Endangered Gamer

Yeah, for the next 2 weeks, i'll be off on vacation, to a unnamed country. if anyone was wondering, i'm taking my Wii and Xbox 360 with me. I might update if i can get internet access, but don't hold your breath. Later!!!!!!

for all the people who have either emailed me or left comments, i WILL add all of you to my Mii channel. it's just that i'm super busy lately and haven't had the time to get to my wii in about 3 days. hopefully tonight or at the latest, tomorrow.

So i was thinking...... I've played a SHITLOAD of games since my childhood, and only a select few still cross my mind occasionally. These games are from multiple systems, and most are from Nintendo and Sony systems. i never had a Sega Master System or a Genesis, having played the best games on that console waaay after they were released. So at the risk of making this blog a tasty piece of flame bait, I'm going to try to list my top games on each system I've owned (and pwned) from the Atari 2600 to the Xbox 360 and Wii. The most recent games probably won't make the tops of the lists, because i finish games less and less as i get older. it REALLY has to hold my attention to justify the time invested ( or wasted) . Before i begin, i want to make one thing perfectly clear. this is MY top games lists, so there should be no reason anyone should feel the need to attack or second guess my list. if it's here, the game roxors my boxors. If your favorite rpg/shooter/s...

This weekend i downloaded Bomberman for the Wii over the Virtual Console. I had played a wee bit of it in high school, but never really got into it, being how i was more interested in other things (girls, pot, beer,etc...) so i played a few levels of the single player game, but since i made plans to spend a few hours with friends playing the wii, i figured we'd give it a shot. what followed was about 3 hours of Bomberman, and 2 of wii sports. i haven't' had a chance before that day to play any wii games with more than 2 players, and after playing Wii Sports tennis, bowling and Bomberman, i can honestly say that the social aspect of gaming that began to disappear with the advent of online play is starting to creep back towards what gaming was. i know it's really early to say something like that, since the Wii has been out just over a week, but i had more fun this weekend playing Wii Sports and Bomberman than any other game or system this year. i remember when Halo ca...

i liked this guy, but recently he's buried himself to the point that his recent troubles have practically blacklisted him (for the time being)

the xbox 360 has won Amazon's contest and tomorrow at 11 am it's going on sale for 100 bucks. it's the cheap-ass core version, but hell, that's $200 off!!! maybe my cheap ass friends (gil) will buy one now.

Lost Planet... It's finally hitting XBL Marketplace tomorrow, and if you preorder on Friday, Nov. 24th, you get access to a bonus multiplayer level. I played the single player demo after it was released during the Tokyo Game Show, and it was pretty freaking sweet. Check out some footage below.

A remake of MY favorite minigame in Fusion Frenzy, Twisted System!!!!!! basically, you're on a rotating platform shaped like a corkscrew, and you must either jump or duck under obstacles. the cool thing is that the speed ramped up pretty quickly, and it takes quick reflexes to come out on top. anyways, here are some pics

so this post on the official nintendo forums suggests that the Wii searches and takes photos from any bluetooth-enabled device. i'm taking this with a grain of salt, as i can't test it now ( stupid work) but here is the meat of the post Yep, it's true. I just went in my photo channel just to look at the opening menu (I had no pictures on the SD card, or so I thought) when I clicked on the left button. It said that there were 12 pictures available. So, I was like "what's going on here" and viewed them. It turned out to be pictures from my brother's phone. I was thinking "Wow, cool" but my other brother immediately turned off his bluetooth on his phone. So, in conclusion, apparently the Wii just eats up photos from any device around it that has bluetooth. I don't know if this is known already or not, but in case it isn't, I'm telling you now. I should note that I had to have an SD card in to receive the pictures. Yeah, after talking to...

Now this is news i like to hear..... Codename Revolution has the scoop on Nintendo Power's January issue. Highlights include: Wii Play confirmed for January (North America); bundled with Wiimote The BIGS (2K/Big Castle) will feature online play; not scheduled for release until Q3 2007 WarioWare : Smooth Moves to feature 'pass-the- Wiimote ' 12-player multiplayer and Mii integration Interview with Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi : "For me, the Wii controller doesn't yet connect with the core gameplay of Castlevania . I definitely don't want to make a game with gimmicky controls where you swing the controller like a whip..."

yep, supposedly this extention of the Wiisports game will come with a packed-in Wiimote. EBgames has it listed , So for those of you looking to beef up your remote inventory, you might want to hold off on that until January 15th. Hey, who can say no to Wii Duck Hunt?????

this forum will facilitate exchanges between peeps.... .

check out this post from LootNinja , who says the PS3's HD BluRay playback has some MAJOR problems...... So I’ve found pretty quickly that the PS3 has some MAJOR High Definition scaling issues. It’s affecting almost everyone in both games and movies. Many games made for 1080p won’t scale properly to 1080i, and sometimes 720p. I’m having a huge issue with Blu-Ray movies. It shows as 1080i (even though I have my HDTV setup as 720p in the Media Bar), but it’s very grainy and looks like standard DVD. I spent 2 hours on the phone tonight with Sony Customer Support trying to troubleshoot the issue. The first guy I spoke with for 45 minutes, and he was about as smart as a retarded monkey. He was basically telling me that my HDTV was broken because it can’t display 720p, even though I told him some games and all downloaded content displays fine at 720p. He wanted me to try a few things and call back. So 20 minutes later, I called back and spoke to a fairly helpful woman. After readin...

those silly kids.....

.....There's this guy, who is going to play with his wii (heh....) for an entire week straight!!!!!!! Yep, He's going to play every launch game for a whole week, and he's broadcasting it over the internet, LIVE!!!!!!! these are his rules.... Here's the basic guide lines for my Week With Wii: I will only be sleeping 4hrs. a day (usually 2:00am-6:00am) I will be updating my blog every 4 hrs. (This should take me about 15 mins. to do) I'll only be leaving my room to (a) use the bathroom (if its a duece than it might take 15min). (b) if my dad needs something (parents and relatives might be over for Thanksgiving). Wot a HARDCORE dude. i don't think i would be able to play for a whole day, let alone a whole week!!!!!!! Let's see if this guy can actually do this!!!! Check out the video feed here....

add your console numbers to the chatbox on the left of the screen. nobody checks the comments on this post anymore, since it's almost a year old...... if anyone out there wants to list me as a friend on their brand-spanking new Wii, my friend code is 1265 1246 4073 9222 Post your Wii console codes on the comments, or just email me your # and i'll add you. I WANT FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy poo-poo, you've freaking GOT to love this shirt, given to Gamestop customers who buy 2 ds games. that mean-ass dude looks like Reggie and he's ready to KICK SOME ASS!!!!!!!!!!

So i just woke up, and i'm about to head down to Gamespot to pick up the wii i had preordered. i think spanny sent me a friend request, so i'll respond as soon as i get a chance. for anyone else out there with a wii, i'll post my friend code later today. and try, just TRY not to be totally addicted to the Mii creation system. seriously, i spent about an hour and a half last night making Mii's of eveyone i knew at my house. i have about 13 Mii's on my Wii right now!!! ( mii's on my wii.....heh....)

Two of my friends came over yesterday and were doing the Wiisports shuffle.

there is a Mulitplayer demo for Rainbow six vegas out now for the XBL Marketplace. sadly, i wont be playing it cuz i'll be kicking ass in Red Steel and Zelda.

So i just finally turned the Wii off, after about 6 hours playing it nonstop. Nintendo hit a home run with the dashboard design, it really kicks ass, with the cool-ass Brian Eno ambient music in the background. and the system could not be easier to navigate, even setting up my wi - fi connection was a breeze. Gil did me a favor and posted the info as soon as i called him, so thanks to him. Sorry i don't have pics to post now, i can't seem to find my mini- usb cable for my camera . One cool thing about the Wiimote : the finger pointer used on the dashboard menus knows if you are rotating it. so if you hold the wiimote in the normal position and then rotate your wrist, the finger pointer also rotates. it's a small detail, but very cool... I have NOT had the chance to play zelda in depth yet, since i was entertaining 4 people and they all wanted to play. it would have been to boring for them to just watch. i cancelled my Gamespot reserve for Zelda and exchanged ...

The Endangered Gamer has received the following FREE from Nintendo: One Nintendo Wii Package Extra controller and nunchuck Component Video Cable, Excite Truck, Zelda, and Rampage. No post today, will prob post tomorrow! Wiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My wife has been on watch for the Fedex guy.......this is the tracking info, and as you can see, the package weighs 11 pounds.....it's GOT to be a Wii .........

i got an email from Nintendo last night..... they have fedex'd a package to me.....

If i really wanted to get a Wii, and had no money or a job, you better believe i'd come up with SOMETHING to get the cash. That being said, i can't really fault these guys for asking complete strangers to donate money for them to buy a Wii, but I can point and make fun of them. You'd think they would have their flash of inspiration a few MONTHS before the launch, not 4 days!!!!!! as of this writing, they have about $15 collected. that won't even pay the sales tax!!!!! BWAAHAAHAAHAAHAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After months and months of dead space and no updates, Maddox has finally pointed his lasersight on none other than Sony and their craptacular new console. hands down the funniest shit (no pun intended) I've heard all week. just click on the image, or here to see the master of the bitch and moan do his thing. ( and yeah, i know it's a few days old, so go kiss a pickle)

i don't even know what the hell this post on destructoid is about, but the pic they included is funny as hell.....

Check out this cell-shaded hotel room. it's from a hotel in Berlin . they let some kooky artists design each room, and one of them must reallly like Jet Set Radio.

Big news coming from bungie this morning. first up, there will be a Halo 3 commercial on Monday Night Football on Dec 3. since i'll probably be playing with my Wii ( heh ...) i'll get it of the XBL Marketplace that night. second, there will be a PUBLIC beta test next spring for the multiplayer portion of Halo 3.....I'm going to do everything i can to try to get in on that....or maybe they just release a demo over XBL ......and finally...... NEW HALO 2 MULTIPLAYER MAPS!!!!!!!!!! After saying that they wouldn't put out any new maps last year, bungie does a 180 and says that they'll release new maps for Xbox 360 owners ONLY. now you have a reason to get a 360, if you didn't have one already. check out all the news here.

I got an email today from Nathan Eddy, from some site named Fiercegamebiz .com ( ooh, sounds feisty !!!!) about some poem from a nintendo fanboy . seems that he believes the PS3 is a big tumor that only our favorite plumber can cut out. check it out here ..

Buy me .

Destructoid.com has the drop on the best sale of the year, for anyone who hasn't already bought a Xbox 360. a $100 rebate!!! yep, it's good for the premium or the regular( hard-drive-less) version. if you can find a Microcenter store, get to it NOW!!!!!!! I mean, get there TOMORROW!!!

so this helpful poster over at my local Craigslist .org posted some interesting info for any sheep looking to buy a PS3 from ebay or any other golddigging website. it seems like EB and Gamestop is requiring anyone who got a PS3 preorder to pick it up in person. You don't actually need the receipt , since they have your info on file, all you need is a picture id. I hope all these chumps who are thinking of buying the preorder TICKET read this, cuz it would suck if all they paid for was a worthless reciept .

It seems like every website associated with videogames and Nintendo in particular is on a Wii post overload. Kotaku, Joystiq, GoNintendo, Destructoid, Gamespot, IGN, etc have all gotten their Wii systems, and are posting videos and pics like madmen. i for one, will ignore ALL of these sites for the next week, as seeing all this Wii porn is making me more and more anxious to get my system next sunday. Damn you, online videogame media!!!! DAMN YOU STRAIGHT TO HELL!!!!!!!! sigh.......

Kotaku was warned by the ESA for posting this pic of a parody tshirt. i guess they are ready to sic the lawyers on them if they don't remove this post .... what a bunch of turd flowers....

Here's a chance for all you Guitar Hero freeks to actually get something for your mad thrashing skillz besides empty cheers from a imaginary audience....Guitar Center is having a contest at all their locations, check out the link for more info......that means you, ellen!!!!!

So after playing throught the campaign for about 2 hours, and playing online for another 2 hours, i feel totally confident in saying that Gears of War is THE killer app for the Xbox 360. from the frantic gameplay ( i never thought i would LOVE reloading!!!) to the War-gasmic visuals, you can't go wrong by buying this game. period. the multiplayer has a pretty steep learning curve, i kept getting my ass handed to me till i stopped pretending i was playing halo and learned the "stop and pop" style . Game of the Year, for sure.....

My friend Gil has been trying to play the music from Castlevania on his guitar, and to give him some motivation, here are a trio of Nintendo fans playing some NES-era music on acoustic guitars.....

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this is cool stuff, as long as Microsoft decides to release a bigger hard drive..... From Gamespot .com Today, Microsoft revealed it plans to further blur the line between the Xbox 360 as a gaming console and multimedia machine. Beginning November 22, the company will begin serving up on-demand movies and television programs from major studios for the console over Xbox Live. Initially available only in the Unites States, the service will be part of Xbox Live Marketplace and promises to have about 1,000 hours of unique content, 200 of which will be at 720p high-definition resolution, available by the end of the year. Microsoft has signed with six content partners in the endeavor, including CBS, Turner Broadcasting, Warner Brothers, Paramount, MTV and its properties (Comedy Central, Cartoon Network, VH 1, and more), and UFC , the Ultimate Fighting Championship league. The company would not go into details about the terms of the deals, nor would they say whether or not they had excl...

Yeah, so this is probably going to be the most cash-sucking week in a LOOOONG time for any gamers out there. Let's see....we got the PS3 and Wii launch, ( and all the games that come with that), the releases of Gears of War, Viva Pinata, and Guitar Hero 2, and some crappy RPG called Final Fantasy XXIXXIXIXIX or whatever. not to mention all the other games like Call of Duty 3, Tony Hawk's Project 8, Final Fantasy V Advance ( GBA ),Elite Beat Agents ( DS ), Lumines II ( PSP ),Every Extend Extra ( PSP ), and countless other crappy games.....oh, and let's not forget Contra this on XBLA this Wensday . thank god i already have Zelda: Twilight Princess and my Wii payed off. ( yeah, my Wii's paid for.....heh....) As for all the other games, the only game I'm actually going to buy is Gears of War. the rest ( including Guitar Hero 2, sadly) will be trickling in courtesy of Gamefly . Oh well.....i really want a couch, so sacrifices must be made...... maybe I...

CliffyB's got to find himself a catwalk, check out this montage of Zoolander-esqe poses.....

after getting tipped off by Spanny about some new twilight princess vids, i looked around and found this vid on Youtube with some varying bits of gameplay. i guess you can turn into a frog, too. cool. the official nintendo site has a few more vids, check them out here , here and here .....

Kotaku posted this video, and it's batshit insane how hard it gets at the 5 min. mark, and even more crazy at the 7 min. mark....... i now know i will never pass this song on expert......