Earlier in the week, I thought I had missed my chance to see Kevin Smith live by waiting for a friend to go with. Tickets were sold out by the time I checked back the next day, having only heard from a friend who wished he could go. Luckily, one of my Facebook friends posted an article Thursday about what to do in Dallas this weekend. It mentioned a 10:30PM live podcast had been added after the 8:30PM evening with Kevin Smith Q&A. This time, I didn't wait for someone to go with, figuring this was a rare opportunity to see Kevin Smith in person with or without a +1. I bought the $47 ($40+tax) General Admission ticket to the historic Texas Theatre 15 minutes from where I live, where Lee Harvey Oswald was apprehended while watching War is Hell.
Good morning Pixlpeeps! This morning as my alarm went off it was the first time in a long time that I was actually asleep as it beeped. Usually I’m up 30 minutes before I spend that time watching the local news. How are you good people? We are one week away from Force Friday. Toys R Us is opening at 12:01am and there are supposed to do a lot of things to celebrate the event. The one item I want to get is this bad boy
Walmart has this great bundle that includes 3 games and 3 months of PS PLUS for $400. I've linked to it below. I just ordered it with Batman, Madden 16, and Alien Isolation. I should have it by Wednesday!
I just saw today that Overlord: Fellowship of Evil is coming out late September for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. I am so psyched! It does look a bit more like Diablo this time, but how can I resist the funny writing of Rhianna Pratchet, script writer for the other Overlord games and the recent Tomb Raider reimagining. I'm preordering this tomorrow even though I still don't have a current gen console. I think I might finally get a Xbox One for this though.
So I have come to the conclusion I have way to many games....there's like over 500 games (including digital/pc) in my library.
Looking at the list of games I played back then, it looks like I was getting my roudy on with the N64. Game Boy Color came out, but I was not into handheld gaming at the time. I think my PC must've busted because I didn't get on Heretic 2 or Half-Life that year, not to mention Grim Fandango. Co-op gaming was still my jam and I found it in a few titles on this list. So here it is.
and for the $16.49 CAD I paid I'm very glad to have it back. I had some problems on one of my laptops but the other one runs it like a champ. Anyone expecting 2015 HD graphics won't be impressed but anyone expecting the game they loved on the Dreamcast with somewhat cleaned up graphics will get exactly what they paid for. More later.
Who cares what was popular or what historic events happened in music in 1998. This is what I listened to. It ain't much or even all that interesting, but I really didn't have any strong feelings about the music in '98. About the most interesting thing to me looking back is this was the year Queens of the Stone Age debuted. I liked them then, but didn't follow them. Now I'd like to take a closer listen. Anyway, this is the stuff I listened to and remember well.
Hey folks, this will be my last blog before I got to Seattle this weekend for PAX Prime. Please pray that I have a safe trip there and back. And next week, be on the lookout for my PAX articles at GamerDad.com! Speaking of which, here are some game reviews I’ve posted recently at GamerDad. Please click on and read as many as you can, and maybe even post a comment or two here or there (or at least a Facebook like). I’d really appreciate it.
Yes I got that last achievement in Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell. What wonders a night of sleep can do. I got right back in there in the morning and bounced my way to victory. Turns out, the trick is bouncing, just like the title of the achievement "Let's Bounce" suggests. I thought getting thrown so high in the air was a problem because it's hard to hit a moving car on the way down, but if you get on a highway, there are lots of cars there moving at a steady rate, so you can figure it out after a few tries. My friend Mark still hasn't gotten it, but using the techniques that worked for me, he should have it no time.
Good morning Pixlpeeps! I am not feeling Monday right now. I’m tired, cranky, and hoping I can go back to bed soon. Its not going to happen but there’s always room for hope. The weekend is gone but it did bring some good stuff. For starters I took down two games from Mount Backlog. Both games are on the 3DS, and all of a sudden I’ve been on a 3DS kick. I’ve been looking through my games trying to find ones that I would be in the mood for.
I finished up all but one achievement in Saint's Row: Gat Out of Hell today. The one remaining is "Let's Bounce" - In Torment Fraud, hit 5 vehicles in a row without touching the ground. Torment Fraud has you become one of the zombie-like souls that make up most of the inhabitants of this Hell. You're object is to throw yourself into traffic and cause as much damage to yourself as possible, the idea being that the more suffering you endure, the less time you will have to spend in Hell. Thus you are, in effect, defrauding Hell of the time they sentenced you to. So you waddle your way into traffic and throw yourself at the cars, and if you do it right, the impact throws you into the air and then you can somewhat control your flight and try to hit more cars, bouncing your way across the map. Well, this is easier said than done. I found the best location to do this challenge (the place with the most traffic) and tried over and over to get to 5, and so did my friend Mark. Both of us got to 4 many times but just couldn't get that last one.
Okay guys, I've made a game prototype. It's only 5 levels, there's no sound, and all of the graphics are place holders. I just want to know what you think of how it feels!
Good morning Pixlbit! For the past week through social media I noticed that this past week has been full of really cool stuff that I used to take part in. Its band camp for the Marching Aztecs and today is move-in day for the all the folks living in the residence halls of SDSU. Many moons ago I too took part in these events. I didn’t have to do most of residence hall training because I was in the band which is always fun, and my residents usually got an Ambassador (the folks who give campus tours) to walk them around the campus to find classes. I didn’t have to do this until my last year on the mesa when I was just a regular resident and my neighbors were a little nervous about where their classes were so I helped them find their classes. Anyways-Happy Move-In Day SDSU!
Feel free to give me some suggestions on a top 5 list I should do.
I definitely saw a lot of movies in the theater in '97. I think I was going to the theater once a week on Friday's. It's always interesting to see a movie near it's release. The theater is packed and you get to hear the reaction of the crowd. It's pretty neat. Lately I've been seeing movies in mostly empty theaters late on a Sunday, and it's just not the same. Anyway the list is kinda long so I thought I'd just list my top ten.
So there is a petition, its asking EA to greenlight a new Alice game in McGee's series. If you havent a clue what this series is, let me just say this. He took Alice in Wonderland and mixed it with gothic/disturbing themes. Now I know, its just a petition. It doesnt promise nor make a guarantee we will see a third game in the Alice series. Let me add though, American McGee himself backs this petition. He really wants to do a third Alice game. It took 10 years to have a sequel to the first one. I think if EA sees enough support we might just get it. So far there is 15,736 signitures and its only 9,264 short of 25,000. I just hope we arent playing the 10 year waiting game again. So far its been 4 years.
Didn't read much in '97 except for an article on which a book was written by Dave Barry. The book was Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs. It was really funny. It called attention to famous song lyrics and commented on how nonsensical they were or what bad grammar they exhibited. Funny as it was, it kind of missed the point about music and lyrics. Often lyrics are chosen for their sound and how they fit well into a song. Sometimes they just don't make sense. Mostly people listen to music for the feeling it gives them - an irrational thing which doesn't often account for exact meaning or proper English. Still, it's funny to read song lyrics out of context.
one trophy away from platting Rocket League. its the play online with a friend, anyone on?