Hank: The Once and Future Kaminski

Some of you already know, but last week my dog of 14 years, Hank, passed away. He was the best pup in the world, and had a true Kaminski personality. Our family loved him dearly and he will be missed.

Hank stuck with me, even through the horrors of Fester's Quest.

He lived a good, long, full, life. He traveled several states and thusly pooped in them. He protected our yard from the evils of cats, bunnies, squirrels, and airplanes. He was always there and brought us a lot of happiness. Growing up with him around, I tended to use him as a drawing subject a lot. Here are the last sketches I drew of the pooch a few weeks before his passing:

 

As a final send off from me to him, I drew up a sketch of him and one of his first nicknames from way back in 1998 "Hank the Tank".  He'll always be my favorite dog and part of the Kaminski family. Rest in peace buddy.

~James

You Rang.

Yes, it's been done. Sunsoft's notoriously difficult cult classic game, Uncle Fester's Quest, has been beaten. It took over 10 hours and hundreds of quotes to keep our sanity, but Frank Tuminello, his brother Eric, and myself have kicked those pesky alien's asses. For those of you who haven't played this painful NES game based on The Addams Family character, the story goes as follows: Uncle Fester is sitting in a lawn-chair during a clear night moon-bathing, when all of a sudden, aliens attack! Everyone is abducted by these aliens except Fester and his family. It's up to you and your trusty gun to defeat the alien menace! The fact is, it seems as though Sunsoft made this game without proper testing before hand leaving us with many moments of "What were they thinking!?". The most notable of instances are the gun upgrades and downgrades (the fact that downgrades exist is mind-boggling enough), unless you have one of the last two guns, the weapons are essentially useless in tight areas; the whole game consists of tight areas. In any case, the game can be pretty fun after the annoyance wears off. It feels like a weight has been lifted off of our shoulders.