Justin (J. M. L.) Whittington
@jmlwhittington.com
PhD student, Texts and Technology, University of Central Florida
Scholar (and lover) of games and theme parks, yapper of politics
https://jmlwhittington.com/ | #AppalachianGameStudies
Unwise views are my own; wiser ones are communal
Scholar (and lover) of games and theme parks, yapper of politics
https://jmlwhittington.com/ | #AppalachianGameStudies
Unwise views are my own; wiser ones are communal
E.g., the screenshot below.
Equipment cost isn't inherent; it's derivative of a market that shifts dramatically once the only buyer is the US govt.
I don't believe the average provider is affected by capital investment anyhow. His logic is stuck in the same trappings as the USPS "losing money."
Equipment cost isn't inherent; it's derivative of a market that shifts dramatically once the only buyer is the US govt.
I don't believe the average provider is affected by capital investment anyhow. His logic is stuck in the same trappings as the USPS "losing money."
December 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
E.g., the screenshot below.
Equipment cost isn't inherent; it's derivative of a market that shifts dramatically once the only buyer is the US govt.
I don't believe the average provider is affected by capital investment anyhow. His logic is stuck in the same trappings as the USPS "losing money."
Equipment cost isn't inherent; it's derivative of a market that shifts dramatically once the only buyer is the US govt.
I don't believe the average provider is affected by capital investment anyhow. His logic is stuck in the same trappings as the USPS "losing money."
They even riffed off Dinky the T-Rex and made their own roadside dinosaur attraction. Bethesda didn't make New Vegas, so this whole update feels exceptionally fan-service-y just for the tie-in to the TV show's next season this month.
December 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
They even riffed off Dinky the T-Rex and made their own roadside dinosaur attraction. Bethesda didn't make New Vegas, so this whole update feels exceptionally fan-service-y just for the tie-in to the TV show's next season this month.
The only thing I can think about amidst this Jar Jar Binks discourse is Lego Darth Jar Jar.
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The only thing I can think about amidst this Jar Jar Binks discourse is Lego Darth Jar Jar.
America's Army only shut down three years ago. This "platform" (as the military referred to it) gave way to the controversial esports teams. Arma 3 took its place in other ways.
October 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
America's Army only shut down three years ago. This "platform" (as the military referred to it) gave way to the controversial esports teams. Arma 3 took its place in other ways.
October 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Battlezone -> The Bradley Trainer went dual joystick to that gunner yoke influence. This yoke continued influencing other flight-based and 3D arcade games. It stands to reason that, through them, it probably did the same for the Virtual Boy.
August 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Battlezone -> The Bradley Trainer went dual joystick to that gunner yoke influence. This yoke continued influencing other flight-based and 3D arcade games. It stands to reason that, through them, it probably did the same for the Virtual Boy.
Reminds me of Seek and Destroy (2002, PS2), a Japanese toy tank game whose marketing became jingoistic when localized for NA but otherwise remained a game about toy tanks. Compare the front covers and check out the NA version's back cover:
May 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Reminds me of Seek and Destroy (2002, PS2), a Japanese toy tank game whose marketing became jingoistic when localized for NA but otherwise remained a game about toy tanks. Compare the front covers and check out the NA version's back cover:
It's George Washington. The same one hung under Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan, then Bush Sr. through first-term Trump had another Washington portrait. Biden made it FDR, not seen since LBJ, albeit a different portrait.
April 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It's George Washington. The same one hung under Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan, then Bush Sr. through first-term Trump had another Washington portrait. Biden made it FDR, not seen since LBJ, albeit a different portrait.
If you are reading this, post a gif from a game you love.
January 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
If you are reading this, post a gif from a game you love.