tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89964001314737262762024-03-14T04:07:20.845-05:00Treasure BinJust your friendly neighborhood gaming blog!Treasure Diverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04385486530492246873noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-36228737807515790692019-10-30T11:08:00.002-05:002021-10-04T08:39:34.468-05:00Remembering Legacy of HeroesMy brain works in weird ways. I woke up this morning remembering this gem:
It's a free to play game released by 5th planet games, and I played it on Kongregate way back in the day. 5PG shut down the servers back in 2012 or 2013, and I remember feeling...cold...when it happened. I think that's the right word to describe it.
The game was all about super heroes. You'd create your ownddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-9107579055605840042019-06-18T11:24:00.004-05:002019-06-18T11:24:42.156-05:00Review: Retro-Bit Genesis ControllerLast year, Retro-Bit announced a partnership with Sega to produce officially licensed Genesis (Megadrive), Saturn, and Dreamcast peripherals. It took a while, but the local game store I frequent finally ordered some of the Genesis controllers. If you're in the Minneapolis area, go check out Gamerheadz in the Southdale Mall. Great shop!
I'm still floored that they got ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-10726777952951256902019-05-10T10:14:00.001-05:002019-05-10T10:14:26.931-05:00Lootboxes Getting the Shaft!This came across my news feed yesterday, but I didn't get the chance to really have a listen until now.
We all remember the lootbox debacle of 2017, specifically with EA's Star Wars Battlefront II. These same Laymen Gaming guys found that more than half of EA's profits come from lootbox microtransactions, and they went out of their way to include it in everything they could. If you're like ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-24944190224689751632016-12-07T18:00:00.000-06:002017-01-02T11:49:42.222-06:00Talking Level Design with Samuel DasslerI happened to bump into Samuel Dassler on Imgur, where he posted this thread about his time at DigiPen. He imparted a few tidbits of wisdom in the post, and I thought he'd be an interesting person to talk to. He recently worked on a game called Mekazoo, which you can find on Steam, Xbox Live, and Playstation Network.
ddrfr33k: I noticed you mentioned that most people don't really ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-47215811425964844432016-11-21T00:00:00.000-06:002016-11-21T00:00:01.063-06:00Review: Titanfall 2Developer/Publisher: Respawn/Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox One, Playstation 4, PC
Rating: Mature (Blood and Gore, Language, Violence)
Reviewed on: Xbox One
When the Xbox One launched in 2014, Respawn Entertainment was tapped to create a launch title for the new system. It was a decent game, not without its flaws, but I enjoyed what it offered. With the arrival of Titanfall 2, I ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-30041110930136013992016-04-27T14:03:00.000-05:002016-04-27T14:03:28.065-05:00Chicks Dig Giant Robots: Anime Detour 2016
Netrunner on Friday Night
So I was sitting here this past Monday, completely mute again. You'd think I'd learn from prior years to take care of my voice, but no...
Anime Detour 2016 was a ton of fun this year. A whopping total of 5,500 people crammed into the Doubletree in Bloomington, MN, for another year of cosplay, antics, games, and awesome. And hoo boy, do I have ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-59240810753527722032016-04-13T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-17T14:24:45.263-05:00Gamer's Guide to Tokyo: TrainsLast may, I took a trip to Tokyo, Japan. It was awesome, I had tons of
fun, and I realized that there's not a whole lot of information for
gamers on what to do and see in Tokyo. Thus begins this series of
posts. I'm going to point out the important things to see and check out
in Tokyo, in as many districts as I can. In addition, I'll point out
as much cultural ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-42742758622909534612016-03-16T00:00:00.000-05:002016-03-17T14:36:10.646-05:00Review: The DivisionPlatforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
Price: $59.99 USD (Standard), $99.99 USD (Gold)
Release: March 8, 2016
Rating: M for Mature (Full ESRB Synopsis)
Platform Reviewed: PC
Ubisoft's newest series inspired by Tom Clancy launched last week. Ubisoft's Tom Clancy games have been rather hit or miss, but they seem to sell well for the company. How did this one fare? Find out more after ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-51084287984946750542015-07-22T00:00:00.000-05:002015-07-22T00:00:02.743-05:00Gamer's guide to Tokyo: OdaibaLast may, I took a trip to Tokyo, Japan. It was awesome, I had tons of
fun, and I realized that there's not a whole lot of information for
gamers on what to do and see in Tokyo. Thus begins this series of
posts. I'm going to point out the important things to see and check out
in Tokyo, in as many districts as I can. In addition, I'll point out
as much cultural ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-12221540178136224982015-07-17T00:00:00.000-05:002015-07-17T00:00:00.066-05:00The Gamer's Guide to Tokyo: ImportsLast may, I took a trip to Tokyo, Japan. It was awesome, I had tons of
fun, and I realized that there's not a whole lot of information for
gamers on what to do and see in Tokyo. Thus begins this series of
posts. This one covers the shopping side of things, what games are easiest to use when you get home, which ones aren't.
Japanese games are all NTSC format, regardless of ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-57711023175251235562015-07-15T00:00:00.000-05:002015-07-15T13:13:06.126-05:00The Gamer's Guide to Tokyo: AkihabaraLast may, I took a trip to Tokyo, Japan. It was awesome, I had tons of fun, and I realized that there's not a whole lot of information for gamers on what to do and see in Tokyo. Thus begins this series of posts. I'm going to point out the important things to see and check out in Tokyo, in as many districts as I can. In addition, I'll point out as much cultural information ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-17176994509948377722015-02-27T00:00:00.000-06:002015-02-27T00:00:04.001-06:00Character Development and writing: A Conversation with Ashton Raze
Ashton Raze
Not too long ago, I talked with Ashton Raze about character design, writing, applications in Game Development, and other highly unrelated topics. She was willing to answer some questions I had for her, and I thoroughly enjoyed talking to her. It's amazing what random conversations on Twitter can turn into! Our conversation started on Twitter before moving to a more formal
ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-1969741611366982082014-10-06T11:00:00.000-05:002014-10-06T11:02:38.583-05:00On the topic of #GamerGate: My Promise to youUgh, I really didn't want to have to write this article, but it seems like it's pretty much compulsory at this point.
GamerGate has found itself attacked from multiple directions over the past seven weeks. Over 280,000 unique IP addresses have been involved, people across the spectrum have been d0xed, threats against one's life have been made, and gamers have been likened to ISIS. ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-80738850268792941452014-10-01T18:03:00.002-05:002014-10-01T18:03:44.463-05:005 Indicators You’ve Been Misinformed About #GamerGate
[Editor's Note: This article was originally posted here, and was written by the excellent Jamie Butterworth. It has been reposted here with permission. I'll have my own article up in the next couple days.]
The GamerGate debate has raged on for over 5 weeks at this point, and that’s like, 15 internet years. Entire kingdoms have risen and been decimated since the hashtag came into existence. ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-28177750300529899902014-09-28T00:00:00.000-05:002014-09-28T00:00:00.631-05:00Xbox One: The good, the bad, and the uglyWhen the Xbox One was announced in June of 2013,
I was skeptical. To me, there was too much emphasis on TV, movies, and sports, and not enough on games. Since then, against my better judgment, I bought an Xbox One in June of this year. Having played around with it, and seen what it's capable of, here's my breakdown of what the console does right, and what it needs to improve.
ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-18553505145759402932014-07-21T13:48:00.000-05:002014-07-21T13:48:18.550-05:00Miracle Gears: The AftermathWow, what a weekend. From the beginning, we set out to basically do the impossible. But you know what? We did it!
Over the course of the weekend, we raised $485 for Child's Play. That money is going to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and Clinics in Minnesota, and I am so proud to see that happen. It wasn't easy, though. We got stuck in several places. ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-60574758476314459612014-07-15T18:00:00.000-05:002014-07-16T23:13:03.937-05:00It's the Final Countdown! Miracle Gears is coming!
It's the calm before the storm, here at my house. I'm getting as much cleaning done as I can, getting ready for the big setup tomorrow night. Thus far, Miracle Gears has raised $270 as of the time of the writing. That's awesome! I can only hope that this is a sign of things to come.
Now, only one person has written in as to what we're going to do at the start of the ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-13712597988742055992014-07-14T12:00:00.000-05:002014-07-14T12:00:00.287-05:00The prep work begins...
Firday looms on the horizon, but I wanted to pop in and give an update.
The setup is all but finished, supplies are purchased, and I'm gathering the gears. The donation page is already live, and as of today, I have $25 raised thus far. W00t!
Also, as a reminder, you can donate by clicking here, you can watch the stream live by clicking here, and you can join the conversation on ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-84924680551430985092014-06-27T12:29:00.000-05:002014-07-14T10:51:33.980-05:00Coming Soon...
I've got something big coming up in July!
I'm working with a couple of friends to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and Clinics in Minnesota. Dubbed "Miracle Gears," We're raising money by playing all four Gears of War games, plus all their side missions, all on the hardest difficulty, in a marathon session. We're gonna die a lot...
I've set up a pageddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-84699672708176720972014-06-13T00:00:00.000-05:002014-06-13T00:00:00.719-05:00...In with the New!Last week, I looked at the successes and failures of the Wii. It's time to take off the rose tinted glasses, and look at what Nintendo learn from the Wii to improve the Wii U. Here's what Nintendo can do to improve their market share and get the Wii U to be a big player in the console arena.
The Wii U got itself off to a bit of a rocky start, especially in the beginning. Even ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-15121437247118762592014-06-06T00:00:00.000-05:002014-06-06T00:00:00.969-05:00Out with the Old...As support for the Wii comes to a close and Nintendo looks forward to the Wii U, it's time to look back on the upstart white box that took everyone by surprise.
Prior to the Wii, motion controls were basically unheard of. Nobody thought of shaking a controller to do anything. When Nintendo unveiled the Wii at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2005, people were surprised. A ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-64052852621967885152014-04-09T00:00:00.000-05:002014-04-09T00:00:02.949-05:00Hipster Anime Fans! Anime Detour 2014 in review
Once again, Anime Detour takes over the Doubletree by Hilton in Bloomington, MN. Last weekend, 5,000 people descended upon the hapless hotel staff to party, congregate, and discuss the intricacies of "the manga was better." This year was awesome, in so, so many ways.
Thursday is usually bustling with staff setting up all the equipment needed for the convention. This year wasddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-11584598001849319842014-02-19T00:00:00.000-06:002014-02-19T00:00:01.810-06:00Five Under the Radar Games
Holy cow. There's a lot of games out there that most people overlook. Too many people follow the advice of this guy, and it's a real shame. If you follow Extra Credits on youtube, you've probably seen their series of games you might not have tried. They are a great resource of options, and I've found a handful of good examples, as well. All of the games that I ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-88402793798069340652013-12-05T18:57:00.001-06:002013-12-05T18:57:33.538-06:00Whoa! Something new!
I just added my Twitch.tv stream as an additional page to Treasure Bin. Whenever I'm playing a game I can stream, I will probably be doing that. It might be fun, it might be boring as all get out. But either way, I'm up on there!
Also, I'm going to have some big news coming up in the next month or so, something big that I've got planned. Stick around, and I promise ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996400131473726276.post-14045297841682674452013-10-16T00:00:00.000-05:002013-10-16T00:00:03.523-05:00Review: Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Players: 1-4 (ad hoc on 3DS, online on Wii U)
Rating: Teen (Blood, Crude Humor, Fantasy Violence)
Platform Reviewed: 3DS
Monster Hunter is a fairly well known series by this point. It has seen 12 releases across six different platforms, and a 13th game is on the way. Even Japan's "Samurai Blue" Soccer Team played Monster Hunter in ddrfr33khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102303763311509971noreply@blogger.com0