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Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Char Aznable | 6:37 PM on 09.09.2008 16 comments




After coming home from a hard day at work refreshing Dtoid all day, I was greeted by the RRoD. Nah, it's cool; I didn't want to play Soulcalibur IV or Castle Crashers or Dead Rising or Oblivion or Gears of War for the next 2-4 weeks anyway. You guys hang on to it for me.

My nerd rage took over for a few minutes as I uttered the sacred incantation of "FUCK!" to the heavens, and I then took the necessary steps to have it repaired. I didn't want to dwell on the negatives too much, and with 2-4 weeks of emptiness ahead of me, I figured I'd take a look at some of the positives that could come out of this horrible, horrible experience.

1. I can celebrate the Dreamcast's birthday


Now that my primary console is out of commission, I can take the time to properly celebrate the awesomeness that was the Dreamcast. I only played a handful of games for this system, but I played them to death. Marvel vs Capcom 2 will be the first thing I play, followed by Street Fighter III and possibly Jet Grind Radio and Power Stone. I may have to dust off the copy of Skies of Arcadia that I never got around to trying, as well. Any other suggestions?

2. I can obsess even more over RetroforceGO!


Since I'll be playing games with relatively annoying soundtracks (see: MvC2), I'll have even more time to geek out over the Retroforce team. Seriously, in the off chance that one of you reads this worthless blog, listening to your podcast is the only thing that makes my commute to work bearable. Thank you, guys; you rule.

3. I'm a statistic


I can take solace in the fact that I'm one more number to add to the percentage of Xbox 360 failures, and one more withered pile of plastic to toss onto the heap. Because of this, I'll indirectly be part of an inevitable flame war on GameFAQs between rabid fanboys, so let me take a moment and offer a preemptive retort of "NO U SUX!1! FUCK $ONY!"

4. Kitties


Now that I'm not playing as many games, I'll have more time to spend with Star and Zelda, pictured above. Say it with me now: AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! Alright, that was shameless, but you can't go wrong with kitty pictures, can you?

That's it, that's all I've got. Forget trying to exercise more and get in better shape, or stimulating myself intellectually and becoming a better person. I'm getting the Xbox back in 2-4 weeks, fuck all that. Please console me with all of the Red Ring sympathy cards and "Come over to the dark side of PS3" messages your kind little hearts can muster.



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SurplusGamer's Destructoid Blog
I like this post because not only is it quite amusing but shows that there are people who can deal with this situation without in one way or another becoming a complete idiot (either by bitching and moaning above and beyond the call of duty, or by being a Sony fanboy and mocking to the point of boredom)
NihonTiger90's Destructoid Blog
Cutest kittens ever! Also, glad to see the RRoD has not put a hole in your gaming fun, Char.
Primo's Destructoid Blog
"After coming home from a hard day at work refreshing Dtoid all day"

Amen to that!

And sorry for your loss.. but it looks like you will be ok.
Usedtabe's Destructoid Blog
Wow, this blows bro. I'm sorry to hear about that. Hopefully it's only a week turn around like mine was recently
Zen Albatross's Destructoid Blog
My condolences. Try this one next:


Scrixx's Destructoid Blog
You should take some more pictures and submit them to lolcats, then you can gain 15 seconds of internet fame :]
Krow's Destructoid Blog
More time with Street Fighter III is good time.
Char Aznable's Destructoid Blog
Update: This is painful, but I'm finding that Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is not holding up as well as I had hoped. This is a sad day indeed. :( I'll have to give SFIII a try now.

Thanks for the kind words, gentlemen. I'm trying to stay positive about this and focus on games that haven't gotten as much love from me lately (StarCraft is next).

Maybe the positive energy is flowing because I listened to Chad gush about Super Mario RPG and Castle Crashers earlier on RetroforceGO!, and his dolphin-osity is rubbing off on me.
ZekeThePlumber's Destructoid Blog
My condolences.

If you want I'll turn up my speakers and if you listen hard enough you might be able to hear me play Castle Crashers. Ha, I keed I keed. May the postal service ship your bloated console corpse at godspeed.
taumpytears's Destructoid Blog
You don't have a red Dreamcast? I'm kinda disappointed.
Mentok the Mindtaker's Destructoid Blog
"you can't go wrong with kitty pictures"

It's so true!
SilverDragon1979's Destructoid Blog
Oh man that totally sucks. I'm really sorry to hear the dreaded RRoD has hit you. Good luck coping without your XBOX360. Hopefully it won't take long for Microsoft to repair it.
Chocobo Knight's Destructoid Blog
YAY! KITTIES!
DanMazkin's Destructoid Blog
now you can get back to playing nes and watching porn like I did when i was a kid.....
Char Aznable's Destructoid Blog
I ended up playing more DS than anything last night, which is probably how the next 2-4 will be spent. It took me FOREVER to beat cheap ass Gill in SFIII - that fucker is a pain in the ass.

Touche, Taumpytears. Touche.

Zeke, you're a dick. lol
RiotMonster's Destructoid Blog
Love this post lol.. Way to go keeping a positive outlook!!

I'm sure I'm posting reeeeally late here but hope you got your 360 back in one piece and all is good in the world.


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 about me


Fist of the North Char, son.

Age: 25
Turn ons: Cursing, music from the '90s, sleeping late
Turn offs: Internet arguments, scarves, 4chan culture
Favorite gaming genres: Beat 'em ups, 2D fighters, turn-based strategy games
Winners: Don't use drugs
America: Fuck yeah!

Playing right now:
Modern Warfare 2 (360) - LMG or bust.
Plants vs. Zombies (PC) - Best $5 spent all year.
KOTOR (PC) - Fuck, bought it for $10 right before it went on sale.
Torchlight (PC) - I love finally having a gaming PC, can't you tell?

I'm a little late to the party, but I just started getting into A Tribe Called Quest, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, and Slick Rick. Pimp as fuck.


"This ain't a god damned field trip, people. This is a fuckin' war!!"

-Captain Rhodes, Day of the Dead. One of the most badass characters ever put to film.





My personal Hall of Fame:
Mega Man II, III, and 9 (NES/XBLA)
Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis)
Contra + Super C (NES)
The Legend of Zelda + Link to the Past (NES/SNES)
Final Fantasy VI (SNES)
RBI Baseball (NES)
StarCraft (PC)
Castle Crashers (XBLA) (inducted 8/27/08)
Street Fighter HD Remix (XBLA) (inducted 11/26/08)
Street Fighter IV (360) (inducted 2/17/09)

I <3 RetroforceGO! Also, big ups to the Giant Bombcast.


KAWAII MOBIRU SUUTSU!!!!

Anime and manga are cool. Mobile Suit Gundam, FLCL, Gurren Lagann, Rurouni Kenshin, Hellsing, and Death Note. In that order.



Adding to my ODB shrine, Us3d ta b3 and Grunchk1n teamed up to make something magnificent. I present to you the Ol' Dirty Gundam:


Congraturation this story is happy end. Thank you.

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