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One hour…
Seventeen expletives…
Two cut fingers and
A hundred dust-bunnies later.
I have replaced my PC’s power supply.
Category: Computer
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Roger Ebert might think games can never be considered art, but it seems that as Hollywood gets more two-dimensional and derivative, video games are becoming more interesting and cinematic.
I’d much rather see this trailer made into a movie than Tom Cruise‘s latest effort.
[via Sarcastic Gamer]
The Original Sims
Alter Ego was a video game released by Activision in 1986. The brainchild of psychologist Dr. John Favero it allowed players to play out an entire lifetime as if it were a Choose Your Own Adventure novel by playing out events based on hundreds of interviews conducted with people about their lives.
Now you can play a very faithful reproduction online.
Update: For $5 you can get a version for mobile phones using the Android operating system in the Android Market