The Thread of Gaming Randomness

[James]

I got round to phoning Microsoft customer support today but the automated woman said "Welcome to Xbax customer services. Please go to xbax.com/support to register your Xbax 360 console for repair. What would you like to do? *option 1* *option 2* *option 3*"

"*option 2*"

"*option 2* Please go to xbax.com/support to register your Xbax 360 console for repair. What would you like to do? *option 4* *option 5* *option 6*"

"*option 6*"

"*option 6* Please go to xbax.com/support to register your Xbax 360 console for repair-
*beep*beep*boop*

Mum had picked up the other phone and started pushing buttons.

I hung up but then realised customer services had closed fifteen minutes before I called.

[James]

I just took my Xbox 360 to the UPS depot. They could have collected it but that would have meant waiting in all day, and the depot is easy to get to.

I pressed the buzzer on the door and as soon as I went in the guy said "Ah, Xbox!" Then he explained how long it would be and stuff. It was funny how he didn't even see the label before saying that. Probably something to do with a geeky looking young male with a big box walking into a courier that only deals with large business orders.

[Sirgin]

This is a fun video (and I like the music too )

[Tondog]

Braid's coming to Steam!

http://store.steampowered.com/news/2291/

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

I just took my Xbox 360 to the UPS depot. They could have collected it but that would have meant waiting in all day, and the depot is easy to get to.

I pressed the buzzer on the door and as soon as I went in the guy said "Ah, Xbox!" Then he explained how long it would be and stuff. It was funny how he didn't even see the label before saying that. Probably something to do with a geeky looking young male with a big box walking into a courier that only deals with large business orders.

Or the sheer number of them that they get.

[James]

I got my Xbox 360 back today. I got home from work at 4:05pm, said hello to everyone then the UPS van pulled up outside the house. The report says they've fixed the motherboard (red light problem) and the DVD drive (I assume because it was sticking. When I tried to open it, I had to wiggle it a bit to get it out). I had taken the face plate off before sending it, and they've put a new one on. I was hoping for that because the old one has some broken springs, so the flaps don't close properly. It's the same console I had before.

I'm going to test it now. But I already have a problem. I bought it on Friday the 13th of October 2006, it died on Friday the 13th of February 2009, and now it's taken them 13 days to get it back to me from the day I sent it off. I'm not superstitious, but that's bugging me a bit.

[Sirgin]

I got my Xbox 360 back today.

Nice!

I'm going to test it now. But I already have a problem. I bought it on Friday the 13th of October 2006, it died on Friday the 13th of February 2009, and now it's taken them 13 days to get it back to me from the day I sent it off. I'm not superstitious, but that's bugging me a bit.

Just a coincidence.

[James]

The new DVD drive in this one is SOOO much quieter than the old one. I can barely hear it above the fans! The fans are still noisy, but the drive is not nearly as bad as it used to be.

[Sirgin]

The AVGN shows his NES collection and tells a bit about it, quite interesting:

[fatlittlenick]

The AVGN shows his NES collection and tells a bit about it, quite interesting:

Ah yes. I watched this yesterday, his collection is incredible.
I kind of got over The AVGN last year, i think hearing him say "fuck-balls" all the time got old on me, but I'm back and watching his episodes and I'm glad I doing it!

[Sirgin]

Ah yes. I watched this yesterday, his collection is incredible.
I kind of got over The AVGN last year, i think hearing him say "fuck-balls" all the time got old on me, but I'm back and watching his episodes and I'm glad I doing it!

Yeah, he overdoes it in some of his videos, but overall, I think it's still great to watch.

[Barracuda]

Do Centaurs appear in any games other than the Shining Force games?

[Sirgin]

Do Centaurs appear in any games other than the Shining Force games?

There's a Centaur in one of the Harry Potter games.

[James]

Disney's Hercules on the PS1.

[Izret101]

So one of the things i traded with NES_Rules for was the case i needed to complete a  PSX copy of THPS3.
After searching thru my whole god damned closet i can't find it. Which sucks because the only 2 nonCIB CD games i couldn't find were THPS2 and THPS3. The other 12+ were all stacked right on top of each other where they should have been.

Do Centaurs appear in any games other than the Shining Force games?

Mini list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaur#Games

Arcana for SNES
The Yu-Gi-Oh games have a centaur character card.
And the Chronicle of Narnia game
Also in TONS of RPGs.