Shoot Me In My Smile

Motion City Soundtrack - Even If It Kills Me

2007-09-19T19:02:00.000-05:00

The new CD is great. It starts out fast and gets slower then speeds right back up again. Its definitely a more mature sound than MCS's previous records, which is a plus and a minus. The lyrics are great, but its just overall a slower sound than before. I love fast songs so it let me a little down in that sense. But I think every song on here is memorable and in a week I'll already have them permanently singed into my brain. It's a great CD is you want to go buy it (although most people may just download it...)

My E3 Predictions 07

2007-07-06T23:25:00.000-05:00

Here are my E3 predictions and the percentage they will actually happen"

=== NINTENDO ===
--Mariokart Wii Revealed or Talked About (75%)
--Animal Crossing Wii Announced and maybe showed (65%)
--The First MMO Wii game announced (10%)
--Reggie tells us the scoop on SSBBrawl's Release Date (80%)
--We see some more Metroid 3 action! (90%)
--PIKMIN? (30%)
--Mother 3 announced for Wii Shop! (30%)
--We get the REAL scoop on WiiWare (75%)
--External Storage announced (50%)
--Wireless Keyboard Announced (40%)
--New Metal Gear Spinoff announced! (40%)
--Sonic is NOT in SSBBrawl (150%)

=== SONY ===
--They give up and begin work on PS4 (20%)
--Sony announces Waggle controller for PS2 (40%)
--Killzone 2 is showed off (70%)
--New Metal Gear Trailer (80%)
--Sixaxis Rumble shown off? (50%)
--GTA 4 shown. (90%)

=== MICROSOFT ===
--Halo 3 is shown off like bling bling (100%)
--Halo 3 has a pet sim included in it titled "Master Chief's Best Friend" (0%)
--Gears of War 2 announced? (60%)
--Halo Wars is shown off a bit (70%)
--10 other FPS games are shown... 4 of them being about WWII, 3 of them dealing with aliens, and the last 3 are either mob games or urban games like GTA
--GTA 4 trailers galore! They announce exclusive content just for Xbox 360 "because PS3 is dumb" according to Microsoft. (80%)

Smash Bros Controller Setup

2007-06-08T23:02:00.000-05:00

Many speculated you would be FORCED to use a gamecube controller to play Super Smash Bros. Brawl... But the answer has been revealed... there are FOUR ways to play Brawl!

Use Your Wiimote Sideways
Wiimote & Nunchuck Combo
Classic Controller
Gamecube Controller

So thats it folks! 4 ways to play.

Side-Side-Project

2007-05-20T21:05:00.000-05:00

Me and a friend of mine are now making a pretty cool action RPG game. We started at 11:00 last night and we already have a lot done. Its cool because you can pick one of 3 types of magic to learn or learn a little of 2 or 3 of them. You can wield FIRE, Blast WATER, or take down enemies as a REMEDIST. We already have simple enemy AI done, the leveling system, the movement, the spell casting, and more done.
I'm pretty excited about it because I have always wanted to make an Action RPG, I just never got around to it.

The Used - Lies For The Liars

2007-05-19T14:55:00.000-05:00

The New CD from The Used is coming out this Tuesday. I listened to the whole thing and its very good. Very creepy, very loud, very creative, and very good. It's called Lies for the Liars. Be sure to pick it up this Tuesday, May 22.

Listen to the entire CD yourself on their Myspace page.

Twister

2007-05-17T12:41:00.000-05:00

No picture because google is disgusting! DONT search TWISTER! DONT DO IT!

Have You Been Tuned Into To MCS?

2007-05-01T19:51:00.000-05:00

Motion City Soundtrack have been posting great webisodes for the past 2 months showing parts of them making the new CD, which comes out July 14, and them being the total retards they are! Each episode is pretty hilarious and also shows some samples of new songs on the record. So far they have made 6 webisodes and usually each Tuesday they release the next one. So check them out at http://www.evenifitkillsme.tv/ and see how funny they are for yourselves!

BEARDACUS!

Chad Warden Approved

2007-04-30T17:46:00.000-05:00

How do you like Nintendo now? Huh Chad?

Chad Warden Strikes Again!

2007-04-30T17:43:00.000-05:00

Hi... maybe this will make you less bored?

Chad Warden PART 2

I'm Catching Them All!

2007-04-28T20:33:00.000-05:00

Now pokemon takes up my spare time!

Why Haven't I Posted?

2007-04-19T21:51:00.000-05:00

I don't know why I haven't posted... Super Paper Mario takes up my spare time! ahhhhhh!

DS Super Paper Mario Mystery!

2007-04-10T19:39:00.000-05:00

I just got my copy of SUPER PAPER MARIO, and let me tell you, it rocks. Its hilarious with references to Zelda and all the classic Mario Titles! Plus, I'm only in Chapter 3! But let me get down to my findings.
There is a shop in the main town called Flipside that sells meals. You needed to get Peach a meal, so thats when I spotted it. There is a large DS in the back wall of the shop. IF you examine it it says something like "Connection Not Available Yet" but don't quote me on that...
So this could mean some cool stuff for the DS. Either there is a Mario title coming up that will make use of the Wii to DS connection or they have something else in the works!
I can't believe I haven't seen any other sites spot this yet, at least that I know of.
Well, Happy SPM Travels!

Wii Would Like To Play: Super Paper Mario

2007-04-06T23:44:00.000-05:00

See? Even they want to play it!

My Mii Rampage!

2007-04-05T20:03:00.000-05:00

Wow. I can't believe my new obsession. I have had a Wii since Launch day, but I have never made so many mii's in one day and had so much fun doing it. I made people I thought were impossible like Pikachu, Venom, Carnage, Spiderman, Ironman, Pacman, Chomp chomp, and many more! Sometimes going back to simple things can be so much fun! :D

Super Paper Mario: So Close... Yet So Far...

2007-04-04T16:17:00.000-05:00

Just 5 days left till I can have this game! Super Paper Mario is going to be so awesome. There are multiple reasons why, but mainly because its some classic Mario Action, which I have been craving. The game is especially cool because you can play as 4 different characters, each with a special ability.

Mario - Can change the level from 2D to 3D!
Princess Peach - Can use her umbrella to glide and to shield herself!
Bowser - Can breath fire!!!
Mystery Character - I suspect it's Luigi... but who knows! They should have a special ability as well.

And thats just a few reasons why this game is going to be awesome! April 9th I'll be having fun with Super Paper Mario for the Wii!

Kingdom Hearts III Has GOT To Be Great...

2007-03-31T21:08:00.000-05:00

It speaks for itself.

Microsoft Announcement 2

2007-03-29T20:18:00.000-05:00

Today was... wait... what was the announcement? I think it was a pink Zune...

Microsoft Announcement 1

2007-03-28T20:56:00.000-05:00

Total Bogus Announcement. They just announced some stuff about the new Black, Elite Xbox with 120GB, which I already knew about. Hopefully tomorrows news is better.

Microsoft's Big Announcements?

2007-03-27T19:45:00.000-05:00

Apparently Microsoft will be announcing 2 huge things in the next 2 days. Could they be Halo 3 related? Or Gears Of War Related? Or The new Black 360 Related?
Just please don;t be the Xbox version of Mii's...

3/24

2007-03-26T22:03:00.000-05:00

I just got finished watching the 3, yes that many, 24 episodes I was behind on, but in the process I missed tonights episode... So hopefully I'll see that one before next Monday.
So I didn't get to posting new videos... I'll do that tomorrow. But I did find out who the mysterious Charlie, on a Cbox, was! She got Owned...
And I also fixed some small stuff in my project, got a new art style for Project Nova, and gave props to some Dark Nemesis Members!
Bust Day... Now I gotta clean my room! wah wah wah....

My Chemical Pokemon! Or My Pokemon Romance...

2007-03-25T20:31:00.000-05:00

I have pre-ordered Pokemon Diamond! w00t! My friend, Scott, pre-ordered Pokemon Pearl at the same time. So now we get our cool little styluses and the holder (which looks like a 5 cent piece of plastic) with our copies. We actually planned a whole day around Pokemon... and My Chemical Romance.
Its a coincidence that the exact day the games come out, both of us got tickets to a My Chemical Romance Concert. So We named it My Chemical Pokemon Day (or My Pokemon Romance becuase Scott molests pokemon.) and I'll be spending the whole day at his house playing pokemon, which leads up to the concert. I can't wait! Its only a month away!!!
We even got cool little booklets today :D
I'm a sucker for dem' pokemon.

My Project! For Realz...

2007-03-23T20:02:00.000-05:00

I have been speaking about my small project for a while and I finally revealed it a couple days ago. I figure I'll post about it too! So just follow the link below to get your taste of AWESOME!

TheProject
More Info

A Mii's Life

2007-03-22T16:54:00.000-05:00

The sad truth about our relationship with Mii's...

Let's jumpstart a Mii Rights Movement!

Wow, I'm A Sucker For Those Furry Faces

2007-03-21T18:37:00.000-05:00

Its true, Pokemon Diamond & Pearl are only a month away, both coming out April 22. Today, I watched a gameplay video and you just can't help but get that small craving for some Pokemon.
So I figured I'll finally get around to finishing Fire Red Version, which I bought a while ago thinking it was a new pokemon game, not a remake. But, little did I know, it really isn't such a remake, but more of a combination between The Silver & Gold Versions and the Red & Blue versions, plus some new content. I guess I never got far enough to find out!
But anyway, the reason I'm playing it is because a feature in the new games will be somehow integrating your Gameboy Advance Pokemon games into Diamond & Pearl. So maybe I'll just start the game and already own 200 pokemon! who knows?
As for new features are concerned, they are adding online play. Yes, you can now battle & trade your pokemon online! Also, you can use the microphone on the DS to talk to your friends! Who needs XBOX Live?(pardon my horrible joke.)
So look for the new and improved POKEMON: DIAMOND & PEARL coming to a Gamestop near you.

Ballin!

2007-03-20T15:54:00.000-05:00

Want to get dumber?

Top 10 Flash Games You Need To Play On Wii

2007-03-19T17:42:00.000-05:00

Yes, they are totally correct. All 10 of these games are great (and frustrating) to play on the Wii. But its like they were made for that very purpose! If you're too lazy to check out the link, here are the top 10.

Winterbells
Valo
Tangerine Panic
Tactical Assassin
Quarkz
Paintball
Missile 3D
Linerider
Duckhunt (obviously)
3D Logic

Top 10 Flash Games You Need To Play On Wii

A Hard Weekend Of Codes

2007-03-18T19:13:00.000-05:00

As most may know, I an somewhat of a programmer. I mainly program games using GM, and I'm starting to use flash. I also code many websites, like this one, with HTML, CSS, some Javascript, and I'm learning PHP.
But this weekend I really did a lot. I programmed a lot on this experimental game engine, which is actually becoming something very nice, did many large updates to the Dark Nemesis Studios Forums, and some large updates to the Dark Nemesis Studios Website also.
So thats what I have been doing for 3 days straight... Not exciting to the normal person, but I had fun with it. The idea of creating stuff has always provided me a lot of fun and accomplishment. :D

Halo 3 - 3 Is The Magic Number... Of Things You Can Buy

2007-03-17T23:10:00.000-05:00

Yes, It's getting much closer to Halo 3 time. And Bungie, the company making Halo, has really outdone themselves. Not only can you buy the standard game($60), but you can get the Limited edition($70)! Oh, did I also mention there is a Legendary Version($130)? The picture above shows that you will receive the game, 2 bonus DVDs, and the special Spartan Helmet Game Holder. Halo fanboys rejoice! Oh hold on, you can't wear it. Halo fanboys... cry...

Computer Meltdown!

2007-03-16T01:12:00.000-05:00

I turned on my computer yesterday, Wednesday, and it seems I got some big ugly critters infesting it. Ones that can install their friends.... So for the past 2 days straight I have been trying to get rid of all these viruses and I have almost all of them out. It was so bad that at one point, almost no programs could even load... Luckily Mcafee wasn't one of them. But I almost got every kink out and should be back to my normal posting soon.

Mii Popularity Channel On The Way!

2007-03-13T16:04:00.000-05:00

A Mii Popularity Channel was announced by our good friend Miyamoto at the GDC convention last week. He said that Mii's will square off for the top spot in a sort of fashion show manner.
So start prettying up your Mii's becuase they're going to be posing like a supermodel very soon!

Mega 64 - Miyamoto & Mario

2007-03-12T15:03:00.000-05:00

Notice Link in this for only 2 seconds....

New Spore Video

2007-03-12T14:51:00.000-05:00

It doesn't show any new features but It shows that they are getting closer to a finished project. If only this would be released already...

LittleBigPlanet

2007-03-12T14:28:00.000-05:00

Boosting creativity coming to PS3, is LittleBigPlanet, a game unlike any I have seen. The game has a very simple premise... Get to the end of the level...
But this isn't an ordinary game. You can play with 3 others, make your own levels, and customize everything with other objects or images you have made.
In text, this seems dumb. Why would my $600 PS3 play crap like that? Simple. It's really awesome.
Watch it in action here.

Kingdom Hearts Wii, April Fools?

2007-03-12T14:26:00.000-05:00

Since the whole article about Kingdom Hearts for the Wii is set to appear in the April Edition of a magazine, people speculate that it is an April Fools Joke. All I have to say is, I HATE PEOPLE WHO JOKE ABOUT KINGDOM HEARTS!

Kingdom Hearts Going Wii?

2007-03-07T15:38:00.000-05:00

This is not 100% confirmed yet, but there is talk that the next Kingdom Hearts game will be on the Wii. Now that its on the Nintendo side, we may see new worlds like the Mushroom Kingdom! The controls are supposedly supposed to be very similar to 'Zelda - Twilight Princess'.
Now the other thing I'm concerned with is that they might try to make A Kingdom Hearts Game for Wii, not Kingdom Hearts 3. They may make something like a 'Chain of Memories' game that is only a link between Kingdom Hearts 2 and 3.
If this turns out to be true, I'll be jumping for joy.
The Best Console With The Best Game may now be together!

3 Super Smash Characters Revealed, 3 Tossed

2007-03-06T16:11:00.000-05:00

In recent news, Sakurai has announced some more info on Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii. He has decided to kick 3 characters and has announced 3 more that will be in the game.
He has decided to kick out:

The Ice Climbers
Mr. Game & Watch
Young Link

He has announced that he is including in the game:

Ridley (The Large Prehistoric Bird from Metroid)
Bowser Jr.
Celda Version of Link (Wind Waker Version)

This is good news! And it gets better! Sakurai has also announced that his goal is to get 40 characters on the SSBB Roster. He also said he wants 1 or 2 more non-Nintendo characters. Sonic? Megaman? Banjo & Kazooie? I can't wait to find out!

UPDATE - This news has some sources saying it is a rumor and isn't true. So don't celebrate or frown yet. I'll keep you up to date with this issue.

Just A Question #3

2007-03-05T17:12:00.000-05:00

Who ever said the color pink was for girls?

No 3rd Party Online For Wii in 2007?

2007-03-04T16:55:00.000-05:00

Apparently news has gotten out that Nintendo, basking in its successful launch, is not releasing the information needed to add online play to 3rd party games.
Why? There is no reasonable explanation for this.
Touché Nintendo... Touché...

More Transformers The Movie Info Revealed

2007-03-03T16:18:00.000-05:00

Transformers the Movie is starting to look awesome. A new trailer was released and you can view that here.
The movie, at first, seemed like it might just exploit our love of Optimus Prime, but it looks very good. With Steven Speilburg on it, the movie has to be somewhat good.
The only thing I find wrong with it is that Optimus Prime has flames on him... Flames? come on! What was wrong with his previous paint job? But the other transformers revealed look pretty awesome as well.
but I must ask, Where is Megatron? I NEED the big 'ol Megatron!
Well either way, the movie looks good. So whatever Shia LaBeouf had to do to get in this movie must have been crazy!

Borat - Dancing into Living Rooms March 6

2007-03-02T12:20:00.000-05:00

This Tuesday, the best comedy of 2006, or even the best comedy ever, comes to DVD...
BORAT!
This movie was so great and funny and really shows how some people act. All those lawsuits were worth it.
So look in the stores Tuesday, March 6, for the greatest and most racist movie ever.

PS3 Slaps The Wii's Miis

2007-03-01T21:08:00.000-05:00

"MOM! Sony stole my ideas again!"

Its seems that the "big news" that Sony was planned to release next week at the GDC is called PS3 Home. Its basically a Wii with better graphics (in true Sony style) BUT.....
*drumroll*
it lives
*more drums*
in a
*drumming is getting annoying...*
in a HOUSE!
Yes these adorable little avatars will now have their very own house which will get pimped when you achieve certain things in certain games. Way to steal ideas again Sony! The idea is cool, but they just want Japanese and old people to like them. Too bad its still $600. I got Miis for $250!

Glow-In-The-Dark Tron Shoez

2007-02-28T16:07:00.000-05:00

Is that shoes cool or what!? They are suppossedly gonna be released sometime this summer or fall. These Tron kicks are mine! Muahahahaha!

Crazy Faith Obcessed Weirdo Rant

2007-02-27T17:54:00.000-05:00

Face it, Faith is losing to technology and science. But that must make some faith-crazy people a little mad... So what do they do? Try to TELL YOU WHAT TO DO. Why? BECAUSE YOU'LL BURN IN HELL.
Lets get my story straight before we get offended. I really don't like faith much. I believe in whatever the heck I want to believe and it doesn't include Jesus or Moses or even Buddha. My policy on religion is: keep it to yourself. Telling me what to believe or telling me something is wrong or bad because of your religion is a mark against you in my book. But if you like it and don't speak about it, good for you. I support you in whatever will make you happy. So did you get that? Keep it to yourself, I don't hate people of certain religions, I hate people to try to force their religion on me.
Moving on, certain people try to force their faith on me, and that just gets me angry. Here are some examples:

The Wii being a "Portal to Porn" is just stupid. Thank you for advising me that I can access pr0n on the Internet, because I didn't know it existed before...
The Crazy College Campus Guy is really a classic. He goes to colleges just to basically get punched right back in the face by the students. Check him out in action.

Now heed my advice and stop making people hate you for forcing it on them. If they want to believe what you do, they will!

Civil War 7

2007-02-26T16:26:00.000-05:00

Before you read Civil War, which is a 7-part comic book put out by Marvel, you need to know only one thing: Captain America is the most retarded superhero ever. If you think that's harsh, then you have not read Civil War 7, the last issue (supposedly) in the story.
The story starts when a bunch of stupid superheroes filming a reality TV show run into a battle with some villains that are a little above their skill. The battle leads to a giant explosion, destroying half a town. The people of America go into a panic and are turning their backs on the superheroes that protect them. Tony Stark, better known as Iron Man, proposes a registration of all superheroes, making them agents of SHIELD, the organization that protects the world from unordinary threats. So Captain America, or should I say Captain Retard Face, starts a resistance against it, tearing the superheroes in two.
Sounds good right? It was...
But anyway, if you see Captain America around here, tell him I am going to punch his face into the sidewalk!

Standardized Testing - For The Lose

2007-02-25T20:19:00.000-05:00

Tomorrow I take the FCAT. If you don;t live in Florida, its the same as an MCAT or the SAT's, except stupider. I blow past this test with good marks, so I don't care about it. But this test governs EVERYTHING in your school life. Kindergarten and 1st graders are being tested and compared, is that sick? Everything is made around this test, including schedules and teaching. This test makes teachers teach us how to write 5-paragraph essays and find the main idea of a passage, but when will we need that in life?
So wish me luck, tomorrow I take it. Hopefully, I don't have to pee.

The Number 23

2007-02-24T23:15:00.000-05:00

I ask you this, How can so many critics be so wrong? The new movie starring Jim Carrey, The Number 23, was a great movie and got horrible reviews. The movie centers around the fact that many famous dates, people and numbers are all somehow related to 23. It, as well, shows how it can make a person mad. Its half horror, half thriller with some mystery sprinkled on top. Sure! But the movie, for the most part, wasn't a scary movie. If you are heading to the theatre imagining Jim Carrey going running and limboing around killing hobos, then you are mistaken.
I'm telling you right now, the movie was GOOD. Critics have given the movie 2 robots of 5 and 3 out of 10's and I almost fell for it, but the movie was spectacular. Jim Carrey was just that great, especially becuase some parts in the movie can relate to parts of Liar Liar, one of his funniest classic movies. If you like movies like The Secret Window, It's a no-brainer to see this film. And any Jim Carrey fans (*raises hand*) will love it too, he's amazing whether its a serious movie or a funny one.

I give The Number 23 a...
9.5/10 OR 21.85/23

Just A Question #2

2007-02-23T17:40:00.000-05:00

Why don't soda cans just have plastic resealable tops?

Just A Question #1

2007-02-22T20:35:00.000-05:00

How do blind people use the computer?

Waiting For Failure

2007-02-21T18:06:00.000-05:00

As you may realize, I am rooting for the Wii in the next-gen(or should I say current-gen) race. The other two systems are dandy and all but I remember back in 2005 when I heard how expensive the Xbox 360 was. Little did I know, it would get worse. The PS3, priced at $600 for the only version of the system that should have been made, is too expensive for most people to afford.
With this expensive step in gaming, the PS3 has made gamers cough up a lot of dough to get their hands on one. So most of us already know this, correct? What's the point? Well if Sony can make you buy a $600 console, they may start making you pay more for everything else... Want games to stay at $50? Want anything free? Want the PS4 to be $6,000? I suggest giving Sony a message by dropping their sales.
No, I do not HATE the PS3, I would actually love to get my hands on one, but not while their $600. To actually get some games and more controllers, you'd be spending at least $750 - $900. That shouldn't happen... I dont want 2013 to roll around and have to buy a system for $1000 or more.
You see, when a company realizes they can overcharge, they will continue to overcharge.

Heroes - The Greatest Show On Primetime?

2007-02-20T19:56:00.000-05:00

Are you a fan of comics? Although it seems many will say no, you don't need to be for the show Heroes, on Monday's at 9pm on NBC. The show captures you after one or two episodes and is, in my opinion, the greatest show on primetime television these days.
The show follows many individuals who have a special genetic code that gives them "Super Powers." However cheesy that seems, the swiss ends there. There are no costumes or nicknames like X-men or anything. These are real people with amazing abilities trying to find their place in the world, while also trying to save New York or even the world.
Each character has their own unique power, or a couple of them, and you never know when a new character with a new power will show up... or be killed.
I have watched the show since it's first episode and it has made mondays good days.
So if you haven't been watching, I suggest you get on that! Now there is a bit of catching up to do if you really want to know about everything from the beginning. I recommend you watch ALL the episodes at NBC's Website. The website even has last night's amazing episode (which I think was the best yet) in full legnth. So get watching, you have 16 of them to watch!

My Project - The TEASER

2007-02-19T12:41:00.000-05:00

My newest Project is something you will all have to wait to see, but to the left of this post is a small screenshot of what it looks like now. So enjoy this small Teaser and I'll let out more information when the time comes.

Brawl Needs Brawlers

2007-02-18T13:49:00.000-05:00

If in fact all the characters from Super Smash Bros. Melee do make it into the new Brawl, who else will make it in? Yes, My post today tells you who I THINK should be added, besides the new characters that have already been announced.

Waluigi - Luigi's opposite deserves a spot just as Wario does! Waluigi could use comedic moves like pulling out bombs and making funny faces.
Baby Mario & Baby Luigi - Featured in more than one game, these tiny tots could be paired like the ice climbers or come separately. Baby Mario has been known to wear a cape and show amazing skill with commanding Yoshi's. Baby Luigi has great skill with mallets and may have a biting problem. These characters sure would be a great time.
Diddy Kong - Nobody else from the Donkey Kong games is in SSB so I think Diddy would make an awesome character, complete with peanut pop-guns!
Machoke - We have to get some new Pokemon and Machoke would be a cool character to play as. You can use all his fighting techniques and stomp your enemies!
Midna - Another Zelda character couldn't hurt and Midna is a kick-@$$ one. Mental powers + Teleporting = OWNAGE.
Bomberman - Must I go further?
Goron - Playing as one of these hulking rock creatures would be a fun time. They would be like a mixture of Bowser and Jigglypuff.
Mudkip - We Need Some Water in Brawl, and Mudkip can deliver! His cuteness will catch you off guard for his tidal wave! ahhhh!
Zora - More water needed! Seriously, with the speed of one plus their spear, this character could be swift and deadly.
Tom Nook - Because everyone needs a good laugh.

Where Has Kirby Been?

2007-02-17T13:39:00.000-05:00

Kirby has been missing on consoles... His greatest game according to most fans, Kirby and the Crystal Shards, was the last truly great Kirby console game. What has Kirby been up to since the old Nintendo 64? Well he was in Super Smash Bros, but so is everyone else from Nintendo. Well, he had Kirby AirRide... I'm not even sure if that game even counts as a kirby game. Sure you play as him, but it was a racing game!
Nintendo made some dumb moves considering that his game for the 64 was so GOOD! Combining forms was a brilliant idea. Kirby has only had good games on the Gameboy Advance & Nintendo DS since then.
So Kirby has just been bobbling around out there for the Gamecube's existence. But now that it's Wii time, will Kirby actually make an appearance in his own game? I sure hope so, becuase I'm starting to miss the giant ball of pink fluff!

Gummy Foods Are Awesome

2007-02-16T10:33:00.000-05:00

Right now I'm swimming in a pool of tiny gummy hamburgers and awesome mini gummy pizza's. These candies are so good that they can make a hippopotamus perrrrrrrrr.... Seriously, These things are crazy awesome that they can fight crime! Here comes Bun and Meaty to the rescue, along with their son Pizza-face! Okay, well you get the picture, I LOVE THESE.

Europe Only Games...

2007-02-15T14:27:00.000-05:00

I have been seeing games that are exclusively for Europe around lately, I live in the US, and I don't really get why that is. North America speaks mostly 3 languages, English, Spanish, and French. Europe speaks all 3 of those languages, along with many more. So how hard is it to just send it over here? Game companies really don't have any excuse why they don;t send it here, unless they really hate the US or something.
But it is a truly different story when it a North American game going to Europe. WE need (maybe) 3 languages. They might only make it in English, and not the other 2. Europe has many languages! So it would be very difficult to translate. I really do hope all the Europeans can get our games, or at least the good ones, but its much harder.
So I propose a deal! Why don't we exchange continent exclusive titles? We'll both win!

Nintendo - Trying Not To Let Down, But Perk Up!

2007-02-14T16:15:00.000-05:00

Last night I got an email from Nintendo telling me there is a new Wii Channel for a surprise update! The "everybody votes" channel has been launched!
All the covering up, and mystery going on with the new wii features and games seems to lie around one very basic idea. No let downs. I think channels and other updates will pop up whenever they want to keep people interested, without disappointing them if they announced a channel that is canceled or gets pushed back.
Also, living up to promises in the gaming industry is hard. With Zelda - Twilight Princess they learned a valuable lesson - Announcing games and their releases too early leads to downfall and disappointed fans. I mean they let many people down, delivering it a year late. So thats why not too much Super Smash or Mario Galaxy info is being let out. Imagine if they announced that those games would be out at launch, what would fans think now?
Nintendo's strategy makes sense in many ways. Even though you want to know as much as you can becuase you are excited, you have to realize that knowing too much about games before they are even anywhere near being released gives you a very different perception of the game. If they were to release info about Rayman - Raving Rabbids too early, they might say that it is just like the old Rayman games. And 6 months later when you get this game in your hands and it is just mini-games, what would your reaction be?

In short, Nintendo doesn't want to disappoint, they want the customer to be happy!

Elebits - Frustrating Fun

2007-02-13T16:52:00.000-05:00

I never thought I'd be playing Elebits again. I got the game for the holidays and played it once. Lets face it, it can't win a fight against Zelda or Rayman. But, I had only played through the 3rd stage. Yeah, it was that boring. But then again, I played the game at 3:00 in the morning... That may have affected my gaming skills a little. The game starts out pretty repetitive and it seems like your in for a horrible game. But, after the 5th stage, the game starts adding new challenges such as noise, breakable items, and new types of elebits.
The premise is simple but pretty creative. Its like a giant game of hide and seek with some twists thrown in. The character's world doesn't make their own electricity. They rely on theses small creatures called Elebits (wasn't Expecting that, were ya!) to power all their electric products. But a thunderstorm hits and makes the creatures run away, act weird, and hide. Your parents, being the crazy scientists that they are (elebits as their specialty, of course) run out of the house to their lab to figure out whats wrong. You are like a red-headed step-child, meaning that they leave you home alone and dont really care. I mean, you must be like 8 and they leave you alone with no electricity and crazy creatures running around the town. Good parenting...
Anyway, you grab your dad's capture gun. The gun is like a mixture of a vacuum for elebits and Gordon Freeman's Gravity Gun. With it you can capture the little electric critters to power your stuff, which just leads you to find more nasty guys! You can pick up everything depending on how high your capture gun level is (the higher the heavier).I'm actually quite impressed with the game but the only thing that frustrates me a little is the fact that at the beginning of each stage you have to start with a level 1 capture gun. That means that your gun can pick up some daisies, but not anything you want to pick up...
So its a constant collect, power up, search, collect, power up, search... Which wasnt so cool with em for the first couple levels. But it persuaded me the second the 1st BOSS BATTLE began. Yeah thats right, there are hugely mutated Elebits that require a butt-whooping. They never really explained it, but your gun can now hurt things too. I wonder if it can blend smoothies... Well the game started getting good and I was totally pulled in. If it weren't for me having to do some work and post this blog here, I'd still be slaying the cute elebit scum! Even though I haven't completed the game, this Wii hidden treasure will most likely keep me interested. I can't wait for the next boss fight!
So if you have some patience and love to smash the crud out of everything in your house, This is your game. And remember, PLAY PAST THE FIRST 4 STAGES!

God Of War II

2007-02-12T15:55:00.000-05:00

On March 13th, God Of War II will be coming out for the PlayStation 2. I was a huge fan of the first. Although I'm not a gory or perverted guy, the game was just a work of art that can't be ignored. I'm sure Jaffe has made the sequel just as good, or even better! I really Can wait!

Just Listening to Some Good Music.

2007-02-11T19:30:00.000-05:00

I've been chilling today and listening to iTunes all day. These are the albums I've heard:

+44 - When you're heart stops beating
Motion City Soundtrack - I am the Movie
Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
Muse - Absolution
The Matches - Decomposer
Fall Out Boy - Infinity On High

I recommend them all.

M2 Errors and Lag

2007-02-10T22:38:00.000-05:00

Lag has been reported on Matchstick 2, along with some small errors. A new version should be out sometime next week that will fix this (hopefully). Sorry folks!

My Masterpiece Released!

2007-02-10T22:35:00.000-05:00

Matchstick 2, a huge project of mine, has finally been released. It came out to a whopping 16.9 MB! But it is pretty awesome. So download it on the Dark Nemesis Studios Website now!

110MB Server Acting Up

2007-02-09T17:46:00.000-05:00

After just moving to 110mb.com, the server is going on and off due to some fixing they are doing. Sorry if you cant access the site or it takes very long.

The Move Is Complete

2007-02-08T13:29:00.000-05:00

Late last night I finished up our move from catch-free.com to 110mb.com so our website is now on the new host. All the news and comments made it but some member accounts did not. So they may have to re-register. Anyway, Now we can get back to buisness and I can work on other things.

I Blow My Brains Out Through A Mad Nose

2007-02-07T22:49:00.000-05:00

I was pretty sick yesterday and I even stayed home today. I feel so horrible...
Sick I am. I am sick.

Let The Brainstorming Begin!

2007-02-05T18:33:00.000-05:00

The Team is now brainstorming about their projects. I wonder what they will decide on? Team Noodle, led by SupernaviX seems to be leaning towards a Space Shooter, and even though, in my eyes, the genre has been overused. Team Nova seems to have a pretty neutral position, but they may go after Natis's Monster Idea. The Vikings may even make an appearance. Who knows...

Look A Little Nicer?

2007-02-04T19:26:00.000-05:00

I made some improvements on the blog. Some may be able to see them, but some might think it looks exactly the same. Also, I added a different video from We are Scientists, a great band I love. There are now links, and more videos int he vault too. So I hope the changes make this blog even cooler than its previous coolness(which was very high). Hasta La Vista!

Website Switcheroo

2007-02-04T16:02:00.000-05:00

I have really got a huge chunk of the site uploaded to the new host and it seems it could be done earlier than I thought. If you see problems with the old website, its becuase Im extracting the code and comparing and all that good web design stuff. Be patient! Also, the new site will have some cool features I thought I'd put in. I'll keep you updated on the switch as much as possible.

110MB Has More Than 110MB...

2007-02-03T16:29:00.000-05:00

We are now in the middle of switching hosts for the Dark Nemesis Studios Website. We are going to 110MB.com which has so many things that are awesome. They give 2000 MB of room for the site! That's a huge step up from 400MB. Also, they add cool features all the time and they actually answer your emails. The transfer to the new host may not be done until a couple weeks from now, but its for the best.

Huge_Stinker @ DNS

2007-02-03T11:00:00.000-05:00

We have another new member named huge_stinker. Although his name is pretty funny, he gets down to buisness with his coding! So welcome the freshest of meat that I will probably call HS cause Im too lazy to spell everyone's name out!

Massively Many Of-them

2007-02-02T15:40:00.000-05:00

In my Spanish 2 class today, I had an interesting conversation with some total strangers. MMO's were the subject and Finding a good one was what we talked about. Here are some games we spoke of and why we like/dislike them:

World Of Warcraft - Pure fun, Use all your moves, and do funny things with your friends. The bad thing is, its a monthly fee.
Guild Wars - A game that took up my whole 2005 summer. A game that now (annoyingly) takes up all of my friends' time. It requires a lot of strategy with the level cap at 20! You can only have 8 skills out at once too. It offers no extra fun stuff like Houses, raids, or flying. The members are pretty cruel and you wont go more than 2 minutes without hearing someone called a n00b. But it doesn't require a subscription, just pay the $50. But then again, there are already expansions, each costing $50 themselves. In my view, its a hole in the pocket for much less fun than other games supply you.
Maplestory - Totally free. You can choose to pay for special items and stuff, but you don't really have to at all. It us 2D which may be a turn-off for some and the opposite for others. It looks very Manga Chibi-ish and the members are nice and helpful! I like this game and do play ti sometimes but the downside is that there isn't much to do really and its a little hard to get started...
Runscape - Free but Crap...
Dungeons and Dragons Online - pretty cool but lacks some customization. It requires you to pay monthly. graphics are amazing.
City of Heroes - Everyone likes this game (you can fly!) except for people who are convincing others to buy Guild Wars (MATT!). I would love to make my own super hero (and now I can be a villian too). but you have to pay monthly.

So if you are looking for the ultimate MMO, THERE ISNT ONE. All of the games have pros and cons, but its your decision which one offers more fun.

The Council: Episode 2

2007-02-01T19:34:00.000-05:00

Heres you up-to-date info from the inside.

Team Projects on the way! But In two separate sub-teams? Two projects? Tell us what you think on the forums.

Another Applicant has appeared. huge_stinker & Coldsoul are being decided on.

What will our new project be? Vikings? Space? BOTH!?

I REALLY Hate Catch-Free...

2007-02-01T18:22:00.000-05:00

I have applied for an account on a more reliable site, but they haven't said anything in 2 days... But I want to move our website. The thing that sucks is, THERE ARE ABOUT A ZILLION FILES TO MOVE. Yeah... If anyone knows any other good website hosts please point me in their direction.

HazardX Accepted

2007-01-31T21:21:00.000-05:00

HazardX has been accepted to DNS. I'll have his team page up tomorrow I hope. Welcome!

The Council: Episode 1

2007-01-31T17:44:00.000-05:00

To keep everyone up on whats going on in the council...

Applicants HazardX and huge_stinker are still being decided on. But take a breath of releif, the somments are pretty much positive. You got good chances. ;)

Team Projects? Team projects are making a huge discussion in the Council and we are pretty sure there might not be any more 2 weekers. Good news or Bad news? Another topic wants 2 teams working on 2 different games. This is still way too new to be anywhere near being approved.

A Little Wacky...

2007-01-30T23:04:00.000-05:00

I'm trying to make this banner work but it seems to be having difficulties, so if it looks messed up, just know that I am on it!

Welcome To My Department

2007-01-30T20:23:00.000-05:00

3rd Floor, Women's Underwear.
This Blog is just a little journal I'll try to post in as much as I can to keep all my adoring fans, haha yeah right..., up to date with what I am making or doing, what My Game Team, Dark Nemesis Studios, is up to, or whatever I think is totally sweeeeeeeeeet. So if you like what you see, leave a comment. If you don't, then leave two.