If internet could provide the sound of desolate vacuum of a blog, it surely would now. I haven't posted in close to 3 months. And neither has Pat, so it's not all my fault. I am also aware I have probably lost my loyal band of readers (pedophiles), but c'est la vie.
Besides being totally swamped in affairs not concerning internet, I haven't had much to post. I am off buying video games pretty much till August. After buying a $2000+ computer I am broke and I wish to get a 360, however I will have till wait till the Pagan feast of the fertility Gods, which coincidentally is my birthday.
But John you may say, what of Patricio and his comical ecstasy induced escapades. Well, besides searching for anonymous gay hook ups in Great Kills Park, he has no excuse not to post, so please blame by scapegoat of a chum for the lack of updates.
Now for my one and only link I will bestow a great gift upon all of you. Infected. Infected is one of these new fangled "podcasts" and is hosted by none other than Martin Sargent from TechTv (G4 can suck some serious Sha-de-de). This is by far the best audio content created in the history of man, and is about out good ol friend, Internet. Download all of them and just appreciate the internet for the wealth of information we can receive from it. Enjoy.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Pimp's bitch X 3
I thought since I haven't posted in some time now and that Christmas has passed I would post about the cool stuff I got. Videogame wise I only got 3 games. While that may not seem like also they are all extremely good games.
For the GBA I got Gunstar Super Heroes. From an episode of X-Play I learned this is a sequel to an old Genesis game I think. The game is extremely impressive for the portable system. It has great graphics and some pretty advanced 3D models. It is very difficult on the Normal difficulty and I am not even going near Hard mode. I would recommend this game to anyone with a GBA. The game has an Easy mode so if Normal is too intense for you, you can still enjoy the game.
The other two games I got are for Xbox and are "Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones" and the port of "Half-Life 2". I can't say enough good things about both of these games. I have played but never owned or completed the previous Prince games. However they were both very well put together. This game is no different and fixed some of the problems I had with the previous games when I played them. It plays very smoothly and has a great balance of puzzles and combat. While if you haven't fully played the previous two, the plot will confuse you, but you should still get this game.
Half-Life 2 has been out on the PC for quite some time now. I have played parts of it and I always enjoyed it. The graphics, the controls, and the amazing physics made the game a master piece. On the Xbox the graphics have been turned down a little bit though they are still the most impressive graphics on the console. Also the multiplayer aspect has been removed. The Xbox version is strictly single player. So obviously if you have a PC that can handle Half-Life 2, you should play it on that platform. I did not have a gaming PC when the game was released and now I have a Mac (iMac G5, best machine I evar had) so I decided to get the Xbox version. The game is simply amazing. It is so varied and intense. An array of amazing weapons including the gravity gun which allows you to make the physics engine your bitch give you the power to go punk ass wild on anyone or thing that gets in your way. However I was disappointed to find a lack of special shampoo for the level where you fight an infestation of head-crabs. I could go further but I don't have to, buy this game, enjoy it, make sweet tenderous love to it.
So if you have a GBA and an Xbox buy all of these games. And this is not an option, if you do not buy these game we are going to have a problem.
Aside from video games I got some other stuff including a digital camera. The Canon Powershot A610 is a pretty good camera and for it's price (around $300) it is a pretty good deal.
Overall it was a pretty good Christmas, and feel free to comment about what cool gifts you got for Christmas too.
For the GBA I got Gunstar Super Heroes. From an episode of X-Play I learned this is a sequel to an old Genesis game I think. The game is extremely impressive for the portable system. It has great graphics and some pretty advanced 3D models. It is very difficult on the Normal difficulty and I am not even going near Hard mode. I would recommend this game to anyone with a GBA. The game has an Easy mode so if Normal is too intense for you, you can still enjoy the game.
The other two games I got are for Xbox and are "Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones" and the port of "Half-Life 2". I can't say enough good things about both of these games. I have played but never owned or completed the previous Prince games. However they were both very well put together. This game is no different and fixed some of the problems I had with the previous games when I played them. It plays very smoothly and has a great balance of puzzles and combat. While if you haven't fully played the previous two, the plot will confuse you, but you should still get this game.
Half-Life 2 has been out on the PC for quite some time now. I have played parts of it and I always enjoyed it. The graphics, the controls, and the amazing physics made the game a master piece. On the Xbox the graphics have been turned down a little bit though they are still the most impressive graphics on the console. Also the multiplayer aspect has been removed. The Xbox version is strictly single player. So obviously if you have a PC that can handle Half-Life 2, you should play it on that platform. I did not have a gaming PC when the game was released and now I have a Mac (iMac G5, best machine I evar had) so I decided to get the Xbox version. The game is simply amazing. It is so varied and intense. An array of amazing weapons including the gravity gun which allows you to make the physics engine your bitch give you the power to go punk ass wild on anyone or thing that gets in your way. However I was disappointed to find a lack of special shampoo for the level where you fight an infestation of head-crabs. I could go further but I don't have to, buy this game, enjoy it, make sweet tenderous love to it.
So if you have a GBA and an Xbox buy all of these games. And this is not an option, if you do not buy these game we are going to have a problem.
Aside from video games I got some other stuff including a digital camera. The Canon Powershot A610 is a pretty good camera and for it's price (around $300) it is a pretty good deal.
Overall it was a pretty good Christmas, and feel free to comment about what cool gifts you got for Christmas too.
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Bee Eff Too: Em See
I apologize for not posting for quite some time. I have been pretty busy school wise, and when I'm not doing school work I am doing nothing. Being idle is quite time consuming, believe it or not.
And when I'm not doing anything, I have been playing Battlefield 2: Modern Combat. I gave a brief review of the online demo a while ago and if you remember I loved it. The game play was quick, rewarding, and was my favorite game on Live. The game had some issues, mostly network related, but it was an EA demo, so I didn't expect much. Also some aspects seem unbalanced. Killing someone with a support player took skill, killing someone with a grenade launcher took an index finger. Well, the full version was released last week and I have been playing on and off and I must say it is pretty good.
The game was delayed a year for EA to add a single player game, and I guess it was worth the wait. The single player of the game follows a story about deception and propaganda. I didn't buy the game for the story and I have been skipping all the cut-scenes so I don't really know if the story is all that amazing. The play mechanics of the single player are pretty similar to the multiplayer. You fight with a squad of varying size. They do a pretty good job at killing and not getting killed. You can manage the whole army on your own though, by hot-swapping. If you have a clear line of site with an ally, you can take control of him while the computer will move into your vacated body. This is useful if you need or want to use a certain weapon kit (Assault, Sniper, Special Ops., Engineer, Support) or if you current body is close to dying. You can die but you are punished by losing major points for it.
From what I have played the missions seem to consist of kill all enemies and secure the area. I however am not very far in the game, but I have read of more interesting missions later in the game. Many times I find my allies dying and me just trying to stay alive as one lone soldier waiting for re-enforcements, but I am not very good at the game so it is probably my fault. I wouldn't buy the game just for the single player however, so for those of you without live, this may be a rental.
Now, I know I didn't buy this game for the single player and when it comes to the multiplayer the game is pretty strong. In terms of options this game is pretty limited. There are two basic game types, capture the flag where you capture the enemies flag and return it to your base with some variations. The other type is conquest, in which you capture points on a map and protect them while trying to keep the majority of the points. This game type also has some variations such as allowing the capture of all the points, which stops the other team from spawning, and essentially winning the game, or always allowing either team to spawn letting the game run much longer. I only play conquest because I see it as a more intense and rewarding game, however a good CTF on a small map can be pretty fun.
The game is run on EA's servers. Anyone who has played an EA game on Live knows they have quite a talent of royally screwing up an almost perfect system. Simple things like the friends list and sending voice messages are made needlessly complicated. Since the game is run entirely on their servers, one cannot create a private room and invite just their friends in. For me this is not a problem seeing as how I don't play with a large number of friends. The gametypes on the servers are pretty diverse so you can normally find a good game. What some would consider a feature, on most servers when a round is over you have a limited time to vote on the next map played. The problem is that people vote for the same two maps, ABridgeTooFar and Backstab. ABridgeTooFar is a great map, the first 50 times. And Backstab is the map from the demo and considering I have played that level a couple of hundred times it is getting a little old. There are plenty of other maps and most of them are pretty good, there are really only one or two maps I can say I don't care for.
When you don't feel like hoofing it on the maps there are always the option of vehicles. They range from basic cars, humvees, tanks, boats, and helicopters of all sorts. The vehicles in this game add a whole new dimension to the game and lead to the most fun events in the game. Whether you are in a boat chasing another boat, of a helicopter in pursuit of a car or tank, they add to the excitement and overall enjoyment of the game.
When the game was released the online portion had some issues with disconnecting players, or not letting them connect to games. Shortly afterwards a patch was released which remedied this problems. However it created unbearable lag. As of now I hear that the lag has disappeared or at least been reduced to the normal amount of lag. The stats were resetting for a while when the game was released, but I think this problem has been fixed as well. Gameplay wise the game is pretty strong. The classes are balanced, the previous problems with balance have been fixed for the full release. Assuming EA keeps tabs on this game and provides maintenence when needed, hopefully this game will last a while.
To anyone with Live and a mild interest in shooters, I recommend this game. Whether or not it will last long is up to EA and the players but as of right now, it is a fresh new game that I believe Live has been in need of for some time now.
And when I'm not doing anything, I have been playing Battlefield 2: Modern Combat. I gave a brief review of the online demo a while ago and if you remember I loved it. The game play was quick, rewarding, and was my favorite game on Live. The game had some issues, mostly network related, but it was an EA demo, so I didn't expect much. Also some aspects seem unbalanced. Killing someone with a support player took skill, killing someone with a grenade launcher took an index finger. Well, the full version was released last week and I have been playing on and off and I must say it is pretty good.
The game was delayed a year for EA to add a single player game, and I guess it was worth the wait. The single player of the game follows a story about deception and propaganda. I didn't buy the game for the story and I have been skipping all the cut-scenes so I don't really know if the story is all that amazing. The play mechanics of the single player are pretty similar to the multiplayer. You fight with a squad of varying size. They do a pretty good job at killing and not getting killed. You can manage the whole army on your own though, by hot-swapping. If you have a clear line of site with an ally, you can take control of him while the computer will move into your vacated body. This is useful if you need or want to use a certain weapon kit (Assault, Sniper, Special Ops., Engineer, Support) or if you current body is close to dying. You can die but you are punished by losing major points for it.
From what I have played the missions seem to consist of kill all enemies and secure the area. I however am not very far in the game, but I have read of more interesting missions later in the game. Many times I find my allies dying and me just trying to stay alive as one lone soldier waiting for re-enforcements, but I am not very good at the game so it is probably my fault. I wouldn't buy the game just for the single player however, so for those of you without live, this may be a rental.
Now, I know I didn't buy this game for the single player and when it comes to the multiplayer the game is pretty strong. In terms of options this game is pretty limited. There are two basic game types, capture the flag where you capture the enemies flag and return it to your base with some variations. The other type is conquest, in which you capture points on a map and protect them while trying to keep the majority of the points. This game type also has some variations such as allowing the capture of all the points, which stops the other team from spawning, and essentially winning the game, or always allowing either team to spawn letting the game run much longer. I only play conquest because I see it as a more intense and rewarding game, however a good CTF on a small map can be pretty fun.
The game is run on EA's servers. Anyone who has played an EA game on Live knows they have quite a talent of royally screwing up an almost perfect system. Simple things like the friends list and sending voice messages are made needlessly complicated. Since the game is run entirely on their servers, one cannot create a private room and invite just their friends in. For me this is not a problem seeing as how I don't play with a large number of friends. The gametypes on the servers are pretty diverse so you can normally find a good game. What some would consider a feature, on most servers when a round is over you have a limited time to vote on the next map played. The problem is that people vote for the same two maps, ABridgeTooFar and Backstab. ABridgeTooFar is a great map, the first 50 times. And Backstab is the map from the demo and considering I have played that level a couple of hundred times it is getting a little old. There are plenty of other maps and most of them are pretty good, there are really only one or two maps I can say I don't care for.
When you don't feel like hoofing it on the maps there are always the option of vehicles. They range from basic cars, humvees, tanks, boats, and helicopters of all sorts. The vehicles in this game add a whole new dimension to the game and lead to the most fun events in the game. Whether you are in a boat chasing another boat, of a helicopter in pursuit of a car or tank, they add to the excitement and overall enjoyment of the game.
When the game was released the online portion had some issues with disconnecting players, or not letting them connect to games. Shortly afterwards a patch was released which remedied this problems. However it created unbearable lag. As of now I hear that the lag has disappeared or at least been reduced to the normal amount of lag. The stats were resetting for a while when the game was released, but I think this problem has been fixed as well. Gameplay wise the game is pretty strong. The classes are balanced, the previous problems with balance have been fixed for the full release. Assuming EA keeps tabs on this game and provides maintenence when needed, hopefully this game will last a while.
To anyone with Live and a mild interest in shooters, I recommend this game. Whether or not it will last long is up to EA and the players but as of right now, it is a fresh new game that I believe Live has been in need of for some time now.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
It's not the size that matters...
I finally got my grubby little hands on a Game Boy Micro. Today I bought a silver Micro and I must say, it is pretty darn cool. Now, I am not really a Game Boy person. I hardly have any games for the system, and I lost one of my two favorite games. So I have been playing Sonic Advance 2 on this bad boy (On a side note, buy SA2, it is so fricken awesome. Oh and the game I lost was WarioWare Inc MMG)
The first thing you will say when you lay eyes upon it is, "Wow, that thing is small, and I swear it keeps getting smaller."
And when you look at the Micro your reaction will be pretty similar. Being the smallest Game Boy yet, this thing is pretty tiny. They got rid of the "clam shell" design of the SP and it has a design reminiscent of the original Advance. Because of this, one major problem that the SP had has been solved. The size of the SP made it uncomfortable at times and it gave you a cramped feeling. The Micro feels more like a game controller, specifically a SNES one.
Also the Micro has a brighter screen than the SP (or at least the old one, a new brighter SP has just been released.) While the screen is smaller it appears to be much more clear and sharp. Another change is that the buttons have a springy and soft feeling, instead of the clicky feeling. The Micro also lacks backwards compatibility with previous version of Game Boy games (Original GB games, and GB color games) To me this is not a problem in the slightest, however to others it might be. If this is an issue, this is one area the SP has a definite advantage.
Overall, I'd recommend the Micro. If you don't have an SP it shouldn't even be a question. And even if you do I still recommend it.
The first thing you will say when you lay eyes upon it is, "Wow, that thing is small, and I swear it keeps getting smaller."
And when you look at the Micro your reaction will be pretty similar. Being the smallest Game Boy yet, this thing is pretty tiny. They got rid of the "clam shell" design of the SP and it has a design reminiscent of the original Advance. Because of this, one major problem that the SP had has been solved. The size of the SP made it uncomfortable at times and it gave you a cramped feeling. The Micro feels more like a game controller, specifically a SNES one.
Also the Micro has a brighter screen than the SP (or at least the old one, a new brighter SP has just been released.) While the screen is smaller it appears to be much more clear and sharp. Another change is that the buttons have a springy and soft feeling, instead of the clicky feeling. The Micro also lacks backwards compatibility with previous version of Game Boy games (Original GB games, and GB color games) To me this is not a problem in the slightest, however to others it might be. If this is an issue, this is one area the SP has a definite advantage.
Overall, I'd recommend the Micro. If you don't have an SP it shouldn't even be a question. And even if you do I still recommend it.
Monday, September 26, 2005
You know, moms (Part II)
Ok, I apologize. I haven't posted in a quite some time and when I have the posts sucked. Well my posts always suck, but now it is like "Kirby earning money through indecent means" level of suck. Without going to in depth school has been equivalent to jamming a rusty crowbar up my urethra. But I will try to post more.
Luckfully I hope by the end of this week, or perhaps even later today I will have a Game Boy Micro. I will try to do a little write up on this and can hopefully post it by the end of the week. And in case you were wondering why this post is titled what it is, here is a video of a kid who needs to be beaten with a burlap sack full of nails. Or given some mother effin chocolate milk.
Luckfully I hope by the end of this week, or perhaps even later today I will have a Game Boy Micro. I will try to do a little write up on this and can hopefully post it by the end of the week. And in case you were wondering why this post is titled what it is, here is a video of a kid who needs to be beaten with a burlap sack full of nails. Or given some mother effin chocolate milk.
Friday, September 02, 2005
Lacuna or later
Keeping up with all the latest SMBC updates Zach Weiner has sent out an email saying
So I have removed the "No longer updated" tag so you all know to visit his site for his daily updates. I am very happy he is writing SMBC again and I hope it doesn't go on hiatus again.
On the note of site changes I hope you noticed under "Tech stuff" I have added a little code that links to my last 5 dugg stories.
And because I have no material to make this a humorous post I whipped up a little some with the help of Google Image search.
Enjoy.
P.S.- I know that whole quote thing is over kill, but it just looks so nifty.
Fuck it, SMBC is back.
So I have removed the "No longer updated" tag so you all know to visit his site for his daily updates. I am very happy he is writing SMBC again and I hope it doesn't go on hiatus again.
On the note of site changes I hope you noticed under "Tech stuff" I have added a little code that links to my last 5 dugg stories.
And because I have no material to make this a humorous post I whipped up a little some with the help of Google Image search.
Enjoy.
P.S.- I know that whole quote thing is over kill, but it just looks so nifty.
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
You know, moms
cozmicfool516: not until youve finished your hot buttered ass m'boy
I believe this post speaks for itself.
*Post may not actually speak for itself
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