Recreation
Pokémon Franchise Created
Submitted by k9hi on Fri, 02/27/2009 - 10:54
On this day in 1996 the media franchise Pokémon was launched with the release of the first version of the video game Pocket Monsters Aka and Midori.
Machine Defeats Man
Submitted by k9hi on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 18:48
On this day in 1996, the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov for the first time
iZoo: Record High Score
Submitted by k9hi on Sun, 12/14/2008 - 23:36
In my quest to obtain higher scores playing iZoo, today I managed to obtain a new personal best: 351,795. My previous high score was something like 265k points. I decided to do a screen capture so that I could preserve this moment of glory. After all, it may be weeks or months or... maybe never before I get a higher score.
History of Scrabble
Submitted by k9hi on Tue, 12/17/2002 - 21:17
Scrabble was invented by an out-of-work architect named Alfred Butts. It was trademarked in 1948.
Few games were sold until the president of Macy's department store in New York City found the game on vacation and ordered it for his store, converting it from an underground craze to a cultural icon. Since then, more than 100 million games of Scrabble have been sold worldwide.
Between 1 million and 2 million are sold annually in North America.
Thanks, National Scrabble Association
