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Zelaya (surname)
Zelaya or Celaya is a Basque surname. Both are variant spellings of Zelaia, a habitational name in Biscay province, Basque Country, from the Basque language ''zelai'' ('field' or 'meadow') and the definite article ''-a''. Notable people with the surname include: * Carlos Zelaya, a graffiti artist who contributed to the video game '' Skitchin''' * Emilio José Zelaya (born 1987, San Miguel de Tucumán), an Argentine football forward * Francisco Zelaya y Ayes (1798 - 1848), President of Honduras * Héctor Ramón Zelaya (Rivera) (born 1958), a Honduran football player * José Santos Zelaya former president (1893-1909) of Nicaragua * Juan Nepomuceno Fernández Lindo y Zelaya (1790, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 1857, Gracias) * Luis Selvin Zelaya Bran (born 1979, San Salvador, El Salvador), a Salvadoran professional soccer player * Manuel Antonio Alberto Zelaya (born 1958), a Honduran politician * Manuel Zelaya, former president (2006-2009) of Honduras * Nelson Fabián Zelaya (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skitchin'
''Skitchin is a 1994 racing video game developed and published by Electronic Arts (EA) for the Sega Genesis. The game puts the player in control of an inline skating, inline skater who must win races in a tournament while engaging in unarmed and armed combat with other skaters and partaking in skitching, the act of clutching onto a moving vehicle's Bumper (car), bumper to gain momentum. ''Skitchin'' was developed by EA's Canadian division, who repurposed the engine of the ''Road Rash'' series to capitalize on its success. The creation of the game's visuals involved rotoscoping an experienced skater and recruiting the services of teen-aged graffiti artists. The prominence of skitching in the game prompted EA to include a disclaimer warning of the activity's dangerous nature. ''Skitchin'' received positive reviews upon release, with reviewers recognizing the game's similarity to ''Road Rash''. The game's conceptual novelty, visuals and multiplayer mode were praised, while the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |