My thoughts exactly. Maybe he's actually trying to shift the blame?

There is no way that Mario Galaxy was worth a 10 year wait from SM64, or however many years from Sunshine.

If you can't find it, get a wii and buy it on virtual console for 10 bucks.

LIAR, YOU GOT MY HOPES UP

Meh. To each his own. It didn't get very good reviews, but I keep hearing things from all sides of the spectrum - either it was amazing or disappointing.

Challah is delicious. It's the only good Jewish food.

8th panel is awesome.

LOVESYOUSNARE

lucy in the sky with diaaaaaamonds

Regardless, The Golden Compass was very close to the books, so shove off.

: Jakey   9 December 2007, 02:45:18

Pffft, I'll call a midget whatever I want to call him.  What's he gonna do?  Be short at me?

Grammar, man.

It's "Be short with me"

To be an ass about it.

I would think that the collective for midgets would be like a "meter" or something...  Stack a few of them and that's what you get.  Not to be hateful or anything though.

Or a midget murder.

You're an idiot.

I've played through the beginning to a little bit past the Hammer Bros parts or wherever you meet Mallow at, twice. I've never gotten much past there, but it was an interesting play. That was a LONG time ago, I'm surprised I even remember any of that.

I'm scared.

Haha, oh wow. That's pretty funny.

Sam's character, Lee Scoresby, is one of my favorites from the books. He did a great job.

Alligator-bread is win.

I'm going to tell you, the DS versions are pretty much like playing slightly upgraded N64 versions minus the editor. I reccomend Proving Ground for DS, and I've played SK8Land - it's still great, but with cartoony graphics. Proving Ground is more true to the realistic-type stuff.
I've also played Downhill Jam, it's actually pretty fun, but not worth a purchase.

All in all, Proving Ground is nothing like the old GBA games which did indeed suck so badly.

IT'S GOT ME IN IT

THPS2 had the best editor out of the first 4, from what I remember.

Proving Ground DS lacks an editor, and for that I am very sad. It's still a very solid game despite that, though.

GRANDMAR POLEASE

Proving Ground on the DS was pretty wicked, no lie, but still more of the same. I wouldn't have liked it for a console, just the fact that it was on the DS and portable made up for the lack of new stuff.

I adore THPS, but it's about time it got a competitor. You can tell the series has been getting... overconfident lately. Not trying as many new things since THUG.

It's in English, mainly.

Difficulty doesn't always refer to "hard." It also encompasses the word "easy."

I'll just say "difficulty level" from now on.

That's close to my scale.

Cats are all mini-Hitlers. All of them.

Remember Homeward Bound? Siamese cat was a Nazi, promise.

The problem is that nobody has any set definitions of the 1-10 scale.

Some may think that 1 means they can beat the game.
Others may think that 5 means they can beat the game, while anything lower is different stages of NOT being able to complete it.

I must say that the special effects were... utterly amazing. Anyone who's read the book will understand how REAL it makes the world feel. The movie accomplishes it just as well.

One again, I said that difficulty was not the problem.

It was just annoying to play.

That was gold.

I always thought movie previews should just say "COMING" instead of "COMING SOON."

I AM SO EXCITED YOU GUYS

COMING

WINDUHTHASSAWESOME

If you eat it, Mario stays with you forever.

...no, Doctor. No. Bad Doctor.

I just got back from the movie and it was... AMAZING. Entirely true to the book, no disappointments in any way, shape or form. It was simply amazing. Great acting, special effects, and it was... well made. A few small things were changed, but nothing horrible.

It ended a bit before the actual ending of the book but at least they chose a good spot. I went with someone who'd never read the books and even she thought the movie was great. She just stole the books from me. Yay?

Snare, that's not a mushroom!

Let's hope for at least one new character announcement, then.

I can tell.

Ha, how would I stop you?

The roster is being announced December 15th, anyway.

I think I'd do the right thing and keep quiet except to a select few.

Either way, Xero's right, it's pretty far-fetched. There's still always that tiny chance that it's a full copy. I could understand a demo disc being leaked, though. That's probably what it is, since E for All wasn't too long ago.

There's still always the off-chance, and I will indeed hold my breath. I'm a VERY skeptical person, so give me a break once in a while and let me be foolish. It's not like there's any downsides to this investigation.

It wasn't HARD, it was just annoying to play.

Contrary to popular belief, you CAN compare apples and oranges. It just doesn't get you anywhere.

Personally, I have enough to patience not to blow over MAXIMUM $150, but I doubt I'd even bother that high. That's the most I can imagine myself paying.

I think $100-125 is reasonable for a game this epic that won't be out for so long, but you bet your ass that if I get it for ANY price I ain't sellin' it.


EDIT: By the way, for those wondering, it is indeed the following box-art, minus the Wi-Fi symbol and the ESRB rating entirely:



I will get my hands on images of the back and the disc regardless of whether or not I end up with the game. I will make sure of at LEAST that.

I don't know what I'm getting for Christmas, but I know what I want for my birthday, WHICH IS NEXT WEDNESDAY FOR YOUR INFORMATION THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

My new drumset.

Pearl Kit, Export Series Custom.  Zildjian Z-Custom Series Cymbals, Twin Cobra Double Bass Pedals, Remo Heads, drum rack... aaauuuughhh

I know some of that doesn't make much sense to you "normies," I just like saying it to make myself look cool.  Just be aware that those things are VERY VERY good.  Probably droppin deuce grand for all that together, which is less expensive than it was originally going to be (somethin around 3-4 grand).

Anyways, this is one of my big milestones because it's just put in perspective the power that dedication can have in one's life. Bah.

I'm pretty excited.

Hahaha, niiiiiice. You think you'll get it all? That'd be the perfect gift. Maybe not for others, but for the likes of us. I don't even own a drumset, I have to break into that Evan kid's house if I wanna' wail on some good stuff. Good luck, hope you get it all.

OKAY OKAY AWESOME NEWS EVERYBODY

I may be getting my hands on Super Smash Bros. Brawl next week, depending on whether or not this is real.

Last week, I was talking to a girl at my school who isn't a big gamer, but we somehow ended up on the topic of Smash Bros. She said that her brother has an advance copy of Brawl. Now, since she isn't that knowledgeable about gaming, I kind of assumed that she either A) made a mistake and just THOUGHT it was Brawl, or B) maybe her brother had his hands on a leaked copy of the DEMO, at most.
I let it go.

Today, she came up to me with pictures of her brother holding the box, with her standing next to him. There were a few pictures of her with the box, a few with both of them and the box, a few with just her brother and the box, and a few solid pictures of him playing the game alone.

She still doesn't know for sure if it's the full game and not the demo, because she didn't even know the difference, but he does at least own some form of Brawl. I asked her to talk to him and see how much money he'd be willing to sell it for, or if he can get another copy.

I'm willing to be that if by some stretch of reality that it is indeed a true full copy of Brawl, he wouldn't want to sell it. However, I would be willing to pay $100 for it, possibly a bit more. I'd say that's worth paying for a game over two months before its official release.

And don't worry, I also asked her to find out the roster.

She doesn't know what she's talking about really, and too naive to get any straight answers out of, but the pictures don't lie. Neither does she, and she has no reason to. However, I'm still extremely skeptic, but you never know... let's cross our fingers, maybe?

I probably won't get my hands on it even if it is real, but I'll try to get her to bring in the box and take a picture of myself with it and the disc.

Thank everyone in power.

I really did enjoy Sunshine a tiny, tiny bit more than Galaxy, if only because of the music and scenery.

It's amazing that the 3-D Mario games are always able to attain such wonderful soundtracks. It really is, especially with game music quality nowadays.

Sano's weird like that.