MetaFilter posts tagged with oldschool

What you see is what you hear

finite — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:09:22 -0800

Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Old School Computer Remix

Tip: Meat is Murder. Tasty, Tasty Murder...

Del Far — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:20:41 -0800

Some more Flash Friday Fun! Edmund McMillen, creator of indie platforming physics-based game darling Gish and "Experimental game" Aether has a new game called Meat Boy, about a chunky block of meat with a face and appendages, he must rescue his girlfriend, Bandaid Girl, from the clutches of the bad guy. To that end, Meat Boy must travel through more than 56 levels spanning four chapters.

no image tag, no problem

HuronBob — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:00:23 -0800

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Phreaking subculture alive and well

Roach — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:01:51 -0800

If you thought phone phreaking was a dying art, you may be surprised to read the story of "Li'l Hacker", as told by old-school hack/phreaker Kevin Poulsen.

Jumpin' Jezzballs

Burhanistan — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:17:10 -0800

Jezzball! Competition Jezzball for the Internet.

Do You Have $20? Can You Rap?

gforce414 — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:02:38 -0800

Carleton has the book for you. Bonus portable breakdancing mat! Priceless '80s video from the soon-to-be sidekick to the Fresh Prince of Bel Air

Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else

Kattullus — Thu, 10 May 2007 16:14:04 -0800

Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else is Lee Hartsfeld's mp3-blog. He posts mostly pre-1960 music, most ripped from his extensive lp collection. Genres he posts include gospel, christian comedy, elevator music, space age exotica mood lounge pop and odd Beatles covers.

Future girlfriends need not apply

madamjujujive — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:54:14 -0800

In 1997, a geeky little boy from New Mexico became one of the first major web celebrities when he reached out to meet his future girlfriend. He talks about the impact that this unexpected celebrity had on his life. Apparently, after years of eschewing the web, he's all grown up and he's looking for "bois" on MySpace (sound is NSFW). (via szanalmas, possibly NSFW).

wild style

Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:38:48 -0800

Mr. Magic's Rap Attack. An important figure in the world of hip-hop radio, Mr. Magic debuted in 1983 on WBLS-FM in New York City with the first exclusive rap radio show to be aired on a major station. Billing itself as Rap Attack, Magic's show featured Marley Marl as the DJ and Tyrone "Fly Ty" Williams as the show's co-producer. You can get down on it via this classic episode (realmedia) from December 1986, courtesy of WFMU's Aircheck archives.

Elephant Never Forgets

gwint — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 11:26:04 -0800

Elephant Never Forgets .

Designed With Today's Parents In Mind

jonson — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 00:09:49 -0800

The folks over at Biblical Child Training know that as a parent in today's complex society, it can be rough. That's why they sell a variety of biblically themed products to help you ~~beat~~ instill a set of Christian values in your young'n. Clearly their marquee product, the Chastening Instrument compares favorably to more traditional alternatives, and is, by all accounts biblically approved.

This is a journey...into sound

Ogre Lawless — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:18:40 -0800

45King Perhaps you'll remember his 1-900 song that Ed Lover used to (and still apparently does) shake his ass to. Turns out the guy -- 45 King -- has been producing into the modern age. The interface runs the gamut from "OK" to "barely passes", though doesn't overly interfere with your ~~download and~~ enjoyment of beats, loops and YES!!! More beats! • Caution: may make noise come out your speakers • please enjoy [with help from the good folks at 32944...]

SHMUPS!

BlackLeotardFront — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 12:08:15 -0800

SHMUPS! aka 2D Scrolling Shoot-em-ups. Shmups.com is dedicated to this classic genre, from ancient history (Space Invaders, Tempest) to grandfather games (R-Type II, 1941) to golden age shmups (Tyrian, Blazing Star) to modern classics (Radiant Silvergun, Mars Matrix, Ikaruga). Most aren't for the PC, unfortunately, but that's what Mame and other emulators (mac too) are for. As for roms, can't help you there. For PC enthusiasts, Shoot the Core's PC Shmup listing is the most complete I've ever seen, with many links to download as well. This Thanksgiving weekend, what better to do in your food coma than sit back and blast through a few games in the most enduring video game genre of all time? *CAUTION! These sites took up five hours of my time last night and I downloaded 42 games.*

Toy Party

panoptican — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:40:01 -0800

A fantastic collection of old school toys posing in many astounding and awkward landscapes consolidated into a Flickr slideshow. Just as life should be.

Is that a rangefinder in your pocket?

chunking express — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 19:27:38 -0800

I've developed an obsession of sorts with old cameras. You should too. Digital was cool for a while, but there is something about film. Now, I'm not saying run out and get a Lomo. Lomos are for lamers. No, get yourself a Kiev 35, the poor man's Minox, or perhaps an Olympux XA. Can't find batteries for your old cameras? You're not looking hard enough. Want to hold something a bit more substational? Perhaps you should check out a Yashica Rangefinder or a Canon Canonet. A good rangefinder will make you look like better photographer, and that's what it is all about.

Solid Space - Old School Web

headspace — Tue, 05 Aug 2003 07:07:55 -0800

Solid Space is what I'd consider to be an old school website. A handful of weird things thrown up on a questionable background that truly takes flight with Awful Music and The Dark Side of Pez. And for the truly obsessed? A full list of View Master reels. Bonus!

moz — Fri, 06 Jul 2001 14:11:02 -0800

The giant list of classic computer programmers takes you back to a time when one person could realistically author a computer game and have it published. Of course most of the people on this list will have worked on small teams to produce games, but the diversity of the games on these people's resumes is awesome. In particular, I notice Michael Cranford (responsible for The Bard's Tale I and II, the Centauri Alliance, and ports of Donkey Kong and Super Zaxxon) and Robert Woodhead (Wizardry 1-5). As an interesting sidenote, Robert Woodhead went on to Animeigo, a japanese animation publishing company in the US. What memories of these old sk00l games do you have?