claude Van Damme to that of Trevor Linden, and Pavel Bure. And at the start of the 94/95 season I picked up my first hockey videogame, "NHL 95".]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comMy Game NewsGame Design Tips2009-09-02T14:05:32+10:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/development.html#unique-entry-id-31http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/development.html#unique-entry-id-31I said I was going to keep you updated. And here’s the update. I’m officially into the development phase of my archery game. Meaning I’ve got everything plotted out. Now I just need to go and actually build it. You know, the easy part. Well, maybe it’s not that easy.]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comGaming Goodness2009-09-17T14:09:10+10:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/atlantis.html#unique-entry-id-24http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/atlantis.html#unique-entry-id-24"Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis" came out in 92, and I was able to snatch it up shortly after it's release. How could I not? "The Last Crusade" turned me onto adventure gaming. After "Last Crusade" I dabbled in many other adventure games, but none had the same effect on me as my first adventure with Indy.]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comGaming Goodness2009-09-11T10:03:29+10:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/masseffect.html#unique-entry-id-23http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/masseffect.html#unique-entry-id-23average crappy photoshop user playing with the contrast slider. Time likes to crank the contrast up on your photos with each passing year. All the darker gloomier elements of your photos slowly fade into blackness at the bottom end of the spectrum. At the same time, the lighter happier elements become brighter. Meanwhile, all the finer detail in your photos gets lost, and all you're left with is a polarised view of your memories. Things you liked when you were a kid, you now remember loving. And things you didn't like or were indifferent towards, you now remember hating. I tried to compensate for this when compiling my list, but it's damn hard when all you can see is blinding white when remembering games long past. Modern games that have made this list must be truly special by that logic. Either they have shown me something completely new, or are refinement approaching perfection. Mass Effect falls into the latter.
]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comGaming Goodness2009-09-03T09:45:36+10:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/linktothepast.html#unique-entry-id-22http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/linktothepast.html#unique-entry-id-22Sega Master System that my mother gave to my brother and I when we were kids. We played a lot of games on that system. Standouts were Zillion, Quartet, Space Harrier, Ghostbusters, and Rambo. Sega treated me very well with that system. That’s why it was so hard to shun the Genesis and pick up a SNES instead. My brother and I can’t remember exactly how we got the SNES. But we think we sold our Master System and games in order to buy it. Man we played a lot of games on that system. I fondly remember playing Super Mario World, F-Zero, and Starfox(I fucking hate you Slippy you tool). But of course, those all paled in comparison to “The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past”. ]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comGaming Goodness2009-08-26T17:11:51+10:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/bloodnet.html#unique-entry-id-21http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/bloodnet.html#unique-entry-id-21Super Nintendo, a Mac IIsi, and a little 386 PC. I could go on for hours talking about that Mac IIsi or my super nintendo. But I don’t remember much about that PC at all. I don’t remember what software I used on it or where it was located in the house even. The only thing I remember about that little computer...is Bloodnet...]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comGaming Goodness2009-08-26T17:10:01+10:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/princeofpersia.html#unique-entry-id-20http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/princeofpersia.html#unique-entry-id-20jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comReviews2009-08-24T08:36:17+10:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/district9.html#unique-entry-id-19http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/district9.html#unique-entry-id-19District 9 just screams “I want to be a videogame” most the way through the film...]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comThey Just Don't Get ItThey Get It2009-08-21T09:17:39+10:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/pspgops3slim.html#unique-entry-id-18http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/pspgops3slim.html#unique-entry-id-18PSP go. Pricing has been released for the tiny handheld in Australia and the news is not good. $450 for the PSP Go. No that is not a typo, $450. I think that’s disgusting. Australians pay through the nose for gaming, but this latest round of price gouging is ridiculous...]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comMy Game NewsGame Design Tips2009-08-20T12:42:20+10:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/hardestpart.html#unique-entry-id-17http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/hardestpart.html#unique-entry-id-17jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comSite NewsMy Game NewsThey Just Don't Get It2009-08-14T10:45:16+10:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/idontgetit.html#unique-entry-id-16http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/idontgetit.html#unique-entry-id-16When I started this blog I had no real direction for it. Or at least the direction I had for it was rather vague and redundant. “The gaming world from the eyes of me” I thought. But really, who gives a shit about how I see the gaming world? Who would really care to read one of my reviews? There are currently a stupid amount of sites that already do just that. Reviews, previews, news...you name it, there are thousands of sites that already cater to all those needs. There’s no point for me to try and imitate those sites because I can’t rival their access and resources...]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comThey Just Don't Get It2008-12-15T18:35:31+11:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/40f0cded32b032fb96cd02b3075a07e1-15.html#unique-entry-id-15http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/40f0cded32b032fb96cd02b3075a07e1-15.html#unique-entry-id-15Ok, Home launched last week, and I just don’t get it. Do we really need another shopping sim? I mean, isn’t Sony a little late to the party here with this one? Before I go any further, I’ll come clean and admit that I do not have a PS3, nor have I had a chance to actually try Home. But I honestly don’t want to. My beef with Home isn’t with how well or poorly it is put together. It’s with the actual concept of Home and why I don’t think it works in todays gaming landscape...]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comThey Get It2008-12-17T18:34:55+11:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/2d02d7f4ce0c855214a505121cc24360-14.html#unique-entry-id-14http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/2d02d7f4ce0c855214a505121cc24360-14.html#unique-entry-id-14In 1999, I had my first taste of how cool the internet could be. In 1999, there was no Facebook, YouTube, or MySpace. Instead, people relied on GeoCities to pronounce their love of Dean Cain. Google was just a search engine. And for me, a diehard Apple fanatic, I was able to watch a live streaming event of Steve Jobs’ keynote address at MacWorld. It was at this MacWorld that Apple unveiled the Blue & White G3 tower. A form factor that has influenced every tower that Apple has made since...]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comThey Just Don't Get It2008-12-21T18:33:34+11:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/52148b591f6343bb3c53abf7687c0f25-13.html#unique-entry-id-13http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/52148b591f6343bb3c53abf7687c0f25-13.html#unique-entry-id-13What was my favourite xmas present of all time? Well my new puppy ranks right up there. But honestly I would probably have to go with the SEGA Master System my brother and I got when I was roughly 8 or 9. That xmas gift changed my life. Before that fateful xmas morning I had little interest in videogaming. We hadn’t owned any consoles before the Master System(unless you include the TRS 80). But after hours of Space Harrier, Ghostbusters, and Quartet, I became a crack gamer. Or well gaming became my crack...depends on your perspective. But good or bad, it’s undeniable that my interest in gaming lead to my current vocation. And my interest was initially sparked by that amazing gift...]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comThey Get It2009-01-08T18:32:21+11:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/e490998b933ce2939fe9cba905f271b6-12.html#unique-entry-id-12http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/e490998b933ce2939fe9cba905f271b6-12.html#unique-entry-id-12Right, well the final Macworld is upon us, and Phil Schiller gave the keynote from Apple. And a nice little surprise came down the pipe. DRM free music on the itunes store. That brings a big ole smile to my face. Knowing that for one, I can pay an extra 30 cents per song to upgrade all my DRM’d music. What’s big about this for me is that I’ve been starting to get into ORB. And of course, if there’s DRM on a song, Orb won’t play it. So upgrading my library means that I can serve out and share my library with my family and friends. I can only hope that some day the video side of things will follow suit...]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comReviews2008-12-12T08:35:06+11:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/portablypotent.html#unique-entry-id-11http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/portablypotent.html#unique-entry-id-11jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comGaming Gripes2008-12-10T16:19:49+11:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/idioticmissions.html#unique-entry-id-10http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/idioticmissions.html#unique-entry-id-10jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comGaming Goodness2008-12-08T10:17:43+11:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/0e567c721e77e2438e9f4bce64cbf299-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/0e567c721e77e2438e9f4bce64cbf299-9.html#unique-entry-id-9jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comReviews2008-12-05T12:34:36+11:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/837ea8ddd0e39586533e97ea67ba55a1-8.html#unique-entry-id-8http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/837ea8ddd0e39586533e97ea67ba55a1-8.html#unique-entry-id-8jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comThey Get It2008-12-03T14:06:30+11:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/6d10fb1f8f7c02f5a3c12f50a1948b61-7.html#unique-entry-id-7http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/6d10fb1f8f7c02f5a3c12f50a1948b61-7.html#unique-entry-id-7jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comThey Just Don't Get It2008-12-01T16:17:41+11:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/7ced73771f880fa3bb3c23529a39d51b-6.html#unique-entry-id-6http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/7ced73771f880fa3bb3c23529a39d51b-6.html#unique-entry-id-6jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comReviews2008-11-28T11:02:04+11:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/35ccfebfff61ceeedea43add494a7abc-5.html#unique-entry-id-5http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/35ccfebfff61ceeedea43add494a7abc-5.html#unique-entry-id-5“Truly Madly Deeply” by Savage Garden on the radio. You’ve just watched “Saving Private Ryan” for the third time in theatres and are wondering if anyone would ever make a WWII shooter. And you’re probably also wondering when Seamus Blackley would get on with releasing “Jurassic Park: Trespasser”...]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comGaming Gripes2008-11-26T11:59:59+11:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/2c4b2c3abcb14f60458ae885a8f673a9-3.html#unique-entry-id-3http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/2c4b2c3abcb14f60458ae885a8f673a9-3.html#unique-entry-id-3Mirror’s Edge demo that I downloaded over a week ago...]]>jadedgamer@jadedgamerblog.comSite News2008-11-24T21:46:32+11:00http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/ba7130f4f5b4209fdaa4be02a3d22696-2.html#unique-entry-id-2http://www.jadedgamerblog.com/files/ba7130f4f5b4209fdaa4be02a3d22696-2.html#unique-entry-id-2