At 5/17/09 03:54 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/11/09 03:38 PM, zimzap wrote: Since I finished school, I finally had a chance to pick up Blue Dragon again and hopefully I will finish that off. I had not turned on my xbox or played any video games since January 5. Pretty long time.

I've heard mixed reception for Blue Dragon and out of all the non-Halo/Gears games, Blue Dragon is the 360 exclusive that interests me the most. I'm hoping to find more exclusives I can pick up someday whenever I get a 360.

Lots of people dislike Blue Dragon but IMO it is the best RPG on the 360 and one of the best I have played in quite some time. It is a JRPG at heart and if you liked games like Earthbound and Chrono Trigger then you should like Blue Dragon. The combat is solid but naturally gets repetitive towards the end of the game (what doesn't after 50+ hours?) but the presentation, sound, etc. are all excellent. The attention to detail and depth of the game is remarkable. The biggest flaws in the game are the story and voice acting. While the story is not horrible, it is pretty weak and outlandish. I bought it for $20 and it is well worth the money.

Next I will venture into Saints Row (yes, I know I am years behind the times in terms of buying new games).

As for searching for the vagrant,

We will find him in time...

And so we did. :D

SWEET!

The LIST
120) 30894 0000 000.0 ArtDanVal -2
121) 30735 0005 000.7 ThreeStar
122) 30681 0000 000.0 lightning
123) 30650 0145 020.7 zimzap 4

Another weak, week and the next will be a poor showing as well due to jury duty. Despite my poor performance, I should still be able to enter the top 120 due to inactivity. I'll take the ranks anyway I can!

The N64 original is still the best, no contest.

At 5/10/09 04:04 PM, Bahamut wrote: I thought it was getting crowded when we had 100 SCs. We have more now and there'll only be more coming soon, so one day we'll come to the point where the whole top 300 consists of Supreme Commanders.

Maybe in the next two years or so we will hit that point. Maybe then it will be time to consolidate/retire the new SC group (if this list is still going!)

I tried replaying both games, but Twilight Princess I remembered having to go fishing and nothing else. I was pretty much lost, so I think I'll need to start over again to have a better grasp of the game and NOT STOP HALF-WAY AGAIN!

Since I finished school, I finally had a chance to pick up Blue Dragon again and hopefully I will finish that off. I had not turned on my xbox or played any video games since January 5. Pretty long time.

As for searching for the vagrant,

We will find him in time...

UPDATE 10th May 2009

Thanks.

The LIST
121) 30730 0003 000.4 ThreeStar -1
122) 30681 0000 000.0 lightning -1
123) 30619 0014 002.0 Heinrich
124) 30598 0000 000.0 moongod
125) 30581 0017 002.4 Rarebreed
126) 30555 0000 000.0 CaptainBob
127) 30505 0213 030.4 zimzap 4

Wow even more easy ranks ahead. My pace has really slowed because I have been doing lots of reading and enjoying my time with family but 30 is still respectable.

Doom looks interesting but I will wait a few days for the medal bugs to get sorted out.

Wee we made it to the 100th page :)

At 5/8/09 09:33 AM, TheRipper00 wrote: If you compolety disregard the Game the moive was an OK action Flick.

Agreed. People bash the movie far too much. Yes, the game was much better but the movie was not horrible.

GTA: SA

Best: Action and FPS
Worst: Fighting and Racing (Also my least favorite)

At 5/7/09 08:55 AM, Coop83 wrote: Saves Update #20
Right, firstly, apologies for being pre-occupied with the wedding and then with a few other bits and pieces, that stopped me from pulling the stats until Monday Night, followed by processing it whenever I've had a free moment.

Thanks for another quality update. As always, no need to appolgize. I hope you had a great time after the wedding and that the morning after wasn't too painful :)

Movement
All quiet this month - no changes between top 50, top 100 and no new entries :'(

Makes the update easier!

Milestones:
60,000 Saves: Wylo (6th)
35,000 Saves: Coop83; Phantom (22nd, 23rd)
30,000 Saves: Auz (38th)
25,000 Saves: XwaynecoltX (55th)
20,000 Saves: Gooch; Sonucais; zimzap; Stormwarden; bifgis (76th - 80th)
15,000 Saves: lilhunter03 (115th)

Congrats to all and to me/my group of new EGSC!

Top 5 Gainers:
+ 2,234 - Gagsy
+ 1,636 - AllReligiousDrunk
+ 1,587 - DrJam
+ 1,554 - AfroUnderscoreStud
+ 1,554 - courtday

Afro continues to comparatively be slowing down...

The List:
072) 20,986 || + 0,028 || TheSoulMan -3
073) 20,858 || + 0,209 || Joshiwa
074) 20,560 || + 1,219 || Gooch 7
075) 20,557 || + 0,602 || Sonucais 1
076) 20,255 || + 0,095 || AtomicTerrorist -2
077) 20,171 || + 0,068 || LatinoRalf -2
078) 20,084 || + 1,014 || zimzap 6

Another solid month despite being ultra busy. I hope to reach at least 1,200 in May which would move me into the top 75. Obviously I will not catch Gooch but I should be able to pass some semi-active users in front of me.

At 5/7/09 09:40 AM, Auz wrote:

Congrats to all these awesome people.

Thanks, and congrats to you on passing 30,000 saves!

I just finished watching/playing most of the Pico Day submissions and there was certainly some great submissions this year!

Congrats to all the winners!

I started playing Mafia Wars last night and it is great fun. I am trying to get together a NG Mafia so please add me: Player ID 1000 8861 98.

Besides that I primarily play Labyrinth, Word Wrap, and Tap Tap.

At 5/5/09 10:28 PM, Greenfrost wrote: I play it on myspace and Itouch. Infact, you put your Itouch code on the computer, you get a extra weapon.

Can you play the same character on both the computer and Ipod Touch?

At 5/5/09 10:53 PM, budda121 wrote: i can give you some tips about this game if you want.

Thanks I will let you know if I need any help but so far so good!

My Player ID is 1000 8861 98, send me an invite if you wish. I think it would be really cool to start up a Newgrounds Mafia!

I was looking for something new to play on my iPod Touch and I stumbled upon Mafia Wars. It looks like the classic game dope wars etc. I wanted to know if anyone has played this game and if it is worth trying out.

iTunes Link
TUAW Review and Youtube Clip

Complete List of Medal-Enabled Games

At 5/4/09 05:06 PM, PsycoticDemon wrote: It's Mickey's.

Agreed.

1. Thief
2. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
3. Metal Gear Solid 3

At 5/5/09 03:52 AM, wismty wrote: I'm having a pretty hard time beating Epic Battle Fantasy on hard, let alone epic difficulty... I need help guys, how do you avoid getting killed by the giant robot (semifinal boss) or goku (final boss)? My strategy works fine for easy and normal, but not for harder difficulties... :(

I was playing this on Normal last night and while it was relatively easy, it still took me about an hour to finish so I don't think I will be trying any harder difficulties in the near future.

Metal = Alloy consisting of two or more metallic elements.

Medal = Metal stamped with some sort of design to signify an achievement.

How many times are people going to keep confusing the two?

I am so happy that Fear Unlimited got its medals stripped as it never deserved them; however, anyone who gained significant medals should be extremely aggravated.

At 5/2/09 06:28 AM, Coop83 wrote: Just to let you all know, that due to today being the day of my best friend's wedding

I hope you had a great time at the wedding. The delayed update is giving me a chance to catch my breath from spending one hour plus just catching up on the BBS :)

At 4/25/09 02:51 PM, Bahamut wrote: EXP update #12 is now available!

Thanks!

830 zimzap 10,978 32 290 +39

Massive movement for me this month! 39 spots is easily my biggest movement in quite sometime so I am very happy with that. I am now in the top 825 and with another month I could make it into the top 800!

At 4/13/09 02:48 PM, Wylo wrote: The 4/13/09 Top 300 Voting Power Update

Thank you.

180) 11.36 +0.01 9.63 Pimp Private
181) 11.36 +0.01 8.48 playtoy-animebastard Praporshchik
182) 11.36 -------- 7.10 chaotic1 EGSC -3
183) 11.35 +0.03 7.32 zimzap Commander +2

I should receive a nice bump with my level up to Sup. Commander and I am looking forward to the next update! Great work as always.

At 4/26/09 03:57 PM, Bahamut wrote: NO COMBO BREAKERS PLEASE!

Success!

A few things:

I won't be alone all the time as I'll still be seeing my grandparents, uncle and aunt and my parents have allowed me to invite my friends around on the Friday, so all is good for that week.

Sounds like fun!

I can pull an all-nighter on one night and have a look at the recent deposits page myself.

That is some serious dedication.

Third, the 12th EXP update is now available.

Will check after this.

UPDATE 26th April 2009

Thanks!

10+ rank climbers

zimzap 12
richler 10

New Supreme Commanders

zimzap

YES! I finally made it! Thanks to all who congratulated me!

The LIST
131) 30250 0000 000.0 Claudia-C18
132) 30243 0031 004.4 Syslock
133) 30210 0000 000.0 j00bie
134) 30190 0000 000.0 TremcladClock
135) 30186 0005 000.7 Kirk-Cocaine
136) 30172 0000 000.0 Kisuke
137) 30118 0209 029.9 zimzap 12

Easy climbing for a while due to inactivity.

As for news B/P-wise, it seemed Pico Day only gave a slight boost to all your paces. I was actually expecting the paces to be a lot higher than usual, but I was wrong.

I only caught the end of Pico day and there were some great submissions but not a ton of B/P points to be had.

UPDATE 3rd May 2009
New Supreme Commanders

mentalis
Overtired
sharpie097

Congrats! Three more members to the club!

The LIST
127) 30462 0000 000.0 iamnone
128) 30427 0013 001.9 Glamdrung 1
129) 30416 0001 000.1 staphita -1
130) 30317 0006 000.9 wismty
131) 30292 0174 024.9 zimzap 6

Even more easy points ahead!

At 5/4/09 12:42 AM, Gagsy wrote: I'm disappointed in myself for spending most of Pico morning in bed. An easy 50 protection points missed.. Shame. The sleep was nice, but who needs sleep?! D:

Pfft, sleep is nice.

I just finished my final exams yesterday so after a nice long night of sleep, time to do some Newgrounds catchup!

At 4/25/09 01:24 PM, ThePigeonMaster wrote: List #74

ThePigeonMaster is back after the exams week, and with excellent results like always, and now I'm congratulating after 3 days without congratulating:

Exams SUCK.

At 4/21/09 09:02 PM, idiot-buster wrote:

At 4/21/09 08:55 PM, zimzap wrote: SUPREME COMMANDER!

What a bastered you are, im still a general @;-}>
Are you going to stop here or continue on?

Yes, I am going to continue but my pace will most likely fall a bit. I would still like to get around 1,000 points per month and I think that is very achievable.

Get ready, here is a final exam's week worth of Newgrounds achievements. Hold on to your hat!

Listening To: Coldplay - Violet Hill

Thank To:
idiot-buster
RohantheBarbarian
Coop83
Odyssic
Bahamut
Haggard
reverend
ThePigeonMaster
Hacsev

Congrats To:
Bloodthorne: Level 44
Masculine: 16,000 Experience
LynchedJohNNY: Level 22; 2 Years on NG
Corky52: 27,000 B/P; 3,000 Medal Points
TheNossinator: Level 22
Odyssic: 15,000 B/P; 1,000 Medal Points
Auz: 15,000 Experience; 66,666 Total Stats; 3,000 Medal Points
Coop83: 56,000 B/P
NewsReporter: 6,000 Experience
NeonFlame126: 9,000 Experience
MiharuForever: Level 24
Joshiwa: 9,000 Experience
simon: Level 30
LegolaSS: 5,000 Blams; 3,000 Medal Points
AfroBahamut: 8,000 Experience
Haggard: Top 100 in B/P; 2,000 Medal Points
BobbaQ: Top 1,234 in B/P
jewdudewtf: 6.66 Base Voting Power
aldlv: 8,888 Blams
Bryan: Level 11
Sanjay: 2,000 Medal Points
KrevZabijak: Sergeant; 5,000 B/P
life: Level 42
No36: Level 16
dx5231: 2,000 Medal Points
Bahamut: 2,000 Medal Points
SimCorder: Level 21
Metal-Therapy: 6.66 Base Voting Power; 18,000 Saves
WilhelmTheVampire: Corporal
AniMetal: Level 27; 3,000 Medal Points
Maximus: 3,000 Posts
simon: 10,000 Posts
Molotov: Level 46
SCTE3: 10,000 Saves; 9.00 Total Voting Power
KrevZabijak: 3,000 Medal Points
LynchedJohNNY: 1st NG Berfday
ThePigeonMaster: 1,000 Medal Points
aldlv: 2,000 Medal Points
JJgamer93: 4,000 Medal Points
iCurrie: 1,000 Medal points
Hacsev: 3,000 Medal Points
schneelocke: 16,000 Experience
AniMetal: 4,000 Medal Points
Corky52: 4,000 Medal Points
idiot-buster: 1,000 Medal Points
TheSongSalad: 1,337 Posts
Auz: 30,000 Saves
Lizzardis: Private 1st Class; 2,000 Medal Points
Alpharius120: 2,000 Posts
ThePigeonMaster: Level 22
BobbaQ: Level 24
Perceptor: Level 24
Bryan: 2,000 posts
Statwhore: Level 16
Wylina: Level 35
Coop83: 5 Years on NG
Haggard: 3,000 Medal Points
SCTE3: Level 25
MegamanMegafan: Level 19
cHunter: Captain
Sanjay: Level 40
Greenfrost6: Level 14
Odyssic: 5,000 Posts
life: 5,000 Medal Points
Molotov: 7,000 Flash Reviews!
sumidiotdude: Level 21
SkullsNSkate: Level 10
schneelocke: Level 39
harriet: Level 15
InnerChild548: Level 20
KevnSevn: 4,000 Saves
FBIpolux: Level 37
Pinoyguy75: 6 Years on NG
darknessdweller: 13,000 B/P
Kaytee: 20,000 B/P
Davidzx: 6,000 XP
Hacsev: 11,000 Saves
fuzzum111: Private
Emlfuryoflion: 7,000 Blams
Tally1989: 4,000 Medal Points; Level 23
SevasTra: 10,000 Saves
KrevZabijak: 5,000 Medal Points
LegolaSS: 6,000 Medal Points
Bahamut: 4,000 Medal Points
Zerozero: Level 16
Corky52: 6,000 Medal Points
AfroBahamut: Level 28
dx5231: 4,000 Medal Points
aldlv: 9,000 Blams
NEVR: 10,000 Posts
mwmike: 5,000 Medal Points
Melzaar: Level 10
Psycho-Simple: Level 32
LegolaSS: 7,000 Medal Points
Hacsev: 5,000 Medal Points
Davidzx: Police Captain
Lizzardis: 4,000 Medal Points
AniMetal: 6,000 medal points
Hacsev: 11,111 Saves
NeonFlame126: 1,000 Saves
AniMetal: 6,000 Medal Points
gfoxcook: 10.00 VP
Kartoffels: Level 39
Currie: 1,000 Medal Points
Odyssic: Top 900 Experience

Too bad about all of those lost reviews for everyone related to cyberdevil. I am always wary of what submissions I review because of that fear.

At 5/2/09 12:26 AM, NEVR wrote:

At 5/2/09 12:20 AM, NEVR wrote: I'm sorry I'm not dedicating my 10,000th post to the Wi/Ht? forum...

HA!

Yes, I lied! I tricked you all!

I was thinking - where else would NEVR make his 10,000 post then boom you did trick me :) . Congrats!

At 4/30/09 09:52 PM, Kamikazetomato wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/49 3665
FIRST?

This game is horrible. Hit detection is way off and it is very buggy. Not good at all.

Happy Pico Day!

MvC2 --- Must buy this summer

Damn, I have a final on April 30th... No Pico Day for me.

At 4/22/09 03:38 PM, Luis wrote: Tom just added this bugger:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/46 1016

Now that was a fun game!

You need to VOTE on submissions, not review them.

SUPREME COMMANDER!