I love the United States, but it’s certainly a country that needs a ton of change. The following sign is proof that we still have tons of ignorance floating around. The sad thing is that people actually believe what’s on this sign. I’m voting for Obama to get some change in this country. Signs like the one below are certainly another good reason to vote for him.
Via allvoices.com
Not too long ago, I brought you my “Top Ten Video Games of 1987“. Now it’s time for me to unleash my “Top Ten Video Games of 1988″ on you. 1988 was an interesting year in games and in the world. We saw Dan Rather clash with George H.W. Bush on television concerning Bush’s known role in the Iran-Contra scandal. Who would have known that we’d still have a Bush in the White House twenty years later? Hustler won their case against Jerry Falwell in the Supreme Court. Although it was a satirical story made up by Hustler, one still has to wonder if Falwell had sex with his mother in an outhouse. The world may never know!
Oliver North along with John Poindexter were indicted on conspiracy charges against the United States (North went on to found organizations such as the Freedom Alliance, where they used the skills of Jack Thomspson, the lawyer all gamers love, to go after Ice T and the song “Cop Killer”). Kirk Gibson hit perhaps the most memorable home run in World Series history. 1988 was certainly a very interesting year, but let’s talk about the games…
Here are my picks for top ten video games of 1988:
You are probably wondering why I didn’t find room for Zelda II on the list. Honestly, I wasn’t a big fan of the game. I felt it was stretched out too long, the game wasn’t put together well and was nowhere close to the great game we saw with the original Zelda. Despite my feelings for Zelda II, the NES certainly dominated my year in gaming. I was still more of a Sega guy at the time, but they really had nothing to compare to NES games of that year.
Dragon Quest III was certainly the greatest video game on 1988. According to Wikipedia, the game is the single reason why the Japanese government outlawed releases of Dragon Quest games on school days. Of the ten games I listed, Dragon Quest III is perhaps the most timeless. It’s as fun today as it was 20 years ago.
Whale image via Shirt.Woot
I’ve been waiting patiently for Inglorious Bastards to hit films, but knew nothing about Sukiyaki Western Django until I stumbled across the IGN trailer on ‘get the big picture‘. Next Friday, this film will appear in only one theater in the United States. For whatever reason, a Japanese film about rival gangs in the 1100s seems like something very interesting to me. Quentin Tarantino is a wonderful director and producer, but his acting skills are limited. Let’s hope his character “Jesus” is limited in the film. After watching the trailer, I see that this film has some real potential.
The United States currently holds the most medals with 54, but there are still many medals to go in this year’s events. China continues to dominate with 27 gold medals, so it may come down to the wire between the United States, China and possibly Australia. Click on any of the links below to find more information on the Olympics at NBC.
From NBC:
| COUNTRY | MEDALISTS | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | TOTAL | |
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United States | see names | 16 | 16 | 22 | 54 |
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China | see names | 27 | 13 | 7 | 47 |
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Australia | see names | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
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France | see names | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
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Russia | see names | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
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South Korea | see names | 7 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
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Germany | see names | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
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Japan | see names | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
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Great Britain | see names | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
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Italy | see names | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
In a survey taken by game journalists in 2007, it’s discoveries about Japanese gamers inspired me to write about it. Ever notice that most games made in Japan have subtitles? (and not because they’re in Japanese, wiseguy) Well that’s because the Japanese would rather read than listen. Is that the developer’s choice to not include audio? some video game analysts say “no”. “It’s hard to emphasize certain points of the game.” Sure, you can show a character angry, but you can read ‘What’s he doing here?’ two ways”. Without a voice I would read the sentence as it’s written. But without a voice it would be difficult to know that he meant ‘What’s HE doing here?’, adding emphasis on the word he. My capitalization may or not make sense, thus my need in audio.
“Listen Obama, take off those coke bottles and ‘choke hold’ those Republicans”
At Kezins.com, we do not talk religion, politics or salary. I can’t say that for Star Wars conversations, and all the “What If’s” we ask each other… daily. So, when you throw Star Wars into the mix, we’ll write about it. Don’t kill the messenger but George Lucas has some strong comments, and I only understand them when he speaks ‘Star Wars’. Correct he may be.
George Lucas has created legendary film heroes like Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones, but the US director says that in real life, his hero is Barack Obama.
Lucas was in Japan on Wednesday to promote his latest film, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” as Obama clinched the Democratic Party’s nomination for president.
“We have a hero in the making back in the United States today because we have a new candidate for president of the United States, Barack Obama,” Lucas said when asked who his childhood heroes were.
Obama, “for all of us that have dreams and hope, is a hero,” Lucas said.
Lucas is the creator of the blockbuster “Star Wars” series, as well as the adventures of the swashbuckling archaeologist Indiana Jones, played by Harrison Ford.
Obama on Tuesday sealed the Democratic contest after a marathon battle with Hillary Clinton, becoming the first black White House candidate nominated by a major party.
Growing up in the 80’s exposed you to many, many odd fashion trends. It brought MC Hammer pants, the wedge haircut and neon arm sunglasses. Many of these embarrassing fashion statements went (Thanks to the 90’s). But the 80’s also brought us some of the coolest NES accessories known to every kid wishing he were the star in “The Wizard”. I was able to feed some banana peels into my Dolorean and head back to 1985 and take pictures with my Polaroid for you convenience, of course.
<Pst, the secret word of the day is “NES”. When you read NES you scream as loud as you can>
NES Power Glove - A controller accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System designed by the team of Grant Goddard, William Novak and Sam Davis for Abrams/Gentile Entertainment, made by Mattel in the United States and PAX in Japan. Though it was an officially licensed product, Nintendo was not involved in the design or release of this accessory. It was the first peripheral interface controller to recreate human hand movements on a television or computer screen, and was commercially successful as almost 100,000 were made and sold in the U.S. alone. However, it is often derided by gamers due to its imprecise nature of controls, and the fact that basic actions such as jumping or using an item may be very difficult or impossible to pull off reliably.
NES Cleaning Kit - The Cleaning Kit contained two green plastic cleaning tools and an instruction
manual. The first tool consisted of a plastic handle and an end with a C-shaped padded cleaning surface. This surface was designed to be wet with water and inserted over the contacts of a cartridge and used to scrub the cartridge’s contacts. The second tool was similar in design and function but had a flat padded end for insertion into the console itself to clean the console’s contacts. Cleaning the console and the cartridges once a month would supposedly extend product life and increase reliability. Long use would eventually dirty the cleaning pads, which could be replaced at cost through either mail order or by phone using information found in the manual. The Cleaning Kit was apparently created in response to the common practice amongst gamers of blowing into the cartridge or console in an attempt to remove dust from the contacts.
Many of you already know that we are giving away a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV (360 edition) as part of our comment contest. I have some good news for all of you. After some careful thinking, I decided that there are a lot of people out there who would get more enjoyment from the Special Collector’s Edition of the game than I would. I have decided to go ahead and keep the complementary standard edition of the title for myself and give the winner my personal Special Collector’s Edition. It comes with some really cool stuff that I hate to part with, but I’m sure it will make someone’s day. All I ask in return is for the winner to send us a picture of them enjoying the game. That’s not required, but would certainly make our day in return.
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