Somehow Snagged Ninja Gaiden II (the old one)

Yes, by “old one”, I am in fact refering to the the NES video game and not the recent XBox 360 version with five hundred different attacks but none of them very effective against insanely difficult opponents who seem to have ten million better attacks than you. Now, some smart-ass might be thinking “eBay” but I don’t go to eBay for my gaming goods. Mostly because I still do not have a credit card… or anything necessary to obtain a PayPal account. Instead, I scour flea markets and thrift shops for my gaming needs. Insane, isn’t it?

So yeah, the chances of getting my hands on a Ninja Gaiden original NES game (for ten bucks no less) was pretty fucking minimal… but somehow it happened. Plays fairly well, still can’t get past the second stage with the snow storm, but that’s okay. I got time… oh yes I do.

RAW (Aug. 4th, 2008) – An Adamle Original… A Sh!t Show

Some quick notes:

– Looks like Mike Adamle is going to be one of those paper GMs with no personality whatsoever. Man, I have never seen anyone bore me faster than this guy… even Triple H seems exciting in comparison.

– Please fire Layla. Nothing against the girl, but if all she does is dance (badly) and be a MacGuffin for Jamie Noble to do stupid stuff, then it’s time to dump her. And poor Regal is stuck in the middle of this mess.

– So we now have a Summerslam World Title match and it’s a match we’ve already seen on free TV. Seriously, what was the point?

– Cena and Batista are the new World Tag Team champions. Further proof that WWE simply does not care about their tag titles. Absolutely painful to watch… almost as bad as watching Cena be WWE champion.

Well, that was well worth sleeping early.

DTM BLOG Classics #39 – Quick Shots

Some quick blog posts compiled into one…

So I haven’t commented enough on the decision to make Mike Adamle the GM of RAW. Truth be known, I think this is a terrible idea to make him the head of a company because god knows they’re just going to have him name matches and change them midway because he actually meant something else. However, as Eric Bischoff suggested in a recent blog post, let’s wait and see what this guy offers. Perhaps being GM is more up Adamle’s alley and we don’t have to see him or hear him as often as we would have when he was mangling the commentary behind the mic. I mean, they made Coach a character and look where that went…

Okay, bad example.

On the bright side, CM Punk is still World Heavyweight Champion. So there’s at least some silver lining in all this.

According to most wrestling sites and rating places, WWE’s one-hour Saturday Night Main Event special, featuring such exciting matches as Jenny McCarthy fighting Autism by talking, fell in last place in terms of ratings and viewership. Man, there used to be a time when SNME was a big deal, but now it’s just anoher throwaway show nobody gives a shit about.

So I saw the first few eps of Flashpoint, that new CTV/CBS cop show and I actually enjoyed some of it. It’s not as boring or as sleep-inducing as the other shows and it’s actually a nice breath of fresh air. Also, it has a preggers AJ in there (although she doesn’t have a big bump just yet). Overally, nice show. Catch it if you can.

So apparently, there’s an incompatibility snafu with my FC Twin. Certain Mindscape titles (such as Captain Planet and The Last Starfighter) won’t recognize any of my button inputs. However, this is apparently not a problem on my Factor 5 unit… so I don’t know.

Useless information if there ever was it…

DVD Reviews – Police Squad (Series Set)

Before there was the Naked Gun trilogy of movies (with missing sequels and all), there was the short-lived Police Squad television series. Released back in the early eighties, Police Squad was cancelled because the networks were afraid of a show that people actually had to watch. Hearing that makes me wondering what the point of television was if you didn’t have to watch it. Maybe all those classic shows are classic because you didn’t have to watch them. It just boggles my mind.

What doesn’t boggle my mind is that Police Squad is a pretty decent show and it’s such a travesty that the show was cancelled for such stupidities on the network’s part. The show is essentially a parody of all the other cop shows of the times, making fun of the obvious cliches and gimmicks that are used in those shows. A number of these gags would eventually be recycled in the later Naked Gun flicks, but that sort of adds to the enjoyment of the show. So yeah, you do have to watch the show to appreciate what it has to offer.

Although the show only lasted six episodes, it’s still a good way to kill three hours. Chances are if you liked the Naked Gun flicks and never got the chance to see the show that inspired it, you’ll probably like Police Squad too. The DVD extras aren’t all that special, but they’re serviceable and not necessary worthless. Recommended.

EGOTISM – The New Credo

The Old Credo is just that – old. While it once represented my own beliefs and thoughts for the time it was written, it was also written incoherently and was intended to be a joke – plain and simple. The NEW Credo – the piece of exciting work featured below – expresses my beliefs and thoughts TODAY. Like the Old Credo, this is written mostly as a joke. But some of these things bare some truth about my feelings – how much is something I won’t reveal… because that would be pretty stupid of me.

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RAW (July 14th, 2008) – Why, yes. I did try the Pepsi machine. He wasn’t there, either.

Shane and Stephanie plea one last time for order to be maintained or else actions will be taken. Oh God, don’t tell me you’re bringing Triple H back to RAW. The show’s actually starting to get good.

(2011 Update: Why is that whenever the idea of HHH coming back is entertained in some fashion, I automatically assume the show is going suck as a result? It can’t be a coincidence.)

Actually, I don’t have much to comment on. I had a really bad case of indigestion last night that prevented me from paying full attention to the show, but at least the show wasn’t boring. I don’t like Punk’s chances of walking out of GAB as champion, though.

Another attempt at making Kane an interesting character… yeah, this is going to go over well. Let’s face it: Kane was at his best when he was wearing a mask. Now he’s like a second-rate Undertaker.

Finally, John Cena gets run over by a car. If only this were to lead to a nine-month leave of absence like it did that other fellow…

Overall, decent RAW. Not amazing, but still decent.

Cheap Xbox 360 Is Now Cheaper

According to gamedame.com and confirmed by Microsoft, the 20GB XBox 360 model has dropped its price to $299US. Taking the place of the old $349US price tag is a newer model that comes equipped with a 60GB hard drive. If the newer model also comes with no red ring of death, I’m sold. Of course, you still have the Arcade package and Elite consoles, which are both the same price, so… if you’ve been holding out on getting a Xbox 360, you have a cheap alternative now.

Flair Finance No More & No Love For TNA

Sometime last year, Ric Flair started a financing company. A year later, said company is now out of business and the site now has contact information for anyone who wants to book Ric. Yeah, that’s a bit of a fair trade. “Hey, kids. Ric Flair Finance is out of business, but to make for it, you can book Ric Flair to be on your show and then receive a note from WWE preventing Ric from appearing.”

Still, it’s always sad to see a venture go down the crapper. And I would have thought Ric would have done fairly well in financing. Oh well.

There appears to be at least one disgruntled wrestler within TNA according to rajah.com. A TNA wrestler currently in the midst of a push made the following remark to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter: “Impact sucks so much I don’t even watch myself on television anymore.”

Well, we can say for sure that anonymous TNA wrestler isn’t totally bashing the company. After all, he only says that Impact suck and not necessarily the entire promotion or any of its storylines. Although to be honest, I’m not entirely surprised if the guy really feels that way about TNA.

On the bright side, CM Punk is still your World Heavyweight Champion… so there, some good news today.

Classic Bite Commentary #79 – July 4th, 2008

A few days after posting one of the most hardest bits I ever had to put together (and I mean it), it’s time to add some illumination to the proceedings and continue as usual with the Bite. Short and sweet, but that’s okay. Not much happened this month. Only two things worth mentioning in this commentary.

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