Archive for November, 2010

As Much as I’d Love to Be Playing Donkey Kong Country Returns this Thanksgiving…

…unfortunately it’s just not in the cards. Money is pretty tight in general and if I’m gonna blow my bread on anything anytime soon it’s gonna be Epic Mickey which hits shelves next week. Not to say that I’m not excited about DK. The reviews have been pretty positive across the board. I just never really cared about the Country franchise all that much growing up to not be able to wait a little while for this new entry.

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Friday Night Videos: Super Mario Tosh.O!

This clip has been floating around the internet for a while but I just caught it again last night on T.V. and it gave me a good laugh. Daniel Tosh has been one of my favorite stand up comics for a few years now so you can imagine how much I geeked out when he presented this on his Comedy Central show: Tosh.O (easily one of the funniest half hours currently on the air).

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Not Another NES PC Case Mod

Sticking a bunch of computer parts into an NES or SNES case (or any number of other things) isn’t anything new these days, as fine of a project as it is for someone with a broken system sitting around. However, this guy had a slightly different purpose in mind.

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Because I Love Shit Like This:

Today was another in a long line of regular reminders of why I love working at a used bookstore. Aside from being surrounded by co-workers that I’m constantly learning from and having fun with, there’s that glaringly obvious perk of being in a position to nab first dibs on cool stuff that comes through each day. Now I yap on and on about comics over at my other blog all the time (and video games based on them have been a staple of the industry forever), so when I come across a book that’s filled with strips based on a bunch of Nintendo characters, yeah…it nerds me out pretty hard.

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“Prepare to Feel the Wrath of the League of Evil Exes.”

Because as of today Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is finally available on DVD and Blu-Ray. While those of you with the cash are probably enjoying those slick new 25th anniversary Wii’s that came out over the weekend, I decided to save about $175 bucks and picked this up before work. Here’s a list of the extras that I can’t wait to tear through:

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Thank You For Liking Me, Nintendo.

Or at least all of the cash that I’ve been tossing into your backyard for just about my entire life. After buying and downloading a ridiculous amount of games over the past year (and sometimes even playing them), my reward from Club Nintendo arrived in the mail today! The big surprise was the slick question block box that it was shipped in. That’s just fucking awesome. Also, I’m not gonna lie. I’m curious how much this bad boy ends up going for on Ebay.

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I’m Assuming Kirby’s Epic Yarn is Fucking Awesome…

…but even though I picked it up a week ago I haven’t been able to make it past the first level. Not because it’s too hard or I haven’t had the time or anything. Nothing like that. Nope the reason is that I lent the copy to my girlfriend to start a file and haven’t seen it since.

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