This week I’m covering two issues of Nintendo Fun Club News – Issues #4 & #5
Games Reviewed (for the NES):
RC Pro-Am (Pick of the Week)
Ice Hockey
The Goonies II
Let’s Play – Genji: Days of the Blade, Part 6
This time, in Genji: Days of the Blade I start to fight my way through the treasure room complex, which is currently on fire. While trying to retrieve a flammable McGuffin.
Let’s Play – Genji: Days of the Blade, Part 5
This time, in Genji, we have more backtracking in the game, and a party member who rushes headlong into combat and gets caught in a force field.
Let’s Play – Genji: Days of the Blade, Part 4
The Genji: Days of the Blade Let’s Play carries on, and we contend with another freaking ward.
Book Review – Fuzzy Nation
This week I’m taking a look at another Science Fiction novel – John Scalzi’s literary remake of H. Beam Piper’s Little Fuzzy – Fuzzy Nation
Little Fuzzy can be found on Project Gutenberg here.
John Scalzi’s Blog can be found here.
Let’s Play: Genji – Days of the Blade, Part 3
This time I’m actually on schedule for the Let’s Play Videos, with part 3 of the Genji: Days of the Blade let’s play. This time we get to meet another improbably dressed young female warrior, but this one is playable!
Let’s Play – Genji: Days of the Blade, Part 2
The Genji: Days of the Blade
Let’s Play – Genji: Days of the Blade – Part 1
Time to try doing a Let’s Play again, this time with the game Genji: Days of the Blade for the PlayStation 3.
Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 3
This week I continue taking my look through Nintendo Power with issue 3 of the Fun Club News.
Picks of the week: Metroid, with an alternate of Punch-Out!
Vlog – Skyfall
After a short break caused by school work, I have a vlog for the new James Bond film, Skyfall.
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Vlog – OryCon & Election 2012
In a quick stop-gap post, I’m quickly giving my thoughts on OryCon 34, as well as a few complaints about the Oregon Voter’s Pamphlet.
You can read the Oregon Voter’s Pamphlet here: http://oregonvotes.org/pages/history/archive/nov62012/guide/english/votersguide.html
Movie Review – Kwaidan
This week I’m taking a look at a Japanese anthology horror film, and part of the Criterion Collection – Kwaidan.
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Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 2
This week I’m taking a look at Nintendo Fun Club News issue 2, with thoughts on Legend of Zelda, Pro Wrestling, Slalom and Volleyball.
Movie Review – Guyver
This week I’m taking a look at the 1991 Live action adaptation of the popular anime.
Apollo Z Hack and Obscurus Lupa‘s review of this film currently isn’t available online anyway, so I couldn’t have watched it before my review, whether I’d wanted to or not.
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Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 1
This week I start with the retro video gaming, as I make my way through Nintendo Power, one issue (or so) at a time, starting with the first issue of the Nintendo Fun Club News, and a little background about how Nintendo Power came to be.
Wil Wheaton’s Blog Entry about the tournament
Pick of the Episode: Super Mario Bros.
Movie Review – McQ
This week I’m returning to the world of the cinema, with a review of the John Wayne film “McQ” – a film that gives a glimpse of what Wayne might have been like as Dirty Harry.
Also, I’m going to be at Portland Retro Gaming Expo on Saturday 9/29/2012 & Sunday 9/30/2012. If you see me, say hi! Also, check out the 100th episode of the Dangerous Kids podcast on Saturday.
Video Game Review – The Saboteur
This week I’m taking a look at another video game, with the Nazi Face-Punching simulator in The Saboteur.
Vlog – Kumoricon 2012
After a long absence, I return with a vlog! This past weekend was Kumoricon, and I went. Here are my thoughts on the con, and the schtuff I picked up.
Book Review – Red Storm Rising
Video Game Review – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
This week, I’m reviewing the latest installment in the Call of Duty franchise, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
Multiplayer footage by Matroix (http://www.youtube.com/Matroix)
Classical Music during the “Incoherent Rage” card is “Virtutes Instrumenti” by Kevin McCloud
Vlog – The Dark Knight Rises
Book Review – Rendezvous With Rama
This week I’m taking a look at Arthur C. Clarke‘s classic SF novel, Rendezvous With Rama.
Gamers Against Bigotry’s IndieGoGo Campaign can be found at http://www.indiegogo.com/GAB648
Their web page is http://gamersagainstbigotry.org/
The campaign ends on August 1st, 2012 – so donate now!
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Vlog – The Hollywood Theater & Kung Fu Night
Last night I went to the Hollywood Theater for their monthly Kung Fu Theater night, and I wanted to give my thoughts on the theater and the films I saw.
E3 2012 – Unsold
Well behind schedule, I finally have my thoughts on the E3 games I was unsold on, including the “winner” of the “lucrative” award of shame of the show.
The IndieGoGo project mentioned in the video can be found here – http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/150672?c=home