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I think that it's pretty funny that TMZ is the only website that's reporting this. It seems like the major outlets would have picked it up by now.

If it's true then this is a very sad day. Michael Jackson is/was awesome.

Godspeed you crazy dumbass!

Everything I know about J-Pop or J-Rock I got from Cowboy Bebop, FLCL and Ouendan. The music for all of those is stellar (even thought the majority of the music from Cowboy Bebop doesn't really fall into either of those categories.)

Back in the day, a co-worker of mine introduced me to Pizzicato Five. They are AWESOME as well. Another Japanese group that I love is the Boredoms. If you haven't heard the Boredoms, you should because they will blow your mind.

ALSO, Guitar Wolf. I got to see Guitar Wolf about three days before Bass Wolf died. I was actually in line at their booth to buy my Guitar Wolf shirt and Bass Wolf was sitting at a table about five feet away from me. I didn't say anything because I can't speak Japanese at all. I've kicked myself ever since then. If you don't know Guitar Wolf, you should listen to them as well. Very entertaining. Guitar Wolf also starred in a movie called "Wild Zero" which I highly recommend.

Back in the day, I was a huge fan of point and click adventure games. I'd get stuck and I'd beat my head against the desk for hours and hours before I would be able to advance and I LIKED IT! This one time, I actually wrote to Sierra On-Line for help and they sent me back a very helpful letter explaining what I was supposed to do. I can't remember where I was stuck, but I know that it was 'The Dagger of Amon Ra' which meant that it was a Roberta Williams game which probably meant that I had to restore a saved game from WAAAAY earlier to pick up an item that I had missed at the start of the game. Good times.

Since I've gotten older, I don't have the patience for crap like that anymore so I usually alt+tab out of the game where Gamefaqs is open and waiting for me.

That's pretty much all I had to say. I primarily wanted to complain about Roberta Williams. Carry on...

Also, I finally got around to playing Psychonauts late last year and I didn't have any problems with the Meat Circus. I know it's been mentioned millions of times elsewhere, but that game is genius and you need to play it if you haven't already.

This one time I was hanging out with some friends and this guy named Aaron (who is awesome) claimed that he beat Ghosts 'n Goblins. I, of course, called him out because that was obviously a lie. Nobody has beaten that game because it is impossible. You might find tool assisted speed-runs online and you may post them in the comments here, but that doesn't count.

So yeah, what is the hardest game that you have completed that other people think is supremely difficult? I'm fairly certain that I almost beat Ninja Gaiden II on the NES. It's been a while, but I think that I beat Jacquio but the flat-top, sunglasses dude got shot or something and his blood flowed down and touched the Dark Sword of Chaos (TM) and Jacquio came back to life and attacked me hard. I never beat that second form. I think that was pretty close to beating the game, maybe.

I'd have to say that the hardest game that I actually beat that other people have problems with would be Batman on the NES. That game was rad. I actually owned Batman, unlike Ninja Gaiden II, so I had more time to play it. That's probably why I was able to finish it.

Also, when I had this conversation with Aaron I was not aware that you had to beat Ghosts 'n Goblins twice to actually finish the game. Also, Aaron is a filthy liar but I still love him to death... liar.

I'm a BIG Sierra fan. I would have to say that the most hilarious game that I've ever played is Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist. Highly recommended if you can track it down. Someone earlier mentioned King's Quest VI. That is by far the best King's Quest game and I recommend it highly as well. The Space Quest and Gabriel Knight series are both extraordinary as well.

You absolutely can't go wrong with Lucasarts. Day of the Tentacle is absolutely amazing. The whole premise for that game is damn genius that you'll be grinning ear to ear the entire time. I remember laughing so hard that I would be bawling when I first played it (This also happened throughout my entire playthrough of Freddy Pharkas). Sam & Max and the Monkey Island games are great as well. Anything by Tim Schafer is on the shortlist of best games ever, so keep that in mind.

Last one to recommend would probably be Westwood's Blade Runner. I only played through the game once myself, but apparently the game changed a bit each time you played it. For example, the first time you play through the game one particular will turn out to be a replicant but they may not be one the second playthrough. Blade Runner did a flawless job of capturing the look and feel of the movie and it should probably be played by everyone. No pressure though.