4 posts tagged “video games”

Now I shall find out just how unbalanced and uncoordinated I really am! :P

Jun 26, 2008
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I've been looking for one of these for awhile now and the last time I saw one at a store I was in the vicinity but by the time I got there all of them were gone...it's just so amazing how anything related to the Wii sells out so quickly! I've heard about entire pallets of the system selling out in less than 10 minutes which is astounding and a little scary too! :O It looks like Japan has had the Wii Fitness for awhile but now the U.S. finally has its version! While Playstation and XBox are great systems too (although I just heard that there's something referred to as "the rings of death" involving the XBox and when these appear your system has played its last game....well until you send it in for servicing or replacement....really discouraging and I don't think I'd want one of those!) Nintendo has really struck gold with the Wii!! The person who invented it must be having the time of his/her life right now with the sales it generates and the amazing speed that it produces them at!! If I wanted to buy a Playstation 3 or XBox 360 I'd have no problem finding a console but no such luck when it comes to the Wii....it's almost baffling that a manufacturer can't seem to keep up with the demand.

So now I shall embark on balance games, yoga, aerobics, and strength training...but most of all I'm looking forward to playing the games which were seen on HM@ episode 12/2/07 and the week there after! Maybe I should create a Gakisan Mii too just because it looked so much like her younger self in a strange way and well it was cute too! And while I think I feel centered and balanced I know that the system will tell me otherwise as it's just a matter of how unbalance I really am....hmm do I really want to know?! :P I heard that you can unlock additional games as you go along passing the fitness tests so I'm looking forward to every thing the Wii Fit has to offer.....Ah! I was finally in the right place at the right time to get one! ^-^

Final Fantasy VII Play Arts Vol.1 no.0 Cloud Strife & hardy-Daytona

May 7, 2008
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Cloud Strife and his hardy Daytona finally arrived!...and as any collector knows the second you remove any collectible from its original packaging its resale value takes a really big hit so of course I kept him and his bike in his box..............................NOT!!! :P

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I immediately took him out of his box and set him up in front of my t.v.! I've wanted a similar Cloud figure for quite awhile now but getting the previous release became quite a costly proposition through online auctions so I jumped at the chance of owning this one as soon as I saw its pre-order announcement. It was a bit expensive at 9800 yen but the attention to detail is quite stunning.

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Cloud's hardy-Daytona is particularly impressive as in addition to the incredible detail, it has a kick stand, the steering is operable with numerous moving parts and the tires are made of actual rubber too!

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Cloud can be posed either separately with a stand in numerous ways as he has quite a few points of articulation and his sword can also be placed on his back but I preferred to have him posed on his bike which actually took me awhile to accomplish as I needed to turn his body a particular way so that he'd sit properly but after about 20 minutes he seems comfortable! ^-^ And how he wields such a large sword is way beyond comprehension!....but it looks really great!

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This series came out so long ago and it amazes me that they're still producing new merchandise for it! And now I think my FFVII collection is complete! Sorry Mr. box I don't think that I have room anywhere to keep you!....and it really wouldn't make any sense either to hang on to it as with all of the figures that I collect I have really no intention of selling them ever!

Bring the Puyo Puyo Pain!

Aug 28, 2007
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Nintendo's Puyo Pop Fever

I never thought that I'd want to own a Nintendo Gamecube and actually want a Wii right now but how else am I supposed to become good friends with Kajiwara Yuuta after thinking I've mastered this game only to be beaten down by the little one?! No...wait...that's Momo. And after carefully reviewing the many benefits :) there appears to be no negatives unless you consider not being able to sit down for a week a bad thing. It looks like a winning idea! :P Unfortunately it's not available on Playstation and this ancient artifact aka my computer can't seem to play the files that Zush sent smoothly thus making achieving Puyo Puyo fever very difficult. lol. Without the fever, ~~victory~~... no I mean slowing down eventual defeat will be a daunting task against the one with almost freakish skills! So this game...I must have. At least that's what the little green one says.

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The game looks chaotic at times and that's just probably because I have no idea what's going on. Looks like I'm going to have to incorporate a seldom used practice...read the instructions first. The instructions appear to be only a few lines long. Heheh and I thought it was rocket science! :P

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And perhaps just like in the movie Rocky IV, I should put up a fierce picture of the challenger for inspiration and to remind me of whom I'm up against as I mash the controller buttons...hmm.......but maybe not this one.

Risako "Puyo Puyo Champ" chan.

Okay this one's better as Risakochan looks like she's ready to bring the Puyo Puyo pain. The "eye of the tiger." Mouthpiece...check, gloves...check, controller...check, LCD screen...check, cut man...!!!...where's Mick when you need him?!!

Portrait of you after a Risakochan Puyo Puyo beat down. :O

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And in the end this is what you'll be reduced to as you reminisce about the good old days when Puyo Puyo was just a simple game and you thought you were pretty good at it. Or perhaps this is just a picture of what your cat is doing after you've left the house. Maybe you should give your Nintendo Gamecube to him. :)

And now for the top 15 reasons why you should enjoy a Risakochan beat down in a game of "Puyo Puyo."

Aug 20, 2007
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15. You can tell all of your friends that you played a video game with a Berryz Koubou member and while she may have humiliated you...you enjoyed it immensely!

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14. You got the chance to discover your inner child who frankly needed to be beat down by someone who looks like this.

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13. You were able to prolong the beat down by distracting Risakochan by asking what exactly a "Puyo Puyo" is.

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12. It gave you a good excuse to be playing video games while you really should be working.

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11. You were able to have a photo taken with the entire group after the game and the only draw back is that you won't be able to sit down for at least a week due to the incredible butt whooping you just suffered.

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10. You're now good friends with Kajiwara Yuuta as he finds comfort in knowing that now he's not the only one to be embarrassed by Risakochan on national t.v.

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9. While you were sleeping off your embarrassing loss Risakochan signed your forehead and drew you a unibrow. :)

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8. You can now watch your video gaming pride being reduced to nothing on YouTube anytime as someone has already uploaded it.

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7. You will now have become quite famous in the video game communities and every time you enter a store people will point and laugh. :O

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6. You can now go to Kinko's and create that custom "Risakochan kicked my butt" t-shirt that you've always wanted to wear.

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5. Yurinachan & Chinamichan now have some new material about you to use for their comedy routine during concerts and events.

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4. The show's host tells you that it was their funniest episode ever and asks you to come back for a rematch with Risakochan.

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3. You now know first hand if that little nose is as cute as it seems in pictures and videos.

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2. Getting your butt kicked has never been this cute!!!

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1. And the #1 reason why you should enjoy a Risakochan beat down in a game of "Puyo Puyo"...you now know what a "Puyo Puyo" is. :)

All scans courtesy of Saburo as my Risakochan shashinshuu is scanner allergic.