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The post a week challenge

After not really posting much  content on here for the last couple of years, I’ve decided to take on the WordPress Post a Week Challenge to try and increase my output for 2011.

I’d slipped more into  the style of posting less frequent, larger articles and fell into the trap of feeling a bit daunted at the  thought of writing a big piece of content, which in turn would lead me to put off posting anything at all. It was a bit of a vicious circle, so I’m hoping this challenge will get me back in the habit.

So, I can’t guarantee the content will be any good, but I’m going to try and post something at least once every seven days for the duration of 2011. The fact that this is the first one is a bit of a cop-out, but the way I see it the quality can only improve from now on. 😉

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Old Grandfather Turismo

The first game I picked up with my original PlayStation, back in late 1998, was Gran Turismo. At that time it was a showcase for the power of PlayStation – so much so that watching the gloriously captured replays was as much a part of the experience as actually playing the game.

Buying and playing Gran Turismo 5 feels heart-warmingly  familiar. Like an old friend has come to visit after a long absence and we’re recounting past glories together.

“Remember that time I nailed Trial Mountain in a 3000GT and blew away the field by so much I started to lap the back-markers?!” I’ll say.

And yes, Gran Turismo does remember. Essentially, he hasn’t really changed at all since the last time I saw him.

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