What I’m Reading…

BTW, hopefully I won’t be as lazy this weekend and I’ll finally write the article I have floating around in my head.

Regardless, here’s some of the things that I’ve read this week:

• GameBoy Oddities – 13 weird things for the GameBoy. My favorite has to be the nitrous oxide headset. Do want!
• How to Make an Atari Game – a very detailed guide on making your very own Atari game and cartridge. 100% out of my league.
• Twenty Essential Design Questions – there’s one important question that I think is missing from this list: do I like the game I’m designing? If the answer is no, your game will probably suck.
• Retrogaming Times Monthly 59 – the latest issue. Includes an article about my beloved Timex Sinclair 1000. In someone related news, Retro Thing has an article about how you can mod a Sinclair ZX Spectrum (a British cousin of the TS1K) to run Linux.
• Inside the Soviet Arcade Games Museum – here’s something to do when next you’re in Moscow: visit the Soviet Arcade Games Museum.
• Video Game Sales Go South (and Fast) – the so-called “recession-proof” video game market has dropped 17% for March compared to 2008. The Times is quick to note that NPD says the reason is because Easter fell in March last year.