App enabled trainerbots, projected interactive realtime data visualizations, radically redesigned bamboo paddles and a beautiful hardwood table that isn’t out-of-place out of the basement? Yeah, ping pong is about to level up. I feel like I’ve been seeing a lot of great table tennis innovation recently and so I thought it could use a little spotlight. Here […]
J. L. Lawson & Co. Spinning Tops
I love spinning tops. Their origins lost in antiquity they are a toy humanity has enjoyed for millennia. If you’ve only ever played with cheap poorly balanced tops then likely you won’t understand the interest. But watching a well crafted top spin, seemingly defying gravity for minutes at a time, spinning so smoothly it actually looks […]
Sci-Fi & Fantasy on Netflix – April 2016
There’s a of lot of great sci-fi and fantasy on Netflix this month, and I’m not going to point out every title, (I hope you already know The Princess Bride and V for Vendetta for example) but to point out a few you might have overlooked… Mr. Nobody (2009) The Machine (2013) Automata (2014) Europa Report (2013) […]
The Comeback Sheep, Color Sheep Updated
And so the time has come to dust off your color mixing skills, or if somehow you’ve missed this gem, start mixing. Just over three years ago I recommended Color Sheep by Trinket Studios, I even had the pleasure of speaking with one of its co-creators Tom Eastman. Today Color Sheep still stands up as […]
Sci-fi Under the Sea, Low by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini
In a sea of sci-fi, Low explores new depths. While my head is usually among the stars, it’s nice to imagine other worlds closer to home. And where on Earth is more other-worldly than beneath the seas? Now imagine you fast-forward a few millennia, we’ve never made it off Earth, we have to retreat under the waves, […]
Aliens Infestation
The perfect handheld space marine game. Most of the games I’ve played in the Alien series have sucked.* Which is particularly disappointing because I am such a huge fan of Alien. But Aliens Infestation breaks away from the rest, and is a noteworthy 2D side-scroller even if you’re not a fan of the franchise. You […]
The West was Won with Mini-games, Ready Steady Play by Cowboy Games
Instantly classic collection of mini-games. The Cowboy from Ready Steady Bang returns in this awesome, rumored to be growing, collection of mini-games. This title keeps the clean minimal feel of its predecessor with brilliant animation that springs to life and gives playful personality to our hero. The games capture the nostolgic feeling of simpler games […]
Requires a Circular Way of Thought, Duet by Kumobius
Duet makes you feel like you can work around anything, with enough practice. You are a pair of circles, seemingly floating in space. Blocks hang, fall, slide, spin, even disappear later in the game, and you have to make it through without smacking into any of them. Sounds straight forward enough, but no straight path […]
Challenge Yourself With KAMI by State of Play
A unique puzzle to solve. KAMI is a light puzzle game that I found to be a new and enjoyable challenge. The whole game is very zen; you fold paper to match colors and solve puzzles, the music and sound effects are calming, and the controls and menus are simple and intuitive. Reminds me of […]
Wilfred on FXX
It reminds me of Fight Club, only with less violence and more humor. Wilfred is a dark comedy about Ryan Newman (Elijah Wood) who sees his neighbor’s dog named Wilfred (Jason Gann) as a man in a dog suit. Ryan is a troubled introvert working out issues with his family and trying to figure himself out, maybe […]
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