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"I reject your reality and substitute my own"

 

Welcome to the domain of the
Pixelback Writer 

 

The Pixelback Writer is Marcus Albers.  I am a freelance writer, video game super-freak, designer, IT professional, and musician. 

 

Currently, I am employeed at Woodward Communications, Inc., and on the side I am the Editor-in-Chief for Inside Mac Games.

 

On this page, you can find a link to my blog, links to the reviews and articles that I have written, and samples of the design work that I have done.  If you want to know about me and what I can do, this is the place to be!




 Pixelback Writer's Guide to the Galaxy (my blog)
 MySpace Profile
 Inside Mac Games
 Gamezebo
 About This Particular Macintosh
 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Towanda, PA (my brother's church)
 Video Game Voters Network

 

 

The Radiator Springs gang gathers at Flo's V8 Cafe.

 

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Here are links to some of the articles and reviews that I have written. (incomplete)

 

Inside Mac Games Reviews

 

MTX: Mototrax - This is the first review that I wrote for IMG.

 

Lemonade Tycoon 2: New York Edition - My introduction to the world of casual gaming.

 

Drop! - More casual gaming fun!

 

Tribal Trouble - This is an excellent multi-platform RTS, and done in Java, no less!

 

Commandos Battle Pack - I was actually informed that the office at Feral cheered when they read this review!

 

LEGO Star Wars - Legos and Star Wars!  How could I go wrong?

 

Bejeweled 2 - Probably still my all-time favorite casual game.

 

Book Worm Deluxe - A real noggin-scratcher of a game.  Lots of fun!

 

Spongebob Squarepants The Movie - Not what I was expecting, but quite a bit of fun none-the-less.

 

The Incredible: Rise of the Underminer - When movie sequels meet video game sequels...

 

Creatures: Village - Disappointing life simulator.

 

Crazy Machines - Fun, if slightly lacking, edutainment.  Rube Goldberg would be proud.

 

Solavant - Difficult solitaire game with a huge number of available variants.

 

Lumox 2 - Excellent Lumines clone for the Mac.

 

Atomic Cannon - Excellent Scorched Earth clone for Mac, PC, and Pocket PC!

 

Inside Mac Games Previews

 

Ford Racing 2 - My first preview with IMG.

 

Star Wars: Battlefront - Probably my single favorite preview I've done at IMG

 

Zoo Tycoon 2 - So much better than the original.

 

Sketchfighter 4000 Alpha - Intriguing shooter from Ambrosia Software.

 

WingNuts 2: Raina's Revenge - Promising sequel to the popular Freeverse Software shooter.

 

Colin McRae Rally Mac - The Colin McRae franchise finally comes to the Macintosh!

 

DEFCON - Global nuclear war simulator with excellent retro graphics.

 

Inside Mac Games Features

 

Star Wars Games for the Macintosh - Collaberation, I wrote the last two sections and some of the connecting material.

 

Inside Macintosh Shareware - March 2005 - The series that led to my current position at IMG.

 

Inside Macintosh Shareware - April 2005 - The only collaberation of the series, I did Super DX-Ball Deluxe and 2 Minute Football 3D.

 

Inside Macintosh Shareware - June 2005 - The series goes bi-monthly.

 

Inside Macintosh Shareware - August 2005 - It was a blast playing Professor Fizzwizzle for this edition.

 

Power Game Factory Interview - An interview with Jesse Simko of Sawblade Software.

 

IMG Marathon Primer - Feature that I wrote on the history of Marathon after Bungie released the trilogy for free download.

 

Inside Mac Shareware - October 2005 - I edited myself by not including a game I had originally intended on reviewing, Simbabwe.

 

Inside Mac Shareware - December 2005 - Including two bonus Christmas-themed freeware titles!

 

Mac Tycoon Roundup - Feature about the history and future of the tycoon game genre on the Macintosh.

 

Inside Mac Shareware - February 2006 - The last of the series.  IMG now reviews shareware alongside commercial titles.

 

IMG's Top Ten Casual Games for the Mac - A feature that should have probably been called "Top Ten Most Influencial..."

 

IMG Interview: Jeff Vogel of Spiderweb Software - Interview with the RPG master himself.

 

About This Particular Macintosh Articles

 

Faster Computing - Hints and tips article for Mac OS X.

 

Review: Tetris Elements - Review of one of the only officially licensed versions of Tetris for the Macintosh.

 

Review: Unreal Tournament 2004 - Still one of my all-time favorite FPS titles for the Macintosh.

 

How To: Marcus in Widgetland - Article spotlighting a number of useful Dashboard widgets.

 

Review: Tron 2.0 - Sequel to one of my most beloved childhood cinema memories.

 

Gamezebo Articles

 

Preview: Spacebound - My first article for Gamezebo.  Heavily edited to fit the writing style of the site.

 

Inca Quest Review - Fun Bust-a-Move clone from iWin.

 

Tino's Fruit Stand Review - Original, if ultimately unexciting puzzler.