Posted on August 16th, 2008 in AbG FACEOFF! by J.D. Kenzan
The FACEOFF! returns with two sword-swinging heroes from a simpler time! Can the boy who saved Hyrule overtake a former pirate on a quest for love? Tale of the tape is after the jump.
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Posted on August 13th, 2008 in Axel Night, Food by Axel Night
As Kenzan has pointed out, logic and cereal don’t mix. Despite the infinite choices, they all always seem the same to me. Breakfast needs something new, and I’m the one to give it to you. So far, Kellogg’s isn’t returning my calls. But soon… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on August 12th, 2008 in Brick Prior, Brick Prior Versus... by Brick Prior
I’m Brick Prior, and I’m the best around. Nothing’s gonna ever bring me down… except when I’m trapped in downtown Baltimore, surrounded by cosplayers, and low on gas.
That’s right, it’s Brick Prior versus Otakon after the jump!
Posted on August 5th, 2008 in Axel Night, Minigames, Video Games by Axel Night
Because I obviously hate humanity, another episode of Minigames. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on August 2nd, 2008 in Food, J.D. Kenzan by J.D. Kenzan
Pepsi recently re-released longtime Kenzan favorite Pepsi Twist, but with another new twist… the soda is now NFL branded as Pepsi NFL Kickoff. Picture and review after the cut.
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Posted on July 28th, 2008 in Free Floating Hostility, J.D. Kenzan by J.D. Kenzan
"This next piece of material is real simple; it’s called free-floating hostility. Minor cultural items that I’m bored with, tired of, and pissed at. So I hope you’re ready for a little random anger." - George Carlin, 1937-2008
I was merrily traveling the aisles of my local grocery store the other day when I went down my favorite aisle; the cereal aisle. And it’s not because of the cereal, even though I love cereal. I could eat it for every meal of the day if my body didn’t require things like "protein" or "something other than fiber and carbohydrates". But I love the cereal aisle because never will you find so many different items repackaged into different shapes and sold for a different price. There are actually some people that swear up and down that the different shapes make the foodstuffs taste better.
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Posted on July 25th, 2008 in Axel Night, Minigames, Video Games by Axel Night
Up next, Minigames. Minis playing games. It’s what they do. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on July 23rd, 2008 in Axel Night, Tabletop Gaming by Axel Night
The Dungeon Master, returning from his drinking binge we sent him into with the last campaign, slowly slumps into the dimly lit room. The look on his face is that of a man resigned to his fate. That and a massive hangover. Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition has finally hit the shelves, and we somehow manage to talk him into returning to the throne of his sanity’s demise. He sips slowly at his room temperature coffee and slings a barrage of character sheets, printed in patchy blue ink (due to his printer having been out of black ink for the past four months), slightly wrinkled, damp and smudged from the confines of his eight year old JanSport backpack. I believe mine is special because it came pre-Cheetos-dusted. It is time to create characters. Mark has already decided on the savage, dragonborn, battle-axe wielding fighter: Meat-Hawk. David begins twinking his stats for a tiefling wizard named Yurmomsaho. Thus, it comes down to me to give this group a lesson in class and pwning.
Posted on July 20th, 2008 in Axel Night, Video Games by Axel Night
Random ramblings and pictures ahead. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on July 13th, 2008 in Boogity Boogity Boogity, Brick Prior by Brick Prior
To paraphrase a wise man: have you ever met a girl and you thought she was dope, and you wanted to buy her popcorn and a medium Coke?
Not me, ‘cuz movie popcorn is fucking expensive, and if I’m dropping duckets on a lady then she deserves the BEST, not kooky kernels slathered in someone else’s butter.
That’s right- she gets a trip to Five Guys. And afterwards? I set up the dinner tray at the pad and cue up “Demons” so she can watch the exploits of Tony the Pimp.
I’m kidding … OR AM I?
Posted on July 7th, 2008 in Axel Night, Tabletop Gaming by Axel Night
Wizards of the Coast has been getting a lot of hate for their Fourth Edition (alright, it’s their third, but you know what I mean) of the infamous Dungeons & Dragons franchise of tabletop roleplaying since they first announced they might want to do it. People hate change, and roleplayers are an extreme example of that in practice. I finally got my three core books of the new system in the mail a few days ago, and after going over the books and watching some games in action, I’m ready to bust out my personal reactions. Roll a jump check to see.
Posted on June 30th, 2008 in Boogity Boogity Boogity, Brick Prior by Brick Prior
Greetings, salutations and hello again. Welcome to my little corner of the Internet, which is far far away from your corner of the Internet, but due to various advances in technology, we can still communicate like old friends.
So, old friend, let me tell you where I’ve been: to hell and back. Let me explain after the jump.
Posted on June 27th, 2008 in AbG FACEOFF!, Axel Night by Axel Night
I must admit, Axel has been playing some World of Warcraft. Axel apologizes. Mostly to himself. Through it, I have learned that people amaze me. I thought I understood the basic concepts of balance. These people have shown me the err of my ways. And then I realized the problem. A basic question goes unanswered. Sure, we have been told all our lives how the triangle works. It balances the world. But, we couldn’t help but feel lied to. Without seeing the battle before our eyes, we can not completely accept it. And so, to answer our age-old doubt, the oldest in battle characters are allowed into the AbG ring to settle their dominance once and for all… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on June 25th, 2008 in AbG FACEOFF!, Axel Night by Axel Night
Axel has never done a FaceOff. Hard to believe, I know. Today’s is an old fashion detective story. Who done it?
Posted on June 12th, 2008 in AbG FACEOFF!, Doc by Doctor Detroit
Batman. James Bond. They both have access to virtually unlimited resources — wealth, charm, cutting edge technology — and both are fighting to protect something bigger than themselves. Let’s break this down behind the cut.
Posted on June 6th, 2008 in AbG FACEOFF! by J.D. Kenzan
Clearly the longest name for a FACEOFF! so far, and also the largest FACEOFF! to date, as we go five against five in a struggle of 1990s titans. Will the ninja teens and their vigilante sports nut be able to take out the pride of Angel Grove and Zordon’s chosen quintet? The tale of the tape is behind the cut!
Posted on June 3rd, 2008 in J.D. Kenzan, Video Games, WrestleRetro by J.D. Kenzan
Licensed wrestling games are rarely good. They were typically rushed, sloppy productions designed solely to grab a cheap buck based off of the name value of the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment), World Championship Wrestling, and, in the late-1990s, Extreme Championship Wrestling. Sure, there were rare exceptions, such as WCW for the NES or the AKI games (WCW v. NWO World Tour, WCW/NWO Revenge, WWF WrestleMania 2000, and WWF No Mercy), but on the majority, licensed games were usually quite bad and especially frustrating. Fortunately, some companies stepped up to the plate and delivered.
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Posted on May 23rd, 2008 in AbG FACEOFF!, Doc by Doctor Detroit
Perhaps the most plausible matchup in our Faceoff! series to date, featuring "The Italian Stallion " Rocky Balboa stepping into the ring against the star of the hit Punchout! series on the NES, Little Mac. Tale of the tape is behind the cut.
Posted on May 22nd, 2008 in Axel Night, Video Games by Axel Night
According to polls, I am older than at least 59.49% of gamers. Here’s six Atari 2600 games that almost got remembered.
Posted on May 20th, 2008 in AbG FACEOFF! by Brick Prior
If the Fates were kind, we would have been able to put this latest match-up to the test in Super Smash Brothers Brawl for the Wii. However, we’re going to leave it up to the people on this one- the Mega Buster versus the Power Suit., the Blue Bomber versus the Chosen One of the Chozo- that’s right, it’s Mega Man versus Samus Aran, and you get to decide the winner after the jump!