First off, I was able to get the $25 gift certificate from Toys R Us. From what I heard from the friendly cashier lady, there were 12 copies left besides the pre-ordered ones yesterday, and those were sold out. I was somehow able to come in at the right time (lunchtime, w00t) and just waltz out with the goods.
Let me tell you: This game… was made for the Wii. In another words: The wii was made for this game. But since the Wii came before the Super Mario Galaxy, the former statement makes more sense.
It’s cute. It’s friendly. It’s childish in the sense that it uses bright colors and is approachable. But really, it takes a more mature mind to appreciate some of the level design. I see lots of places where this game could have failed: camera angles, gravity issues, difficulty.
I’m amazed at how all of it is perfect. I have yet to have any issue with any part of the game play. The two player mode is superb.
And with that said, I’m going to take it easy. Easy does it…
Guitar Hero 3. Zelda. Super Mario Galaxy. I sure have a lot to play
I think I injured my neck while playing Wii Bowling a couple days ago. I couldn’t turn my head to the right all the way without some great pain. I’ve recovered, thankfully.
Maybe I should submit my story to Wii Have a Problem.
On a side note: I think I finally figured out to freaking play this game. For some strange reason, no matter how much I try to bowl straight, all of my balls curve to the left.
The key is to release as high as you can, so that the spin doesn’t effect the ball until much later down the lane.
So for me, I aim to the left of the first pin. Strange for a right hander, I know.
Lent commitment included nothing about games… crap. Games stopped “playing” (Pun! YES! BINGO!) any discernible role in my life maybe a year ago, so I guess I kinda left them out.
Okay, let me vent a little bit, before I go back and start to cry, looking at my code.
Right now, I feel like my code is shooting me in the face. With an AWP. (Oh, I miss those days… sorta kinda… all those wasted hours on a silly game from the 90s…) I have no weapons to speak of. (Do I get points for really bad metaphors, too?) I’m having one of the hardest times figuring out why my “include” and “require” aren’t doing as they’re supposed to be.
Sidenote: Currently working on: Google SOAP calls to customize the Google search page. All I have to do is include NuSOAP. What the heck is going on? (And like half the links to the sourceforge for NuSOAP is down for some random reason…)
Now… Wasn’t That Roundabout
Okay, back to the point of the post.
- WASD: the four buttons needed for any first person shooter game
- ASDF: just another ridiculous computer nerd “joke”… I love typing “asdf”…
- FPS: first person shooter
Add the three together to get: wasdfps. I have no idea why this is funny. In about 30 seconds, I’m going to look back and say, “who wrote this garbage?”.
Regardless, this sucker’s copyrighted JK 2007 style.
Okay, back to work.
11:20:14 PM Amir: it’s the cheapest next-gen console11:20:22 PM Josh: you took the words right out of my mouth
11:20:23 PM Josh: indeed it is
11:22:40 PM Amir: needs more games though
11:22:49 PM Josh: did you run through them already?
11:22:54 PM Josh: do you just have zelda?
11:22:59 PM Amir: zelda and madden
11:23:04 PM Josh: madden?
11:23:05 PM Josh: is it good?
11:23:25 PM Amir: yeah
11:23:44 PM Amir: the wii controls are pretty good
11:23:49 PM Amir: except kicking feels a bit weird
11:23:59 PM Amir: you kind of kick how you bowl
11:24:05 PM Josh: haha
11:24:14 PM Josh: duct tape the wiimote to your legs
11:24:17 PM Josh: that’s how it’s done
11:24:23 PM Josh: everything should come with duct tape
11:24:24 PM Amir: haha
11:24:36 PM Amir: they need a shoe addon
11:24:46 PM Amir: like the powerglove
11:24:50 PM Josh: yesss
11:24:57 PM Josh: the powershoe
11:25:04 PM Josh: this is going on the blog