'Pipe Dream'

The following, Super Mario Bros.-inspired t-shirt can be picked up for just $10 at teefury.com--if you visit the site in the next 10 or so hours. (The online retailer's tagline is "tee today, gone tomorrow," for a reason!)

Dutch artist Mathijs Vissers is responsible for the design, which Vissers calls "an homage to one of the most awesome games ever," by the way. Check out more of his stuff here.

(Via gonintendo.com)

I'm ready for my close-up, Monsieur De Mille

File this one under "who woulda thunk it?" folks:

My blog and I were mentioned in the April 2011 issue of France's "premiere magazine for gays and lesbians," Têtu!

Here's the blurb (sorry it's a bit blurry):

In case you don't understand French, here's the text of the article translated into English (courtesy of my Francophonic ex-boyfriend):

"Bryan Ochalla is an American gay journalist who says he is frustrated to not be able to write about video games. He has already created a blog and group on Facebook to share his passion. With a flashy pink background, the blog is mainly dedicated to gay-friendly video games, retro-gaming and sexy heroes. Bryan even offers a 'gaymathon' to rank his favorite games. A must for all gaymers."

Oh, and "le coin du gaymer" is French for "the corner of the gaymer."

The Great Gaymathon Review #21: Popeye (Famicom)

Game: Popeye

Genre: Action/Platformer

Developer: Nintendo

Publisher: Nintendo

System: Famicom

Release date: 1983

Poor Popeye. Thanks to Donkey Kong and Nintendo's main man, Mario, everybody's favorite (or not) middle-aged sailor was all but ignored during the Famicom's earliest days on the market. That's too bad, because this arcade conversion--which tasks the titular seaman with collecting the hearts, letters and musical notes of his true love, Olive Oyl, while avoiding the fists of his mortal enemy, Bluto--is both an accomplished (for its time, anyway) and enjoyable one. Is it as accomplished and enjoyable as fellow launch titles, Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr.? Not really--Popeye's graphics and music aren't quite as "arcade accurate" as its gorilla- and plumber-filled counterparts, for instance--although that's not to suggest it's not worth owning. On the contrary, this short (it's just three stages long), Shigeru Miyamoto-designed game is well worth adding to your collection if you're a fan of old-school platformers--or particularly awesome cover art.

See also: Previous 'Great Gaymathon' posts

Just say no to inappropriate profile pics

I don't know if you noticed, but someone who followed this blog for some time sported a profile pic that was a smidge disgusting.

I say "followed" in the past tense because I just blocked him.

Unfortunately, I didn't realize until this morning that I could block a follower, so all of you have been forced to stare at the aforementioned profile pic whenever you came for a visit. Sorry about that.



I actually wrote to the follower in question and told him I'd gladly un-block him if he changed the image, but I kind of doubt that's going to happen.

Anyway, there you have it. Hopefully it won't happen again. If it does, though, I'll block the follower so fast it'll make his or her head spin!

'P.S. the only reson im giving this a 1 is beacuase the voices where pretty good. But thats it!'

Anyone looking for a good laugh (and who isn't?) has to watch the following video, which was produced by the able folks at Newgrounds.com:



The animation is the work of Mick Lauer (aka RicePirate), by the way, while Deven Mack (aka D-Mac-Double) is responsible for the vocal.

(Via superpunch.blogspot.com)