Words can't begin to express the exhorbant amount of love and joy you, Destructoid.com and the community has brought into my world. I found this site by complete accident while searching for video game news and I saw this contest for a PS3 or a Wii and on that post was a video of a dancing robot flipping a game cartridge around and around in front of the camera that mesmerized me. In addition to the awesomeness of that dancing robot video I found a treasure trove of like minded gamers, movie obsessed fans, comic nerds, toy collectors and general crazy motherfuckers who love the internets. I didn't realize it at the time, but I had found much more than a daily blog or a review site...I found a home. And with it a rank within the mighty Destructoid Army. You gave me a weekly shitty movie night for lulz, a forum and a community blog to say my peace, hell, you gave me a corner of the internet to call my own and with that came a steady stream of gaming friends with weekly get togethers. You gave me a place to express my unique humor and for that I've been rewarded video games, swag, clothes and so much more. I've made friends both online and irl and even founded the premier Northwest Rock Band band "Pacific Dick". You've given me a gaming sanctuary and an extended family for life. You've given me nearly two years of happy memories and fond dreams and I raise a glass to the years and memories to come. Here's to nearly 15,000 + hours devoted to the best fucking site in the history of the internet. I love all of you crazy robots and I proudly stand by you as the plans for world domination continue on.
Hello fellow Dtoiders! Tomopop is holding it's very first contest right now and for my entry, I decided to try my hand at my very first DIY figure. It's my very own Tomopup Munny!!!! I've included pictures of the before, the concept mockup I did and the final outcome. I've also included a picture of the figure next to my DS for a frame of size reference. It was really fun making this, so now I'm going to attempt a Bombertoid figure next. Keep a lookout for the post on that once I'm done. After that, who knows maybe I'll ask you guys in the community for an idea.
So, I had a very long crappy day. I got hung up at an onsite repair job for more than 7 hours and still had to drive back 3 hours on top of that to get home. Pretty much missed the better part of FNF and when I got home, found out some fucker hit my other car parked at our apartments leaving me a nice 3 inch dent on the driver's side to deal with. But you know what, doesn't even faze me. I am one lucky son of a bitch. I walked into our apartment, got handed my favorite dinner (steak tips and mashed potatoes) and then my wife told me I had two surprises to make up for my crappy day. The first surprise was a copy of "The Monster Squad" 20th anniversary on dvd, which is a movie I've been looking for at local stores for the last couple of months. She had ordered it for Christmas but it was late coming in so she kept it a secret. The second surprise was this...
I am in fucking awe how amazing and wonderful my wife is for doing this. She hung up all my Guitar Hero guitars (GH1, GH2 360, GH3), The Rock Band Fender and my wireless Ant Commandos guitar. Plus the Rock Band Drums, drum feet (the pipes are under the tv in a cabinet), the microphone, and the drum pedal. She even hung up our 2 year old daughter's play guitar (I got it for her because she loves watching me play Rock Band and Guitar Hero and I wanted her to feel included).
I just wanted to share my wife's awesomeness with you all. Thanks!
So the best I could find in ugly pants were actually my wife's maternity pants, but she refused to let me take a picture of her in them so I guess that means I have to wear them.
Well, it's that special time of year and I wanted to make something really neat for the community. It started out as me taking 3000 pictures and making a large photo mosaic, but Thornn dashed those ideas with a large blunt rock this morning with one of his entries, so I picked up the pieces of that idea and came up with something special. I made a parody video, mocking the famous "Noah Kalina" video where Noah took pictures of himself once a day for several years. This one is more lulz-ified and peppered with lots of Dtoid love. Enjoy!
Well, as I am on vacation, I figured I would take a moment to show you all where I work and what I do all day long. I'm an IT Consultant and PC Technician for a large box retailer. I have a cubicle at the local corporate offices but I also work from home. Here's a picture of me at my cubicle rocking my new Dtoid Rampage shirt that I got from winning -D-'s PistolMouse FanFic contest a few weeks ago:
BTW, the Velocity Micro Contest page is on my crappy laptop on the right. Stay tuned for more creative goodness tomorrow...
"I never thought it would happen to me..." That's what I used to think before tragedy struck my family this past holiday season. I used to think it was harmless to leave my Wii Zapper lying around and unchecked after a long session of Ghost Squad or Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles. Then one day I came home to find this...
This could have easily been prevented had I taken the time to secure and make sure my Wii Zapper was put up and out of the hands of my child. It's not too late for you. Take the necessary steps to practice Wii Zapper Safety: Place your Wii Zapper on top of a closet shelf, or secured in a Nintendo Wii Zapper Lock Bag or even use an officially licensed lockable Wii Zapper Gun Cabinet/Safe. Don't let this happen to you. This Christmas season, my family and I remind you to think of the safety of your friends and loved ones by ensuring your Wii Zapper is secured and out of the hands of the little ones.
Looks like the Wallet Munchers are back again with another Indie Music pack of DLC for Guitar Hero 2 on the Xbox 360.
The Indie Label Music Pack number 2 contains the songs: The State of Massachusetts by the Dropkick Murphys, You Should Be Ashamed of Myself by The Bled and Memories of the Grove by Maylene and the Sons of Disaster.
It will run you the costly sum of 500 MS points and once again it looks as though RedOctane is still trying to whip a few more yards out of the GH2 pony once more.
Ah well, at least they're willing to pony up for some new music to entertain the masses.
It was 3 o'clock. The line was still a bit long but Ron was patient. He kept himself in check by mentally going through his check list. He felt the weight and grip of the gun with his hand in his jacket. He steadied his breathing and counted via peripheral view the customers and employees. There were three customers besides himself and two employees. No guard today he thought silently in his head as he prepared for the task at hand. Another ten minutes passed agonizingly by as he watched the three customers in line in front of him check out and leave. Finally the time had arrived for Ron to enact his plan. He brought out the gun from his jacket and calmly asked the workers behind the counter to raise their hands. He looked at the female employee and gestured her towards him. Once she was near he turned her around and held her in front of him with the gun placed carefully by her head.
"Ok. I want you to quickly open the safe and empty both it and the cash register now." The second employee took a moment too long in Ron’s mind to act so he raised the tension in his voice.
"NOW Motherfucker!" The employee moved more to Ron's liking. A few minutes passed as Ron watched the employee empty the register and start on the safe. The sound of the front door opening filled Ron with surprise and a bit of embarrassment as he forgot to lock the front doors first before taking his female hostage. He turned quickly to face a married couple entering the front doors.
"Get down on the floor," Ron yelled out. The husband pushed his wife towards the floor as he turned around and ran back outside. The woman scrambled on her hands and knees to try to catch up to her husband.
"Get back here you scum fuck ball-less coward," the wife screamed out as she fled the building. Ron cursed inside his head for letting such a huge mistake happen but was slightly amused at the wife's reaction to her not-so-brave husband. He gained composure and walked over to the front door with his hostage still in arm.
"Lock the door so we won't be interrupted again." They walked back to the male employee who was busy finishing pulling the money from the safe. Ron began to wonder if that whole scene had really happened a few moments ago as he chuckled to himself. He didn't have to wonder long as the silent tension of the building was broken by the faint wail of police sirens. He rolled his eyes at the slow working male employee and drew the gun down towards the back of his head. The loud rapport of the gun scared the female employee who thought to herself that she would follow the same path in short time. Ron motioned to the money sack next to the corpse.
"Hurry the fuck up and put the rest of the money in the bag before I really get mad." She quickly leaned down and finished putting the money in the bag. She hesitated handing it to Ron, thinking that it was the one thing keeping him from shooting her dead. She relented and handed him the bag. He picked her up from the floor and walked once again to the front door. Two police cruisers pulled in front of the building and formed a small barricade. Four uniformed officers poured out from the vehicles, guns drawn and pointed towards the windows and front door.
"Let the hostage go and come out with your hands up!" blared one of the officers. Ron quietly thought to himself about all the options available to him. He took a breath and pushed the doors open with the girl in front of him. He pushed her forward and shot her from behind. He had a brief moment to aim at two of the officers before they began to return his fire. The girl was dead before she hit the ground and was joined by one of the two officers that Ron had shot at. Ron wondered as he collapsed, falling backwards why he hadn't felt any pain from the bullets that now riddled his body. He imagined it was the shock and adrenaline from deciding to go out guns blazing. He felt a bit embarrassed now about the choice he had made but didn't get to finish his thought as the world around him faded to black.
"Fuck!" Ron said with his eyes closed. He opened them again slowly. He took a moment to wipe a bit of dust from the corner of his computer monitor.
"I almost had it." He felt his chest heavy with breath as he gripped the PistolMouse controller once again. He blinked his eyes and with his other hand reached for a drink from the can of soda nearby.
"This time I'll remember to lock the doors first." He clicked a button and the screen reset...
It was 3 o'clock. The line was still a bit long but Ron was patient...
Sometimes I get the feeling that I am a robot sent from the future to have relations with all your appliances....on a more serious note if anyone out there knows a one armed dentist please give him my Myspace page url because he may be my real father and I long to finally meet him. I enjoy all kinds of theremin music and apples. On the weekends I sit on park benches and talk to complete strangers to compile what will eventually become the greatest American novel in the 24th century. While the thought of cottage cheese sitting on a kitchen counter frightens me, I am excited by the prospect of combining honey and jello in a swimming pool as a summer vacation spot. I dunno about hardcoreness but I've got my own fair share of games, consoles and accessories. Video games, anime and anything British or Japanese pretty much combat boredom from setting in. My loves are expensive habits but then again so are cigarettes and gourmet coffee. I prefer action titles and FPS's but I dabble in the occasional Japanese dating sim and lose my self for weeks in RPG's. I am blessed with a wife who is into games almost as much as I am...almost. I also have a 15 month old daughter who likes swinging the Wii remotes around and shotput them towards expensive electronics. I have yet to buy a PS3 because I am waiting for MGS4 and the new Killzone, meanwhile I likes to get my gaming fix with a healthy dose of Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360 with a small dash of DS and PSP while I'm on the go. I love indie made games because they have the balls to push the envelope...in some cases rip the envelope in two, wipe one part with its butt; take the other out on a nice date and back to his place and in the morning never call again, bury them both in a shallow dug grave and pour kerosene down the hole for a fire dance. But at my heart I'm a sucker for those classic retro standby franchises...damn you Wii VC for sucking my wallet dry with mediocracy and promises of better days!!!! I have mad robot love. Praise be unto the Astronaut Jesus and have a Good Day!
