Well, this week I didn't go out at all, there were a total of 3 garage sales listed for the entire area, and they all looked crappy from their descriptions or were perpetual sales that I've been to already. But, luckily, I've got treasure from last week I didn't have a chance to post, so that's what I'll show you now.
Continue reading Treasure Hunt Chronicles '09 - #3
 "Shut up you guys!!!" Jimmie barked at John and I as we were jabbering about his latest Hot Wheel addition. Our self-nominated Quarterback was definitely taking his newly acquired role a bit too far in my humble opinion. John acknowledged this as well with a quick glance towards me. Now Jimmie was the classic over-competitive, under-achiever type - like some of those bad acts in American Idol auditions. That being said, we half-heartedly complied to simply appease him and avoid 'the need to focus' speech. It was after all 4th down and we had to get to the Jones' mailbox for a 1st down, lest we forget.
"We're going for it!" Jimmie exclaimed in a confident voice to our foes (who were actually 8 year old kids - just like us). "OK... Now John, you go out to that first tree just past the Davis' driveway and cut in." Jimmie whispered to us as though he was sharing military secrets. "Terry, get to that mailbox, and turn around, fake and then go deep." Jimmie made it sound like a plan - the only drawback was that he threw like a girl and the electrical wire 'vines' that crisscrossed through our street almost negated the long game (not that we truly had that option with him anyway). "Hutt-hutt-Hutt" ... the next thing I knew I was on defense after our 'gunslinger' successfully completed his pass, off the wires, to my defender. Now if I were QB....
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The game of football is a North American trademark of sorts. Rich in tradition, this sport has almost surpassed (if it hasn't already) the 'official' past time of the USA, baseball. I first had the pleasure of experiencing this great game as an adolescent during the 1970s. During that time, we had to rely upon gathering the required parental permissions and assembling our group of four to wage battle on the paved streets of our suburban neighborhood. Everyone, regardless of age, has experienced the raw emotions that are triggered by the simple event depicted above. Though we did not have the benefit of today's smorgasbord of electronic and digital entertainment, the evolution in the electronics field was just around the corner and would provide more options to fulfill our gaming needs.
The following takes a look at the evolution of the football 'gaming' experience during my time in the 1970s. On to the games...
| | Paper Football
(System : Kitchen Table) |  | Who doesn't love this school cafeteria classic!! This game was a blast, right up there with plastering a gooey spitball smack in the middle of the some unsuspecting victim's glasses. Making a solid paper football was an art form in its own right. Too big and touchdowns were a breeze but field goal attempts would flutter too much. Craft one too small and games went on forever. Regardless, Scotch tape was always a necessity. The ultimate high, and honest goal, of any serious paper footballer - "doinking" your bud plumb square in the forehead and seeing the thin reddened crease develop there as a result of your efforts. This was an ego booster - 5th grade style. |
 | Best Memory: Being envious (honestly, more nervous) of my paper football as it sailed over my buddy's shoulder and down the front of Kelly K's shirt (our school's hottie). | | | Tutor Electric Football
(System : Electronic Board Game) | 
| Believe it or not, this game debuted way back in 1947. I never really could understand the fascination with it - set up a bunch of might-mite plastic dudes on a puke-green metallic gridiron and watch them shake and shiver like a drug addict at a detox clinic. There were a great many variations of this game (Talking Football anyone?), but all of them relied basically on one thing - you had to have an vivid imagination to enjoy the gaming experience. That being said, I doubt even Stephen King could last for more than 10 minutes with this "gem". |  | Best Memory: Watching my buddy's cat creep closer and closer to the 'electric gridiron' and watching it jump 5' in the air when we flicked on the power. | | | Mattel Electronics Football
(System : Dedicated Handheld) | 
| This was one of the first truly electronic football experiences. Mattel Electronics came out with their line of dedicated handheld sports games in 1977. Football was arguably their best release in this first batch of games and quickly became a favorite of all of us teenage hooligans. Your warrior, who was basically a bright-red 'minus' sign, could only run and kick. This game rocked - as long as your 9 Volt battery did not give out. When the juice started to run low, the game became dimmer by the minute until your player would take three seconds to move just one space on the virtual playing field (grid). This game could also double as a night light to check out comics after the lights were turned off for the night. |  | Best Memory: Using tape to mask the built-in speaker to try and mute the 'bleeps' while playing this game way after my dictated bed time. It didn't work - I got busted every time. | | | Atari VCS Football
(System : Atari 2600 Video Game Console) | 
| This was Atari's first football venture in console gaming. Released in 1978, Football consisted of three-on-three play with basic pass and run functionality. Remember Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots? Well, put those guys into a trash compactor and you'll end up with a reasonable facsimile of your virtual player, less the flicker. Some might find this aspect of the game nostalgic - I just find it purely annoying and gives me a headache to this day. I do have to admit that the sound effects were kind of cool as well as the '1st down' line. Other than that, this game didn't really have that much more to offer. One thing to note about this title - be prepared for your controller to take a beating. I remember really cranking on the joystick left, right, up, down and being severely disappointed by the lack of response. The game is just slow, but it took me a while to figure this out. It also cost me two controllers that now reside at the bottom of some waste facility back in my home town. The box was pretty 'fly' though. |  
| Best Memory: None to be honest - this game kind of sucked. | | | Texas Instruments TI-99/4A Football
(System : Personal / Home Computer) |
 | Texas Instruments released this game in 1979 for their TI-99/4A personal home computer. Now this is as basic as you can get in a football game - a choice of 4 plays on offense and 4 for the defenders. Once your ‘rock-paper-scissors’ selection is made, you are basically at the mercy of the CPU. This game was flicker-free thank goodness - I was not in danger of having any type of seizure during game play. While this was a plus, once play was initiated, action would unfold at such a tortuously slow pace that I could actually feel myself aging during each play. I guess I am lucky that quarters were limited to only 5 minutes (smiling). |  | Best Memory: Getting a little buzzed with my buddy while we experimented with chewing tobacco (Kodiak) and laughing as he uttered 'Da Bomb' while I was in a goal line defense. | | | Atari Football
(System : Arcade) | 
| Atari Football was released for the arcades in 1979. If there was ever a video game that truly made you pay for play, this was it. Not only did it hoard up all of your hard earned paper delivery tips, it was physically abusive - literally. The innovative b>Atari 'Trakball' controller was very responsive, but the price was high to take advantage of this benefit - a pound of flesh from the actual skin of your palms. Game play was frantic and invigorating. Gamers wailed away on those trackballs and that sound alone raised the entire energy level of the arcade. This game was definitely a test of endurance as much as it was a test of skill. Bring your garden gloves with you before engaging this beast. Note - Playing this game before a palm reading is definitely not recommended. |  | Best Memory: Returning pop bottles and raking leaves to earn more quarters to feed into this beast at the arcade (as well as to pay for all of the bandages for my chewed up hands) | | |
The 1970s brought about the advent of video gaming for the great sport of football. Take a trip down memory lane and share your thoughts on these classics and others from this influential time period!
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So, finally, we have an official pairing bracket for the Best of the Best contest. But! Those who are good with math may notice something: we have an EXTRA pair! So, it is up to YOU (again...) to decide which pair is automatically eliminated! So, without further ado, the pairings....
Continue reading Best of the Best: The Pairing, and an EPIC QUESTION!!!
 Oh, hello OH NOOOO! Otter. I've missed you so much. Has your need gone away, or have I been lazy? You decide. I'll report.
You know, GTA is a series that tends to be heavy on the mature themes, and in addition to cold blooded murder and sex, there's also the drugs. Generally, all those things exist in the virtual world only, and you get your virtual kicks. But, wouldn't it be interesting if Rockstar gave you a trinket for buying the game? Nah, it wouldn't be good, sex, murder, and drugs are bad, and best should be virtual. Here's for keeping those things virtual.
Well, turns out that when you buy used copies of GTA you increase your chances of having GTA become slightly more real for you. See, if you live in Britain, you have a chance apparently of buying a used pair of GTA games with Ecstasy tables stuffed in one of the game's manual. I bet that could be lucrative on the market, but, drugs are bad, and you should definitely turn them into the authorities.
So, the better question is will some evil British Politician use this story to tie games and drugs? Do playing games like GTA make you do drugs? Well, if you find the right politician, I bet you'll find out adept enough to contort the facts to reflect that. Will it happen with this case? Who knows, but we'll keep tracking this story for developments, because, you never know if games might make you do drugs. Just remember, drugs are bad, even if you do find Ecstasy in your case.
Report: Dad Finds Ecstasy Tablets in Used Copy of Grand Theft Auto [Game Politics]
*NOTE: Drugs really are bad. Don't do them.
You know what? We have a chat. It's absurd, and it's fun. Want to see a sample of our absurdity? Sure you do:
[23:32] *** TraderFake is now known as Alfaxxor. [23:33] Alfabor: doesn't rhyme. [23:33] Alfacor: ONLY ONE LETTER CHANGE [23:33] Alfabor: nice try. [23:33] Alfaxxor: I DO NOT CARE [23:33] Alfabor: better luck next time. [23:33] Alfaxxor:  [23:33] Alfacor: You don`t add more, you`re messing it up! [23:33] Alfacor: Now he`s not gonna give you +o [23:33] Alfaxxor: YES! [23:33] Alfacor: YOU`RE MISSING OUT [23:33] *** Alfaxxor has been kicked from #rfgeneration by Alfabor: you damn well better make your name right [23:33] Alfabor: oops. [23:33] Alfabor: he doesn't know how we roll, does he. [23:34] Alfacor: Nope. [23:34] Alfabor: whoops. [23:34] Alfabor: oh well. [23:34] Alfabor: well, he was a nice guy. [23:34] Alfabor: way to lose that member. [23:34] Alfabor: he apparently does not have autorejoin [23:34] Alfacor: Yep, he`s gotta do it right. [23:34] Alfabor: so... will he ever come back.
And that is the $64,000 question. Did Lios come back? The only way you will know is if you join #rfgeneration. So yeah, won't you join us? JOIN US, WON'T YOU?
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Good news everyone! The weather has broken (for a while at least) and it was reasonably comfortable shopping around the flea market for the first time this year. The place was far from packed, but if its any indication of what is to come, this will be another spectacular year. The flea market has been consistently good so far this year, but garage sales are still very slow. Hopefully, April will bring more stuff (actually since this is so late, I KNOW April will be good  )
And I apologize with the tardiness of this post, it should have been up earlier, but with the server move and a really hectic schedule, I didn't have a chance to get it up until now.
And to try and maintain consistency, I'll be posting these on Mondays from now on.
Continue reading Treasure Hunt Chronicles '09 - March
I hope you've heard of Mega64. If not, they're a comedy group that does live action re-enactments of games in public. Go look them up on YouTube.
So, their new skit is Metal Gear Solid 4, and they manage to squeeze in a few fantastic special guests. I won't ruin who it is, so hit the jump if you want to find out who. This video really needs no more introduction, so here you are:
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Continue reading RFG Aside: Mega64 Tops Themselves...YET AGAIN
March. It's the month after February, and see, it's another one of these months of the year. And with each passing year comes new submissions for the site. Last month saw 2894 new submissions for the site, of which the games database saw 2818 new submissions. You know, I think you can hear the hardware database crying in the distance because it's being neglected. Won't you do something about that? Ah, I kid, I kid. Sure, submit more stuff for the hardware database, but over 2800 submissions is no small feat, and I am ever appreciative for that. Also, we added 466 new images to our databases last month. That's nice, isn't it?
So, who kicked ass, took names, and reigned as the top submitter last month? Why, it was our prodigal son, Izret101! I guess being away from staff duties for a long time made him really want to make 836 submissions last month. Although, he could just be driven. Who knows. Of course, ApolloBoy, Madir and Pop Culture Portal weren't really slacking either. They were the next highest submitters, and kudos goes to them. Of course, we want to recognize everyone who made submissions last month, and give kudos to those of you that made more than 50 submissions last month:
Izret101, ApolloBoy, Madir, Pop Culture Portal, ga5ket, Tan, audioman83, Funk_Buddy, Zenki.
Thanks goes to them and everyone else who made submissions last month!
In addition, many of these submissions need to be approved by staff members. Last month, NES_Rules was our top approver, with a whopping 390 approvals. Of course, many other staff members approved your submissions, and thanks goes to all of them, especially those who made more than 50 submissions:
NES_Rules, ga5ket, ApolloBoy, Tan
I really appreciate all of you who have reviewed the submissions and made the submissions. It is YOU guys that make our site grow. I just provide the scripts that allow you to do it. From all of us at RF Generation, Thanks!
You know, the Church of RF Generation was fantastic. It might have been a little late, but late to the party is better than no party at all. I'd like to give Den props for the idea, images, and color palette. It truly was fun.
As many of you know, we started our server move Sunday Night. It didn't exactly go to plan. Something bad happened which kept us from coming back in time. In that emptiness, I hope you found something to keep yourself occupied. If you didn't, rest assured that we are back and on a new, faster, better server. It's nice. Also, we have a better control panel and we we're saving six dollars a month. Hooray to that.
I hope you enjoyed our April Fools joke. It was fun. If you're new here, April Fools is a High Holy Day for RF Generation, and we go all out. Additionally, we do not take suggestions for April Fools, so don't even try. I'll ignore any message regarding it. Might even block you. We take pleasure in knowing that only a certain few people know the gag, and it's generally a surprise. From Composite Generation, to Pretty Generation to Toddler Generation to Geriatric Generation to the most recent Church of RF Generation... we love April Fools. Until next year!
My children rejoice, the time of ascension is at hand. 2008 was a horrible year for us, and we were penalized badly with massive downtime in the months of April and May. This downtime lead us to search for the reason why we were down for almost two months. We searched far and wide through our logs and files, but we simply couldn't find any reason as to why we were down. It was frustrating, until we decided to reflect on our own actions. It was there, that we saw the error of our ways.
We thought long and hard about this change, and we thought hard for a reason. See, we people at RF Generation were heavens, our lax nature and our lackadaisical manner had struck the ire of the Gods. We had initially decided against doing something drastic, but this decision struck the ire of the Gods, as just noticed. It was so obvious, looking back, that we were horrible, horrible people. We were so busy trying to please our members that we simply forgot about the Gods, and they simply didn't appreciate that. In their vengeful wrath, they sent our site into limbo for two painful months. The wrath was swift, it was painful, and looking back, we understand their ire. In that respect, we repent.
Today is the culmination of ten months of reflection and identity seeking. We all truly were sinners to our Gods, and we are truly sorry to have displeased them. We wish, and will make amends to our deities. The RF Generation you know has been cleansed. Today, we begin the process of rolling out the product of our cleansing. Today, we launch our Church. We have for far too long ignored our deities. Today is the day we make things right.
The Church of RF Generation has been founded on the principles that our deities never be ignored. Who are our deities? They are the pillars that allow and foster our being as gamers and collectors. Our pantheon consists of many deities, but no deity reigns supreme. They are all equal, although everyone of us might hold one closer to our hearts. I know I personally pay special homage to Yevon. Perhaps you worship one of the holy grails of game collecting, Nintendo World Championships. Some our members find this deity to be most benevolent and at the same time most elusive.
The truth is that we all pay special homage to our deities that make video games what it is for all of us. We will never forget these deities. Our church will be a constant reminder and source of piety for our gaming deities. We love them, and always will follow them.
Join us in the Church of RF Generation. Find the deity that best suits you. Enjoy your games and collecting, but never forget of those deities that afforded you the amazing hobbies you have today.
-David Murnan
Supreme Chancellor, The Church of RF Generation
This is just a notice to let you know that we begin the process of moving to a new server tonight at 10PM Eastern. I haven't disabled anything yet, but chances are somethings might get disabled during the move. Things might be pushed into read only mode, I am not sure yet, but I just want to give you kids the heads up before some kids start freaking out.
Every year, much like E3, there is a convention titled the Game Developers Conference. This year, it ran from March 23rd to the 27th. In that time, many new, innovative games (software) as well as hardware were announced. Two of which being new consoles, or perhaps better dubbed as pseudo-consoles, titled the 'Zeebo' and 'OnLive'. Now we shall look over these two "consoles" and examine what may or may not make them come out ahead of the competition, which is their (eventual) goal.
 First, we are greeted by the OnLive service console thingy. I am hesitant to call it an actual console, because it completely does NOT meet the normal requirements for a 'console' designation, in any respect.
Slated for release sometime in the Winter of 2009, this console/system/thingy uses a unique method of playing games; it streams them, taking DLC to a whole new level. What do I mean by stream? Well, there will be 3 ways to play games: 1) On your PC, 2) On your Mac, or 3) On your TV. To play games via PC or Mac, you download a small plug-in for your browser, which you then access an "OnLive Server", which streams your games directly to your computer, never saving them directly to your hard disk. Supposedly, this method of streaming should work flawlessly, as long as your internet connection and computer meet the minimum requirements. To play on your television, you purchase what has been dubbed a 'Mini-Console', which acts like the small plug-in for your browser. According to the developers, the mini-Console will work with all Bluetooth accessories, so you will be able to use your 360 and PS3 controllers to play their competitor's 'console'.
My own impression? Well, to put it rather bluntly, crash 'n burn, unless the streaming works as well as they advertise it. If it does do what it is supposed to, and be able to play in HD (if you have a high enough bandwith), then it might have some potential. I guess all we can do is wait and see what the base price for the mini-console and the service will be. Only time will tell...
And up next, we have *drumroll*
 The Zeebo! Now, what kind of name is that? Almost sounds suspicious... Like Swoopo... Alas! I am off topic!
The Zeebo was developed by more than 12 companies, and is released under the company TecToy, a distributor in Brazil. The console, dubbed as the "First Brazilian Developed Console", is designed to meet the needs of the ever growing middle class in the 'BRIC', or Brazil, Russia, India, and China. In the next decade, it is projected that over 800 Million will join these ranks, having more money to spend on entertainment. At a base price of only 199.99USD, the console is on par with the Wii in terms of price.
One must remember though, that a Wii in these nations costs a fortune. In fact, the Wii, or PS3, or 360 aren't even officially SOLD there! One must import one from Japan, etc. For example, a Wii costs a Chinese citizen about 1000HKD plus Customs. That's about 450USD! The basic reason for the high cost is because of rampant piracy in these countries. It isn't profitable to market in these countries.
However, the Zeebo is changing this. It will be marketed in these countries, and games will be exclusively DLC only, via a Zeebo specific 3G wireless network, like those used in Smart Phones. The perk is that you do NOT pay for this service. You get the 3G connectivity right out of the box. What you pay for is the games themselves.
While the Zeebo looks a lot more 'childish' than the OnLive, its technical specifications aren't that bad, with a 500+ Mhz Processor, 3D Graphics core, and so on. The console has had interest by many major developers seeking to place their games on the system's line up. To me, the Zeebo looks like a good deal for these people in the BRIC, and can introduce a new generation to gaming.
The verdict is... Well, I'd say the Zeebo swoops OnLive off the board. The OnLive has too much that can go wrong, with its streaming technology. The Zeebo has games that you actually download, and get to keep, even if they are digital. If the Zeebo is ever marketed outside of the BRIC, then I would probably purchase it before the OnLive service.
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So now we meet Den! I'm not going to give a huge preface on him just because the interview is so long compared to my previous two entries.
But something we did not get into in the interview was that Den has done many of the animations/gifs/banners/other artwork you see around RFGen. In fact i believe he has done nearly all of it! I could be wrong about him doing all of it(if i am wrong someone please feel free to let me know  ) but i know he has done quite a bit for the site over the years.
And now onto number 3.
GENERAL
How did you find RFGeneration?
I knew Mike Collins (Lord Nepenthean) when we were both members at a site called Video Game Bible. When he started RFG I was right on board. I've been an RFG member since the site launched. That was June 8th, 2004.
What made you join?
Mike was a dedicated guy so I knew RFG was going to be a top notch outfit. I wanted to be there from the start and see where it went. I was honored when Mike asked me to be a part of the staff.
What made you stay?
I like the ideals that the site was founded on, no one is ever forgotten. It's great that every person who contributes anything is credited. It truly makes RFG a community effort. The members of the site are awesome, our board is a great place to hang out. It's very informative and rarely bitchy. And that Collection Tool we have here is a Marvelous BEAST!!!
Have you met or personally know any of the other members of the website?
Many! Phoenix1967 is great friend of mine. We met in High School so we've been friends nearly 30 years. Cawsccs is a friend of mine from work, he doesn't post but does have his collection logged here. I've met Tynstar, he's originally from Michigan and we did a trade in person when he was home visiting family. I know Sauza12. We did a trade and decided to meet at a bar for the swap. We've hung out and been to each others places a few times. A few years ago Sauza and I drove to Cincinnatti for the Cinci Classic. There I met TraderJake, St0rmTK421 and The Evil Leon. I think that's everybody.
Are you an active game collector? If so anything specific?
Yes, though I'd say obsessed game collector rather than active. I don't collect anything specific. If it's a video game or video game related I collect it.
Whats your favorite game or series? Why?
I guess Guitar Hero/Rock Band. Why? Because I'm 40 and I get to act out my adolescent Rock Star fantasies.
What are your passions?
My passions are my family and friends. Trying to be a good husband and dad. Helping my daughter grow up to be a good person. Music, Video Games, Books, Cartoon, Movies... all sorts of stuff.
What do you do outside of RFG?
I am the Creative Services Manager for a marketing company in Taylor, Michigan. I do a lot of graphic design, digital photography, web development and whatever else customers throw my way.
SPECIFICS
Right now your collection stands at just under 5k entries(only 3 of them being hardware). How much of your collection would you say is actually on the site right now?
With the exception of my hardware most of my collection has been uploaded. I still have a bunch of PC games and Plug N Plays that I haven't entered. I have a few hundred handhelds that I need to enter. I've been putting that off. I know a bunch of them need to have game entries created.
How have you managed to amass such a fantastically large collection?
I still have every game and console that I've gotten through the years. So when I started seriously collecting 7 or 8 years ago I already had an Atari 2600, Vic-20, C64, NES, Genesis, PS1, Gameboy Color and about 300 games between them. I've acquired the rest mostly from thrift shops, garage sales, flea markets and used game shops.
I'm very persistent with hunting. I'm fortunate to have several thrift shops near me and I hit them as often as I can. I'm also not shy about talking about my collection. I've had many people give me games or sell them to me cheaply. I also check the clearance aisle at Target often and make good use of those coupons Gamestop e-mails on Fridays.
How often do you pick up games/gaming related items?
I stop somewhere looking for games pretty much every day. It's getting hard to find stuff I don't already have but I still manage a few finds every week.
When did you make the change from just being a gamer to also being a collector? What was it that made you make the change, if anything, or did it just kind of metamorph into a dual hobby?
I was surfing one day and stumbled onto Digital Press. I was reading some stuff about the Atari 2600 and got nostalgic. I had my dad dig it out of the attic. I played it again after many years and had a blast. I picked up a few more games for it. Then did the same for my NES and Genesis. One day my wife says "Why don't you just try and find every there is." She was of course being sarcastic but several thousand games later I'm still taking that advice.
How long have you been collecting vinyl?
Much like my game stuff I still have all the vinyl from my youth. It was tucked away in a cabinet out of sight out of mind. One morning I was riding my bike. It was garbage day and I passed a house with a HUGE box of records on the curb. It was 6:00 and the morning and still dark so I took a peek. Black Sabbath, Hendrix, Zeppelin, The Doors, The Who, Pink Floyd... yeah, that box went home with me. I nabbed close to 100 records all in immaculate condition. Thus began another collection. That was about 3 years ago.
Do you go for all formats or try to stick more towards 33s or 45s or 78s?
My turntable doesn't have 78 speed so I only collect 33's and 45's.
GAMING FIRSTS
What was the first game you played and on what system and how old were you?
The first video game I ever played was Coleco's Electronic Quarterback. I got that in 1978 or 79 so I was 10 or 11. The first console I played was the Atari 2600. The game was maybe Combat or Asteroids, I was probably 13.
First console owned?
The Atari 2600. It was a gift from my parents when I made my Confirmation in 8th grade.
First game you bought yourself?
I think it was Starmaster for the 2600. I remember going to Service Merchandise to buy it.
What made you decide to buy that particular game?
That was 27 years ago. I have no idea.
First game you beat?
Strider for the NES. It was my first or second year of college and a joint effort between phoenix1967 and I. I remember we almost finished it in one night. We got stuck on a boss near the end. It took a few weeks to figure out the trick to take him out. We finished the rest of the game in short order after that.
First time you wanted to destroy something because of a game?
Well I've come close to smashing my Guitar Hero controller a few times but that's about it.
I am very behind in the times but i am sure there are still others out there who have not made the jump to either purchase a 360 or if you already own one to go wireless. This my friends is for you - I am stealing this from the review i did on the actual game page found here. More info at the bottom of the review.
Not much need for an overview on this bad boy.
Simple to hook up: clips on the back of the system then plugs into the USB port beneath it.
Just make sure if you have an ethernet cable plugged in your 360 remove it before plugging this in.
It has gotten pretty good reviews all over the web. Well this is not a good one this is a scathing one! And to be honest i don't see why ANYONE has had anything good to say about it!.
Congratulations MS you made a wireless adapter that works with your console! When 360 could have easily been wireless out of the box the Wii, PS3, DS, and PSP all were!
The hefty 100$ MSRP should have you thinking twice about picking this up when there are cheaper wireless alternatives on the market. Apparently MS originally had stated that only their Wireless adapter would work with the 360 but after i did some research on the web for 360 wireless alternatives I found there are many wireless options available for a much more affordable price.
Unless your an accessory collector and NEED to have something official this is not worth the price given there are so many worthwhile alternatives on the market.
RF Generation Review Score
FAIL*
*sorry for not putting a real score here I just felt that it didn't really deserve one. Outside of the fact that it does what it is supposed to do there are few to no redeeming factors of this piece of hardware.
Also i know this isn't really a review field. Get over it. I just enlightened you.
Ok so here is the more info part.
I have been unsuccessful thus far in getting my recently acquired Xbox360 connected to the internet.
Mostly due to the lack of access to a massive cat5 cable.
Which i thought would be solved by the even more recently picked up official wireless adapter.
Which refuses to find my network. Which is very frustrating(to say the least) since i had decided not to play anything on it till i could get it online first.
I will continue to try and figure out why i cannot pull in a wireless signal.
After a jabbering in the chat for a bit i figured why the hell not ask everyone?
Who knows maybe RFG Around the World will turn into another periodic segment whenever i want to do something you know... world wide.
I've only lived in 3 cities (technically) but all of them were relatively significant or in the case of "The Island" at least interesting. I'm just going to rip info from Wiki (and add a few little notes of my own) that i find most interesting about each place. I'll also be including a link to the main page if people are more interested in any of them
They are in order of when i first lived there.
Feel free to follow suit and/or leave some thoughts/comments
Springfield, Ma USA - http://en.wikipedia.org/w...pringfield,_Massachusetts
The first Springfield in the USA.
Has 2 nicknames The City of Homes and the City of Firsts
Birthplace of Basketball and home of the Basketball hall of fame.
Birth place of Dr. Suess aka Theodor Geisel
4th largest city in New England
Lost part of its land to Conn due to land disputes
Birth place of Smith&Wesson. Headquarters still located here.
Springfield Armory was the first National Armory. Produced then developer weapons up to Vietnam War. Now is a museum and shares its grounds with Springfield Community College
Shays' Rebellion
Springfield Airport was home to Granville Brothers Aircraft best known for the trophy and speed record holding Senior Sportster series of racing aircraft during the "Golden Age of Airracing"(The air port went bankrupt in 1934 a strip mall movies theater and various other shops and buildings are where it once stood. One of these buildins was a gamecrazy i worked at.)
Duryea Motor Wagon Company built and sold the first gasoline powered automobile. The brothers where born and lived in Springfield.
Indian Motorcycles had a factory here 1901-1953 (one of my great grandfathers worked there when he came over from sweden) the building is now low income/HUD housing.
Home to Forest Park (and the Bright Nights Festival) one of the largest municipal parks in the USA.
Port Aransas, Texas USA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Aransas
At the 2000 census the population was 3,370 the land area is 8.8 sq mi (22.8 km2). The census is actually relatively flawed since many of those "residents" are just part timers who owned condos or second houses. The actual number of full time residents was probably under 1,000.
Elevation 7 ft
Discovered in 1519 by a Spaniard on commission by the governor of Jamaica.
First recorded permanent settler in Port Aransas was Capt. Robert Ainsworth Mercer of Lancaster, England. Established a sheep and cattle ranch known as El Mar Rancho in 1853 or 55.
Port Aransas claims to be one of the most popular vacation spots in Texas. (I lived there it was. Especially since Galveston and Padre Island are still recovering from Hurricane Ike)
While i lived there the only high school on the island had a 100% graduation rate. The senior class had 60-70 students.(Possibly less.)
Corpus Christi, Texas USA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas
18th Largest city in Texas
The latin translation means Body of Christ.
Selena was murdered here by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar.
Corpus Christi actually owns part of the aforementioned island. It was owned by the state and went up for auction the city of Port Aransas was unable to come close to winning the bid.
NYC attempted a law suit against Corpus because of T-shirts being sold saying "I
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