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Short Story (Minecraft)

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Short story inspired by Minecraft Steve (the main character) was an evil person, he would kill for fun and terrorise cities, and as punishment he was sent to a planet named Minecraft to live out the rest of his years alone. The planet he was sent to was much like Earth yet there was no civilisation and nothing for him to utilise to survive. He would have to work out ways to survive in the new world, by harvesting resources and food. Also, this world contained creatures which would come out and punish Steve at night for his wrong doings and he would have to do every thing in his power to defend himself and progress through this nightmare of a realm. As Steve progresses through his survival he has become more familiar with the planet Minecraft and he has found ways to harvest the planets resources. He has mined ores, chopped down trees, crafted his tools and is ready to take on the role of a civilised human on Earth but he is not quite ready. To get back to earth h

Console Comparison

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Console comparison Atari 2600 The Atari 2600 Joystick Atari console My first console was the Atari 2600. It was a very basic console released in the EU by Atari in 1978. Specs: Processor : 6507 (I slightly stripped down version of the 6502) Speed:  1.19Mhz RAM:  128 bytes ROM:  4K Cartridge ROM space without bankswitching Sound:  TIA custom Atari graphics/sound chip. Graphics:  TIA custom Atari graphics/sound chip      Graphics RAM:  None      Colors:  128      Sprites : 2, 8 bit wide; 2, 3, 1 bit wide; All sprites full screen height      Background Graphics:  40 pixels wide by 192 lines high. I/O:  Joystick and console switch IO handled byte 6532 RIOT and TIA Ports:  2 Joystick ports, 1 Cartridge port, Power in, RF output Frogger the original My favourite game to play on the Atari was Frogger. In frogger you had to cross through the level with out falling in lakes or getting hit by cars. It is like crossy roads on mob

About Me

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Introduction About Me My name is Steven Rigby, i am 16 and i am a games design student at South Leicester shire college in Wigston. I want to get into game design in the future and join some larger companies to make triple A titles. I play a lot of games on PC and Xbox and i am passionate about gaming and i want to pursue it as a career. Why i made the blog ? I have made this blog to put forward my view on gaming and to reach out to people who also have a passion for gaming and its industry. Some of my favourite games Bioshock : Rainbow Six Siege: