Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire #2 is finally out from Dark Horse Comics. I'm still digging the story jumping back and forth between 1979 and 1985. I still have yet to watch a single episode of Stranger Things.
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Tuesday, April 08, 2025
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire #1 Cover A
Dark Horse Comics released Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire #1 this week. This will be a four-issue mini series that follows Eddie Munson's rise to de facto leader of the Hellfire Club. The story jumps back and forth from 1978 and 1985. I still have yet to watch an episode of the Stranger Things tv series but I used to play Dungeons & Dragons so this is a must have.
Thursday, November 07, 2024
T-shirt Thursday: Gray Dungeons & Dragons Demi Lich T-shirt
I went to the local Walmart's on Tuesday in hopes of finding Halloween t-shirts on sale. No luck because they were all replaced by Christmas t-shirts. I did find this Gray Dungeons & Dragons Demi Lich T-shirt. This one is unusual for me for it's not black or white. Also, the Dungeons & Dragons logo is on the front while the graphic is on the back. The price was $12.98 and I grabbed the only 2XL they had. In a way, you could call this a Halloween fantasy t-shirt since it has a skull on it.
Monday, October 28, 2024
Countdown to Halloween 2024 Day 28: Halloween Loading Screen at SuperCity
The loading screen at SuperCity on Facebook is decked out for Halloween again this year. See if you can spot the witches, Frankenstein's monster, the Ghostbusters car, devil, ghosts, jack o'lanterns, haunted house and other scary and non-scary items.
Friday, October 18, 2024
Countdown to Halloween 2024 Day 18: Halloween at SuperCity
I have been playing a lot of SuperCity on Facebook this week. I created an area on the City Center map devoted to Halloween. There are haunted houses, ghosts, skulls, pumpkins, spooky lights and more. This is what the area looked like on my first attempt:
I won a lot of Halloween decorations and buildings while playing the airship event at SuperCity Islands that I had to expand the area:
SuperCity can be a little tedious at times but there are always special events around the holidays. Around Thanksgiving, I might scatter the Halloween decorations and buildings in either the Highlands or Enchanted Forest map and then create a Christmas area on the Snow Plateau map
Friday, March 22, 2024
McDonald's Multiversus Happy Meal #3
Yesterday, I picked up another McDonald's Multiversus Happy Meal with cheeseburger, fries and a Coke. This time I got the #3 tin featuring Wonder Woman and Bugs Bunny.
I'm not really sure which side of the puzzle is the front but I'm putting the side with Bugs Bunny, Superman, Taz and Wonder Woman as the front for this post.
I'm claiming this side of the puzzle with Shaggy, Garnet from Steven Universe, Jake the Dog from Adventure Time and Batman as the back:
Thursday, March 14, 2024
McDonald's Multiversus Happy Meal #2
I was planning to post something else today but I found out that the McDonald's Multiverses Happy Meal came out yesterday. I decided to get one with a cheeseburger, fries and a Coke today for lunch. The front of the box features a large image of Bugs Bunny with Wonder Woman and a smaller image of Velma with Batman.
The back of the McDonald's Multiversus Happy Meal box features a look at the tins and a puzzle. Among the characters featured on the tins are Batman, Finn from Adventure Time, Taz, Harley Quinn and Superman. The characters on the puzzle are Superman, Finn, Steven Universe and Velma.
I got puzzle #2, which is in a tin that is in a tin box. The front of the box has Finn and Batman. What an odd pair especially since I have only seen maybe one episode of Adventure Time. The back of the tin box (not shown) has the copyright and trademark information in English and Spanish.
The front of the McDonald's Multiversus Happy Meal #2 tin features Batman. I really like the shiny gold background.
I'm glad that Finn is on the back of the tin so I don't have to look at him.
The McDonald's Multiverse Happy Meal #2 two-sided puzzle has six pieces and measures about 4 3/4" by 3". The front features Superman, Velma, Finn and Steven Universe. The puzzle only has six large pieces.
The back of the puzzle features Garnet from Steven Universe, Wonder Woman, Jake the Dog from Adventure Time and Taz. I actually had to look up Garnet because I have never seen an episode of the Steven Universe cartoon series.
The tin and the puzzle was a nice change from Marvel's Funko Pops. Will I get another McDonald's Multiversal Happy Meal? Probably because I would like to see who Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman team up with. I won't be able to scan the "Choose Your Duo" but I am looking to playing the Multiversus online game that will be launching May 28, 2024.
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Coutdown to Christmas 2023 Day 19: Christmas at SuperCity
It's Christmas at SuperCity, which is an online game. I've been playing it for the past few months on Facebook. The Halloween event was more fun but I take what I can get.
Thursday, April 13, 2023
T-shirt Thursday: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Theives
I actually picked up this Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Theives t-shirt at the local Walmart's. I had to finally break down and go with 2XL since it seems that they tend to shrink too much in the wash. Anyway, I have not seen the movie yet but I had to get this since I used to play Dungeons & Dragons back in the 1990s. Sure makes me wish I could get the old gang back together for a few more adventures.
Friday, May 28, 2021
Doctor Moongem Meets Green Arrow and Green Lantern
As Doctor Moongem in DC Univers Online, I teamed up with Green Arrow and Green Lantern. The three of us faced Spectre, who had lost his humanity. It turned out that Eclipso was behind it and we had to defeat him too.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Women Wednesday: Doctor Moongem Meets Huntress, Supergirl and Zatanna
While I was playing Doctor Moongem in DC Universe Online, I got to meet the Huntress, Supergirl and Zatanna. The Huntress actually had me find clues in the Justice League Watchtower (that place is huge and easy to get lost even with the map). I had to save Supergirl before helping her save Superman. I actually helped Zatanna on a couple of missions.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Doctor Moongem Meets Doctor Fate and Phantom Stranger
Doctor Moongem has met a lot of superheroes in DC Universe Online. Among my favorites are Dr. Fate and Phantom Stranger. Neither one really has much to say but each of them did let me get a photo with them.
Monday, May 24, 2021
Introducing Doctor Moongem
You may have been wondering why I haven't been posting for almost a month. I finally got DC Universe Online working and I have been playing Doctor Moongem. He is a mystical martial artist that can fly and has a Guardian that he can summon (I call him Gargoyle). I originally wanted to name him Moongem but that name was taken. His costume was going to be all white but I couldn't do that so his costume is mostly red and blue with some yellow. I reached 30th level pretty fast in about two weeks then started playing the other missions. I do not like the multiplayer aspect of this game so I will probably not be playing it as much now since it gets really repeative.
Friday, April 16, 2021
DC Universe Online: World of Flashpoint
I never could get DC Universe Online game to load but it's nice to know that there is a new episode out now to play. World of Flashpoint opens a window to an alternate timeline caused by the Flash. This is based on the Flashpoint storyline so expect to see Emperoor Aquaman, Thomas Wayne as Batman and so many others. The DC Universe Online game is still free to play.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Still A Video Gamer At Heart
If you have been reading this blog since the beginning, then you may have noticed that I occasionally write about games. The majority of the gaming posts seem to be about online games that I mostly play at Facebook. But recently, a company called Man Crates contacted me and got me thinking of my start as a gamer. If you don't know them, they're a cool company that creates wacky gifts, including a gift card encased in concrete! I remember actually playing pinball as a kid while my old man drank beer at the local tavern on Saturdays. This was Kansas in the 1970s and before arcades exploded locally. When someone finally opened a local arcade, I went after school and squandered a few hard earned quarters on the various arcade games including pinball. The arcade was usually packed so I mostly watched others play. I remember that Asteroids, Pac-Man and Space Invaders were big back then.
My younger sister and I were surprised when we got an Atari console with a Space Invaders game cartridge as a shared Christmas present in 1980 or 1981 (a few years before that we got an EZ Bake Oven). Of course, we fought over who got to play first. I remember that it had two paddles and two joysticks. There may have been other games with the console or they came separate. I do remember getting Asteroids, Breakout and Pac-Man, which my sister was so much better than I at playing. We got a few more games for the Atari console but most of them are lost in my memory at the moment.
A few short years later, we upgraded to the Nintendo Entertainment System and it blew Atari away. We got the NES console as another shared Christmas present along with Duck Hunt and Super Mario Brothers. I admit that I loved shooting that dog more than the ducks. While I enjoyed Super Mario Brothers, my sister was a much better player. We picked up a few more games for the NES including The Legend of Zelda, Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. Finally, these were games that I could play and I spent many hours doing so.
Our local arcade closed up in the mid to late 1980s and became a video store. The only places to find video games was at the local various convenience stores (there were actually about seven at one time) and the two pizza places (Pizza Hut and Big Cheese Pizza). I remember my favorite arcade game at this time was Kung Fu Fighter and my friends were all trying to beat each other. I wasn't great at the beginning but I spent countless quarters and time getting better. Then without warning, the local convenience stores got rid of their arcade machines. We rented a few video games from them but they usually didn't work or didn't have the instructions so we stopped.
I can't remember when exactly we got the Super Nintendo console but I'm thinking it was another shared Christmas present to my sister and I from our Mother (our parents had been divorced for several years at this point). I remember staying up countless nights playing Final Fantasy III and IV on it. Cheetos were my snacks of choice while I drank either Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew or Pepsi. I was big into Dungeons and Dragons so these fantasy types of video games were more my style.
I have to put in a good word for Game Genie here. For those who don't know, it was a cheat system that first came out in 1990 that attached to the game cartridge. I picked one up for the NES and was able to actually complete and enjoy the video games that were frustrating me like Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Brothers. It was fun to be invincible and have endless lives. I later picked one up for the Super NES so we could complete Super Mario Brothers 3. I don't remember ever actually finishing any video game before getting a Game Genie.
After the SNES, I got a Playstation console for my birthday along with a Spider-Man game. That was the only game I got for that system. My younger sister got more games for it and more or less took it over. I ended up playing games on the computer mostly the SimCity and WarCraft series. Since then she has gotten the GameBoy, Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS systems. She still plays her DS games while I play the Facebook games. While she still likes to play the Mario games on occasion, she has switched to mostly puzzle games. I hate playing the hand held games for the controls and screens are way too small for me.
While I haven't played any computer games for the past few years, I still play online games on Facebook mostly House of Fun slots, Hit It Rich slots and Nords: Heroes of the North. I greatly enjoyed playing Superhero City but then it got dropped. I played FarmVille but grew bored with it fast and I played Candy Crush for a while before I got stuck on a level. I wish Game Genie would come back with codes for Facebook games.
Yes, I do feel old after writing this post and sharing my memories about the various video game systems and games that I have had through the years. Maybe it's because I just realized that I will be turning fifty-one one month from today.
My younger sister and I were surprised when we got an Atari console with a Space Invaders game cartridge as a shared Christmas present in 1980 or 1981 (a few years before that we got an EZ Bake Oven). Of course, we fought over who got to play first. I remember that it had two paddles and two joysticks. There may have been other games with the console or they came separate. I do remember getting Asteroids, Breakout and Pac-Man, which my sister was so much better than I at playing. We got a few more games for the Atari console but most of them are lost in my memory at the moment.
A few short years later, we upgraded to the Nintendo Entertainment System and it blew Atari away. We got the NES console as another shared Christmas present along with Duck Hunt and Super Mario Brothers. I admit that I loved shooting that dog more than the ducks. While I enjoyed Super Mario Brothers, my sister was a much better player. We picked up a few more games for the NES including The Legend of Zelda, Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. Finally, these were games that I could play and I spent many hours doing so.
Our local arcade closed up in the mid to late 1980s and became a video store. The only places to find video games was at the local various convenience stores (there were actually about seven at one time) and the two pizza places (Pizza Hut and Big Cheese Pizza). I remember my favorite arcade game at this time was Kung Fu Fighter and my friends were all trying to beat each other. I wasn't great at the beginning but I spent countless quarters and time getting better. Then without warning, the local convenience stores got rid of their arcade machines. We rented a few video games from them but they usually didn't work or didn't have the instructions so we stopped.
I can't remember when exactly we got the Super Nintendo console but I'm thinking it was another shared Christmas present to my sister and I from our Mother (our parents had been divorced for several years at this point). I remember staying up countless nights playing Final Fantasy III and IV on it. Cheetos were my snacks of choice while I drank either Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew or Pepsi. I was big into Dungeons and Dragons so these fantasy types of video games were more my style.
I have to put in a good word for Game Genie here. For those who don't know, it was a cheat system that first came out in 1990 that attached to the game cartridge. I picked one up for the NES and was able to actually complete and enjoy the video games that were frustrating me like Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Brothers. It was fun to be invincible and have endless lives. I later picked one up for the Super NES so we could complete Super Mario Brothers 3. I don't remember ever actually finishing any video game before getting a Game Genie.
After the SNES, I got a Playstation console for my birthday along with a Spider-Man game. That was the only game I got for that system. My younger sister got more games for it and more or less took it over. I ended up playing games on the computer mostly the SimCity and WarCraft series. Since then she has gotten the GameBoy, Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS systems. She still plays her DS games while I play the Facebook games. While she still likes to play the Mario games on occasion, she has switched to mostly puzzle games. I hate playing the hand held games for the controls and screens are way too small for me.
While I haven't played any computer games for the past few years, I still play online games on Facebook mostly House of Fun slots, Hit It Rich slots and Nords: Heroes of the North. I greatly enjoyed playing Superhero City but then it got dropped. I played FarmVille but grew bored with it fast and I played Candy Crush for a while before I got stuck on a level. I wish Game Genie would come back with codes for Facebook games.
Yes, I do feel old after writing this post and sharing my memories about the various video game systems and games that I have had through the years. Maybe it's because I just realized that I will be turning fifty-one one month from today.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Women Wednesday: Arkham Knight Batgirl
Batgirl is a new playable character in the Batman: Arkham Knight video game provided you get the season pass:
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 31: Angry Birds Star Wars Bucket, Stickers and Fruit Gummies
Halloween is finally here and I'm finally sharing pictures of the Angry Birds Star Wars bucket and stickers that I got a few weeks ago with a cheeseburger Happy Meal from McDonald's. The Death Star in the background has a pig snout and ears:
Chuck the Yellow Bird is dressed up as Han Solo and Terrance the Big Brother Bird as Chewbacca:
There are two pigs dressed up as two different versions of Boba Fett (yes, I know it's not a very good picture showcasing them but they are on there):
The Angry Birds Star Wars stickers features a lot of the characters in costumes (my favorite has to be the Ewok):
The back of the stickers tells about the Happy Meal app:
As an added bonus, I found an empty box of Angry Birds Star Wars Fruit Gummies last month in the parking lot of the store where I work. Surprisingly, it too features Chuck the Yellow bird dressed up as Han Solo and Terrance the Big Brother Bird as Chewbacca (this is number three in a series of five):
This wraps up this year's Countdown to Halloween and I hope everyone has a safe and spooky one.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 30: Women Wednesday: Elvira at Hit It Rich Casino Slots
Elvira is a new high limit game at Hit It Rich! Casino Slots on Facebook. There are some cool Halloween theme graphics plus some featuring the Mistress of the Dark:
The game features super symbol free spins:
My favorite graphic is the over-size Elvira symbol:
Pick A Coffin is the only bonus game that I got to play:
The basic Paytable of the Elvira Slots:
There are four different free spins with the over-size Elvira symbols:
My only complaint is that Hit it Rich! Casino Slots is made by Zynga and it loads slow, not at all and/or crashes my computer like countless other games that I have played by them.
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