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New on the Secret Area: "Halo with chips" has been found.

A dumb back of the box quote from Maxim magazine promoting a poker video game had become a small meme. I wanted to find out where it came from.

Likes, shares and comments are really appreciated. https://asecretarea.com/2025/02/21/halo-with-chips-found/

Hey, remember when I was talking about wanting a cat fursona?

Well, thanks to a picrew, and a friend who was willing to help, it's now a reality.

Say hi to Tonya! She's soft, cuddly, and friendly!

(art by Megahand6 on birdsite)

ps visit my website it has cool dumb video game things

I made a new post yesterday to cover devolver digital's silly advergame

http://asecretarea.com

Michael Larson's reign on Press Your Luck is the "DID YOU KNOW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 WAS ORIGINALLY A JAPANESE GAME CALLED DOKI DOKI PANIC" of game shows

send toot

One of those times where I'm listening to some more good game show music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzlDXFqrEIY

3:30am ice cream cravings are the worst

23 minutes until it is safe to be invisible again

Something I realized as I was playing through Hexen and the Deathkings of the Dark Citadel expansion: A good chunk of the game's levels are nice and symmetrical, almost like a multiplayer arena.

Suddenly I wonder if Hexen has (had?) a deathmatch scene...

I think it's time to post random game show music again

especially since I just saw the pilot of Jeopardy from 1977 and forgot it had this banger for closing theme song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtQfqBeG48U

Yesterday while checking a thrift store, I stumbled upon this

I cannot get away from this dumb little soundtrack, I swear to god

(I didn't buy it because I already have a copy, I don't need a sealed one.)

After a fairly mundane doctor's appointment, I decided to treat myself with a cinnabon and a few more goofy CDs and movies found at a thrift store

Sometimes it's those little things I find enjoyment in

Some of the things I watched today:

- A goofball kids game show with a host who has the most Larry Fine/Carrot Top hair I've ever seen
- A game show based off Mad Libs
- A "modern" take on Name that Tune
- That Donny Osmond Pyramid revival that wasn't great

Can you tell I'm a trash connoisseur? 😛

New Secret Area post: It's Shadowgrounds: Survivor.

Back in 2016, I wrote about Shadowgrounds, a fun little top-down horror/action shooter. Now in 2025, I finally play its sequel.

Likes, shares, and comments appreciated, as always.

https://asecretarea.com/2025/03/19/shadowgrounds-survivor-pc/

Played a bit through Alien Breed: Impact and my god this feels generic and not very fun

Also it crashed on me like twice and had to use task manager to close it

The hunt for a good top-down shooter continues....