Tag: videogames
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Chell from “Portal” Halloween costume
Burlesque dancers performed on stage while sweaty crowds danced to the thumping rhythms, spun by a pair of DJs dressed in banana costumes. As the room filled with artificial fog, one costumed attendee after another came up to me and shouted one of the following questions over the music: Halloween 2026 was a day of…
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Small Change Arcade: New arcade in the Excelsior District
Working my way through the crowds of kids, dancers, and street food vendors at Sunday Streets, I looked up and there it was, like a giant shiny coin floating in the sky: Small Change Arcade. This small shop on Mission St. near Persia Ave. in the Excelsior District contains twenty or so classic video and…
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Graffiti street art lesson
One of my quirky hobbies I’ve covered on this blog many times is photographing street art, so it should come as no surprise that I was interested in creating my own. Hidden away in a nondescript building in LA’s Fashion District, I arrived at a class from Graff Tours taught by Andi, an extremely talented…
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The Nintendo Store in San Francisco
Until recently Nintendo didn’t operate their own stores — at least, not in the US — but now they have two: one in New York City and one in San Francisco. After the initial opening crowds died down a little, I went to check out the SF store on a weekday afternoon. Directly across…
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Sam and Max mural spotted in the Mission
While wandering through the Sunday Streets crowd today I got a little off the beaten path and spotted the mural above. It’s unmistakably a depiction of Max, the short, sarcastic, violent bunny character from Sam & Max. I looked around but couldn’t find a corresponding mural of Sam, the 6-foot tall dog who dresses like…
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Breaking down San Francisco landmarks in the Watch Dogs 2 trailer
This week Ubisoft launched a trailer for their upcoming game, Watch Dogs 2. While I wasn’t particularly impressed by the first entry in the series, a 3rd person action/hacking game, the sequel immediately interested me due to the setting: San Francisco and the Bay Area at large. You can watch the trailer below or here.…
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Poorly Drawn Robots In Space
Yes, I had to resort to taking these screenshots with my phone. Recently I started poking around an old hard drive I found and uncovered a treasure trove of old selfies, homework, and even a diary listing the first time I ever kissed a girl (January 13th 2000.) Among other historic artifacts was a game…
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