Friday, February 3, 2012
Let's Enjoy with Darahas/Aharan: Beat Hazard! Taken Down.
Sorry folks, but since I am playing a game with copy-righted music, I chose to take it down in fear of being attacked by the SME. No thanks.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
From the Nintendo Vault: Super Mario 64
"From the Nintendo Vault" is a feature in which I will pick a game from Nintendo's library of games and review them.
Now, I'm a Nintendo kid. My first console was the Nintendo 64, and it still works to this day. It was part of their Funtastic series, and it was the Fire-Orange color. I have a backup which is a original copy. My second console I personally owned was a Gamecube, and it was a special copy that came with "The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition" and I'm still working through that one!
It came with the original NES Zelda, it's sequel, Ocarina of Time, and it's sequel and a short demo for Windwaker (which is my favorite Zelda, and serious contender for my favorite game). So, that is my background on Nintendo, and the first game I ever finished and game owned was the game we are looking at today.
Super Mario 64
Intro: The game starts off with a weird Mario head, which you could screw around with and make his head all shrunk and make him bug eyed. Good times. You then go into a save screen where you choose a save and start the game.
Starting Scene: This scene needs talking about for just how good it was. It starts with letter from Princess Peach inviting our favorite plumber over to the castle for some "cake" (obligatory sex reference). Then comes in the memorable entrance. A Lakitu Brother comes flying in with a camera on the end of a fishing line, does a fly around the castle, and focuses on Mario jumping out of a pipe, and says this.
“Good afternoon. The Lakitu Bros., here reporting live from just outside the Princess's castle. Mario has just arrived on the scene, and we'll be filming the action live as he enters the castle and pursues the missing Power Stars. As seasoned cameramen, we'll be shooting from the recommended angle, but you can change the angle by pressing the
Buttons."
We then find out the Power Stars of the castle are missing, and that Bowser has stolen them! OH NOES. It is then up to you, as the player and Mario, must collect the stars and rescue the princess for that "cake".
Controls: Pitch perfect. Moving as Mario has never felt better. He turns on a dime, jumping feels sublime, even though going from moving to standing still and punching is kinda weird. The only issue I have is the Lakitu Bros. camera control. Compared to today's standards, the camera is clunky and slow, and feels weird. But it's still a blast to jump around as Mario, if you are staring into the side of a mountain.
Music: So memorable. With classics like "Bom-Omb Battlefield" "Dire, Dire Docks" And "Slide Theme"
You seriously cannot go wrong with this game's music. It's full of whimsy and wonderment that you can't be hating on it.
Gameplay: It's Mario. You should know this by now, but if you don't, Super Mario 64 is a 3D platformer (one of the first to do it correctly), where you jump, climb, slide, and smash enemies in order to find Power Stars, 60 out of which you need to fight Bowser and finish the game. The castle is a hub-world, allowing you to run around it and jump into portraits (sometimes in rooms, others in halls) which are the worlds in were you find the stars. Once you have 8, 30, and 60 stars, you can enter 3 "Bowser" worlds, which ordinarily have tough platforming sections, and the big fight against Bowser.
In Short: Super Mario 64 is a fantasic game, with so many things to be praised, like the music and revolutionary 3d platforming, that its shortcomings are shadowed. Go buy a Nintendo 64, a copy of this, and have a ball.
I'm Darahas, for politcally (in)correct gamers saying, until next time.
Now, I'm a Nintendo kid. My first console was the Nintendo 64, and it still works to this day. It was part of their Funtastic series, and it was the Fire-Orange color. I have a backup which is a original copy. My second console I personally owned was a Gamecube, and it was a special copy that came with "The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition" and I'm still working through that one!
It came with the original NES Zelda, it's sequel, Ocarina of Time, and it's sequel and a short demo for Windwaker (which is my favorite Zelda, and serious contender for my favorite game). So, that is my background on Nintendo, and the first game I ever finished and game owned was the game we are looking at today.
Super Mario 64
Intro: The game starts off with a weird Mario head, which you could screw around with and make his head all shrunk and make him bug eyed. Good times. You then go into a save screen where you choose a save and start the game.
Starting Scene: This scene needs talking about for just how good it was. It starts with letter from Princess Peach inviting our favorite plumber over to the castle for some "cake" (obligatory sex reference). Then comes in the memorable entrance. A Lakitu Brother comes flying in with a camera on the end of a fishing line, does a fly around the castle, and focuses on Mario jumping out of a pipe, and says this.
“Good afternoon. The Lakitu Bros., here reporting live from just outside the Princess's castle. Mario has just arrived on the scene, and we'll be filming the action live as he enters the castle and pursues the missing Power Stars. As seasoned cameramen, we'll be shooting from the recommended angle, but you can change the angle by pressing the
Buttons."We then find out the Power Stars of the castle are missing, and that Bowser has stolen them! OH NOES. It is then up to you, as the player and Mario, must collect the stars and rescue the princess for that "cake".
Controls: Pitch perfect. Moving as Mario has never felt better. He turns on a dime, jumping feels sublime, even though going from moving to standing still and punching is kinda weird. The only issue I have is the Lakitu Bros. camera control. Compared to today's standards, the camera is clunky and slow, and feels weird. But it's still a blast to jump around as Mario, if you are staring into the side of a mountain.
Music: So memorable. With classics like "Bom-Omb Battlefield" "Dire, Dire Docks" And "Slide Theme"
You seriously cannot go wrong with this game's music. It's full of whimsy and wonderment that you can't be hating on it.
Gameplay: It's Mario. You should know this by now, but if you don't, Super Mario 64 is a 3D platformer (one of the first to do it correctly), where you jump, climb, slide, and smash enemies in order to find Power Stars, 60 out of which you need to fight Bowser and finish the game. The castle is a hub-world, allowing you to run around it and jump into portraits (sometimes in rooms, others in halls) which are the worlds in were you find the stars. Once you have 8, 30, and 60 stars, you can enter 3 "Bowser" worlds, which ordinarily have tough platforming sections, and the big fight against Bowser.
In Short: Super Mario 64 is a fantasic game, with so many things to be praised, like the music and revolutionary 3d platforming, that its shortcomings are shadowed. Go buy a Nintendo 64, a copy of this, and have a ball.
I'm Darahas, for politcally (in)correct gamers saying, until next time.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Apologies to Drew Brees
Our editorial board would like to send our deepest apologies to Mr. Drew Brees, for inaccurately reporting that Drew Brees asked a reporter "What's that big blue thing above the stadium?" We have new information that quote was actually said by Mr. Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers. Sorry about that Mr. Brees...
Cam Newton is a joke.
Get the FUCK out of here.
Andy Dalton rating 152,
Cam Newtons rating 28.7
(though Drew Brees kicking a field goal made my night)
AFC lays waste to the NFC, despite what Antisocial thought would happen.
Pro Bowl Preview
My review on: Europa Universalies III(3)
Ahhh yes, This game, Made by Paradox Interactive in my opinion is one of the best games out there. It expands upon the series and so far has 4 expansion packs.
Gameplay: 10/10
The gameplay just lets you come back for more, You can play any country from 1338-1820. The replayability is great as you never know whats going to happen this time. There are achivements as well!
Music: 10/10
The music blends well with gameplay and has a nice selection.
Moddability: 10/10
The moddability of this game is amazing, You can mod the timeline... Modern world mod? Done. WW2 mods? Done... You can add and remove provinces as you like. There are plenty of mods out there.
Difficulty of playing: Semi Difficult.
The game is quite difficult, And you need to start a new game a few tries to get the hang of it, But once you get the games economy, etc... its a cake walk to play.
Customer support: 10/10
Paradox Interactive gives great customer support if there is something wrong with your game.
Holder Knew More than He Claimed
This article goes to show that Eric Holder is a lying piece of shit. According to the Daily Caller,
Wow, but of course, despite being informed that Fast and Furious guns were used in the murder of Brian Terry on the DAY of his murder, Eric Holder knew nothing about it:Burke forwarded those two emails to Holder’s then-deputy chief of staff Monty Wilkinson later that morning, adding that the incident was “not good” because it happened “18 miles w/in” the border.Wilkinson responded to Burke shortly thereafter and said the incident was “tragic.” “I’ve alerted the AG [Holder], the Acting DAG, Lisa, etc.”Then, later that day, Burke followed up with Wilkinson after Burke discovered from officials whose names are redacted that the guns used to kill Terry were from Fast and Furious. “The guns found in the desert near the murder BP officer connect back to the investigation we were going to talk about – they were AK-47s purchased at a Phoenix gun store,” Burke wrote to Wilkinson.
Simply amazing, he's not even that good of a liar, yet he still got away from perjury charges. Four more years of Obama will only mean four more years of bullshit like this.Holder has faced difficult questions surrounding the question of when he was first informed of the gunwalking program. He testified in Congress that he had only learned of Fast and Furious a “few weeks” before a May 3, 2011, House Judiciary Committee appearance.Holder has since walked back that “few weeks” comment, amending it to more of a “couple months.”
Now Playing: Left 4 Dead 2
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