I used to spend a lot of time looking at PostSecret – it’s hard not to love it if you’re into people. Like a few sites where people reveal things about themselves they’ve just released a book and a short film to promote it.
The moment where the couple tell the cat and books story is brilliant.
I ended up whizzing through YouTube last night looking at games I used to play as a kid, just wanted to put some up here and see who else used to play these bad boys.
In no particular order, here’s 6 of the racing games from my youth.
ARCADE
Hard Drivin’ – One of my all-time faves. It was the world first driving simulator to use 3-D polygon graphics.
Outrun – Absolute classic. Used to play this on a Saturday at the sports centre. Check the music out.
ATARI ST / AMIGA / PC
Stunt Car Raver – One of my all time faves this. Loved it! Brilliant physics for the bounce control.
Lombard RAC Rally – I got really good at this when I was more into Rally.
Test Drive – I think this franchise is still going strong, similar to The Need for Speed.
MicroPose Geoff Crammond’s F1 GP – This one got me through some late nights at uni. It had a multi-player mode where the pc took over so a bunch of you could play. This one marketed itself more as a “simulator”. Loved it. (Gameplay starts at 3m05)
I’ve never been a massive fan of Lily Allen – but that’s changed a bit tonight. Here’s why.
Reason 1
Check out this cool video for the 2nd single off her new album. Called “Fuck You” it was written with George W Bush in mind. The video doesn’t have anything to do with that, but I love it.
I can only explain it is as ‘life as seen through multi-touch’.
We got some 10-year girl old booing her eyes out – so much so that Cowell decided he could push the News At Ten back.
Other lowlights were of course the yawn inducing Susan Boyle saga. “Like yeah man… she was a bit ugly but had an amazing voice. How is that possible?”. Singing lessons. Anyone can have them.
Anyway – I’m tuning into the Swedish one next year.
Here’s two of their entrants… broadcast on National TV.
Duchess Dubois
The Crispbread Dance
Can you imagine this on ITV – the country would go into meltdown.