I just a got an iPod touch a little while ago and saw that this game came out:

Hack The Planet

It kinda looks like “California Games” taken to the 21st century and ported to the iPhone.

Quick Review

I got this game and immediately started playing it.  2 hours later I had lost all sense of time.  The graphics and storyline for this game are outstanding.  It really sucks you in and immerses you in its world.  The gameplay graphics are pretty cool.  My only regret is that the actual freestyle gameplay is pretty limited.  Trick selection is small and there are no delay-based freestyle moves.  Still, the graphics, storyline and everything else more than make up for that to bring you a really fun, immersive game.  I have big hopes for a “Hack the Planet 2″ if there will ever be one.

Get it on the App Store

You can download it here.  Come on, it’s only a buck!

If you’ve played it, let me know what you think in the comments!

Well, summer isn’t officially here yet but if you’ve looked at your thermostat lately you know it’s already here.  The days have been HOT, which is why we have a weekly session in a spot with guaranteed shade.

We had a great session this past Saturday with 6 people total: Ben, Cody and James, along with Greg, Ryan and Christy visiting from Corpus.  James is back with a vengeance, hitting super long consistent runs with occasionally big tricks thrown in.  Hopefully we can keep the momentum going through the summer.  For now, here’s a classic jam to keep you going through this heat:

Austin Reggae Festival is NEXT weekend!  April 16th-18th!

http://www.austinreggaefest.com/

“Scheduled Friday afternoon, April 16 through Sunday evening, April 18 at Auditorium Shores in Austin, the 17th annual Austin Reggae Festival benefits the Capital Area Food Bank.

This celebration of spring brings together incredible music, tasty foods, arts and crafts, plus premium people-watching at one of the city’s most popular outdoor venues.”

Not to mention…

TONS OF HACK CIRCLES!

Come on out!

You really couldn’t have planned it more perfectly.  Look at this line up:

• April 16-18: Austin Reggae Fest
• April 24: Eeyore’s Birthday
• May 1-2: Southern Regionals (in Houston, website TBD)
• May 7: Round Rock ISD Wellness day demos

That’s 4 weeks in a row of footbag/hackysack events.  I’m training now to get my body in tip top shape for this.  It’s going to be one great 4 week stretch.  Get out to as many ans you can!

In the footbag community there is an ongoing challenge called the “Stephen Barnes 1-shot challenge”. You film one run from your session and no matter what happens you post it on the forum for everyone to see.  I got a pretty good run on video for this.  You can check it out here:

To see everyone’s videos, please visit the Stephen Barnes 1-shot challenge page

Hi Everyone, due to the ACL fest this weekend, we’ll have our session on the other side of town.

Saturday 10/3 1pm
Mueller Lake Park
4209 Airport Blvd

On the concrete area by the lake. You’ll find us. Check our Twitter for the latest info.

Hey everybody, we’re going to have a Footbag Net session on Sunday afternoon around 5PM. Details TBA. If you are interested, pls email me at ironcladbenNOSPAM@footbag.org (just remove the “no spam”).

I just finished up editing a killer solo shred video.  Check this out and TURN UP YOUR SOUND!

This reminds me, I need to create a “Videos” section with all of the club’s videos.  I think we have some going back to as far as 2003.

Alright so there have been some questions about the wheres and whens of regular session times.  If you’re new or just found out about the club at Marleyfest or Eeyore’s birthday, here’s the deal we have 2 regular sessions a week.  Click on the link above that says “Sessions”, or click here.

http://www.austinhack.com/?page_id=7

That has all the info including a link to google map of the spot.  If you’re thinking about coming out but haven’t been to a session yet, what are you waiting for?  Come out and get your kicks! Any questions on sessions shoot me an email: ironcladben /at/ footbag dawt org

P.S. I filmed a little bit at last night’s session, possible new video coming soon!

April is coming up quickly!  I like to call it “the most wonderful time of the year” because it has two festivals that always get tons of hack circles going:

• Austin Reggae Fest.  April 18th-19th, 2009 at Auditorium Shores.  Admission is $10/day, the event benefits the Austin Capital Area Food Bank
• Eeyore’s Birthday.  April 25th, 2009 at Pease Park.  A fun FREE event that celebrates the eccentricity and “Keep It Weird” attitude of Austin.

We’ll be at both, kicking till our legs fall off.