Peter's Place

I Need to Check Email More Often

PNaw10 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:55:17 +0000

My apologies to anyone who has emailed me lately at pnaw10@pnaw10.com — for some reason, I thought the site traffic was just really slow and nobody was writing, but I realized my email program wasn’t checking that particular mailbox! For example, tons of comments on my review of “Family Feud 2010″ for the Wii… they’ve [...]

High Speed Rail: We’re Not Doing it Right

PNaw10 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:14:16 +0000

Since President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address this week, followed by a subsequent appearance the next day in Tampa, Florida, there’s been much buzz about high-speed rail in America.

High-speed rail could very well be a great idea — but only if they do it right. And so far, it looks like [...]

Rant: People in Syracuse Walking IN the Street

PNaw10 — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:43:37 +0000

Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed something that’s made driving in Syracuse a little more challenging — or at least interesting. Pedestrians who feel they’d rather risk death by walking in the street, rather than get their feet cold by walking on snowy sidewalks.

At first, I was on the fence about this. Sure, I [...]

Review: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

PNaw10 — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:36:26 +0000

I’ve had New Super Mario Bros. Wii since the day it released back in October, but only recently beat the game, hence the delay with this review. Whether you’ve played other Super Mario Bros. games or not — or even if it’s been a long time since you’ve played one — this is worth picking [...]

Rave: Walmart Open on Thanksgiving

PNaw10 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:27:09 +0000

When it comes to Walmart, it takes no time to find plenty of complaints and criticism… and I’ll admit, I could easily write a “rant” about Walmart if I wanted to. (Actually, searching back, I already have.) And I usually hate the way some businesses make people work on Thanksgiving — after spending Thanksgivings 2005-2008 [...]

Review: The Price is Right 2010 Edition (Wii)

PNaw10 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:12:52 +0000

Several months ago, I reviewed the original Wii version of The Price is Right, which I received last Christmas. When I saw that Ubisoft/Ludia were preparing to re-launch the game as the “2010 Edition,” I became hopeful that the new version of the game would correct the original’s imperfections. You may want to read that [...]

Review: Press Your Luck 2010 Edition (Wii)

PNaw10 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:47 +0000

Taking advantage of Target’s current “buy 2 Wii games, get one free” promotion, I bought Press Your Luck along with two other game show games yesterday. (See also my reviews on Family Feud 2010 and The Price is Right 2010. To sum up this game in a sentence: did the programmers who made the game [...]

Review: Family Feud 2010 (Wii)

PNaw10 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:17 +0000

I’ve been a game show fan since I was a kid, so when Target recently offered “buy two get one free” on Wii games, I jumped on a trio of game show remakes. After all, if you can’t get to Television City to be there in person, a good computer simulation can be the next [...]

Wii Games: Buy 2 Get 1 Free at Target

PNaw10 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:46:28 +0000

I normally don’t post things that basically amount to a free advertisement, but this deal is too good to pass up. Now through November 7th at Target, most Wii games are part of a “buy 2 get one free” promotion. In 20+ years of playing video games, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a deal [...]

A New Look for Peter’s Place

PNaw10 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:12:37 +0000

Hey everyone. The site has looked pretty much unchanged since I revived it in 2007. At the time, there weren’t as many themes and plugins available for WordPress. The theme I was using, K2, was considered to be among the best themes available. But it’s been a long time since K2 has been updated… and [...]