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Oh, hi there. Didn’t see you enter. Anyways, welcome to my humble little blog. For those of you not familiar with who I am, the name’s Brian. I’m 24 years old and hail from Findlay, Ohio. I work at the local newspaper here as a copy editor, putting my four long years of college to actual use. Kind of. I think.

For those of you who might recognize me from elsewhere, I work as Assistant Gaming Editor over at Blogcritics Gaming and as Features Editor over at Tomopop. It's a lot of work, but it's worth it because I get to do a lot of cool shit with a lot of cool people.

I've been gaming since the relatively young age of around 3 and I've played plenty of games, both good and bad. I'm continuously expanding my gaming collection, which has become more of an archive in recent years as I'm focusing on collecting older, less well-known titles. You'd honestly be surprised on what people are missing out on in bargain bins...



Other than gaming, I love anime, manga, sports, movies, TV, and a whole lot more. I also happen to have something of a legendary love for Cammy, to the point that I am the site's unofficial official Cammy fanboy. And yes, I do play as her in Street Fighter and do so quite well, too.

Also, I am Chad Concelmo's B.F.F., my prize for coming in first in The Great Retro Quiz .18 - ActRaiser. Accept no substitutes. Not even Aerox.

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What'd You Get? - 2008 Begins Edition
Brian Szabelski | 7:09 PM on 01.01.2008 9 comments


Happy New Year to all! A new year has begun, and with that, new games.

Well, maybe not this week. This week's release list is pathetic. So, most of what people got this week might be older stuff.

I almost got nothing this week. That was, until today. While visiting my uncle in New Hampshire, we got into a brief talk about video games, and out of nowhere, my uncle asked if I had an interest in a Sega Saturn. One of the missing pieces of my collection.

And now, it's in my hands. I have to test out the console and games to see if they all still work properly and find a price to buy it from him once I do (probably $100 for the console, four different controllers and about 10 games). It's pretty sweet to finally have one. Now all I need is a Dreamcast and PSP... *feels a hole burn in my wallet*

What'd you guys get this week?



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hawkstar1973's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/01/2008 19:17
hawkstar1973
I got a heating blanket, a 30 dollar gas card, and 20 cash :)
Vegas's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/01/2008 19:18
Vegas
ooo a Saturn, enjoy. It's a great system, I love mine, just don't go crazy with the collection. There are a lot of good games on it, but they can be pricey.
Riser Glen's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/01/2008 19:22
Riser Glen
PRINCE OF SPACE!

As I previously told you, your weapons are useless against me. As a matter of fact, I highly recommend discontinuing the use of said weapons as I render them without use upon contact.

Oh, and I might pick up that "Zach and WeeKee" game people wont shut up about.
Spykron's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/01/2008 19:42
Spykron
i just snagged a cheap copy of lego star wars complete saga for 360. cost me 30 bucks woot woot
tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/01/2008 20:04
tazarthayoot
Prince of Space ain't shit on Invasion of the Neptune Men. Or Mighty Jack.

And every time I look at your profile I feel the urge to masturbate uncontrollably. So thank you for that.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/01/2008 20:41
Wedge
Well, a Dreamcast shouldn't cost you anything at least...

I got... Bases Loaded, Blades of Steel, M.C. Kids, Bionic Commando, NBA Give'n'Go, Desert Strike, Jungle Strike, Jet Force Gemini, and Steambot Chronicles.

And I missed raiding the other CD Games Exchange, because they closed early.
lucashoal's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/01/2008 20:48
lucashoal
The Good, The Bad, And The Monchkin & Super Munchkin 2: The Narrow S Cape.

I've spent so much damn money on Munchkin cards, and it's so damn worth it :<.
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/01/2008 21:15
Velt
I bought myself an ipod? Does that count?
Oh, yeah, and some new clothes.
Def JM's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/02/2008 09:09
Def JM
Since I just got an Xbox from a friend, I went out and bought Ninja Gaiden Black, Stubbs the Zombie, Doom 3, Painkillers, and Xyanide.
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