Well for those who don’t know, I got the Elite Platinum Status Reward from Nintendo by filling out surveys on what I think about games. I got the Mario Hat instead of the Doc Louis’s Punch Out game that is downloadable through WiiWare. Here are some pictures of the Mario Hat.

The Mario Hat is extremely fluffy, and it is quite a nice replica of Mario’s Hat. I wouldn’t recommend on wearing it regularly, (you'll burn up!) but ya’ll have no idea what comments and smiles I’ve gotten yesterday when I was wearing that hat in public for fun. : - P I was out yesterday because I had to get some new glasses. 
 
Since Halloween is soon, that hat would top off the Mario look if one had a red shirt and overalls. I don’t dress up for Halloween anymore as I just grown out of the phase I guess. I just get my own candy now, because we got too many trick-or-treaters two years ago. Over 300 people came for candy, and a lot of them were grown-ups instead of children. Plus, I can’t really afford to do Halloween anymore.

Anyways, I think you guys and gals are wondering what comments I got when wearing that hat in public yesterday. I was in Hardees getting breakfast. This old guy on oxygen asked me, “How much do they pay you to wear that hat, $100?” I said, “Nah, I’m just wearing for fun, and I got it in the mail.” You know that old guys don’t pay much attention to video games, so I told them whose hat I was wearing. : - P

At JCPenny, there was a group of people that just stared at me with this hysterical laughter being seen in their eyes. They didn’t want to laugh right at me, but they certainly did when they left the store. I waved, so they knew that I was ok with it.

I had a lot of people stare at me, laugh at me, and smile at me. It was really fun to do yesterday, but when it was all over and done with, I became extremely tired and stressed. I stressed because it took longer than expected to get the glasses and do everything in between. I had an accounting assignment that was due yesterday, and I didn’t finish it. I felt so bad that I couldn’t really work on it yesterday because I was exhausted and irritable. Ever since I took that Swine flu shot Thursday, I’ve had an unusual drowsiness and restlessness Thursday and Yesterday, so the Swine Flu shot didn’t really help at all.

College has taken its toll on me lately, and it’s been rough on doing the assignments they throw at me. I found out yesterday that my mom had cancer again; quite a big day for me yesterday wasn’t it? I know that she’s going to be alright, because she is quite a fighter. Also, the cancer is shrinking too and it’s caught early, which is treatable and wonderful. I'm not worried, and my mom isn't either.

I haven’t been able to play any games lately, so that sucks. Whenever I do have the time, I play The Sims 3 of course. I’m excited for the release of New Super Mario Bros. Wii coming out November 15.

Well, this blog is long enough. That’s what I’ve been up to lately, and I’m happy that I received my Mario Hat. Got any questions or comments for me, I’ll get to you eventually. Sorry that my thoughts are scattered in this blog, but I'm still tired. Hopefully everything makes sense and is clear to understand.

Peace out home dogs, and have a Happy Halloween,

Ty

 

I’m interested in both LostWinds games, but here’s why I won’t be getting them.

I’ve seen great feedback and not so great feedback on both games. Many complain that both games are short, but are great in ideas and the control scheme is something fresh and new. Here’s the thing, why buy these games for $10 each when I know that both games are short in length? The first LostWinds estimate of time completing the game is around 3 hours, and LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias estimate of time of completing the game is around 4-6 hours.

I’ve rented and played Klonoa Wii, as some still may call it Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, and it was a wonderful game. The problem was that I heard that it was too short and they were right because I pretty much beat the game within about 7-8 hours the first time around, and for me it was hard to come back to because it seemed too simple when I played it a second time around, which was being able to play each level backwards. That is why it can mean no more than an excellent rental $6 to me, because $30 is too high for this game. I don’t recommend on anyone buying Klonoa Wii, but if anyone has purchased the game, then it’s ok because we all like different things. I guess that I a little thrifty and focused on the hours I can be focused to play a game. I want good value and gameplay for my money.

 

Now back to what I was talking about on LostWinds. I like everything about the game down to the graphics, the control scheme, music, and such like what I have had with Klonoa Wii; however, it’s going to turn out to be a similar experience to me when I played Klonoa Wii. I don’t want to get LostWinds or LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias because it seems to me that even for $10 the price is absurd. I have a prediction on what might happen with LostWinds. I feel like one is really like paying $10 for one level in the LostWinds franchise. If they so happen to combine these games, LostWinds acting as the first chapter or level and LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias acting as the second chapter or level in the franchise, then it would be something to consider.

Let’s say like they came out with 8 different games concerning the LostWinds franchise, and the 8game would be the final game to end the LostWinds story, then lower the price of what one normally play for 8 games to the price on what one would pay for 5 games, then it would definitely be worth buying to me. In other words, those eight games (in my opinion 8 chapters) that would cost a regular $80 if one would buy the games separately, but if all 8 games bought together to form one game that would cost around $50 instead of $80 would be reasonable.

I think that LostWinds for WiiWare has a lot of potential, but to really impress me into buying the games, Frontier is going to have to lower the price if they ever want to get my interest in buying their game.

These things that I have mentioned may indeed may never happen, but just know that I will not be getting LostWinds anytime soon. I probably won’t get the two LostWinds at all if they remain at $10. Whatever the case, I’m saying that LostWinds looks like a great game and probably is a great game, but it’s not a game for me to consider because it’s flaw of being short for the money, at least right now. (You can tell I want the price to change.)

Well I’m done with my nerdy ways for now, so see you all later. : - P
 
- Ty
 
Also, why and how on earth did I write this? I'M NUTS!! lol. I don't even know if this whole thing makes any sense! It's on my mind I guess to get it all out!!! X - D

 

Well, as most of you know, there are some people that have been leaving Giantbomb. It is not my place to name names, but I would like to say share my thoughts on the matter. It’s nothing bad.

You know, I’ve realized lately that there has perhaps been various amounts discrimination, people not acting quite themselves because of something, and these things caused people to be upset. Some were so upset that they left.

I just want to say that no two people are alike. We are all different, and we all believe in different values and such.  These things are what make us all unique. Sometimes we assume that others are like us.

You know, this might sound corny, but I like to watch the Olympics here and there, when it’s on that is. All these people from all over the place from different countries all come together to compete in a healthy competition. They all respected each other to play on the same field whether it’s running, swimming, and whatnot.

In an online community, it can be a scary thought that it’s diverse. The thing is this, if we want to maintain a peace within the community, we all need to get along and respect each others views and not take jokes seriously. I say this because as I said earlier, no two people are alike. We all have grown up differently in different worlds, and sometimes there are boundaries within our minds. In a community, those boundaries can be broken and opened up to other different views. We might not agree with the different views, but at least respect each other and act mature enough to handle and take in others point of view. If one can’t get along with someone, then simply stay away from them.

Giantbomb is a great community where gamers can talk about games, share off topic things, make edits about games, and more. If we want for Giantbomb to be a nice site to go to, then it’s going to start with the people in the community to have the knowledge and understanding to know what it takes to make things better.

Well, this is all I have to say. Dr. Phil has left the house! : - P I think I may have flipped my wig, but know that I have the best interests at heart for Giantbomb. See you all later. :)

-Ty 
 
*Oi, I guess I got to mention what people I'm talking about. XXXXXXXXXX and ValkyrieGoddess leaving, and the Ms. Chivos situation. If any moderator finds it reasonable to lock or delete this post, I don't mind.

This all happened yesterday.
 
I woke up in a very cranky mood. Everything at college was at a fast pace and frustrating. It was hard to keep up with the accounting notes because the professor was going over it rather quick. Human Resource class was nerve racking because I had to do a presentation on discrimination. Not the best speaker. Now that's not too bad, but when it comes down to Oral Communications class, I had to take a very hard test. I pretty much know that I failed that test because some of the things on the test weren't in the text book, and we have never gone over some of the material. I got so afraid and angry that the test would make me go to the resort of withdrawing from the class. When I got done with the test, I went to business law. I threw my books on the desk, dropped my back-pack abruptly on the floor. My friend said, "I can't believe you did that!" I said, "I can't believe it either" and I left the room. One of the students chased after me to see if I was ok, which was weird. I told him what was going on, and he made me laugh a little. I went back into the room and apologized for my behavior. I wasn't ok though because I was still upset with knowing that I failed my test. My blood pressure was up, and from my head to my eyes I could felt this big ball of heat. 
 
When I left college, I told mom what happened. She got mad at me because I didn't control my anger, then she told me that I was due for a flu shot. So I went to the doctor to get the flu shot, and almost passed out twice. I did end up on the floor, and there came a time where I couldn't see a thing with my eyes open.  
 
When we left the doctor, dad called my mom and told her something that made her berserk, and she made me scared because of the massive yelling and the look in her eyes. When mom isn't happy, no one is in this family. Oh boy, she lost it too. She did forgive me though, but was mad at my dad..
 
Anyways, as the day went on, I suffered from a bad headache because I still didn't get over the test and class. I felt like a big loser because I didn't control my anger, and so I have felt bad all evening. I just hate the thought of withdrawing from a class. My eyes felt like they were burning for the rest of the day, and I didn't get to my college work when I needed to.
 
Well, that's all. May not sound like a bad day to you, but it really was a bad day.
 
It's still having a little affect on me today because I'm really tired, and I just found out that my Accounting assignment is due tomorrow, and she (the professor) didn't get the assignment posted on the college website until sometime yesterday. I didn't see the assignment until today, and it's in four parts. So, am I stressed out? You bet that I am.
 
Anyways, that is enough about what I'm going through. I would like you all to answer this question, Have you ever had a bad day? If so, please share what happened. If you have any questions or comments for me, it might take me a little while to answer. I'll see you all later, and until next time.
 
-Ty
 
**Update: I got done with Accounting within only 2 hours!! Wow, I'm good. Now I have to do 4 chapter quizzes containing 25 questions each in Human Resources. Isn't THAT nice!?! : - /

 Ok, Sunday I was updating my dad's 8 year old laptop computer because it's quite a dinosaur. I was installing the Windows XP Service Pack 2 update on his laptop. It didn't install, and it was uninstalling itself. My foot accidentally got caught to the power cord and the power cord came loose from the computer during the installation, so the computer went off because the computer must be plugged into the wall for it to work. When I tried starting it again, it would start like it was supposed to, but then I would get a blue screen with an error message, then the computer would restart itself. Contacted the security people yesterday and told us to look for the operating system disc that came with the computer. So we was expecting a call today to see if the computer can be saved because we did find the disc yesterday, but they never called back. Perhaps tomorrow we''ll give them a call. I highly doubt that the computer will be saved, and something tells me that no one will be able to use it anymore. So, I'm pretty much upset because of that accident happening because we'll be losing a computer.
 
**Update** The computer was able to be saved, without thanks of the security people. All of the programs that was on the laptop was erased, but I did my best to get back some of the most necessary things back on my dads laptop. All there is to do now is to install the security, and it's ready to roll. Hopefully it won't happen again. I thank you all for trying to help me.**
 
So, have you made a mistake that made you lose or damage something that cannot be fixed? Perhaps you made a bad mistake, but was lucky enough to solve it or get it fixed? Please share your opinions, comments, stories, or questions that you may have for anyone or me. See you all later, and until next time.
 
-Ty