I use Mac. I'll most likely buy Windows 7 and dual boot with that, but I don't plan on using it for gaming.

Every kid will want one.

At 8/11/09 12:40 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: Okay, I got some MS points to spend and I'm wondering, on XBLA should I buy 'Splosion Man or Secrets of Monkey Island. I enjoyed the trials of both, and I know they're very different, but idk.

I've played Secrets of Monkey Island before, but it was a very long time ago and I don't remember anything about it other than I enjoyed it and you fight like a dairy farmer.

Nostalgia may be obscuring your judgement. I've never played the game, but from what I've heard, it's dated, even for a port. If you enjoyed the demo, I guess that's good, but there doesn't seem to be much variety to the game.

And then on the other hand, I've heard Splosion Man is a great game, so if I were you, I'd get that. It's got, what, 100 levels (50 single, 50 multi)? Great game if you have some friends to play with for sure.

Oh shit, I forgot that my gamertag for XBL is Bebop Derek, but the only games I play online are Left 4 Dead and UNO. Won't have Gold in about a month, so it slipped my mind.

And games I'm playing: L4D, Dead Rising

Games I'm gonna pick up where I last left off any day now I swear: Resident Evil Archives, Resident Evil 5, Oblivion, Gears of War, No More Heros

Videa is better anyway.

At 8/9/09 08:06 AM, narf109 wrote:

At 8/9/09 07:45 AM, The-Great-One wrote: Anybody here remember Pokemon Snap?

i got one better

I loved Pokemon Snap--played it not too long ago, got high marks on every Pokemon. I couldn't get into Hey You Pikachu though. Pikachu's voice recognition ability was a bit too frustrating. I think the lack of a goal kinda threw me off too.

Consoles owned: NES, SNES, Genesis, Game Gear, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Color, GBA, GBA SD, Nintendo DS, N64, PlayStation, PS2, PSP, Xbox, Gamecube, Dreamcast, Wii, Xbox 360

And I have a ton of games for a majority of them.

Also, looking forward to release of PS3 Slim. 8)

Fuck yeah, slim it down.

At 8/3/09 10:22 PM, explodingbunnies wrote: i have fallout 3 and am definately getting some of the DLC for it.
(which ones should i get?)

The only good thing I got out of Operation Anchorage was this really badass (and powerful) armor + helmet that never degrades.

The Pitt was okay. You don't get any useful items after going through the place, but the dark and grimy atmosphere was really enjoyable.

Broken Steel is really a must if you want to get more from the game. It brings the level cap from 20 to 30, and offers a more conclusive ending to the game.

I haven't played Point Lookout or Mothership Zeta, but I have heard a lot of positive things about Point Lookout. It give you a swampy new world with a lot of exploration opportunity. Basically it's a reduced wasteland.

Here's a run-through of the DLC if you don't want to go off my word alone (which would be the smart thing to do).

At 8/2/09 08:49 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: more like you turn to fawkes and he goes "this is your destiny"

fuck a duck HERE'S A GIRL WHO'S READILY HELPED ME BY WALKING THROUGH RADIATION BEFORE

Girl?

It's just the deus ex machina cop-out which has been around since basically the dawn of literature. Just be grateful that not everyone employs it.

At least it is being mended well.

Well, I would have refused to play Banjo Kazooie 3 (if you want to call it that), but I caved about a two weeks ago and got it. It's not horrible, but it's pretty boring compared to the previous two. I think it'd be great if they made a fourth one with gameplay similar to 1 and 2, and totally ragged on how different 3 was.

At 8/1/09 10:17 PM, BlackmarketKraig wrote: Resident Evil 4 Wii

Even if you've already played RE4 for another console, OP, I recommend you try the one for the Wii. Shit can't be beat.

Zekey knows his shit about good cartoons/animation, and I think it would be great to see him become a famous cartoonist. He could bring the traditional(ish) 2D style back.

What's the deal with cell phones? They're the size of a brick and can only work in certain areas. Not exactly my idea of a mobile phone.

Renting is the best choice if you don't plan on watching the movie many times over.

Honestly, so many people buy DVDs when they only watch them once after purchase.

At 7/31/09 10:40 AM, HippityGopher wrote: Wrong. Whatever color you see is the color that is reflected, not absorbed.

Exactly. The car would absorb some of every wavelength but green, just as plants do. So more cars that are green would mean less effective sunlight to share with plants.

At 7/31/09 10:26 AM, Davidzx wrote: he color of cars doesnt really make a difference, green doesnt contribute to anything

Yeah it does, if a car is green, it absorbs the exact wavelengths of light plants need to photosynthesize. If plants don't photosynthesize, most will die.

So anything but green would do.

A bit ironic since Banjo Kazooie was really a standard platformer, as you said, which is similar in every way to other platformers... Particularly done by Rare.

Though I'll agree that they were my favorites as a kid. Banjo Kazooie and DK64, yeah.

New Wolfmother song sounds pretty solid. That'll be a selling point for maybe 10 people.

Also, Peter Frampton: "Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)"

I wonder how you'll make your guitar talk?

At 3/22/09 08:55 PM, Zerok wrote: Now add sliced bananas

GOD YES, my gf used to make PB+Nutella+bananas for me, and prepared it like a gourmet.

Now I wish I could chew again so that I could savor the best combination for a sandwich discovered in the past 500 years. :(

Oh, and a suggestion: go to class before buying a textbook. Your professor may address the textbook issue and say you won't need it, and if he doesn't bring the topic up, ask him.

As you can see, I would've greatly benefited from holding off the calculus book purchase.

I bought a used stats book for $120 (USED). We barely needed it. I got maybe $70 back.

I got a new calculus book for $100+. Never used it, not once. I got maybe $30 back for it.

College can be a bitch.

At 7/30/09 10:15 PM, Blaze-Heatnix wrote: Am I the only one who thinks this could work? Discuss why it would or wouldn't work.

So would it be exactly like the game, only trainers you could battle would be actual people who moved around as well?

I've got The Orange Box for the 360 and would like to get into TF2, but since it's only online and I have no experience playing it, I'd feel odd being the only guy not knowing how to play.

It'd be great if there was some kind of shitty mini game on the disc.

At 7/29/09 05:01 PM, Kingturkey wrote: I see people using "lolxD" a lot, it's kind of annoying. How does one pronounce "XD", anyway? Does it have phonetic spelling? Or what?

You don't pronounce it dude, it's just like any other smilie.

At 7/29/09 12:03 AM, kardonskull wrote: but my family is RICH! (not mansiony rich, but there about lower-high class)

Pfft, if they were only lower-high class you wouldn't have put emphasis on the rich. Admit it, you guys use Jeeves' head for a mirror.

At 7/29/09 12:27 AM, HandsomePete wrote: I think it sounds more like the Fresh Prince theme song.

Damn, you're right.

At 7/28/09 05:57 AM, SKS wrote:

At 7/28/09 05:53 AM, Spaghetti14 wrote:

At 7/28/09 05:50 AM, SKS wrote: Damn even after all this time I'm still a pimp. Just look at this face, btw wearing my ng shirt. Sorry don't ban me I just saw this topic and had nostalgia.

Been kissed yet?

sure have, I was 14 when this topic was made, I am now 19.

Tainted lips.

DVD will take a long while to die, so if you're hesitant in spending all the cash, don't do it.

I haven't watched any blu-ray movies on my HDTV, though as soon as the PS3 Slim comes out, I'm sure I will. I'll probably still buy DVDs, but if there's a movie with awesome effects that I want, I'll get it blu-ray.