Posts Tagged the games we play
Saturday Afternoon Theater: GroBroPros SKYRIM 2012, Real Life as a MMORPG
Posted by mistergroonk in Games, Intertube Madness, Video on February 4, 2012
We’ve a confession to make. Skyrim is our newest addiction. We’re on constant lookout for dragons dropping out of the blue or signs that that skeevy shop owner really will sell us his sister. It’s an addiction that’s hard to please as we don’t yet own that game.
The twins responsible for Grosjean Brothers Productions tapped into the Skyrim gaming phenomenon our sweet stress release and have made two great videos based on that game world.
We’re glad that the first video didn’t turn into a one-off video and we look forward to more in this series.
Music Break: “This is Aperture,” the Portal 2 Parody of “This is Halloween”
Posted by mistergroonk in Animation, Just Freaking Neat, Music, Video on January 30, 2012
Music – Reason 5 [Harry101UK]
Video – Premiere Pro CS5 [Harry101UK]
Lyrics – [A.P.H.I.D.1.0 + Harry101UK]
YouTuber HarryUK did all the music, video-editing and voices for this parody of the classic song “This is Halloween” from the classic movie NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
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Short Short Film: Andrew McMurry’s “Retro Warfare” Makes Life a Game, Play it Old School
Posted by mistergroonk in Intertube Madness, Movies on November 9, 2011
The subtle shifts in the management of groonk.net continue. From now on out Saturday Afternoon Theater and Friday Night Movie will feature works that are 10 minutes or more. Short Short Film will cover all the stuff below the 10 minute mark. Got that? Good.
“Retro Warfare”
Music by Matthew McMurry: http://www.youtube.com/matthewmcmurry
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/andrewmfilms
Twitter: http://twitter.com/andrewmfilms
Halloween Moment of Who: Don’t Blink! Weeping Angels Invade Minecraft.
Posted by mistergroonk in Games, Intertube Madness, LOL, Television on October 19, 2011
Avid watchers of Dr Who know of the time Sally Sparrow had to deal with the Creatures of the Abstract known better as The Weeping Angels. The Angels were made creepier by the fact they had already defeated the 10th Doctor(technically) and were well on their way to absconding with the TARDIS. How the angels work is they are “quantum locked.” They only move when you’re not looking. When you are looking they appear as a stone statue. The minute you blink they come alive and are halfway to killing the hell out of you.
Now it seems the bastards have invaded the wildly popular geek game Minecraft. The video below tracks two Minecrafters navigating their way through a conga line of Weeping Angels modded to kill. If you can’t force yourself to watch the entire video we suggest watching a few minutes of the beginning then jumping right to the 7 minute time index. That’s when it becomes a mini-sode of Dr Who.
We must admit. The entire video amused us to no end.
Music Break: Download Portal 2 Soundtrack Volume 1, Music to Test By, for FREE!
Posted by mistergroonk in Digital Share, Intertube Madness, Just Freaking Neat, Music on May 27, 2011
We bring you two bits of Portal 2 magic today.
1) Portal 2: Music to Test By Soundtrack
It’s been said this is the first of three free Portal 2 soundtracks to be offered. There are also ringtones for Android and iPod/iPhone available.
Download: http://www.thinkwithportals.com/music.php
That’s not all, folks. Here’s another bit of Portal 2 musicality(Yeah, we’re making up words now.)
The next one is sorta SPOILERY so let’s drop it below the cut for now.
Tuesday Tease: Duke Nukem Forever, The NSFW Trailer that Took 12 Years to Make
Posted by mistergroonk in Games, Trailers on April 26, 2011
Official Synopsis: Aliens have landed. They’ve mutated the police. They’ve come for our women. Ash Williams Duke Nukem is here to stop all of the nonsense and maybe take in a strip show while he’s at it.
What We Learned: It looks like Duke Nukem but the fact it has a release date and no one else is laughing confuses us.
Why We’ll Play: Holy hell. It is 1996 and we’re finally getting used to playing PC games with a mouse. Friends come by the apartment to visit.
“You’ve got to play this game!” they say.
“You kill aliens and pay strippers to get naked!” they howl.
We scoff at their naivete. ‘A video game would never dare be that awesome,’ we think. Aside from that Leisure Suit Larry game our strange college roommate played every day in his locked room, games would never be on the brutally action-flavored side of misogyny.
We failed to realize how wrong we could be.
The copy of Duke Nukem 3D that made its way into our hands and (then)archaic computer consumed every bit of spare time we could muster. After we finished the game, the networked co-op play made sure we stayed indoors for another 3 months.
The news quickly spread that Duke Nukem Forever was coming. We saved up the cash and marked the time until it would appear. Twelve years, and a metric ton of vaporware jokes later, this Duke Nukem Forever NSFW trailer made its way into our eyeballs. And it brought the 12 year old remix of Lo Fidelity Allstars remix of “Battle Flag“(equally NSFW) with it.
This trailer looks like everything we would expect from a Duke Nukem game released in the 21st century. However, we still don’t believe the fucking thing is coming out.
When’s it coming?
June 14, 2011 USA, supposedly.
June 10, 2011 Internationally.
Official site:
http://www.dukenukemforever.com
Today in Star Wars: Brian DeVitis’ DIY R2-D2 Game Droid for the Stylish Geek
Posted by mistergroonk in Games, Technology, Tutorials on October 18, 2010
This astromech droid is a highly modified ice chest packed with 11 consoles, both current and classic, that — thanks to R2’s projector — can be played wherever there’s a blank wall.
Build your own!: http://bdevitis.net/project_portfolio/R2D2.htm
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The Games We Play: That BioShock Infinite Gameplay Trailer that Everyone has Seen but Us
Posted by mistergroonk in Games, Just Freaking Neat, Trailers on October 15, 2010
Official Synopsis
The events of the game take place in 1912. The player assumes the identity of Booker DeWitt, a disgraced former agent of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, who was dismissed for behavior beyond the acceptable bounds of the Agency. He is hired by mysterious individuals, aware of Columbia’s location, and tasked to invade the air-city and rescue a young woman named Elizabeth, who has been held aboard the air-city for the last twelve years. Though DeWitt finds Elizabeth easily enough, he quickly discovers that Elizabeth is central to the city’s conflict between these two groups, as each faction seeks to use Elizabeth to turn the tide of the conflict in their favor, forcing DeWitt and Elizabeth to trust each other in order to escape. To complicate matters, the pair is chased by “Him”, a large, robotic bird-like creature who had been Elizabeth’s friend over the last twelve years of her imprisonment.
What We Learned:
The past + the future + super powers + conflicting political ideologies = one hell of an awesome looking game!
Why We’ll Play:
- Bird. Summoning.
- Aggressive telekinesis.
- Combo powers.
- Insane graphics.
- Incredible plot.
And that’s just from the 9 minutes Irrational Games showed us.
When’s it coming?
2012. Damn, that’s forever away.
Official site:
http://www.bioshockinfinite.com
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Today in Star Wars: Lego Chessmaster Sets
Posted by mistergroonk in Flickrlicious, Games on September 16, 2010
Today in Star Wars: @MattStaggs Investigates TIE Fighter and Why You’ll Never Play It Again
Posted by mistergroonk in Games on September 7, 2010
I loved everything about the TIE fighter: the whine of the twin ion engines and the BLAT BLAT BLAT of its weaponry, the cool pilot’s uniform and the very design aesthetic of the craft itself – not a thought toward air resistance (obviously useless in space) or even a perfunctory nod toward resembling anything organic. While piloting the fighters was a blast, TIE Fighter was no mere simulation: –Matt Staggs
Sadly, we never had a chance to play TIE Fighter. X-Wing was our game of choice. It was also the only game our college friends had on their personal computing device.
Read SUVUDU for Staggs‘ full memory lane.
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