MoM: Still cool after 15 years.

Who remembers Master of Magic?

Keith and I just got IME working for our old copies of Simtex' great 1993 game by the name of Master of Magic.

IME is a new 640x480 shell for the MoM gamefiles. It even allows for over-the-network multiplayer! The MP is still turn-based, but you can set it so both players can make their moves and hit go. Once everyone has hit GO, all the moves are executed at the same time. This saves a lot of time. Anyway... it's hella cool. Check it out you old-school knuckleheads.

Download the IME here: Implode's Site

If you don't have the gamefiles... then where the hell were you in 1993?

*sigh*

So right when I get into Lost Odyssey and finish the second [super hard] bossfight, I receive the box to send my 360 back.

Microsoft includes a nifty sheet of paper on which you are to mark any and all line items that apply to your Xbox 360. I marked two:

Disc makes grinding noises.

Xbox powers on with no indicator lights and no video.

Funny..... Of the six possible selections, two of them matched my unit exactly.

Oh well... I went ahead and beat Master of Magic again for the umpteenth time during its glorious 15 year history.

I installed Microsoft's XNA studio tonight. I'll report back when I have a game built. It'll likely be a simple modification to the Spacewar demo they include, but it's a start.

For those wondering about Piano: It's coming along. I have not practiced much in the last week... so whatever I may have gained has probably been lost. During the week that I practiced every day however, I was definitely seeing improvement. It didn't help much that I was using eMedia's Software and my laptop needed a reinstall.... FWIW: To those who want to learn Piano or Guitar and have knowledge of MIDI, this software is amazing.

*listening to Brubeck*

Perhaps I'll go do that now.

TTYS!