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I’m currently playing through Mega Man ZX Advent on expert. It’s hard. Really hard, bit not impossible. I actually have been through all the Mega Man Zero games on GBA on the hardest settings and loved it. It all boils down to watching the enemy patterns and being in the right spot to avoid taking damage and attacking at the proper times. It’s even possible to do boss encounters with out taking a hit (I’ve done it).

I don’t usually do the hard modes of game as I find them cheap rather then hard but I do enjoy the Mega Man difficulties. They seem more planned out rather then just jack up enemy damage.

So what about you? Do you bother with the higher difficulties in games? Do you just play the normal settings and that’s it? Or do you jump right in on the hardest setting as soon as you start up the game?

Or are you a wuss that only plays on the easy settings so you can rip though a game and give yourself a false feeling of accomplishment.

That’s right, I said it…

So today as I drove out to the WalMart Super Centre I got lost and drove out to the country a bit.  It’s not a big deal.  I actually like to get lost as I never feel that I am actually… lost.  Logic will get me back on track.  it always does.

Anyway, that’s not what this post is about.  This post is about getting older and discovering more about yourself.  As I drove I looked at the homes out in the country and found my self longing to own one.  A nice one with a huge lot that backs up on to a nice piece of wooed area for my kids (and myself) to explore.  It would be quiet and peaceful… and wonderful.  The last few times I’ve driven out side of the the city I’ve actually found myself thinking these thoughts.  I even feel a huge urge to stop the van and run out in to one of those fields and explore the small patches of wooded areas or even check out those lone trees you see in farmers fields.  I really can’t explain it more then that.  Strange…

I remember when I was young I loved the city.  I never really wanted to live in a house and thought my Dad was crazy for living way out in the middle of ass crack nowhere.  Now the older I get the more I want those things (I already have the house part).  Will I get it some day?  Who knows, but I do think it’s interesting that as we get older, tastes start to change and I think we begin to find out who we really are.  We might even find that we’ve been fooling ourselves the whole time.

Yeah…  I totally have nothing to post about tonight.

ummm…

yeah…

oh!  Look!  I have 100 posts left to go to make it to one post a day for a year!  We’re in the home stretch now I tells ya.

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good night ^_^

So there is a new Astro Boy trailer out.  I’ve watched it a few times now.  Not bad, the touched up look of Astro is okay.  I can understand why Imagi Animation Studios didn’t make him look exactly as he does in the cartoons.  I don’t think American audiences would warm up to it as much as this.  I’m interested in it for sure.  I’d love to see more though as I didn’t think the trailer really showcased enough.

What this did remind me of is was when I was little and I would watch AstroBoy on tv.  Man, I thought it was awesome.  I remember watching that and Battle of the Planets (Gatchaman) and just being completely lost in each episode.  I didn’t know what made those cartoons so much more special then the others, I just knew they where my favorites. (I still need to watch the 2000 reboot of Gatchaman).

Actually, most of my childhood faves are old anime shows.  AstroBoy, Battle of the Planets, Fables of the Green Forrest, The Adventures of the Little Prince.  I even watched Belle and Sebastian on the French channel even though I couldn’t understand it.

Ah, the memories.  Anyone else remember those shows?

Oh PETA… why do you hate Mama so…?

Some of you might have heard that this Thanksgiving (at least for Americans cuze we Canadians had our turkey day over a month ago) the PETA is getting all kinds of press with their parody flash game Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals. In it you get to pluck a turkey, remove the entrails, cut off the head, make stuffing and cram it in the bird and make gravy.  Mmmm… mmmm… tasty.  The game is done pretty well in all honesty with unlockables like turkey clips, turkey facts,  wallpapers and a secret Veggan recipie if you don’t do the first turkey challenges.  If you play really well you can get the rank “Meaner then Mama!”.  It’s a lot of bloody fun ^_^

I know this is parody, but what I don’t care for is how PETA puts Majesco on some of the things in game.  Mejesco isn’t killing animals… they make games.  I’m sure that the people over at the PETA would argue that Cooking Mama supports and promotes the slughter of animals to kids but come on now…  let’s be realistic.  Majesco even issued a statement about the Mama slaughter game from Mama herself.

“I would never put rat in my Ratatouille,” said a feisty Mama while beating some eggs. “Like any accomplished cook, I create my recipes to appeal to a broad range of tastes and preferences. My only goal is to ensure you leave the table well fed.”

But I’m sure the PETA won’t be happy unless Majesco releases Cooking Mama: Veggan Delights.  I know I get my meat from free run, organic farms when I can.

Sigh…

Once long ago I reviewed a MAME game.  Not just any MAME game though… a saucy adult one called Sexy Reaction Pachinko.  I said I was going to do more reviews of sexy MAME games but never did…  until now.

This one is for a game called Dancing Eyes.  Released in 1996 by Namco, it’s a game that’s sort of like Qix if I had to make a comparison.  You control a little monkey character and you run him around a grid layout cutting out block pieces until the whole grid is clear.  What’s so naughty about this?  The grid is overlayed on the clothes of an anime girl (most times) and as you clear out sections the clothes fall off her until she’s left with nothing but her undies.

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