I don't hate modern gaming, just isn't that unique any more.

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Many discussions this week about modern gaming, I've had a few comments on YouTube, forums, Facebook, Twitter and Steam about modern gaming and what I think about them.
As much as I love gaming inside and out, there are many aspects I look into when I see or play them. I used to do this when I was kid with the Nintendo 64 and Playstation, and I do this now with the Wii, XBOX 360 and Playstation 3.
With those consoles in mind, think about how the Nintendo 64's and Playstation games looked, and now how the XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 games look. There isn't any uniqueness any more, you really have to look hard to find the differences now, not that this effects the average gamer, but it effects me, and a few others have notice this small difference problem too. It was good to have different graphics styles, every game gets a cross platform release, same price, same game, just different button mapping.

"Nintendo 64 Smooth graphics, bright colours Playstation - Choppy graphics, awesome sound"

Although to you this may not seem like a bad thing (which it's not), it just makes gaming today a lot less interesting. I haven't been that impressed with games in this generation as much as I was impressed with games even in the previous generation, let alone the generation beforehand. I used to look at a Playstation 2 game and think "wow, look at the lighting here!" then look at an XBOX game and be even more amazed. Now you can barely tell the difference what the game is running on...

Notice where I'm coming from?

I love Fighters, and Arcades racers the most, and a handful of RPGs. Arcade racers today just don't really work and the only one I've enjoyed is Blur (if you haven't noticed), of course I've liked Ridge Racer 7 and 3D blah blah, but I don't feel excited about playing them as I do say Destruction Derby 64, SF Rush, Super Mario Kart and so on, those are way more memorable than today's library.

I'd never quit modern gaming, although next generation doesn't look so bright (early to say?) but that's all matter of personal opinion. Though many gamers I've spoken to have thought about quitting modern gaming altogether as they were failed to be impressed by the favourite companies, which is quite sad.

With having said that, I am looking forward to a few sequels that may impress me or may disappoint me. I've mentioned some where the games I'm looking forward to, and I don't see the need to repeat that.
No need to get choppy about this, this my opinion on the matter, and just play what you enjoy! As a retro gamer maybe I just find it hard to move on.

XBOX 360 Collection [Video]

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Just out is my XBOX 360 collection video!

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Lollipop Chainsaw Censorship and Premium Edition

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I'm REALLY excited for Lollipop Chainsaw, as far as I'm aware there are no *real* limited/special/collector's edition version of the game, sadly. It's a little early to say, but the amount of research I've done on the topic it appears Japan will only get the premium edition. Don't be alarmed though, *we're* not missing out on anything and by *we* I mean the US/UK. (I've stopped buying new games in Australia) the Japanese premium edition will only unlock the gore, sexuality and dual audio in the game, much like the US release but adds an additional outfit.

XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 will have their exclusive "premium" outfit. Below you'll find them. The bright pink "rider" suit is exclusive to XBOX 360 and the "cutie waitress" outfit is exclusive for the Playstation 3's premium.

If you want the extra outfit you'll have to cough up extra. There isn't much said about DLC for this game yet, however there's some feelings that these outfits will hit PSN Stores in the US. Making these outfits Japan exclusive is rather crazy, but since the Playstation 3 is region free there is nothing stopping you from owning this exclusive edition. For XBOX 360  users you're stuck with your region's default outfits sadly.

This is a form of censorship for the game, however it seems to only effect Japan's release. As Australian games don't have R18+ rating I wouldn't be surprised if this trend follows onto Australian release of Lollipop Chainsaw.

Midweek Game Hunt Report! Each game was $2 :O

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Last night I reported about a random game hunt which I usually do on weekends however the weather at the moment has been so god damn hot I took the opportunity to go out today (it was tolerable). As usual my friend An!NE tagged along, we went to a second hand store that was 20 minutes away nothing too special there I picked up a Logitech XBOX Controller ($3) (missing breakaway cable/Broken right trigger) and An!NE bough R-Type on Playstation 2 ($4) and Gran Turismo for Playstation ($3).

We jumped on the bus and travelled a further 15 minutes West and arrived at a local mall, as I've mention a few times already EB Games have been getting rid of Playstation 2 games and many of them are $4 each. An!NE again bought more games Super Bust-a-move, Half-Life and SSX all were $4. As we were leaving EB I mentioned I'm still empty handed and looks like I'll be going home that way, further up the mall there is another store JB they also have pre-owned games usually they're in big boxes and you have to flick the cases to see what they are it's such a pain in the ass, as I was looking through them I found was Fable looked a little harder on the price and it was $2, in fact every game you'll see below that was for XBOX was $2 so I bought every game they had in the box, of course ignoring all the sport titles.. yucky ^_^.
I do have one complaint how ever.. Why were most of the games covered in packing tape? Why were there so many pre-owned stickers inside and out? Why were some discs in the case and some were not.. Why what why!? ><"
I forgot to mention it took 20 minutes for the staff to find all the games.. ROFL.

Too much glare? The Playstation 3 game in the big box is Warhawk and the Playstation 2 game is R-Type. Sorry about the glare -_-

One of the staff has humour! ROFL

Game Hunting Weekend - The Report

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Today An!NE and I went into the city to find more games, we aim to do this every 2nd or 3rd week each month just to see what's new and hopefully find something interesting. We happened to find a HANIMEX pong console complete with the light gun and box, I didn't happen to buy it cause it was insanely over priced. They happen to look like this:

The Angry Video Game Nerd happen to review one of these, very compact for the time I must mention.
Anyhow, we went on looking and found a bin full of Playstation 2 games and guess what? Dead or Alive 2 was there, yeah AFTER I win a bid on eBay one just pops up.. My luck.
There were quite a few XBOX games a whole shelf full, and nothing really worth mention apart from the two consoles they had there. One was $70 and the other was $50, there was also a Playstation and Playstation 2.. fairly priced and around the usual price range for them $25 for the Playstation and Playstation 2 was $50.

When it came to accessories, the prices were great genuine controllers went from the $10 mark to the $20.

So what did I actually buy? Well I bought 1 game from EB on the way to the train station, King Of Fighters XII for XBOX 360
EB are currently clearing out last year's releases for around $13-$18 and the more recent games from last year are $27. If you're on the look out for Playstation 2 games, I suggest you jump in quite a few games were $3-$10. Most games however were either Platinum/No Cover, but some were complete.

That's it for me, I'll make another post soon. Thanks for reading ^^

More game arrivals!

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This morning I found in the mailbox two packages which seemed to be the size of games. Ripped both packages open and found Dead or Alive 2 and Perfect Dark Zero: Limited Edition. These games are pretty common on eBay yes, but not in this condition. 90% of Dead or Alive 2 auctions were platinum and most Perfect Dark Zero: Limited Editions had parts missing, like the DVD, Slip cover or the Glyph, luckily I waited out and managed to find a complete version with A1 condition discs. Just what a collector wants ^^.

That's it for me, what ever happens I'll mention it here as usual, happy gaming!

Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 pick up. Tecmo physics in 1080i.

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I'll have to admit I'm a Dead or Alive fanboy, it's a very gimmicky game and strongly aimed towards the male market. I remember seeing Dead or Alive: Beach Volleyball on the XBOX many moons ago, there were figures, calendars and other accessories released along with the game. Nearly every gaming magazine had one of the DOA girls on the cover (it was an excuse to put a girl wrapped in a swimsuit to sell the mag). I think I was only 8 or 11 at the time and was always *interested* in the game, I just liked the girls.. There I said it :P

A few of my friends dislike Dead or Alive's fighting engine, I have to disagree with them it's a very solid, fast paced fighter with awesome visuals (no, I'm not using the term for the girls) the game is very appealing. Even back on the Playstation 2 for Dead or Alive 2.

Anyway, I'm getting a little carried away with the Dead or Alive series and I should just say I finally bought Dead or Alive Xtreme 2.. Really didn't feel comfortable holding this game in my hand waiting in line to buy it.. *_*.
As much as I don't *really* like buying games from EB as they're kinda careless when it comes to their games (broken cases, scratched cases, bend manuals etc) their sales are sometimes worth it. Oh and DOA:X2 is in pretty good condition, only did I find that the case was a bit cracked.. Not that big-o deal, still gotta test it.

New XBOX rumours, two new systems by Microsoft

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Rumours have it that there are going to be two new XBOX consoles next generation (2012). With a causal package of a XBOX 360, which is a very basic XBOX 360 in set-top box form with kinect features.

The other model will be the very new next generation XBOX with 6-core processor and 2GB RAM. GPU is unknown at this stage. It will also be running a different version of Windows 8. This is aimed for the "hard-core" gamers type at a higher price range, with a, optical drive, HDD and backwards compatibly.

It's also rumoured that we will be getting confirmations about the next XBOX at the CES show in Vegas in January 2012.

Games for the XBOX 360 will continue to come out in 2012.

Sources/Credits: Eurogamer | Shadowlayer

Collecting for October & November

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Today I made a new video of my recent collecting for the last two months. This videos will get better I promise :<

Project Gotham Racing 4 car carry (Physics Glitch)

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Today while playing PGR 4 this happened. I just had to see this from more than one angle.

Apologise for the shaky camera work, but I am trying to use the controller as well :<

About time I bought Kameo and a New TV | Finally played a Game&Watch!

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Wow, what month this has been! Bought so many games around the single digit mark and I must say, it really adds up! Anyway, today I got my new 42" LCD TV and it's beautiful my only complaint is the sound isn't so good, it has so much treble sounds/music sound like I've just woken up. Besides that, Playstation 3 and XBOX 360 look A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I bought a $3 HDMI cable and it does the job. $60?! For a cable all I can say to these 'branded HDMI cables' get fucked seriously... But anyway review of the TV later on :).

Beautiful isn't she?

After buying the TV I met up with my friends and walked around the stores looking for more games, came across Kameo at GAME -yyyyuck!- for $10, not so bad at least I can save on postage right? This game has been staring at me for many years I've owned the XBOX 360, the cover has always caught my eye surely it's not a game I'd pay more than $9-$10 for although it maybe good it's just one of those games..Haven't played it yet though and went with my friend's review of it.

Also today, my friend An!NE brought his mother's Octopus Game and Watch! I've never, *ever* held one of these gems before. Can't beat the classic left + right control options and those amazing sounds those machines make. Too bad his mother doesn't want to sell it, otherwise I would of bought it right then! Only bad thing is it's missing the battery cover... Don't they all? :(.
They are amazing systems, especially for the time I mean look at the size of that display ;)

Such a shiny gem!!!

More games arrived :D

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Yesterday Metroid Hunters finally arrived, and it's the shiny cover :D so beautiful! Also my friend gave me Project Gotham Racing 3 for free, he no longer has his XBOX 360 so he gave me the game. Thanks for that buddy.

Riiiiiiiiiiidge Racerrrr 6 finally found! Funny story behind this.

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Today I didn't end up going to my study mainly because well... It was raining and I was pretty damn tired. Anyway after that class finished I got up and met my friends at the stores across the road, and as usual we got to each of the games and have a look at what they currently have, sometimes we get into long conversations with the staff since we're well known regulars.

After my friend was finished at the bank we went back to GAME for my friend to buy a copy of Rift, while waiting around this guy (who was there before us) was doing a trade in. My friend points out that one of the games was Ridge Racer 6, he was thinking "Ridge Racer - Hexigon, Ridge Racer - Hexigon" while the guy was talking to one of the staff members about how much they will give him for the games, the staff said they'd give him $4 for Ridge Racer 6 you heard right, $4! -- No no, I grabbed the game and told the owner I'll give you $10 for Ridge Racer 6. Right away it was mine, bad luck GAME stole your mark up :)

Just missing a few more Ridge Racer games mainly the ones for the Playstation, Ridge Racer V is currently being shipped :)

EDIT: I forgot to mention that when buying this game off the customer, I asked if he had change for $20 which he didn't. The staff over the counter grabbed change from his pocket and gave it to the other customer and me. Well everyone is happy :P

The last of the amazing Bayonetta news!! Well, maybe..

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This will be the last instalment of Bayonetta news, but it's great news! I received my Climax Edition Bayonetta along with the gun, soundtrack, and game box. It looks a lot better in person than people's images of the gun.

Unfortunately the gun has got the sight chipped off on the left, apart from that it looks near new.

The boxes are in great condition and so is the art book, My only complaint is that I'm disappointed with the art book there are not many concept images or many pages for that matter.
I couldn't really complain though, I only spent $50+$20 shipping in total $70 which is really good considering that there are only 1,500 made in the world.

I already owned the game for XBOX 360 so it slips into it's box nicely and now the complete set is all together in perfect harmony... nawwww.
Now I can sleep without worrying about this being lost or damaged during transit, I had to go pick it up from the post office though.. Stupid post man!

In conclusion I'm very happy with the set, it looks very cool and got it for an amazing price.

Daytona USA XBOX Live Leaked Gameplay

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It's what we were all dreaming of, Daytona USA coming to XBOX Live and PSN Store here is some awesome leaked game play footage running on the XBOX 360, nice widescreen and 60fps port :)