Hi, I'm Ben Oakes and this is my geek blog. Currently, I'm a Software Developer at Hedgeye. Previously, I was a Research Assistant in the Early Social Cognition Lab at Yale University and a student at the University of Iowa. I also organize NewHaven.rb. I do development with Ruby, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, and CSS. I have an amazing fiancée named Danielle Smith.
This has to be one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while. Such an awesome idea! I think he should have used Link from Zelda II when you get a mushroom, though.
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Being a very busy student, it was a mistake to borrow Metroid Prime. It came out a few years ago, I know, but, wow, is it ever a great game. The Metroid series was always my favorite growing up, and it’s a joy to be playing it again. At the beginning, the first person perspective felt awkward, but, now that I’ve accustomed myself, it feels strangely natural. Somebody stop me now, or else this thing that I own (borrowed, actually) will end up owning me.
i rediscovered a old favorite of mine a few days ago: metroid. its been a very long time since i’ve played it for the nes or snes, and im enjoying every minute of it! it brings back a lot of memories:) i also found a rom hacking utiliy for metroid (haven’t found one for super nintendo, any links?) that you can use to rearange parts of the game, basically making a entire new game. i’ve found an example of this, metroid x, but haven’t tried to get it to work yet. also, metroid comics were a feature in nintendo power a few years back. i found scans of them, and other nintendo related comics. what a wonderful thing the internet is! :)