The inaugural game of spring soccer is today! You should totally come.
101 Free Games #5: Frog Hunt & BallDroppings
Frog Hunt, to quote from the designers, “Might just be the worst game ever made.” If nothing else, it’s interesting for 15 minutes or so. Catch those frogs!
BallDroppings, on the other hand, is a masterfully subtle and suspiciously deep granular sampler masquerading as a game. I can’t really recommend it to normal people, but audio geeks will have a *blast* with it.
gig it up
I will be playing on Thursday, March 22nd, at Hush Nightclub, for Motion. I have *no* idea what I’ll be playing, but I promise it will be delightful in all ways.
the music wants you
Tunes just burnt:
Kieran & D’Void – White Light [Soma]
Chymera – Midnight At The Aquarium [Mezzotinto.]
Fabrice Lig – Fast Walk On Broadway [Playhouse]
Native & Silver – The Dome (FCD Code Remix) [Swordtail]
Mangan & Bonnici – Periwethel [EQ Grey]
C79 – Dope Ride (Formulate Remix) [Pacific Front]
Ripperton – Farra [Connaisseur]
Armand Van Helden – Witch Doktor (The Possessed Mix) [Strictly Ryhthm]
Tomer Valve – Rats [Precinct]
Eelke & Nick – Gamma Fix (Tim & Vasilos Mox) [Spinifex]
Guy J – Ear Canal (Technonono Edit) [Proton]
Guy J – Self Love [Primal]
Parks & Wilson – The Dragon (World Music Intro Mix) [Primal]
Shiloh – Cafe Del Mariachi (Nick Warren Remix) [Hope]
Dustin H – Recieve The Light [Pacific Front]
101 free games #4: toblo!
Toblo is the bastard love-child of Quake I CTF, the National Film Board Of Canada’s classic BLOCK CITY, and the music of the Postal Service. Hott.
You’re trying to capture all 3 of the bad guy’s flags – and all your have for weapons are the blocks that make up the game world, which is run with loving precision by a home-brew physics engine. By the end of a game, the bases are rubble, the towers have collapsed, and it’s all down to who can throw blocks better, run faster, and double-jump higher.
The presentation is light, fluffy, and twee – you’ll almost certainly get sick of the voice shouting “Toblo!” at bootup, but the art is perfect for the game – it’s easy to tell when things will fall down, and it’s easy to see what block your character is going to pick up. And the gameplay itself is exceptional. Now I just need to convince people to play it with me…
real men read bradbury
I accidentally went to the Times-Colonist Book Sale yesterday, and, uhhh, bought some books. Can’t beat $1 paperbacks.
- The Golden Apple Of The Sun, by Ray Bradbury
- The Machineries Of Joy, by Ray Bradbury
- Venus Plus X, by Theodore Sturgeon
- The Science Fiction Hall Of Fame Volume 1, edited by Robert Silverberg
- The Science Fiction Hall Of Fame Volume 2, edited by Ben Bova
- The New Hugo Winners Volume 2, presented (whatever that means) by Isaac Asimov
- Childhood’s End, by Arthur C. Clarke
- Rendevous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
- The Mote In God’s Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
- Helliconia Summer, by Brian Aldiss
- Gateway, by Frederik Pohl
- The Miocene Arrow, by Sean McMullen
- Around The World In 80 Days, by Jules Verne
- 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, By Jules Verne
- Shadowrun, 2nd Edition, by FASA
- A Brief History Of Time, by Stephen Hawking
- Our Universe, by Roy Gallant
So if you need me…I’ll be reading.
Tide Pool Mix #4: Russian Linesman
Live Laptop Fishing: a stupendous mix of original music care of Nottingham’s finest, the Russian Linesman. Download here, because I made the picture too big to fit in this blog.
instant city
In a creepy case of parallelism, I was given a link to the Instant City music construction device right after thinking of something similar (but in software) last night. Did I mention that generative music is pretty neat?
101 free games #3: multihero
Attention anyone who played 8 bit or 16-bit games: You pretty much have to try this one out. Mutlihero is an old-school action game remix that plays, in mutliplayer, much like Super Smash Brothers – except you’re playing as Ryu, the Battletoads, the Double Dragon brothers, and so on. A hell of a concept and a hell of an execution.
tdpl18: Limbo – Junk
Sometimes I do so much promo I forget to post stuff here:
Tide Pool is delighted to welcome back Central Canada’s finest for his gargantuan second release. Junk is a torrential & dangerous tech-stomp masterpiece, complete with soaring acid lines, pads like clouds, and an arrangement that just won’t quit. There’s a package of parts and loops as well, and the loveable tool version for those who thrive on happy endings. Currently #28 on Balance, you can listen to it here, and purchase it here. Tide Pool loves you.