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Tanks, the Game!

September 25, 2007
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Ok, the best thing about this game is that you can actually play multi-player against a friend – or you can go head to head with the computer. In addition, each time you win a battle you accumulate points which you can use to upgrade your tank with everything from weapons to armor. I found [...]

Mahjong Solitaire and the Mahjong Strategy

September 18, 2007

Did you know there is actually a difference between Mahjong (also spelled mahjongg, mah-jong, or mah-jongg) and Mahjong Solitaire? Mahjong is actually a 4 player game involving skill, strategy, calculation, and luck; while Mahjong solitaire is a tile matching, single player game. ‘Mah-jong’ can be translated from Chinese as ‘clattering sparrow’, ‘flax sparrow’ or possibly [...]

Joust – The Arcade Classic

September 14, 2007
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Without a doubt Joust is my favorite arcade game of all time. I can’t explain why, it just is. So now it is immortalized here on the blog so I can come back and waste countless hours any time I want to! Oh, and you guys can feel free to play it as well, because [...]

Asteroids – The Arcade Classic

September 13, 2007
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Continuing this week’s theme of Classic Arcade Games I present, for your paying pleasure, the classic Asteroids. The controls are simple. Left and right arrow keys rotate your ship Up arrow key turns on the thruster Spacebar fires “P” pauses the game “Y” starts a new game “Shift” gives you the hyperspace jump.

Space Invaders – The Arcade Classic

September 12, 2007
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The next in the series of Classic Arcade Game week is Space Invaders. I must admit that I’m not as thrilled with this version as it is not the actual original, but it is the closest that I can find online to the original. Controls are as follows: Left arrow = Move left Right arrow [...]

Ms. Pacman – The Arcade Classic

September 11, 2007
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In continuation of our “Arcade Classics” theme week here on OMB, and by specific request from Lisa Marie, I bring you the classic Ms. Pacman! This game is actually pretty good, though as I recall after you get past each 2 levels the maze used to change, and on this reproduction it doesn’t seem to. [...]

Drunken Robot Sumo Wrestler Video Game

July 8, 2007
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I happened to catch a little blurb on G-4 TV about a tiny free video game called Sumotori Dreams and decided to check it out. I’m really glad I did because it is highly amusing and I played it for about 30 minutes even though I’m not a big fan of video games. The concept [...]

20 Questions Deluxe

September 9, 2006

We stopped by a friend’s house the other evening, and they had this little electronic toy sitting out. Being the gadget freak I am, I had to ask what the heck it was. Turns out it’s a little 20 Questions game, and it is just freaky accurate! Believe me, we came up with all kinds [...]

The Bubble Wrap Game!

August 10, 2006
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Here is a complete and utter time waster! But damn if it isn’t as addictive as the real thing! The object here is simple. Use your mouse to pop the bubble wrap till your heart’s content! Then, get a fresh sheet and repeat. While you’re at it, don’t forget to try the “manic mode”.

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