All Gamecube and no internet make NJ watch 10 episodes of Cardcaptor Sakura in 1 day.
All Gamecube and no internet make NJ watch 10 episodes of Cardcaptor Sakura in 1 day.
All Gamecube and no internet make NJ watch 10 episodes of Cardcaptor Sakura in 1 day.
All Gamecube and no internet make NJ watch 10 episodes of Cardcaptor Sakura in 1 day.
All Gamecube and no internet make NJ watch 10 episodes of Cardcaptor Sakura in 1 day.
All Gamecube and no internet make NJ watch 10 episodes of Cardcaptor Sakura in 1 day.
All Gamecube and no internet make NJ watch 10 episodes of Cardcaptor Sakura in 1 day.
All Gamecube and no internet make NJ watch 10 episodes of Cardcaptor Sakura in 1 day.
All Gamecube and no internet make NJ watch 10 episodes of Cardcaptor Sakura in 1 day.
All Gamecube and no internet make NJ watch 10 episodes of Cardcaptor Sakura in 1 day.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Friday, June 22, 2007
One Hit Case Studies - Nizlopi
Leamington duo Nizlopi stunned the world last year when the JCB Song smashed into the charts at number 1. Then they disappeared, I've heard people asking what happened to Nizlopi whenever the JCB Song comes on. Why did they disappear?
Well, they didn't.
Nizlopi's first album, 'Half These Songs Are About You' sold alright-ish. The pair released a new mini-album this year entitled 'ExtraOrdinary'. They are expected to release their second full album before the end of the year. Until then they're playing the Leftfield Stage at Glastonbury this weekend. I strongly advise heading down to check them out if you're there.
www.myspace.com/nizlopi
Well, they didn't.
Nizlopi's first album, 'Half These Songs Are About You' sold alright-ish. The pair released a new mini-album this year entitled 'ExtraOrdinary'. They are expected to release their second full album before the end of the year. Until then they're playing the Leftfield Stage at Glastonbury this weekend. I strongly advise heading down to check them out if you're there.
www.myspace.com/nizlopi
Thursday, June 21, 2007
The Manhunt 2 Saga
When Edge's preview of this game for the Wii celebrated it as a prime example of the brutal psychological horror that had been fumbled by the original, perfectly suited to the 'kiddie' console that was the Wii and its unique controller. The gaming world sat up and paid attention, after the flawed execution of the compelling premise that the first game offered could Rockstar North in Glasgow turn around a potentially brilliant series?
Then, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) dropped a bombshell on Tuesday morning. Manhunt 2 was to become the first game since Carmageddon in 1997 to be refused classification. That meant it could not legally be sold by any retailer in the UK.
Not even a day passed before the first import option was shut off, the Republic of Ireland classification board also refused classification to the game. Rockstar issued a statement saying they would respect the decisions but 'wholeheartedly disagreed' with them both.
The next day a battered Rockstar and Take 2 got yet another smash in the face as the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB). The game got the ratings kiss of death as it was rated AO, a rating no major retailer would sell and that neither Nintendo or Sony would allow onto their consoles.
With the game banned in the UK, Ireland and the US inevitable bans in Austrailia and Germany the pressure is on Rockstar to tone down the game's content to bring it inline with an UK 18 rating and a US Mature rating. Ironically the AO rating is the US' 18+, a point of idiocy pointed out by many commenters.
Here are the interesting bits. The UK ban doesn't cover the channel islands. Which means that Jersey based website Play.com can still sell the game.
Rockstar have a few options regarding getting the game out. Firstly they can tone down the game and resubmit it for re-rating. Secondly they can release it on the PC, which would cause a frenzy of importing as PC makers have no say in how many AO games get onto their system. No doubt a little bit of modder skill would get the Wii controls working on the game.
The most likely thing though, is that people will import it. Play's immunity from the UK ban is undoubtedly going to be a dream come true for its owners. I think they may already be wiping their asses with £20s.
Manhunt 2. Depending on who you listen to its either a stunning example of survival horror that takes full advantage of its host console or a sadistic murder simulator that will ulimately lead to armageddon. I know who I'd believe.
Manhunt 2 is out on PS2 and Wii on July 13th
Then, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) dropped a bombshell on Tuesday morning. Manhunt 2 was to become the first game since Carmageddon in 1997 to be refused classification. That meant it could not legally be sold by any retailer in the UK.
Not even a day passed before the first import option was shut off, the Republic of Ireland classification board also refused classification to the game. Rockstar issued a statement saying they would respect the decisions but 'wholeheartedly disagreed' with them both.
The next day a battered Rockstar and Take 2 got yet another smash in the face as the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB). The game got the ratings kiss of death as it was rated AO, a rating no major retailer would sell and that neither Nintendo or Sony would allow onto their consoles.
With the game banned in the UK, Ireland and the US inevitable bans in Austrailia and Germany the pressure is on Rockstar to tone down the game's content to bring it inline with an UK 18 rating and a US Mature rating. Ironically the AO rating is the US' 18+, a point of idiocy pointed out by many commenters.
Here are the interesting bits. The UK ban doesn't cover the channel islands. Which means that Jersey based website Play.com can still sell the game.
Rockstar have a few options regarding getting the game out. Firstly they can tone down the game and resubmit it for re-rating. Secondly they can release it on the PC, which would cause a frenzy of importing as PC makers have no say in how many AO games get onto their system. No doubt a little bit of modder skill would get the Wii controls working on the game.
The most likely thing though, is that people will import it. Play's immunity from the UK ban is undoubtedly going to be a dream come true for its owners. I think they may already be wiping their asses with £20s.
Manhunt 2. Depending on who you listen to its either a stunning example of survival horror that takes full advantage of its host console or a sadistic murder simulator that will ulimately lead to armageddon. I know who I'd believe.
Manhunt 2 is out on PS2 and Wii on July 13th
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Go
So I spent about 40 minutes playing Go on Yahoo yesterday. Yes the same game, it went about 340 moves and I lost (resigned). I'll do some more studying tonight and get back into the lobby tonight, there's one technique I haven't quite got. Either that or I just couldn't remember what to do when put in that situation. I started looking up some books about it on the Waterstone's website and found a scary amount, something for a future payday I reckon.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Packing
I'm packing for a move, suggestions have been made about dying my hair after college and here's YDKJ.
You Don't Know Jack Episode 16
Score: $14,976
Rank: 95th
PERFECT JACK ATTACK!!
You Don't Know Jack Episode 16
Score: $14,976
Rank: 95th
PERFECT JACK ATTACK!!
Sunday, June 17, 2007
NJ's Favourite Songs (circa 2003)
In front of me are 2 CDs I found today that I made when I first got my computer, clearly before njsykora was created as they would've had that title on them else. Here's what I loved in my early days online.
Disc 1
S Club 7 - Bring It All Back
50.Grind - Gotta Catch 'Em All (remember this?)
All*Stars - Land of Make Believe
Eminem ft. DIdo - Stan (well its a little credibility regained)
Scooter - The Logical Song
[I don't recognise this one]
[or this one]
Eminem - The Way I Am
[nope, nothing here]
S Club 7 - I'll Keep Waiting
DJ Sammy - Heaven
Darius - Colourblind (I still like this song)
Busted - What I Go To School For (was that my credibility?)
S Club 7 - The Colour of Blue
Blue - All Rise (goodbye credibility)
{I know the song but I don't know the title or artist]
S Club 7 - Alive
Gareth Gates - Suspicious Minds
Sum 41 - Fat Lip
OK. Now with zero musical credibility remaining.....
Disc 2
Linkin Park - In The End
[don't remember the artist name]
[no idea, but r'n'b has barely progressed]
Linkin Park - One Step Closer
[quite like the song, but drawing a blank]
Eminem - As The World Turns
Linkin Park - Crawling
OPM - Heaven Is A Halfpipe
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
Linkin Park (again) - Numb
Wheatus - A Little Respect
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong
Travis - Sing
Eminem - The Real Slim Shady
Linkin Park - A Place For My Head
Eminem - Sing For The Moment
Westlife - World Of Our Own (was doing so well)
Linkin Park - Runaway
Eminem - Hallie's Song
I'll be over in this corner.
Disc 1
S Club 7 - Bring It All Back
50.Grind - Gotta Catch 'Em All (remember this?)
All*Stars - Land of Make Believe
Eminem ft. DIdo - Stan (well its a little credibility regained)
Scooter - The Logical Song
[I don't recognise this one]
[or this one]
Eminem - The Way I Am
[nope, nothing here]
S Club 7 - I'll Keep Waiting
DJ Sammy - Heaven
Darius - Colourblind (I still like this song)
Busted - What I Go To School For (was that my credibility?)
S Club 7 - The Colour of Blue
Blue - All Rise (goodbye credibility)
{I know the song but I don't know the title or artist]
S Club 7 - Alive
Gareth Gates - Suspicious Minds
Sum 41 - Fat Lip
OK. Now with zero musical credibility remaining.....
Disc 2
Linkin Park - In The End
[don't remember the artist name]
[no idea, but r'n'b has barely progressed]
Linkin Park - One Step Closer
[quite like the song, but drawing a blank]
Eminem - As The World Turns
Linkin Park - Crawling
OPM - Heaven Is A Halfpipe
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
Linkin Park (again) - Numb
Wheatus - A Little Respect
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong
Travis - Sing
Eminem - The Real Slim Shady
Linkin Park - A Place For My Head
Eminem - Sing For The Moment
Westlife - World Of Our Own (was doing so well)
Linkin Park - Runaway
Eminem - Hallie's Song
I'll be over in this corner.
NJ's Canadian Adventure - Day 8
Tuesday May 29th 2007
Airport 2: Return of the Airport
We had to be out the hotel by midday. So we we'd packed most the stuff the night before and just had to shunt in the last remaining bits before we were ready to go. Nelly went to buy some flowers for the lovely cleaning lady who'd been denied access to our room most of the week while the rest of us relaxed in the lobby. Jess, Jen, Sarah and Audrey stood, George, Cripple, Mark and Liz sat on the chairs and I sat on Cripple (there's a photo of this). A quick check-out later and we got onto the Doubletree shuttle to Toronto Airport to board the plane to Prince Edward Island.
In the departure lounge Jen watched Black Cat on her new DVD player, everyone else sat around chatting and me, George and Cripple played New Super Mario Bros, Tetris and Diddy Kong Racing. Just before boarding me and George nipped off to the nearby Tim Horton's to get a drink and a doughnut.
On board the flight I made sure to defend my boarders as Jess was sitting behind me and was finding great amusement in tickling me from behind. Once I had my coat blocking the openings I settled down to watch the TV, I found Family Feud/Fortunes and then was astonished to find a fairly recent episode of Jungle Run. That kept me happy until the island came into view.
The Charlottetown airport was as small as I'd been told. It also only had 1 baggage car so the carousel kept stopping and starting as the baggage handlers went back for another load. Eventually though we had our bags, I'd met Nelly's mother and several other family members of the group and I was into a car with Sarah, Jess and Jess' auntie to head to their apartment and my home for the next week.
It was a nice place, 2 very cushy sofas, one of which was my bed, a good TV, some Cardcaptors videos, 2 bedrooms, one significantly bigger than the other and a supermarket just across the street. We went to the supermarket fairly quickly.
At the supermarket Jess and Sarah went buying food and various cooking stuffs, it was rare for me to go to a supermarket and not buy anything that went into the microwave. I got myself some cans of lemonade, not really knowing why they had a pull tab around the top of the can.
When we got back that mystery was solved. Turns out the drink had to be diluted with water, something I'd never seen before where canned drinks were concerned. Still it was nice drink and for 2 cans to last me a whole week was something previously unheard of. One of Jess' friends came round after a while so we went to the cinema to watch Pirates of the Carribbean 3. Which was nice.
The bed was a little bumpy, but a combination of my own body positioning and the sheer amount of popcorn I'd eaten got me to sleep eventually. Tomorrow was when the island stuff began properly.
Swag Obtained
None
Next Time
That Poor Tree
Airport 2: Return of the Airport
We had to be out the hotel by midday. So we we'd packed most the stuff the night before and just had to shunt in the last remaining bits before we were ready to go. Nelly went to buy some flowers for the lovely cleaning lady who'd been denied access to our room most of the week while the rest of us relaxed in the lobby. Jess, Jen, Sarah and Audrey stood, George, Cripple, Mark and Liz sat on the chairs and I sat on Cripple (there's a photo of this). A quick check-out later and we got onto the Doubletree shuttle to Toronto Airport to board the plane to Prince Edward Island.
In the departure lounge Jen watched Black Cat on her new DVD player, everyone else sat around chatting and me, George and Cripple played New Super Mario Bros, Tetris and Diddy Kong Racing. Just before boarding me and George nipped off to the nearby Tim Horton's to get a drink and a doughnut.
On board the flight I made sure to defend my boarders as Jess was sitting behind me and was finding great amusement in tickling me from behind. Once I had my coat blocking the openings I settled down to watch the TV, I found Family Feud/Fortunes and then was astonished to find a fairly recent episode of Jungle Run. That kept me happy until the island came into view.
The Charlottetown airport was as small as I'd been told. It also only had 1 baggage car so the carousel kept stopping and starting as the baggage handlers went back for another load. Eventually though we had our bags, I'd met Nelly's mother and several other family members of the group and I was into a car with Sarah, Jess and Jess' auntie to head to their apartment and my home for the next week.
It was a nice place, 2 very cushy sofas, one of which was my bed, a good TV, some Cardcaptors videos, 2 bedrooms, one significantly bigger than the other and a supermarket just across the street. We went to the supermarket fairly quickly.
At the supermarket Jess and Sarah went buying food and various cooking stuffs, it was rare for me to go to a supermarket and not buy anything that went into the microwave. I got myself some cans of lemonade, not really knowing why they had a pull tab around the top of the can.
When we got back that mystery was solved. Turns out the drink had to be diluted with water, something I'd never seen before where canned drinks were concerned. Still it was nice drink and for 2 cans to last me a whole week was something previously unheard of. One of Jess' friends came round after a while so we went to the cinema to watch Pirates of the Carribbean 3. Which was nice.
The bed was a little bumpy, but a combination of my own body positioning and the sheer amount of popcorn I'd eaten got me to sleep eventually. Tomorrow was when the island stuff began properly.
Swag Obtained
None
Next Time
That Poor Tree
Saturday, June 16, 2007
One Problem Goes, One Is Reborn
So Baka and me had a slight falling out. Stuff got patched up and its all fine now, however this has reminded me of something else. Another issue with another girl, an issue that's many many years old now and still unresolved. Dammit.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Mini Reviews
No Canadian Adventure today as I'm in a bit of a slump. It says a lot when I'm reading Lament of the Lamb to cheer up. A little collection of quick reviews of stuff I've got recently and not so recently.
CD - Favourite Worst Nightmare by Arctic Monkeys
Its the album Whatever People Say I Am should've been. A thunderous collection of massively improved riffs and lyrics with a far better sense of pace.
Manga - Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
A brilliant story of morality and mortality. One of those excellent stories where you aren't sure who to cheer for with a fantastically dark sense of humour.
Manga - Hikaru no Go by Yumi Holta and Takeshi Obata (yes the same one)
A very fun series with great characters but crippled by the fact that there's no basic explaination of the Go rules.
Manga - Fake by Sanami Matoh
Its the supporting cast that make this story hilarious. One of those rare examples of a yaoi series with its head in reality.
Book - Triptych by Karin Slaughter
The supreme ending takes dedication to get to as the beginning of this story is unbelievably slow.
Game - Megaman Battle Network 5
The classic Battle Network mechanics are as sound as ever, but the frustrating and sometimes impossible liberation missions make this the worst Battle Network yet.
CD - Favourite Worst Nightmare by Arctic Monkeys
Its the album Whatever People Say I Am should've been. A thunderous collection of massively improved riffs and lyrics with a far better sense of pace.
Manga - Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
A brilliant story of morality and mortality. One of those excellent stories where you aren't sure who to cheer for with a fantastically dark sense of humour.
Manga - Hikaru no Go by Yumi Holta and Takeshi Obata (yes the same one)
A very fun series with great characters but crippled by the fact that there's no basic explaination of the Go rules.
Manga - Fake by Sanami Matoh
Its the supporting cast that make this story hilarious. One of those rare examples of a yaoi series with its head in reality.
Book - Triptych by Karin Slaughter
The supreme ending takes dedication to get to as the beginning of this story is unbelievably slow.
Game - Megaman Battle Network 5
The classic Battle Network mechanics are as sound as ever, but the frustrating and sometimes impossible liberation missions make this the worst Battle Network yet.
The Evil Empire vs The Evil Empire
Google vs Ebay. Checkout vs Paypal. This one is going to get very ugly (and entertaining) very quickly. I'll explain more when I get home.
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