C.K. Burch's Blog, page 197
May 7, 2015
thecaliforniakings:
Things are finally picking up as the pieces...
Things are finally picking up as the pieces start falling into place, and the puzzle nears completion. Shay finally gets Alex’s ship all patched up, and Vella helps out before discovering the secrets of yarn drive.
thecaliforniakings:
Vella completes most of her objectives, and...
Vella completes most of her objectives, and Shay works on more of his long list of problems.
Good grief, the puzzles.
thecaliforniakings:
And so it all boils down to this: an epic...
And so it all boils down to this: an epic confrontation between Dr. Indiana Jones and Marshall Kai, deep in the Netherworld! After a few jumping puzzles and elemental doo-dads, Indy reaches the end of this adventure, and the start of the Temple of Doom.
Thank you all so much for watching this series of Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb! I had a lot of fun revisiting this game, even if it wasn’t the greatest game in the Indy franchise. There’s more Let’s Plays coming soon, so stick around and be here for some more content from The California Kings!
May 6, 2015
"Another time, Jack took a call. A voice on the other end said, ‘There are three of us down here in..."
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Mark Evanier, Kirby: King of Comics (via nerdhapley)
It’s Jack Kirby’s birthday, so here’s that story of him being bad ass all of the time.
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True fact: during WWII Kirby was assigned as a scout due to his art skills, meaning that he went in alone and unarmed, ahead of Allied attacks so that he could draw enemy fortifications.
Once he was ambushed by three Nazi soldiers, all of them with guns. He killed all three with a knife he stole from one of them.
Dude was verifiably grade-A stone-cold badass.
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And that’s why Jack Kirby was the King.
(via aerialsquid)
Badass Jews!
(via agnella)
its relevent to note that jack kirby was, like, five foot three or something
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May 4, 2015
thecaliforniakings:
Indy and Mei Ying have finally, at last,...
Indy and Mei Ying have finally, at last, entered the tomb of the emperor – but will they emerge in one piece? Not if this game has anything to say about it. Devious traps, unforgiving checkpoints, and difficultly spikes so high you’d swear it was a 90’s boyband hairdo. The tomb awaits in this penultimate episode of Indy’s adventure, and with only one more chapter to go, you can bet that it’s going to be crazy!
thecaliforniakings:
Greetings Loyal Subjects! King Chris here,...
Greetings Loyal Subjects! King Chris here, along with my son Eli, and today we’re trying to steal some jets from the Army base. He has his own YouTube channel, The Lemon Shots, and you can check that out in the link below, but for now, enjoy some bonding time, explosions, and shouts of frustration. No, really, we get loud. Really loud.
Check out The Lemon Shots: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgobvlOrQDCPFfi3xfUqcEQ
thecaliforniakings:
Vella continues to explore the insides of...
Vella continues to explore the insides of Mog Chothra, discovering all manner of plot devices.
Much story, very puzzles, wow.
thecaliforniakings:
King Casey here, and boy am I glad the...
King Casey here, and boy am I glad the puzzles got a little easier in this segment! Nothing ruins a good narrative like overwhelming, confusing puzzles. Things are starting to get interesting as Vella explores Shay’s ship, and Marek shows his true colors.
May 3, 2015
ancientart:
Pictured here are a few lithographs from Désiré...
Pictured here are a few lithographs from Désiré Charnay’s 1862 publication Cités et ruines Américaines. Mitla, Palenqué, Izamal, Chichen-Itza, Uxmal. Charnay was an archaeologist, explorer and artist, and these pictures of his are part of the first photographic studies of the great abandoned palaces and temples of Mexico.
Their titles are as follows: (1) Palais Des Nonnes, à Chichen-Itza: façade principale, (2) Ancien Temple, à Chichen-Itza, applé le chateau, (3) Palais Du Cirque, à Chichen-Itza, intérieur d'une salle, (4) Palais Des Nonnes, à Chichen-Itza, alle droite & (5) Figure gigantesque, à Izamal; au bas de la seconde pyramide.
Courtesy of The New York Public Library Digital Collections. IDs: 111415, 111417, 111418, 111411 & 111410.
