I can say that all of my gaming falls between two categories, MUDs and console gaming (XBox 360, and Wii) My life as a gamer began as just a 4 year old little boy glued to the TV playing Super Mario Brothers on the NES and eating Lucky Charms (I now eat Frosted Flakes). I …
Monthly Archive: July 2009
Before there was WoW, there were MUDs
Depending on which definition you read, MUD stands for either Multi-User-Domain or Dungeon. Their origins go back to 1976 when Adventure which was programmed on a computer likely running with a Dorito processor. This was a dungeons and dragons themed (D&D) text based game where users played by entering commands into the game to perform …
What’s the deal Cryptic?
What’s with the silence Cryptic? I’m not much of a super-hero fan but Champions Online had me intrigued. No, not because it’s a new AAA MMO but because it’s a new AAA MMO for my console. I love PC games, I do, but there’s something appealing about the idea of becoming engrossed in a game …
Should I Buy: Korg-DS10 – Nintendo DS
Let me start off by saying that this is not a game. That being said, it is a wonderful piece of software to add to your DS library… if you have an interest in making music. That’s what this “game” is: a music making tool. Korg-DS10 is modeled after the Korg-MS10, a popular synthesizer released …
[Guide] How to Lower Your Latency: a Compendium
Introduction: I originally compiled this guide in December of 2008. At the time, I was heavily playing World of Warcraft during a period when latency issues abounded due to Lake Wintergrasp. On top of this, a certain ISP *cough* Comcast *cough* was also causing a lot of issues based on their own internal designs. Yet, …
Welcome to Game by Night!
Hello and welcome to Game by Night, a blog about gaming, media, life, and roses, presented to you with a refreshing, candid, perspective. Some of you may be coming here from another blog. Others may have stumbled through the webbing of your favorite search engine’s nets. In either case, we hope you’ll stay for a …
