The SBP Archives - Your less than frequent dose of SBP!

It's kinda weird. I worked for a few hours this weekend on my novel but still felt compelled to do a blog entry. So I will share with you another Xbox entry that demonstrates, yes, it is still taking over my life.

Xbox has a "Live Arcade" network where you can purchase a points card for about $20 for 1400 points and then use said points to download games and other content. Of course, they sneak in some trial versions of their games for you to test out, and if you like it, you can buy. One of the games that got me hooked is "Lumines Live", which is a Tetris like-game where these two-coloured squares drop from the top of the screen and you try to eliminate said squares by placing the same coloured squares on top of each in a sets of four. And that's pretty much all there is to it. The graphics are very colourful with varying soundtracks that accompany them. These "skins" have become so popular they offer separate skins for download (at additional cost. boo! I like them but not that much).

Anyway, what demonstrates how far again video gaming has gone is this skin called "Heavenly Star." It's available for download for free (imagine that!), and basically what happens is while you're playing the game, a music video is playing in the background while you play! At first, it's hard to concentrate while it's on, but I got used to it after the first game. The song is very dancy/cheesy but catchy, and it just makes the game more enjoyable. I can't imagine an old NES pulling something like this off. Anyway, the video of the game is above. And just picture it in HD on a 56" screen! NICE!