8 posts tagged “games”
Yes, I’m a huge nerd and also a World of Warcraft addict.
And if you’ve never played the game (or any MMO, for that matter) you won’t get the jokes in the animated image above.
N00b.
My favorite part has to be that they suspect Boromir of being a ninja. “I get plate drops kk?”
After 12 months, numerous phone calls, several weekend huntings, and in incredible amount of frustration, I have done what seemed like the impossible:
I now own my very own Nintendo Wii.
The adventure began Saturday afternoon.
I went to Best Buy to grab a Gaming Headset for voice chat on World of Warcraft (you’re welcome, Ack), and while in the checkout I got the fairly standard “Did you find everything you needed today?” question from the clerk, which I followed up with “Yeah, unless you have a Nintendo Wii stashed in the back somewhere.”
He paused, looked around, and then whispered “They’re getting in a shipment tomorrow morning. We’re not supposed to tell anyone but I overheard them talking about it.”
My eyes went wide with happiness, and I thanked him profusely. I left and immediately got on the phone to my neighbors and friends ML & X and told them about it, and we planned on a group effort to Best Buy at 9:30am Sunday morning.
At 9:45am we were in line outside the Best Buy when the clerk came out and announced “There are 14 people in line, and we have 10 Wii’s in stock. Sorry.”
Not ready to give up, we went across the parking lot to the Circuit City where we discovered (along with the crazy talkative lady that had been there since 5am or something), that they only had ONE to sell.
At this point we were getting frustrated and a little defeated, so we decided to make one more pit stop at another Best Buy across town, and lo and behold we were able to each grab one. I spent the entire day yesterday playing Wii Sports, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Metroid Prime 3.
The best? The three-person Wii Tennis tournament.
Any Daily Haggis readers have a Nintendo Wii that’s hooked up to the internet? Add me to your Wii Friends!
Here’s my Wii Console Number: 2491 3501 5181 4878
While musing with a co-worker on integrating terminology and actions from constantly playing massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPG) like World of Warcraft, our conversation inspired me to create a comparison of real life versus MMO life, and what it would be like if the two were mutually exclusive.
If Real Life Were Like An MMO:
- While waiting for friends to show up, you spontaneously break into dance with no accompanying music, although it’s just the same dance move over and over.
- Every time you go walking, you are forced off your path every minute because you need to go dig up a flower or hammer at some rocks.
- You are constantly pestered by teenagers asking you for money or if they’ll take you through an area too scary for their age. Oh wait, this is called parenting.
- You can sleep anywhere, and stop right in the middle of the road for a snack or to read a book.
- The local mall will become an area for smaller groups yelling “Looking for more to shop at Old Navy! Please send text!” They may also walk around wearing a sign that says “LFG ON. PST” and you would know exactly what it meant.
- People will laugh and cheer if a random person decides to stand in a public area in their underwear dancing. Usually this is reserved for private establishments by the airport.
- Sometimes when you ask for a strangers’ help, they may just stand by the door and take credit for your work until you kick them out.
- You can fight someone until almost death, and afterwards they will only reply “good match!”
- Every few months the government will make a massive change to every profession, requiring you to learn all your skills over again–but for free!
- Any store you go into will buy anything you have to sell, but the really good and expensive items are sold on eBay. (Auction house, get it?)
Feel free to add your own in the comments section!
The end is here, and it’s damn funny.
The Austin based machinima creators Rooster Teeth released the final episode of Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles late last night. Culminating in 100 total episodes, plus several Public Service Announcements, the series has gone from a relatively unknown web series to a featured spotlight on Microsoft’s XBox Live service and the funny bastard children of Bungie, the creators of Halo.
I’ll save any spoilers for after the jump, and as soon as they release the embeddable version of the episode I’ll put it at the bottom of the article, but for now:
Click here to watch the series finale of Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles.
NOTE: There are actually THREE different endings to the episode, all available through the different links at the top. “Red vs. Blue” takes you to the first cut, “Episode” takes you to the second cut (and my personal favorite ending), and “100″ takes you to the third ending.
Almost twenty years have passed since the classic Nintendo game Punch-Out came and changed our childhoods forever. From the awesome music to the state of the art 8-bit graphics, no fighting game would ever be the same after Little Mac and gang were through with us.
As a tribute to the boxing classic, the guys at Team Awesome put together this mock movie trailer of Mac’s triumphant return to the ring. The film uses a good mix of live action, over-the-top acting, and graphics pulled straight out of the original game (and a few from Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros.)
I was a big fan of the game when it debuted on the Nintendo Entertainment System and played it constantly, so I got all the in-jokes in the film, but even a casual observer of the game will get the main points of the parody.
As a bonus, after the jump you can watch the outtakes of the film, which at times can be even funnier than the edited final trailer.
I have officially joined the technology of the 21st century. I found a hell of a deal on a 27″ HDTV online and couldn’t pass up the opportunity, so I shelled out the money and couldn’t be more pleased. Now I just need to switch my cable box out for an HDTV unit, and I’ll be one happy camper. It’ll come in handy next weekend when I get my wisdom teeth pulled and will be stuck on the couch hopped up on goofballs. Good times.
Here’s This Week In Links for Friday, April 20, 2007:
A remake of a John Waters film? John Travolta dressed in drag as an overweight woman, AND married to Christopher Walken? Cinematical has your first look at the remake of HAIRSPRAY! [Cinematical]
Lawrence Fishburn, previously rumored to be voicing the planet-eating giant Galactus in the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, has actually been cast as the voice of Silver Surfer instead. [Hollywood Reporter]
Joystiq has coverage of the art gallery exhibit honoring all that is great in the old school video game world: The “I am 8-bit” art exhibit. Over 200 attended the showing, some of which had “questionable hygiene”. [Joystiq]
For the IMAX release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Warner Bros is modifying the last 20 minutes of the film to be displayed in IMAX’s 3D technology. The last film broke IMAX box office records when released in 2005. [Sci Fi Wire]
Matthew Fox (Lost, Party of Five) is in final negotiations to play Speed Racer’s competition and long-”Lost” (heh, get it?) brother in the Wachowski Brother’s Speed Racer adaptation. If cast, he will join Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, and John Goodman who recently joined. [Sci Fi Wire]
IGN had an exclusive interview with Orson Scott Card about his adaptation of his most famous work, Ender’s Game. Despite numerous stalls and script rejections, he still is planning to move forward with the film, even if it means producing the film independently. He also reveals that the movie will be a combination of the novel and its mirror novel, Ender’s Shadow. [IGN]
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have stated that the hit BBC/HBO comedy Extras will not return for a third season (or series, as they’re called in the UK). This is not much of a surprise to fans of Gervais previous work, the original BBC version of The Office, which itself only had two seasons that wrapped up the loose ends with a special. The same is said to happen to Extras. [TV Squad]
Heroes creator Tim Kring revealed some details about the season finale, and a few tidbits of what to come in Season 2. Death is inevitable for some of the main cast, but as Kring pointed out: “… the one caveat is, on a show like Heroes, you may not always [stay] dead” [Sci Fi Wire]
Let Li is in talks to star in the next sequel in the Mummy franchise, boringly titled The Mummy 3 for the moment. The sequel will revolve around the grown-up son of the two main characters, shown as a little boy in the last film. [Hollywood Reporter]
Windows Tech Guru Paul Thurrott has some screenshots of his experience with the brand new AppleTV unit. The system is an all-in-one media center that allows video, music, and server features. [Paul Thurrott’s Internet Nexus]
The reincarnated BBC Series Doctor Who was recently given the go-ahead for a fourth season, featuring David Tennent as the good Doctor and a whole new companion played by Freema Agyeman. [Sci Fi Wire]
Microsoft strikes back at Sony at the European launch of the Playstation 3. Here’s my favorite of the shenanigans: A price comparison of XBOX360 vs PS3 in beer cost. To the left, XBOX360 and several cases of beer. To the right, a PS3 and one beer. [Joystiq]
Okay, maybe this is just blatant kiss-assery, but I do love all the blogs under the Weblogs, Inc name (owned by AOL). What am I specifically referring to? Well let me list out a few of my favorites:
TV Squad (www.tvsquad.com) - I only discovered this site about four months ago, but it’s already my #1 site I check every day. The daily reviews and previews of my favorite (and unfavorite) shows are top notch, and they’re now even doing exclusive interviews. I actually applied to be a writer to the site a few months ago, but I think I need a little more experience reviewing shows before they’d seriously consider me.
Cinematical (www.cinematical.com) - The sister site to TV Squad, covering all things movies. It’s #2 on my RSS feed lists.
Engadget (www.engadget.com) - I’ve actually been reading this site since 2005, and always enjoyed it. It’s a tech and gadget blog, with a heavy handed snarkyness applied to the reviews that are always good for a chuckle. If anything else, they offer some of the most honest reviews of some of the crap electronic companies push on us.
Joystiq (www.joystiq.com) - “Joystick + IQ”, created by Engadget creator Peter Rojas, this covers all things video games. Much like Engadget, the sarcastic and tongue-in-cheek reviews are always good for a laugh.
Brian Alvey Weblog (www.brianalvey.com) - This one is pure kiss-assery.. Brian founded, or help found, several of the sites under Weblogs, Inc. He’s currently looking for bloggers to help start up a brand new Comics weblog, and I’ve just applied. Hopefully my review of Marvel’s Civil War I did a few months back will help me get the job.
Visit some of these great sites, and wish me luck on the Comic blog application!
