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Player of the Month: Lattegato
2008
by applesun
FEB
27
Our Player of the Month is Lattegato! Years ago she managed an espresso bar and someone gave her a cat which she named Latte - hence Lattegato (Gato means cat)! Latte, as she's known in the PlayFirst Lounge, has been an active member of the PlayFirst community since the early days, popping up on the forums and contributing thoughtful suggestions to PlayFirst. On the off chance you can't find her online, she's probably off gaming up a storm. There's no denying it - the girl is absolutely addicted to casual games! They tried to make her go to rehab, but she said no, no, no! There was no way this sizzling lady could be kept cooped up for long. Read on to learn more!
How were you introduced to video games and what was the first game you remember playing?
My dad bought a Pong home console from Sears in 1975. It cost a fortune, about $100, and had slow, medium, and fast options. The fast was seriously hard... or at least, we thought so back then. We still have it up in the attic... hmmm, I think I hear Ebay calling!
How often do you play games?
Whenever I'm fighting off sheer boredom... normally, about a 1/2 hour every other day or so. But if it's a new game that I've been waiting for, I just play it like crazy till I'm satisfied that I did my best.
How long have you been a gamer?
Since about age 8. Besides Pong, I played a lot of arcade games -- pinball, etc. -- in the game room of a family hotel and resort that my mother managed in the late 70's. If I had a day off school, I would go there with about $2 in nickels and dimes and play for hours. Then in high school, an arcade opened in our downtown and my friends and I would save the quarters from our lunch money and go there after school and play PacMan and Frogger, then race home and pretend like we were doing our homework when my parent's got home.
Aside from playing games, what are some other ways you like to relax and unwind?
Cooking at work or at home, watching Gordon Ramsay yell at every restaurant owner on either side of the Atlantic, playing with my Australian Shepherd, Darby, and my cat, Scooter, as well as being part of the Mod squad at http://GameCafe.biz. Gable875 is the other Mod there -- however, I'm the prettier one.
Mouse or joystick?
Currently mouse. My PlayStation games are getting lonely in their box. Aaw....
What games are you currently playing?
I play all of my games on and off. Right now, I'm focused on DDHH and all the great add-on restaurants, with a little Wedding Dash, Chocolatier 2, The Great Tree, Cake Mania 2, and Roller Coaster Tycoon thrown in.
What is your favorite game of all time?
I love Turtle Odyssey. It's dorky and fun, just like me! Then again, Galaga stands the test of time... ugh, the pressure to choose is unbearable! Easier questions next time, please!
Anything else?
I bathe regularly, hence, no toe cheese.
In love again with Dream 2
2008
by cocogirl
FEB
15
Dream 2 is here! Working on this title got me thinking about a serious question: what would you do for love? In this much anticipated sequel, Faye shows us the power of love and perseverance. Lilith has taken Fidget again and has locked Faye in an inescapable prison. Faye shows grit when she says, "I will never give up." Go get your man, honey.
We do what we do for love, don't we? As the producer for this game, I have loved working with KatGames - four amazing guys in Spain who created the original game and the sequel. Dream Chronicles 2 has set a high standard -- the graphics are ga-ga-gorgeous, the music is moving and the gameplay is chewy and fun. We at PlayFirst and KatGames are excited and proud to offer it to you. The game is challenging, but don't give up. Love never fails. If you get stumped, just visit other players in our community forums and get some love there! And no matter what, keep Dreaming!
Happy Valentine's Day!
2008
by PlayFirstCody
FEB
14
On Martyrdom
2008
by unknown_blogger
FEB
13
I know it's been a long time since I had anything to say to y'all but I have a very good excuse. I've been shopping. Yes, for months. It's just that a very important holiday is coming up and I had to put a lot of effort into finding the exact right gift.
I should rather say, gifts, plural. Romance is complicated and gift-giving even more so, especially in my situation. With fourteen wives, five husbands and three decline-to-specifies, it can get tricky to make sure nobody's feelings are hurt. So let's try solving this.
If each wife desires flowers, each husband demands lands, each unknown yearns for ferns and additionally each spouse will choose a blouse, how many roses, plots, plants, tops were being shopped?
Granted, it's not exactly the most traditional of gift assemblages. Do you watch television? I do and I notice on the rarest of occasions advertisements or as I call them, advisertments, on what I need to be giving to show I want to honor Saint Valentine.
I guess some people like jewelry. Chocolate and flowers also seem popular as an expected gift. Where are the hives of bees, the rooster, the epilepsy and restoration of vision that I associate with Saint Valentine? What are you even celebrating if not the triumph of a beheaded bishop?
I guess St. Valentine's Day is one of those artificial holidays meant to sell perishable undesirables to the insecure. Like when we commemorate St. Thanksgiving and St. Mother's. Because if you can prove your love three days a year, that gives you 362 (363 this year!) other days you can slack off and ignore your loved ones. All 22 of them, if you're me.
There are plenty of people who enjoy these holidays and visions of giving chocolate, flowers, a romantic trip to scenic Detroit, Michigan. That's okay for them. But I'm a busy blogger. I can't spend all of my time doing what everyone else does. If you want something to be different, you have to go out and make it different. Like I do.
If you're thinking of celebrating the birth of Saint Rudolph Valentino I suggest you do something different with it. How about a rose made from barbed wire and leather? How about chocolate with a curry infusion? How about a romantic trip to a nearby trampoline?
I gotta go. Those gifts won't wrap themselves. That'll happen next year when I'm giving squid, macrame coffee mugs and artificially sentient pencil sharpeners, assuming all 22 of them haven't broken up with me after this year's round of gifts.
Romance and Chocolate
2008
by applesun
FEB
8
Valentine's day (or as some of my friends call it, S.A.D. -- and I'm not referring to the emotion. S.A.D. means Single Awareness Day.) is fast approaching, and along with it, tons and tons of flowers and chocolate. I've never been much of a fan of flowers but lately I find myself starting to like them, despite their short lifespan. It's probably their fleeting nature that makes them so appealing - trying to hold beauty in your hands, however briefly.
Plantasia is one thing you won't have to worry about. It won't wilt and it's now playable on your handheld phone!
Another sweet deal you won't want to miss: Wedding Dash and Chocolatier 2 are available together for $24.95.
So, to ask the inevitable question, what are your plans for next week? Is it just another day, or do you look forward to it? I'm split 50/50. It's basically another day, but because it's such a big occasion, you never know what's going to happen. It's pretty exciting if you think about it that way.
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