January 2, 2012 scottcjones

I woke up this morning–the very last day of my holiday break–looking forward to today’s level. Couldn’t wait to get to the 3DS and get climbing. Less than a minute after reporting to my desk, level 0-2 was over. I wanted more. I still want more as I type this. The big challenge here, at least until the levels become more complicated, is limiting myself to just one level per day. (more…)

January 1, 2012 scottcjones 1Comment

Welcome to day one of Man Vs. Donkey Kong. It’s a gray New Year’s Day here in Vancouver, and as promised, I’m playing through all 101 levels of the 1994 version of Donkey Kong for the Game Boy over the ensuing 101 days. I haven’t done much writing or gaming over the holiday break for reasons which I’ll discuss in subsequent posts, so I’m fairly eager to return to both. (more…)