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Thursday, Sep 3, 2009

... Credit where credit is due, they finally got one right.

Another palate-cleansing blog, cuz I don't have time for a real one.

If you haven't checked out the hero voting thing the Gamespot's been putting on lately, you really should. It's actually pretty awesome and I'm having fun with it. You'll definitely find out who shares your gaming (and other) sensibilities and get to talk a little trash.

I see rampant, hilarious fanboyism getting to a fever pitch as the rounds whittle down and I even see myself getting a little dander up with sackboy poised to beat the great Bo Jackson in round one. The youngin's are killin' us I tells ya!

Let's put it this way: If 'Sister Christian' didn't take it's proper turn as your favorite song of all time, you probably are too young to understand what it was like to live in a golden age of double-base drum kits, double-decker limo's, Howard Cosell, fearing nuclear Armageddon (Oh to have that back! It was sooo simple then!) Ronald Reagan and Redskin superiority. And bad hair! Yeah! Lots and lots of really bad hair... Although that does seem to be coming back...

Um... Where was I? There was a point around here somewhere...

OH YEAH!

Bo Jackson.

He was great. And that Monday Night Football game when he totally trucked Brian Bozworth on one touchdown and ran up the tunnel - just kept on going, he did - after scoring that other touchdown? That was so cool!

And you couldn't tackle him in Tecmo Bowl. Everybody just bounced off! Which made you mad if you weren't the Raiders.

So he's my champ.

Check out my bracket to the left and see just how right I am!

And check out the All Time Greatest Hero thing.

You'll see.

MOTO-ring! What's your price for flight? In finding mister right!...

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What gamespot did something good?
Posted Sep 3, 2009 10:59 pm PT
lazyhoboguy: YES!
Posted Sep 4, 2009 4:49 am PT
Bo knows.
Posted Sep 4, 2009 7:35 am PT
All I care about with that is that Kratos wins the entire competition.
Posted Sep 4, 2009 9:27 am PT
lol, Sister Christian has made its rounds through my library, but I'm still too young to understand the significance of Bo Jackson.
Posted Sep 4, 2009 12:18 pm PT
So I went "doofus" and filled out my bracket completely objectively -- who did I _think_ would win, not who did I want. I'm voting in each round with my heart, sure. But when filling out the full contest bracket in the beginning, I sold my soul to the overwhelming mouth-breathing young folks and picked the likes of Mario, Pikachu, and Alucard... I wept while doing so.
Posted Sep 4, 2009 2:09 pm PT
I agree it is rather nifty if not annoying. Yes, an oxymoron. Line up and pick a side? Well, I've said how I feel about doing that more than once. *sigh* Ok, I'll pick a side.

Walter Payton! OMFG how can U even say Bo Jackson. Bo WUZ for NOOBS who couldn't play Tecmo. And Kevin Butler could kick a field goal from the 20. His OWN 20.

Anyway...some of these matchups are ridiculous I think. Now it's the Halo guy versus two iconic characters from years gone by! Like they even stand a chance. They don't even know who Bub and Bob are, so how can they vote against him?

*Edit* Oh wait, Bub and Bob are winnin'! Well ok then.
Posted Sep 4, 2009 7:38 pm PT
Thumbs down, THUMBS DOWN? Kratos pwns Mario and all his f*ggot friends.
Posted Sep 5, 2009 9:02 am PT
Sister Christian ftw!!! Oh, and who could forget: "Wolverines!!!!!" The epitomy of cold war fear. Matt and I were talking about the Halo guy vs. Bob and Bub. Worth voting just to see that upset. I LOVE upsets (unless it's my team) - yeah, I live for the bracket busters!
Posted Sep 5, 2009 4:05 pm PT
My very, VERY close friend eggmcmuff has been suspended for "trolling", AKA "calling it like he sees it" when it comes to prepubescent voting in the Hero event. He say's he'll be back in a couple days.


He also believes Halo voters are still booger-eating screen-lickers and that although Star Wars is completely played out, Halo can't touch it, Halo's mythos is completely derivative and Halo IS NOT the next Star Wars (or Star Trek for that matter). He does feel it's a fine FPS, though.

eggmcmuff also informs me that he is in fasting and prayer during his forced sabbatical in hopes that the little bastard who ratted him out summarily dies from genital herpes. That is all.
Posted Sep 7, 2009 1:02 pm PT
...And speaking for myself?

Genital herpes? Infecting a Halo fan? Only if they get it from a toilet seat...
Posted Sep 7, 2009 1:10 pm PT
Yeah man. Them kids don't even know about it. It's almost funny to see such great classics just get blown over like they are nothing. I mean come on. It's Bo Jackson. But I guess if you've never played the game your probably not going to vote for the character. So really it a contest of the most played video game hero, rather than the all time greatest. Good fun though.
Posted Sep 8, 2009 6:40 pm PT
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