Video Game Music and a history lesson
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Back in the day, when we would play Video games, my mom's biggest complaint (well, second biggest complaint) was the noise it made. Bleeps and bloops that were music to us was just sound to her. A digitized death cry was murder...to her ears.
So Mom, I give to you...SKYRIM'S MAIN THEME performed on a violin:
So beyond the fact that this song is amazing, and it was composed for a video game, how about this guy? He plays every part of the song himself!
Anyways, it's an elegant symphony, the production value certainly has gone through the roof on video games. I wonder if Mom would like current day video games more?
Oh and for the record, the music in those old games wasn't THAT bad. Here's a sample of some "music" we used to have playing:
For those interested in why it says in memory of Michael Jackson on this one, let me drop some video game history on you.
Jackson actually composed alot of the music in Sonic 3 for the Sega Genesis, but the game was released on February 2nd, 1994 (Sega actually dubbed it Hedgehog Day, to help drum up excitement). This was of course just months after he was accused of child molestation, so the Marketing wizards at Sega didn't credit him, but still used his work. Fear not, he was paid, just uncredited.
Anyways, if THAT whole thing is interesting, there's a site with alot of good info, and even some audio samples where they overlay MJ songs over Sonic 3 Tracks, so you can hear the similarities between them.
http://info.sonicretro.org/Michael_Jackson_Involvement_with_Sonic_3
Ok, we have successfully gone WAY off track here. I'm just gonna end it there.
Labels: Momma Hunka, music, Video, video games, youtube
Drawing update
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Mobile Template
Monday, January 23, 2012
I've implemented a mobile template for hunka.net. If you view this website on a regular basis from a mobile device, this may be handy for you, you may hate it. I won't change it unless I hear grumbles.
If you don't view this on a mobile device, then this post is worthless to you, but if you want to see what all the fuss is about...
http://blog.hunka.net/?m=1
So there are two different templates that I'm toying with. I don't have the power to edit these templates, all I can do is select from a list that blogger gives me.
I figured out why things have gotten so easy
Friday, January 20, 2012
**Warning: Wall of text approaching. Divert to this image for something more mindless and colorful**
So in the past, let's just say I've perused a few questionable women in my day. Recently I've been dealing with a friend of mine's recent relationship problems, and it's made me reflect on my own current relationship, and why this one has worked out WAY better than others.
It all comes down to communication. In the past I've done my best to GUESS what the other person was thinking. It was never a question of "is she happy," cause how could she not be? She was hanging with a pretty cool dude, who always managed to be a big deal, wether it was knowing a ton of people to party with, or walking into a bar and having the entire staff know who you are and treat you like a big deal.
It was never an issue of "am I happy" either. I'm a pretty easy going guy, and I tend to be able to look past major flaws, like chain smoking, having no self-respect (to the point of needing to be disrespected), or not having any cash (they say the number one thing people fight about is money).
No, it was more of a "what should I be doing" kind of thing. That could be anything from trying to figure out how I should react around parents or friends, to what kind of dinner/movie would she like to go to. If you leave me alone, I'm gonna end up doing my own thing. That's the short and long of it. I'll go play video games for 4 hours one night, or talk to total strangers and tell them wicked funny stories that YOU may think are inappropriate, if you let me.
So I'm always looking for clues as to how to act. And in the past...these other people were very poor communicators, or maybe they just didn't care enough about "us" to bring up the problem.
Here, I'll give you an example.
So like I said, I was dealing with my friends relationship troubles the other day, and she said "He left the dishes out for two days and I ended up cleaning them, what should I do? I don't want to be bitchy and tell him to clean stuff up at his own apartment, but I dont like it."
I told her she had to get over that feeling and fast. My FIRST reaction was "well why don't you just tell him what's bugging you, and he will fix it." Her answer?
"Well can I just text him and tell him that?"
That's when it hit me, and I started to think about it. Communication is just so so so important to making any relationship work, be it just geting to know someone, long term dating, or even marriage. No you can't just text him. That's so passive agressive.
Do you want to be texting him for the rest of your life? "I think we shud git married @ my church, insted of urs" or "Hey hun, wut do U think bout trying 4 a baby?" These are not things you want to be doing later in life. You need to be able to talk to him, and if you can't then move on.
I can GUARANTEE this guy has no idea it's a problem, and would be happy to modify his behavior to make her more comfortable/keep her around. But because she can't say "I'd like it if the dishes were a higher priority," This becomes one thing that goes on the list of "why I should break up with him." Once that list is long enough, she will pull the trigger and end it.
So I looked at my current situation, and see...I don't have to worry about what I say to Kendle. She's not gonna cry or retreat inside herself and start to secretly hate me, and build a list of reasons to leave.
Oh no, she will just out loud hate me. Which is good. Very good. I know when I fuck up, and I know when I do the right thing, and I feel comfortable telling her things she does that I dont like, because I know its a back and forth kind of thing. It's not like she's ALWAYS correcting me, or I'm ALWAYS telling her what do to. We both have our areas of strength (like she tells me how to dress like an adult, and I tell her how to manage her cash), and we both know this, so we will defer to each other when questions come up in those areas of strength.
And that's why things have gotten so easy in recent years. It's not because Kendle and I "just work" it's because we both cared enough to make the effort to make it work. We are not without our fights, it's the way we handle those fights that keeps us together, and probably stronger for it.
Labels: breakup, Kendle, life lessons, pride, sappy, stupid girls, truth
From the FUTURE!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
See the clock up there at the top. That's my local time? 1:04pm...see what time the iMessage got delivered...ONE MINUTE IN THE FUTURE!
BUM BUM BUUUUUUMMMMMM!!!!
I promise the only editing I did was to anonymize the image.
I know the wizards over at Apple have come up with some pretty cool toys in their time, but time travel?!
Clearly they are rolling out some weird beta of iTimeTravel, and I got selected to be a part of it.
This will be a big year for Apple if they can ship it soon. I'm gonna go buy some APPL stock.
Labels: Apple, funny because its true, Image, iphone
Internet Blackout Day
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
So, I was going to participate in internet blackout day, to show my anti-support of SOPA and PIPA, two internet censorship bills being talked about and trying to get through congress and the senate currently. But then I figured that there's already this tidal wave of supporters, and me throwing my tiny pebble into already choppy waters is not going to make that much of a ripple.
You like that analogy? Took me my whole bus ride to come up with that.
Instead, I urge you to educate yourself about the issue, and why it effects you...yes you, who all you do is check Facebook and read your email. This is not some bill that takes down hackers and pirates, this bill effects everyone.
And because law students with British accents are WAY more credible than me...watch this video that sums things up pretty nicely.
Warning: Strong language, headphones on if you are at work!
Pretty smart guy, huh? Now check out what he looks like (he's the fancy one, in the top hat):
Labels: internet
You gotta start somewhere...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
