Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 24,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 9 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

P.S. Cheers to WordPress for making a post for me so I don’t have to. Happy New Year guys!

For more info on the games you’ll be winning as a prize, check out http://www.humblebundle.com/

Now here are the clues:

Clue 1. The company that made this game made their first game called Trojan on the NES.

Clue 2. In gameplay, there are always at least 2 characters on the screen at all times.

Clue 3. A distorted image of the cover art.

Clue 4. It’s a multiplatform game.

Clue 5. One of the characters was first created in 1941.

Clue 6. This game was made in the last 10 years.

Clue 7. This game had 2 different releases, with this one being the later release.

Clue 8. You can use the X button to unleash a special attack.

Clue 9. One of the characters is synonymous with arachnids.

Clue 10. A distorted screenshot of the game.

Clue 11. Several of the characters have been in movies.

Clue 12. A regular character in this particular game series is not in this game.

Clue 13. This release has 12 more characters than the previous release mentioned in clue 7.

Clue 14. This game currently has a Metacritic score of 81 on one platform and 79 on another.

Clue 15. You will find this in the game.

Clue 16. A fragment of the cover art.

Clue 17. Another fragment of the cover art.

Problem is, I couldn’t think of anything.

So I decided to do the next best thing and make you guys make an interesting and informative post! Not really, I just thought I’d give you guys a video game challenge. Today’s challenge is:

In Sonic the Hedgehog (1991, SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive), get to Labyrinth Zone (4th zone) without cheats (like save states).

Why this challenge? I’ve been playing the hell out of Sonic Generations recently (I was lucky enough to get the Collector’s edition, it came with awesome stuff like a gold ring), and I love it. If you need help with emulators or roms, let me know. Feel free to use a controller, and make sure to post if you’re attempting it/succeeded!

Good luck guys!

Congratulations to Jazza for beating the challenge!

Not as cool as the Wheatley puppet I linked to on Twitter, but still damn impressive.

ALSO WTF HOW DO I HAVE 50,000 HITS FROM NOT DOING ANYTHING I’M AMAZING. ;D

Some of you may remember me posting a poll asking if you had Team Fortress 2. The biggest result was that you’d get it later/cheaper. Well now that it’s free, you have no excuse. Basically what I’m going to do is give you an instruction guide on installation and gameplay. This might take a while.

First things first, you’ll need to install a program/online marketplace called Steam from here: http://store.steampowered.com/about/

When that’s done installing, run it and either find TF2 on the Store page or in the ‘search the store’ search bar and click install. This is a fairly big download so make sure you’ve got enough space on your computer/download limit.

Finally, when it’s installed, click on the library tab, then on TF2, then click the Play button.

Be aware that TF2 does have regular updates, so it can chew through your download limit fairly easily if you don’t have much.

Now, Steam also has a friends feature which allows you to keep track of friends and the games they’re playing. To add someone, open Steam and at the bottom right, there should be a friends feature. Click on that, then click ‘Add a friend’. My Steam ID is alphaclank if you want to add me.

Alright, back to TF2. I recommend doing the tutorials and looking at the options before playing. The tutorials would probably do a better job at explaining the gameplay than me anyway.

If you have got TF2 now that it’s free, you have a free account. There’s absolutely no difference between free and premium except that free accounts can’t get cosmetic items like hats. If you want to collect hats, you can get a premium account by making any purchase from the TF2 store. The cheapest item is a 50c Crit-A-Cola, but since your Steam wallet needs at least $5 in it, I’d recommend either buying 2 keys at $2.50 each or if you’re looking at another game in the Steam store for $4.50 or under, that and a TF2 item. If you’re not sure what to buy, send me a message on Steam (I’m almost always on ) and I’ll get all the details on your situation to make the best decision possible. If you decide to upgrade, you’ll be asked who helped you the most. If you say I did, I get a free pair of glasses and that’d be appreciated. ;D

When choosing a server, I’d recommend going ‘Random’ in the ‘Start Playing’ section and getting used to different characters and maps, rather than selecting a server from a list. You’ll get used to it. Also, if I’m in a TF2 game, you can join me by clicking the Join Game button from the arrow of my name. Hope to see you in game!

I think I covered most of the important things. If I forgot something, I’ll make another post. Feel free to ask me any questions through the website or Steam chat. Have fun in TF2!

Well that’s another task crossed off my list. Maybe the other 2 assignments should be higher up that list…

THIS ALSO COUNTS AS A 40,000 HIT SPECIAL. :3

‘I should probably get back to the Ski lodge and get that MP3000 before anyone else gets it, just in case I need it in the future.’ RynoZodiac embarked on his journey back to the Ski Lodge, ready to remove the MP3000 from its case, hoping the Polar Bear wasn’t there. ‘OH WAIT. That case has that 100 stamps lock on it. Guess it’s time to start earning stamps.’ RynoZodiac went on the lookout, looking for a penguin to show him his stamps, so RynoZodiac could do one of the easier tasks 100 times. Eventually, RynoZodiac found a penguin at the Plaza holding a stamp book. ‘Alright, let’s have a look through this.’ RynoZodiac said, as he grabbed the stamp book out of the penguin’s flipper. ‘Hmm, how did you get this one?’, ‘Throw a party for 10 penguins in your igloo.’, ‘HA. I don’t want any of them in my igloo, how about this one?’, ‘Collect all the fuel cans in Jet Pack Adventure.’, ‘Oh, and here I was thinking those fuel cans were just there to try and kill me when I was using a jet pack. Well if these are the easy ones, I have no hope.’, ‘Want to see the hardest stamp I’ve got?’, ‘No.’, ‘I got it from being in the same room as Gary the Gadget Guy!’, ‘…Wait, what?’. With that, RynoZodiac ran off as the penguin continued to talk to himself about his meeting with Gary. ‘GARY.’, ‘AAH!’ RynoZodiac and Gary yelled consecutively. ‘You made me spill my coffee. What is the meaning of this?’ Gary asked, confused and annoyed. ‘Do you have stamps?’, ‘No, I have no need to collect them. They’re for people who have nothing better to do around here.’, ‘No no no, I mean do you hand out stamps when you go outside for research or whatever.’, ‘Ohhhh, yeah. I hand those out to make those annoying mindless zombies go away.’, ‘Good. I need a hundred.’, ‘A hundred?’, ‘Yeah, I need them to buy an MP3000 I may or may not need when I go up to Tallest Mountain.’, ‘Fair enough. Here you go.’ Gary said, slightly confused as he handed RynoZodiac a stack of stamps. ‘Don’t forget that Tallest Mountain is incredibly cold though, you’ll need a hat.’, ‘Funny. Out of all my adventures, I haven’t found one hat.’, ‘Here, take this. I stole it from the Pirate party they had a while ago. Maybe you can exchange it for a hat.’ Gary said as he handed RynoZodiac a black flag with a white Puffle on it. ‘Nah, I’m done talking to the others, I’ll just wear this as a hat.’ RynoZodiac said as he tied the flag around his head to form a bandanna. ‘Alright, I’m off!’ RynoZodiac yelled as he waddled off towards the Ski Lodge. ‘There’s no rush!’ Gary tried to yell in vain. Eventually, RynoZodiac reached the Ski Lodge and the machine that held the MP3000. As he deposited the stamps in to a tiny slot, a counter showed how many had been inserted. 1…2…3… this continued until it reached 99. ‘That goddamn stupid idiot needs to learn how to count!’ RynoZodiac screamed in frustration, annoyed at Gary. ‘Alright, let’s quickly earn a stamp… Oh wait a second!’ RynoZodiac remembered a postcard he had received on his 1st birthday. ‘Didn’t that come with a stamp?’ RynoZodiac pondered as he pulled out the postcard. There he saw the stamp, which he had assumed was used to deliver the postcard. ‘And that makes 100.’ RynoZodiac exclaimed proudly as he inserted the stamp, watched the number tick to 100 and release the lock containing the MP3000. ‘Alrighty, let’s see what we got here.’ RynoZodiac said as he circled through all the applications. In it he saw songs from various parties he’d been to, portable versions of Thin Ice and Astro Barrier, settings to change the colour scheme of the menu and a strange folder. When RynoZodiac tried to access the folder, it requested a password. After trying ‘Penguin’, RynoZodiac gave up. ‘I’m sure it’s not important.’ RynoZodiac said hopefully. Finally, RynoZodiac began his journey up Tallest Mountain. ‘Looks like I’m finally going to get answers.’ RynoZodiac exclaimed, as he reached a large steel gate, blocking his path. As he approached it, he noticed a computer with a keyboard attached to the side of the wall holding the gate. ‘Hmm, looks like I need to input a password.’ RynoZodiac said, as he tried ‘Penguin’ again, which to no surprise, failed. As he looked around for clues, he noticed scratch marks on the wall on the other side of the gate. The markings read ‘The password is Glimmer’. ‘Well that was easy.’ RynoZodiac said, as he entered the password in the computer. INCORRECT PASSWORD. ‘Wait, WHAT? NO!’ RynoZodiac screamed in frustration, as he entered the password repeatedly with different capitalisation, all of them failing. ‘Damn it! Has my journey really come to an end? Why did those markings lie to me?’ RynoZodiac said, as he slumped to the ground, defeated.

What should RynoZodiac do?

Wow, those are some awesome prizes Sambalk! Congratulations, and enjoy your prizes. Make sure to let me know if anything cool happens to you, and chances are that I’ll post them on this site. Either the next Glimmer of Hope chapter or a mini-video is coming next, I haven’t decided which. Maybe I’ll look at some old posts and see if there’s something I used to do that I’ve forgotten. Let me know if there’s anything in particular that you’d like me to bring back.