I am fifth in the world in Wii Fit Three Minute Super Hula Hooping. I did this at the International Video Game Hall of Fame Convention a month ago in Ottumwa. My pelvic coordination is to be feared!
Posted by Zoyx on 09.05.10
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I’m not really interested in the SPvTW (as the kids say it) film. Partially due to Michael Cera playing the same character he’s been nursing since Superbad Arrested Development, partially because I cringed in my seat the first time I saw the trailer. Nor am I really into the comics. I wrote them off as fake manga at first, now I write them off because I didn’t like them. There’s a significant generational gap surrounding the whole franchise, and anyone over the age of 20 will likely have a difficult time getting into the ultra-hipster attitude of the material. If you’re the type that wears ironic t-shirts, wrist sweatbands, and vintage Reebok hi-tops while listening to Vampire Weekend, you probably already worship at the Scott Pilgrim altar of pop-culture homages.
All that being said: this game is great! The best description I can offer is that it’s a high-def remake of River City Ransom. Throw in some truly amazing work by chiptune artists extraordinaire, Anamanaguchi, and the awe-inspiring pixel art of one Paul Robertson, and you have a winner. Thankfully, the game really doesn’t force the story from the comics/film on you (it’s there, but easily dismissed), and the game play doesn’t really suffer from it. Level building, loot dropping, side-scrolling beat-em-up goodness. Try it, love it, buy it. $9.99 on the PlayStation Store (360 version coming later this month).
Posted by Commander Tim on 08.11.10
I made it through all 13 minutes and 37 seconds of I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1. Score was 752,840. This is an indie dual stick shooter for the Xbox 360. Only one dollar. You must get this top-shelf game, my friends, if you like Geometry Wars and similar games.
Posted by Zoyx on 08.10.10
In true Minnesota (home of the runner-up) fashion, I came in second in the 50 week Atari 2600 High Score Club. Scored 344 points, which averages to 6.88 points a week. Key to my success? I played every week. The guy who came in first was the only other person to play every week.
I don’t expect to participate nearly as much this next season. Although the first game in season 8 is Solaris, and I really should give that game a try.
I recommend playing. You end up playing games that you otherwise wouldn’t be trying. Also gets the competitive juices flowing.
Posted by Zoyx on 08.04.10
A homebrew version of Halo has been coded up by some guy named Ed. This guy Ed is really Ed Fries, the vice-president of game publishing for Microsoft during the original Xbox’s lifescycle. Read more about him on Wikipedia. Because of this, Ed is in a unique position – he had Bungie’s blessing to do this. From the AtariAge forum thread, the employees of Bungie already have their cartridges of Halo 2600.
I played a bit of it using my Harmony cart, and it is very well done. Simplistic in gameplay, but that is to be expected. Here is an initial impressions video someone else did off of youtube.
Posted by Zoyx on 08.02.10
In the ForumsWasssaaaap?!
- s1500 : Okay okay, I'll go 11 dollars!
- Madaracs : You didn't miss out. That posting was looking for more than $10. It was just listed as $10 to draw attention.
- s1500 : Darn. I missed out on a CL posting of a Coleco Adam for 10 bucks. FFUUUU
- POI : hey check this out, a gamefaq for TimeTraveler: «link»
- Zoyx : I'm sure there is a way to unbrick it.
- s1500 : ahh dangit bricked my Dingoo last night. This is really complicated to install dingux
- s1500 : We need to egg Crazy Climber on to invite us over for game night/afternoon. He has a sweet setup.
- s1500 : After trying it outdoors at the Flugtag, it's not so bad for FM reception.
- Madaracs : *crickets*
- Madaracs : I'm going to be taking a little vacation here soon. If you guys find anything video game related worth posting feel free.
- Cloudscout : This here is a shout-out to the power-out!
- Madaracs : It hasn't rained in days now. So how is the radio?!
- s1500 : if it stopped raining, I could find out.
- Madaracs : Radios don't work at all in my building. How does it do outside?
- s1500 : The radio is so-so. sometimes it doesn't even pick up KQRS in the break room.
- Madaracs : @s1500: How does the radio work?
- Madaracs : Zoyx bought one. He seems to like his...
- s1500 : This thing is awesome. It's like a PSP without the useless optical drive, at a better price.
- Madaracs : THE DINGOO ATE YOUR BABY
- Madaracs : Heya doods.
- s1500 : My Dingoo should be in today. w00t.
- Madaracs : Anyone missing a gun for their NES?
- Madaracs : I managed to get my hands on a copy of Retro Game Challenge and Namco Museum DS in Canada.
- Madaracs : GridCycle Users: If you haven't changed your password in awhile, please consider it.
- Madaracs : Stoopid Zazzle.
- Madaracs : Finally got to editing the CSS to support clicking the top logo to bring you back to the main page.
- POI : amazon deal of the day today, mass effect 2 for $40! pc/xbox
- POI : aww dang. did I do that?
- Madaracs : Sorry about having captha on comments. I modified it so it won't affect our regular posters.
- Madaracs : As a general courtesy to other websites and the efficiency in loading this one, please do not link to another website's photo. And preview your work before posting to make sure the image size falls within the confines of the main blog reading area. Thanks!
- Commander Tim : Hells yeah there is.
- Madaracs : There are a lot of naked women in Conan.
- Madaracs : I like a nice glo...
- Commander Tim : I liked it...
(if you can't use cheesy pshop effects on GCycle, where can you?) - Madaracs : OK the JJ Abrams logo is GONE.
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