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Monthly Archives: July 2008

Mini Review: Ninja Five-0 (GBA)

30-Jul-08

Let me begin by saying this is one of the best games I’ve played in a long time for any system, hands down. Ninja Five-0 is a GBA game developed by Konami, released in 2003. The basic premise is that you’re a ninja who needs to take down the bad guys; there is almost no [...]

Caveat Emptor, Part 2; And!

29-Jul-08

Rather than write out the details, here’s the letter I wrote to the corporate office. This is actually for a different company. — If Elton Brand weren’t reason enough to be extremely excited about the Sixers, they signed Royal Ivey (who?). He’s a bench player from the Milwaukee Bucks who averages 6/2/1 in only 15 [...]

Caveat Emptor

24-Jul-08

I turned off comments. Or rather, they were off. I was planning to make it a permanent thing. Needless to say, I’m being harassed on a daily basis by Lisa. The idea was, rather than have an open forum, I’d simply ask her what she thought at the end of the day. Turns out, the [...]

Slow Wednesday

23-Jul-08

This week has been whipping by, hasn’t it? — We all went to see the Dark Knight (sans Lisa, who probably wouldn’t have liked it anyway) so my comments on it are simply being repeated, but: 1. The movie itself was very good. Part of the problem is that the last movie I saw was [...]

aside:vespa

22-Jul-08

A current employee just bought a Yamaha FZ-6 for himself… only $3800! 600cc! (600cc ~ 112hp, or 30 more hp than my CAR). To say I’m insanely jealous would be an underwhelming appraisal of the situation. And all I want is a Vespa… just 50cc will do…

Hackery and things

22-Jul-08

So I said no more hacking, blah blah blah. So what, people say things all the time. Who asked you, anyway? I decided to open the Pocket DJ and see what the innards look like. I have to say, I was impressed. The build quality is excellent inside and out. Everything fits very tightly. Surprise [...]

Review: Gungrave OD

21-Jul-08

Gungrave: Overdose is everything a sequel should be. Mechanics are tweaked, the game isn’t a retread and explores different ground, and presentation is more polished. That being said, I prefer the first iteration. The first Gungrave was published by Sega, and typical to Sega’s roots, it was an arcade style game that had very short [...]

Review: Gungrave

18-Jul-08

Imagine a 3rd person “House of the Dead” set in future Tokyo with a mix of “Virtua Cop” baddies, with a little bit of DDR for good measure and you have Gungrave. Gungrave is waves upon waves upon waves of enemies; with insane boss battles and a system that rewards you for speed and artistry. [...]

Bad Habits, Broken Gadgets and Coffee

18-Jul-08

While I like to pretend that I’m fairly erudite, and maintain some level of decorum in public, in private practice I’m fairly crude. I have levels of crude: when completely alone (and especially in the car) I swear. A lot. Once (many years ago) I went off on a tirade that even shocked Lisa. When [...]

More Sixers: a sigh of relief

16-Jul-08

The Nuggets traded Marcus Camby for the rights to swap second round picks with the Clippers. This makes little to no sense for the Nuggets from a competitive perspective: Camby was their defensive specialist on a team that plays nearly none (see Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony). It looks like the Nuggets are rebuilding now, and [...]