To Twitch or Not to Twitch

Twitch logo via: Twitch

For those like myself who are just now discovering vidia game streamin’ on dem dere internets:

“Twitch is the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers with more than 45 million visitors per month. We want to connect gamers around the world by allowing them to broadcast, watch, and chat from everywhere they play.” –Twitch

I stumbled onto Twitch after clicking a link that lead to someone trying to break a Missle Command record. I subsequently spent the rest of that weekend watching people from across the world game. I watched a gamer speedrun my all-time favorite game ever in the universe ever (Final Fantasy VII). I watched a gamer speedrun the only game I regret having never completed Super Mario Bros. 3). I watched gamers play games that I have always been curious about, but have never played (League of Legends, World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Marvel Heroes). There was even trading card and Dungeons & Dragons gameplay. And all of it was live. Liiive! Where the hell have I been?!

It was such a cool experience to watch people game live. It also tapped into something that I have really missed about playing video games. That sense of community. My fondest gaming memories are of being in the same room with my friends, crowded around a 19″ console TV taking turns playing whatever few games we had. Good times. Now I’m a lone wolf when it comes to gaming. I don’t like online multi-player, and in my very tiny circle of two I’m the only one who plays video games that aren’t on a mobile device. I like being a lone wolf, but I also like watching other gamers play.

Twitch is perfect for that. It has captured the top of my goto internet sites list (sorry Dlisted) and I am considering broadcasting my own gaming pursuits. It’s free so what could be the harm?

Photo vis: PC Mag

Oh my.

Wednesday FlaaashBaaack! 3Xtreme

This was a crazy ass game. The graphics were terrible, but it was so much fun. Skateboarding, BMX racing, rollerblading. You could play as Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein and a Mummy, I think (I’m going off of fuzzy memories here). There were also mini cars and aliens to race with. This game was all over the place.

Lightning. Just Because.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII has its North American release today and guess who will not be playing it? This sister right here. Thanks to some last minute changes at work I was unable to take the day off. Damn adult responsibilities! Fortunately, I will have Friday and Monday off so I get to spend 4 solid days with this game. Until then here’s lightning wearing Cloud’s (FFVII) & Yuna’s (FFX) garb. Just because.

Flappy Bird? $99,900 Smartphone? Planet Lost It’s Mind? Why Does Tapped Out Keep Crashing On My Android Device?

Photo via: Wikipedia

Is anyone else keeping up with the Flappy Bird saga? Aside from The Simpsons Tapped Out, I don’t play mobile games. I can’t really say I play that game either because whenever I try and open it on the Android device on which it is installed, it crashes. Crash, crash, crash! But I digress. Anyway, Flappy Bird has been killing it in the mobile app market over the past couple of weeks or so. The game has also come under fire for being too difficult, a Mario art-style ripoff, and scamming it’s way to the top of the mobile app charts. The developer of the game decided to pull it from the app stores and now comes this insanity:

Photo via: The LA Times

Someone is selling an iPhone 5s with Flappy Bird preloaded for $99,900. Good grief. I’m pretty sure this is a half-joke that’s taking advantage of the situation, but when things like this happen I have to stop and wonder…

Monday FlaaashBaaack! Two: X-Men

Photo via: Wikipedia

This game came along when I was in the midst of my X-Men obsession and was buying anything and everything associated with the X-Men. If I knew then what I know now I would have spent my $63 on something else. The maps and hints didn’t help at all with the awful controls.