Month: August 2008
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Cleaning out the fridge, I’m a geek and an otaku, blah blah blah…
So today, Ys I & II came out on the Virtual Console. I’ve always wanted to check out this series, and never bothered to do so (either through emulation, or actually picking up a damn TG-16 / PC Engine). I said to myself, “Self, when you get home from work, download that shiz!” If only…
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360 Woes: Not The Red Rings
You may have heard about it on the most recent podcast episode, but let me break it down for you. On June 18th, a bunch of people were over to go out and see The Dark Knight. In between picking up tickets and going back to see the movie a few hours later, we came…
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Posting from an iPhone app…?!
Just testing out the iPhone app to allow me to post to the blog wherever I am. I gotta say, this is pretty sweet. To give you some actual gaming related content, I learned today that Shining Force CD is actually an enhanced remake of the first two Shining Force: Gaiden games on Game Gear.…
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Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Master System)
So I have a bunch of Wii points sitting around while I wait for Shining Force II to eventually come to Virtual Console, and I figured I would blow 500 of them on a little game staring a blue hedgehog. … which is funny, considering I already own nearly all of them either via their…
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Conversation 002: Backwards Compatibility & The Top Ten Games We’ve Never Played
I told you I’d get this done before Otakon! OK, so we’re leaving for the convention later today, but that’s still on time… That’s right, the second episode of our show is all up and ready for listening. We had an awesome time with this one, and I think that’s reflected in the content of…