Ok, before I get started, here's an introductory post. Welcome to "Every Game I Own."
Who's This Guy?
I'm Bill Kendrick, from California. I'm creator of a number of Open Source video games -- mostly clones of classic titles -- that one can find at www.newbreedsoftware.com. I'm also lead developer of the popular kids drawing program "Tux Paint" (at tuxpaint.org). I've been playing video games since I was 4 or 5, and writing them since I was 7. Until recently, I was creating mobile (aka cellphone) games professionally, but I'm currently back in the seat as a web application developer.
Why This (ugh) Blog?
My wife, our 21-month-old baby and I moved recently, and in moving we had to make some decisions about what stuff to get rid of. At this point, we could argue that the collection of video games we have in the house are "the essentials." I have many, and most are for "classic" systems (e.g., Atari 2600/VCS and Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)).
To be clear, I don't like to think of myself as a "retro" video game enthusiast. I never really stopped enjoying or playing the games. Never did I offload my collection of titles, only to decide later that I need them all back. Some of these games have been in my family since, what, 1980?
How Will It Work?
The idea will be to play -- if only briefly -- every single game I own, for every system I own, and review them -- if only briefly -- here on this (ugh) blog.
What systems have I got? Let me see, now:
D00d, you selling?
I'm not a collector. For the most part, what I have, I want to keep. The rest can go to the local music store that sells old (and not-so-old) games. (Wow, a whole $2 for "HyperSonic.Xtreme"!)
Anyway... welcome. Expect "Combat" on the Atari 2600 to be my first review.
Who's This Guy?
I'm Bill Kendrick, from California. I'm creator of a number of Open Source video games -- mostly clones of classic titles -- that one can find at www.newbreedsoftware.com. I'm also lead developer of the popular kids drawing program "Tux Paint" (at tuxpaint.org). I've been playing video games since I was 4 or 5, and writing them since I was 7. Until recently, I was creating mobile (aka cellphone) games professionally, but I'm currently back in the seat as a web application developer.
Why This (ugh) Blog?
My wife, our 21-month-old baby and I moved recently, and in moving we had to make some decisions about what stuff to get rid of. At this point, we could argue that the collection of video games we have in the house are "the essentials." I have many, and most are for "classic" systems (e.g., Atari 2600/VCS and Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)).
To be clear, I don't like to think of myself as a "retro" video game enthusiast. I never really stopped enjoying or playing the games. Never did I offload my collection of titles, only to decide later that I need them all back. Some of these games have been in my family since, what, 1980?
How Will It Work?
The idea will be to play -- if only briefly -- every single game I own, for every system I own, and review them -- if only briefly -- here on this (ugh) blog.
What systems have I got? Let me see, now:
- Atari 7800 (2600/VCS compatible)
- Atari Lynx II
- Atari Jaguar + CD drive
- Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
- Nintendo Gameboy Advanced SP (finally, a frickin' backlight!)
- Sega Dreamcast
- Sony Playstation 2 (Playstation compatible)
- LG VX8700 cellphone (BREW platform; carrier: Verizon)
- Atari 800XL (8-bit computer)
- Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop running Kubuntu Linux (cheaped out: no accel'd 3D)
D00d, you selling?
I'm not a collector. For the most part, what I have, I want to keep. The rest can go to the local music store that sells old (and not-so-old) games. (Wow, a whole $2 for "HyperSonic.Xtreme"!)
Anyway... welcome. Expect "Combat" on the Atari 2600 to be my first review.
