Replay: In March I finished reading Replay: The History of Video Games by Tristan Donovan. It was awesome. Anyone who likes games enough to read books about them should read this book. It gives a great overview of gaming's history, and it provides nostalgia for the older crowd that has been around long enough to have experienced the early days and fills the gaps for the younger crowd that has not.

Spacewar! One of the earliest games mentioned in Replay is Spacewar! A game that was created in 1963, predating even Pong. Recently, Kotaku posted a link to a browser version of Spacewar! It's… really not bad for a game from 1963. Plays like Asteroids… or should I say that Asteroids plays like it?

Angry Birds: Even though I'm not buying any games this year, I have no problem with free games (as long as they are legitimately free). I got Angry Birds (PC) for free this month by downloading Intel AppUp from Best Buy. The awesome thing is that Angry Birds was actually on my wishlist. So, I got a game I wanted for free! I'm kinda glad it was free though, because the game's appeal is wearing off pretty fast…

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty: I kept busy in March by playing StarCraft II's single-player campaign. It was a blast. Awesome production values. Fabulous details. I loved the first three quarters of the story. But there is so-o-o-o-o-o-o much you can do in the game, both in single-player and multiplayer, that I just can't commit the time necessary to cover it all. I'm gonna let SC2 rest for now, and move on.

Year Without Buying Games: I did a bit better this month than last as far as game-buying cravings go. StarCraft II helped me along as did a secret project I have taken up and may reveal if I stick with it long enough. Still haven't bought any games or anything game-related, although the new mouse and increased monthly Internet usage I paid for this month are in that gray area. They weren't bought for gaming purposes, but they do help my gaming purposes. So, there you go. And I also almost caved for, of all things, Okami PS3 avatars. Avatars?!

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes HD and Portal 2: This month is going to be tough. Two of the top 3 games on my wishlist are coming out: Portal 2 and Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes HD. Ugh. If anyone gets them, let me know how awesome they are.

Whackload of demos: I recently downloaded a whackload of demos. All at once, I downloaded and tried The Ball, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Zeno Clash, Psychonauts, Risk Factions, Uplink, Stacking, Costume Quest, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, You Don't Know Jack!, Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, Moon Diver, and Bionic Commando Rearmed. While each game had its appeal, I don't think I'll be adding any to my wishlist. Maybe I didn't give any of them enough of a chance…

So, I'm not sure what April has in store for my Year Without Buying Games, but I'm sure I'll soon find out. Happy Golden Rule Day everyone. Remember to do unto gamers as you would have gamers do unto you.