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Jet Hoverbike 2.0

The second version of the Trials Fusion Xbox One hoverbike track worked out well and is a lot of fun to play. Some people can’t manage to make it work or just don’t like what they found when they played it. So this skill game is never going…

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Computers & Programming, Games

Trials Fusion Skill Game

I built a fairly complex skill game for Trials Fusion on the Xbox One. Jet Hoverbike Challenge was created by me, rectorsquid, as a sort of Lunar Lander style game. Jet Hoverbike Challenge Gameplay Trials Fusion, and earlier versions of the game like Trials Evolution, have a track…

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Games

Castle Panic Game Review

The most recent game that we tried, my family and I, was Castle Panic. I must admit that I’ve been buying games that I’ve seen on TableTop. There are many of the games on the show that I have not bought and are not appealing to me. But…

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Games

Tokaido Game Review

Since I reviewed Spy Alley yesterday, I will write another game review today. This is a new thing for me. If you’re looking for posts about programming issues or the Linkage program, you’ll have to skip over these reviews. Tokaido is a beautiful looking game. It has an…

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Games

Spy Alley Game Review

My daughter and I have been trying a variety of board games recently in a quest to find the absolute best game EVER! I decided that I should review some of these games here on my seldom-seen blog. As always, I write blog posts as a sort of…

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Games

Where Parrots Dare

I named this “Where Peacocks Dare”, but Ubisoft/RedLynx rejected the name. Gee, I wonder why? This is my third, and most ambitious Trials Fusion track so far. I never played Trails Evolution, so I have not been at this very long. But this track seems to be getting…

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Games

My Computer Game “Career”

I love computer games. I try to deny it, but I love them. In a computer game, you can do things that are impossible in real life or even in any non-computer game. In a computer game, you can build an empire, kill lots of bad guys, explore…

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Games

DEVICE 6 and Monument Valley

I don’t often write about computer games, but two iPad games that I recently player seemed outstanding to me. DEVICE 6 by Simogo This was one of the most unusual games that I’ve ever played. The “game” consists of a small number of puzzles wrapped up in an…

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Games

SimCity 2013 Review

I thought that I would mix things up on my blog and post about my experience with the controversial SimCity 2013. Having never written a review of something, this should be fun. SimCity 5 was launched on Tuesday March 5, 2013. It was apparently not downloadable from Origin,…

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