![Bloodborne, Adventure, and the Easter Egg: a Case for the Origin of the Video Game Community [VIDEO]](https://calebjross.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/BloodborneAdventureEasterEgg-thumbnail-50x50.jpg)
What if Bloodborne owes a lot to Adventure, a game on the Atari 2600 from 1979? I make a case for the Easter egg—a hidden reference or inside joke in a video game—as the impetus to a player/developer dependent video games like Bloodborne.
Am I right? Am I wrong? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below (but please watch the video first).
![Run, Jump, Shoot: Growing up Metroid [VIDEO]](https://calebjross.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RunJumpShoot-thumbnail-50x50.jpg)
Metroid was the first videogame I ever owned. That alone should warrant some nostalgia, but mix with it the fact that my mother and father divorced with I was five, and Metroid was one of the few post-split gifts from my father, the game becomes more than just a game. It becomes a symbol of my confusing childhood.
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Fresh off of reading A Pint of Plain: Tradition, Change and the Fate of the Irish Pub by Bill Barich, I’m saddened, mostly because of the “change” part of that subtitle. I want to believe in the romanticized version of the Irish pub. But, alas, it’s likely I’ll never see one.
As the old joke goes: What’s the difference between Hitler and jock strap? One’s a dictator, the other a dick-toter. Absolute power may corrupt absolutely, but can you get anything done in a democracy? And so we ask, would you rather be a dictator or an elected president?
We’re also trying something new this time. We recorded the podcast in Gordon’s studio. Watch all the visual glory below. And let us know what you think of the format. We may do more in the future.
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![Gun, Needle, Spoon. An overview of Patrick O’Neil’s drug memoir [video]](https://calebjross.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Thumbnail-GunNeedleSpoon-50x50.png)
This is a bit of a different format for my review videos. As I explain in the video, I’m trying to streamline the process of uploading videos while at the same time making the reading process itself more enjoyable. Let me know what you think.
So, what is Gun, Needle, Spoon? It’s basically a drug memoir written in a vignette style. The lack of narrative “glue” doesn’t detract from the impact nor from the sheer craziness of the events in O’Neil’s life. If you like drug memoirs, definitely pick this one up.
Disclosure: Dzanc (the book’s publisher) sent a copy of the book to me. The free copy did not influence my opinion of the book.
You’ve got questions. I’ve got answers. Surely you’ve always wondered about the nuances of castration. What is it? When was the first one performed? Is it reversible? I answer those questions and more in this supplemental video to the Important Question? Podcast (but don’t worry, you don’t have to have listed to the podcast to get this video). (more…)