SUPER GROUP

I was watching VH1 recently and saw a new show called "SUPER GROUP" where they did the 'fantasy rock group' and made it 'real': "Motor City Madman Ted Nugent, Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, Anthrax's Scott Ian, drummer (Led Zeppelin heir) Jason Bonham and Biohazard's Evan Seinfeld."

SO! What's your own 'Super Group'? The rules are that they must be alive and still able to play, they must have similar tastes in music (no Beethoven with Eddie Van Halen), no foreign artists (this includes GACKT, Grace (laughs) ), and no two people from the same group (however they could have played in the same group for a short time).

AND don't just put them in your list JUST because you like them... people may ask for you to defend your choices (for example, I wasn't going to put in John Linnell from TMBG. I like them, but he doesn't fit in the band 'scheme').

Spin D.J. Is a Gawd

Thanks, Collin.

This one's a toughie.

Although some might look for me in West Virginia - I've lived in fair, misty towns - Moriarty's puzzle rose above the scum to weave my draft. What am I?

6/6/06 was actually a pretty good day!

* I got a lot of work done at work
* Trevor came by my house and sold me his X-Box for $50 (complete with 2nd controller, DVD stuff, and games)
* I went to see a SkySox game with my wife and we had a really good time (Sox won 8 to 4)
* I heard some pretty good music all day

Yup. Pretty good day.

As for the Trevor giving me his X-Box... he said that he felt he should 'donate' it, but wanted to get Elder Scrolls. So I told him I'd buy it for him. He also told me that he got the 360 and he loves it. Well, we'll have to have another C.H.E.E.T. night here sometime. July?

I had a friend since I was 13...

I had a friend since I was 13. His name was Philippe. We were really close friends and one day we got into an argument about religion. We since have not spoken... going on 3 years now.

I have had some dreams lately about him and my wife Jen has said that I should bury the hatchet and seek him out again. I was thinking that it was a good idea until today when I re-read the emails that I had saved that were our arguments. I had saved them so I could refer to them again should he deny something he or I said. Yeah, pretty fucking petty of me, but I did it anyways.

Now, I'm not so sure that I want to try for another friendship with him. Trying to convert people and having little tolerance for other beliefs is a difficult and dangerous way to think... and although Jen has seen him and spoken with him a few times, and even that she said that he has expressed interest in becoming friends again... I really don't know if I can deal with his close-minded views. I know that's probably very close minded of me to say, but "burn me once, shame on you... burn me twice, shame on me".

What do you all think?

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I also found this poem I wrote on the spur of the moment and sent in one of the last emails to him:

"Steer your boat alongside mine,
And let us sail into the future together.
But do not think that your boat is better than mine nor will I,
And we shall bring peace to the world together.
And should our crafts falter, or should we fail,
Help me as a brother would and help me set sail once more,
With you believing in your boat,
And I in mine."

----"My Boat Asail"

Why didn't anyone TELL ME?!?

Old Grandma Hardcore ROCKS!

First Post
"My friends encouraged me to start this blog to share my grandma with the world. Anyone who lives near us hearing her scream "Fucking Cocksucker Won't FUCKING DIE!!" at the television at very late hours knows she's something special. I'm her 22 year old grandson and I wouldn't trade her for the world- for many reasons; but one stands out.

My Grandma plays video games. Wait- no, that doesn't do it justice: Grandma is fucking hardcore. She has a decent size TV in her room with surround sound, Digital Cable (through she never watches), GameCube, XBox, Playstation 2, SNES, and Genesis (with the 32X if you can believe that). It's not just that she plays, anyone can go through the motions of a walkthrough of a console game if they plug at it enough, she's good. She plays anywhere from 12 to 16 hours a day for RPG (Final Fantasy Series, Xenosaga, Zelda Series, Ico, etc.,.); 10 to 12 hours if she's on a sports fix (Outlaw Golf is particularly a favorite at the moment); and she gets kicks from destroying guests at the Multiplayer of your choice while serving them the indignity of simultaneously providing delicious cookies.

She's had two knee replacements and countless surgeries. If you were to see her in a grocery store you would see a old, Midwestern diabetic with thick glasses held up by a crutch or a shopping cart stumbling along smiling at everybody. She's polite, a safe driver, mother of five and grandmother of twelve. She's great. But if you get her in front of a game she likes, she becomes a monster; a demon who craves the blood, nay- the life-force of her enemies manifested as a swear happy old lady in a comfy chair. She has destroyed many controllers in frustration, already wore out two PS2's, and will gladly walk into a Gamestop or EB Games with the swagger of one with more knowledge about games and gaming than the teenager behind the counter can ever hope to amass.

This blog will be a chronicle to my experiences with this fascinating woman. I will update will new stories as well as memories of past campaigns. Welcome to OGHC."

Holy Puzzles Batman!

Enter the Kotaku's Summer of Prizes: Weekly DS Lite Give-Away HERE.... I did!

Music i've been listening to...

Freetar Hero

Thanks to Collin for this GREAT link.

Video HERE.

It was that BASTARD Nintendo, wasn't it?

HERE.

Also, EBGames has a list of Wii games that will be available. I love the idea that an AVATAR game is being made. Doing the moves with the Wiimote will be VERY cool. The prices are NOT what Nintendo has said that they will sell for... these are placeholders.

Avatar: The Last Airbender
Platform: Wii
Publisher: THQ
Category: Action
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 11/1/06
$59.99

Blitz: The League
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Midway
Category: Sports
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 10/30/06
$59.99

Call of Duty 3
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Activision
Category: Shooters
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 6/1/2007
$59.99

Cars
Platform: Wii
Publisher: THQ
Category: Racing
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 11/1/06
$59.99

Disaster: Day of Crisis
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Action, Simulation
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 3/30/07
$59.99

Disney’s Meet the Robinsons
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Buena Vista Games
Category: Action
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 3/30/07
$59.99

Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Neo
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Atari
Category: Fighting
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 3/30/07
$59.99

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen & the Tower of Mirrors
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Square Enix
Category: Role Playing
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 11/1/06
$59.99

Duck Hunt
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Shooters
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 3/30/07
$59.99

Elebits
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Konami
Category: Action, Platform
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 12/1/06
$59.99

Excite Truck
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Action, Racing, Simulation
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 12/1/06
$59.99

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles — The Chrystal Bearers
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Square Enix
Category: Role Playing
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 11/1/06
$59.99

Final Furlong
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
Category: Racing, Simulation
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 3/30/07
$59.99

Fire Emblem
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Role Playing
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 12/1/06
$59.99

Madden NFL 07
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Category: Sports
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 8/30/06
$59.99

Mario Wii
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Action
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 10/1/06
$59.99

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Activision
Category: Action, Role Playing
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 11/1/06
$59.99

Metal Slug Anthology
Platform: Wii
Publisher: SNK Playmore USA
Category: Action
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 12/1/06
$59.99

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Action
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 10/1/06
$59.99

Necro-Nesia
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Action
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 3/30/07
$59.99

Pilotwings
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Simulation
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 12/1/06
$59.99

Ping Pong
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Sports
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 6/30/07
$59.99

Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Action
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 12/1/06
$59.99

Rayman Raving Rabbids
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Ubi Soft
Category: Platform
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 12/1/06
$59.99

Red Steel
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Ubi Soft
Category: Shooters
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 11/1/06
$59.99

Resident Evil Wii
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Capcom
Category: Adventure
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 3/30/07
$59.99

Sadness
Platform: Wii
Publisher: NIBRIS
Category: Action, Adventure
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 3/30/07
$59.99

SD Gundam G Breaker
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Bandai
Category: Action
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 3/30/07
$59.99

Sengoku Action
Platform: Wii
Publisher: KOEI
Category: Action
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 3/30/07
$59.99

Sonic Wildfire
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Sega
Category: Action, Platform
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 12/1/06
$59.99

SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
Platform: Wii
Publisher: THQ
Category: Platform
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 11/1/06
$59.99

Super Mario Galaxy
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Platform
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 12/1/06
$59.99

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Sega
Category: Action
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 3/30/07
$59.99

Super Smash Bros: Brawl
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Action, Fighting
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 11/1/06
$59.99

Super Swing Golf Pangya
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Tecmo
Category: Sports
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 3/30/07
$59.99

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Adventure
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 11/1/06
$59.99

Tony Hawks Downhill Jam
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Activision
Category: Sports
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 11/1/06
$59.99

Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Atlus Software
Category: Simulation
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 11/1/06
$59.99

WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Action
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 3/30/07
$59.99

Wii Music
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Other
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 3/30/07
$59.99

Wii Sports
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Sports
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 12/1/06
$59.99

Wii Sports Airplane
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Simulation
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Pre-Release
Ships 12/1/06
$59.99

Nintendo E3 information

HERE!!!

(spits coffee on computer screen) PPPFFFFTTTTTTTTT

The PS3 is going to be $500?!?! You have GOT to be joking! What utter crap! WAY too expensive for a flippin' gaming system! And that doesn't include things like HDMI, memory card support and built-in WiFi... and will only come with 20 gig harddrive. You want the 60 gigger you gotta fork out another $100! I'm sorry, all you PS3 fans. This isn't a gloat... it's a true apology for you all getting hosed on your favorite console.

Wheras the Wii....
Here's what we know:

Controls:
Intuitive control for anyone using the physical motion of the main Wii Remote, which resembles a television remote control. Up to four Wii Remotes can be connected at once using wireless Bluetooth technology. The wireless signal can be detected within 10 meters of the console. Both the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers include a three-axis motion sensor. The Wii Remote also includes a speaker, rumble feature and expansion port, and can be used as a pointer within 5 meters of the screen. The Wii Remote has a power switch, plus pad, A, B, Minus, Home, 1 and 2 buttons. The Nunchuk controller includes an analog control stick and C and Z buttons.

Media:
A single self-loading media bay will play single- or double-layered 12-centimeter optical discs for Wii, as well as 8-centimeter Nintendo GameCube&153; discs.
Communication: Wii can communicate with the Internet even when the power is turned off. This "WiiConnect24" service delivers a new surprise or game update, even if users do not play with Wii. Users can connect wirelessly using IEEE802.11b/g, or with a USB 2.0 LAN adaptor. Wii also can communicate wirelessly with Nintendo DS&153;.

Virtual Console:
Wii will have downloadable access to 20 years of fan-favorite titles originally released for Nintendo® 64, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System® (SNES) and even the Nintendo Entertainment System® (NES). The Virtual Console also will feature a "best of" selection from Sega Genesis titles and games from the TurboGrafx console (a system jointly developed by NEC and Hudson). It also will be home to new games conceived by indie developers whose creativity is larger than their budgets.

The Specs:
Wii has 512 megabytes of internal flash memory, two USB 2.0 ports and built-in Wi-Fi capability. A bay for an SD memory card will let players expand the internal flash memory. Design was optimized with state-of-the-art processing technologies that minimize power consumption, keep the console compact and enable the "sleepless" WiiConnect24 mode.

CPU:
PowerPC CPU (code-named "Broadway")
Made with a 90 nm SOI CMOS process, jointly developed with and manufactured by IBM.

Other Features:
Four ports for classic Nintendo GameCube controllers. Two slots for Nintendo GameCube Memory Cards. An AV Multi-output port for component, composite or S-video.

-$249 Price tag
-ALWAYS online (console is always online, even when OFF)
-Built in speaker on the controller
-No improved graphics on Virtual Console (as in, they aren’t redoing the models, doesn’t talk about framerates and such).
-TG16 will have it’s 1st party games out at launch, 3rd party will come later as demand increases.
-Estimated prices for the VC are “a few dollars for NES, $5 for SNES and $10 for N64″
-VC games are pro-scan enabled

...folks, the numbers speak for themselves.

Would help if I explained...

Well, the EARTHBOUND game (an RPG) I got was never made.

Well... officially never produced in the US.

But a guy in Canada was able to take a NES cart and put the ROM onto it and even made a new label for it as well.

So, basically, I got the game that never was!

And i'm working on doing this very same thing (with other games) myself.

GOT ITEM!!!

Doctor Who: School Reunion

Brilliant!

Now, the guy who put it up said that it will only be up for a week... so enjoy it while you can. I loved it. Best new episode so far. Sarah Jane Smith, K9... who could ask for anything more?

Nintendo Revolution has a new name...

And it............. sucks. It has been re-dubbed the Nintendo "Wii". As in "we."

While the code-name Revolution expressed our direction, Wii represents the answer. Wii will break down that wall that seperates videogame players from everybody else. Wii will put people more in touch with their games... and each other. But you're probably asking: What does the name mean?

Wii sounds like "we," which emphasizes the console is for everyone. Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world, no matter what language they speak. No confusion. No need to abbreviate. Just Wii.

Wii has a distinctive "ii" spelling that symbolizes both the unique controllers and the image of people playing it. And Wii, as a name and a console, brings something revolutionary to the world of videogames that sets it apart from the crowd.

So that's Wii. But now Nintendo needs you. Because it's really not about you or me. It's about Wii. And together, Wii will change everything.

I liked "Revolution" much better.

NES Cart Development

I think that I posted how I was interested how to take a NES ROM and put it onto an actual cartridge to play in an actual NES. Well, I got a site up and I made some SUPER progress on the "hows" and "whys".

NES SITE HERE

Red Diamond

Been listening to old David Bowie today at work and was wondering whay my glam rock name would be... found a generator and it told me "Red Diamond".

As Carlito from WWE would say: "That... is cool."

So, what would your glam rock name be? Use a generator or make one up.

Great glam rock/genre movies: Velvet Goldmine, Party Monster, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Importing for Noobz

GameSpot did a great article on this. Well done. HERE.

My wife kicks ass!

She's been loving the Nintendo DS and plays Brain Age every day. She absolutely digs the sudoku feature and tends to play that first.

And yes, her brain age is MUCH better than mine. She's at a 22 brain age. DAY-UM!

As for me, I played (and beat) the NES 'River City Ransom' again. I forgot how much fun it is! Truly one of my top 10 games for the NES of all time.

By the way... you HAVE to download Pirate Baby. Really. (although, in the middle,... it's really probably not safe for work in a few places unless you work at a place that likes the extreme Family Guy and South Park episodes). But Collin will L-O-V-E it! (zombies)

Great link from Paul: GREATEST GAMES OF ALL TIME.

Lastly, GO VOTE FOR ME AT KOTAKU!!!