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ghost's top eleven rpg's:
#1 ~ down the rabbit hole... "here's a riddle.. when is a croquet mallet like a billy club? ..i'll tell you... whenever you want it to be..." cheshire cat to alice (american mcgee's alice: the original) this game is my favorite above all others...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you thank you mr mcgee for alice madness returns!!! (with the original i still rate these the best!)
#2 is primal, especially the wraith world where i felt right at home.. what a relief to play a strong female for a change, and with scree the gargoyle at my side... loved this game and want more!!!
#3 is fable/fable:lost chapters/fable 2.. get lost in this incredible world and determine your own fate... good or evil.. or somewhere in between... fable 3 is out!!!
#4 city of lost children.. based on the french movie of the same name.. you are miette, an orphan, use your thieving and sneaking skills to free the childrens' souls from the evil inventor who is stealing their dreams...
tied at #4 the kingdom hearts games (2).. disney meets final fantasy! play in disney worlds alongside jack skellington in halloweentown, jack sparrow in the caribbean or alice at the mad tea party..
#5 is van helsing.. if you liked the movie, play this gothic masterpiece and face werewolves, the frankenstein monster, mr hyde and count dracula himself...
#6 are all of the lord of the rings games, which are all worth mastering, including the hobbit game.. (watch out for the spiders!)
& the old classic snes lord of the rings.. (another good old favorite.. i spent forever lost in the barrow downs...)
#7 are all the ultima games.. my favorites were 'quest of the avatar' and 'the false prophet'.. but if you like the classics try out 'black gate' and 'exodus' and the other oldies..
#8 is the original nes game shadowgate.. the one that turned me into an rpg junkie in the first place all those years ago.. hunched over my controller in the dark in my camper in the middle of the night.. still a classic...
#9 is final fantasy, but i'm an old time gamer, so i mean the original final fantasy games on nes/snes like 1, 2, 3 + mystic quest.. still the best even without the graphics of the newer games...
#10 is lemony snickett's series of unfortunate events.. ok, so this game is not terribly hard..
(i was able to complete it even while fairly intoxicated..) it is still creative and fun if you enjoyed the movie, which i did...
i needed a #11 on my list for all the honorable mentions.. unforgettable games like wizardry, king arthur's world, tombs & treasures, deja vu, faxanadu, the immortal, breath of fire and the dragon warrior games.. also baldur's gate, the ren & stimpy games that wrecked my nerves, zombies ate my neighbors, fester's quest, maniac mansion!!! ...gasp... too many to remember... aargghh! all those years spent in the dark deep in some labyrinth scribbling cryptic notes and maps.. is that what is was that made me mad? or did they save me from madness...? the world may never know.. (p.s. i never made it without biting..)
!X! a bonus: i absolutely approve of the gamecube's eternal darkness: sanity's requiem.. lovecraftian & hallucinogenic.. i dare you!
the post-apocalyptic fallout games, F3, new vegas & F4 coming soon!
dante's inferno ~ go to hell!
gothic victorian lovecraftian bloodshed :D bloodborne!
i highly approve of the other from software games besides bloodborne, demon's souls & dark souls 1, 2 & 3.. not for the faint of heart, gotta get good for these!

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fall library sale

10/06/2019

yesterday i hit the fall friends of the library sale downtown here in portland ~

it's book nerd heaven ~

& it's like my xmas ~

wonderful old fashioned & vintage books ~

i always scoop up the dover coloring books ~

kittens & butterflies ~

vintage wonder, elf & little golden books ~

this dr seuss story was/is still my son's favorite ~

when i saw it was glow-in-the-dark i had to bring it home ~

thanks mr dad, for manning the book cart ;) ~

pop-up oz & kids' vinyl too ~

i found these pokemon guides for raven, as well as a world champion pokemon card in the free bookmarks box too ~

i'll be posting these books up individually soon ~

p.s. you still have time to get to the sale today, but it's also the pdx marathon today so.. just sayin' ;)

bren

Posted at 11:28 AM in alice, barbie, birds, books, cats, christmas, dinosaurs, disney, little golden books, medieval, music, old school, pokemon, videogames, vinyl, wizard of oz | Permalink | Comments (0)

03/23/2023

once upon a time way back in 1996 i made a secret film, with a borrowed videocamera & the assistance of my then young son i went about trying to put some of my art to music & other media.. here's a private youtube if you are interested, i'm afraid like much of our videos youtube drops the quality down substantially :( but it's also downloadable here as a wmv file as well.. (commentary at end) ~

update: ok so i see youtube has blocked it due to copyright issues (music etc) so if you're interested just click & download the wmv file ;)

bren

Posted at 08:16 AM in lost & found, movies, music | Permalink | Comments (0)

02/28/2023

new pins & buttons

the latest pins & buttons i've added to my collection ~

besides the classic meme, here are some from tee public like i posted about recently~

custom radiohead buttons :) ~

true love waits <3 ~

click on pins & buttons in the category list in the left sidebar for more like this anytime ~

bren

Posted at 07:34 AM in hats, music, pins & buttons | Permalink | Comments (0)

02/26/2023

ghost closet antifashion ~ radiohead & stickers!

what's in the bag?! ~

hey look! it's my new custom made 100% cotton radiohead designed t-shirts from tee public :D ~

how did it take me so long to discover this cool company that employs indie artists to make custom t-shirts, pins & buttons & even stickers at very reasonable prices?! :O ~

that's right, so besides choosing 3 cool t's i ordered this fun lot of stickers for my ghost closet & journals ~

including radiohead themed ~

elliott smith & nick drake <3 ~

& these lovely ladies :) ~

kitties of course ~

& even heironymus bosch! ~

so here's another ghost closet antifashion update youtube short like yesterday's & this one shows off the adorable love kitty at the end that i got for valentine's day, & check back tomorrow for more!! <3 (also click the links in this post for related content ;) ~