Computer Games and Music
Here follows a list of some of my favorite computer games themes.
Diablo 1 by Blizzard Entertainment. Released in early 1997, this game took the concepts laid out by Nethack, Rogue, Angband and the rest and run with them. Truly amazing game. The Tristram village theme is an epic, wonderful tune. Youtube video
The Curse of Monkey Island, by LucasArts, released in 1997. An amazing adventure game, packed with wonderful moments and great characters. Masterful. Youtube video
The Legend of Zelda, by Nintendo. Zelda games are widely regarded as the best games ever devised, for a good reason. Youtube video
Agony, by Art & Magic/Psygnosis. This is one of the most incredible shoot'em'ups to come out for the Amiga. You are Alestes turned into an owl, flying through surreal backgrounds trying to make it to the end. Youtube video
Turrican by Factor 5, Loriciels and others. Chris Hülsbeck composed the music for this great shoot'em'up. Youtube video
The Elder Scrolls IV:Oblivion by Bethesda Softworks. This game didn't leave up to the hype, though it certainly is a masterpiece in too many ways. I love the introductory music following the Emperor Uriel Septim VII's monologue (voiced by Patrick Stewart). Epic and powerful. Youtube video
Gears of War promotional 'Mad World' video. Epic released a promotional video featuring Marucs Fenix and Gary Jule's Mad World(originally by Tears for Fears). This video led me to buying an Xbox 360 just to play tis game. Epic. Youtube video
Bard's Tale 1 - Tales of the Unknown, Volume I by Interplay. I was so addicted to playing this game, drawing maps, questing and exploring dungeons and Skara Brae. A legendary game. Youtube video
Monday, 19 January 2009 11:58 pm
Two super neat Mac Apps
I just came across two really intreresting Mac OS X applications. One of them is called RadioLover. It allows you to split iTunes radio and streaming MP3 radio into individual MP3 songs, schedule recordings and much more. The other one is called ComicBookLover. According to the site
ComicBookLover is an easy to use digital comic viewer, collector and organiser.I am going to try them both out tonight. They seem pretty great.
Find comics by browsing cover art.
View comics in full-screen mode, with external display support.
Edit comic information quickly and easily.
Supports popular comic archive formats CBR and CBZ.
Tuesday, 4 July 2006 2:44 pm
My favorite programming tunes
I usually prefer silence over music when I am working. However, there are a few tunes that, somehow, seem to affect my efficiency/productivity. Vivaldi's La Primavera and Michael Oldfield's Tabular Bells. I remember writing my first full blown application on the Amiga back in 1997, an IRC client, spending nights upon nights coding like a monkey and listening to Tabular Bells. Those were the days.
Friday, 30 June 2006 7:16 pm
