Castlevania for the Nintendo DS

Dawn of Sorrow is a perfect example of why 2D gaming is where its at. Not that 3D is bad. Just not as good. Things start getting complicated in the move to the third dimension. Check out a game called Dracula X Rondo of Blood for the PC Engine or Symphony of the Night for PS1 and then play Castlevania 64 (which was released later) What went wrong there? 2D gaming simplifies things and keeps the fun intact. Younger kids who grew up with Playstation may disagree though. By the way, I am still loving New Super Mario!
Anyways, Dawn of Sorrow is probably one of the best DS games out there and soon to be trumped by the new Portrait of Ruin available by the holidays. I didnt have much time with it at E3, but I can tell you that it may make 2D game of the year. Nintendo Power had a nice article on it. This time, you control the Vampire Killer whip again and you can switch between heroes during the game. Above, I pose with John Morris, the main hero.
DS Lite comes out in 2 weeks and I had to reserve one. Take a great handheld, shrink it and make the screens brighter and you got a winner. Glad they kept it at $130. Anybody want an old DS in great shape, lemme know.
I await Microsoft's new renovation of the the XBOX Live interface. I hope it comes soon. Keep Demos, trailers, pictures, and themes separate please.
No new news on Supernova, but methinks it will be sooner rather than later. I still have to pass about 20 Oni courses in Extreme, but you wont see me passing Legend Road anytime soon.
In non-game related goodness, check out this link for a great video from CKY. Do not click the link if you do not think farts are funny. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amfP4dRSG84

New Super Mario Commercial

This is from Japan, but its good stuff. Shows the Japanese actress from the movie Ringu enjoying New Super Mario Bros for the DS probably more than she should. Its funny and cute rolled into one. You never see comercials like that in the states, but the American commercial is entertaining. Courtesy of Youtube and IGN. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc4DV2hx9ts and this one. She starts getting frustrated http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_y0Nh2-dP0 Here is what we in the States get. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUnFmf4yhvY . I am almost done with all the worlds and I can safely say that this is quality gaming with a nostalgic blast. Perhaps a bit easy, but finding and getting to all the hidden stuff is challenging enough for everybody.

Scary WoW Guy and Me

Blizzard had a really cool little statue that I had to pose with. In 360 news, Street Fighter 2 is almost done. They are working on some tweaking at the moment. Also, Live gets a new update soon. Something I have been complaining about for awhile. Now they will organize downloads alot better and you can download an item and do other stuff! Gasp!
Oh yeah, I hit 35 with my Priest today. 1/3 the way to 36 too.

X-Play at E3

I used to really enjoy X-Play on G4TV. It has some great reviews of games delivered with a splash of humor. The hosts of the show are Adam and Morgan. They are energetic and just fun to watch especially when they tear into bad games. Lately I just dont watch them unless I know its a new episode. G4 had a nice booth set up and they were filming live. One day we had a chance to get some autographs with these nerd heroes. Of course I had to be there. They didnt look like they were having fun though. I bet its really stressful to sit and sign pictures for people. I was excited though.

Supernova is out! Wait no it isnt.

Just browsing Ebay and I found this. I almost wet myself then I scrolled down. Not out until June. I hear the upgrade kits will take long than that to come out. http://cgi.ebay.com/Dance-Dance-Revolution-Supernova_W0QQitemZ6282559833QQcategoryZ13716QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Random E3 Pic

I was promised a bed/cot when I went with my buddies to E3, but since that would have been a fire hazzard, I had to sleep on the floor. Not sure why I took a pic of it, but enjoy.

A Whole lot of Little

Not too much going on the world of gaming. Nothing new on the Xbox Live and little has come out in the stores. Haven't bought anything in awhile except for Guilty Gear for the Xbox. Got it for $9. Wanted to snag it before its gone forever. It supposed to be a beautiful 2D fighter with awesome sprites. Doesnt work on the 360 yet and probably never will. I'm disappointed in the current lack of support. I have a ton of Platinum Hits and alot of them do not work. If they really are such big sellers, you would think that they would patch them to work with their current gen machine.
Still not sold on PS3 quite yet. Great games coming out but nothing tickles my fun spots. It will probably be harder to find than Gold copies of Zelda 64 when it launcherd. Oy, dont get me started on that. I was working at EB at the time and parents insisted on the Gold version for holidays. There was such a ruckus, but thankfully, since games are on DVDs now, there probably will not be such a shortage anymore. There was a shortage of Animal Crossing for the DS last holiday because it is a DS game. Speaking of which, the game has sold about 3 million in Japan so far so it must be good if those crazy Japanese like it.
Back to work tonight. Woot!

Blizzard and Its silly Warcraft Game

You gotta love Blizzard. Their games are great. Thats all I have to say about that. For the past few E3s, their products have been World of Warcraft and Starcraft Ghost. Well, there was no Ghost and rumors of it being cancelled are all over the place. Gives them more time to work on Warcraft, don't it? They had a great turn out of people checking on the progress. Tons of stations set up. All the booth people wearing cool greenish shirts that say "welcome to the family". A new race, level cap to 70, jewel crafting and socketed items. Should be enough to satisfy the 5 million subscribers worldwide. Me? my priest is a mere level 32 now. So I got plenty of time to enjoy the "old world". I was even thinking about returning to EQ2 for awhile. I might wait until September when the expansion comes out.
Went to my local Gamestop today. They are taking preorders on about 25 PS3 games and 5 Wii games. EA and Activision seem to make up the most games on the list and of course nothing is final. There is not one launch game that I am awaiting. Systems wont go on preorder until September or so. Smart move. They should know more info on how many units they will get.
I absolutely love Super Mario for the DS. It is a crapload of good times. Its the only game that I want to wait to get the guide on so I can get the satisfaction of finding everything on my own, but knowing me, that is not gonna happen. I suck so bad at games like these, but I enjoy them.
Been thinking about picking up Super Princess Peach for the DS. I dont want to be seen playing a Princess though, but I hear its good.

Vintage PC Games

Wow. This auction is a collection of games you will never see again. 170 classic PC games mostly from Sierra. All the pieces look great. These are the kind of games that I avoided playing mostly because they were the standard PC game. Some of these gems are more story than game. Now I want to play half of them...so send me money. I take Paypal.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sierra-Game-Lot-kings-space-police-quest-monkey-island_W0QQitemZ8285079492QQcategoryZ4315QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Nokia's N-Gage and Cell phone games

Why the heck was Nokia even at E3? Is their product still selling somewhere? They had a very nice looking booth even though it was a bit smaller than previous years. Mist was shooting from the lights and there were images of games forming on the mist. It was stylish. They even had a few cute ladies working the booth too. Their games however are just the anti-fun. They got awesome licenses ranging from Tony Hawk, to the Sims, the SNK games, to Worms. I just did not enjoy anything they had to offer..though their new 3D fighting game, ONE did look decent for a cell phone.
Cell phone games in general just annoy me. I have an LG something and its got some great titles on it. Megaman, Ghosts & Goblins, and Sonic just to name a few, but the games are just so slow and sluggish. Why are they charging so much for these poopy titles? I am looking forward to Final Fantasy though. Good game, but if it runs slow, I'll just stick to the upcoming Final Fantasy titles for the GBA and DS.

Microsoft's Booth at E3

They didnt change up their design much from E3 last year. Their game kiosks offered several great games to indulge in but nothing to really pull me in. I was kind of hoping for some kind of RPG. Maybe even True Fantasy Online. There is good stuff on the horizon though.

Uno and Geometry Wars

Spent my morning playing these. Good times. Uno is fun, but I hate games where you can be doing so so well then the tide turns and you get wiped out because the other player got lucky. Kinda like Family Feud. You can be doing great the first 2 rounds but the other family comes from behind to win round 3 because the points are tripled. I used to love that show. Anyways, back to UNO. I have an unimpressive 0/5 record, but I unlocked half the achievments of the game so far. It cool to play with people from all over the world too. Makes it easy to find a game. Sometimes I connect to a game like Smash TV and nobody is around.
Played a little Geometry Wars. Thats my favorite on Arcade. Broke my previous record of 1.5 mil and got 1.6 mil. Almost unlocked the 10x multi achievment too. Someday. They want you to get to 1 million without losing a life? Thats nuts.
It might be awhile until there are more XBOX Live Arcade titles, but who knows. They dont have a coming soon list or anything.
During my vacation, my buddies showed us some CKY videos. Its kinda like Jack-Ass. It has Bam the skateboarder and some other crazies. They just do stunts and pranks. Some of them are pretty funny. One of the skits is this funny white guy rapping all Asian-style. The sound is kinda low though. Do not click the link if you are easily offended by anything!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4H2ceGQpeEY&search=brans%20freestyle

Then, somebody took the song and made an anime out of it. Great stuff. Better sound

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zN3rOeLM0mY&search=brans%20freestyle

It looks like a good day outside. Gonna go live it up.

Back from Vacation

Back to reality I guess. Its good to be home and it stinks at the same time. I have to be at work in 6 hours and I am not tired enough to go to sleep. I guess I will be at midnight though. Anyways, E3 was a great success this year..for me anyway. I really enjoyed myself and it was the first time in many years that I wanted to stay all 3 days from open to close.
After seeing Wii, I am convinced that if marketed right and it has the right support, then it will be one of the coolest game machines ever. Not that its more powerful than Gamecube. Its prettier, but only by a bit. Its the controller otherwise dubbed the Wii-mote. It really makes interacting with the games interesting. The only thing that I noticed that was poor was that you had to buy a new controller to play the retro games on the virtual console.
I made a mistake regarding the XBOX Live Arcade games. I found more on a kiosk in the back of Microsoft's booth. I found Ulitmate MK3 and gave it a shot. It is still way early to comment on. The resolution has to be bumped up a few notches and it will be. I also saw Konami's Time Pilot, Frogger, Contra, and Scramble.
Its amazing how much some of these booth people (including babes) dont know about their own booth. Most of them could not even answer a simple question like "Is (enter game name here) anywhere in this booth?" I would get that puzzled look. Not only from booth babes who were only hired to demonstrate one game, but from programmers as well. Even if the game was right behind them. I would always get told to ask somebody else.
Anyways thats my rant. Gonna get some sleep. More on E3 later with pics (hopefully)

E3

I am very tired. 2 days of E3 and lots to take in, but not half as much as I would like to. They have DDR Supernova in all its arcade glory. They have 2 machines, but thats not enough to satisfy all the DDR fans there. They also have 3 different home versions. All of them are yummy but not terribly different. I have spent much time in Konami's booth. People are there to see Metal Gear Solid 4, but (sorry to say) I couldnt care less. Its all about DDR and Castlevania Portrait of Sorrow. Dont get me wrong, MGS4 looks awesome, but its not my thing. I'll tell you what my "thing" is this year. Its not Playstation 3. The PS3 is quite delicious looking indeed, bt it looks just like the XBOX 360 right now. I played Sonic and it was good. I have seen Warhawk, Virtua Tennis 3, and Gran Turismo and they are very nice. The real show stopper is Nintendo Wii.
Lemme go on a quick rant here about E3. Normally if a company has something impressive to show, they usually show it to the press and/or they create a theater of sorts so you have to line up for as much as 4 hours to view their games. In most cases, the wait is worth it. However how do you know for sure. Tommy and I waited 2 hours to see the PS3 last year but it was mostly tech demos and nothing playable. We avoided the 4 hour Zelda Gamecube line like it was the bubonic plague. We heard it was awsome, but hardly worth that long a wait. Imagine the horror on my face when I noticed more than half of Nintendo's booth was sealed off and you had to wait on a 5 hour line to see Wii. Oh dear lord I was pissed. Thankfully Nintendo reserved a 90 minute block for just Gamestop and EB employees. At 430pm today we went and we saw Wii. There were 27 luscious games and demos for all to PLAY. Yes PLAY. Did i play all of them, not even close. I got a kick out of watching people play the games for me. I did try the tennis and Wario Ware games. Very very cool. Zelda and Mario Galaxy were a sight to behold as well. They also set aside 2 Wii systems for Virtual console demos. That is the feature that impressess me most. Playable games included Super Mario Nes, Super Mario SNES, Mario 64, Sonic 1 for Genesis, and Bonk's Adventure. Being a retro gamer, i am looking forward to this feature (no details about games and price were announced). As a special gift to Gamestop, Nintendo gave us a bag of goodies. I was shocked to discover a full copy of New Super Mario Bros for the Nintendo DS with manual. That was sweet! Saves me $35. The game comes out on Tuesday next week. I have played for 30 min and it is classic Nintendo goodness. I also received an E3 pin and a Wii T-shirt. Thanks Nintendo =)
I went to Gametap's booth and played around wtih the Gametap service for awhile. I must say that I was very impressed with the whole service. I am surprised it hasn't take off more than it has. It is a great idea with great great games. It would be nice to play the games in full screen at full resolution, but otherwise all the games were perfect.
XBOX managed to disappoint me. Their booth was nice and filled with sweet games, but where were all the XBOX live Arcade games? Where was Stret Fighter or Ultimate Mortal Kombat? Nobody at Midway knew. They only had a handful on display, but they promise around 50 my the holidays. Konami had Time Pilot, Contra, frogger, and Stinger(or something). Namco had Pacman and Galaga..maybe more but I didnt see it. I was kinda hoping for a little bit more from the big MS. Lumines = Good times though.
PS2 had some nice games. God of War2 looked great and so did FFXII. I had alot of fun with Mortal Kombat Armageddon. Wow. Good times. PS2 is far from dead, Xbox is dying, and Gamecube is already 6 feet under. Nintendo's booth didnt display one GC or GBA product. I was looking for Final Fantasy 5 or 6 for GBA but it must be hidden well in the Square Enix booth.
Blizzard had a nice showing of their expansion to WOW, the Burning Crusade. Nothing to really say about it, but it continues the goodness of WoW with a new level cap, a new tradeskil, and new race, and more.
I got a pic of Tycho and gabe from Penny Arcade, but I didnt wait on line to see them. I also missed Adam West and Rob Van Dam. I did get an autograph from the guy who play Mario's voice. He's a bit diffenent than expected.
Thats about it for now. E3 opens at 9am and I plan on playing some PS3 and 360 games as well as putting some time into SuperNova. Even the home version looks great.

PS3 Price and Date and Some Details

I have to admit that I thought I was gonna be a bit more impressed with Sony's conference today, but they spilled some great info though. The PS3 is priced a bit more than I expected, but to be honest, I think it will be worth every dime. $499 for the unit with a 20 gig hard and some slightly stripped down features and $599 for a 60 gig hard drive. I dont think $100 difference is such a good deal for a measly 40 gig extra. I was surprised to see that they changed the controller to something more that makes sense. Last year's unveiling of the batwing controller was odd to say the least.
Square Enix, a company that has failed to impress lately, has unveiled some deliciousness. 3 Final Fantasy XIII games! The pics look great so far. They also unveiled info on a Dragon Quest game for the Wii. Lets hope its not some weak knock off like Crystal Chronicles. I'm looking forward to the Dragon Quest game fro DS too. Where is DQ Monsters Caravan for the GBA?
I'm downloading the heck out of E3 trailers for the XBOX. DDR looks great but hardly next gen, but what can you do with DDR anyway. I'm still pumped for it. Test Drive looks good too. More impressions later.
Its gonna be a long day. I gotta put in 4 hours at the casino then 5 hours at Caribou Coffee. After that, I'll head to the mall and then gotta pack. Wont be getting any sleep for at least 24 hours.

Pac-Man the Movie

Not sure who made this but its good for a laugh or 2. Check this out and lets hope this will be in theaters soon...just kidding =)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWL6j0SvqV0&eurl= XBOX Live has lots of trailers to download and E3 gamer pics. I'm gonna check out the DDR trailer now.
Also there are tons of E3 updates already and the Sony press conference is just hours away. I need to get some sleep though. Been up all day and I'll be up all day tomorrow.

Week of E3! Yay!

As the biggest week of video games arrives, gamers from all over the world start pouring into LA for the Sony press conference starting Monday and Microsoft and Nintendo's starting Tuesday. Kotaku has pics of the crates of goodies as well as Sony's new ads that are everywhere. Last year's slogan was "Welcome Chang3" which i think referred to PS3 and not some Chinese man named Chang the 3rd. This year's slogan seems to be "Play Beyond." http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/e306-preview-pics-172073.php
I am very excited. My flight leaves Tuesday afternoon and I will be back Sunday morning for Mother's Day. I will try and update if I can while I am in E3.
By the way, I went to Bingo at Treasure Island casino today and I hit Bingo twice winning a grand total of $250! Good times. They have these new computers that replace dabbing Bingo cards. The computers are wifi and they do all the work for you. All you have to do is shout BINGO when you win =)

Is This Even Real?

The Dark One told me about this crazy video of the new Smackdown Vs Raw '07 game. After going to IGN and checking this out, my jaw dropped. It cant possible be real game play. Check out the sweat and facial expressions. Did anybody see the Madden 2006 video for next gen during the Super Bowl? Quite different from the final product. I will certainly keep an out on this one. http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/775/775530/vid_1488052.html
Also Sega has announced their E3 lineup. Its quite strong but it seems to be lacking something. Looking forward to Phantasy Star and Sonic. Where is Nights? Hmmm?

Retro Greatness: Turbo Express

Perhaps one of the finest handhelds ever released for its time. This was the first handhald that actually played games for a home console. It is also the only handheld that went up in price after it was released due to demand. Very sexy screen and played all Turbografx-16 card games. The only downside was that it chewed through batteries so fast and the unit could not fit in the average pocket. Have a look here. Almost worth bidding on http://cgi.ebay.com/NEC-Turbo-Express-Grafx-16-Handheld-System-w-15-GAMES_W0QQitemZ8281569929QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Its especially exciting that the Nintendo Wii will play Turbografx games. There were some very cool classics that hooked me. Personal favs are Alien and Devil Crush, Dungeon Explorer (super generic action RPG), R-Type, Galaga 88, and Blazing Lazers. Nothing is known how the Wii's "virtual console" will work. Some have said that there will be a simple monthly subscription fee to download games or a system silmilar to XBOX Live Arcade where you purchase each title. Everything should be spilled at E3 next week.

DDR SuperNova Super Video

Well its not that super, but its well enjoyed by lovers of DDR everywhere. This was sent to me by my buddy, Ken at the arcade. A buncha nerds got together and made this well done video. The hype has begun! I hope its on display at E3. I may just be spending alot of time with Konami between the 3 DDR console games and Castlevania Portrait of Ruin for DS. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8325212085471597906

DS Lite to hit US!

Nintendo just announed that their redesigned Nintendo DS will be arriving June 11th for only $129! The DS Lite is smaller, sexier, and the screens are much brighter. Good news for handheld lovers everywhere. Its just a shame that we just spent $150 a year ago for the DS. Also coming very soon is the New Super Mario Bros game. It is a combination 2D/3D original Mario adventure. Releases May 15th. www.nintendo.com has preview videos up now.

I recently bought Brain Age from Nintendo for the DS for a low price of $19.99. It happens to be a great game that measures your "Brain Age". Kinda hard to describe, but it uses lots of fun mini tasks to train your brain and keep it fresh. The better you do, the more you can unlock. Uses the stylus and the microphone. You should see the looks I get when I talk to the DS in the break room at work. Browto appoves!

Minneapolis Rated #2 Gaming City!

According to a recent study, my own lil' town ranked #2 in the US as a "gaming city" Seattle was ranked #1 probably because Microsoft and Nintendo are based there. I would have never guessed that a Minnesota city would even rank, but what else is there to do in the winter besides snuggling up to a good MMO or RPG? Seems odd that the biggest mall in the USA is here in MN, but they only have 1 video games store. When the mall opened about 13 years ago, there was a Software ETC, Babbages, EB Games, and EBX. Now there is only one and its quite busy. Click the link to see other cities and more info on the study of top cities. Thanks to Gamerscoreblog for the story. http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2006/05/02/534591.aspx

United 93 and Beyond

So I went to see United 93 with Teri, her Mother, and my Father. I have to say that given the tragic events of 9/11, this movie was done very well. Its not for everybody though. There was not a moment that my heart wasnt racing. You know what happens, but the movie gives a good look through everybody's eyes from the terrorists to the flight control people. Highly recommended. As far as the summer goes, I am really looking forward to Xmen3, Superman, Pirates of the Carribean, and Click (because I am a sucker for a good Adam Sandler movie). Also recommended is Scary Movie 4. Very very funny...but only if you liked Scary Movie 3 otherwise dont bother.

Midway Announces E3 Lineup

No real surprises but a few solid titles. No announced dates or info on their anticipated MK3 or other XBOX Live Arcade titles. Click here for their press release. http://www.midway.com/rxpage/mpr_4257.html Midway has always been a great company mostly for their arcade games. The hottest ones being Spy Hunter, Mortal Kombat, Gauntlet, joust, Smash TV, Super Sprint, Klax, and Defender. Of course there about 100 games that they made. Mortal Kombat has been a big money maker for them so I was surprised that there wasnt a new MK game for either arcade or next gen systems. I'll have to look at their new Armageddon game though. It supposed to have every MK character ever. I dunno though. Ever since MK went 3D, the polygon fighters look so lifeless and lack that personality they had when they were digitized. Well, thats progress, huh.

Valet Parking at E3 and Live Updates

I just got an email from the expo letting me know that the are introducing Valet parking at the convention center.

"NEW FOR 2006VALET PARKING E3 will be offering Valet Parking on a first come, first serve basis to attendees/exhibitors on all three days of the show this year. The charge for this service is $40.00 per vehicle per day, CASH ONLY PLEASE."

$40 a day! Its bad enough that I have to wait 30-45 minutes at Starbucks just to pay over $5 for a White Mocha. Oh well, who said bliss is cheap?

Looks like Microsft is gearing up for some live updates next week during E3. Tons of trailers and demos and the release of UNO for XBOX Live Arcade. Goodie! I havent played UNO in 20 years, so that should bring me some memories. Also look for E3 themed gamer pics and more.

Want your own DDR machine at home? http://cgi.ebay.com/DDR-Dance-Dance-Revolution-EXTREME-8th-MIX-NICE_W0QQitemZ6276310519QQcategoryZ13716QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I cant believe they are still charging this much. Whats worse, is that the new SuperNova mix will be available soon and it will cost $15000 for the whole machine and a whopping $4500 for the upgrade.

Everquest 2 vs WoW

Before moving to World of Warcraft, I was playing Everquest 2 for about a year and a half. It was good times and I got pretty far into the game. Well, after all my friends quit to play other games, EQ2 got pretty boring. It just seemed like the same lifeless quests and it was so hard to get a group going. I will admit though that the last expansion was very pretty, but not enough new content i think. Earlier today, Sony just announced some interesting stuff for EQ2. A new expansion pack and adventure pack. Will this be enough to go back to Everquest2? Probably not, but I will keep my eye on this since they are bringing back some old zones from EQ1 and a new playable race. I will check these out at E3 for sure. http://eq2players.station.sony.com/en/news_archive.vm?id=771§ion=News&month=current

The Game Coach

Anybody have $80000 burning a hole in their pocket? Then I have just the thing for you! Check out this gem on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Game-Coach-The-Ultimate-Video-Gaming-Vehicle_W0QQitemZ8281967543QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem. Looks like a good time, right? then why are these girls not smiling? http://i20.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/eb/ba/cd_12.JPG Anyways, good luck and happy bidding =)

E3

E3 is the video game show of shows. Its where companies show their latest and greatest products for the year and beyond get together at the LA Convention Center. http://www.e3expo.com/ This will be my 10th year of going. Its a great time, but in recent years it has been packed with tons of people making it very annoying to move around the busy booths like Nintendo and Microsoft. Last year there was a 4 hour line just to see Nintendo's new Zelda game. Last year it was just me and my buddy Tommy. This year, I'll be going with 4 guys from Gamestop. We'll spend 3 days at he convention and 1 day at either Universal Studios or Disney. Should be fun.

Up Early

I usually get up at 6am with Teri since she works at 730. Bothe World of Warcraft and XBOX Live are down all day for updates!! What to do? I'll hang out with Paul at the mall and play some Dance Dance. Gotta keep my figure good so I can sit easilly in an airplane seat. Going to E3 in 7 days! Woot! Cant wait to see what they have this year. Of course the hotness will be Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii...Wii? Mario must be sharing mushrooms with marketing because it really is a silly name, but I'm not getting Wii for the name. I'm getting Wii for the retro goodness it will provide. Nes, SNES, Genesis, and Turbografx? Sign me up =)

A bit more..

I recently got married. Her name is Teri. Pics to come soon. She is not a gamer like me, but she likes to dink around with Hexic and PC poker slot games. I am trying to get her to try World of Warcraft but that ain't happening. I work at a casino in the Blackjack full time and Caribou Coffee part time. In my free time, i'll hang out at Burnsville mall or in front of my games. I gotta teach myself to be more productive around the house. I gotta learn to start cleaning and spending more time with my 2 cats, Lucky and Sammy. Its just that I get so lazy after work..probably from working grave shift. Oh well. gotta go put a vacuum together.