Busy Street REVIEWS My Submission!

(2023 Update: The above video is the original version of Review #06 – Adventures In The Magic Kingdom, which was originally submitted as part of a contest of sorts and some differences from the recut version. It’s included here for the sake of added context to this blog post, but the recut version is the “proper” version in the video review cycle.)

Prestigious interwebsite Busy Street has taken some interest in the contest and updated their post with the following review of my little submission.

Not to sound ungrateful for the high score, but… 45/50? Really? Not bad, but I figured a couple points lower.

Anyway, here’s my humble reply.

And then, the response to my little comment:

But either way, this review was better than judekhanzo’s – you might actually win a copy of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel.

No more comment.

(2024 Update: In case anyone was wondering, I never did win that copy of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel… not that it would’ve done me much good since my crapbox at the time probably couldn’t run the bloody thing.)

Review #06 – Adventures In The Magic Kingdom (NES)

(2025 Update: New video upload with new title card and slight edits.)

Another review contest submission entry… although this uploaded version removes some of the bits that were added strictly for the contest, such as an ad for a pub that may or may not still be around these days.

RAW (Aug. 23rd 2010) – Seriously, though, RAW did nothing…

There was an episode of Monday Night RAW last night that didn’t hold my attention for long… no, seriously, half the time, I was busy converting NSF-format chip music into MP3s so that I can have a stock inventory of readily available Nintendo music for reasons I cannot fathom at the moment… mostly for the purposes of video. But anyway, here’s what I vaguely remember.

– So the remaining members of Nexus had somehow managed to impress the anonymous GM and he allows them to compete for titles. Eventually, leader Wade Barrett challenges Sheamus for the WWE title at the upcoming Night of Champions PPV, only for the dickheaded GM to make a six-pack challenge and introduce the remaining competitors so that they can all beat on Barrett some more and further bury the Nexus group. Dude, after what happened last week, anything the Nexus does will be met with pure apathy. Honestly, I don’t give a damn anymore.

– The gimmick of the episode is that Sheamus is on a throne and he gets to watch the various matches throughout the show; the idea being that he has to pick an opponent for the upcoming PPV based on. Eventually, Sheamus decides to defend the title against Zack Ryder (sneeze and you’ll miss it) before the booking of the six-pack match mentioned.

– Daniel Bryan interrupts a match between Miz and John Cena. Danielson then makes Miz tap. Cole calls it a travesty. I call it the only bright spot on a relatively nothing show.

And that’s about it. There was a tag-team match somewhere involving Samoans, Russians, and Cobras, as well as another crummy Divas match, but that’s all I remember.

Meh… it’s still better than Impact.

Okay, I’ll stop harping on Impact.

IMPACT (Aug. 19th, 2010) – Better Late Than Never To Discuss the Stupidity of the TNA Title Vacancy

Anybody watch the Whole F’N Show a couple Thursdays back? Anyone remember that sick ending where TNA World Champion Rob Van Dam was found bloodied and unconscious before a crazed Abyss holding his toothpick of death?

Well, a week later, it was announced that the title would be vacated and a tournament would take place spanning TWO MONTHS, with the finals to be held at TNA’s Bound For Glory PPV.

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An Alternative Menace

Gather around kids, I’m gonna tell a little story here.

So once upon a time, there was a kid named Anakin. He fixed things.

Then some old guy found him and saw something special in him.
Anakin went on to win a race and went with the old guy to train in the ways of midichlorians.
But the old Masters didn’t want to train Anakin because he was too old.
The old man sighed and brought Anakin back to the slave planet.
Anakin and his mother reunited, were bought by a man name Cliegg, and they all moved to Mos Eisley where they lived happily ever after… well, at least until the Tusken Raiders came along and raided the home, killing everyone within.
Meanwhile, the old Masters were defeated by a senator named Palpatine.
Palpatine was supposedly a master of the dark midichlorians…
But really, he was the smartest guy in the room.
And that’s why Palpatine won… because everyone else was stupid.
The End.

IG Updates His Site… Somewhat

Chris “The Irate Gamer” Bores recently updated his website’s design. Don’t know who Chris Bores is? Look him up; I’m not a damned biographer. And I’m not going into the whole controversy that surrounds him. I just want to talk about his website and nothing more.

It’s a minor change on the main page; moving the navigation buttons from the side to the top and minor moving around of certain bits and pieces. Aside from that, it’s not a huge update.

How long has he had this site template for? Roughly four years. I think it’s about time that he went ahead and overhauled this thing. He says that he’s upgrading the production values of his videos by going into HD – not to mention that he’s going to ask people for a new logo (which I never, EVER liked – just a rather bland and unimpressive logo) – why not follow suit with an all-new site upgrade that is much more presentable and cleaner than what he has now?

As it is, the site looks plain; basically like it was thrown together on one of those Yahoo Pagebuilder things back when Geocities was still up and running many years ago. The coding has to be messed up as well because I can recall several occasions where just entering his website would CRASH MY BROWSER. This has nothing to do with a weak-ass browser – the site is generally plain in its design, lacking any sophisticated flash apps that would slow down a weak computer, with not much thought put into it… AND YET IT CRASHES MY BROWSER.

Now admittedly, it doesn’t happen as often these days… but it’s still a worry every time I go to his site… and I hardly ever go there because of that reason… well, that and he hardly ever updates the thing.

So yeah, I’d definitely be in favor of a new web design for Bores’ website. I’d suggest switching to a blog-style design since that tends to be easier to update and manage. And people can comment on your various posts.

But on the other hand, this being Bores, that’s probably not going to happen.

RAW (Aug. 16th, 2010) – Spitting on The Grave

So yes… Nexus has been slain… killed by Super Cena overcoming the odds. And while the match was pretty good by all counts – what with Danielson returning as the surprise entrant and Cole’s flipping commentary – the end result kills any enjoyment I might have had for the match because… well, that’s what John Cena does.

And last night, while Nexus was in the ring recouping, John Cena came out and just completely BURIED them with his usual jokey comments. Something about Wendy’s or something.

Yeah, did you see the video I posted below? Those were my exact thoughts… only much more angry than what I had posted there.

If you needed ANY indication that Nexus is dead and buried, this is it.

Oh sure, they push the corpse a little more, but that’s all it is at this point… a corpse. They’re not a threat, anymore. It means nothing…

As for the rest of the show, each member of Nexus had individual matches with members of the Summerslam team. All of them win their matches in a futile attempt to regain their lost thunder, but it doesn’t work. Also, Darrin Young is kicked out of Nexus after he is defeated by – you guessed it – John Cena.

FUWWE.

Also, there was a Divas-match… I still don’t care. And the Hart Dynasty are now known as WWE Tag-Team Champions and get shiny new belts… and they look rather okay. Nothing fancy or anything like that, but at least it doesn’t glitter.

And that’s it. I’m done.

Shut the fucking camera off.