For a gamer…
My friend Don has updated the source code for his version of SimCity and made it available as an open source project named Micropolis. Electronic Arts generously made the source available as part of the One Laptop per Child project.
I am quite familiar with SimCity source code, and I'm sure Don's code is a heckuva lot cleaner than mine. I'm really tempted to do something with this… and if you can code, you should too.
If you watch the 2/8/07 video of Gamespot's "On The Spot" web show, you can see more live demos of the Wii (and PS3) game I'm working on. See if you can recognize the slouching demo guy…
http://www.gamespot.com/pages/features/onthespot/index.php
A cool video is out that shows off the custom Wii controls in the game I'm working on.
Check it out here: http://media.wii.ign.com/media/842/842201/vids_1.html
Update: Wow, it is now in the Top 20 on YouTube ![[YouTube]](http://www.mikeyp.com/css/external.gif)
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One of the many cool things about the Nintendo Wii [wiionthespot, wiisensorextension, wiibomberman, wiigcgames, godfatherwiivideo] is the fact that it can play all games made for the Nintendo GameCube. There were a ton of neat games made for the GC, and most of them are now available for less than $30. Here are a couple of games that you may have missed on the GC, but are lots of fun to play on the Wii:
1-on-1 monster melee battles with all of the classic giant monsters from the Godzilla movies. Easy to play - sort of like Super Smash Brothers for grown-ups.
An ultra-charming adventure game where you play a miniature household cleaning robot. To stay powered, you need to find wall sockets and "plug yourself in" while exploring and doing chores in the house. Oh, and there is a pirate in the basement. Of course.
One of the most original games I've played in a while, Odama is a strategic war game set on a… pinball table. You advance your army by giving voice orders using the included microphone, and try not to kill your troops with the ricocheting pinball. The game is a bit hard, and leaves too much to chance, but the game design is truly brilliant. And addictive.
