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300 Medals
After 433 hours of playing Advance Wars: Dual Strike, I have finally won all three hundred medals. I have unlocked all wallpapers and every piece of art. I have completed every ranked map in the...
I've finally gotten a new machine, and this one's a monster. I also got it preinstalled with Vista. Smart decision, or completely Vistarded? Check out my (mis)adventures over at www.vistarded.com .
[video=dSRnwWav5b4IuTPY] The latest installment of both Playing in the Dark and the dreaded Impulse Tax series of posts. Get to know the money I've wasted on overpriced DS games!
I was all set to write up a little piece about Metal Gear Acid 1 & 2, which my good friend and coworker has lent me for a few weeks. Kickass games, but the second is remarkably more fun to play...
So. I have in my possession a fully-sealed, pristine Playstation 3 of the 60GB variety which I have won at work (waaaaay back in October, but now that Sony itself can apparently find them, I...
There are five people in Ironforge. No, wait. Six. Guess I should count myself, too. I can't even begin to fathom how many poor level 1 and 2 creatures are being slaughtered by the hundreds...
Neverwinter Nights 2 just received its 1.03 patch. The Penny Arcade guys said it best when they refused to call it a patch, instead referring to it as the retail release. I fully agree. Now...
So I come home tonight with a fresh copy of Trauma Center: Second Opinion for the Wii. I turn on my little white box, let it get to the channel screen, and then pop the disk in. Whirrr. Whirrrrr....
Dear mom, I'm writing this from inside one of those bowling balls on stilts they insist on having all over the battlefield. It's just about the most uncomfortable thing I've ever had to crawl...
Dear Mom, Thanks for the care package of cookies and underwear. They were especially useful as bartering tools with the other guys from my unit who have been craving for them ever since we left...
[video=Jyc6k2T55bsFvTXa] This latest Playing in the Dark illustrates once more that I have much more disposable income than I have sense when it comes to games. Impulse Tax, GBA style! (Flagged...
I've shot the next couple Playing in the Dark installments back to back and I'm currently in the process of editing them, so they should be up some time next week. However, I seem to be unable to...
[video=JSEznjKs5bsLvjDX] Learn all about Gamespot: The Movie: The Game in 60 seconds' time! A landmark sleeper hit, GtMtG got critical praise for its inventive Side-Scrolling...
So I was just made aware that the new glasses I'm getting after six years of functionality with my current model will cost me around 800$ whereas my insurance covers me for 150$. Wait, that's not...
[video=dyFmxDv65bsJujXa] In this third episode of Playing in the Dark, I reflect on the many PS2 games I have bought on impulse and at what monetary and psychological costs. Features the PS2...
[video=IiMwl2H55bsIvzLf] In this episode of Playing in the Dark, I do something stupid and talk about Capcom Fighting Evolution. These two things just might be related. (Again, the offensive...
[video=J3xglDr45bsIuz7Z] Here's what goes on in the computer room once everybody else has gone to bed. Just me, my games and a healthy mix of frustration and advice. For this entry, the...
Having just finished Kingdom Hearts II with the maddening prerequisites to get the extra ending sequence, I'm glad I went through the effort of completing that blasted journal. The game itself,...
I was checking out the new World of Warcraft stuff they'd added while my account had slept in cancelled slumber. Races I'd never heard of walked around me as I crested a rocky hill into a...
Playing GTA: San Andreas for general enjoyment. Waiting in the middle of nowhere desert, sitting in the car next to a shack. The next step of the mission is right there, but I don't proceed. I...
After 433 hours of playing Advance Wars: Dual Strike, I have finally won all three hundred medals. I have unlocked all wallpapers and every piece of art. I have completed every ranked map in the...
Posted Jul 31, 2007 5:32 pm PT
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Smart or Vistarded?I've finally gotten a new machine, and this one's a monster. I also got it preinstalled with Vista. Smart decision, or completely Vistarded? Check out my (mis)adventures over at www.vistarded.com .
Posted Jul 21, 2007 11:45 pm PT
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Playing in the Dark 05 - DS Impulse Tax[video=dSRnwWav5b4IuTPY] The latest installment of both Playing in the Dark and the dreaded Impulse Tax series of posts. Get to know the money I've wasted on overpriced DS games!
Posted May 12, 2007 8:25 pm PT
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Scammer attacks! You have blocked Scammer's attack. You receive no damage.I was all set to write up a little piece about Metal Gear Acid 1 & 2, which my good friend and coworker has lent me for a few weeks. Kickass games, but the second is remarkably more fun to play...
Posted May 5, 2007 12:09 pm PT
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WTS [PS3] PST ...pleaseSo. I have in my possession a fully-sealed, pristine Playstation 3 of the 60GB variety which I have won at work (waaaaay back in October, but now that Sony itself can apparently find them, I...
Posted Feb 23, 2007 12:03 pm PT
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The Crusade Has Begun and Nobody's HomeThere are five people in Ironforge. No, wait. Six. Guess I should count myself, too. I can't even begin to fathom how many poor level 1 and 2 creatures are being slaughtered by the hundreds...
Posted Jan 16, 2007 6:30 am PT
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NWN2 - Now PlayableNeverwinter Nights 2 just received its 1.03 patch. The Penny Arcade guys said it best when they refused to call it a patch, instead referring to it as the retail release. I fully agree. Now...
Posted Dec 10, 2006 9:14 pm PT
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Ptuu!So I come home tonight with a fresh copy of Trauma Center: Second Opinion for the Wii. I turn on my little white box, let it get to the channel screen, and then pop the disk in. Whirrr. Whirrrrr....
Posted Nov 23, 2006 9:38 pm PT
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Letters From Omega Land: Tanks, A LotDear mom, I'm writing this from inside one of those bowling balls on stilts they insist on having all over the battlefield. It's just about the most uncomfortable thing I've ever had to crawl...
Posted Oct 13, 2006 8:26 pm PT
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Letters From Omega Land: Urban WarfareDear Mom, Thanks for the care package of cookies and underwear. They were especially useful as bartering tools with the other guys from my unit who have been craving for them ever since we left...
Posted Sep 27, 2006 10:29 pm PT
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Playing in the Dark 04 - GBA Impulse Tax[video=Jyc6k2T55bsFvTXa] This latest Playing in the Dark illustrates once more that I have much more disposable income than I have sense when it comes to games. Impulse Tax, GBA style! (Flagged...
Posted Sep 27, 2006 5:01 pm PT
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New Playing in the Dark in the WorksI've shot the next couple Playing in the Dark installments back to back and I'm currently in the process of editing them, so they should be up some time next week. However, I seem to be unable to...
Posted Sep 17, 2006 10:00 am PT
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Game in 60 Seconds: Gamespot: The Movie: The Game[video=JSEznjKs5bsLvjDX] Learn all about Gamespot: The Movie: The Game in 60 seconds' time! A landmark sleeper hit, GtMtG got critical praise for its inventive Side-Scrolling...
Posted Sep 10, 2006 9:12 pm PT
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Glasses Cost So Much Damn MoneySo I was just made aware that the new glasses I'm getting after six years of functionality with my current model will cost me around 800$ whereas my insurance covers me for 150$. Wait, that's not...
Posted Aug 28, 2006 5:03 am PT
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Playing in the Dark 03 - Impulse Buys[video=dyFmxDv65bsJujXa] In this third episode of Playing in the Dark, I reflect on the many PS2 games I have bought on impulse and at what monetary and psychological costs. Features the PS2...
Posted Aug 26, 2006 9:20 pm PT
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Playing in the Dark 02 - Avatar of Cheapness[video=IiMwl2H55bsIvzLf] In this episode of Playing in the Dark, I do something stupid and talk about Capcom Fighting Evolution. These two things just might be related. (Again, the offensive...
Posted Aug 22, 2006 5:44 pm PT
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Playing in the Dark 01 - Sensei Must Die[video=J3xglDr45bsIuz7Z] Here's what goes on in the computer room once everybody else has gone to bed. Just me, my games and a healthy mix of frustration and advice. For this entry, the...
Posted Aug 19, 2006 10:02 pm PT
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The Art of the Perfect TrailerHaving just finished Kingdom Hearts II with the maddening prerequisites to get the extra ending sequence, I'm glad I went through the effort of completing that blasted journal. The game itself,...
Posted Aug 6, 2006 9:48 pm PT
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Blizzard is advertising directly into my subconsciousI was checking out the new World of Warcraft stuff they'd added while my account had slept in cancelled slumber. Races I'd never heard of walked around me as I crested a rocky hill into a...
Posted Aug 3, 2006 9:58 am PT
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Perhaps I should have left the bull's eye jacket at homePlaying GTA: San Andreas for general enjoyment. Waiting in the middle of nowhere desert, sitting in the car next to a shack. The next step of the mission is right there, but I don't proceed. I...
Posted Aug 2, 2006 5:02 pm PT
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