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February 28, 2007

Professionally built computerized coffee table

by @ 7:42 pm. Filed under Arcade Video, Computer Games, Retro Computing

Professionally built computerized coffee table
If you've fought the battle with your significant other over having a computer in the living room, this might be your answer. Built into a nice-looking coffee table, this computer lets you play MAME, games, movies, music and more without the beige box.
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October 20, 2006

Information on careers in the game-design field

by @ 5:55 pm. Filed under Computer Games, Money, Video Games

Pac Man screenshot
It's not all fun and games - there's real money to be made and incredible challenges to overcome.
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September 3, 2006

Free software lets you build your own pinball machine simulations

by @ 8:31 pm. Filed under Computer Games, Pinball

Future Pinball virtual pinball machine
Ever wanted to bring that imaginary pinball machine in your head to life? Well, maybe not for real, but virtually?
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August 24, 2006

Develop your own 2D games, retro or otherwise

by @ 5:38 pm. Filed under Computer Games

TGB editor screenshot
Tired of the boring rut of 3D computer games are stuck in? Got ideas of your own?
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January 26, 2006

The life and business of an Everquest gold farmer

by @ 11:38 am. Filed under Computer Games, Money

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Ever wondered how the life of a professional gold farmer worked and just how much money they made? Read-on for this well-written account of one person's Everquest farming business and commentary about the sad state of affairs in Everquest even today, long after its peak.

My tax return for that year which has salary from 2 months of my job which I quit to make this my full time business, showed $150,623.78 after expenses. By this time I had made another character on another server and bought myself another computer and was playing on two. I killed guards in everfrost and sold the weapons to vendors and then bought items from players, or sold the platinum. That's the entirety of what I did to make that income.

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January 19, 2006

Play dozens of emulated C-64 games in a browser!

by @ 11:06 am. Filed under Computer Games, Fun Stuff, Retro Computing

c64.jpg
Wow - talk about a nostalgia flashback - Play your favorite C64 games right in your browser!
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