Minecraft - Link to the Past - Death Mountain

Time to scale up to the heights of Death Mountain in Part 4 of my Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Minecraft Project.

Minecraft - Link to the Past Hyrule - Sewers & Sanctuary

This is Part 3 of my Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Hyrule recreation in Minecraft. [Part 1 Here | Part 2 Here] This time, we head back into the Castle's Throne Room and begin our jaunt through the sewers to the Sanctuary and surrounding area

Another One Bites the Dust

It's a sad time in my house right now. A good friend of mine has passed away. That's right, my Playstation 3 bit the dust.

It had a good life though, being one of the older consoles. It's hard drive may have only been 40GB, but it had a lot of heart and a lot of hours through countless games. It saw millions of bullets fired and bad guys eliminated; countless worlds saved and races won. It lived the high life.

Dark times loom ahead until a suitable replacement can be found. Games will gather dust and controllers will go unused. A dustless spot where the console once stood will slowly begin to gather dust now.

While the mighty quest for a replacement ensues, the Xbox 360 will rule the roost. Fare thee well SOCOM Friday Nights. Fare thee well.

So...who's up for some Borderlands 2?

Minecraft - Link to the Past Hyrule - Eastern Palace

And I'm back! After a lot of work, I'm ready to reveal the next set of screenshots from my Legend of Zelda: a Link to the Past Hyrule Build in Minecraft. The first post took us through the basics and Hyrule Castle, so now it's time to head east towards the Eastern Palace.

Ratchet & Clank Collection - 2 Down, 1 To Go

Almost a year ago, I bought and started playing the Ratchet & Clank HD Collection on PS3. I stopped playing it, not because it wasn't "fun", but because I started playing other games in its place, namely Borderlands 2 and, of course, Minecraft. But, within the past few weeks, I picked it back up and continued playing through Going Commando. I finished it last night to 100% and got my Platinum Trophy.

Minecraft - New Survival World Castle

I bet you were hoping my next update would be a continuation of my own Hurule project. Well, work on that has slowed down a bit, but I am still plugging away at it. I've finished most of Death Mountain now except for the Eastern caverns. Figuring how to make all those work has been a pain! (There are a few quick photos at the end of this post)

What I want to share today is a new world I started that I've become rather fond of. As usual, I started on pure Survival without cheats, but with the Bonus Chest. Right off the bat, I found an extreme hills biome with a great mountain that had a huge opening through it. Naturally, I had to climb to its peak and claim it as my own. From a simple dirt base in the side of the mountain, my castle began to take shape. This is where it stands currently.

Minecraft - Big Project (PC) - Hyrule from Link to the Past

Hello everyone. No, I haven't disappeared. I've simply been busy with life and haven't had much time to play games recently. Most of my time has been spent playing Borderlands 2 on the Xbox 360 and playing some in my Survival Map on Minecraft PC. I've also still been blasting away at what I'm now considering a stupid project in Minecraft: Xbox Edition; my bedrock to surface pyramid. (I'm getting close to completion though!)

But there is one project that I have been working on when I get a chance on Minecraft for the PC that I'd like to go ahead and share with everyone. Now, when you see it, you're probably going to say "But you already did that on the Xbox" which is partially true. But, with the power of the PC's version, as well as the extra block types and items, I've been able to do it so much better. Plus, being able to use external tools such as mcedit has made a huge difference. Add to that the customizable "Super Flat" levels, and I now have the foundation for my epic project.

I'm recreating the entire world of Hyrule from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

Opinion: Target parenting, not games for violence - Rep. Duncan Hunter - POLITICO.com

Finally, a politician who gets it and isn't afraid to spell it out!

Opinion: Target parenting, not games for violence - Rep. Duncan Hunter - POLITICO.com

Growing Up

As I said in my very first blog post, I've been gaming since I was a kid way back in the NES days. I'll probably be gaming through many more generations of consoles too. I'm a gamer for life. In many ways, it makes me feel younger, a little like a kid in many ways. Games still provide an escape for me, like a good book does for others. But every once in a while, something comes along that slaps me in the face and reminds me that I'm 30.

Today's Penny Arcade comic did just that.


When you think of it in those terms, it's shocking and really puts things in perspective. I wonder how long it will be before I'm having a similar discussion with my girls when I break out my SNES or N64 for them to start playing with? I've already had to create a special world in Minecraft for my oldest to run around in. She likes playing Daddy's "block game". She's only 4 and it's already started.

At the same time, I wonder if she'll even be receptive to the older games once she gets a little more older? Especially after watching me play the newer games, will she be able to transition back to 2D or early 3D and have the same enjoyment I did?

I guess time will tell...

Minecraft - Still Mining

Happy New Year everyone! Fear not, I haven't disappeared! I simply haven't done much to warrant a new post yet. The "little project" I started back in December is taking a lot more work than I thought it would, especially since I'm doing it all by myself. I never really thought it through when I had the hairbrain idea in the first place. On the plus side, I am inching closer to my goal of creating a surface to bedrock pyramid underground.