GF. Halloween Gaming

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

There's my trick and now for my treat. Games that have scared the crap out of me.
A complete list of them in no particular order.

Resident Evil
Who can remember the dogs from the first game? God they haunt me in my dreams. Jumping though the window and making with drop my controller with sheer fear.

Some people have gone to far and even made their own dog do a cos play of these truly evil dogs.


Half Life
This game wasn't designed as a horror game. But even so it still freaked me out. The ramdom aliens being teleported in and the Head crab as well were not good for my well being. Thinking of it still sends shivers down my spine. Only starting with a wrench doesn't help either. The Head Crabs where given an extra scare factor in Half Life 2 with two new types being added. The poison and spider variants. The poison one is self explanatory but the spider ones where super quick.
Eternal Darkness
This game went out of its way to make you think you where going crazy. Some of the most memorable parts being when the game will trow something ramdom at you. There is a part where you are exploring the house and check an empty bath tub. I won't say what you are treated to, but it freaked me out thats for sure. Another thing that made me fit was the presentation of the dreaded Blue Screen. For those of you who don't know what that is (I been kinda surprised if there any) it was a screen that appeared numerous times when using the old versions of windows when your computer crashed. Now these scares where one off ones that wouldn't happen again, but there where effects that where more frequent. This all depended on your sanity. Which was measured by a sanity meter (very original). The lower this became (from seeing a zombie for example) the more ramdom crap was thrown at you. This could be anything from you exploding after casting a healing spell on yourself (I thought I did something wrong) to the walls and celling bleeding blood.


The Legend of Zelda. Ocarina of Time
I bet you're thinking what the F*** aren't you?
Well there's the Wall Masters. They were nasty pieces of work. You knew they where coming when you hear the clicking noise they made and by the shadow on the floor. Then they would take you back to the very beginning of a level. Now that is truly heartless. Then you had Like Likes that shallowed you whole and took your items.
But they weren't the worst enemy by far. Oh no, not at all.
The worst one in my eyes was the Re Dead. First they freeze you with there scare and scream. Then while yo can't move they slowly walk over to you. Then they do you the most scariest thing ever. They hump your head till you die. The cold bastards. Killing just for sexual kicks.
Don't remember or belive me? Then watch the clip below.

That's only some of the things that have scared while playing games and I'm sure that there will be many more in the future. Hopefully I won't be an old man with incontinent when the next big scare comes along.

Ice Koobs

The poll A.K.A what the hell????

So my most recent pool has attractive a staggering two votes. Yes that's right TWO votes. Like come on! Surely more then 2 people read this blog? Is there?
Man this is depressing. I think I gonna go and munch on some cheesy doritoes.

Ice Koobs

AW. Super smash bros taunts

I manged to find this one on YouTube. If you're a Smash Bros fan then stick with it.

I can say that I relate to all of it.

Hope you enjoyed it. All props to Wolflink who took the time and effort to make this.
Ice Koobs

Koobs Cos Play of the day. Mario

Yeah there are gong to be a few of these over the next couple of days. But I took a lot of photos at the MCM expo. I might do one massive post with all the photos but for now I do one at a time.
































What is up with this guy's chin hair?
If you're going to dress up and do cos-play at least do it right. It's made worst by the fact that it's ginger. No offense to ginger people, I love orange, but Mario has brown hair. Full stop. This guy needs to shape up his cos-playing. For shame.
Ice Koobs

MM. Sum 41

Hello and welcome to another Musical Monday. A day where we delve deep into my music collection.
This week while searching for something to use I found this classic. All Killer No Filler.



This is from a time where I wanted to be a hip skateboarded. The only problems were:

1. I wasn't "Hip".
2. I couldn't skate for dear life.

So the only thing I had left going for me was to listen to some skate music. Now I'm not saying that Skaters only listen to Sum 41. Skate Music is wide and varies from Grunge to Indie to Hip Hop to Grime and back again. That's not even the entire list. But at the time "In Too Deep" was the song that everyone was playing.
And now for your viewing pleasure I bring you, SUM 41:

Sum 41 - In Too Deep

All Killer No Filler was the second album released by the guys. I remeber having debates in class over which one was better all the time. I always lost the argument though. Mainly because I never hear "Half An Hour Of Power" (the first one). Plus I could never explain properly why I liked the songs. A bit like now really.
Any way hope you enjoyed todays Musical Monday. I'm not sure if it's to short or too long. Drop a comment to tell me what you think.
Ice Koobs

Sooo, soo tired

Another day, another Expo. This wasn't as good as the one in May (it was still good mind you), but that could be because I went on a Sunday and the weather was crap.
There was a bigger Video Game presence this time around which is very welcomed. I got to play on Street Fighter IV (for free), Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe (not that great), Dead Space (I got a wicked photo from the booth), Prince of Persia (back to the original Sands of Time gameplay)and Naruto: Broken Bond (again very similar to the orginal). Out of all of them I enjoyed Street Fighter the most. I'm crap at Beat 'em Ups, but I wanted to actually practice on this one.
I opted for a disposable camera this time around instead of using my Phone. It took to long for my Phone to take photos and I started feeling bad making people hold a pose for so long. I'm also hoping that more of the photos come out ok this time around.
I'm going to get the photos devoloped tomorrow so I'll scan them onto my computer and post the best ones on Tuesday (remember tomorrow is Musical Mondays now).
Sorry for the poor contents of the last posts. It just like the title of this post says, I'm "Sooo, so tired".

Ice Koobs

Posting on ma Wii

This is going 2 b a short post. Theres only so much a guy can do using the wii keyboard.
It's the MCM 2mor. Whoo! I'll post a full review after.
Oh and sorry 4 writing in txt speak. Like I said wii keyboard.
Ice Koobs

GF. Fable new and old

Another two big games have been released today. Fable 2 and Dead space. Don't you just the fourth quarter when it comes to Video Game releases. As if I've got enough money, let alone time, to buy them all.
But enough of me complaining, I've been far too much of that recently (seems like its the only thing I can do good at the moe). On with the show.
Now contrary to what it seems this post won't just be new release related. Oh no no no. There so many games out there it would be unfair to make this to just new releases. What I really want to talk about is Fable. The Original.


Released 16th of September 2004 (yeah only four years ago, feels longer), this was a game that took multiple ending and routes to a new level. Now even kicking the chicken was accountable for (damn you Link, making me evil already). Every action you take will effect your alignment towards good or evil.

While killing Monster, saving traveling merchants from bandits and helping villagers will help your become good and make the people love you.


Where if you break the law (stealing), abuse your partner or kill innocents (human and animal, bloody chickens) you will become more evil.


Saying that it's easier to be evil then good. Plus, truthfully, it looks cooler as well (I think this is the first game to encourage you to be bad on purpose).

I'm still playing though the original and haven't actually completed it yet. Yeah look at me trying to make it look like I've play this game a million times =0) But that's one reason why I won't be getting number 2. The games are only related by where they are set and the gameplay system but I still want to finish this game. I've got far too many incomplete games.
Ice Koobs

Aww crap. Already?

Nooooooooooooooooooo. The worst thing has happened to me today.
I've hit Blogers Block.
I have no idea what to talk about.
It's partly my own doing. By making the Guaranteed Three, I feel bad putting anything Game, Music or Anime related on any of the other days.
I might need to review this.
Ice Koobs

Animated Wednesdays:

The final one of my ideas for the Guaranteed Three. Animated Wednesdays is as the name suggests about animation. Any type, Anime, Flash Animation, Manga, the list goes on.

I been searching the web to find an animation that will do this first post justice. Now there is good news and bad news. Now the good news. I found a REALLY good animation. The bad. It's on Newgrounds. That means that I can't embed the flash video. But if you click on the picture below then you will be taken to the animation "Legend Of Miyamoto". Just click on "Play Movie".

So what do you think? You know this really happened to Miyamoto in real life. Actually it is now officially the reason of where he got his ideas of (at least on this blog it is).
The flash is well edited and the syncing to the music is incredible. I miss Fat Boy slims old stuff. I hopes he makes another classic like Gangster Tripping soon.


Well there you have it the beginning of my Guaranteed Three. Hope you liked them. And now for you, the readers, to help be decide how I will do my future posts. Now that you know what the layout is going to be I would like you vote in a poll. It's as easy as that. All I ask is that you click on what you think and submit it. Also if you chose "Other" please post what "Other" is as a comment to this post. I will carry on the Guaranteed Three for another week until the end of the poll and obviously depending on the outcome I will carry on or leave it.

Also don't think that the random posts will stop. They will carry on just I'm not saying that they will be every day. A guy needs a break once in a while. Anyway I'm rambling as usual so I'm gonna go. Toodles.

Ice Koobs

D.I.Y Koobs

I found it. Go me.
Regular readers might remember that I wanted to post a pic I had but just couldn't find it. Well I've just found it. I was just blind and looked over it.

Now I'm sure that there is a law against me using power tools, but if there is, it doesn't stop me. I love making things. Just so you know, it doesn't mean I'm good at it, I just enjoy it. I find Ikea flat packs are the best.
Here's the pic of my me making my last bookshelve.

And for those of you who want to know if it got done, take a look at the following.

The first half


The completed piece, minus all my junk.

So, if you need to have something made and it comes in a flat pack. I'm your man. (Please note it might not look like it does in the catalog).

D.I.Y Ice Koobs

MM: Hadouken!

Continuing with my Guaranteed Three I bring you my Musical Mondays.
I'm going to delve into the depths of my very own music collection. I must warn you in advance however, that it's not all pretty. (I'm pretty sure I got a Britney Spears album in there somewhere).
The very first musical offering I'll be giving you is the band Hadouken!


It's hard to give this band a genre as their music sounds like so many things rolled into one. You can hear an influence of the old 8-bit games thrown in as well. I'm not good at describing why I like music. I like the songs I hear because I do. Oh but they do have to follow two rules. I have to understand what's being said (all the better for Karaoke), and have a decent tune (preferably with a guitar solo thrown in for good measure).
The first song that was released by Hadouken! was That Boy That Girl on the 7/5/08 (remember in england the date is dd/mm/yy) followed a month later by Liquid Lives which I found the video for and will be showing you.
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Hadouken! - Liquid Lives

Refreshing, is it not? I know one thing is for sure. Most people will be having the main lryics running though their heads. "Drink, Smoke, F**k, Fight". Damn I forgot how long it took till I managed to get that out of head. Oh well at least its not a crappy tune.

UPDATE

I've just found out that Hadouken! have released the album "Music For An Accelerated Culture" into the Americas today. I strongly advice you to at least preview it though iTunes.

Good luck to them. I hope it sells well.

Ice Koobs

When mums away...

Today I so could not be brothered to make myself dinner. So I ordered out and got a pizza delivered to my place. And being the mean lean eating machine I am, I went and ordered the biggest one. I can't remember the size exactly but heres a picture.



Oh wait a sec that doesn't really show how big it is.
This will however. And thats a 360 disk btw, not one of those tiny ones you can get.



So I think the main question is "Did I eat all of it?" Scroll down to find out.






























Oh hell yeah. Whoes the daddy? I'm the daddy! The daddy of big pizzas.

A stuffed Ice Koobs

Awww...so cute

A dude came into work today wanting a charger for this. I had to take a photo. I know I have biggish bloke hands. But it doesn't even reach my finger tips. I even tried to dial a number on it, but couldn't because the keys were to small. He said that he's had it for around 3-4 years and it still going strong. Shame that we didn't stock the charger really.
Ice Koobs

Gaming Friday 17 Oct

So here's the first of the guaranteed posts. I can't think of anything else to call them so the guarantee is here to stay.
And I'm not sure about the title that might change to. But any who, on with the show.


Today see the release of two game in the UK that will be very popular. One with the casual crowd and the other for the serious gamer.
For the casual Pro Evo Soccer 2009, a "Football" game (as I am from the UK), and Saints Row 2.


PES 09 (You really think I could be bothered to write Pro Evo... ahh forget it), goes directly up against Fifa 09, another football game that is also officially sponsors. So in PES you won't get a Wanye Roonie, you get an equally looking weird guy called Shanye Woonie who plays for Manchester Devils. Ok thats a bit of an exaggeration but gets the point across. The thing that any PES game has going for it is the Gameplay. Many an argument has been made that Fifa has improved but PES still holds it own when it comes to controls. With a flick of the right stick on the controller you could pull off a cheeky little nutmeg pass the goalie and score a goal.
And the subject of controllers, a special one has been released to coincide with PES 09's release.

I love green. It's one of my favorite colours after orange. But this don't look right due to the grey areas. Shame really. Another added feature is that the D-pad response to 16 direction instead of the normal 8. This only works with certain games (such as PES 09) and isn't backward compatible.


Stepping away from PES we enter Saints Row 2. Let me get it out of the way first. It is a rip off of GTA. There's no way of saying otherwise. And if you where to compare Saints 2 to GTA 4, GTA 4 would win hands down. But that's the thing. You can't actually compare the two. GTA 4 takes it self seriously and has occasional comic relief ("Hey cousin do you want to go to the titty bar?" Classic). Where as Saints 2 is just pure comic relief. Where else can the main character have a sex change and no one notice? Saint's 2 is more of a compliment to GTA. It been released at the just the right time, as most people would have started to finish the main story and need another fix.


Sorry for the late post. Something popped up. But I promised a post and thats what you're getting. I'm still going to try and post every day like I said yesterday. But the Guaranteed Three (as I'm now calling them) will definatly, most certainly, be done.
Ice Koobs

A possible routine

I've been toying with this idea for a while because I know I'm not going to be able to keep up this post a day rate at which I've been going. But I was thinking I should have some sort of structor to this blog. I'm not going to say what's going to be posted yet but the main days for the posts will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I will also be doing random post in between but these won't be guaranteed. All though I would like to try and keep posting each day.
I'm going to do a pol on this subject. But after I've done the posts.
I'm looking forward to how this will turn out.

On a different note. I've pissed off a couple of my friends. They know who they are. All I can say is that I'm sorry. I feel that this is the best way to do it because if I try and talk to you that I'm just going to make it worst. I have a habbit of putting my foot in my mouth and I just don't know when to stop. Again I'm sorry. Anyway I'm going to stop there because I'm trying.

Anyway come back to the site tomorrow to see the first of the these new "Weekly Posts".
Koobs

A Dead Space Special

Well here you have my Dead Space tribute.








































Oh how I'm just playing with you.


What I have seen of Dead Space looks wicked. Like "Crap your pant followed quickly by wetting yourself just before you make a squeak which was meant to be a top of your lungs scream" wicked. I don't think I've seen something as gory and bloody. I've watched a lot of movies and play a load of games. I think what makes it scarier is the fact that it's not just random gore. It's strategically place to freak you out.
Another thing that adds to the suspense and horror of the game is that there is no pause menu. "What's that no pause? But how do I know where to go or what I have on me? What about my bladder? Surly it would burst?" Fear not. The pause function is still there so those much needed toilet breaks are still possible. But that's all it will do. If you want to reload or change your weapons you have to do in in-game. Even if you are facing a load of beasties. If you need to know where to go you can look at the holographic maps that placed around or drop a laser pointer that will guide you to the next point. There are also meters on Isaac Clarke's (wonder if they named him after someone) back, that tell you also how much health he has and when you're in a vacuum (somewhere with no air, not the thing used to suck up dirt from the carpet) it will tell you how much oxygen he has left.
As a bonus for me, this game will also be at the MCM Expo. It just getting better and better. All they need now if to give me a load of free things and I think the MCM will be the best thing ever.
I very much looking forward to this game while at the same time I'm not. I want to play it just not by myself. I think I'll have to invite a couple of friends around. And let them play while I watch. Yeah I think that's what I'll do.
Koobs

Koobs CosPlay of the Day

First before I go on. I don't do cosplay (I don't think I could ever pull it off). Secondly this isn't my idea. I've "borrowed" it from Random J.
Any way. On with the show.

























Wow. Now that is dedication. Sure it's made of paper mashay but it still must weight a bit.
And how long do you think it took her to make? She even got it down to the little waist coat. Ahh its just so cute.

Damn it

I'm not a happy bunny right now. And I have no one to blame but myself.
I was going to do another witty post about me and DIY. But I've gone and lost the pic I was going to use. Which is really annoying. I don't have a clue where it is as it's not on my phone or on the laptop.
Oh have a pissed of pic of me instead.

Ice Koobs

It happens

Recently a fellow blogger lost his Xbox 360 to the dreaded fate known as the "Red Ring Of Death" (I'm STILL sorry to hear about it FartherK).
But then it reminded me of a time at the last MCM (yeah I know I'm still going on about it, but I'm really, really looking forward to it). But to cut a long story short, this is what I saw:


No your eyes aren't deceiving you. It really is the "The Red Three".
By the way, did you know that just because the lights are red doesn't mean your 360 is dead?
Well if it's the red three like above then it is. But the number and position of the lights could be displaying something far less sinister. One reason I know of is just that your console has overheated which is simple to fix.
I do have to say that I love my 360 and more then likely end up crying if I had to send it off for repair. Fingers crossed that it won't happen.
Ice Koobs

More MCM goodness

So what else is going to be at the MCM Expo this October? Is anyone excited at all about it?
Would this make you more excited by any chance?

Yep that's right. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is going to be at the MCM expo. The only worrying thing is that there is no mention if it will be playable. Which would be a crying shame if it wasn't. Another thing is I still think even if you can play it, it will be eclipsed by SFIV.
I'm not going to do a big post today as I'm tired and will just end up rambling. But I'm still keeping up with my post a day. Damn I'm so proud of myself =0)
Ice Koobs

Fall Out Boy. I Don't Care

I rarely do anything about music or videos on this blog. It's not because I don't have any musical taste, or because I'm embarrassed about what I listen to. But because I don't know why I like the what music I hear.
I do have to say that I really like Fall Out Boy. As I just mentioned I don't know why, I just do. So I thought I'll treat you guys to their new video.

Fall Out Boy - I Don't Care
Uploaded by FallOutBoyConcours

Now I do have a couple of questions. And maybe some of you guys (yeah you. The ones that read this blog) can help me out.

1. Are Fall Out Boy sponsored by Nokia? Every video I've seen since there last album seems to have a Nokia Phone in there somewhere.
2. I know some of the people that have the Face Masks removed but not all of them. Who are they? The ones I do know are Pharrell Williams, Mark Hoppus and at the very end Sarah Palin (which is really weird).
   

I do love how they taken something so true about today media. It seems that "Any news, is always good news" is something, that is very true about today society. Take Amy Winehouse for example. Before she was in the papers for being a drugged up scank, her music wasn't listened to by anyone (properly not even her dad took a blind bit of notice of her work). But as soon people started seeing her in the paper (regardless of the reasons) they started listening to her music. I personally don't mind it but it been played a bit too much.
Maybe I should start hanging out at some of the "A-list" clubs and get extremely drunk. If my theroy is true that means I'll become an over night blogging success. So anyone want to join me?
Koobs

Wow maybe Nintendo are Listening

Do you like what I did there?
You get it huh huh. Well do ya?
Actually I'll be surpised if you do. The reason behind this is post is because of the release of a new Wii Channel called "Wii Speak". Well it's going to be released on the 5th of December in the UK to coincide with the release of Animal Crossing on the Wii. But in typical Nintendo fashion they gone and made it that you only communicate with people if you have their Friend Code.


Nintendo have always been wary of on-line communications. It makes sense, has anyone played a game of Call of Duty online? The amount of trash talk on that is ridiculous. And being all family friendly, Nintendo doesn't want any of that. So one feature that they have added is that everyone in the room is picked up on the microphone and everyone can also hear what is going on. Now all that Nintendo need to do is release a patch for Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart and I will definitely buy this.
Ice Koobs

Banjo-Kazooie hits xbox earlier then I thought

Ok so its not Nuts and Bolts. But it still a classic. Like I said before I loved this game and even though I already have it. I might actually download it. It's becoming harder and harder to bring out the N64 and connect it up to the telly.
I just don't have the time to keep doing it nor do I have the space to leave it out.
Now seeing that this was going to be available on the XBox live market place (aka XBLA, short for XBox Live Arcade) , I went to see what else there was on offer.

Now I have had the following game for a while but I would always recommend it. And it's had a couple of good reviews by a fellow podcasters which you can download from here and a fellow blogger which you can find here.
Yep you've guessed it Super Street Puzzle II HD.

Chun-Li is even doing what I do in real life when I'm in a situation like this and crying her eyes outs.

Another game that is a little gem and I know will get looked over is Braid.

A novel take on the time bending platformer genre that also has gentle nods towards Mario. There is a level titled "JumpMan" where in the first part you have to clime up some platforms that look strangly familiar and even has a statue of a monkey on top. I wonder what game that was in based on?


Each level (or world as they are known as in game) has a different set of rules that effect how time works. The first two acts as tutorials preparing you for later stages, with the first introducing you to the basic physics (and if you do die the replay feature). Where the second introduces "time proof items". These need thing need a little more explanation to make sense.
Now let say you drop down a pit and can't get out. All you need to do is hit rewind and vola you're out of the pit. The only thing is, that any action you did while you where in said pit would also be rewinded. So if you kill a monster while down there, it would get resurrected. Or if you picked up a normal item, you would drop it. However. If the item is time proof, no matter how much you rewind, the item itself will not reset. Now in the beginning this leads to quite simple but brilliant puzzles. Lets take the pit example again. There is a time proof key which is needed to unlock a door. But it's at the bottom of the pit. What to do, what to do? Well it's easy. Jump down, pick up the key then rewind. As the key is time proof it will rewind out of the pit with you.
After this introduction to the basics each world has it's own set of rules that incorporate the originals tutorial rules. I won't go into too much detail because the whole fun of Braid is to find out and experiment with all the different rules.

So yeah that just a little take of some of the games available on XBLA, and I might post some more at a later date. Oh and sorry for any spelling or grammatical errors. I've just got in from work and I'm shattered. Don't worry I'm not going to post another photo of me asleep on the keyboard.
Ice Koobs

I want a pair of these.

I've got a terrible thing for Converses. I love them too much. I think I've got five different pairs and I still want more. It slightly worrying because it's getting to the stage of being as bad as a woman with shoes and handbags.
I've put a stop on it for the time being but while surfing the net I found these.

*Drools*

Sorry. Got carried away again. I wish they did these in the shops. I would even consider paying £50 for them instead of the normal £35 that most Converses costs. Nintendo would make a mint off them. They should be making stuff like this instead of crap like this. Be warned it ain't pretty.
Ice Koobs

Wow

Shock. Horror.
I've mangaed to do a post a day for the last week.
I doubt I'll be able to keep this up so enjoy it while you can.
And now something for a second shock.
Me trying to take on the safe at work. It'll make sense when you watch it. Some of you may have seen this. But meh. I don't care.

Just so you know. That big dude is Steve. The git was pretending to get the safe dead locked to freak me out. In the end it just pissed me off. Hope you enjoyed the video and depending on the response, I might decide to put some more random videos of me doing stupid things.
Ice Koobs

Political correctness gone mad

Over here in little old England we are suffering something terrible. Political Correctness.
I don't know if anywhere else is suffering this epidemic and if you're not, then be thankful.
Take my picture above for example. What is it meant to be if it's not a bin? Maybe it's "A Container of Waste Material" This is the kind of crap you have to face when you over here. I admit, there is a need to be reserved sometimes. But not all the time.
Here's another classic case. I can't remember the full details so forgive me but this is true.
There's a university in England somewhere and they've decided to remove the genders from toilets. Yep. They are now toilets with stalls or toilets with pans and stalls.
So what or who is this all in aid of. Transsexuals. No offense or anything but if say you where a woman trapped in a man's body and decided to get the chop surely you would be using the Ladies? Even if you are pre-op surly you would be using the Ladies. I'm sure that it is part of the process that they must integrate as much into society as a woman as possible. And I'm also sure it is the same the other way around.
And there is more behind this then just PC. What about all the guys that are going to go into the Ladies just to prev. And I doubt you be able to keep count of all the people that are going to be able to say that they conceived there first child in the toilet.
As you can see this PC crap can lead to many an unpleasantness. I just hope that someone will stop it before it gets out of hand.
See I do do post about over things then games. Remember this blog is about this fragile mind of mine. It's just mostly filled up with stuff about games thats all.

Ice Koobs

Mario get a Queer eye for the straight guy

Ok so it's not Mario. It's a fire flower. But could you imagine what Mario's clothes would change to if he did grab this. He wouldn't be throwing fire balls just in case it burns his cuticles. We wouldn't want that now. Then again it could be a good thing. Could tell peach that she need to try a colour other then pink.
I think I've got too much time on my hand if I'm doing crap like this and the one man band like yesterday. Oh well I don't think anyone is complaining. I hope.
Ice Koobs

One man Rock Band

Desperate times call for desperate measures. No one (well no one in england) had stepped up to my challenge of joining my band. So it looks like I going to need to try and do it all by myself.
The only thing is that I can't reach the foot pedal of the drums. I had the great idea of sitting on it. Well let just say never again. It's also hard to strum both guitars at the same time and virturly impossible to fret both at the same time.
The singing isn't too bad. Which is a good thing I guess. Well it is good as long as I know the words off by heart. I can't be reading the words while keeping track of which notes I need to hit at the same time.
However all in all, I think it could work. Then again, I've always been the optimist =0)

An almost tied up Ice Koobs

And I was going to buy a new DS

I'm not sure if I a little slow on this info (I always seem to be behind with the times). But I've found out that Nintendo is going to release a new version of the extremely successful DS with what is being called the DSi.
The first thing that needs to brought to your attention is the size differences.
Heres a pic:


Now the screens are bigger and it's skinnier too. Thats good. But it means the DSi is Wider and Taller then the original Lite.

Other features include:

• A build in camera, both on the spine (where the microphone is located on the Lite) and on the lid. It's not been confirmed, but it is believed that the cameras will be 3 mega pixels.
  
• A wireless web browser. (Hopefully not as crappy as the DS Web browser that was released last year).
• An audio player (I have a feeling this is because the iPod Touch is stepping into the games sector).
• A pedometer (We've had WiiFit now it's time for DSiFit).
• A SD memory card reader (The DSi will have downloadable software. So you will need to store it somewhere).

They have however dropped the Game Boy Advance slot. Which is slightly disappointing. I still play a load of my GBA games so this might mean I have to buy both a DSi and DS Lite. I was planing on replacing my DS Lite (and yeah I'm still sour at those ass muches that stole my last one) and the DSi isn't due for release in America for late 2009. The only thing is that I've been reading that Europe might be getting it for Spring. Maybe, just maybe, Nintendo are making up for all the neglect they've given us European Gamers? I hope so.
Ice Koobs

A little more about MCM

As you guys should know from the previous post, I'm going to the MCM expo this october. I need to book tickets. But that's kind of difficult saying that Abbey are still screwing me over with my card (those bankers be pure wankers).
Any way I'm not going to let that ruin my day.
Now what I would love to do is write down everything that is going to be at the expo. But then again if I do that I want have anything else to write about. So I'm going to a little bit at a time.
So what little gem am I going to reveal today. I think the big thing I looking forward to be this:


And it's not just videos. They are actually going to be full Arcade Machine there.
Now I love arcades. I use to (and still do) save up all my coinage to just go down to the arcade to play the machines. I don't know if they will charging for each play, but I'm sure as hell hope not.
Then again what I want and what happens rarely happens.
I don't know why I so looking forward to SFIV. I'm not a big Beat 'em Up fan. But there is some-thing about this one that just draws me in. I guess SF always has been part of my Video Game up bringing and maybe that is why. What ever the reason, it's going to be Rad.
Oh I can't wait.
Ice Koobs