Looks like a hole lot of nothing this week. Sorry for the lack of comments I haven't seen or heard of most of these.
Bru-Ray The Air I Breathe(Image)
The Devil's Own (Sony)
First Sunday (Sony)
Helvetica (Plexifilm)
Helvetica (Limited Edition) (Plexifilm)
Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary (Warner Music Group) - I can't see myself buying something like this but I do have fond memories of Ozzfest in the late 90s
P.S. I love You (Warner)
Saawariya (Sony)
Shall We Dance (Walk Disney)
Twister (Warner) - What happed to the tire from the preview!!!
HDDVD
Nothing again......don't worry people that are still supporting a dead format. You get two titles next week.
Bru-Ray 27 Dresses (Fox)
First Knight (Sony)
The Golden Compass (New Line) - Saw it in the theater. Meh you could tell it was based on a book.
Motley Crue: Carnival of Sins (Warern Music Group) - Hilarity
Mozard: Die Zauberflote (Opus Arte)
Ocean's Eleven (Warner) - Charming enough but I can't see myself buying it.
Ocean's Twelve (Warner) - Not nearly as good as the first one.
HD-DVD
Nothing. Like I'm not even kidding there really are no releases this week.
Sorry this is a few days late but hey I'm not buying any of this stuff so meh.
Bru-Ray National Geographic: Six Degrees Could Change the World (National Geographic) - An important subject but not something I'd watch more than once.
One Missed Call (Warner) - I didn't see this but I don't remember hearing good things.
The Orphanage (New Line) - No idea what this is.
Sublime (Warner) - Or this for that matter
Wow what a week. Some great movies and some steaming piles of shit.
Alien vs. Predator/Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem (Two-Pack) (Fox) - Ug. Two horrible fucking movies. I guess AVPR was a slight improvement given there was no predator human love interest. *sighs* so much wasted potential.
Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem (Fox)
Before the Devil KNows You're Dead (Image) - I don't know much about this move. It has my boy Hoff in it though. Does anyone have any impressions?
Commando (Fox) - Classic camp. I picked up the DVD in the bargain bin a few years back so this is an easy pass.
Juno (Fox) - I really enjoyed this movie. A must buy.
Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi (Image) - No Thanks
A Passage to India (Sony)
PREDATOR (Fox) - FUCK YES! GET TO THA CHOPPPAAAA!!!! 80s action at its best. Go buy it!
A sad scene at Best Buy today. There was an entire Gondala for AvP and all Predator got was a face out in the Blu-Ray section :(
The totally awesome guys over at Shoot the Core have a video review up of Ikaruga. The review is pretty solid with a bit of history on Treasure and talking about Ikaruga's predecessor Radiant Silvergun. There is also some nice information breaking down the scoring system and puzzle aspects of the game.
Let me show you my setup. This is also a bit of an advertisement for the Baltimore Narp. Click the link for details. A quick update on that. A few people have talked about flying in for the weekend. BWI is a Southwest hub so it should be pretty cheap. I have no problem shuttling people to and from the airport and since I work from home I am really flexible with the times. If you are doing this do it soon since the closer we get to the date the more the price will go up.
Anyway on to my shit.
52 inch 1080P Samsung LCD for gaming and movie watching. The second TV is a 26 inch Samsung LCD for TV watching while I game. ADD FTW
Systems! On the Left there is a Saturn and a Modded Xbox. The Xbox is used for all my NES, SNES, Genesis and Turbo gaming. I have the systems in storage I just don't have room for it all to be out. Probably going to replace the Xbox with a media PC so I can use the real controllers. Top of the TV stand is a Neo Geo and PS3. Next level down is my Wii, Elite 360 with the useless HDDVD brick and my HD DVR. Bottom row is Dreamcast which you can't see, Modded PS2 and my 7.1 reciever.
This is my cantilever wall mount....
Which rotates! 52 inch TV rotated vertically!
Which allows you to play Ikaruga the right way. Vert with a stick.
Mai Cabs :)
4-player cab on the left. Control panel is currently off since I am adding buttons. I bought AvP and The Avengers but the fucker is being a douche about shipping them. Hopefully they are here in time for the NARP. If not I have Sunset Riders, X-men and Blitz (If I can get it working). Four and six slot Neo Geo cabs. Neo Geo is the love of my life.
My Japanese cabs. On the left is actually a Neo Geo cab currently I have a Hyper Neo Geo 64 in it (SNK's failed 3D arcade hardware from the late 90s). In the Hyper Neo Geo 64 cab I have Mr. Driller 2. You might thing that I'd have the HNG64 in the HNG64 cab but that is a long story. My new baby is the Namco cab which has an easily rotatable monitor. I've got Donpachi in there atm. Eventually I'm going to make this a mame machine. Probably won't be in time for the NARP.
Games! Top shelf is DC and PSX. The collection is really lacking as I sold off almost all of my games in 2003 before a big move. Next shelf down is Neo Geo Pocket color, GBA, DS PSP and some PC games. Below that are my PS3 games, Eye of judgement set up and Bru-Rays. Then you have Neo Geo carts for the cabs in custom cases and Hyper 64 games. Second from the bottom are the Neo arcade carts that I don't have cases for. On the bottom are some random boxes. Right bookshelf is for DVDs.
MORE GAMES! Neo Geo home carts on top. 360, Wii, Xbox and Gamecube games on the next shelf. PS2 games below that and then PC and Saturn games on the bottom.
See that image of victory. That is how we should be feeling today. There Will Be Blood is out on DVD this week but there is no Blu-Ray or HDDVD release. It isn't even on the Blu-Ray schedule as far as I can see. FUCK EVERYONE.
Blu-Ray The 6th Day (Sony) - Fuck you
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Sony)
Sharkwater (Warner) - Who fucking cares
Space Ace (Digital Leisure)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Sony)
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (Sony)
Yukikaze (Bandai Visual) - WHY GOD WHYYYYYYYYYYYY
Come play games with Dtoiders in Baltimore! Well in reality the Baltimore suburbs. Officially the NARP will be on Saturday May 17th. All are welcome to come the night before or stay through Sunday if you have a particularly long drive or just want to game for that long. I've set the entire weekend aside so feel free to be there for all three days. If you are coming on Saturday show up anytime after Noon.
I'm actually going to be posting my set up in the next week or so but I have every major system and some arcade cabs. When I post my setup if I don't have something that you want to play feel free to bring it. I figure we'll play alot of rockband, smash and other assorted multiplayer goodness. I have to assume that this being Destructoid there will be some drunken debauchery. If getting drunk isn't your thing don't worry there are a few guys coming that I know do not drink.
Shoot me a PM with your e-mail if you plan to come so I can e-mail you directions etc. Put any questions you have in the comments so I don't have to answer the same question twice.
Bru-Ray releases. A whole lot of nothing this week.
10.5 Apocalypse: The Complete Miniseries (Echo Bridge)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (Fox) - I heard this was the worst thing ever.
Behind the Yellow Line (Celestial)
Blackbeard (Echo Bridge)
Category 7: The End of the World (Echo Bridge)
Coyote Ugly (Walk Disney) - Strippers that don't take their clothes off. Now in hi-def!
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb: The Complete Miniseries (Echo Bridge)
Hidalgo (Walk Disney)
The Last Sentinel (Echo Bridge)
Unreakable (Walk Disney) - You know I did like this movie but I don't know if it is worth buying.
Slow week is slllooooooooooooowwwwwww. I don't even know what half of this shit is.
Bru-Ray Bonnie & Clyde (Warner) - I do like classics. Haven't seen this though so I'll pass for now.
Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics (DVD International) - From Amazon: Created by home theater industry legend Joe Kane, HD Basics is the definitive High Definition home theater calibration tool. It promises to improve your picture and give you an understanding of the concepts that are vital to getting the most out of your HDTV. (Thanks Aerox) I'll certainly get this.
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Ous Arte)
Naked Beneath the Water (Phoenix Group)
Steep (Sony)
HDDVD
....No not really
Gamertag: Hitogoroshi80
PSN: Hitogoroshi80
Wii friend code: I don't remember.
Consoles: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Neo Geo (2), PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, Dreamcast, Saturn, Genesis w/ Sega CD, Snes, Nes, GBA SP, DS, PSP and a Neo Geo pocket Color
Arcade Cabs: US Neo Geo, Japanese (sit down style) Neo Geo & a Japanese Hyper Neo Geo 64.
Random shit:
I'm a 27 year old male living in the greater Baltimore area. Besides gaming I am interested in football, movies, toy collecting, manga, and anime. Wow that sounds nerdy but fear not I don't live in my parents basement. I own a house and even date girls. I can also blame the toy collecting on my profession. I'm an account manager (sales) for a collectibles company which is part of a larger toy company.
