LifeTime Gamer

2011-12-19T20:10:00.000-08:00

Well It's Been Like Almost 7-Years for Lifetime Game...

2011-08-17T20:12:00.001-07:00

Interesting it took something else to jog my mind about how long we have been here...

Bad thing is, I only got a little ways through Duke Nukem Forever and I kinda can't get myself to even click that familiar Icon on my desk top I have seen since the game was shipped to me and I installed it...Granted I have been doing things other than video games but Duke has been the biggest part of my Video Gaming Life since the very 1st side scroller came out...

Whoa is me, Whoa is me... I am hating going through the 'Hive' part of the game as I 'CHEATED!!!!!!' I watched a few of the Walk Through Videos on you all know where... In Duke 3D I kinda didn't like that and in this version I still don't...

O well I think this week I will fire the game up again and try to get through more of it or maybe not...

I will leave you with this, I think the price I paid for the game even tho it is Duke Nukem was about $20 to much for a game at that level these days, even if they do give us some good downloadable content...

Hail to the King Baby...

See all of you soon...

A Little Shrinkage Never Hurt Duke Nukem.

2011-05-06T08:15:00.000-07:00

Brings back some memories for sure... hahahaha

Enjoy!!!!

What's It Gonna Take to Play Duke Nukem Forever on Your PC?

2011-05-04T07:35:00.001-07:00

Well looks like I'm good to go, tho I'd like a bit better Video Card... Money always seems to get in the way of having fun, hahahaha...

Minimum Specifications
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.0 Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 @ 2.0 Ghz
Memory: 1 Gb
Hard Drive: 10 Gb free
Video Memory: 256 MB
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 7600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

Recommended Specifications
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 @ 2.6 Ghz
Memory: 2 Gb
Hard Drive: 10 Gb free
Video Memory: 512 MB
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS / ATI Radeon HD 3850
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

OTHER REQUIREMENTS & SUPPORT
Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft DirectX, Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (ATL), Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, and AMD Dual Core Optimizer. (AMD optimizer required only for specific AMD processors to run the game correctly, but installs for all of them.)

Counting down the days now....

The Video Story Behind Duke Nukem

2011-04-06T14:41:00.000-07:00

Nice to know how our beloved Hero got his start... hahahahaha

Duke Nukem Forever Release Date Pushed Back...

2011-03-24T07:16:00.000-07:00

Well Shiate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well more than another month to wait... This is worse than waiting 12-years!!!!!!

Take back America, TAX THE RICH CORPORATIONS!!!!!!

Yeah Like Anyone Would Really Care What the New UNREAL Engine Could Do

2011-03-08T14:09:00.000-08:00

Well, Hell Yeah!!!!! This looks great tho I wonder how much Horse Power you need under the hood of your PC.... hahaha

Enjoy...

Now You Know Why it Took Over 12 Years to Finish Duke Nukem: Forever

2011-02-11T07:03:00.000-08:00

It took them that long to figure out what they wanted to include into the Balls of Steel Edition... hahahahahaha

Enjoy...

No word on the price yet but who cares, most diehards will buy it no mater...

The Word is Out, Duke Nukem: Forever is Coming May 3

2011-01-21T06:53:00.000-08:00

Looks like the wait is over, well at least I hope it is... Now I can't make anymore cartoons about it so I guess I'll have to take screenshots and make up stuff from those... hahaha

New Trailer

Duke Nukem Fan Film, The Duke: Fate of Humanity

2010-12-28T17:15:00.000-08:00

Who Wants Some??????

I do I do!!!!! wonder if this movie is any good?... Hmmmm

From Kotaku...

"Directed by Finnish filmmaker Paul J. Helin, The Duke: Fate of Humanity is a "nod towards the toughest bad-ass of all time," according to the short's official Facebook fan page. There's not much dialogue in this slightly-NSFW film that tells the tale of Mr. Nukem ogling an exotic dancer and being upset that aliens invading earth have spilled his beer. But it sure is attractive.

This is a damn fine looking Duke tribute, which we hope grows into something even more spectacular."

Hell Yeah I hope someone finally makes a full length Duke Nukem Film... What say Ye???

Now this is a First Person Shooter With Great Graphics

2010-12-23T15:43:00.000-08:00

Oh I pre-ordered Duke Nukem Forever, should be here the 1st week of February...

SWEET!!!!!!!

Who Wants Some???... Duke Nukem Forever Will Be Released...

2010-09-03T14:52:00.000-07:00

Sweet!!!!! Only took 12-years and the GearBox Studio to whip Duke into shape...

Gearbox is rather pleased with how it's doing. Say studio boss Randy Pitchford: "I am thrilled to be in a position with the trust, power and means to make it happen. Am I crazy? Balls of steel, baby, balls of steel!"

Read the rest of the Announcement here: It's alive! Duke Nukem Forever breaks out of vapour trail... Thanks to The Register for the article...

Now I wonder if I still have the desire to even purchase it and play it... Hmmmm We'll have to see, we'll have to see...

Here's a more detailed story on how all this came about, thank to Totaku for the link...

How Duke Nukem Forever Was Brought Back To Life...

And YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There will be a playable DEMO.... Sweet!!!!!!!

Ugg.... Been so long but Mass Effect 2 the Demo is fun...

2010-08-25T20:10:00.000-07:00

Been really busy with a new hobby but I did have some time to spend with Mass Effect 2 (Demo) tho I'm not a fan of 3rd person the graphics I find are very good and the scenery is really well done... If it was 1st person I'd prolly jump right on it...

Yep Tiger Woods Should Now Label His Clubs Like This

2009-12-02T12:55:00.000-08:00

haha...

And for you MST3K Die Hard Fans, maybe you need a pair of these and you can get your FIX on any bad TV Movie...

A Little Old School Gaming for My Mac Buddies

2009-08-30T17:35:00.000-07:00

The only game I got to play on a Mac all those years ago was "Marathon" a 3D style Shooter that came after Wolfenstein 3D... I didn't think much of it at the time as I was a PC guy but it was kinda fun and I never got to play "Oregon Trail" which I had heard so much about...

So anyway we are all in luck now since the guys at WPM Productions have come up with a nifty idea that all of us can now play almost all those old APPLE ][ Games within our web browsers... Their ActiveGS emulator and disk images are used for Internet Explorer and there are Add-ons for Firefox & Safari... I must note since I'm using Ubuntu 8.10 Firefox did not find a suitable plugin so I would have to manually download it then install... Bummer, guess I'll have to do it later... hahaha

So anyways pop on over to their site and have some Old School fun.... Click the Linky: Virtual Apple ][... Oregon Trail is in their list so you fans are in luck...

And if you miss "Marathon" really badly you can get the Trilogy here: Marathon Trilogy Release.. Of course there is a version of Marathon 2 there for all you PC users...

Oh!!!!, I forgot since we are on the subject of Video Games, did any of you know that Mario & the Princess had a Sex Tape???... Well they do and it's, umm well pretty "Graphic" hahaha...

So without future ado, here's the linky: Mario and Princess Sex Tape... I really don't think this can be considered "NSFW" but ya never know so enjoy!!!

Now for something I guess you could say would be Useful to Pet Owners but a huge embarrassment to any Dog that has any sense of what his fellow Canines think of him...

I present to you: The PooTrap...

I am so so so glad I am not a dog!!!!!! hahahaha

Enjoy...

Boy I Love Treats, Especially the Video Game Kind

2009-04-19T13:02:00.000-07:00

John Romero of ID Software fame got a hold of an old video of him playing the original Doom video game before it was even finished... It's about 21-minutes long and pretty interesting with the others from ID watching him play and commenting on various things...

So if you got time to kill and I'm sure most everyone does, "clicky on the pic" and enjoy the footage.. One note: You get to see a lot of ID's offices tho John Rockin' out with Doom is a ways into the video...

Enjoy

I'm not even finished getting through Doom III and I find out ID is getting Doom 4 ready for release... Geeze!!! where have I been?... You can read the blurb here: id expecting to sign Doom 4 deal 'later this year,' publisher unknown... The stories from Joystiq so ya gotta know it's true... hahaha

And for you MAC Freaks (I'm a closet Mac freak) here's something I'm sure you just can't live without... Your very own "Plush" Steve Jobs Doll... I mean come on now, Steve Jobs is a "GOD" isn't he???... hahaha here's the Linky: Plush Jobs Doll...

Just think of the fun you will have with ol' Steve sitting next to your beloved Mac and going through his Reality Distortion Field routine every day just for you...

Oh yeah, since we are all Gamers & Cooks here.. Hmmm, well I don't know about you guys but I do have to cook for myself... Anyways if you happen to like baking and just putting junk in the oven to see if it melts or not you have to have a pair of these: Pac-Man Oven Mitt... Are those cool or what?... hahaha

Oven Mitt's not your thing?, well look at the link for more gaming related stuff that will lighten your wallet for sure... We Love Video Games...

More Later...

OnLive, a Blessing for Poor Gamers or A Lot of Frustration?

2009-03-29T12:33:00.000-07:00

Well I'm hoping this thing works out for us that can't afford to purchase new components or computers every time someone comes out with a game like Crysis that won't run on anything short of a main frame...

One of the biggest things that attracts me to this service is the fact it will, supposedly works on old PC's & Mac's and I would assume there would be Linux support at some time tho you never know...

“OnLive’s system seeks to take things one step further by handling all the computation on remote servers instead of on home-based consoles or PCs. This would allow gamers to play games across the network instead of shelling out cash for the latest console or high-end PC. OnLive claims to have developed a data compression technology that means games can be run on powerful internet servers and the data streamed over the internet instantaneously for display at home so that the latest resource hungry games can be played on a low end system as long as it has a fast internet connection.”

Article source here: via Gizmag, Onlive's Homepage here: OnLive

Barring any major disasters this could be a great thing for us that do not have the funds to keep shelling out for our gaming addiction and not to bore you with my words any longer just check out the Source link to read their detailed story and views on the upcoming service and check out OnLive's Homepage...

Not sure how many of you still haven't filed your Income tax for 2008 but if I was you I would avoid using H&R Block and trying out their “refund anticipation loan”... Seems one unlucky fellow didn't listen to The Consumerists Advice and got sucked in... This is an interesting story and everyone should probably read it as it seems every Retail Store and every other kind of service out there are trying to screw us the best they can to make a few extra bucks for themselves...

HR Blocks Refund Anticipation Loan Card Eats Your Refund...

And if ya wanna read about another “Ripoff” this article will make you stop and look before you ever just think what your paying for has some reason for being more expensive when it's exactly the same process and size... Walgreens Doesn't Want You to Print Your Own Passport Photo...

As for Gadgets I think everyone would like to have one of these, just for the satisfaction of using it... George Bush Toilet Brush... And if that wasn't Wacky enough for ya then maybe you really need a Paper Airplane Launcher ...

Enjoy...

Miss Playing Those Old DOS Games?. Well I Sure Do.

2009-03-07T13:29:00.000-08:00

Castle Wolfenstein was my very first game and from then on I was hooked... Next it was the Duke Nukem Series and before Duke Nukem 3D came out I was hooked on Rise of the Triad (ROTT)... ROTT had some innovative game play like the trampolines, a real God Mode where you could throw Fireballs and other neat things and the funny Dog Mode which came in handy many times...

Well I could have tried DOSBox to gets some of those games running but I never figured out how to use it... I did stumble upon a Duke Nukem 3D Port over at JanoF's Games and Stuff, and a link to the High Resolution Pack for the game here: Duke Nukem High Resolution Pack and I was a happy camper but I still wanted to play Rise of the Triad and a few others...

I was surfing around like I usually do and ran across this site: GOG.COM and what did I find you ask??? Well they have a pretty good sized collection of those old games that they have fixed the code for and got working with Windows XP & VISTA using DOSBox ... COOL I'd say!!!

So if you got the hunger why not drop on by their site and see if you can find any of your old favorites... The Price is Right on these games for sure... $5.99 each for hours of fun that could bring back some of your early gaming excitement, just purchase and download it couldn't get any easier than that... You can check out their Game Catalogue here: GOG Game Catalogue...

You still here???? what are you waiting for get over there!!!... hahahaha

If your looking to hang onto your money for a while and you like Hot Tea maybe you should waste it on a set of these when they come out: The T-Man Tea Strainer or you could really waste it and buy these: USB Buffalo Speakers tho I'm not really sure they are worth the $13 plus shipping tho you may like them...

If you got Squirrels running around your yard and climbing the trees and your basically tired of seeing them naked on a daily basis you could always get a few pairs of these for them: Squirrel Underpants , hey what the hell you wouldn't be the one to have to wash them and the squirrels would look a little less naked to you and your neighbors... What a deal for $5.99!!! Hahahahaha

More later...

WALL-E Should Have Won More Oscars

2009-02-22T20:16:00.000-08:00

Why?...

Well just look at this poor little simple guy that finds the best in everything. He loves his job and does it diligently, he savours simple human trinkets and cares for his pet Roach (I mean come on, would you take a Roach for a pet alone actually feed it???, NOT!!!).

WALL-E has enough curiosity to kill every LOLCat on this planet yet he is the only romantic left on a Dying Earth devoid of Humans and he Loves Musicals to boot!!!... What more could you want from a story that tells US of what will happen because we became so lame that taking care of the Planet that gave US Life and Sustains US so far will actually survive no matter what we do to destroy it and we will more than likely this time be the ones that future alien explorers and scientists find as Fossils... Earth will survive without US and WALL-E's lucky enough to find Love along the way...

What more could you want from life or a great movie???

More later...

Happy Holiday's

2008-12-24T14:08:00.000-08:00

Going To Visit Relatives for the Holidays???

2008-12-20T18:58:00.000-08:00

For God's sake Please!, Please!, Please! wash your Bellybutton before you go... You know how stinky those things can become after ignoring it for months on end and if your just not into "Personal Hygiene" or taking a "Shower" Just do a simple "Sink Bath" before getting into the car and take your lazy ass into the bathroom and pick up a cheap & simple Q-Tip run it under some warm water and run it over your favourite bar of soap and clean that "Nasty Stinky Thing Out!!!!!"...

You could also wash your hair while your at it!!!... Your Family and In-laws will really appreciate it...

Awwwwwwwwwwww!!!, he does deserve the low ratings doesn't he???

Speaking of things that are just wrong!, not that I was but I will continue...

Have any of you seen this story???... Yes Clicky this link: Company says smoke that killed 3 was 'pollution'... Ummm WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why do we waste Money on Insurance in the first place???, is it to Be Ripped Off in the End???... Well these days it seems so... It's a sorry state we are in right now and maybe it's time for a change... In the begining Insurance was suppose to help Families!!! Ordinary People!!! with Losses, car wrecks, fires etc., now it's we just pay to help the Companies Purchase more Properties so "THEY!" can make more "PROFIT!" just like the "Credit Card Companies"... Ever wonder why the first option you have when you "Now" make a purchase either through a "Phone Number" you see on TV or on a "Website" is always a "Credit Card???"... Makes me go Hmmmm.... Basically it is to get you "Hooked!!!" so you can never get "Out of Debt!!!"....

What happens to the people that made those" Companies Billion Dollar Enterprises???" Well they suffer and That's a FACT!!!... Remember it was "YOUR MONEY!!!!" in the first place that got these organisations to the position they are in now...

Wanna see more???... Well sure you do!!!... These guys are one of the Biggest Crooks around... AIG Ad Is Optimistic, Ready To March Down The Field For A Comeback Win...

Wanna read stories about how everday people are Ripped off almost daily???...

Sure Ya Do!!!!.. well then go check out: The Consumerist you will be glad you did... Make sure you look around at the articles and archives there is a lot of good reading there...

"Time to Speak Up People or Never Be Heard Again!!!"... Do what you can do, but if you just listen to the Talk Shows on the Radio and Complain or you just watch the news on TV and get pissed off and do nothing then you deserve what you are getting...

Just remember my Friends: "You can be a Go To Person or a Lame Ass Gecko!!!"

It's your Choice, Make the Decision Well...

And if the "MAN" gives you a hard time, here's how you respond...

Next Up???... Ubuntu 8.10 and me... "My Story of Dual Booting and Running WindblowsXP" at the same time... Sweet!!!

More later, (as Always)... hehehe

Looks Like My Christmas is Gonna Suck Again This Year

2008-11-15T21:17:00.000-08:00

Let's see, umm Duke Nukem Forever was announced on April 28, 1997... Well it's only about five months until it's nearly 12-Years 3DRealms!!!! what the hell is the deal dudes???...

More later....

It's Not the Kill, It's the Thrill of the Chase...

2008-10-26T20:17:00.000-07:00

I'm knocking at your back Door!!!... Ted Nugent couldn't have said it better and the one thing I really like about Ted is: He & his family eat pretty much everything he kills...

So why the Cryptic Title you ask?... Weeeeell, as of late I have been hanging out at YouTube catching on bands that I had never gotten to see live all those years ago and I ran across a few Deep Purple ones that I really dug and there happened to be a few studio ones of their comeback CD "Perfect Strangers", hence the song: Knocking at Your Back Door " and the lyrical snippet from it: "It's Not the Kill, It's the Thrill of the Chase"... After reading the Lyrics I got the impression it was about Oral Sex but then again it could be about something else tho I doubt it... hahahaha

So while watching a lot of vids I ran across a bunch from the California Jam around 1974 which you can find here at Youtube: California Jam 1&2... Lot's of good performances and one thing I noticed was the "Rainbow" backdrop on the stage that led me to think after watching all the Deep Purple vids from that show that that is were Ritchie Blackmore got the idea for the name of his next band "Blackmore's Rainbow or just Rainbow"... Yup I think that's where he got it from...

Since we're on the subject of bands, there's and interesting article over at The Herald Sun in Australia talking about AC/DC's latest CD Black Ice and how their release of Back in Black was around the time of high inflation and unemployment in the UK and now with this release the world is looking at the biggest global recession in decades... You can check the article here: AC/DC Success Coincides with Dark Economic Times in Britain...

...Ahh the Price of Success!!! hahaha

I found a couple of new gaming sites you may want to check out... First up is Crispy Gamer which I found out about over at GigaOM... Seems Crispy netted around 8.25mil in funding to try and take on the sites like Gamespot and IGN (that is going to take some doing for sure)... One thing that turned me off immediately about Crispy Gamer was the look of the site, for some reason I just can't get into that theme at all... The second is the Sci Fi Channels attempt into the gaming arena with Fidgit... Figit??? what the hell kinda name is that for a gaming site???... I'll let you all decide for yourself's here's the Linkies: Crispy Gamer & Figit...

More later...

It's with a Lot of Sadness That I Am Posting This...

2008-06-29T20:01:00.000-07:00

As of this Friday past our other sites LifeTime Gamer Arcade, LifeTime Gamer.com, LifeTime Gamer Video, ExchangeBanners.org & Bass Fishing Resource Center are no longer online...

There are a few reasons for this, like some technical issues but mostly it is because the rising costs of doing business online a long with the rising personal costs of me trying to stay a live and pay bills...

About a year after I started this Blog a friend gave me exchangebanners.org which started my life as a Webmaster while I was still looking for a real full time job... I dived into the challenge and used every spare minute to grow that site a long with this one and to this date exchangebanners.org had grown from around 400+ members to over 930+ in the short time I had it... I have to pat myself on the back for the growth tho the site never really made any money but it also was not costing me very much, maybe around $10 per month...

After a move to a new state and a time to start over and look for real work, I started LifeTime Gamer Arcade cause I thought it would be fun to play around with and maybe make a few dollars while doing it... Well as you can see that didn't work out either but it was a great ride, tho it was the site that caused the increases in server costs and part of the events that just happened... I did have fun messing with the templates and such so I can say I did learn the most from this site... I am impressed that in it's short span online it did get more than half a million visitors and nearly 500 members...

Since I had the server I started LifeTime Gamer Video which was a free script and I didn't have to host any of the videos so that was cool... This site was a bit of a pain since the Template was totally messed up and I was not about to spend any money to have a new one created, so I just fixed it the best I could and let it run like that...

LifeTime Gamer.com was just a landing page but was going to be in the future the Portal to all the LifeTime Gamer Sites and other gamer related content... Well like the others it is now gone...

Bass Fishing, Bass Fishing Resource Center was a site I bought for around $20 and since I had the server I stuck it on there and just promoted it to see if I could take it as far as I did ExchangeBanners.org and LifeTimeGamerArcade.com...

The other things involved are the problem of getting a decent paying job that can utilize my skills and the fact of the economy, gas prices and the cost of an apartment that is going to go up nearly $400 soon which basically kills any option to keep websites running let a lone have internet access or a phone or basic cable TV...

As for this site since it is free it will be here but I am in a "Numbed Mode" right now at the loss of my other sites since I put every waking moment into them for around 16 months and I'm not sure when I will get back here and at least do some decent posting...

Right now I have to consider keeping a roof over my head and eating plus paying the bills I have besides trying to find a better paying job so I can continue doing that... I hope in the future I can bring the sites back but I would really be starting over again and I am not sure I could get them back to where they just were... I thought about selling them but I spend way to much time and money Branding LifeTime Gamer and I don't want to lose what will be 4-years worth of my time in August of this year... So I will keep all the domain names since the cost of those once every couple of years is not that much...

For those who were members of ExchangeBanners.org, LifeTime Gamer Arcade & LifeTime Gamer Video, I am sorry you were not emailed about this but most members of those sites did not opt-in for email updates concerning the sites...

So now I have a lot of time on my hands to find a better job and consider my loses... It hasn't sunk in yet but I keep looking at the Favicons in Firefox for all my sites and I am sad...

More Later...

Actual UFO Picture from 1862?

2008-06-23T20:43:00.000-07:00

It's got me baffled... But when you see the rest of the picture you have to wonder what it really is...

Anyone out there have any idea?, if so please share it with us...

The pic...

And now for the "Whole Picture"... It's "Lt. George A. Custer with a Dog" at a Army Camp during the war in 1862... It definitely looks like a Staged/Posed Shot since the Dog is looking at the camera and Custer is looking the other way...

Still I have to wonder what that "Object is"??????? Anyone?, Anyone?...

Thanks to: Shorpy for that cool pic and the mystery...

And for you LEGO Nutz, Gizmodo has a cool video of the LEGO Secret Vault which contains nearly all the LEGO sets since the beginning...

Clicky here to see the stuff... Actually Click Here!.. hahaha

And if that's not cool enough for you check out this Video of Pool Trick Shots also using "Domino's" (No not the Pizza you dummies!)...

Clicky Here...

Kewl Huh?

Well???, how many of you downloaded Firefox 3.0???... Come on I really wanna know... I am going to wait because I know my Favorite theme "Pinball" isn't yet ready for FF-3 and I like it because of the minimal real estate it takes up plus I'm sure a few of my fave Extensions aren't yet working either... Well what are you waiting for? if you don't have it go get it here: Spread Firefox...

And yes I have heard there are a couple of security issues with this new release but I'm willing to bet since they are not known to the public that the Mozilla Team will have them fixed in no time like they always do...

Yeah and for you "Home-Do-It-Your-selfers", Sci-fi's site DVICE (and no I can't do the inverted (i) thingy in their logo) haha... Anyways they have a cool article on a new kind of "Caulk" Packaging that allows you to use one hand and then throw the thing away when done...

Way Kewl I'd say!... Check it here: Caulk Singles...

Enjoy!...

More later...