http://blog.pikafoop.net What part of DANGER WILL ROBINSON don't you understand? Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:14:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are You A Bad Enough Dude With the likes of Jeff Gerstmann and Ryan Davis at Giant Bomb decrying Mega Man 9 as way hard, I wondered if maybe I had made a bad decision in buying fully three copies of this downloadable gem. ((One on XBLA, one on my Wii, ... http://blog.pikafoop.net/2009/01/01/mega-man-9/ I just finished Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.  I really enjoyed it, as I'd have to for it to pull me out of Fallout 3 and Fable II for three weeks straight. When I was a kid, I'd use my construction toys (Lego, K-Nex, etc.) to build various fantastic vehicles and then ... http://blog.pikafoop.net/2008/12/06/then-playing-banjo-kazooie-nuts-bolts/ One Task Handled Attention, family members who have been asking me about my wish lists: I have now vetted my Amazon.com and Thinkgeek.com wish lists.  They now contain nothing that I already own. Yay! http://blog.pikafoop.net/2008/11/20/christmas-lists-updated/ Full Title - Mirror's Edge: I Hope You Like Falling To Your Death.  Repeatedly. You know how First Person Shooter games sometimes have jumping puzzles in them?  And they're really hard, because you can't see your body?  And a high-definition screen and surround sound does not really make up for the ... http://blog.pikafoop.net/2008/11/12/now-playing-mirrors-edge/ I've made my list and checked it twice, and I'm ready to go.  Are you?  Even if you know who you're voting for in the presidential, legislative and other local races, the best way to avoid Voter's Remorse is to double-check where the candidates stand according to their records.  After ... http://blog.pikafoop.net/2008/11/03/voter-guides/ I'm really enjoying Fallout 3, but I guess the musical score isn't very memorable.  I say this because, even though I played it for several hours this afternoon, it's still the music from church this morning that is playing in my head.  On the other hand, it's almost certainly unfair ... http://blog.pikafoop.net/2008/11/03/sound-data/ Or, Meteoro La Película Today, we watched Speed Racer, but in some unusual conditions: We muted the sound, ((Important: we did not just fail to turn on the receiver, but actually turned it on and then muted it.  Not for any particular reason.  It was muted from the beginning, and not because ... http://blog.pikafoop.net/2008/10/19/instant-review-speed-racer/ I expect the mechanic will call me at any minute, to have me come pick up my car. For your edification and entertainment, I shall now tell you what it feels like to rip off the band aid all at once.  What you are about to see is about ... http://blog.pikafoop.net/2008/10/18/all-at-once-now/ A Return To Bipedal Hominidism Okay.  How big a computer nerd do you have to be before you are walking 0.8 miles, and you think, "Man, walking still works pretty reliably to get me around.  The old Biped Two-Step is still pretty easy." Granted, I'm not in my usual state of mind.  ... http://blog.pikafoop.net/2008/10/18/out-of-touch-with-my-roots/ No That Is Not An Upcoming Square Enix Title Look, I understand that Final Fantasy is a Fantasy game.  It's right in the title.  That makes it hard to miss.  Given this, I am willing to suspend my disbelief in a lot of situations. Sharks are teal blue?  That one's easy to ... http://blog.pikafoop.net/2008/10/16/final-fantasy-sharks/ Ch-ch-ch-chaaaanges Instead of watching tonight's debate, I shaved off my beard. Most of you who have been putting up with me for a long time know about these "Face Vacations", but everyone else probably thinks I do it to avoid frightening small children. It is not so!  If it were, October would be ... http://blog.pikafoop.net/2008/10/15/face-time/ Now With More Ninjas [caption id="attachment_983" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Ninja vs. Gilded Lily"][/caption] Still playing, after playing all weekend...  It helps to have a cable that hooks the PSP up to the TV, so that I don't get eyestrain from playing a portable game for so long!  Also, this way K gets to ... http://blog.pikafoop.net/2008/10/14/more-final-fantasy/ To Brawl Or Not To Brawl Sony released Guilty Gear Judgment on PSN today, to run on the PSP.  I wavered... It's a best-of-class brawler series... but I'm not a huge brawler fan... but I liked it just fine when they were still calling it a platforming series ((I like 2D platformers.  Why do ... http://blog.pikafoop.net/2008/10/14/guilty-as-charged-599-tax/ Ongoing PSP Adventures I have played this game many times.  And seldom do I break the tradition of the first group I ever fielded, well over a decade ago ((One of my little brothers will have to tell me if I got the Black Belt's name right.  I keep oscillating between ... http://blog.pikafoop.net/2008/10/11/now-playing-final-fantasy/ Subsequent To More Beer Yes, I've had a few, and now a slice of chocolate cake.  However, this time I'm resisting the urge to start a worldwide organization devoted to the promotion of chocolate cakes. Speaking of which, I need to find some new YouTube clips of cats falling down. http://blog.pikafoop.net/2008/09/21/more-ideas/