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Prince of PersiajawaproSat 19/06/2010 01:35 PM
That screenshot bring back memories?
For any of you old enough to remember DOS fondly, Prince of Persia was a classic. Stupidly challenging (or at least it was to my younger self) with no save option AND a time limit, this game was a challenge I never conquered.
Since then it’s been made into a heap of games that I haven’t played (except the second one - also a DOS game). And now a movie.
It’s very rare for someone to make a good movie from a computer game. But this one is actually ok. Not one of the greatest movies by any stretch - but not a bad one either.
Sadly there is almost nothing from the original game in the movie. It’s based on the Sands of Time game which most people probably think was the first one (like most people think Underground was the first Need for Speed). If only there had been a scene where spikes poked up from the floor - just to keep the old-school fans happy.
So if the movie or this blog has made you sentimental - head over to abandonia and grab a copy of the first two games. These games are classified as ‘abandonware’ which means you can get them legally for free.
Prince of Persia
http://www.abandonia.com/games/10
Prince of Persia II: The Shadow & The Flame
http://www.abandonia.com/games/51
Hint - before you start playing, press SHIFT 10 times fast. If stickykeps pops up, disable it. It really sucks to discover this during your first swordfight.
Also - while you are playing, watch the intro for the first game. Sound familiar to another Disney movie?
Enjoy...
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Gone South for the winter...jawaproWed 16/06/2010 08:04 PM
It was a long weekend in Tassie to celebrate the Queens birthday, so we decided to head south for the weekend to catch up with Dad’s family.
As always - it was great and very relaxing to catch up with everyone down there (not to mention catching up on some sleep). We even did a little exploring around the place. Gotta love the beaches down there.
Dad’s car has a broken heater, so for someone reason he and Mum decided they’d trade a car with no heater, for a driver who doesn’t believe in them. So we all piled into Oscar for the trip down and back. I wasn’t completely heartless though - and did turn the heater on for a while.
I was also testing out a phone I might buy from a mate, and decided to try the web browser. Hint - don’t ever ever ever ever use data on a GSM plan if you don’t have a data pack. Chewed through about $15 in a MB. I’m prepaid so if it runs out, it stops. If you were on a plan, the charges could be insane.
Anyway - it was a great weekend. Hope you enjoyed yours...
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Try-hard or cool?jawaproMon 07/06/2010 10:14 PM
My mate at work stumbled across this ute on the net (he’s looking for a farm ute).
It’s very try-hard, but it sort of somewhat appeals to me at the same time, although I’d be embarrassed to be seen driving it. It seems awesome and stupid all at once.
So I thought I’d throw it out there - is this ute that wants to be a truck awesome, or just try-hard? Just a random question to pass the time.
http://www.tassiecars.com.au/detail.jsp?id=38214&pic=0&ti=true
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Oh Hark - Lisa MitchelljawaproSun 30/05/2010 07:43 PM
As mentioned in a previous post, my sister got me tickets to the Lisa Mitchell "Oh Hark" concert for my birthday.
The concert itself was last night after we got back from Bridport - and it was fantastic.
I haven’t been to many other concerts (only 1 festival thingo and that’s it) and I’m seriously addicted to Lisa’s music, so I’m just a little biased, but I thought it was brilliant.
Lisa still comes across as very shy and nervous, and didn’t talk very much in between songs etc - but the music was brilliant.
As none of my friends owned up to liking her music (am I really that odd?) Klutz volunteered to come along and see what he thought. He hadn’t heard any of Lisa’s stuff since her Australian Idol days, and was quite impressed.
As I wasn’t sure if cameras would be allowed and mine is about as subtle as a bazooka, I took Mum’s camera in my pocket. Sadly Mum’s camera claimed it had a lens error and took a lot of convincing that it didn’t (thank Klutz) and threw a fit if you tried to zoom - so the above is the best photo I managed.
As an encore Lisa performed a cover of "Like a Prayer" that blows Madonna’s version out of the water and leaves it for dead. I didn’t even know it was a Madonna song until afterwards. If she ever releases that, I’m definitely buying it.
Thanks Loopy for the tickets - it was a brilliant night.
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Bridport Test RunjawaproSun 30/05/2010 07:23 PM
Dad’s been doing some work on his Maverick over the last few months to try and stop it’s overheating issues. It appeared to be improved on the road, but he couldn’t rule out that being due to the cooler weather, so wanted to take it somewhere it’d work hard to see how it went - so it was back to Bridport for another run!
This time it was just a family affair, with Dad, Mum, Emma, Klutz (cousin), and me in 2 cars. We didn’t do any of the sandboarding etc that Tim’s group did that last couple of times - but just enjoyed the drive.
Dad’s Maverick is much improved. Last trip it boiled after a few minutes driving - this time it went along fine. Although working hard on sand, it only got as hot as it used to when driving along the highway - which is a big improvement.
As this trip was primarily a test run - we hadn’t planned it very far in advance, and the tide was in exactly the wrong place when we arrived. Fortunately there were inland tracks around this section, and by the time we had lunch it was ok.
Although the trip was unrelated to the fact that Klutz and I had just had birthdays, it was a pretty awesome way to celebrate and catch up.
I love my Pajero!
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