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  • Tina Fey's Pinball Past – Giant Bomb
    "Even sweeter, the folks at Pinball News have a clip from Pinball Expo 2004 where Medieval Madness sound designer Dan Forden plays a few takes of a mid-20s Tina Fey that didn't make it into the game. It's all a little too perfect, you know?" Super-awesome.
    (tags: games pinball voiceacting voiceover tinafey )
  • At 10:10, a watch smiles
    "Timex sets their watches to precisely 10:09:36 while Rolex waits almost a minute until 10:10:31." Some lovely observations collated by Kottke.
    (tags: clocks watches timepieces advertising branding marketing )
  • Versus CluClu Land: Is Death the Mother of Beauty?
    "Prince of Persia isn't Ninja Gaiden, and this is OK, because it's not aiming for the same tension-filled experience. It's a game that wants to be lyrical. It wants to be an musical instrument rather than a crucible, and it succeeds in this goal." Point taken. I might end up giving the Prince a chance, when my current crop of challenge-heavy games is worn down.
    (tags: games princeofpersia ubisoft criticism iroquoispliskin stylisation lyricism )
  • ZAPM
    "Zapm is a science fiction roguelike game by Cyrus Dolph. It's my humble attempt to create "the sci-fi Nethack". It is very much a work in progress."
    (tags: roguelike games exploration terminal )

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