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  • 2007
    • December
      • Reason #13450 why Dwarf Fortress is awesome
        12/07/07
        A dwarf just crafted a legendary adamantine longsword. Its name?

        "Haunting Whispers of Forgotten Dead".

        Its images?

        Image of dwarves in adamantine. The dwarves are laboring.
        Image of a dwarf and a demon in adamantine. The dwarf is striking down the de

    • November
      • Learn to play Dwarf Fortress
        11/23/07
        This is a fantastic article on how to start your first Dwarf Fortress.

        It includes pictures and shows you how the commands work. I suggest playing in windowed mode so you can view things more easily.

        We could even play a succession game once you guys have learned how the game

      • Redesign Phase 1 Complete
        11/20/07
        The Rant Log is up and running!

        In the Rant Log, all of us can log in under different usernames but post in the same blog! Rad!

        View it here: http://www.kingdomofyelsew.net/rantlog/

        Log in here (same username and pass):
        http://www.kingdomofyelsew.net/rantlog/wp-

      • Redesign Imminent
        11/20/07
        Yeah, you read right. We'll finally be rid of that comment error BS. I think you'll like the new look of your individual blogs.

        Front page won't change for a while though. I'm lazy like that.

        Also I'm considering changing hosts. This free host we have

      • Play Dwarf Fortress NOW
        11/02/07
        http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/

        What a ridiculous game. Sure, it's all in ASCII graphics, but I haven't played a game this deep or well-programmed in AGES. It's hard to learn how to play, but the payoff is so worth it. Here's an example of something I did in adventu

    • October
      • Synaesthete
        10/26/07
        You've probably never heard of this word before, but I'm pretty sure that synaesthetic is when senses get switched around, like being able to taste music or hear sight. Fitting for this game, really.

        See, we all like electronic music, and we all like trippy stuff. Hence, we will

      • Falcon PWN
        10/25/07


        Bwahahahahahaha.

      • Nujabes is the Most Underrated Musician Ever
        10/21/07
        Up until now, I had only listened to Nujabes' Metaphorical Music in its entirety. I knew that he had another album, and I had listened to a few songs, but now having listened to Modal Soul, I can state with certainty that Nujabes is the most underrated musician ever. Why this guy isn't mak

      • ANCIENT CASTLE
        10/16/07
        I wonder what the developer did for the voice acting in Shining Force Neo. It sounds like they built crappy synthesizers and used them. Here is a glorious quote:

        ANCIENT CASTLE

        More terrible video game quote goodness here.

    • September
      • I Didn't Think This Was Possible
        09/29/07
        So, a single programmer has somehow managed to create this epic engine. I've written about this game before: it's called Infinity, and it's a sci-fi space exploration MMO. And man, have I wanted a game like this for a while.

        Watch this clip of in-game footage:
        Epicness

      • Domain Change and Such
        09/26/07
        Welcome back!

        We have switched to a .net domain instead of .com. Why?

        1. Because I actually like .net better for something like this.
        2. Because our registrar was being annoying about registering .com. Whatever.

        All of the code from the old domain still lingers,

    • July
      • Freakiest. Game. Ever.
        07/25/07
        It's rare for me to find two awesome games in one night, but when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

        The White Chamber

        SO TRIPPY ARRRGHHH BRAIN HURT

        I have the feeling that I'm nowhere near done with this game and it's already freaking the living sh

      • New Blood
        07/25/07
        NEW FIGHTING GAME ALERT

        Big Bang Beat. The name makes about as much sense as its premise. But seriously, aren't fighting games all just a ridiculous excuse for people to beat the crap out of each other?

        So, anyway, this is one hardcore fighting game.

        If any of

      • An Epic Clash of Epicness
        07/19/07
        Seriously, a huge frickin' smile crept over my face as I watched this.

        Watch. Now.

      • The Only Reason to Get a PSP
        07/14/07


        That's right - Cave Story PSP.

        Full story here.

    • June
      • The Cyborg Name Decoder
        06/20/07
        This is the coolest thing ever. You put in a name and it creates a robot acronym for it. Awesome.

        Some winnars:









        http://cyborg.namedecoder.com

      • Madness?
        06/20/07
        THIS IS SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

      • Summertime
        06/12/07
        It's finally time for our long-awaited website redesign.

        Personally, I'm really sick of this fairly slow-loading blog design and unimpressive homepage. I want something that looks good. If you have suggestions, please comment. I need ideas.

    • May
      • Code time
        05/24/07
        The XNA version of FlatRedBall was released three days ago.

        Time for me to transfer all of my code over. :(

        Oh well, it'll be awesome because now I can code for 360 and Windows without dealing with annoying libraries.

        Expect major progress soon.

        EDIT

      • My Brain Just Exploded
        05/22/07
        So, Nintendo relaunched their Smash Bros. website. I was kind of unimpressed by the gameplay overview and stage they introduced. Sure, there is a slightly tweaked graphic interface and some touched up graphics, but nothing I wasn't expecting.

        Then I saw the list of musicians.
        <

      • Oh wow
        05/06/07
        So, an OCR mixer entered into a contest on www.broadjam.com in which one indie music artist's song would be put into the next DDR game.

        He made it.

        He won $1000 and a bunch of other prizes.

        You can download the whole album for free at OCR. Just search for
      • Development
        05/04/07
        Progress is being made on the game. Terrence has whipped up some nice WIP tracks for me. I will be doing code and music. I've got another friend as main artist and also doing music. (I guess I've got a lot of musician friends.)

        Once the artwork gets going then things will reall

    • April
      • DEFCON
        04/28/07
        Defcon just came out for Mac.

        Terrence, this is your cue.

        Anyway, if you haven't played this chilling, fantastic game yet, get Steam (if you are one of the poor souls who doesn't already have it) and download the demo. You won't be disappointed.

      • Alright, Fools
        04/25/07
        Microsoft just came out with their 1.0 version of XNA Game Studio. This version lets you export executables without sending source code.
        It also lets you sync your computer with your Xbox 360 to test your game.

        You know what that means?

        1. This has pushed me over the fence

    • March
      • Maek Post
        03/09/07
        This is amazing.

        So is this.

        Also, working on a hilarious wordfilter. It's annoying to code, but I'm getting there.

        You can test it here.

    • February
      • Necromancy
        02/28/07
        The spirit of UnMod has kinda been revived, in a sort of half-dead half-alive way.

        http://remod.cakearmy.org/

        Check out the shenanigans. It's starting to feel like UnMod again.

      • Some Important Stuff
        02/25/07
        Hey, guys it's been a while, but two things real quick.

        First, check out Anamanaguchi on MySpace. They have such kickass music.

        Click.

        Also, another thing.

        Best Buy is having a blowout clearance sale on last-gen games.

        So, Kendar, if you bu

      • A Decree
        02/15/07
        Terrence, you still owe me a birthday present. You know what that means?

        You're buying me this game.

        Determinance is a sweet game where your mouse movements control your sword and you duel other people. You can also fly. So, think DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi with better control.

      • Happy Singles Awareness Day!
        02/14/07
        You know it's true.

      • A Notice
        02/13/07

      • Any Questions?
        02/08/07
        Ralph Nader is coming to my school tomorrow.

        That's right.

        Ralph freakin' Nader.

        Any questions you want me to ask him?

      • Exceeding the Bounds
        02/06/07
        I have just exceeded the bounds of my own nerditude.
        First, read this comic.

        You know the part about horrifying mathematicians?

        I just wrote a program to try and calculate that number.

        Too bad I got an overflow error. Maybe I'll store it somewhere and r

      • Exhausted
        02/04/07
        Finals.
        Disneyland.
        Huge freaking weekend-long airsoft war.

        Yeah, I'm done for about 3 weeks.

    • January
      • Progress
        01/30/07
        I'm well into redesigning the website. This is odd, considering I've had finals. Strangely, it seems that during finals my creativity gets sparked like mad. I'm not going to reveal anything...but let's just say it's Wii-friendly. :) Hopefully I know enough ActionScript to ge

      • Game Development
        01/23/07
        I now have all the tools I need to make my game (details TBA). I will be using Microsoft XNA Game Studio in combination with the FlatRedBall engine. What's cool about the XNA Game Studio is that your game can be released on Xbox Live Marketplace so people can play it on Xbox 360. Nice.
      • Redesign
        01/13/07
        I have decided in my infinite wisdom that this website is going to get redesigned. Expect it to be done in like a year with my current schedule, heheh.

        Seriously though, I'll hopefully be able to get it done quicker than that.

        Any suggestions?

        EDIT: Here is my

      • Download Hamachi Now
        01/11/07
        If you read this, download Hamachi.

        I'm not sure exactly how it works, but it basically creates LAN networks over the internet. Pretty cool stuff. Makes it a lot easier to have private game sessions and all.

        Download here.

        EDIT: Terrence, you use a Mac. That m

      • That Was Sudden
        01/09/07
        Well, I haven't been feeling very well lately (bit of a cold) and school just started up again. I decided that I needed a quick laugh.

        Some of you may know that I am a member of OCR, a remixing community that rocks hardcore. I was also a member of UnMod .

        UnMod was a stra

  • 2006
    • December
      • Positive Rant
        12/27/06
        Well, I've been having a good week so far. I think this may be linked to the fact that I'm not in school, but whatever. I'm not complaining.

        First off, I bought Yggdra Union, and all I have to say is this.

        If you own a GBA and don't own Yggdra Union, go buy

      • Wow, my luck blows
        12/17/06
        This is incredible.

        So, I decided I wanted a Wii a while ago. Gamestop was getting a shipment this morning, so I got up early (4:30 AM) with some buddies and went to camp out in the freezing cold.

        Finally, it was getting close to opening time (10 AM). I was 8th in line and the

      • Music and other Stuff
        12/10/06
        Well, I listened to Pink Floyd's "The Great Gig in the Sky" 42 times in a row. That is epic. ADI points for me?

        Also, Muse rocks really really hard. I don't see how anyone could dislike this band. Their songs are just so much fun to listen to.

        Also, check t

      • A Treatise on Corporations That Suck
        12/05/06
        Well, I've been having a shitty week, and I need to rant about something. So, I'm going to rant about things that I have found disagreeable.

        The first company I will be examining is UPS.

        The only two times I have ever shipped things via UPS I have been thoroughly disa

    • November
      • Website of the Week, again
        11/27/06
        Well, you guys, I have finally done it.

        I succumbed to the power of crunchyroll.

        http://www.crunchyroll.com/

        In five seconds I can browse through pretty much any anime in existence. I rediscovered Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, which kicks major ass and would have taken

      • My Computer is Better than Yours
        11/18/06
        It's true.

        Dual-core is as good as they say it is. I was a skeptic, but I have been convinced.

        My computer is running at 34C, yet somehow it is five times faster than my old processor. It's kind of ridiculous.

        If I told you how fast my computer is, you migh

      • I'm getting a Wii...I hope
        11/16/06
        Due to the fact that the Wii will be in high demand, I plan on lining up early outside of Best Buy or Target or some such place. You know why?

        Twilight Princess.

        Come on, this one's a no-brainer. If Shigeru Miyamoto himself says this is the best Zelda ever made, that makes

      • Website of the Week #6
        11/13/06
        So, I'm having a great time up here in Tahoe. It snowed like mad last night while I was sitting in a jacuzzi...good times, good times.

        Anyway, on to what you're really reading this for: WOTW #6.

        neskvartetten.tk

        I picked this week's site for two reas

      • Website of the Week #5
        11/06/06
        Website of the Week returns once again to bring you awesomeness from the realms of the Intarweb.

        http://oc.ormgas.com

        Yes, that is spelled correctly. Get your mind out of the gutter.
        Actually, ormgas means "snake gas" in Dutch or something. Look on the site FAQ.<

    • October
      • Freaking Computer
        10/29/06
        So, I come home after church to find that my computer is tarding out again. I go to reseat the processor, but I find that my heatsink is caked with dust. So, I buy some compressed air and clean out my whole computer. But, when I replace the heatsink, my processor temps are still nuts. So I decide to

      • The Plans
        10/27/06
        First off, homecoming dance tonight. Should be fun, I hope.

        But, tomorrow is the big day.
        Here's our tentative plan:

        1. Service project in Monrovia early morning.
        2. At 10:00, we leave.
        3. Then, we go do stuff, maybe driving around, maybe go to Terrence�

      • Nice Birthday
        10/26/06


        Sweet.

      • What a shitty week
        10/25/06
        In the last two weeks or so, barely anything has gone as planned. It sucks ass. I had to get up uber-early to go to a blood test this morning and it made me late for school because we waited around in the freaking waiting room for like 3 hours. Then, after school, I go to the DMV to get a permit. An

      • Website of the Week #4
        10/23/06
        Time for the fourth awesome website.

        www.ocremix.org

        This website is truly awesome.

        Basically, people remix music from videogames new and old, and submit it to the website. Then, a judges panel deems if it is OCR-worthy or not. It's not just techno either, the

      • PSATs are over
        10/19/06
        Hallelujah praise God.

        No more crazed Sunday study sessions. No more extra homework for me. I'm done. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

        Next week is gonna rock so hard.

        25th - driver's permit (finally, haha)
        26th - birthday
        27th - Homecoming dance (could go

      • Website of the Week #3
        10/16/06
        Time for the third weekly Website of the Week.

        wolfire.com

        Basically, this site is awesome. Not because of its design, but because of its content. It features some indie games that are all exhibits of genius game design (specifically Lugaru). For all you Mac users out there (I&

      • Being Sick Blows
        10/12/06
        So, I've been to school a whopping one day this week compliments of a really bad cold. I thought I'd be well enough to go this morning, but a racking cough changed my mind abruptly. Now, you might be saying "School only one day? You lucky punk, Fubar!" Ah, but that's too goo

      • Front Page Redesign and Other Stuffs
        10/11/06
        Well, I redid the homepage. Let me know what you think. It's not too much of a change, but I felt the old layout was too vertical and scroll-y.

        And if I have time this weekend, the first run of Crazy Ninja Rave Radio will be on.

        Fubar out.

      • Website of the Week #2
        10/09/06
        Alright, it's Monday again, time for a new Website of the Week.

        This week, I have chosen:

        http://www.yhbtm.com/

        You Have Bad Taste in Music is freaking awesome. A guy calling himself Eman Laerton dresses in a trench coat and goes to various concerts. You'll

      • Oh crap.
        10/06/06
        Well, it's 11:45, I'm not done with my English paper, I have an AP Calc test tomorrow, and I still have Spanish homework.

        I think it's time to play Dark Messiah of Might and Magic and rock out to The Mars Volta.

        EDIT:

        Two of you commented as Fubar. -1

      • A New Weekly Tradition
        10/02/06
        Starting now, every Monday (hopefully) I'm going to post a link to the:

        WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

        which will be a (again, hopefully) obscure and/or cool website for you all to enjoy.

        Today's Fubar WEBSITE OF THE WEEK is...

        www.xkcd.com

        This

    • September
      • Yo sup
        09/30/06


        So, all of your pages should be up and running.
        Pretty sweet.

    • August
      • The First Post
        08/18/06
        Hello.

        I am Fubar, the Cursed-Luck Mage, and this is my website.
        You've probably figured out by now why I am called the Cursed-Luck Mage.

        That's right.

        I have really frickin' bad luck.

        Now, unless you are one of my friends (which, if yo