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Sorcerer #1 & Sorcerer #2

Art — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:49:33 +0000

Believe it or not, I recently went to church with my family and I ran into my old elementary school classmate, Charlene, who also now has a family of her own. While we quickly, yet nervously went through muted intros followed by the standard oohs and ahhs of viewing each other’s precious toddler during another guilt-ridden homily, I had remembered a simpler time when the 10-year old versions of ourselves were at recess at the Our Lady of the Visitacion school. I had caught Charlene reading Christine by Stephen King, which fascinated me to no end and obviously still does since I’m bringing it up again. Basically, I was amazed that anyone our age would be reading at all (MTV had just launched) and of all things, an author, whose only impression upon me was a couple of good movie adaptations in The Shining and Carrie, while the rest, such as Christine, were too silly to even consider. Yet, years later, I’ve now come to realize that King has opened doors for many other writers, such as Anne Rice, Stephanie Meyer and J.K. Rowling, to come into the mainstream from genres usually chided for their content even before a word is ever read of their work. In many respects, Sorcerer #1 and Sorcerer #2 by Death=Head & Co. pays homage to a similar pioneer in the Wizardry franchise, which originally was created by Sir-Tech in the 80′s. A simple wireframe dungeon crawl role-playing game mixed with 8-bit graphics and elements of Dungeons & Dragons rules, Sorcerer #1 and Sorcerer #2 is everything you remember of the Wizardry series except the price: 2 for the price of nothing! While not for everyone, hopefully the new fools can appreciate what the old skool reminisces about. Price: Free.

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WifiPad

Art — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:08:37 +0000

To take a break from iPhone games (believe it or not), I check out games on the PC. In tough economic times like these, a good source of free games comes from the Internet at websites like AddictingGames.com and Download.com as well as cable channel websites like Discovery, MTV, and SciFi. Call them casual or online games, either way, there is rarely anything to download or register for to play them. In the past, I often wished I had a controller rather than just a keyboard to use so I can really kickback and play with my heels up. But I didn’t want to spend the money. So instead, I downloaded WifiPad for the iPhone, which works by connecting to your computer via a Wi-Fi network. While you’ll need to download a small program to your computer, it works very well, especially for games that uses the keyboard for default controls. Wholly customizable, change and save key configurations, visual themes, and even button layouts. Highly recommended for the cheap gamer in all of us. Price: Free.

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SomaFM Player

Art — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:26:44 +0000

It has been an obvious trend: music television not playing any videos, radio stations with a music format that spins more dupes in an hour than a 32MB Rio Diamond, and the slow adoption of satellite radio in every day life. So where do you go to hear something new, something fresh other than college radio where you literally have to be sitting on campus to even get a signal? With SomaFM Player, now listen to 14 unique channels of listener-supported, commercial-free, underground/alternative radio broadcasting from San Francisco on the go rather than just on the web. Released with better audio quality, more station info and updated news than the original webapp. Plus, a list of the last 10 songs played helps you bookmark a particular artist and song for later purchase through iTunes. All in all, a wonderful resource for music that you’ll probably never hear through commercial outlets. So please donate or buy this app for your iPhone or iPod Touch to show your support. Price: $3.99.

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