Unwinnable

A Working BMO Super Nintendo Emulator

3D print designer Mike Barretta built this amazing BMO emulator using an assortment of 3D printed pieces and Super Nintendo buttons, as well as a mixture of electronic equipment. To see this emulator in action, check out the play test of Donkey Kong Country.

The humble little indy game I’ve been spending the last few months building is finally up on the App Store!

Get it here!: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id884931157 While I’ve released many games in my regular job, this is was my first experience working alone on every aspect of a complete game, and taking it from concept all the way to market. Please give it a try if you have an iOS device! If you like it, spread the word and leave a review! If not… well you can still leave a review; I appreciate any feedback you’re willing to offer :). The Android version is in the works, so stay tuned.

EUROVISION AGE: A Dragon Age/Eurovision Fanmix Because nobody expects the Glitterquisition

An * indicates song lyrics that aren’t in English. Lyrics have been translated as best as possible.

The below links take you to the official Eurovision performance videos, except where not available (2014 songs, Regina) or where I thought the official music video was better.

The Members of the Inquisition

The Inquisitor: “Popular”, Eric Saade (2011) (I will be popular, I will be popular…)

Cullen:  “Rise Like a Phoenix”, Conchita Wurst (2014) (I rise like a phoenix/Out of the ashes/Seeking, rather than vengeance, retribution)

Vivienne: “Work Your Magic”, Dmitry Koldun (2007) (Work your magic/You set my beating heart in motion/When you cast your loving potion)

Varric: “Fairytale”, Alexander Rybak (2009) (I’m in love with a fairytale, even though it hurts/And I don’t care if I lose my mind, I’m already cursed)

White-Haired Mage Who Might Be Cole: “Bistra Voda”, Grupa Regina (2009) (…when everybody else leaves/I’m keeping you for as long as I live)*

Solas: “Unsubstantial Blues”, Ruzsa Magdi (2007) (You’re such a casual man, lending an empty hand…)

Cassandra: “Be My Valentine (Anti-Crisis Girl)”, Svetlana Loboda (2009) (Baby, I can save your world/I’m your anti-crisis girl)

Iron Bull: “Boom Boom”, Emmy (2011) (You are the strongest fighter/You’re the king for me)

The Mustachioed Man a.k.a Dorian: “Moustache”, TWIN TWIN (2014) (I’d give everything I have/for a moustache)*

Leliana: “L’amour a la Francaise”, Les Fatals Picards (2007) (A souvenir, a rendezvous/Flowers, flowers, flowers for you)*

Sera: “Satellite”, Lena (2010) (Love my aim is straight and true/Cupid’s arrow is just for you)

Scribe Girl: “Madness of Love”, Raphael Gualazzi (2011) (I don’t know who you are/I don’t care who you are anymore/I know for certain I won’t bother you with nostalgia)*

Bara Warden: “Hard Rock Hallelujah”, Lordi (2006) (Brothers and sisters, keep strong in the faith/On the Day of Rock-ening, it’s who dares wins)

Music to Choose Your Party Members By: “Party for Everybody”, Buranovskiye Babushki  (2012) (Party for everybody!)*

Music to Drown In Your Feels By: “Waterline”, Jedward (2012) (I thought that I’d been over my head/for the last time…)

B-sides:

At the Orlesian Ball: “Dancing Lasha Tumbai”, Verka Serduchka (2007) (Me English not understand/Let’s speak dance!)*

The Rift Opens: “Only Love Survives”, Ryan Dolan (2013) (Let the world collide, don’t be afraid/And if it’s the end of time, love will remain)

The Mage-Templar War: “Only Teardrops”, Emmelie de Forest (2013) (How many times can we win and lose?/How many times ‘til we get it right between us?)

That Pirate Hat: “Wolves of the Sea”, Pirates of the Sea (2008) (We will steal the show, Jolly Rogers go!/ We are wolves of the sea)

A Tavern Song: “Alcohol is Free”, Koza Mostra (2013) (Alcohol, alcohol, alcohol is free! Alcohol is free! Alcohol is free!)*

A Cup of Salt Tears

Victo Ngai

Besides the fact that Irene Gallo being one of the best ADs, I am always excited to work onTor.com short story art there’s no way to tell what kind of subject matter will come along. 

This piece accompanies Isabel Yep’s novelette A cup of Salt Tears - an eerie yet beautiful story. You can read it here. The audiobook of IQ84 by Murakami Haruki accompanied the working of this piece, it was quite the perfect track. 

“Makino’s mother taught her caution, showed her how to carve her name into cucumbers, and insisted that she never let a kappa touch her. But when she grows up and her husband Tetsuya falls deathly ill, a kappa that claims to know her comes calling with a barbed promise. “A Cup of Salt Tears” is a dark fantasy leaning towards horror that asks how much someone should sacrifice for the one she loves.” 

Countdown to Halloween: The Thing (1982)

Mamoa Aquaman by Rahzzah