There was an email on this week's bombcast about Fraternities and the duders said some negative things. In response, I would like to share my personal story about joining (founding) a chapter of Kappa Sigma at my College. First let me say this: I know bad shit happens with fraternities. Each school and each chapter is different. MY story is simply that, my story. But I want you all to know that...
As a joke, I sent Dave Lang (from the Lang Zone) a connection via LinkedIn. I totally told him I would send him an invite so we could discuss some serious Eggs Benedict related business. To my surprise, he accepted the invite. When I tweeted about this on Twitter, he responded by... https://twitter.com/JosephJBroni/status/450714827510792192 And my day has been made. It was going pretty shitty b...
Because I think that making my own arcade machine is an awesome idea. Specifically, I'm thinking about making an old school, sit down cocktail arcade machine. AND, I plan on using my vast supply of snes/genesis/nes/GBA roms to make a sick old school emulation machine... you know, for my kids.. I'm thinking of a sit down cabinent, with a screen angled within/through the top and two (or four) wir...
The Chrono Trigger endurance run inspired me to relive my childhood through the joys of emulation.So, I played through Chrono Trigger along with Ryan and Patrick.After that, I started on Shadowrun (SNES).Playing through your childhood favorites can have a side effect of realizing that those games weren't actually that great, but years of nostalgia can make a mediocre game amazing in your eyes....
I have that problem that I'm sure most people have. I have 4 games that I'd like to play, but I don't know which one to spend my time on. So, duders.. help me out. 1. Mechwarrior 4 Great game, I just found this game at the bottom of my games collection and it's time to give it another go. I've played the first mission and it's still a blast to play. I even found my sidewinder pro joystick and p...
I've written in the past about what it was like for me to grow up with video games. In previous blogs, I've examined my desire/obsession with games through the past 30 years and how life itself slowly took more importance. Now, I'm facing another period in life where I am asking myself, is this all worth it? I now have two kids, a wife (who hates video games, but I'll get to that later), and a...
Seriously, Imagine this game, a first person rpg in the theme of The Elder Scrolls or Fallout 3 where you have a huge, open world city but with a cyberpunk setting. There would be a main quest line that (like Oblivion or Fallout 3) is optional to see to the end. Include different factions (Corporations, various gangs) that you can align yourself with for side quests and a whole bunch of other s...
When a game reviewer looks at a game that may or may not be derivative, should they assume that their audience knows what they are talking about? I see this in reviews all the time. Some games "borrow" ideas and concepts from other games and sometimes they down right rip them off. The problem with this comes around when the game needs to be reviewed. Often, the reviewer would say "This game is...
Typical Sunday errands, I was out fixing crap all day. When I was finished with the yard work, I decided to get to something I've been putting off for years. Since the last move, I haven't gotten all of my computer gaming accessories in order and organized. The games, manuals, and unnecessary boxes were scattered around the office and it used to take a long ass time to find the disc of the game...
Accomplishment. When looked at video games simplistically, they are all puzzles. You push this button to solve this problem, then move on to the next one. The little feeling of accomplishment comes with every successful problem solved. Think of it this way, in FPS's you push the trigger to shoot someone then move on to the next enemy to shoot while avoiding getting shot yourself. In racing game...
It's that time of the year where I find all the games I'm going to buy next year. seriously.
Playing through Baldur's Gate 2 again made me start thinking about how having character/class based strongholds could change other RPG's; especially modern ones. (Plus a dream I had last night helped a bit as well) Figure this in the Fallout world: You're wandering around the wasteland and come across a bunch of settlers who are moving from a previous settlement to create a new one for various...
It was my birthday recently and I still get money from grandparents and so on. I had $50 left to spend on just about anything except bills or something to help my family. I was all committed to buying some Warhammer miniatures to build my army. Then my friends pressured me into buying Madden 11. So instead of buying Warhammer Miniatures, i bought a copy of Madden 2011 for the 360. Now here is t...
I was disappointed by the lack of good towns in Fallout 3. Fallout 2 had great towns to explore and quest from. Towns like Vault City, New Reno, Klamath (sp?), and so on. Fallout 3 didn't. The best town it had could be blown up in the first couple of hours of the game depending on what kind of character you were playing. The second best was Rivet City, which was kind of meh. There were places t...
I saw a commercial for Halo: Reach and at the end it claimed it was the "Most anticipated game of 2010". Seriously? Where do they get the balls to even suggest such a thing? I can think of two games right off the top of my head that are probably more anticipated and have a bigger player base than Halo:Reach. Starcraft 2 and Civilization V. I'm sure there are more, but I felt the need to point t...
Whenever a novel gets made into a movie, the book is always the better version. For example, Jurassic Park, The Road, or even Lord of the Rings. The reason why books are usually better is because you can't take a 200-500 page novel and make a 2 to 3 hour movie. Parts of the story have to be cut out and ignored or covered by a couple minutes of dialog. There is valuable character development and...
I desperately need to upgrade the glorified calculator that is my laptop. So, since I'm getting some back-pay that is owed to me, I'm getting a new computer. Here is the build, what do you think? Configuration CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR) CAS: * In-Win Ironclad Full Tower Gaming Case w/ 220MM Side Panel Fan (Green Color ) CS_FAN: Default case fans C...
First, I'd like to come out and say that I value story and gameplay over graphics. I am also a huge fan of classic games and I don't hesitate to go back and play the old computer games still in my collection. My problem with the early 3d graphics is that they didn't age well. The graphics were ugly then and they are even worse now. They are at the point where no matter the story or the gameplay...
There's all this talk about games being released that are rip-offs of other games such as God of War, Gears of War, or Halo. The problem is that I don't have the time or the budget to play the games that are the basis for the inspiration of future games. I never played Gears, God of War, or Halo so I can't judge upcoming games on something I haven't experienced. During the Terminator: Salvation...
The morality system and how poorly it's implemented. Unlike the first two games where the decisions made in game during the quests actually affected the ending, the choices in Fallout 3 have no affect at all on the ending. You could play through the game as an evil character; nuke Megaton, sell off people to slavery, murder entire towns, and just be a complete douche. Only to make the "good" de...
I go out of my way to avoid buying a used game. Buying a used game puts money in the pocket of the seller, and not the company that made the game. Its kinda like pirating a music CD, you are getting a copy of the album, but the band isn't seeing a dime out of it. Whenever Gamestop (or whatever game store) sells a used game, the only one that is profiting from it is Gamestop. So if you want to s...
Hey all. I belive you can tell alot about a gamer just by looking at this top 10 favorite game list. So I took the time to remember my favorite games of all time and ranked them accordingly. I am not putting this down in blog form because I actually think you people care which games are or aren't on my list. But rather as a reference for myself in the future. It took me some time to put this li...
Not only did they read my email on the bombcast, (the one about energy drinks and vodka) but they also pronounced my last name correctly. My last name is quite often butchered terribly and I was amazed to hear them get it right. Good job guys. That is all.
Has to be the entire Monkey Island series. I can't pick just one.
I freaking love Skate 2. After I got 1000 gamerscore in the game, I got the DLC and 100%'d that too. The question is: Why do I keep playing? There are no more challenges for me to do online or career mode. There really is nothing more for me to achieve in the game and yet I still play it daily. It is fun just to skate around the city and find/create new spots to try to get higher scores on them...
Absolutely nothing. Unless Bioshock 2 and Mass Effect 2 come out in2009.
And I would've spent more if the GTA DLC came out this year. DLC's extend the game in many ways and since I am on a limited budget, spending $10-$20 on something that gives you more play time for a game rather than buying a brand new game is brilliant.
No it isn't. But when I saw this dude dancing, I thought instantly of Jeff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36qBdGcCHVg I don't really know why.
I went to an amature MMA fight last night to watch a buddy of mine fight. One of the fighters in a bout earlier in the night had unique entrance music. It wasn't the usual death metal or hardcore rap....but the Halo theme song. Then he promptly got his ass beat. Halo at a MMA fight? Gaming is mainstream, you can't deny it anymore.
I had a little appointment last night. Nothing much, just a cleaning. First she digs around in my mouth for like 20 minutes with a sharp jagged piece of stainless steel and then has the balls to tell me that my gums are bleeding. Well no shit sherlock. Then she precedes to have a conversation with me while she's wrist deep in my mouth. Her - "How are you today" Me - "Ughh ohh?" Her - " I'm fine...
For me, video games have been a way of life ever since I was 3 years old. It all started with the intellivision back in 1982. That one console spawned a love of video games that continues to this day. While normal kids have memories of playing catch with their dads, I have memories of us playing Utopia together. My childhood was centered around games and our family game night often included sit...
I consider the system a must buy now and will probably get it after the current generation ends.