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  1. Luis Pacheco

    Favorite Video Game Music: Stickerbrush Symphony

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    This song is titled “Stickerbrush Symphony” and is from the Super Nintendo game “Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong-Quest”. The game itself is in my top 10 games of all time and the song is my favorite from the entire game. The song perfectly captures the environment and surroundings in the two levels in which ...
  2. Luis Pacheco

    TRON 2.0: Flash Game

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    This post goes along with my previous post. I embeded a flash game called Tron 2.0 which is a modern interpretation of the classic arcade game released in 1982. Object of the game: You control a car that makes a “wall of light” which is deadly if your opponent touches it. You basically win if […]
  3. Luis Pacheco

    Tron: A History of the Game/Movie

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    Tron is an arcade game that was released in 1982 along with a movie which the game is based on that also was released the same year. The game is pretty simple, you basically compete in one of 4 minigames, the most famous of these being the light cycles. In this minigame, the player controls […]
  4. Luis Pacheco

    Retro Classic Video Game Review: Mario Kart 64

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    Release Date: February 10, 1997 System: Nintendo 64 This game was undoubtedly one of the funnest games of its time, allowing for up to 4 people play simultaneously and race on various tracks. The game is simple- you choose one of 8 possible characters and race around tracks filled with twists, turns, and other obstacles. […]
  5. Luis Pacheco

    Retro Classic Video Game Review: Metal Gear Solid

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    Release Date: October 21, 1998 System: Playstation Often referred to by many as one of the greatest games of all-time, Metal Gear Solid truly was in instant classic. In the game, you control Solid Snake-who is a legendary infiltrator. The game was revolutionary to the Stealth action genre because all of Snake’s actions were to […]
  6. Luis Pacheco

    Retro Classic Game Review: Pokemon Red/Blue

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    Pokemon Red/Blue versions came out in North America on Sept. 28, 1998. In the game, the main character is on a mission to catch fictional creatures named Pokemon, which stands for Pocket Monsters. There was originally 151 pokemon at the time and they came in many different varieties. Some of the most common types were […]
  7. Luis Pacheco

    Favorite Video Game Music: Stickerbrush Symphony

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    This song is titled “Stickerbrush Symphony” and is from the Super Nintendo game “Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong-Quest”. The game itself is in my top 10 games of all time and the song is my favorite from the entire game. The song perfectly captures the environment and surroundings in the two levels in which […]
  8. Luis Pacheco

    Video Essay Commentary: The Waterboy

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    This assignment was extremely frustrating to do at times. It actually took me multiple attempts at uploading things in the right format before I could even get started. Using a combination of youtube clips, savetube.com, avs video converter, and windows movie maker, I was finally able to put my commentary into action. I am quite ...
  9. Luis Pacheco

    Video Essay Commentary: The Waterboy

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    This assignment was extremely frustrating to do at times. It actually took me multiple attempts at uploading things in the right format before I could even get started. Using a combination of youtube clips, savetube.com, avs video converter, and windows movie maker, I was finally able to put my commentary into action. I am quite […]
  10. Luis Pacheco

    Web Storytelling

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    For my website manipulation, I decided to change Pokebeach.com, which is basically a news site for all things Pokemon related. I changed the date, time, headers on the left side column, the card review on the right side, the quiz question, and some calendar events. I had a lot of fun with this and plan ...
  11. Luis Pacheco

    pakalko212 2011-03-28 06:46:50

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    One of the most overlooked and sadly underrated types of music make their appearance within video games. These little gems of epicness have the potential of bringing joy to anyone’s ears. I could go on for days about some of my favorites but that would take too long. I posted just a few of my ...
  12. Luis Pacheco

    Web Storytelling

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    For my website manipulation, I decided to change Pokebeach.com, which is basically a news site for all things Pokemon related. I changed the date, time, headers on the left side column, the card review on the right side, the quiz question, and some calendar events. I had a lot of fun with this and plan […]
  13. Luis Pacheco

    pakalko212 2011-03-27 22:46:50

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    One of the most overlooked and sadly underrated types of music make their appearance within video games. These little gems of epicness have the potential of bringing joy to anyone’s ears. I could go on for days about some of my favorites but that would take too long. I posted just a few of my […]
  14. Luis Pacheco

    Final Project

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    For my final project for this Digital Storytelling class, I was trying to come up with ideas revolving video games. I was contemplating what ideas to use and I ended up narrowing it down to what it is. Basically what I’ll be doing is posting reviews of current video games, doing top ten lists revolving ...
  15. Luis Pacheco

    Final Project

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    For my final project for this Digital Storytelling class, I was trying to come up with ideas revolving video games. I was contemplating what ideas to use and I ended up narrowing it down to what it is. Basically what I’ll be doing is posting reviews of current video games, doing top ten lists revolving […]
  16. Luis Pacheco

    5 Card Flickr Story

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    Five Card Story: Terrible Tuesday a ds106 story created by pakalko21 flickr photo by dr.coop flickr photo by mglitzos flickr photo by Cabbagepatch159 flickr photo by travisbishop4921 flickr photo by Intrepid Flame Everything seemed to be going the wrong way on this specific Tuesday. First I wake up 3 minutes before class because my alarm ...

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