A Gaming Diary
PC
Peggle Nights (PC)
Apr 9th
And for the sake of completeness, I suppose I’ll mention that I played this for a while last night. I was trying to get over 350,000 on some level, I forget what it’s called or where it is, and failing dismally.
Peggle Nights (PC)
Apr 2nd
Meant to play more Monster Hunter after I got home last night, but Peggle has a way of disrupting plans. Was trying a 800,000 point challenge – and failing, lots.
Peggle Nights (PC)
Mar 16th
Popcap have released a set of free spring-themed levels for Peggle Nights, which installed easily (though they wouldn’t install to my D: drive, where I like to keep game files.) I’ve been having fun with them – the “ace” scores seem really quite high and trying to get those scores and the 100% award will keep me going a long time.
Quake Live Beta (PC)
Feb 8th
I got an unexpected beta key through in my email.
Installed it, grabbed a USB mouse, then tried to play.
Two problems.
1) I have to sit hunched over, leaning way down onto the keyboard and mouse, which is very uncomfortable.
2) My cat finds the mouse the most interesting thing ever and wouldn’t leave me alone as I tried to play. I didn’t even manage to finish the ten-minute training match. D’oh.
Dawn of War: Dark Avatar (PC)
Feb 8th
Two pounds and seventy pence from Impulse this weekend. Massive bargain. Just played one quick skirmish as my friends the Orks. I set it on Easy and had a fun rampage. Just like old times. Trackpad works well enough at that level, though a mouse would be nice.
Seems to run absolutely fine on the NC10 in the no-frills safe mode.
Peggle Nights (PC)
Feb 6th
Completed all the duel challenges without any real problems. I’m now onto the “best X number of random levels in a row” challenges, which are good fun.
Operation Flashpoint Demo (PC)
Feb 4th
The other day, I posted my memories of Operation Flashpoint online. They were -
“Start level. Get into back of jeep thing with other soldiers. Get dropped off near enemy. Crawl through woods into open ground. Lie there for hours, too scared to move. Finally make a move towards enemy settlement. Dead.”
Decided to try out the demo and exactly the same thing happened again. Just, exactly. No idea who was shooting me, either. Being a soldier is hard. (Especially when you’re trying to zoom, fire and aim on a trackpad.)
Lux Delux (PC/Mac)
Feb 4th
This is a game I’ve played a lot in odd lunchtime moments over the years, but never remember to blog about. It’s a Risk clone, but it works, has good controls, AI at my level and an overwhelming amount of interesting maps. I’m currently enjoying the Idaho and Dark Ages maps.
It runs fine on the NC10 – as it should – but the vertical resolution makes some maps a little small and fiddly to play. Still worth a look, though.
Peggle Nights (PC)
Feb 4th
Stuck on a “do three levels in fifteen balls challenge” – but it’s a fun challenge, not an annoying one. So all’s good.
Peggle Nights (PC)
Feb 3rd
Have given up on the “six unique style shots” challenge. I think you need a mix of Extreme Slide, Long Shot, Free Ball Skills, Lucky Bounce, the one for getting both green balls in one shot and, um, an extra long shot or something. Not really doable.
So I’ve moved on to easier and more fun challenges. I’ll go back sometime and get the one I’ve skipped.
