Start digging in the couch cushions, kids!

https://kotaku.com/hasbro-unveils-700-self-transforming-optimus-prime-rob-1846650442

http://comicbook.com/2015/09/03/mega-man-movie-reportedly-in-the-works-at-20th-century-fox/

OH ##### SON.

I saw this post on Bleeding Cool this evening, about how a cartoonist's car was broken into and 1200 pieces of his work were stolen. Here's the main article:

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/12/18/cartoonist-josh-c-lyman-loses-all-his-art-in-austin-break-in/

Bleeding Cool had an update to the article, showing 21 of the pieces that were stolen. There's a Mega Man piece in there, so for those that go to conventions, eBay, etc., please check out the work and see if you recognize any of the pieces.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/12/19/21-of-the-1200-stolen-art-pieces-of-josh-c-lyman/

With no new games in ages, how else is Mega Man supposed to make money? "Rock hard" indeed.

Does anyone remember a flash game from a few years back...it involved "picking up" 7 or so bodies (but the only way to beat the game was to not pick up the bodies until the very end) and had weird music that was essentially tones? The game messed with spatial ideas and involved a lot of thinking outside the box (what looked like a wall might not be, what seemed like a short hallway actually went on forever, etc.).

For the life of me, I can't remember the name of it and I feel like playing it again.

---

Three days later, I finally found it! I present you with "feign"

http://ian.janasnyder.com/feign_2.html

This week, the university library that I work at had an auction of crap from their archives that doesn't really belong in there.

I really wanted this one sci-fi art piece, mainly because it's crazy looking and I could score it for cheap. Original valued at $950, I picked it up for $21.

Here's the art.



It's from some L. Ron Hubbard "Mission Earth" thing. I couldn't put my finger on why I felt like I really needed to pick it up, and then I remembered this:



The "Mission Earth" piece is from 1986. Meanwhile, the Mega Man 2 box art is from 1988/1989. I think I've found the inspiration for that crappy box art.

I saw nobody started up one of these, so I figured I would.

I got:


Essential Spider-Man Vol. 2
The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson
Scott Pilgrim Vol. 3-5 (I already owned 1, 2, and 6)
A Hot Wheels customizable Batmobile (from the Nolan films)
A beard trimmer
A new pair of Sketchers black shoes (for work)
A few dress shirts (also for work)
A pocket vuvuzela
Superman bobble-head
$50
Candy and whatnots

Hey guys,

Sorry if this is considered spam, but my library is going to be running a book fair at Barnes & Noble on November 21st. Pretty much all it is, is that you go in on the 21st with the voucher, buy some stuff (minus stuff at Starbucks and a few other things), and my library gets a portion of the sales done through the day. In turn, we use this money to keep purchase new materials and keep our library running.

You don't have to show up at Barnes & Noble; you can actually purchase stuff on their website - just make sure you use the number found on the voucher. If you are going to do it in-store, make sure you bring the voucher with you, otherwise the cashier won't know what you're talking about.

Thanks in advance.

Here's the event page on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=154753711234581

And on MySpace:
http://tinyurl.com/27x65na

Please invite your friends!

---

My library's bookfair is today! Excellent time to get some Christmas shopping done AND help out a library...hintyhinthint.

I bought some Criterion DVDs today:

-Brazil (3-disc)
-Grey Gardens / The Beales of Grey Gardens
-House
-The Darjeeling Limited
-High and Low

I have to purchase a couple more tonight online.

The 28th was Metty's birthday. He hasn't been around on this site for a long time, and I haven't talked to him for years. But in case he's floating around, I'd like to wish Metty a happy birthday.

Hey,

While working on some stuff for my class that started two hours ago, I started thinking about this old game I used to play on my Macintosh back in the day. It was based on Asimov's "Foundation Trilogy", and you had to visit 20 planets within 1000 years and get them to join your empire before civilization completely crumbled. Very early RTS game, although I got to be pretty good at it when I was a kid.

Does anyone know the name of it? It was something like "Galactic Empire" or "Galactic Conquest", but I can't find any information on it. I'd love to play that game again...

According to this site, the MMM is worth $1825 USD.

http://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.megaman.co.uk

Just thought I'd share this info, I found it interesting to look up the various sites that I go to.

Hi all,

It's been a while since I've posted here, mainly due to moving, getting a new job, and starting up my MBA. Woo hoo. Anywho, a buddy of mine is friends with another person who is able to get us points cards for free. I'm not going into details, but we're not talking "five-finger discount".

ANYWAY, I'm looking to get some new XBLA games with these points which I'm about to receive, but I don't really know what to get.

I already plan on getting Mega Man 9 with the points, so don't suggest that. I'm also going to be picking up the GTA add-ons and the two Watchmen games when they appear on physical disc, so don't bother suggesting them either.

This is what I already have:
Aegis Wing
Alien Hominid
Arkadian Warriors
Assault Heroes
Banjo-Kazooie
Battlestar Galactica
Bejeweled 2
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Boom Boom Rocket
Brain Challenge
Carcassonne
Catan
Cloning Clyde
Dig Dug
Doom
Doritos' Dash of Destruction
Fable II - Pub Games
Feeding Frenzy
Galaga
Galaga Legions
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Hardwood Backgammon
Hasbro Family Game Night - Battleship
Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank
Hexic HD
Luxor 2
Marathon: Durandal
Marble Blast Ultra
Mr. Driller Online
Ms. Pac-Man
New Rally X
Outpost Kaloki X
Pac-Man
Pac-Man: Championship Edition
Rez HD
Samurai Shodown II
Small Arms
Soul Calibur
Streets of Rage II
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Texas Hold'em
Time Pilot
Totemball
Undertow
Uno
Virtual On: Oratorio Tengram
Wik: Fable of Souls
Wing Commander Arena
Xevious
Yaris

So, any suggestions?

It's a 1995 Honda Civic LX that I've named Killswitch. It's two-toned because the last owner's wife got it in a small accident. The front of the car had to be replaced (the engine and all were fine, it was just some cosmetic body work), so it's all good. Quite a steal for $2200.

Oh yeah, and that's my fine ass in one of the pictures.

Look at the monkey from the upcoming Capcom game Zack and Wiki. Doesn't it look an awful lot like Data?

http://www.zackandwiki.com/

Here's mine:

Mr Freight

I usually play Halo 3 and the sex and violence-filled game Uno on there, although I'm up for games of Call of Juarez and Marathon: Durandal if anyone wants to play.