I heart cake

katiejane

and I'm really looking forward to the cake stall at SG primary's mini spring fete this afternoon.

dominic

Spam! ;-)

katiejane

I hear the gingerbread's particularly good.

@ dominic - how long before I get tumbleweed?

SimonB

I thought this was some reference to Portal

andy

OK. You've lost me.

tosscat

Portal? Or THE portal.

matt

Simon, me too. But there is no cake, is there?

dominic

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_(video_game)">Portal cake</a>

On a slight digression, has anyone got a Wii?

matt

Yes, I do - I'm all about video games - they're one of my major hobby interests. Can't wait for Mario Kart Wii on April 11th!

dominic

So presumably you have a Wii, an X-Box and a PS3. So which one do you play the most?

SimonB

The cake is a lie, Matt

andy

I Wii-bowled for most of the New Year

Colette

Why is SimonB always indented?

SimonB

It's because I uploaded an avatar to my profile ... which used to work, but isn't displayed any more (admins?)

David

I think avatars died when we moved servers ages ago. I'll reinstate something along those lines, but I fear your original avatar is gone forever Simon. I may add an anonymous one to all accounts which can then be customised or something. I've removed the avatar nonsense for now.

krazykappa

The Wii skews the reality of my less than stellar bowling skills.

I didn't even know what it was until I stopped by my parents' house one day to find my brother nearly foaming at the mouth, cursing at the television while flaling his arms with white sticks in hands. I thought he had finally cracked...turned out to be Wii boxing.

I want to see Wii fencing!!!

matt

dominic: current generation machines I own are Wii, DS and an Xbox 360 (plus more, older machines of course). I don't have a PS3 - it was too expensive originally, and there are no exclusive games that might cause me to buy one. Wipeout HD might change that. Which brings me to answering your question: I play games, rather than machines. So, most recently I've been playing Burnout Paradise (360), before that No More Heroes, Zack & Wiki, Mario Galaxy (all Wii) and some stuff on my DS. My favourite machine is the DS by a mile. The best/most-complete/fulfilling game I have ever played is Mario Galaxy. My favourite games are [Pang](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buster_Bros.), [Mario Kart](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kart_DS) (until next Friday?) and [Sensible Soccer](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensible_Soccer). I think this could be my first desire to actually enter Eugene's Lair!

Liz

That's what I love about this site - cake to video games in 17 easy posts.

David

I'm making the leap to PS3 tonight. Excited/nervous at the prospect of money well/badly spent.

andy

can i come round this weekend?

tosscat

I've got a single screen Game and Watch.

David

It's awesome. Playing Assassins Creed right now. It's so vivid, but then I've no experience of the 360 to compare it to, just older generation stuff. Me like though.

matt

I take it you've got it hooked up to a high definition TV?

David

Yeah. Got a HD telly at the same time. Still waiting for the HD cable to finish off the puzzle but all very nice.

matt

Excellent stuff What was the deciding factor in purchasing this setup?

David

telly was based on "ooo, it looks nice", PS3 was based on familiarity with the PS2 and being a fan of Naughty Dog games.

katiejane

@ andy - my cake thread's been hijacked by a load of geeks!

While we're on the subject of CAKE. I think that the Front Room would benefit from a little bit of psychological pricing vis a vis its cake selection. £3 seems rather a lot for a slice of cake, but £2.80's a steal.

SimonB

I prefer the term 'nerd'

rainbow_carnage

I just had a slice of banana-walnut cheesecake at Good for Food. Heavenly!

Lucy

I'm going to make fairy cakes now! Yum.

andy

hard to decide. I have added a poll to the top.