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[Jul. 4th, 2008|05:05 pm] |
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this fourth of july, celebrate by playing Operation Secret Storm for NES. you play as (I kid you not) "George B." (keep in mind this is 1992), fighting iraqis (and a bald eagle for some reason?) and of course, saddam hussein. |
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[Jul. 1st, 2008|01:20 pm] |
another big month in gaming:
first, is a small flash game called You Have to Burn the Rope. I highly recommend everyone play this at least for a couple minutes, especially if you have never beaten a video game before.
next up are the third entries of a couple of longstanding video game franchises
first is Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse for the NES. this one plagued me for a while, and i never got around to beating it, but it now sits nicely in my list of completed castlevania games as number 11.
the other is Final Fantasy III, originally for the famicom, but i played the updated version for DS. including spinoffs, this is the 15th FF title i've beaten. the list comprises I, II, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII, Legend, Tactics, Tactics Advance, Mystic Quest, and Fables: Chocob Tales.
after a few months, i finally finished this puzzle game Pic Pic on my DS, which means completing a total of 1200 puzzles.
and the most eccentric of this months games is Virtual Boy Wario Land. i borrowed my friend's virtual boy, and i think this may be the only game i ever finish on the console. after playing for ten minutes, i would get a headache. luckily this game only takes about an hour total to finish. the 3d is cool, though |
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[Jun. 20th, 2008|01:02 pm] |
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has anyone ever owned or known anyone who ever owned an MSX computer? |
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[Jun. 14th, 2008|02:29 pm] |
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oh yeah, and probably the worst thing about the new indiana jones movie was when indy said "nucular" |
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[Jun. 13th, 2008|03:39 pm] |
How I Met My Wife
by Jack Winter
Published July 25, 1994 in The New Yorker
It had been a rough day, so when I walked into the party I was very chalant, despite my efforts to appear gruntled and consolate.
I was furling my wieldy umbrella for the coat check when I saw her standing alone in a corner. She was a descript person, a woman in a state of total array. Her hair was kempt, her clothing shevelled, and she moved in a gainly way. I wanted desperately to meet her, but I knew I'd have to make bones about it since I was travelling cognito.
Beknownst to me, the hostess, whom I could see both hide and hair of, was very proper, so it would be skin off my nose if anything bad happened. And even though I had only swerving loyalty to her, my manners couldn't be peccable.
Only toward and heard-of behaviour would do. Fortunately, the embarrassment that my maculate appearance might cause was evitable. There were two ways about it, but the chances that someone as flappable as I would be ept enough to become persona grata or a sung hero were slim.
I was, after all, something to sneeze at, someone you could easily hold a candle to, someone who usually aroused bridled passion. So I decided not to risk it.
But then, all at once, for some apparent reason, she looked in my direction and smiled in a way that I could make heads and tails of. I was plussed. It was concerting to see that she was communicado, and it nerved me that she was interested in a pareil like me, sight seen.
Normally, I had a domitable spirit, but, being corrigible, I felt capacitated as if this were something I was great shakes at, and forgot that I had succeeded in situations like this only a told number of times.
So, after a terminable delay, I acted with mitigated gall and made my way through the ruly crowd with strong givings. Nevertheless, since this was all new hat to me and I had no time to prepare a promptu speech, I was petuous.
Wanting to make only called-for remarks, I started talking about the hors d'oeuvres, trying to abuse her of the notion that I was sipid, and perhaps even bunk a few myths about myself. She responded well, and I was mayed that she considered me a savoury character who was up to some good. She told me who she was. "What a perfect nomer," I said advertently.
The conversation became more and more choate, and we spoke at length to much avail. But I was defatigable, so I had to leave at a godly hour. I asked if she wanted to come with me. To my delight, she was committal.
We left the party together and have been together ever since. I have given her my love, and she has requited it. |
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[Jun. 8th, 2008|10:12 pm] |
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the trip to the rapids today was cancelled due to lack of attendance. does anyone wanna go next weekend? |
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[Jun. 3rd, 2008|06:30 pm] |
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may's completed games comprises final fantasy 12 for ps2. it took 90+ hours of gameplay |
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[May. 26th, 2008|03:09 pm] |
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so, i picked up nicole from the airport yesterday, and later that day she dropped a bombshell on me. she was offerred a really great opportunity to work on a phd at a school in brooklyn starting in august and she accepted it. so now i'm in a bit of a bind. i have to stay here to finish orgo 2 and my senior recital in the fall. i also have the mcat in august, and i don't know for certain if i'll be able to make it into a medical school in new york. but the way my plans are right now, i intend to move to new york at the end of the year. i really love nicole and don't want to leave her, but it's all very rough, especially since i was under the impression that she and i would be living in the same area for the next year and few months. i could use some other perspectives on this if anyone has any insight to offer. |
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[May. 1st, 2008|02:10 pm] |
games beaten in april 08:
super smash bros brawl (the subspace emissary and classic modes)
super mario kart wii
gyromite (nes)
and of course, punch-out! |
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[Apr. 30th, 2008|10:22 pm] |
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i just beat a game i consider to be a jewel in my crown, Punch-out!. this is the version starring mr. dream, and i wouldn't really care to devote an entry to this one game, except for the fact that after you beat the game, mr. dream tells you "Great fighting !! You were tough, Mac! I never seen such finger speed before." |
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[Apr. 29th, 2008|12:36 pm] |
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jesus. mr dream is so hard. |
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[Apr. 27th, 2008|12:20 pm] |
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does anyone else around here like martial arts movies? i wanna go see forbidden kingdom |
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[Apr. 26th, 2008|04:07 pm] |
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does anyone want some free surround sound speakers? |
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[Apr. 13th, 2008|01:38 am] |
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Here is another AVGN episode. This one you might wanna watch because it's about sequels and poor numbering, including movies, including the Zombi series and the way they fucked it up in the U.S. and the U.K. |
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[Apr. 9th, 2008|11:30 pm] |
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the Angry Video Game Nerd does a review of christian video games. "So let's play another game. It's The Book of Genesis, on Sega Genesis, and the soundtrack... is Genesis!" |
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[Apr. 8th, 2008|10:40 pm] |
march:
NDS-
Bomberman Land Touch!
Bomberman Land Touch! 2
Luxor: Pharaoh's Challenge |
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[Apr. 7th, 2008|01:21 pm] |
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so the guitar hero tournament kinda sucked. it was mostly just cos i felt i was scored unfairly and cos the rest of the time i was sitting there by myself. however, the same people that put the guitar hero tourney on are now putting on a rock band tourney, for teams of four. wanna get the band back together? only, who should be our fourth? |
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