Games

{"content":{"id":1769,"title":"Weekly Links - End of 2020 Edition","body":"\u003cp\u003eShorter weekly links this week due to Christmas/New Years yuletide cheer. But Funny!\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eAs the year draws to a close, it's nice to remember that there was once \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kEeHY48E9g\"\u003ea Homey D. Clown video game\u003c/a\u003e. I really would like to know what the plot is, but the only full walkthrough I can find has unbearable gamers talking all the way through.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eShort clip of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pr8xnNi7OM\"\u003eSteve Coogan being funny\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eShort clip of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CByQKMlAydI\"\u003eKing of the Hill being funny\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e","publication_date":"2020-12-27T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-12-20T18:01:36.000Z","updated_at":"2020-12-26T16:55:41.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":null},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=weekly_links\"\u003eweekly_links\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=twentieth_century\"\u003etwentieth_century\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=the_nineties\"\u003ethe_nineties\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=uk\"\u003euk\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=plants\"\u003eplants\u003c/a\u003e"}

{"content":{"id":1741,"title":"Baking","body":"\u003cimg src=\"/uploads/53b.jpg\"\u003e","publication_date":"2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-11-16T00:38:50.000Z","updated_at":"2020-11-16T00:38:57.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":null},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=food\"\u003efood\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=pictures\"\u003epictures\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=old_memes\"\u003eold_memes\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=luigi\"\u003eluigi\u003c/a\u003e"}

{"content":{"id":1763,"title":"Mario being killed by an angel","body":"\u003cimg src=\"/uploads/551.jpg\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eI haven't played a new Mario game in over a decade and I'm pretty surprised how dark the series has gotten. I guess they killed of Luigi a couple years ago as well.\u003c/p\u003e","publication_date":"2020-12-15T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-12-14T17:55:24.000Z","updated_at":"2020-12-15T06:04:13.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":null},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=pictures\"\u003epictures\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=grey\"\u003egrey\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=old_memes\"\u003eold_memes\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=religion\"\u003ereligion\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=death\"\u003edeath\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=luigi\"\u003eluigi\u003c/a\u003e"}

{"content":{"id":1754,"title":"Weekly Links","body":"\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eMonty Python's Terry Jones (RIP) wrote a \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/462621.Chaucer_s_Knight\"\u003econtroversial scholarly work on Chaucer's Knight's Tale\u003c/a\u003e. By all accounts it's very well-researched and erudite.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eParamecium video of the week: \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXiJ__5-tI8\"\u003eHUNTER HUNTED!!!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eI really hate most HBO shows, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-znj7Uf9Oo\u0026list=PLfyf-_OyYbyrE04a-nz6JChrvhDtDVeTo\u0026index=3\"\u003eI can't stop watching this\u003c/a\u003e. It looks so good. Look at the disdain on John Goodman's face. But HBO has let me down so many times.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://arwes.dev/\"\u003eA very polished frontend framework for science fiction effects.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hhAXrxVMeU\"\u003eGolden Ratio design in Inkscape tutorial\u003c/a\u003e. The kind of neat, simple idea you can play endlessly with.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSylvester Stallone recently announced they were editing the friendship bot out of Rocky IV: \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgEH95t6m34\"\u003eThis was the best part of all the Rocky movies combined\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eProbably the most faithful live-action adaptation of Mario and Luigi \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dduvx-dEySY\"\u003epre-dates the original NES game\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e","publication_date":"2020-12-13T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-12-09T23:48:48.000Z","updated_at":"2020-12-13T00:27:32.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":null},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=weekly_links\"\u003eweekly_links\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=nature\"\u003enature\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=fourteenth_century\"\u003efourteenth_century\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=books\"\u003ebooks\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=england\"\u003eengland\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=tv\"\u003etv\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=music\"\u003emusic\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=design\"\u003edesign\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=movies\"\u003emovies\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=the_eighties\"\u003ethe_eighties\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=luigi\"\u003eluigi\u003c/a\u003e"}

{"content":{"id":1747,"title":"Weekly Links","body":"\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eArchive.org now has a safe Flash emulator, so people can upload all the classic free games of the 00s. \u003ca href=\"https://archive.org/details/flyguy_flash\"\u003eFlyguy\u003c/a\u003e is a pleasant toy game.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MnHuQSKJTQ\u0026feature=emb_logo\"\u003eA short, interesting video on why Aspidistras because a middle-class status symbol starting in Victorian times\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eRelated retro-commedy: \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XROMw3Z4e0\"\u003eThe biggest Aspidistra in the World\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eIt continues to be a tough year for everyone. \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKh8yq82y5w\u0026list=PLfyf-_OyYbypNN9j2Q8j8Qd1vTR0dM4Z8\u0026index=141\"\u003eThis is my new favourite song for building optimism\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G8YCM0pGfU\"\u003eSeinfeld (NSFW)\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eAndrew Rilstone - who has an encyclopedic knowledge of C.S. Lewis, has been writing a series of lectures on Bulverism. They are all good, but \u003ca href=\"http://www.andrewrilstone.com/2020/11/9-politics.html\"\u003ehere is one of the best ones\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://archive.org/details/madamhowladywhyo00kingrich/page/n7/mode/2up\"\u003eMadam How and Lady Why; or First lessons in earth lore for children\u003c/a\u003e. I kind of want to try reading it. It's one of those historical books that could either be really good or really bad.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e","publication_date":"2020-11-29T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-11-22T19:47:37.000Z","updated_at":"2020-11-29T00:12:31.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":null},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=weekly_links\"\u003eweekly_links\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=the_zeroes\"\u003ethe_zeroes\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=uk\"\u003euk\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=botany\"\u003ebotany\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=the_thirties\"\u003ethe_thirties\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=twentieth_century\"\u003etwentieth_century\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=music\"\u003emusic\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=jazz\"\u003ejazz\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=traditional_pop\"\u003etraditional_pop\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=the_forties\"\u003ethe_forties\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=the_eighties\"\u003ethe_eighties\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=nineteenth_century\"\u003enineteenth_century\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=books\"\u003ebooks\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=geology\"\u003egeology\u003c/a\u003e"}

{"content":{"id":1698,"title":"Daily Link","body":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNTpXX43QxY\"\u003eLive-action Donkey Kong Jr. ad\u003c/a\u003e. Maybe the first actor to portray Mario???\u003c/p\u003e","publication_date":"2020-10-13T12:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-10-10T02:22:31.000Z","updated_at":"2020-10-10T02:22:31.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":null},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=japan\"\u003ejapan\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=the_eighties\"\u003ethe_eighties\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=twentieth_century\"\u003etwentieth_century\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=daily_links\"\u003edaily_links\u003c/a\u003e"}

{"content":{"id":1692,"title":"Daily Link","body":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://theemptypage.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/critical-perspectives-on-waluigi/\"\u003eCritical perspectives on Waluigi\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","publication_date":"2020-10-09T12:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-10-06T02:25:06.000Z","updated_at":"2020-10-06T02:25:39.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":null},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=daily_links\"\u003edaily_links\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=japan\"\u003ejapan\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=italy\"\u003eitaly\u003c/a\u003e"}

{"content":{"id":1571,"title":"Civilization IV (plus extras) (2005)","body":"\u003cimg src=\"/uploads/4d9.jpg\" class=\"small\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe peak of the series. Balanced enough that you can't find easy cheats (unlike Civ2), but not so balanced that every game ends up being identical (unlike Civ5). Leonard Nemoy. Great music. Great look without things being indistinct or blurry. Interesting tech tree, good timing. Easy to jump into and enjoy, but subtle and difficult to master. This is about as good as a board game can be.\u003c/p\u003e","publication_date":"2020-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-08-16T16:48:05.000Z","updated_at":"2020-08-16T16:53:45.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":null},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=reviews\"\u003ereviews\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=the_zeroes\"\u003ethe_zeroes\u003c/a\u003e"}

{"content":{"id":1535,"title":"ahhhhh","body":"\u003cimg src=\"/uploads/4c4.jpg\" class=\"tall\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThese two things will never stop being funny.\u003c/p\u003e","publication_date":"2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-07-11T01:47:17.000Z","updated_at":"2020-08-08T17:51:51.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":null},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=pictures\"\u003epictures\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=old_memes\"\u003eold_memes\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=rpgs\"\u003erpgs\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=grand_and_intoxicating\"\u003egrand_and_intoxicating\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=blue\"\u003eblue\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=the_sky\"\u003ethe_sky\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=clouds\"\u003eclouds\u003c/a\u003e"}

{"content":{"id":1611,"title":"Daily Link","body":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvzyd0OZg1I\"\u003eThe 1981 arcade game Qix\u003c/a\u003e: Apparently the sound design was considered revolutionary back in its day, but is now painful to listen to. It looks pretty fun though!\u003c/p\u003e","publication_date":"2020-09-05T12:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-09-03T18:26:59.000Z","updated_at":"2020-09-03T18:27:20.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":null},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=daily_links\"\u003edaily_links\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=the_eighties\"\u003ethe_eighties\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=twentieth_century\"\u003etwentieth_century\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=retrocomputing\"\u003eretrocomputing\u003c/a\u003e"}

{"content":{"id":1476,"title":"Violence in Video Games","body":"\u003cimg src=\"/uploads/49f.gif\" class=\"card-image\"\u003e","publication_date":"2020-08-17T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-06-20T21:02:01.000Z","updated_at":"2020-06-20T21:02:01.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":null},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=pictures\"\u003epictures\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e"}

{"content":{"id":1456,"title":"Civilization II (1996)","body":"\u003cimg src=\"/uploads/495.jpg\" class=\"card-image small\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\nI spent an obscene amount of time playing this game. This one was a major life-destroyer for me. Sometimes I would think I was over it for a year or two and get dragged back in. If you've never played a Civ game before, start here. It's one of the only times they managed to find the right balance between gameplay and bells and whistles.\r\n\u003c/p\u003e","publication_date":"2020-08-08T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-06-09T21:30:36.000Z","updated_at":"2020-08-08T00:38:08.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":5},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=reviews\"\u003ereviews\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=strategy\"\u003estrategy\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=the_nineties\"\u003ethe_nineties\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=twentieth_century\"\u003etwentieth_century\u003c/a\u003e"}

{"content":{"id":1442,"title":"Self-Control","body":"\u003cimg src=\"/uploads/48a.png\" class=\"card-image not-tall\"\u003e","publication_date":"2020-08-05T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-06-06T18:03:54.000Z","updated_at":"2020-06-06T18:03:54.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":null},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=old_memes\"\u003eold_memes\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=red\"\u003ered\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=yellow\"\u003eyellow\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=tibet\"\u003etibet\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=china\"\u003echina\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e"}

{"content":{"id":1405,"title":"Hardcore Keyboards for Hardcore Gamers","body":"\u003cimg src=\"/uploads/478.png\" class=\"card-image not-tall\"\u003e","publication_date":"2020-07-17T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-05-18T21:05:28.000Z","updated_at":"2020-05-18T21:05:28.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":null},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=pictures\"\u003epictures\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=old_memes\"\u003eold_memes\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=red\"\u003ered\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=black\"\u003eblack\u003c/a\u003e"}

{"content":{"id":1387,"title":"Mornings","body":"\u003cimg src=\"/uploads/46c.jpg\" class=\"card-image not-tall\"\u003e","publication_date":"2020-07-12T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-05-14T03:12:58.000Z","updated_at":"2020-05-14T03:13:04.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":null},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=pictures\"\u003epictures\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=old_memes\"\u003eold_memes\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=food\"\u003efood\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=the_sky\"\u003ethe_sky\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=black\"\u003eblack\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=yellow\"\u003eyellow\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=brown\"\u003ebrown\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=blue\"\u003eblue\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=water\"\u003ewater\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=grand_and_intoxicating\"\u003egrand_and_intoxicating\u003c/a\u003e"}

{"content":{"id":1383,"title":"Why Walk?","body":"\u003cimg src=\"/uploads/46a.jpg\" class=\"card-image not-tall\"\u003e","publication_date":"2020-07-10T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2020-05-12T21:10:48.000Z","updated_at":"2020-05-12T21:10:48.000Z","user_id":1,"rating":null},"tags":"\u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=games\"\u003egames\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=grand_and_intoxicating\"\u003egrand_and_intoxicating\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=pictures\"\u003epictures\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=comics\"\u003ecomics\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=black\"\u003eblack\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=white\"\u003ewhite\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"changeable-title\" href=\"/q?tag=old_memes\"\u003eold_memes\u003c/a\u003e"}