{"id":136,"date":"2007-03-29T00:06:51","date_gmt":"2007-03-29T05:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comics212.net\/2007\/03\/29\/three-diversions-of-note\/"},"modified":"2007-03-29T00:09:51","modified_gmt":"2007-03-29T05:09:51","slug":"three-diversions-of-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comics212.net\/?p=136","title":{"rendered":"Three Diversions of Note"},"content":{"rendered":"

We can’t be reading, blogging, and thinking comics all the time, right? Right? Whilst surfing the interweb, I came across three great little flash games that I figured would be of interest to you reading here. Please note though, they’re incredibly diverting, probably too much so<\/em>, so if you’ve got a deadline you might just want to come back and check these out after it’s safely past.<\/p>\n

Note: All of these games probably require either Adobe Flash 8, or Adobe Flash 9. It’s a free download.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"5<\/p>\n

1. 5 Minutes To Kill Yourself – <\/strong>http:\/\/www.adultswim.com\/games\/fiveMinutes\/index.html<\/strong><\/a>
\nCourtesy of Adult Swim, the fine folks who grace us with The Venture Bros. <\/em>and Harvey Birdman: Atourney at Law<\/em>, and fucking curse us with The Aqua Teen Hunger Force<\/em>, comes\u00c2\u00a0a game that’s so good it’s meta<\/em>. You’re a bored office-drone throwing your life away\u00c2\u00a0in one of a million identical cubicles, while the collection of freaks that makes up your co-workers jabber on about inane nonsense. It’s enough to make you wanna take that stapler and jam it right into your eye-socket. Well now you can!\u00c2\u00a0You’re in control of a virtual office-drone, and you must get him killed in 5 minutes or less! Say the wrong thing to a co-worker, pee on some faulty electrical equipment, push the guys in I.T. over the edge or just pick up that stapler!\u00c2\u00a0The clock is\u00c2\u00a0ticking, and it’s either suicide or one more stupid meeting about nothing that will go on forever. It’s like “My Dad: The Virtual Simulator”. Awesome<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Desktop<\/p>\n

2. Desktop Tower Defence – http:\/\/www.handdrawngames.com\/DesktopTD\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

We’ve all been bored at work, and maybe imagined the collection of paperclips, erasers, and other detrious that adorned our desks were little invading armies. You know: The erasers have to defend the rubber bands from the invading staples? Maybe it’s just me. That won’t stop you from enjoying Desktop Tower Defence. <\/em>Essentially, little enemies are entering the screen from the top and the left, and you need to situate little towers that will fire things at them and stop them from reaching the other side of the screen. Each tower can also be upgraded for better range and to do more damage, and some towers can slow down enemies, or are stronger against enemies in the air or on the ground. In short, it’s like a really nerdy table-top RPG, but completely animated and really strategy oriented. It’s great fun, and an addictive time-waster. After 5 tries I was able to beat it… on easy. I’m kind of afraid of what HARD is gonna be like.<\/p>\n

\"Understanding<\/p>\n

3. Understanding Games – <\/strong>http:\/\/kongregate.com\/games\/pixelate\/understanding-games-episode-1<\/strong><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

We’ve had McCloud’s Understand Comics<\/em>, and John Kovalic took a stab at Understanding Gamers<\/em> in his Dork Tower <\/em>series, but we’ve yet to see anyone attempt the same thing for Video Games, or at least, I’ve yet to see it. But why would a text on\u00c2\u00a0the nature of video games be a book<\/strong>? Why wouldn’t it be… a video game<\/strong>? It is! The people at ‘Pixelate Environment’\u00c2\u00a0have created Understanding Games<\/em>, a series of informative flash games that talk about the nature of gaming (if that’s too techy\/nerdy for you, just think of them as ‘chapters’). Starting at the very basics\u00c2\u00a0of gaming and what games are,\u00c2\u00a0and gaining in difficulty of both concept and execution as the series moves forward, these are really informative, thoughtful examinations of what makes a game. There’s even some semiotics in there. It’s got a lot of potential, and I hope new installments make their way to the net soon. Check out Chapter 1<\/a>, Chapter 2<\/a>, and Chapter 3<\/a> now.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

I hope I’ve sufficiently ruined your productivity for the next day or two. All of these links were grabbed from Kotaku<\/a><\/strong>, a video-game blog sponsored by Gawker. Check’em out.<\/p>\n

– Chris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We can’t be reading, blogging, and thinking comics all the time, right? Right? Whilst surfing the interweb, I came across three great little flash games that I figured would be of interest to you reading here. Please note though, they’re incredibly diverting, probably too much so, so if you’ve got a deadline you might just … <\/p>\n

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