Archive for the 'Games' Category
In honor of my latest exergaming acquisition for the Wii console, Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout, I am embarking on a two-week video game workout program that will use the following three programs:
- Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout (GGCW) for the Wii
- Yourself Fitness (YF) for the Xbox; for Wii owners, an updated Wii version is sold [...]
You knew it was just a matter of time before a Final Fantasy Sackboy was made, right?
No, I didn’t start with Cloud or Sephiroth. It turns out that my co-worker Michael D. prefers Reno, one of the Turks from Final Fantasy VII.
Reno’s goggles are removable, and he will eventually have a black and silver staff [...]
Say hello to Kratos from the PS2/PS3 video game God of War in Sackboy form! I modeled him after the pre-order bonus skin from LittleBigPlanet, down to the jagged-edged swords, chain trim, and grumpy faced expression. He features a real antique brass-colored zipper, silver-tone chain trim, crocheted thread tattoo markings, and custom sculpted and painted [...]
Crocheted Sackboy V.2Finding myself in a chocolate and Animal Crossing-induced stupor this past Saturday night, I decided to do something semi-productive and started working on an improved Sackboy doll. I wanted to construct the head differently so it would have a circular, flat top, a true mouth, and a base that was wider than the forehead. The [...]
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Wii and DS trailerCall me cheesy, but I still get a thrill at seeing something I had a part in making (in this case, the Nintendo DS version of The Force Unleashed) show up on gaming sites and store shelves.
And the Wii version looks pretty dang fun, too.
As some of you may or may not know, when I am not obsessively blogging about what I eat, what I did in the gym, or what I’m doing to pinch my pennies, I earn a living designing user interfaces (2D screens, buttons, icons, etc.) for third-party video game developer n-Space. I’ve also done [...]
