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What I'm playing (9/4/11 - 9/10/11):
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time



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My Top Ten Favorite (updated as I play) ...

... Role-Playing Games:
1. Final Fantasy VI
2. Mother 3
3. Chrono Trigger
4. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
5. Final Fantasy IV
6. EarthBound
7. Lost Odyssey
8. Kingdom Hearts
9. Paper Mario
10. Final Fantasy IX

... Adventure Games:
1. Day of the Tentacle
2. Full Throttle
3. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
4. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
5. Sam & Max Hit the Road
6. King�s Quest III: To Heir is Human
7. Grim Fandango
8. King�s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
9. The Secret of Monkey Island
10. Professor Layton and the Curious Village

... 2D Action/Adventure Games:
1. Super Metroid
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
3. Cave Story
4. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
5. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
6. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
7. StarTropics
8. Shadow Complex
9. Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
10. Metroid Fusion

... 3D Action/Adventure Games:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Shadow of the Colossus
3. Beyond Good & Evil
4. God of War II
5. God of War
6. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
7. Metroid Prime
8. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
9. Okami
10. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

... Survival Horror Games:
1. Resident Evil 4
2. Dead Space
3. Resident Evil 2
4. Dead Space 2
5. Resident Evil
6. Dino Crisis 2
7. Resident Evil 5
8. Alan Wake
9. Silent Hill
10. Dino Crisis

... Open World Games:
1. Red Dead Redemption
2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
3. Bully
4. Grand Theft Auto IV
5. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
6. Infamous
7. L.A. Noire
8. Prototype
9. Crackdown
10. Crackdown 2

... 2D Action Games:
1. Contra III: The Alien Wars
2. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
3. Gunstar Heroes
4. ActRaiser
5. Contra 4
6. Ninja Gaiden
7. Gunstar Super Heroes
8. Viewtiful Joe 2
9. Snake Rattle 'n' Roll
10. Viewtiful Joe

... 3D Action Games:
1. Gears of War 2
2. Bayonetta
3. Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
4. Vanquish
5. Gears of War
6. No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
7. Sin & Punishment
8. No More Heroes
9. 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
10. Earth Defense Force 2017

... Strategy Games:
1. Valkyria Chronicles
2. StarCraft
3. Fire Emblem
4. Pikmin 2
5. Advance Wars
6. StarCraft II
7. Advance Wars: Dual Strike
8. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
9. Pikmin
10. Plants vs. Zombies

... Sports Games:
1. Punch-Out!!
2. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
3. Wii Sports Resort
4. Wii Sports
5. Super Punch-Out!!
6. Mario Golf
7. Mario Tennis
8. Pilotwings 64
9. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
10. International Superstar Soccer 64

... First-Person Shooters:
1. Half-Life 2
2. Portal 2
3. Portal
4. BioShock
5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
6. Singularity
7. Resistance 2
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops
9. Left 4 Dead
10. Goldeneye

... Racing Games:
1. Uniracers
2. Mario Kart DS
3. Diddy Kong Racing
4. F-Zero
5. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
6. Mario Kart 64
7. Wave Race 64
8. F-Zero GX
9. Excitebike 64
10. Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

... 2D Platformers:
1. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi�s Island
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
3. Super Mario World
4. Super Meat Boy
5. Donkey Kong Country Returns
6. Mega Man 2
7. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
8. Mega Man 9
9. LittleBigPlanet 2
10. Kirby�s Epic Yarn

... 3D Platformers:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2
2. Super Mario Galaxy
3. Banjo Kazooie
4. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
5. Super Mario 64
6. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
7. Jak 3
8. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
9. Jak II
10. Conker's Bad Fur Day

... Fighting Games:
1. Street Fighter IV
2. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
3. Super Smash Bros. Melee
4. Super Smash Bros.

... Puzzle Games:
1. Tetris Attack
2. Planet Puzzle League
3. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
4. Meteos
5. Puzzle Quest 2
6. Tetrisphere
7. Tetris DS

... Variety Games:
1. World of Goo
2. Shatter
3. Wario Ware: Twisted!
4. Katamari Damacy
5. Pac-Man: Championship Edition
6. Devil's Crush
7. Flower
8. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
9. Boom Blox
10. Wario Ware, Inc: Mega Microgame$

... Rhythm Games:
1. Elite Beat Agents
2. Parappa the Rapper
3. Rock Band 2
4. Rock Band
5. Guitar Hero
6. Um Jammer Lammy
7. Guitar Hero II
8. Karaoke Revolution - Volume 2
9. Karaoke Revolution Party
10. Karaoke Revolution

... Shooters:
1. Ikaruga
2. Star Fox 64
3. PixelJunk Shooter
4. Gradius III
5. Air Zonk
6. PixelJunk Shooter
7. Galaga Legions
8. Space Invaders Extreme
9. R-Type III: The Third Lightning
10. Omega Five

... Party/Multiplayer Games:
1. Mario Party
2. Mario Party 2
3. Scene It?
4. Mario Party 6
5. Mario Party 7
6. UNO
7. Mario Party 3
8. Pac-Man Vs.
9. Mario Party 5
10. Mario Party 4

... Simulations:
1. Roller Coaster Tycoon
2. Animal Crossing
3. Roller Coaster Tycoon 2
4. Nintendogs
5. Animal Crossing: Wild World

... Light Gun Games:
1. Link's Crossbow Training

... Collections:
1. God of War Collection
2. Metroid Prime Trilogy
3. Final Fantasy Anthology
4. Final Fantasy Origins
5. Final Fantasy Collection
6. Sonic Mega Collection

... Beat 'em Ups:
1. Castle Crashers
2. River City Ransom
3. MadWorld

... LEGO:
1. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
2. LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
3. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
4. LEGO Batman
5. LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
6. LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

... NES Games:
1. Super Mario Bros. 3
2. Mega Man 2
3. Mike Tyson�s Punch-Out!!
4. StarTropics
5. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
6. Castlevania III: Dracula�s Curse
7. The Legend of Zelda
8. River City Ransom
9. Ninja Gaiden
10. Snake Rattle �n� Roll

... Super NES Games:
1. Super Metroid
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
3. Final Fantasy VI
4. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
5. Contra III: The Alien Wars
6. Chrono Trigger
7. Final Fantasy IV
8. EarthBound
9. Super Mario World
10. Uniracers

... Genesis Games:
1. Gunstar Heroes
2. Earthworm Jim
3. Sonic the Hedgehog
4. Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
5. Shining Force
6. Beyond Oasis

... TurboGrafx-16 Games:
1. Air Zonk
2. Devil's Crush
3. Neutopia II
4. Neutopia
5. Bomberman '93
6. Bonk's Adventure
7. Alien Crush
8. R-Type
9. Cho Aniki
10. Bonk's Revenge

... Nintendo 64 Games:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Paper Mario
3. Banjo-Kazooie
4. Super Mario 64
5. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
6. Goldeneye 007
7. Star Fox 64
8. Conker's Bad Fur Day
9. Banjo-Tooie
10. Diddy Kong Racing

... PlayStation Games:
1. Final Fantasy IX
2. Metal Gear Solid
3. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
4. Final Fantasy VII
5. Resident Evil 2
6. Final Fantasy VIII
7. Spyro the Dragon
8. Parappa the Rapper
9. Dino Crisis 2
10. Ape Escape

... GameCube Games:
1. Resident Evil 4
2. Beyond Good & Evil
3. Pikmin 2
4. Metroid Prime
5. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
6. Pikmin
7. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
8. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
9. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
10. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

... PlayStation 2 Games:
1. Shadow of the Colossus
2. God of War II
3. God of War
4. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
5. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
6. Kingdom Hearts
7. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
8. Ico
9. Final Fantasy XII
10. Okami

... Xbox Games:
1. Halo

... Wii Games:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2
2. Super Mario Galaxy
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
4. Donkey Kong Country Returns
5. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
6. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
7. Kirby's Epic Yarn
8. Punch-Out!!
9. Wii Sports Resort
10. Super Smash Bros. Brawl

... PlayStation 3 Games:
1. Valkyria Chronicles
2. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
4. LittleBigPlanet 2
5. LittleBigPlanet
6. God of War III
7. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
8. Final Fantasy XIII
9. Uncharted: Drake�s Fortune
10. Resistance 2

... Xbox 360 Games:
1. Half-Life 2
2. Portal 2
3. Portal
4. Lost Odyssey
5. BioShock
6. Red Dead Redemption
7. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
8. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
9. Mass Effect 2
10. Batman: Arkham Asylum

... PC Games:
1. Day of the Tentacle
2. Full Throttle
3. StarCraft
4. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
5. StarCraft II
6. Sam & Max Hit the Road
7. King�s Quest III: To Heir is Human
8. Grim Fandango
9. King�s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
10. The Secret of Monkey Island

... Game Boy/Game Boy Color Games:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
2. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
3. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
4. Metroid II: Return of Samus
5. Final Fantasy Adventure
6. Final Fantasy Legend
7. Golf
8. Tennis

... Game Boy Advance Games:
1. Mother 3
2. Fire Emblem
3. Wario Ware: Twisted!
4. Advance Wars
5. Drill Dozer
6. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
7. Metroid Fusion
8. Advance Wars: Black Hole Rising
9. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
10. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

... Nintendo DS Games:
1. Mario & Luigi: Bowser�s Inside Story
2. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
3. Elite Beat Agents
4. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
5. Advance Wars: Dual Strike
6. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
7. Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
8. Contra 4
9. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
10. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

... Nintendo 3DS Games:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Pilotwings Resort

... WiiWare Games:
1. Cave Story
2. World of Goo
3. Mega Man 9
4. Fluidity
5. Mega Man 10
6. Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

... PSN Games:
1. Shatter
2. PixelJunk Shooter 2
3. PixelJunk Monsters
4. Flower
5. PixelJunk Shooter
6. Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
7. Noby Noby Boy

... Xbox Live Arcade Games:
1. Super Meat Boy
2. Shadow Complex
3. Limbo
4. Pac-Man: Championship Edition
5. Braid
6. Plants vs. Zombies
7. Costume Quest
8. Castle Crashers
9. N+
10. Ikaruga

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July 4, 2008 -- The Day of Lavos Chad Concelmo | 2:33 PM on 07.05.2008 27 comments

I love people sometimes. Actually, correction: I always love people. Let's just say that sometimes I love certain people even more than I normally do. Case in point: last night. As some of you may know, I live in Los Angeles. Since I reside very close to the Hollywood Hills, I am elevated above most of the city. It being the fourth of July yesterday, I invited some friends over to watch the fireworks on my roof – it provides an extraordinary view of the entire city. As we downed our Pacificos, the fireworks began to start. It really is something you need to experience to fully understand, but watching the Independence Day fireworks from my roof is one of the coolest things ever. Since the entire city is visible, there are eruptions of color all around. The stunning displays of light magnificently explode over your head and extend all the way from Disneyland to the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Literally, hundreds upon hundreds of fireworks can be seen going off all at once. In a way, it almost feels like a war zone at times, with loud booms and flashes of light filling the night sky. If it wasn't for the rainbow color palette, one might think it was Armageddon. So … as all the fireworks seemed to hit their grand finales simultaneously – and the sky was full of awe-inspiring chaos – a random person from some random roof close to me, no joke, yelled this at the top of their lungs: "IT’S THE DAY OF LAVOS!" … It was the most amazing thing ever. Of course no one reacted to this except for me, being the giant nerd that I am. If I remember correctly, I think I even spit out a little of my beer I laughed so hard. Needless to say, for the rest of the fireworks, I couldn't get that haunting organ music out of my head. If the world truly had ended, I would have had a smile on my face. To the mysterious stranger who blurted out the most amazing Chrono Trigger reference of all time into the Los Angeles air last night: you are my new favorite person. Cheers.