Happy Earth Day Pixlpeeps! Friday is back and again I am going to avoid roaming around the surrounding area because its week 2 of Coachella and all the crazy kids are back. I was buying some groceries yesterday and all stacks of alcohol at the grocery store and Target were back and so were the kids whose carts were filled with all those items as well as frozen foods. Instead of going out and searching for new CDs to add to the library this weekend I decided to stay home, play some games, and maybe catch up on some Netflix.
So, I go to Wal-Mart and they have the bundle for $30. Of course I cleared it with the wife, lol
I exchanged my broken Genesis controller for a working one at my local retro gaming shop, Jay Street Video Games. I got the same original style controller. There's a smaller one with six buttons, but I like the bigger one with three. Then I traded some stuff and got Pokemon Conquest for DS. I had a talk with the saleswoman about the game and 999 for DS. These were both hers originally it turned out, and she knew both well. I was torn as to which to get and went with Pokemon Conquest, but I really wanted 999 too. Maybe next time. Here's a pic:
Well, I found the basic model at Wal Mart for $20 but did not get it. I think I should go back and get it. What do you my pixl-friends think?
I finished Dark Souls 3! Yay! My thoughts are still processing, but I enjoyed my experience for the most part. I'll let the hype die down a little before I rank it amongst the others (suffice to say it will be above DS2 though) but yeah. It's really easy though. Only one boss gave me any real difficulty, and it was an optional boss you have to go to a secret area to find the key to this other secret area. That said, that boss may be one of the hardest in the series in my opinion.
I started the day with Little Nemo: Dream Master for NES. It's a platformer and I generally dislike platformers but this one has neat features. I like feeding the animals candy so you can get into their skins and be them for a while. Sounds sick worded like that but it's totally cool, and cute as heck: wear a frog to jump high, wear a mole to dig. Neat!. The graphics are super charming too. I love the intro cinematics and the whole design of the game. I die a lot though. That pisses me off. I have no patience when it comes to games. Patience is for real life. Not for games.
Morning Pixlpeeps! I have to get this latest entry written out as soon as possible because HOA sent out a notice that the electricity will be out for a couple of hours this morning so I figured why not head to the mall. So how was your weekend? My weekend was quiet and I managed to avoid the majority of the Coachella Music Festival folks with the exception of last Friday when I was roaming around Walmart and saw a bunch of hipster looking kids with carts full of alcohol, because alcohol and heat seem to go well together. Anyways I watched a little bit of the YouTube stream on Saturday night and I was disappointed that during the Guns N’ Roses set they only streamed two songs. Zedd, Ice Cube, and Silversun Pickups were pretty good but I think everyone watching the stream waited for one act and to only get Welcome to the Jungle and November Rain was a letdown. Anyways let’s get started.
Started out today on Xbox 360 and downloaded the Games with Gold: Saints Row IV and Sunset Overdrive for XBO.
Hey folks, I have another batch of reviews and articles I’ve written over at GamerDad.com lately, including my articles on the National Videogame Museum! If you read my April Fools’ blog from a few weeks ago, you know that I’ve been volunteering at the newly opened National Videogame Museum in Frisco, TX, and I also wrote some articles about them at GamerDad.com. So if you read any of my reviews, please read those especially, as I put a little extra effort into them. They’re a lot like my PAX and E3 articles, because the museum is nearly as good as those places. So if you can, please click on the links, read the reviews, post comments here or there, and maybe even click that ‘Like’ button. I’d really appreciate it! OK, let’s begin!
I didn't know there was a different AV cable for the original Genesis. The Genesis 2 and 3 use the same one though, and I have a Genesis 3 that my friend Mark gave me. My orginal one is lost to the void of time. Here's a pic:
Ermagurd! I am stuck on Chapter 17 in Fire Emblem Conquest. I have tried every route on the left side of the map and the little tack things are only cleared by the ninja that is my Ally. Well he does not follow a certain path. My guys are loaded up with Valerium and I have two healers but, I just get waxed when I get to the head guy, no matter who I use. I love this game but, honestly I am about to rage quit it. I am doing good on the DL Maps though. I bought the Map Pack 1 instead of just buying them individually. So that is that. Can anyone give me a hint or a clue?
Happy Friday Pixlpeeps! I’m currently sitting indoors because it is windy and I kind of feel bad for the kids coming in for Coachella who are going to sleep in tents. Have fun with that. Because of the sudden influx of music fans I will stay off the roads and hang out at home this weekend, possibly catch up on Netflix or just take naps. Anyways so how are you good people? All ready for the weekend? I originally had some plans for a day trip but it fell through so I might try it again next weekend. We shall see. Anyways let’s get started with Quick Hits!
...It's good. Really bloody good. After 51 hours I can say it's definitely better than Dark Souls 2. Might even be better than Bloodborne in terms of mechanics if not thematically. There are secrets. Lots and lots of secrets. NPCs are on journey's of their own and act super mysteriously. The combat is good. There are so many weapons that I can't keep up - definitely encouraging replayability. It's literally everything I love about Dark Souls.
Well the spring semester is almost over and I will have a 2 week break. So, I have picked up a few things I plan to play duing that time. At least I hope, lol.
Picked up Ratchet & Clank for PS4 on Tuesday. It's a $40 game. I traded in some stuff and then preordered Valkyria Chronicles Remastered for next month bringing the total to $18. Not bad. Here's a pic:
Yep, I'm sitting in a hotel room just outside of the Detroit (Rock city as I am given to understand) airport. I took a shuttle bus from London Ontario for my company's regional meeting and I'm currently blunk as a drake. For game relevance I played Blunkely Drefault on the shuttle bus so that counts right?
I tried my N64 on my newer TV over at Mark's place, and it wouldn't come up. The TV couldn't connect to it for some strange reason. I've connected my PS2 and Gamecube with the same type of RGB plug, and they worked. I don't get it. But my N64 does work on my older flat screen TV at home. That makes no sense. Well, what can I do but play on my other systems while I think of a solution.