{"id":72182,"date":"2015-03-03T06:58:40","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T04:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=72182"},"modified":"2015-03-03T06:59:53","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T04:59:53","slug":"a-gamers-guide-to-load-shedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/72182-a-gamers-guide-to-load-shedding","title":{"rendered":"A Gamer&#8217;s guide to load shedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No, it is not the end of the world, nor have the zombies taken over the power plant, it is just Eskom load shedding.<\/p>\n<p>Although I would have preferred a zombie outbreak\u00a0instead &#8211; it would have been more fun than sitting in the dark.<\/p>\n<p>But fear not,\u00a0I am here to shed some light on what you can do to stay entertained during a blackout.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Handhelds<\/h3>\n<p>I know this might seem like the obvious alternative to gaming without a power outlet, but since the whole \u201cpower grid in shambles&#8221; story I have downloaded a ton of games onto my PS Vita and Nintendo 3DS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to play<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rogue Legacy \u2013 PS Vita (Free with PlayStation Plus)<\/li>\n<li>Suikoden \u2013 PS Vita (R73.00 PlayStation Store)<\/li>\n<li>Super Smash Bros \u2013 3DS (R455.00 Nintendo eShop)<\/li>\n<li>MediEvil \u2013 PSP\/ PS Vita (R73.00 PlayStation Store)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Estimated\u00a0battery life<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PS Vita &#8211; \u00b16 hours<\/li>\n<li>Ninetndo 3DS &#8211; \u00b15 hours<\/li>\n<li>PSP &#8211; \u00b15 hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T0DKxOEikTs\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Cellphones<\/h3>\n<p>Now this is important: make sure you charge your phone before the power gets cut.<\/p>\n<p>Although our smartphones might not offer the best battery life while playing high-end mobile games, they can still help us\u00a0get through the load shedding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to play<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Game of Thrones Episode 2 \u2013 R55.11 (Google Play)<\/li>\n<li>Trails Xtreme 4 \u2013 Free (Google Play)<\/li>\n<li>VainGlory \u2013 Free (App Store)<\/li>\n<li>World of Warriors \u2013 Free (App Store)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h58QOT1sRpM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Laptops<\/h3>\n<p>You may have thought of this one already, but I put it here just in case.<\/p>\n<p>Most of you probably own a laptop that does not boast the Alienware logo, but that is okay as these games do not need super powered, high-priced machines\u00a0to run.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to play<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas &#8211; $14.99 (Steam)<\/li>\n<li>Half-Life &#8211; $9.99 (Steam)<\/li>\n<li>Need for Speed Pro Street \u2013 R49.95 (Origin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_61360\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Gigabyte-Aorus-X7-gaming-laptop-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61360\" class=\"size-large wp-image-61360\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Gigabyte-Aorus-X7-gaming-laptop-11-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Gigabyte Aorus X7 gaming laptop 11\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Gigabyte-Aorus-X7-gaming-laptop-11-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Gigabyte-Aorus-X7-gaming-laptop-11.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Something less powerful will suffice.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Board Games<\/h3>\n<p>Board games, not bored games.<\/p>\n<p>Do not even try to talk yourself out of a good session of Monopoly with friends or family. The best thing about it is that it seemingly lasts forever (or until someone kicks the board over).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to play<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Game of Thrones \u2013 R799.00 (Takealot)<\/li>\n<li>Bioshock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia \u2013 R646.00 (Takealot)<\/li>\n<li>Monopoly \u2013 R238.00 (Takealot)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AZEkZvKlZp0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Activities that do not need power<\/h3>\n<p>Believe it or not, you don\u2019t actually always need to play something to get through boring times.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some activities you can do in the dark.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to do<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take a nap &#8211; free<\/li>\n<li>Clean your house &#8211; cost of cleaning products<\/li>\n<li>Take a &#8220;nap&#8221; with a &#8220;friend&#8221; &#8211; free<\/li>\n<li>Read a book by torchlight: Fifty Shades of Grey &#8211; R146.00 (Kalahari)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tell us what you do during load shedding, in the comments and forum.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/ps4\/72337-mon-0700-are-games-too-short.html\">Are games too short?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/72473-the-king-of-gaming-laptops-for-r30000-i-hope-so.html\">The king of gaming laptops? For R30,000, I hope so<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/72270-4k-msi-gaming-laptops-sa-pricing-specifications.html\">4K MSI gaming laptops: SA pricing, specifications<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just because the lights have gone out does not mean you have to stop gaming<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":213,"featured_media":72613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[21,13325],"class_list":["post-72182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-headline","tag-load-shedding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72615,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72182\/revisions\/72615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}