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I’ve had this idea for some time now, so I thought now would be the perfect time to whip something together. I was always a big fan of the artwork used on the old Atari 2600 games. The ones that looked hand painted were always so epic for such a simple little game. These days gave cover art is overlooked, so why not make some wallpaper, providing a throwback the older gaming generation?
Who doesn’t love Mega Man? The challenge, the cursing at the level, the broken controllers, and then the satisfaction of beating that (insert random thing here) Man boss. Then, of course the grim realization that you have at least seven more bosses to go.
I have spent a lot of my free time the last few months playing Fat Princess, a PlayStation Network game for the PlayStation 3. Over time, you come to lean a few things you should do – and a few things you probably shouldn’t do, to keep the experience enjoyable.
It is that time of the year where every news source out there gets so lax in creating content, they can only muster up the strength to put together a year in review for this, that or the other. Never to be one to disappoint, I thought now would be the perfect time to join the masses and share with you your favorite things I have posted.
Here are the ten most popular stories, tips, articles and tutorials I published in 2009 on Mitchelaneous.com.
#10 – Instant Drama Sound Effect
My new favorite web site, when you need that instant sound effect action is DramaButton.com. Once pushed, you get that duh duh DUHHHH that has always been a favorite for the old dramatic moments on your favorite old TV shows and movies.
Nothing can get better than beating up a few mindless zombies, right? Put that together with some of the creative and cool flash games out there, and you my friend have a good time. Here is my collection of some of the best free “zombie-related” flash games.
De-Animator – In this game, you are a fragile looking old man with a gun. Shoot zombies, reload, shoot more zombies. Couldn’t get any easier.
Ninjotic Mayhem – Zombies + Ninjas = Fun (that is all the needs to be said)
Zombie War – Here is what would happen if the Lemmings went to war with a zombie horde. Help your little army dudes lay waste to the zombies coming right at them!
Have another one that should be on the list? Be sure to share! Nothing helps to kill the time more than beating up a few mindless zombies. Oh silly zombies, will you never learn?
Welcome Digg.com readers, and thanks for these awesome additional zombie games:
Keep those suggestions coming in! Know of another fun zombie-based game? Grab your boomstick and head down below to the comments.
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As I learn to use Paint.NET more and more, I seem to be running across even more great tutorials to share with all of you. Last time around, I covered the 10 best Paint.NET tutorials – and this time I have 10 more for you to enjoy. Which is your favorite?
Poker Set – Playing Cards & Chips
How To Make iPod Ads – Rewrite, with images!
Paint.NET continues to be an inspiration for my creativity. The more tutorials I find, the more things I want to try out myself – or tweak to fit my own needs.
Yes, I am still playing Mega Man 9. No, I still haven’t beaten it yet. Since it is still on my mind though, I thought I would finish off the series of icons I’ve done over the past few days with a tribute to the blue bomber. You have seen my other desktop icons for all the bosses in the game, but…
Saving the best for last, check out these three special Mega Man icons!
+ Download the the Regular Mega Man Icon! (.zip)
+ Download the two 8-bit Mega Man Icons! (.zip)
The icons are compatible with the following sizes: 256 x 256, 128 x 128, 64 x 64, 48 x 48, 32 x 32, 24 x 24, 16 x 16. It is also in both .ico and .png format. Feel free to use, share and more. Just wanted to give one more present to the awesome Mega Man fan-base out there (which I too am a member of).
Download the Desktop Icons for the other Mega Man 9 Villains!
I have been playing a lot more with Paint.NET lately, trying to get back in tune with my more creative side. One thing I never realized was there are a lot of great tutorials out there for it, but it is hard to find the best ones. Here are the top ten best Paint.NET tutorials I have run across so far.
It is amazing how advanced Paint.NET has gotten over the years. Also, if your used to the graphic editor layout – it is really easy to pick up and use too. Know of any other great tutorials?
Over the past few days I have been playing a lot of the Wii’s Zapper games. The light gun attachment for the Wii is a lot of fun to use, and I wanted to make sure I got my money’s worth on the deal. Here are some of the best Wii Zapper compatible games I have bought thus far:
Wii Zapper with Link’s Crossbow Training
Yes! Finally Link gets his name in one of the Zelda games! Ok, this one I didn’t have much choice about due to the fact it came with the Zapper itself but I do have to say it is much more fun than I thought it would be. Having the anticipation that it would just be a demo title showing me “how to use” the Zapper it ended up being an entertaining “pick it up when you have nothing else to do” game.
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
I have been a fan of the Resident Evil series, even though this is my first actual game in the series to own. This game’s controls kind of makes you feel like the Zapper was a second thought (due to the fact you have to move your hand up on top to hit the “A” button a lot. Other than that it is another cool “on rails” shoot’em up that ends up being very entertaining.
Go through some of the historic places from past Resident Evil games and shoot a lot. That is this game in a nutshell.
Now I am not usually a big fan of the Army/Police first person shooter type games but for some reason this one looked as if it might be a lot of fun. I have not gotten to spend much time with it yet but from what I have played it looks great. There are also a lot of side routes you can take so one level never has to be the same twice. Another great thing about it is you change your weapon type up as you go to suit the situation. Tons of fun.
House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
This title, as the name tells you right off the bat, gives you both House of the Dead 2 and 3 to play with your Zapper.
The voice acting in this game is so bad, it’s good. I’m a big fan of your campy horror movies though. I missed out both of these days the first time around but now I get to finally see what all the buzz was about. You would be amazed how gratifying blowing the head off a zombie really is.
Any More Games for the Wii Zapper?
From what I have seen, only other one I’m missing is some army/war game (Metal of Honor?) but that really isn’t my cup of tea. Know anymore Zapper ready games I should pick up for Wii?
Seeking out some new desktop decorations, I ran across a couple of crazy plumbers on the Web. Perhaps one would be good for the laptop while the other on the desktop PC? Here are a couple of awesome Super Mario Bros wallpapers…
Found both of these via Deviant Art:
But if they are on your desktop, then who will save the Mushroom Kingdom?
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Mitch Keeler is nothing more than your average Joe trying to leave his mark on the world though both his professional work and his online projects, articles, podcasts and more.
