Sunday, 25 December 2011
Christmas Receivings
I got No More Heroes, Super Mario Galaxy, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance, FLCL, Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone, and Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum Edition Thinpak,
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
And just like that, it's almost all gone
I had a $50 gift card and after only 5 minutes of shopping, I have $6.02?
How, you might ask? Simple, the Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum Edition Thinpak is $29.99 on Rightstuf and Evangelion 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone DVD is $7.99. Added to the $6 shipping which guarantees it'll be delivered within 2-5 days, I'll probably have get it either on or a little after Christmas.
Whatever, it's not like I'm not getting more money. Tis a shame I couldn't afford the 2.22 DVD as well. Regardless, it's at the local Best Buy anyway. It's a couple bucks more, but I think removing the shipping and handling makes up for that.
Ciao.
How, you might ask? Simple, the Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum Edition Thinpak is $29.99 on Rightstuf and Evangelion 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone DVD is $7.99. Added to the $6 shipping which guarantees it'll be delivered within 2-5 days, I'll probably have get it either on or a little after Christmas.
Whatever, it's not like I'm not getting more money. Tis a shame I couldn't afford the 2.22 DVD as well. Regardless, it's at the local Best Buy anyway. It's a couple bucks more, but I think removing the shipping and handling makes up for that.
Ciao.
Sunday, 30 October 2011
I got a 30 day subscription to Crunchyroll!
That means Aiko can watch as much anime as she can for 30 days in HD. :)
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Saturday, 8 January 2011
Why I believe the Wii was the only "next-gen" console until the Move and Kinect.
Okay, now this is just my opinion that until Sony and Microsoft released the Move and Kinect, respectively, the Wii was the only "next-gen console" on the market.
Why do I think this? Simple, every generation of game consoles either gave us or popularized something which is now standard in the industry.
The first generation gave us video game consoles themselves and controllers, obviously, that's standard.
The second generation gave us actual different games in consoles that were played via cartridge, as opposed to just one or two games built in (and in the case of the Magnavox from Gen I, using "cartridges" that were really jumpers). While (sans the DS and 3DS) the industry doesn't use cartridges anymore, having switched to disk-based mediums, could you imagine a world where you can only play games that are hard-wired into a console? And nothing else?
The third generation gave us the D-Pad, which every console has some variant of. No further explanation needed.
The fourth generation gave us the shoulder triggers, L and R. Every controller has one, with the PS3 having 4 and the Wii's being on the Classic Controller and Classic Controller Pro.
The fifth generation gave us the Control Stick on the Nintendo 64, which led to the Analogue Stick on the PlayStation. Quite obviously, every consoles (sans the DS) has some form of an analogue stick or nub. (With the 3DS having an analogue nub-slide-pad-thingy-ma-bob-kajigger)
The sixth generation gave us online game play. Microsoft has Xbox LIVE, Sony has PlayStation Network, and Nintendo has Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Now, what about the current generation? What did this game bring that really changed the tables of game play? HD graphics? Not really, graphics don't change game play, just make it look better. Wireless controllers? Nope, Nintendo had the Wavebird for the GameCube and they had third party wireless controllers for the PS2 and Xbox. Hey, look at that, the Wii allows motion controls. I mean, yes the PS3 had some motion control before the Move, but it wasn't like the Wii. I mean, you move the remote left, your character looks/turns left. You move the remote up, they look/turn up. Then the Motion+ allowing 1:1 accuracy. Some people say the Wii Remote+ just rips-off the Move's 1:1 accuracy, but it's just putting the Motion+ into the regular Wii Remote. Based on the sales of the Wii, as well as Sony and Microsoft releasing their own form of motion control. I think motion controlled game play is the influential thing from this generation of video gaming.
Why do I think this? Simple, every generation of game consoles either gave us or popularized something which is now standard in the industry.
The first generation gave us video game consoles themselves and controllers, obviously, that's standard.
The second generation gave us actual different games in consoles that were played via cartridge, as opposed to just one or two games built in (and in the case of the Magnavox from Gen I, using "cartridges" that were really jumpers). While (sans the DS and 3DS) the industry doesn't use cartridges anymore, having switched to disk-based mediums, could you imagine a world where you can only play games that are hard-wired into a console? And nothing else?
The third generation gave us the D-Pad, which every console has some variant of. No further explanation needed.
The fourth generation gave us the shoulder triggers, L and R. Every controller has one, with the PS3 having 4 and the Wii's being on the Classic Controller and Classic Controller Pro.
The fifth generation gave us the Control Stick on the Nintendo 64, which led to the Analogue Stick on the PlayStation. Quite obviously, every consoles (sans the DS) has some form of an analogue stick or nub. (With the 3DS having an analogue nub-slide-pad-thingy-ma-bob-kajigger)
The sixth generation gave us online game play. Microsoft has Xbox LIVE, Sony has PlayStation Network, and Nintendo has Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Now, what about the current generation? What did this game bring that really changed the tables of game play? HD graphics? Not really, graphics don't change game play, just make it look better. Wireless controllers? Nope, Nintendo had the Wavebird for the GameCube and they had third party wireless controllers for the PS2 and Xbox. Hey, look at that, the Wii allows motion controls. I mean, yes the PS3 had some motion control before the Move, but it wasn't like the Wii. I mean, you move the remote left, your character looks/turns left. You move the remote up, they look/turn up. Then the Motion+ allowing 1:1 accuracy. Some people say the Wii Remote+ just rips-off the Move's 1:1 accuracy, but it's just putting the Motion+ into the regular Wii Remote. Based on the sales of the Wii, as well as Sony and Microsoft releasing their own form of motion control. I think motion controlled game play is the influential thing from this generation of video gaming.
Friday, 30 July 2010
One year Bulbagarden Forums anniversary blog!
Yay!
*ptoo*
As of today, I have been a member of Bulbagarden Forums for one year. (My one year anniversary on Bulbapedia was yesterday)
Over this past year, I've gotten banned a few times, reached over 6400 posts, and made some friends. I also came to realize that I was bisexual thanks to them.
And to not fucking listen to what anyone else fucking says. >:|
Unfortunately, one of those bannings is occurring right now, which is why I'm making this blog post here, and not via Bulbablogs. But, when I get unbanned, I'll probably just make a blog linking to this one, and probably CP this entry too. For the lazy asses who don't wanna bother clicking.
And in case you at all care, here is my profile.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Not much to say for this blog post
Except that I got banned over on Bulbagarden Forums FOR NO DAMN REASON. Just more proof that the mods are just corrupt little bastards who look for anything and everything to infract and ban someone for.
Honestly, just pisses me off because I regularly see much worse and I never see any of those users getting banned. Ever.
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