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Mostly Atari-related projects, and other ramblings. Home of the Artie the Atari comic strip.

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iBlog 3

No, I haven't already replaced my iPhone 5. Quite to the contrary, I've added another iDevice to keep it company: an iPad Mini.   I recently did some freelance stuff at work, so between that and the Apple gift card I got for recycling my iPhone 3GS, I had enough money to (mostly) cover the cost.   I hadn't really planned to buy an iPad, but the more I tried ones belonging to others, the more it appealed to me. Particularly for using it as a digital sketchbook. Several friends of mine all use
Nathan Strum

Nathan Strum

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Aquaman - Spoiler-free review

Okay, everybody sing the ! Aquaman, Aquaman, Does whatever a tuna can. Swims around, talks to fish When he walks, his feet squish Look out! Here's comes the Aquaman! Is he strong? Probably But he has to swim through fish pee Can he ride a seahorse? No he can't, they're too small. Hey there – There goes the Aquaman In the ocean deep If a boat is around When they fall overboard He'll make sure they don't drown Aquaman, Aquaman It's green-tights-wearing Aquaman Not first choice in a jam
Nathan Strum

Nathan Strum

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eBay splurge

With Pong being prominently mentioned in a couple of forum threads recently, I just had to pick up a Pong console off eBay... I wanted one of the Sears Tele-Games models, because those were the first ones sold (I have no idea of this one's actual manufacturing date however). This one is in amazing condition, especially considering its age. It works perfectly fine, there's almost no wear to speak of, and it just needed a little TLC with some Windex and a toothbrush to clean it up. The left po
Nathan Strum

Nathan Strum

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Doctor Strange - Spoiler-free movie review

I needed some escapism the other night. I had already voted, so I was pretty-much done with the whole election thing at that point, and really didn't want to sit around and watch the returns on TV for the next several hours. So I decided to go out and see Doctor Strange. Even though I never followed the character back when I read comics, and really didn't care about the more mystical/fantastical aspects of the Marvel Universe, the trailers looked kind of cool. And Benedict Cumberbatch was qu
Nathan Strum

Nathan Strum

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The Imitation Game - Spoiler-free review

Okay… here's the actual review for The Imitation Game.   The Imitation Game is based on a book about the life of Alan Turing - one of the founders of computer science, and creator of the Turing Test (and if you don't know what that is, you need to turn in your nerd card). Given the somewhat obscure subject matter of the film, and the low-key advertising campaign, I was surprised to show up to a theater with a long line waiting to see it, and a packed house.   The movie flips between three t
Nathan Strum

Nathan Strum

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Guardians of the Galaxy - Spoiler-free review

Currently waiting in line at the theater with my peeps (okay... I don't actually have any "peeps"... but I am saving seats for a couple of friends...) to see Guardians of the Galaxy. I'll admit I was surprised to hear Marvel was making this into a movie. I was a comic book collector and Marvel fan-boy in the 80's, and even I had never read the GotG comic book. I seem to recall something about it, but had just dismissed it as some weird, obscure title involving their "cosmic" characters, which I
Nathan Strum

Nathan Strum

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Star Trek Into Darkness - Spoiler-free Review

To recap the first film:   http://youtu.be/OTfBH-XFdSc   Okay, so with that out of the way, yet again I find myself sitting in a theater, waiting for a movie to start. In this case Star Trek Into Darkness, which I guess is supposed to be read as a sentence. So we're trekking, into darkness. Or something. Anyway, since I effectively "trekked" to the theater, and am sitting in relative darkness, the title seems somewhat apropos.   Unlike Iron Man 3, where we were hustled into the theater mer
Nathan Strum

Nathan Strum

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Iron Man 3 - Spoiler-free review

When Iron Man 2 came out, for whatever reason, I just didn't have any interest in seeing it in the theater. Turns out, when I did watch it on Blu-ray, I liked it well enough to wish I'd gone and seen it on the big screen.   So with Iron Man 3, I decided to go see it in the theater. Some movies, you just gotta. Especially after The Avengers. And the trailers for Iron Man 3 looked pretty good.   I rarely go opening night to blockbusters, since the theaters are usually stupid-crazy-crowded. But
Nathan Strum

Nathan Strum

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CarZzzz2...

The first Cars movie wasn't Pixar's best. Oddly enough, after playing the PS2 game, I began to like the characters more, and therefore, I began to like the film more.   I don't think that's going to work this time.   Cars 2 isn't Pixar's worst film - that dubious honor still belongs to A Bug's Life - but it's certainly their second-worst. After more thoughtful efforts like Wall-E and Up, and the funny yet emotionally touching Toy Story 3, Cars 2 is a huge step backwards for the studio. The e
Nathan Strum

Nathan Strum

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Good riddance to bad rubbish... Part 3

So long, Domino's!   I've tolerated Domino's pizza for years. Sometimes it's pretty good, but more often than not, it's flavorless and bland. The only way it's halfway decent is to get extra sauce dumped on it (which then turns it into a soggy mess). Even after their so-called "improved" recipe, nothing really changed my opinion of them. The only reason I stuck with them as long as I did, was because there was one close enough to where I live so they could deliver. And when you're lazy and hun
Nathan Strum

Nathan Strum

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Realsports Baseball

I'm not that much of a sports fan. But I still watch Seattle teams when they're on TV (especially if I'm up there on vacation), since that's where I'm from originally, and it's my hometown.   Although I couldn't care less about basketball. Never liked it.   But that's okay, since the Sonics left last year anyway. Now, even though I consider that a plus, a lot of people thought losing the Sonics was a "bad thing".   2008 was a year of "bad things" in Seattle sports.   The Seahawks were pl
Nathan Strum

Nathan Strum

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Movie review - Bolt

The last number of years* haven't been kind to Disney. They haven't had a real hit animated film in a very long time.   * That number would be 14. It's been that long since The Lion King came out. But since I hated The Lion King, I'd put the number at 16 (Aladdin). Of course, the reason for that is because they haven't had a real good animated film in a long time.   The move to CG didn't help any, as Chicken Little was one of the worst films I'd ever wasted my time seeing, and Meet the Robi
Nathan Strum

Nathan Strum

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Homebreviews - part 23

Here are some of the latest releases from the AtariAge store... but are they some of the greatest? Bee•Ball 4/5 Bee•Ball is reminiscent of one of the first-ever computer games - Tennis for Two - but with bees. You control one of two bees (either against an opponent or the computer), and must fly around using a racquet to hit a ball over a net. You can bounce the ball up off your paddle, head-butt it, or spike it. But don't hit the ball out-of-bounds or let it touch the ground on your side, or
Nathan Strum

Nathan Strum

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Summer Full 'o Movies pt. 5 - The Incredible Hulk

Okay... so I originally said that I wasn't going to see The Incredible Hulk. But I did anyway. A friend of mine wanted to go, so I figured - "why not?" At the very least, we could make fun of how bad it was afterwards.   However, it wasn't that bad of a film. Actually, it was pretty decent. Nowhere near the level of Iron Man, but probably somewhere between Fantastic Four and X-Men.   Edward Norton made a good Bruce Banner, and most of the rest of the cast was fine, although Liv Tyler spent m
Nathan Strum

Nathan Strum

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Summer Full 'o Movies pt. 1 - Speed Racer

It's Summertime! And for the first time in years, there are a good number of movies I'm planning to go see this Summer. Usually I may see only one, perhaps two movies a year.   So, let's run 'em down, shall we?   Iron Man - Review coming soon... I haven't seen this one yet. Speed Racer - Review coming real soon... the rest of this entry, in fact. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Rumor has it Sean Connery will make a cameo as Harrison Ford's son. King Fu Panda - Ick. N
Nathan Strum

Nathan Strum

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Who's the leader of the club...

...that's made for you and me? Well, it's sure not Michael Eisner anymore. Eisner has severed all ties with Disney as of today, stepping down from the board of directors. And all I can say is, "it's about time". In recent years under Eisner, Disney Feature Animation has been an oppressive, depressive environment akin to a terminal patient ward at a hospital. People who had been loyal to Disney for years just couldn't bring themselves to re-sign their contracts, because of the appalling mis
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Only 8 pixels wide

So... where was I?Well, I managed to wrap up the coloring on the Solar Plexus label. Jess posted a picture of it here.Still on my "to do" list is the last part (or two) of the label tutorial. I just need to make some time for it.The big project turned out to be the manual for the 2005 MiniGame MultiCart. Besides a tight deadline, it was like doing seven manuals in one, so it turned out to be quite a challenge to cram everything in there, without it turning into something the size of a phone book
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Making Labels - Part 1

When Jess Ragan asked for help in coloring his line art for his 2600 game Solar Plexus, I thought it would be a good opportunity to make a "how-to" for other people who want to create label artwork. Whenever there's a label contest at AtariAge, people invariably ask for tips on creating labels, so hopefully this will be of some help. So here we go...     Part 1 - Line Art   If you're going to draw your own label, that means you're going to end up with line art somewhere in the process. How
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