Long winters are overrated—wait, they were never cool to begin with
Last week saw the calendrical beginning of spring, and for the most part, Mother Nature took notice. Mercifully, Old Man Winter is in full retreat. With the exception of some scattered die-hard snow piles, Hakodate looks pretty much like it did back in early December, before the winter’s first serious snowfall. I was beginning to forget what the park had looked like before it became inundated with snow. Now the ground is littered with dry pine needles and pale, matted leaves from November, none of which budged an inch in the past three months. The snow preserved the landscape beautifully, making me feel like I was inside a time capsule as I walked through the park this afternoon. Everything looks a little drab now, but it’s only a matter of time before the cherry blossom season kicks in.
Check out this game: “The Typing of the Dead.” A carbon copy of “House of the Dead”, but you’re armed with keyboards instead of guns, and you blow away the undead with your typing skills. Mavis Beacon goes to the splatterhouse. One of the most blatant displays of code recycling I’ve seen, but as any programmer worth his salt could have made the modifications in a matter of days, how can this game not turn a profit? Genius. I really wanted to play, but this woman and her kid had a seemingly endless supply of 100-yen coins.
posted by Scott @ 3/26/2006
8 Comments:
Yes, Spring has sprung here as well. We were discussing at work one day your disdain for unseasonal warmth... and seasonal cold.
It is awesome that you found an actual typing of the Dead machine. I thought it was restricted solely to the fabled dreamcast of myth.
I had a roommate in San Diego who used to play Typing of the Dead on his PS2. It's pretty awesome.
ML
Mavis Beacon teaches mass murder
I had no idea Typing of the Dead was available in the US, much less on home consoles. Once again I know nothing about video games.
Funny you should mention typing of the dead. you know how my computer was broken for 3 months in the fall? well during that time i was on my roomie's old computer. he had one game on it: typing of the dead. while i have played much of this game, i can honeslty say that it has killed some confidence regarding my typing skills (especially the &#^@'s)
kyle
wait matt... how can you play typing of the dead on your ps2?? don't you need, uh, a typing thingamajig? you know, a board with keys thing
k
First:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Typing_of_the_Dead
Second:
I have envied you your winter, McScott. Now that it's over, I will envy you your acres of mind-bendingly scenic cherry blossoms.
Third:
Kyle, I think the word you're looking for is "Typewriter."
Please don't envy me my winter, Tim. I'll take 3 weeks of it. You can have the rest. I'll pay you to take it off my hands, even.
The cherry blossoms are gonna be sweet, though.
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