LOL, the last strip linked in the post was hilarious (though the hints of MPreg were mildly disturbing). No offense to Gabe and Tycho, but I can see a very silly yaoi doujinshi made out of that and some of these others: youarenoisy.jpg, girlfriend.jpg, lovehotel.jpg, etc.
Tetsuo (the psychic ex-best friend in Akira) could read minds (at least in the manga; can't remember the details regarding the anime), but it appears he was only capable of doing so when the person who's mind he's reading is within a few feet of him. After Tetsuo aquires his powers, Kaneda tends to keep his distance from him (all the better to hit him with military-issue laser rifles).
'Tis true. James Robinson is writing the script (he also wrote the script for League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). I think James Cameron's company is producing it.
Haven't heard much about it in awhile, though. Maybe it's gone to Development Hell...
Am I the only one who noticed the HL2/Doom 3/Halo 2 "Now Shipping/Click to Order" notice on the left hand side of the page? It's a pretty subtle joke compared to the others on ThinkGeek's site...
Another obligatory link: GamingFM, an excellent radio station featuring all game music all the time (including the occasional remixes and Minibosses tracks).
Very true. Non-hentai "romance/dating" games have been popular in Japan for years, yet not even the highly successful Tokimeki Memorial has ever seen a US port. The closest we've come, I think, is the "marriage" aspect of the Harvest Moon games.
I guess a viable alternative would be to work in Times Square. You still have to deal with the tourists and whatnot, but not 24/7 (Oh, and as far as food goes, 9th street is only a couple of blocks away and has some decent restaurants-- good if you're going out for lunch).
I guess the only problem then would be getting away with playing games during working hours ^_^;;;
I second this-- J&R is great! Reputable, and with excellent prices (in my Froogle searches for hardware and peripherals, they usually come up with the lowest prices).
You obviously missed seeing the silver-haired bishounen, then. Guy looks like he just stepped out of Devil May Cry or Xenosaga (Japanese-made games, yeah... but close enough):P
There's a reason why a lot of games don't address social issues, and it's the same reason that most animation doesn't-- length of production time. There's no telling if a particular topical issue is still going to be relevant to the public by the time a game is done. Big, overarcing issues, sure, but nothing specific.
Inspection of other gaming mags will show you that they're not all made this way.
Very true. I used to be a subscriber to Game Informer-- when they did a "Five Hottest Girls in Video Games" mini-feature in their 100th issue, it eventually snowballed into this big flap about how the magazine isn't respectful to its female readers (most of this coming from the sizable female readership). As a result, they came to hire a female editor, and the coverage of issues such as DOA Beach Volleyball and the new Leisure Suit Larry game was fairly tasteful, IMHO.
(By the way, the reason why I let my subscription lapse was not because of any such gender issues-- but because of spoilers... huge, unmarked spoilers:P)
For instance, can you believe that Tron did not win any special effects academy awards because their 'overuse' of computer generated effects disqualified them??!
Arrgh, that stinks. Fortunately, at least one animator who worked on Tron (Chris Wedge) went on to win an Academy Award for his computer animation work (Best Animated Short for "Bunny"):)
Lately I've been checking out Crunk Games. It's got more of a fanzine feel compared to these bigger sites, and the features tend to be interesting/witty as well. They also have a larger focus on Japanese imports than many other sites.
Kid Fenris is another "fanzine-style" fave of mine; updated randomly, but still worth checking out.
That "damned bandicoot" has been gone from Naughty Dog for some time now... the last Crash platformer (Wrath of Cortex) was done by another developer (and it really sucked, by the way). In the meantime, Naughty Dog has put out the Jak games-- some of the best platformers in this console generation.
As a fan of Naughty Dog's work, I was kind of saddened to hear about Rubin's leaving, but I have a feeling he knows what he's doing, and that gamers definately won't be hearing the last of him.
When I was in the UK this past summer, Robbie Williams was allll over the radio @_@
Other than that, the music was good-- pretty much what people in the US listen to. We also visited a friend while I was there who was planning on heading to one of the big summer music festivals shortly (I think it may have been Reading, maybe not); the lineup she described to me sounded wicked cool (well, aside from Oasis:P).
The only thing was... CDs in the UK are so expensive! I went into a couple Vigin Megastores while I was there... the average CD was something like 15-17 pounds! I buy $30 Japanese imports from time to time, but I didn't expect to find similar prices in the UK-- for albums that could easily be bought in the US for less. And people here complain about overpriced music...
2. Schools that are for G&T students are generally more expensive than the public counterparts. There are exceptions, but is the case more often than not.
There are public school systems (mostly in urban areas) that have special "gifted" and magnet programs, for a variety of fields (the Miami-Dade public school system, for instance, has special middle and high school programs for everything from the fine arts to architecture to marine science). All it takes is a bit of research to find these programs; the only hurdle then is that many of these schools are notoriously difficult to get into (but if the kid is truly talented, it shouldn't be a problem).
I don't give a shit about praise, I was always too humble (I was able to overcome this deficiency, though) and I was always concerned about criticism.
Okay, your entire post reeks of the arrogance that the parent was talking about, but the last bit of your this sentence says something to me... define "concerned".
I've learned that the difference between humility and ego is that while an egotistical person will fret over criticism, a humble person is more likely to use it; that is, to take any and all critiques not with a grain of salt, but with a deal of thoughtful consideration.
Oh, and like the parent, I was a gifted student too-- and more than a bit egotistical. However, I'm past that for the most part.
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LOL, the last strip linked in the post was hilarious (though the hints of MPreg were mildly disturbing). No offense to Gabe and Tycho, but I can see a very silly yaoi doujinshi made out of that and some of these others: youarenoisy.jpg, girlfriend.jpg, lovehotel.jpg, etc.
Tetsuo (the psychic ex-best friend in Akira) could read minds (at least in the manga; can't remember the details regarding the anime), but it appears he was only capable of doing so when the person who's mind he's reading is within a few feet of him. After Tetsuo aquires his powers, Kaneda tends to keep his distance from him (all the better to hit him with military-issue laser rifles).
I agree! It's not Kaneda's bike without the stickers!
Haven't heard much about it in awhile, though. Maybe it's gone to Development Hell...
Am I the only one who noticed the HL2/Doom 3/Halo 2 "Now Shipping/Click to Order" notice on the left hand side of the page? It's a pretty subtle joke compared to the others on ThinkGeek's site...
Not that I don't agree with you that this is an April Fool's Day joke ^_^
Ahh... I love that album, especially the arranges of "Dancing Mad" and "J.E.N.O.V.A.". Can't wait for the next one!
There's also Nobuo Uematsu's official site, brought to you by Square-Enix and the man himself.
The only other name I've heard for "Frog's Theme" is "Kaeru's Theme", Kaeru being the Japanese name of the character.
Another obligatory link: GamingFM, an excellent radio station featuring all game music all the time (including the occasional remixes and Minibosses tracks).
Very true. Non-hentai "romance/dating" games have been popular in Japan for years, yet not even the highly successful Tokimeki Memorial has ever seen a US port. The closest we've come, I think, is the "marriage" aspect of the Harvest Moon games.
I wonder if this anime has the same plot as the game...
I guess the only problem then would be getting away with playing games during working hours ^_^;;;
^_^;
And I did mean the swordfighting guy/Dante lookalike...
I second this-- J&R is great! Reputable, and with excellent prices (in my Froogle searches for hardware and peripherals, they usually come up with the lowest prices).
You obviously missed seeing the silver-haired bishounen, then. Guy looks like he just stepped out of Devil May Cry or Xenosaga (Japanese-made games, yeah... but close enough) :P
There's a reason why a lot of games don't address social issues, and it's the same reason that most animation doesn't-- length of production time. There's no telling if a particular topical issue is still going to be relevant to the public by the time a game is done. Big, overarcing issues, sure, but nothing specific.
Very true. I used to be a subscriber to Game Informer-- when they did a "Five Hottest Girls in Video Games" mini-feature in their 100th issue, it eventually snowballed into this big flap about how the magazine isn't respectful to its female readers (most of this coming from the sizable female readership). As a result, they came to hire a female editor, and the coverage of issues such as DOA Beach Volleyball and the new Leisure Suit Larry game was fairly tasteful, IMHO.
(By the way, the reason why I let my subscription lapse was not because of any such gender issues-- but because of spoilers... huge, unmarked spoilers :P)
Arrgh, that stinks. Fortunately, at least one animator who worked on Tron (Chris Wedge) went on to win an Academy Award for his computer animation work (Best Animated Short for "Bunny") :)
Kid Fenris is another "fanzine-style" fave of mine; updated randomly, but still worth checking out.
As a fan of Naughty Dog's work, I was kind of saddened to hear about Rubin's leaving, but I have a feeling he knows what he's doing, and that gamers definately won't be hearing the last of him.
Other than that, the music was good-- pretty much what people in the US listen to. We also visited a friend while I was there who was planning on heading to one of the big summer music festivals shortly (I think it may have been Reading, maybe not); the lineup she described to me sounded wicked cool (well, aside from Oasis :P).
The only thing was... CDs in the UK are so expensive! I went into a couple Vigin Megastores while I was there... the average CD was something like 15-17 pounds! I buy $30 Japanese imports from time to time, but I didn't expect to find similar prices in the UK-- for albums that could easily be bought in the US for less. And people here complain about overpriced music...
There are public school systems (mostly in urban areas) that have special "gifted" and magnet programs, for a variety of fields (the Miami-Dade public school system, for instance, has special middle and high school programs for everything from the fine arts to architecture to marine science). All it takes is a bit of research to find these programs; the only hurdle then is that many of these schools are notoriously difficult to get into (but if the kid is truly talented, it shouldn't be a problem).
Okay, your entire post reeks of the arrogance that the parent was talking about, but the last bit of your this sentence says something to me... define "concerned".
I've learned that the difference between humility and ego is that while an egotistical person will fret over criticism, a humble person is more likely to use it; that is, to take any and all critiques not with a grain of salt, but with a deal of thoughtful consideration.
Oh, and like the parent, I was a gifted student too-- and more than a bit egotistical. However, I'm past that for the most part.