We all were Drake. We all were. Nothing like being there at the beginning. Damn punk kids with their photorealistic CGI. There was a time when Donkey Kong and Ms Pac Man made you their bitch and you LIKED it goshdarnit!
When I try to calculate the total value of quarters that have I poured into arcade games I start to hyper-ventilate. OH. WELL. But I must say that I don't remember the original Asteroids as being "cutting edge" for long. "Deluxe Asteroids" (I believe it was called), with those funky blueish crystal ship things that chased after you after you hit their roundish mother ship thingie, now, that one ruled for a very long time.
If only I'd put just every tenth quarter into Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles or gold or something.
I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.
I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.
I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.
And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.
So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.
Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.
This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.
6 comments:
Ahh, Asteroids! How many hours did I waste, er, I mean "spend", on that amazing game?
Yeah, I wasn't born when it was released, but I still rock it hardcore on the computer though.
First it was Pong and then Asteroids, i was easily amused back in the day.
We all were Drake. We all were. Nothing like being there at the beginning. Damn punk kids with their photorealistic CGI. There was a time when Donkey Kong and Ms Pac Man made you their bitch and you LIKED it goshdarnit!
I think Retroist did a popcast about Asteroids today or yesterday!
When I try to calculate the total value of quarters that have I poured into arcade games I start to hyper-ventilate. OH. WELL.
But I must say that I don't remember the original Asteroids as being "cutting edge" for long.
"Deluxe Asteroids" (I believe it was called), with those funky blueish crystal ship things that chased after you after you hit their roundish mother ship thingie, now, that one ruled for a very long time.
If only I'd put just every tenth quarter into Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles or gold or something.
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