Angel's Anime Rating Guide

Hunter's Moon Enemy In Water [1] Hunter's Moon - Mancubus [2] Hunter's Moon - Pinky Variant [3] Hunter's Moon - Imp [4] Hunter's Moon - Common Pinky [5] Hnter's Moon - Chaingunner[6] Extra Credit [7] This is somewhat off-topic, but, I felt like sharing. It's summertime here and at this time of year, a dip in a pool is generally a good thing. Recently, I was playing a mod for Doom called Hunter's Moon and I thought it would be a good idea to see if it was possible to push an enemy into a pool of water in Onerium's Dungeon . And, as it turns out, YES, enemies can be pushed into the water. And, even better, quite a few enemies actually jumped into the water of their own accord. The first two images [1][2] show some of the more powerful enemies, including a Mancubus , in the water. The less powerful enemy types appeared to be too fragile to be pushed into the water. So, during my first attempt, in the pool, there are most...

This is a bit off-topic, but, as a fan of the video game  Doom , I felt compelled to share. After my previous experiences getting the classic DOS-era first-person shooter, Doom to run on a Windows 10 PC using DOSBox and installing Doomsday to experience classic Doom with a technological makeover, I decided to try my hand at installing GZDoom 3.1.0 - Windows 64-bit . According to the ZDoom web site: ZDoom is a family of enhanced port of the Doom engine to modern operating systems. It runs on Windows, Linux, and OS X, and adds new features not found in the games as originally published by id Software. Older ZDoom ports may be used and distributed free of charge. No profit may be made from the sale of it. GZDoom and its descendants from version 3.0.0 on are licensed GPL and are subject to the terms and restrictions of the new license. ZDoom was originally created by Randi Heit using id Software's and various others' sources. Its successor ports GZDoom and QZDoom ...

This subject is very off-topic, but, after trawling the depths of the internet for a couple of months, I thought I would share my experience. Your mileage may vary. Last year, I took part in the free upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 10. Microsoft Solitaire was and is an important time-wasting tool for Windows users. And, when that tool was threatened by the upgrade to Windows 10, I went to a fair amount of difficulty getting the Windows 7 version of Microsoft Solitaire up and running in Windows 10. A few months ago, Microsoft made the Windows 10 anniversary update available to users. I installed the anniversary update and suddenly the Windows 7 version of Solitaire stopped working. I found a fairly decent Windows XP version with a nice installer out in the wild (sadly, I can't remember where in the wild at the time of this writing). Unfortunately, I don't see very well -- hence the thick glasses -- and, when I installed the XP version, I found that the cards were too t...

Another off-topic post. After my recent adventures with Microsoft Solitaire , I decided to try my hand at resurrecting some of my DOS era games. Of particular interest was an early first-person shooter called Doom . After a quick peek into the depths of the internet, I came across a project called the Doomsday Engine . The Doomsday Engine is a port of the original Doom rendering engine using updated technologies to breath new life into the old Doom maps. Once I had the Doomsday version of Doom up and running, it wasn't long before I stumbled across a similar effort for Wolfenstien 3D called ECWolf . ECWolf is similar to the Doomsday Engine in that it is a port of the original rendering engine that can read the old map data for Wolfenstien 3D . After ECWolf , I came across an impressive MOD for Doomsday that simulates Corridor 7 . After my success with the these two applications, I came across another project called DOSBox . DOSBox differs from the previous applicat...

This subject is very off-topic, but, after trawling the depths of the internet for a couple of days, I thought I would share my experience. Your mileage may vary. Recently, I picked up a Windows 8.1-based PC. The PC came bundled with new XBox-ified versions of Microsoft Solitaire . I'm reasonably OK with the new Solitaire, but, it does complain mildly when I refuse to provide an XBox account log in. It also complains when it can't share scores. And, more recently, it is apparently pissed that I added the Microsoft Store Broker to the list of blocked applications in my firewall. And now, with Windows 10 looming, there's word that the next version of Solitaire will complain bitterly with nag boxes to play Solitaire for free. In light of these disturbing developments, I decided to take some decisive action in advance of a planned upgrade to Windows 10. The internet is wise, but, sadly, it took quite a while longer than I expected to find the wisdom I was looking for. The...

Recent discussions concerning the future of the anime industry and the industry's evolution into an online-only distribution model have prompted me to look into converting various file formats into a DVD format. I cobbled together some software and hardware in an effort to conduct an experiment to test the viability of transferring movie files on my computer to a DVD that will play in my older-model DVD player. The first candidate for my first foray into DVD authoring was a 2-minute-23-second teaser trailer for something titled: Babylon 5: Conflicts of Loyalty . Sometime in 2006, I happened to come across a teaser trailer for Babylon 5: Conflicts of Loyalty  (really more of a music video) for a game modification package for Nexus: The Jupiter Incident . The teaser trailer features scenes from in-game play set to a suitably melancholy soundtrack from the Babylon 5 TV series. A very talented team of artists and programmers recreated 3D models of the various ships featured in th...