If I were the main protagonist in a H-Game turned Anime...

• I will only enroll in a co-ed school where the proportion of girl vs boy is 5 to 1.
• My best friend will be the only other male character in the series.
• I will make sure that I bump into and be introduced to no less than 3 girls in the first episode, and will continue to do so until midway through the series.
• If my parents are meant to be alive, I will check on them every day to make sure that it remains the case. If they are on an extended overseas trip, I will call them everyday just to say hi. Too often, parents are forgotten in anime such as the one I am in.
• My best female friend will be someone I have known since kindergarten.
• My best female friend will be living within five minutes walking distance from my place. Preferably, she will be living next door literally. Better still, we live in the same place.
• I will try my best to keep eye contact, rather than starring at my female friends' beasts, even though they are all more well developed than they should be at the age that they are in.
• Whenever I am feeling down, my best female friend will be the girl who knows my trouble. After all, she is the only one I can fully open up to.
• I don't need to impress anyone, there will be at least one girl in that group of girls that I met who is fond of whatever that I am good at.
• Even if I am good at nothing, I will not need to worry about not getting a girlfriend, because there will be at least one girl in that same group of girls that I met who will find me adorable, attractive and is willing to become my partner.
• I will get used to the complaints that I get from my best friend about how all the girls are flocking to me and not him.

Old Games

Recently, I suddenly have the urge to play old games, like those made in the 90's. Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventure being one of them. I still remembered playing that, but can't remember exactly what happened in the game.

So here I am, playing it all over again on my 2 years old PC. There are plenty of old ones I wanted to re-visit as well:

- Gangsters
- Theme Park
- Theme Hospital
- Syndicates
- SimAnt
- SimTower
- Indy and the Fate of Atlantis
- ...

Man, I can't believe I've actually played that many games. Even more unbelievable that I wanted to play them AGAIN.

PlayAsia 15% off till Friday

PlayAsia is having another one of their irregular sales. This time it is their 15% off sales. Looks like with the economic crisis everywhere in the world, everyone is in a bit of a pinch here. PlayAsia seems to be feeling the crunch too, I'd say.

But someone's loss is another one's gain. Maybe I can finally get Metal Solid Gear 4 Special Edition.

2 days to go in the Play Asia sales

With only 2 days left in the Play-Asia 25% sales, what did you get? I've scored myself a Wii Remote, a Nunchuck. Both the Ghost Squad Zapper pack and House of the Dead Zapper pack unforunately sold out. The price is back to the normal price.

But I did manage to get Mario Strikers Charged, a DS Pouch and a DS screen protector before they went back to normal price. Now my DS (or what's left of it) is finally protected.

Hurry, only 2 days left in the sale. Grab whatever is left to get.

Dead Fantasy II, Dead Gorgeous

Some of you might remembered there's a popular Dead or Alive mixed with Final Fantasy fan made fighting video on the web. Well, here is the second installment - Dead Fantasy II.

It is still as awesome as ever. Word has it that there will be 5 more in the works. So stay tune for more.

Prison Break Special: Haruhi Dance

No, it's not Prison Break Season 3 Winter Special. This clip is filmed in a Philippine prison, apparently. The infamous Haruhi Dance has official infiltrated hell, so we've been told.

The moment an astronaut / cosmonaut / taikonaut (chinese astronaut) starts dancing the Haruhi dance in space will be the day I move the Mars.

Dead Fantasy or Final Alive?

This has to be one of the best fighting video I've seen made by fans. Made by Monty Oum, it's absolutely awesome. Mixed with characters from Final Fantasy and Dead or Alive, everything is perfect, the action, the camera angles, the music. I love it. I want more... now!

Just you wait, Japanese otakus are going to speak Gundamium with you soon.... in English.

Learning English has always been hard for people in non-English speaking countries. In Japan, the English business is a big business (most of that business goes to Nova, but that's another story). So what's a better way to learn English than to read up on Gundam!

Gundam is a big business in Japan, and English is big business in Japan, too. So I guess it's only natural that the two would go together... someday (like today). There bound to be people who would buy this stuff. But judging from the book's cover, I'm not sure how useful these Gundam would be. "Fighting with Gundam is not always the best solution." Yeah, right. It's the ONLY solution.

Source: Q-Taro

Hold it! US Phoenix Wright gets plushy.

Phoenix Wright 3 might be out in Japan (and many importers' hand), but there might still be some incentive to get the official English release. Those who pre-order the Phoenix Wright 3 will get a pretty plushy doll that you can use to poke the eyes of others instead of using your own finger.

Now if only the plushy comes with the voice recording of "Objection!", "Hold It!" as well, that would be perfect.

Source: Kotaku

Sony gets sued... again.

Yep, it's one of those days when you were happy going about your own business of trying to sell the black brick when all of a sudden, a company you probably never heard of filed a lawsuit against you.

This time, the company is Parallel Processing Corporation of Newport Beach, California. It alleged that Sony's PS3 has infringed upon its patent for "synchronized parallel processing with shared memory" that was approved on October 8, 1991.

Normally, I would have laughed at companies that get sued by another company because of patent infringement, but this time, I actually felt very angry towards PPC.

I mean, we've known about Cell chips for years before it was ever put into the PS3. Surely, if PPC knew about it, they could have ask for the royalties and whatnots then, and not wait until 5 million PS3 are in the wild, then pounce on Sony.

I am not a Sony fanboy, but this time, I'm standing behind Sony. I really hope PPC get nothing out of this. Can't people play nice any more these days?

Source: Kotaku

Buy a PS2, but got cash instead

What would you do if you pay £95 for a Sony PS2, but got €65,400 instead? Well, a teenager in Britain did exactly that. He bought a PS2 on eBay for £95, but when the package arrived, neatly stacked €65,400 appeared in the package instead.

No doubt the intended recipient of the money is very pissed at the moment, and if you don't hear anything about a dead body found somewhere in the marsh land, that's because it's hidden in a concrete slab somewhere.

The article cited that if no-one claims the money by September 22, the family can apply to have the cash back. Now that it has all gone public and all, I wouldn't be touching that money if I were the boy. You never know who's going to turn up at your door on Sept 23.

This raised 3 questions:

1) Which mafia boss did the money belong to?
2) Why did the boy tell the police?
3) Why did he pay £95 for a PS2?

Read the comment, it's pure comedy.

Source: Gizmodo

New Final Fantasy Potion

Still on Final Fantasy. Some of you might remember Square Enix joined forces with Suntory to produce Final Fantasy XII potion drink back in 2006. Not sure how many actually drank the thing. But that's besides the point.

Now, Square Enix is at it again. "Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Potion" will get a September 13th release, to coincide with the release of Crisis Core on the PSP on the same day, no doubt. The drink will set you around ¥3,980 each.

Not sure how many of us would drink that stuff... again. But if you do, that's what you'll be getting inside you: dolomite (to represent "the earth crust’s energy"), royal jelly and vitamin B1.

The question here is not whether to drink it or not, but how in the hell are you going to put it on display? As you might have noticed, there is not flat bottom.

Source: Japan News Review

Can't wait for Duke Nukem Forever?

Duke Nuken Forever is certainly one game that takes on its title too literally. But fear not, what the developers can't do, the pirates have done it for them. I present you, Duke Nukem Forever.


Yep, China Town material. Save yourself a few buck and head over to MyGen. It's not quite the Duke Nukem as we know it, but it's still pretty funny.

Source: MyGen

Pikachu, I choose you.... on second thought, maybe not.

As if Pikachu has entered the Hall of Mirrors, this Pikachu has turned into Evangelion Unit 04 or something. This is one Pokemon I don't want to catch. Are they trying to scare little kids away?



Source: Kotaku

DDR on growth hormone

Well, not quite. Konami is introducing Groove Motion DDR for the fitness conscious people out there. It's not your ordinary DDR either, with six different fitness programs like yoga and martial arts-style exercises. A mat is used, but you also wear a motion sensor belt (is there anything that's not motion sensor nowadays? Wiimote, SIXIXAXIXIS...) that will monitor things like calories that can be counted as scores.

You probably won't find it in arcade anytime soon. But if you ever come across a Konami fitness centre, make sure to try one. Yes, Konami operates fitness centres.

Source: Famitsu [via Kotaku]

Most useless thing this week, probably this year

If I were to pick the most useless invention this week, this will top the list. It's a security lock for your PS2/3 controller. It works by locking the thumbsticks of your PS2/3 controller and won't let go unless you know 3-digit combo.

What exactly is the point? Someone going to steal a controller? Actually, I just found one. It's probably for parents who want to restrict their kids play time. Something like, "No PS3 for you until you finish your homework". I know I went through that phrase.

What are they going to think of next? A Wiimote lock?

Source: Gizmodo

More Harvest Moon goodies

In case someone somewhere don't know what Harvest Moon, it's a game where you're a farmer and your job is, well, do what a farmer does. Seeding, watering, milking cows, feed the chicken, collect the eggs. chop woods, cut logs, clear out the weeds, move rocks, etc., etc., etc. Oh, and of course, finding a girl who would want to live in the outback with you.

It's a surprise if you don't know what it is, because, you know, the game has been milked from every possible place. And now, Natsume is bringing more Harvest fun for more milking. Natsume announced the following at E3:

Harvest Moon 2 (DS)
Harvest Moon DS Cute (DS)
Harvest Moon Wii (Wii)
Harvest Moon: Boy and Girl (PSP)
Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon Special Edition (PS2)
Puzzle de Harvest Moon (DS)
Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (DS)

Harvest Moon is like what Final Fantasy is for Square Enix. Natsume literally live on it. You must admit, though, this game is made of kawaii-ness. It has the sweetest, cutest, most kawaii animals you will ever find in any game.

Wonder if the developers are all farmers.

Source: Siliconera

Hitler banned from XBox Live

The heading said for itself. Just watch and enjoy. Gold comedy.

Sega profit dropped 34%

Sega, the maker of Sonic and Daytona USA, reported 34% drop in profit for the 06-07 fiscal year. Profit fell to 43.5 billion yen (US$363 million), down from 66.2 billion yen the previous year.

Sega merged with pachinko maker Sammy in October 2004. The pachinko machine sales nose-dived 20 percent in the past fiscal year, and times will continue to be tough in that business in coming months. Guess not everyone is into Evangelion pachinko machines. Maybe they all went home to play Evangelion pachinko instead.

Sega Sammy projected a deteriorating 35 billion yen (US$292 million) profit for the fiscal year through March 2008.

Source: Mainichi Newspaper

Brace yourselves, The Sims are coming to a movie theatre near you

Brace yourselves, people, because 20th Century Fox has just bought the movie rights to The Sims. Now games are not exactly the kind of media that makes a great movie. Having said that, I do enjoy the DOA movie for some unknown reason. And no, it's not because of the chicks.

Anyway, moving on... Right, The Sims. How in the world is anyone going to create a movie about... nothing? It's not Jerry, you know.

According to Sims Studio head Rod Humble, "The Sims has done an interactive version of an old story, which is what it's like to have infinite power and how do you deal with it. Given that that's an old story, you can imagine how easily that would translate to traditional story telling." Ummm, Mr Humble, if we can call you that because you certainly doesn't sound humble, but The Sims doesn't have a story to tell, you know. That's the beauty of the game, players can have their own stories.

Now you want to put that onto the big screen, that's kind of defeating the whole purpose of the game. And let's not forget the guy who helped write Scary Movie 3 is writing the screenplay. Scary Movie 3 is a crap movie. Period.

I'll tell you what, the other way this movie is going to be successful is if we see some hot lesbian action and bitch slappings. Then again, porn does the same thing.

Soucre: Joystiq

P.S. maverick_saturn_626's comment sounds better already.

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