flOw

Did you notice how often game makers mess with capitalization? It's like changing how the letter looks changes how the game feels. flOw is no exception.

flOw is an oddly peaceful game. There's no time limit; no health bar; not even a scoring system. No menu means that you have no instructions: flOw is a game of discovery. That means I can;t tell you much without giving anything away. You play as an underwater organism. Your goal is to get as deep in the ocean as possible. I don't know if you can win, but so far I haven't hit bottom. Any PS3 owners might recognize the fact that flOw was recently released on the Playstation Network.

Go with the flOw- http://intihuatani.usc.edu/cloud/flowing/core.html

Twitter

So yeah... I got a Twitter. Finally. Every body's been raving about it and all so I figured I'd see what it is. It's surprisingly simple.

You have 140 letters. 1-4-0. In that amount, you say what you're doing. Right now. Well, you don't have to say EVERYTHING you do... just the important stuff. Then, all your friends see this. And you can check out what they're doing. It's basically just to keep you and your friends (or the rest of the world) up to date on what you're doing.

Real world example time: Let's say you're at the Freehold Mall. You update your Twitter status saying that you are. It sends a text to your friend, who then realizes that he/she is at the mall too. Now you can hook up and have it a lot less boring.

But here's the problem- I don't know a single person who actually has twitter. I think it'll catch on pretty fast, so spread the word. And if you're too lazy to get an account but still wanna know what's up in my world, here's a live feed from my account. I've added it to the right above the counter.

l8r,
-Richie

Tipping Point Chapter 4

If you haven't read my rant about My favorite game ever, Tipping Point, go here. http://brb5minutes.blogspot.com/2008/09/tipping-point.html

For everyone who HAS played the first three chapters, You'll be overjoyed to reliaze that Chapter 4 has finally been released. I can't give out much to the storyline. but it pretty much picks up where the last left off. You come out of the clearing and are at first greeted by an eerie-looking shack.

Here's my criticizim, as well as that of many other fans of the game. Peolpe, including me, were able to use "Brute Force" tactics in order to finish. This simply means you guess untill you get the right answer. This is the correct way to solve many puzzles, but even I personally feel unsatisfied. I missed the "Ah-HAH!" moment that you get when you actually figure the puzzle out. And that kind of thing is fine for one of the puzzles, but in this game it happened to me at least three times.

Does that mean to you, 'Don't go out and play it'? OF COURSE NOT! The visuals and sounds alone make up for that small issue. The story may be alittle dry, but it's progressing. ONCE AGAIN: If you HAVEN'T played the first three chapters, go do that right now. The story won't make any sence to you.

What the heck are you waiing for???

PLAY- http://tippingpointgame.com/tp/tippingpoint4.asp

(Once again, I'm happy to take all of your help in the comments.)

Avalanche

(Let me start off by saying, this is one of my absolute favorite games of all time. Well, of the short and sweet ones anyway. I have spent all this time from the start of the school year searching for a site that has this game, unblocked. Finally the other day in history the kid next to me was playing it. I flipped out. Now I'm addicted all over again.)

Ever get the feeling that you are a marshmallow? Haven't we all? I can't claim that you play as a marshmallow in this game. It's just a guess. In fact, No one is really sure what anything in this game is... The best way to sum it up is by using the following generic statement:

In Avalanche, you play as a white rectangle that must climb falling squares to avoid a red liquid.

Your goal is to go up. As high as possible. You must climb on top of square blocks that are falling from the sky. But be careful: If they crush you, you lose. You can also get trapped by them, with nowhere to go but to wait to down in the rising liquid. It actually pays sometimes to be one step ahead of the game and climb on blocks that haven't landed yet. Another tip: Once you walk off the right side of the screen, you appear on the left and vice-versa. Once you actually do loose, you can see a picture on the lefthand side of the screen showing the tower of blocks you just climbed. Awesome.

Up/ Jump

Left & Right/ Move side to side

Up while on the edge of a block/ Wall Jump

Play Avalanche- http://www.ubala.com/games/Avalanche

N+

N+ is a fun little physics based platformer where you play as a ninja. Your goal is to find the switch to a leval door and escape within the time limit. 'Gold" are litle squares aroung the level that give you points and more time. N+ was recently made into a DS and PSP game, but if you want to try before you buy, there's no better option.

PLAY- http://www.aeonity.com/ab/games/action-adventure/ninja-game.php

Trainer Light Saber Challenge

There's one reason that I like playing mouse games on the Laptop: Using the Stylus offers an experience you just can't get from a regular mouse. That's one of the reasons that I like Trainer Light Saber Challenge. Even if you don't like Star Wars, this game is fun enough to keep your attention. You're one simple goal is to hit lasers back at the robots where they came from. But the varity of Robots and colors combined with the fun of making sword motions with your hand over the touch screen make this game a winner.

Play- http://www.aeonity.com/ab/games/simulation/jedi-trainer-light-saber.php

Back

Third one's the charm...

Back

Back

Back off…
The words ring in my ears
Burn in my eyes
And cut through my soul

I need to listen to me…
Who else have you ever?
Surely not me
Nor anyone else

I do care…
I have never heard words
That I felt less true
Who are you kidding?

You’re making everything so difficult…
Look through my eyes
You’d feel the same way
But with both worlds flipped

I’m a little busy right now…
Too busy for me?
I was never busy for you
Hours are gone forever

Explain…
I did
And again
What makes now different?

To make everyone happy…
With an exception
What about me?
Everyone minus me

I am helping 5 friends…
Who are you, me?
I warn these five
Advice taken with caution

They helped me more than you…
You say that for one reason
You’re blind to what I’ve done
I've given you 5’s advice & attention

Back off…
I promised you I’d be there
I’d be your friend
I’d be when you’d need me
You don’t want me now
But I’ll wait ‘till the day
When the blind can all see
Waiting

Waiting…

?

I honestly don't know hom many of you care what's going on to me right now. But I wrote another poem.

?

My birthday; party, really
You tell me you can't

I could see through you
I ask why you lied
You’re too stressed
I tell you how I feel
How I need your help
You’re too busy helping others

Who?

5 of them
“They helped me more than you”

If only they knew
You stab me once more
I kneel down
“What do you want from me?”

What?

You’re doing your best…
At what? Hurting me?
You blame it on stress
But the pain’s nothing new
It’s been there since the start of time

When?

I helped you then
I get hurt now
You don’t forget all that happened
You reject it took place
I lie down on the ground
You crush me with your sole
Think back to where I said it…

Where?

“ I promise I’ll stay your friend
I’ll always be there for you
When you need me.”
Why didn’t I make you promise the same?
I cry; I fall; You watch
Then you finally push me off the cliff

“Because it’s time for me to start listening to me and not you.”

Why?

Why…

Microwaves

Well, that pretty much explains itself. I want one.

There

(Don't get all excited... It's not a game... I just don't have the right banner yet.)

But yeah. Anything at all can be posted in this website. I don't consider myself a poet... But I got really mad/upset the other day and I wrote this. And I had to publish it somewhere.

There
By Richie

You liked him
You wanted him
He wanted you
You needed someone to help you both.
I gave you him

I was there for you




You stumbled
You reached out your hand
I tried to grab you; I pulled you back up
You didn’t take notice
You scratched me

I was there for you




You tripped
You needed help getting up
I offered you a bandage
You pretended to take it
But threw it away
You chipped me

I was there for you




You fell
You were hurt
I was there; I picked you up
You didn’t notice
You got up and walked away
You cracked me

I was there for you




You were confused
I showed you the right way
You took the left
You were wrong
I tried to show you your mistake
You didn’t care
You just pretended to
You broke me

I was there for you




You were ignorant
I did my best to help you
But you blew it all away
I poured my heart into your glass
But you tipped it over
I wanted to help
I wouldn’t give up
You shattered me

I was there for you




I was depressed
You hurt me; crushed me
I told you
You didn’t see
You didn’t look
You never saw
You never looked
You destroyed me

Where are you?