Being the packrat that I am, I’ve always kept my old computer and video games around. It’s kind of disturbing actually: I have games dating back to the old Atari 2600, and I still keep a copy of Star Control on my computer. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoy more current games like Dawn of War and WoW. Heck, I even just picked up a copy of Spore and I’m looking forward to Star Wars: Force Unleashed!
Still, I find it difficult to reconcile why I keep all these old games around, safe in the knowledge that I won’t run out of games to play any time soon. I can’t imagine today’s kids would find anything remotely interesting about Space Invaders or Combat.
In Other News:
I’ve been confirmed for Silicon! In fact, I’m actually going to be on a panel with Peter S. Beagle. For those not familiar, you may recognize him as the author of The Last Unicorn. Silicon runs from 10-3 through 10-5, and when I’m not pretending I’m actually cool enough to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of Mr. Beagle and other Guests of Honor such as Larry Niven, I’ll be at a table in the Artist’s colony giving away another unique Con-exclusive comic.
Silicon has a lot going on for it this year, and I’m really looking forward to it. You can browse the events here, so check it out!!
Finally, the PDQ is going to be available a little later today, so if it’s not up when you VOTE, just check back. Sorry for that.