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Looking Back (part 0)

Είναι μια αρκετά ευαίσθητη περίοδος για μένα… Κάθομαι κάθε μέρα σπίτι εδώ στην Νέα Σμύρνη, διαβάζοντας Scott Pilgrim, Y: The Last Man και The Gunslinger, γράφοντας στην Νένη (η οποία ήταν στην Καπαδοκία τις προηγούμενες μέρες — καταπληκτικό), συλλογιζόμενος το … Continue reading

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Super Mario Castle Theme Death Metal!

\m/ AWESOME! \m/ Discovered from: http://matadornights.com/a-death-metal-cover-of-super-mario-castle-theme/

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Αεροπλάνα και βαπόρια — ή γιατί χτες ήταν απλά μία πολύ περίεργη μέρα

Χτες είχαμε συμφωνήσει με την Άλεξ να επιστρέψουμε μαζί Αθήνα, ώστε να συναντηθούμε ξανα μετά απο 2 εβδομάδες χώρισμενοι. Το Λισσός, το πλοίο της ΑΝΕΚ που θα έπαιρνα, έφευγε στις 18:00. Με μία τσάντα με ρούχα και άδεια τάπερ στο … Continue reading

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Japanese for snow

I love anniversaries and birthdays. Their meaning transcends human social constructions: they come in intervals of 365 days, the number of days the earth takes to draw a full circle (or eclipse) around the sun and arrive at the same … Continue reading

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Plus*2/Minus*2

I’m reading a book written by a spectacularly honest frenchman titled “How to talk about books you haven’t read”. In this book, among many other things, he says that a lot of authors refer to books they might have skimmed … Continue reading

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Astronomy in games: does a realistic sky make a difference?

Originally posted as a Destructoid.com cblog. Wouldn’t you like just sitting back and enjoying the night sky in a game, knowing that what you see is a perfect represenation of the actual night sky? It is true, a pretty night … Continue reading

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September 26th 2006-8

September 26th, 2006. This was the day that was to change some of the most superficial (but important at the same time) aspects of my life. Some days ago it was 2 years since that fateful day so I decided … Continue reading

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Yummers!

(I know I haven’t posted for a while. Great things are stirring!) Relatively often, we all catch ourselves wondering:”Which is my favourite food after all? How could I possibly rate my favourite flavours and reward the ones that tantalize my … Continue reading

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10 years since Christmas 1997 – A N64 Tribute (Part 3)

It’s been more than a month since my initially planned one-off of a tribute was last updated… I guess it’s high time for another 3 games that marked my childhood! Here goes: 13. Diddy Kong Racing I know, I know. … Continue reading

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A tribute to Bubble Bobble and my first steps in gaming

I was re-reading this MySpace blog post I had written about Bubble Bobble and my gaming roots, and I really liked how it sounded. I thought it would be really nice having it here as well, it’s the post which … Continue reading

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