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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

A They Might Be Giants song about needing a tool to assist in walking

Call it "They'll Need a Cane"

Something I've learned to do more this year is not hyperfocus on elections in cities and states I do not live in nor have any stake in.

It's just less stress-inducing to focus on your local politicians than get into shouting matches over what schmuck is gonna run New York City

Especially for me, who would rather bitch about whatever dumb thing Keith Wilson is doing instead

man they should bring Blockbusters (the game show) back

kind of a bummer that quiz game shows don't really take off here in the States, unless you're Jeopardy, or a show imported from the UK like Millionaire or Weakest Link

As much as I love games with flash and style like Pyramid or Price is Right, there's a charm in playing along with a simple quizzer

(Tom Scott voice) I'm at the beach

RIP Ozzy.

Around 2021 they re-released No More Tears for its 30th anniversary, and made a version of Hellraiser from that album that features Lemmy from Motorhead (using the vocals from the Motorhead version) that's pretty damn good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWul77tzjVo

New Secret Area post: It's The Last of Us.

A late PS3-era critical darling that spawned a popular prestige TV show. Too bad the game itself sucks.

Also I talk a bit about whether Roger Ebert was right about games not being art, using this as an example.

Shares and comments appreciated, as always.

https://asecretarea.com/2025/07/15/the-last-of-us-playstation-3/

New Patreon post: The Last of Us.

A critical darling that spawned a popular prestige TV show. Too bad the game itself sucks.

Also I talk about Roger Ebert was right about games not being art, using this as an example.

Available now for all Patrons at $1 or more: https://www.patreon.com/posts/last-of-us-game-133962454