No games, but something for Josh

Hey guys,

I forgot until the last minute that I won't be here for games this weekend. I'll be in San Diego for a self defense thing with Jessica's dad. So, VG is cancelled (at least as far as holding it at the usual place).

And now, time for Josh to put a diaper on:

Christmassy stuff

Hey guys, quick thought here:

Maybe some night/nights before Christmas comes around we should spend the evening doing something cool for our wives/mothers/other-important-female-people-in-our-lives. I have no real idea what. It could be something manly and handy, or it could be something sensitive and culinary, or whatever. What do you think? If we planned far enough ahead we could probably come up with something cool that our [choose your relationship] would appreciate and that we could make personal and on the cheap.

Any thoughts?

P.S. Any votes on what we have to eat this week? I have money, and if I don't get a good suggestion I'm going to be creative about it.

Mega Animation

I've always thought that the best way to portray Mega Man is through cell animation, Anime to be specific. I'm not a big fan of Anime but for some subject matter it is very appropriate. There was an American animated Mega Man cartoon series and it wasn't bad; however, it took artistic liberties with the design of the characters in order to give a more "American" look to it.

When it comes to the an animated version of Mega Man (or Rock Man in Japan) I really want it to be literal. Here are a few animated clips of cartoons that I think hits right on the nose.





And just for fun, here's the first Japanese commercial for the first Mega Man game.

Balloon art

I was surfing for pictures of Anglerfish (of all things) and came across this:



Naturally I thought of eBag

More Mega!

While we're on a Mega Man theme right now, here are some mega-cool links!
GamesRadar has created a whole series of Mega Man Tributes, including a mega collection of wallpapers.

And this guy has actually built the Mega Man helmet!

Megaman Robot?

Checkout this Megaman-like robot called ZENO

A Response To Ebag's Post

This is this from the famous web-comic Penny Arcade.

Mega Man 9

I want it!

Games Cancelled tonight

Hey guys,

due to the fact that I had to work yesterday (yay move-in weekend at biola) I will not be at games tonight, so if you guys want to do it you'll probably need to find another venue. If someone wants to swing by and snag the wee, that would be fine, as long as there's some way I can get it back before Friday.

Sorry to throw a wrench in stuff.

Pizza Calendar

Okay guys, the pizza calendar has been created, and you have all been invited to create a Google Calendar account and join the calendar. This Sunday, Mom has volunteered to buy pizza. The last person to buy pizza (before tonight) was (I think) me. (I thought about it Gabe, and I'm pretty sure that I took home the leftovers from the time it was just you and me.) So that means it's Gabe or Matt's turn to sign up for the first weekend in August, and then the other one can sign up, and then Josh and I will sign up again.

When I know what weekend I'm doing food, I'll probably try to get a head count so I can know how much food to bring, but I'll worry about that later.

I'm not going to put a link in the sidebar because there is no direct link to this specific calendar, it's just google.com/calendar, and then when you log in it should show you the appropriate info.

Hm... this looks cool...

But maybe it's just because most of the game happens in 2-D.

Anyway, I'm excited for this, even though I probably won't get to play it anytime soon.

Sockbaby

Sockbaby is a fun short film project created by Doug Tennapel about 2 years ago. All was shot at his house on the weekends with some friends.

There is a sequel in the works with some surprising celebrities.

Proof of God's Existence!

This guy made a great scale model of the Babel Fish!

XKCD

This from today's XKCD:

Hellboy II: The Golden Army - 2nd Trailer

2 Things

First, just wanted to encourage everyone to donate to the Smash Bros: Brawl fund. I know we had all talked about chipping in previously, but now the chips are down and it's time to see money and mouths are in the same places. I figure if everyone gives $10, then I don't end up paying more than about $15, which sounds about fair to me.

For those of you who haven't played it yet (which is everyone except me and Herch) it ROXXORS! We spent last Sunday playing the adventure mode in 2 player mode. We played for about 3 hours, on top of the 2 or 3 hours that Josh B and I played on Friday, and we're still not half way through the adventure.

And yes, there were at least two cut scenes where Matt and I agreed that Josh K. would pee his pants. We'll have to see if we can go back and replay them somehow.

Second, check out this picture and see if you can tell me what made me decide it was worth the screencapture. To remove the obvious guess, it has nothing to do with the big picture of Sonic.



Oh, and one more thing: Anyone know whose turn it is to buy pizza?

A BONE MOVIE!

Source: Movieweb.com - Saturday, March 08, 2008Warner Bros. has picked up rights to Bone, the acclaimed independent comic book series from artist Jeff Smith. Dan Lin will produce, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The fantasy series followed three cousins from the Bone family who are small, white and bald humanlike creatures with big noses. The trio are run out of their hometown and find themselves in a mysterious valley where they are separated and hunted by other creatures. They are taken in by a girl named Thorn and her grandmother, and find out that the valley is threatened by an evil force called the Lord of the Locusts.
The series ran irregularly from 1991-2004. Scholastic has been publishing the collected stories in graphic novel format since 2005, selling more than 1 million copies so far.
An animated version was in development at Nickelodeon Films but fell through, partly because Smith was displeased that the studio was aiming it for kids and wanted the film to include pop songs.
A decision on what kind of format Bone should take -- live-action or animated or both -- will be based on filmmaker meetings.

I really, really, really, REALLY, REALLY hope that it's going to be cell animated!!!! But it probubly won't. SIGH

You guys are gonna like this!

Okay Chumps!

I have a couple of games borrowed from a friend at work that I think everyone will enjoy, so make sure you come this week. Last week's attendance was almost nonexistent, I am assuming due to Oscar and his friend.

But no more excuses! Game on!

Sci-Fi Waldo

This image is a "Picture Puzzle" from the latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly Magazine.Check it out, you might recognize various characters from all kinds of sci-fi.

Minesweeper: The Movie

A friend of mine made this and HOLY CRAP I could not stop laughing!

The guys who made that have a blog called Elephant Larry's Group Blog.

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army - Trailer