Video game remix albums, or arrangements as they seem to be known by some (most?), are one of my prime sources of aural enjoyment these days. They bring back the memories of my youth, and at the sime time wow me with the fantastic edges they have been given. I love that feeling of “Oh wow!” when you recognise a song that’s been done in a totally new way.

Recently, I found a supurb resource for downloading remixed versions of “classic” video game songs, all free of charge of course. and on this holy grail of websites, I found 4 full albums that for me stood out. Project Chaos, which is a Sonic the Hedgehog & Knuckles arrangement album, Hedgehog Heaven, which is all about Sonic 2, The Dark Side Of Phobos, a Doom remix album, and Blood on the Asphalt, a Street Fighter 2 remix album.

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Ahh my sweet innocent little DSlite, the Nintendo console that has brought me so much joy as of late, Now don’t get me wrong, I love my Wii too, but this baby can go anywhere, she’s a real loose console, and that’s why I love her.

Okay, maybe it’s getting a bit extreme, but I honestly do think that the DSlite is a gorgeous piece of kit, robust, friendly, and most of all, touchable!

So in honour of this little machine, I whipped up a bit of fresh Pixel Art goodness for you all to take a gander at. It may not be flashy and big, but then the DS isn’t either.

Enjoy and feel the love.

As I said earlier, I have put my cute little WDOOS button on the site (See the upper right hand corner above the “Latest Images”). I also made a point of doing some minor modification to the design of the site, Nothing major layout wise, mostly graphical but I’ve also made a few tweaks here and there.

After going back through my code, I’ve noticed i’ve made quite a few buggy errors here and there, and its hardly W3C compliant at the moment. Over time, I will be working to make it better, with stricter code and less bugs.

The site is definately coming along though, it’s been a while since I’ve felt up to touching it again after so much html and css that goes on at work. I’m glad I’ve made the effort though.

More to come soon, I’m sure.

Just a quick little update to say that I have made a little WDOOS (We Do Our Own Stunts) banner thingy that will have a proud place on my site soon, I’ll upload it tonight. So just hang tight.


If you haven’t been to WDOOS you’d better go there now, It’s the most friendly forum I’ve ever joined, and there are a LOT of talented designers/coders/and fools on there, check it out.

Damn, I’ve been blown away by an album I discovered by accident.

We Are Pilots by Shiny Toy Guns is so damn awesome and is now my current top album. For anyone who hasn’t heard of them or heard their music, its kind of Indie Disco kind of electronica stuff. It may sound trite to most, but it’s exactly the kind of upbeat music I need at the moment. You can listen to some songs on their myspace page, or go to the official website here, I’d reccomend you buy the album, if you like that kinda thing.

And since the album cover is quite inconspicuous, to aid you in finding it in stores, I give you the cover art:

In other news…

I have planned a small website design revamp, and since I’ve been neglecting my designing duties (too busy working) I will be trying to get some fresh pixel art up soon.

That’s all for now.

Well, It feels like sumer is already here! Or at least, well on its way.

I’ve started to get that feeling of wanting to go to the park with some friends and having barbeques (Which I’m sure I shall arrange soon)and all that jazz.

Also i’m getting that creative urge again, I think over the weekend, if I find some time as I’m such a busy bee lately (see the summer reference there), I shall do some more Pixel Art, It’s been far too long since I’ev done any.

Mothers day and easter both coming up soon! Possibly I shall arraneg a BBQ for me and some friends for easter, and I’m looking into doing something nice for my mother, any ideas are most welcome.

Thats all for now,
Steve

So, I got payed, headed to croydon to the nearest x-electrical there, and I cracked, I gave in to my temptations, and bought the import versions of Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin and Hotel Dusk: Room 215.

So far, I haven’t had MUCH chance to play them, but of what I have managed to squeeze out of the odd hour or two here and there, is absolutely fantastic.

Let’s start with castlevania… The graphic are wonderful, since I LOVE pixel art, this really pushes all the right buttons for me, the gameplay is fabulous, if a little tricky to get the hang of at first (I’ve never really played any of the other Castlevania titles, for shame) I don’t know how this stacks up with the others, I am wise enough to know, however, that there is a very large Castlevania fanbase, and particularly Symphony of the Night. And I am hoping that will please the fans, since it has, thus far, brought me a lot of joy and entertainment.

Hotel Dusk on the other hand, is a far more complex game than it may appear, I find myself constantly analysing, possibly even over-analysing ever bit of dialogue, every item, every location, in the hopes i may come to some kind of revelation sooner than expected. Time will tell. It has a very fluid control scheme, and the art is wonderful, playful yet somewhat noire-ish with a Japanese twist.

I shall reveal more once i have played more.

Shake-a-bye-bye

Today a very close friend of the family and friend to me passed away from cancer.

Having known him all my life the news was very emotional, he had been given only a few months to live and had passed expectations by nearly a year, but, unfortunately his state had worsened to the point he was admited to a hospice where he could be cared for and looked after.

He was slipping in and out of coma towards the end and at 6:30 this morning he passed quietly and peacefully. The reality of it still hasn’t fully hit me.

He was truly a wonderful man, full of energy, life and humour, and even to the very end, his spirits and sense of humour were high. His absence will be sorely felt, as will his hilarious accent and mispronounciation of words.

So, Remo Donatelli, this post is dedicated to you and your family, I pray that you are free wherever you are now, free to gamble and win, to sing loud (and be free to look at the lovely young ladies) we love you and I will never forget you and your friendship.

Goodbye my friend, Remo Donatelli.

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Lyrics by: Jimmy Eat World - Hear you me

There’s no one in town I know
You gave us some place to go
I never said thank you for that
‘thought I might get one more chance

What would you think of me now?
So lucky, so strong, so proud
I never said thank you for that
Now I’ll never have a chance

May angels lead you in
Hear you me my friends
On sleepless roads, the sleepless go
May angels lead you in

So what would you think of me now?
So lucky, so strong, so proud
I never said thank you for that
Now I’ll never have a chance

May angels lead you in
Hear you me my friends
On sleepless roads the sleepless go
May angels lead you in

(May angels lead you in)
May angels lead you in
(May angels lead you in)
May angels lead you in

And if you were with me tonight
I’d sing to you just one more time
A song for a heart so big
God couldn’t let it live

May angels lead you in
Hear you me my friends
Upon sleepless roads the sleepless go
May angels lead you in

May angels lead you in
Hear you me my friends
On sleepless roads the sleepless
May angels lead you in

Christmas is over, and everyone seems to be waiting for the new year.

Lets roll back a few days to Christmas day…

My Nintendo Wii arrived! I was most shocked, seems like Santa really DOES exist, The tale goes something like this:

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So, I got me a new job working at an SEO/PPC company, and I’m loving it. The people are all great, really friendly and helpful, the atmosphere is quite relaxed, I’m learning LOADS and im getting money, what more could I want?

Thing is, they’re planning on moving offices some time early in the new year, bigger office, warmer (the current office is FREEZING!) and they’re thinking about getting a sofa and some games console, so that should be awesome!

I’m located in Hampton Hill, which is near Hampton Court, and sometime soon on the way to and/or from work I’m planning on stopping to take a phew photographs of the area, since it’s quite a charming little place.

Anyways, Christmas tomorrow! so today’s post is dedicated to the following…

Mama and Papa Slade
Lara, John, Natalia and Angele Haddock
Richard, Sue, Anita and Natasha Citeroni
Luciano and Virginia Citeroni
Jon Eveliegh and family
Peter Wright and family
Chris Horsley and family
Charlotte-Barnes Wake and family
All the gang at Gravytrain-ltd and thier respective families
Frost and his alter-ego Stuffman
All the guys at WeDoOurOwnStunts.com
Anyone I may have forgotten
And of course anyone who is reading this and everyone who isn’t,

Merry Christmas to you all.