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Chris Le'John enjoys catching catfish with his teeth and writing stories beneath ghostly moss trees at night. He is the host of Explosion.com's weirdest podcast The Finger Fix. He is also fond of old cartoons.

  • The Finger Fix Episode 1 – Tomba gets an honorable mention

    Today I will be talking about emulators and how they run on Android devices as well as Ubuntu’s newest version 12.04.  Later I will be...

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    Today I will be talking about emulators and how they run on Android devices as well as Ubuntu’s newest version 12.04.  Later I will be listing 5 Games You Haven’t Played Yet! Also, the long and almost forgotten Playstation title Tomba! earns a brief rant.  All of that and more, in this episode of The...
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  • Defender II

    Defender II is the kind of tower-defense game that you wish you could just go ahead and jump into and start having a good time. ...

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    Defender II is the kind of tower-defense game that you wish you could just go ahead and jump into and start having a good time.  That’s only partially true, it depends on what you are into.  In comparison to the first Defender I would say that lava moats and a new cover-dragon is a great...
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  • Apex Patrol

    Apex Patrol is an interactive fiction novel written by Allen Gies.  The game takes place in the far future where you are the Commanding Officer...

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    Apex Patrol is an interactive fiction novel written by Allen Gies.  The game takes place in the far future where you are the Commanding Officer aboard a star cruiser commissioned by the righteous Apex Patrol; their overall demeanor can be placed somewhere in between the bureaucratic Citadel in Mass Effect and any given organization representing...
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  • Paper Racing

    Paper Racing could come off as multiple things, racing paper airplanes for example.  But in this case we are literally talking about toilet paper.  The...

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    Paper Racing could come off as multiple things, racing paper airplanes for example.  But in this case we are literally talking about toilet paper.  The goal of this game is to unroll toilet paper in the most time efficient manner possible.  So you are going to be creating some nice friction between your fingers and...
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  • Cafeteria Nipponica

    Kairosoft has an obvious habit of creating simulation games, that’s a no-brainer but the problem arises when the games decline in quality.  It is true...

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    Kairosoft has an obvious habit of creating simulation games, that’s a no-brainer but the problem arises when the games decline in quality.  It is true that most of their translated titles following the famous Game Dev Story have been solid at best but this one pretty much marks the point where repetitive gameplay mechanics begin...
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  • The Sims 3: Showtime

    Famous for what sounds like alien techno-babble when the characters speak, The Sims 3 and its various expansions are the pinnacle of family/life simulation games. ...

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    by Chris Le'John
    Famous for what sounds like alien techno-babble when the characters speak, The Sims 3 and its various expansions are the pinnacle of family/life simulation games.  If you like to micromanage on occasion or maybe even if you like being stressed out this is the game for you.  Now that’s not me saying that the game...
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  • CheeseMan

    CheeseMan is one of those newer games with a retro feel that really works.  The game simply feels good to play, from the polished graphics...

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    by Chris Le'John
    CheeseMan is one of those newer games with a retro feel that really works.  The game simply feels good to play, from the polished graphics and clean coloration to the hand-drawn feel.  The funniest thing about this game is how hardcore it really is.  You play through 40 levels of cheese grinding, wall-scaling action and...
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  • Journey

    Journey is the kind of “artsy” that makes sense in its own unique way.  Think of poetry, it does not mean the same to everyone...

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    by Chris Le'John
    Journey is the kind of “artsy” that makes sense in its own unique way.  Think of poetry, it does not mean the same to everyone and it is most definitely not for all audiences.  Your goal is to reach a large mountain in the distance, you will have to solve a few not-so-tedious puzzles along...
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  • Anno 2070

    Anno 2070 is that addictive RTS game that will definitely keep you interested long enough to fall asleep in front of the computer and miss...

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    by Chris Le'John
    Anno 2070 is that addictive RTS game that will definitely keep you interested long enough to fall asleep in front of the computer and miss work (or breakfast) the next morning.  The Anno series has managed to maintain the balance of economic management and the most obvious and important aspect, fun.  It is critical in...
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  • Choice of Zombies

    Choice of Zombies was written by Richard Jackson and Heather Albano using Choicescript.  The game takes place during a zombie-apocalypse where you must survive by...

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    by Chris Le'John
    Choice of Zombies was written by Richard Jackson and Heather Albano using Choicescript.  The game takes place during a zombie-apocalypse where you must survive by utilizing a series of choices that shape your adventure and alter the outcome.  Interactive fiction games can be fun when they are typo-free and well written which is exactly what...
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  • Train Crisis

    Finally, I get to play with vintage trains like some disturbed child in a play pin.  That’s not the point though, in fact you’re supposed...

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    Finally, I get to play with vintage trains like some disturbed child in a play pin.  That’s not the point though, in fact you’re supposed to be avoiding the other trains but who does that?  Train Crisis takes you on one hell of a ride with its HD graphics and explosion animations.  Initially I was...
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  • Angry Birds Space

    It was a warm and sunny day.  Little fat birds who look anything but angry are having a picnic when suddenly a beaked ice cube...

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    by Chris Le'John
    It was a warm and sunny day.  Little fat birds who look anything but angry are having a picnic when suddenly a beaked ice cube holding a golden egg comes flying through a wormhole with a Star-Trek-serious look on its face.  This thing crashes into the ground, the birds are all like “what..?” and one...
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  • Grand Prix Story

    The cars are fast, sporty and of course cute since it is a Kairosoft game.  I’m talking about Grand Prix Story a race car team...

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    by Chris Le'John
    The cars are fast, sporty and of course cute since it is a Kairosoft game.  I’m talking about Grand Prix Story a race car team simulation title.  This one is pretty much straight fun all the way through, at least until you start losing races and have to start selling your precious vehicles.  Your cars...
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  • Canabalt

    I was playing Canabalt last night and I swear that the escapee is based on the famous Michael Jackson.  He is the only person that...

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    by Chris Le'John
    I was playing Canabalt last night and I swear that the escapee is based on the famous Michael Jackson.  He is the only person that comes to mind (besides that chick from Mirrors Edge) that can jump from building to building without using a spiderweb, a hook or a hang-glider to ease the landing.  This...
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  • Draw Something

    Alright I barely even have to introduce this one, we all know what it is.  Most of us have played it or at the very...

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    by Chris Le'John
    Alright I barely even have to introduce this one, we all know what it is.  Most of us have played it or at the very least have installed it without ever playing it.  Wildly popular for its extreme simplicity, I am obviously talking about  Draw Something from the collaborative minds of OMGPOP.  People who don’t...
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  • Robot Adventure

    Robot Adventure is simple like most of the titles from Runner Games.  So there’s this robot who wants go on an adventure, it already flies...

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    by Chris Le'John
    Robot Adventure is simple like most of the titles from Runner Games.  So there’s this robot who wants go on an adventure, it already flies but only as good as an RC helicopter if not worse.  Your objective is to remodel this thing and send it soaring through the very crowded sky.  The upgrades are...
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