That’s right, the DS Heracles game that was released last year in Japan is going to be released in English. They are even using the title “Glory of Heracles”. Pretty awesome news if you ask me. (more…)

Yeah, I got Punch-Out for the Wii on Tuesday. It’s definitely some good stuff. I beat contender mode that night, and I’m going through Title Defense now. Wow, it’s pretty crazy. I just beat Piston Hondo a few minutes ago. He actually wasn’t too bad. Aran Ryan has been my biggest surprise. I never really knew he existed before as I wasn’t a big Super Punch-Out fan, but he’s a pretty hilarious character, and one of the most messed up Punch-Out fights that I’ve ever played. I’m almost terrified at the thought of facing his TD version because he’s so ridiculous, but it’ll likely be pretty cool at the same time. So yeah, I guess I’ll be trying Bear Hugger now. Wish me luck!

I checked the mail today and it was waiting for me in a bubble envelope. Ever since I heard of the Japanese Club Nintendo release I’ve wanted it, and now it’s mine. Wahahahhahahaha!!!!! (more…)

I will soon own Game & Watch Collection for the DS. My post play surveys from December have finally arrived, and I got myself up to 800 points. This is probably the only year that I’ll ever pull it off either, just because I was able to cash in on so many older games that I already had. I know some people might not think it’s all that great, but I’ve always loved the Game & Watch games, and LCD handhelds in general. I’ve also been in a real mood for short little “pick up and play” games lately, ever since getting Retro Game Challenge, so this is gonna be perfect for me. It should be in the mail any day now, so I’ll be posting impressions when I get it. Oh yeah.

On a totally unrelated note, Eskimo Bob 53 came out yesterday, so go and watch it or else!

If you have a DS Lite, you probably know what I’m going to talk about. The title probably gave it all away. I’m going to rant about the DS Lite’s flaky L button. I’ve had 2 DS Lites, and both eventually were victims of the L button curse. (more…)

I turned 27 on the 8th. What do you think of that, huh? Let’s see what I got… some cash, a watch, a couple days earlier I got DQ4 for the DS so I guess that counts in there sort of, and a TI-89 for school. Yeah, I went back to school this year. I suppose I never mentioned that. Oh well. The TI-89 has been of great usefulness for me and stuff and I like it. DQ4 has been fun. The ridiculous puns on the enemy names are pretty amusing. Um, yeah! That’s it for me for today, cya.

I just wrote my first FAQ in like 10 years. It’s just a little chart to make it easier to assign special shots in Super Dodgeball Brawlers, which I got a few days ago for the DS. Check it out in the Other Stuff section if you’d like.

It’s that time of year again. Oh yes, the June bugs are in season. Alan used to like crunching these fat critters up with his teeth when he was a kid, but I’ve never liked them much myself. (more…)

ok, so i got mario kart wii on friday. i honestly wasn’t sure about the steering wheel. i thought i would just plug in my classic controller and play it oldskewl but i figured since it was there i’d give the wheel a try. it’s actually pretty darn fun. i’m not sure if i play better with or without it as i’ve only plowed through 50cc so far, but right now i don’t even care cuz it’s so much fun to play with. it kind of reminds me of when i was a kid, and i’d be playing nintendo. just out of instinct i used to kind of turn the controller left or right along with the game if i was getting really really into it. of course it didn’t do anything, but i was like 8 years old at the time, it didn’t have to do anything. it’s kind of like that, but it actually works. i know that there are other wheel games out there like excite truck and some other ubisoft crap that comes with a black wheel, but i never played any of it. my only driving experience with the wii before this was wario ware. anyway, i’m impressed and it’s fun. yup. there’s only one thing that makes no sense. if king boo is a ghost and he hovers above his kart, then why is he considered heavy? aren’t ghosts made of… nothing? i mean… he’s floating! i guess it doesn’t have to make too much sense though, it’s just mario kart.

ign says there’s a new glory of heracles game coming out for the ds. i can’t help but find that pretty neat. since they’ve announced an english title, maybe it’s going to be translated into english. that would be pretty darn cool. i’ve always wanted to see more out of this series but it seemed like it was forgotten by time. i can’t wait to see what comes of this.