If you've never listened to "Flight of the Conchords" then shame the hell on you. Seriously. I thought I liked Tenacious D until I listened to FotC.
Now I have to keep in mind when selecting these, what will work best in Rock Band. It all has to mesh for a great song. So without further ado, I present to you, the first installment of my Rock Band dream DLC packs.
Flight of the Conchords
You're So Beautiful
This is one of their best songs. Fortunately, it would also work well in Rock Band. The drum track is a little robotic, but that's alright. The guitar is acoustic as well but I think that would be fun. Just a great song.
I'm Not Cryin'
Another one of the Conchords best songs. This song would be greatly benefitted by one of my ideas for Rock Band. Impement back-up vocals. It would work like vocals do except it could attach to the bassist, drummer, or guitar player and they sing back-up.
I have no idea what "reach" really means on the leaderboards. But clearly, if you are an editor you have a lot of it. Initial logic would suggest it means the amount of IP's or people are ... countries you reach, I dunno.
But anyway, I decided to do a breakdown of the top 50 based on reach scores. The number in parentheses is the actual leaderboard rank, the number to the right of the name is the "reach" value, and I added any special ranks to certain peoples, limiting one rank per person.
I probably messed up somewhere on here so point it out and rub my face in it please if you spot a mistake.
Ron isn't on here but I'm pretty sure is reach is over 200 or so. Interesting note: Yojimbo has the highest "reach" for a non-editor, while Dtoid Hall of Famer Mxy is ranked 39th. Also, I'm interested to see what the "reach" numbers are for those not shown in the top 50. Oh that clever algorithm!
I have been on the road forever. Last night I went to Best Buy and saw this gamer chair:
I sat in it and determined it was comfortable enough for my tastes. However, they were sold out of the chair. When I inquired a sales person as to when more may be in he told be they were expecting a truck in tomorrow with some. How convenient!
So, I came back today and told a sales person what I was told and he went into the back to have a look. He came out with a big, frowny face though because they didn't get a truck in and to make matters more awesome, they weren't going to be getting any more in ... ever. So after laughing at myself and the asshole who lied to me last night I was on my merry way.
I looked to see where the chair was available for in-store pickup and alas, I found a location about and hour from me. So I drove out there, got the chair and also picked up these little gems:
Boom Blox - trailer looked sweet and it sold me.
The Darkness - it was $15 new, I will try anything that looks cool for that price.
Virtua Fighter 5 Online - this was also $15 new and even though the d-pad is an abortion, I'll give the left thumbstick a try.
In the past year I've had the honor and privilege to get to know some of the most talented people here at Destructoid. These are people who have given us art, videos, songs, insight, witty banter out the ass, and shoops to die for. Friday Night Fights? Thanks to Snaileb for making that big (FNF was originally created by BFeld13). So the CBM has given a lot and here they are:
More suitable wallpaper version here for the hardcore fans.
Imagine Destructoid without these people. No don't. It's too awful. Take Riser Glen for example. Can you imagine Destructoid withoutRiser Glen?? Or Tazar??
Half of you wouldn't have an avatar if it weren't for itemforty. Like, king3vbo, I know he appreciates the CBM. He comments in all our posts, has an itemforty avatar, and he has told me I am full of win at least more than once. But that's just a random Dtoider, I could have mentioned anyone. So here's my appreciation post to the CBM. A pat on the back you guys.
Here is my newest comic. It's about Grand Theft Auto 4. I couldn't actually find any direct quotes from Little Jacob, else I would have just done that.
I'm not gonna lie. I really liked Diddy Kong Racing for the N64. It had great tracks, the multiplayer was well implemented, the graphics were beautiful, there were awesome hidden things to find, the characters were fun and their skills varied, but most importantly, you could choose from THREE different vehicles.
I can't remember any game before DKR that let you race against different vehicles, like a plane and a boat, while you are in a kart. That was pretty heavy stuff for a 7th grader.
Time passed though, and I always remembered DKR very fondly when I thought of it. Then I heard they were making it for the DS and thought that it would be pretty good. After playing it for only about 30 minutes, I was sucked in completely. Everything that I loved about the first DKR was still in there but there was more to do and it was portable now. The game is challenging against the computer at times, but if you play with 4 other people, I would dare say that it'd be more fun that Mario Kart DS if only because of more options and ways to play.
If you liked Diddy Kong Racing for the 64 but never tried it on the DS, let me whole-heartedly recommend it to you. It's awesome.
I want you to think back SIX years ago when Grand Theft Auto III came out on the PS2. For me, it was one of the most shocking and unbelievable gaming experiences of my life. It had the freedom of the earlier GTA games, but everything felt real and alive in GTAIII. It was a good feeling.
But then Vice City came out a year later and it was almost like, "Wow, GTAIII sucks compared to this."
That is my worry with GTAIV. Everyone has crowned this game as the best most glorious achievement in gaming ever for years to come and Mario is a bitch. I mean, the game is good, but good lord, I feel like I am playing GTAIII again. But apparently, I'm crazy because the game is perfect. I know that a lot of people have issues with giving scores to games, but with the GTAIV sequel, the game will OBVIOUSLY be better than this game, so what are people going to do? Give it the same exact score as a game that isn't as good?
I've put about 5 hours into the game so far and here is what I feel like I am doing. Drive somewhere, shoot people, get chased by the police, lose my wanted level, call up a girl, play pool, bang and repeat. This game is supposed to be awesome and I am almost bored with it because of the lack of variety.
Basically, if they make GTAIV Vice City and it's better, then how do you give it the same score as a game that isn't as good?
I originally made this video as a response to this lame guy's video about "hate" and how it was such a curious thing or some crap. Anyway, this started off as a response to that but ultimately degraded into something worse. This video is absolutely pointless.
The guy's name on Youtube was JipsiK and I would show you the video I am mocking but he has since been banned from Youtube and so no video can be found. Look him up though, he did a video on Chris Crocker and talked about how large Chris' penis would be erect and then just kept saying "fuck" over and over. Oh, and he's older than Yojimbo, so extra creepy amirite!? Enjoy!
I am starting to see a trend here. Click right here for the new comic.
Criticism welcomed. In fact, tell me what I'm doing wrong.
First Game? Super Mario for NES (how cliche is that?)
Best Game? Shadow of the Colossus or Resident Evil 4
Worst Game? McFarlane's Evil Prophecy
Favorite Game? Twisted Metal 2
Match Game? Best game show ever!
Dating Game? Oh, nah that was kinda dumb.
Blame Game? That was on MTV when I was like in middle school.
Dame Game? You made that up.
Funniest Game? Portal
Scariest Game? Resident Evil 2
Fastest Game? Wario Ware Smooth Moves
Maim Game? That doesn't sound like a game.
Movie Game? Spiderman 2
TV Game? Ugh I don't think I know any.
Book Game? Jurassic Park for Genesis.
