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Archive for the ‘Dumb Games’ Category

May 19th, 2008

It’s a urinal - no, it’s a game

Two Belgians launched a new video game that is played at a urinal. Players can kill aliens or ski while relieving themselves. The name of the game? “Place to Pee.”
The designers got the idea while drinking, what else, Belgian beers. They must have been drinking a lot of beers. The game is made up of […]

By Becky -- 0 comments

January 29th, 2008

Too Young to Recruit: The NSA Kids’ Page

At my undergraduate lecture today on National Security, the professor was talking about US Intelligence and familiarizing the students with the various agencies’ websites.  The last site we visited, belonging to the National Security Agency (NSA), had a little surprise. 
See if you can figure out what it is in the screenshot below.  Click on […]

By Ariel -- 0 comments

January 23rd, 2008

Dumb Games: Presidential Paintball

Whether you want to fight back those pre-presidential election blues or just want to stick it to your least favorite candidates, this game is for you.
Miniclip.com presents Presidential Paintball.  In this flash-based arcade shooter, you choose to play as one of six 2008 presidential hopefuls: Hilary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt […]

By Ariel -- 3 comments

January 17th, 2008

Facebook to Pull Scrabulous

In an unwelcome setback for users of the popular social networking site, Facebook, Mattel has requested that it remove the game Scrabulous from its list of optional mini-applications. 
Now I have to say at the outset that I do not blame Mattel for requesting it’s removal.  The game is clearly an infringement of the Scrabble […]

By Ariel -- 0 comments

December 23rd, 2007

Dumb Games: Santa’s Vengeance

‘Twas the night before the night before Christmas and this blogger was bored.  He was searching around for dumb online games and guess what he scored?  SANTA’S VENGEANCE!!!

This is a great not-little-kid-appropriate game to get you in the spirit of the holidays.  The premise is something like mutant demon elves raid Santa’s workshop and make […]

By Ariel -- 1 comment

November 25th, 2007

Dumb Games: Presidential Pong

‘Tis the season to start getting worked up about the 2008 contenders for the White House and CNN is helping us all set the mood with their new online game, Presidential Pong. 
It’s a whole lot like pong you remember back from your Atari playing youth but instead of nondescript white bar paddles, you get to […]

By Ariel -- 0 comments

October 10th, 2007

Don’t Kiss the Paintings

I’m not much of an art aficionado, but I do know that there are certain rules of etiquette that you follow when in an art gallery.  Many of these rules are remarkably simple.  In fact, if you must remember only two, remember these:

Speak in low muted tones when in an art gallery so as not […]

By Ariel -- 0 comments

September 9th, 2007

Gross Japanese Video Game

Our friends over at FPSrantings have written about a very odd and someone disturbing new Japanese first person "shooter" game.  Love Death 2 features naughty anime girls, "unconventional" ammunition, and baseball bats.  I don’t get it, but if you’re into that sort of thing, check out the link:

Only in Japan: FPS meets erotic game

Tags: dumb […]

By Ariel -- 0 comments

September 4th, 2007

Job Interviews in Second Life

In the virtual world of “Second Life,” things are getting very real. This Sims-like online community has become so strangely expansive that it has its own currency which is actually worth money, stocks to be traded, online relationships, and now “real” job fairs which include interviews for actual positions in the real-life business world.
Maybe […]

By Ariel -- 0 comments

August 21st, 2007

Dumb Games - Orphan Feast

Now if you thought that Bible Fight was heretical, jovial, and all-around good fun, you’ll really enjoy this new game I’ve stumbled across: Orphan Feast.  In this adultswim.com game, you play Creaky Tom, Oliver Twisted’s henchman in 1886 London.  In this sidescroller, you run around beating and bagging street urchins for your master’s meal while […]

By Ariel -- 1 comment

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