I got a bit over excited and posted too many pics. Maybe not too many but certainly too big. By doing that I almost raped the forums so I've decided to post the pics in this blog. Now if you haven't already, please check this epic forum post.

Warning: A lot of pics of great memories.

Great moments in pics chosen at random from my Photobucket:

Blennon:


This pic of me made by Haxan:


Me and Pew making fun of Germans:


Revealing Dale's true identity:


Re-creating Jimbo's bathroom in LBP:


Making fun of Pikeman:




The adventures of Chad:


Making the Destructoid.com LittleBigPlanet level. It still blows my mind thinking about it:


Being loved:


Jimbo's Seal of approval:


This guy:


James Ewing (aka Ha-Puken) wanting to send me a bottle of tequila but sending me his US PS2 with Front Mission 3 and 4 cd's full of epic music instead:


TheGHost making me (and a million other Dtoiders) a card:


This:


Best game ever:


Sadistic and Sadie:


Raping fail-blogs with Sadistic:


Christopher Walken:


My PS3 kicking the bucket (originally a video with sounds and all but I'll post this pic to make it easier):


Dan Clancy sending me his Killzone 2 T-shirt (the one on the left):


Vixen:


The ApocalyPS3:


Wanderingpixel making me a motivational poster:



So there you have it. I could've added more but this is a bit too much already. All these things are making me wear my Dtoid T-shirts with pride!



I love you all.

EXTRA SPECIAL PIC:





[EDIT: Here are my other memories I shared in the forums as well, just to make it complete]

Great moments in words:

Finding out that Hamza changed my name into "Mr. Sadistic's Sex Slave". It only lasted 2 days. He changed it back because it got scary.

Endless chat sessions on PS3 video chat with Jimbo, James, Shipero, Pikeman, Moosehole, Haxan and several others. Basically having our own private Destructoid PS3 vodcast with ever recording it.

Writing themed FNF blogs.

Meeting James Ewing (Ha-Puken) in person. Which is possibly the best thing ever.

The frontpage article that got raped with SFW porn pics. (Randombullseye already mentioned it)

The generosity from several Dtoiders. Moosehole, James, Shipero, Jimbo and Dan Clancy in particular.

Trophy whoring with Moosehole.

Singing along with 90's Euro dance hits for hours and hours with Shipero.

Daily video chats with Shipero.

Meeting awesome people online in general.

The Killzone 2 Destructoid Clan and playing that game All Night Long while singing "All night long".

Foxtoid

Quick Blog is Quick!



Yes, I've got good news. People with borked PS3's are succesfully being able to sign in again. We're checking things out right now. But it seems that the problems are over. I'm actually in a video chat with Shipero right now. But do mind, some people still can't sign in.

I wish you all very happy games.

It's cold outside. Rain and snow hammering the streets. Wind blowing from every direction, determent to knock you off your feet. The way home from work is miserable. The sound of your wind screen wipers on your car is hypnotizing. "Flick flack flick flack." You've already closed your eyes multiple times behind the wheel, nearly dozing off. Then finally you can see your house in the distance. You collect all your strength to stay awake and make it to the save haven you call home.

You take off your cold wet clothes and change into something warm and comfortable. After making yourself some hot chocolate you settle yourself in your favorite, supposedly leopard print, chair. Closing your eyes for a second. Upon opening your eyes again you see it. Shiny or matte, fat or slim, it doesn't matter how it looks. It is your one and only Playstation 3. Suddenly you don't feel so exhausted anymore. The sound of the rain and wind outside fades away into nothingness. You take one last big sip of your hot chocolate, wipe off your brown and creamy milkstache and get ready for...

FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS





Wow, that's a lot of Hot Chocolate. Now, let's see what we're going to play tonight. I'll guarantee you that it was worth getting home for. Makes you forget all the bad shit happening outside. Embrace the warmth of the PSN.




8PM EST: Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Host: Santanaclaus89 (PSN: Moosehole)

Serv-bot. That's all you need hear in order to get excited for this game. Pick that little yellow cute looking fellow and punch people with plates and table cloth. And potato's even? I don't know but he sure is awesome.




9PM EST: Tekken 6 Host: JackofNoTrades(PSN: JackofNoTrades85)

Join Jack and pick Jack. That robot, not the real Jack you dummy. Show him and other what you're made off. Or get punched to pulp by some bear or any other animal. It's all good. And a lot of fun too!




9PM EST: Uncharted 2 Host: FalconReaper (PSN: FalconReaper). Possible other Backup Host: Takeshi (PSN:JohanHin)

This game has even more rewarding fight mechanics than the fighting games. *Punch in the dick!* What a gorgeous game. Every PS3 owner should own this game. So if you do join us




10PM EST: Modern Warfare 2 Host: Santanaclaus89 (PSN: Moosehole)

Got banned on the 360? No worries, you can join us any time. Don't overdo it or face FNF's own cute little banhammer. So cute it hurts.


Takeshi. Smashing things since 1981




Well that's it for this weeks festivities. Punch and shoot your way through endless hordes of Dtoiders.
Yours,

Takeshi

I can never treat Friday the 13th in the same light hearted way as before.

You might have noticed by reading the FNF post, Friday was a bad day for me. It was only just the 13th when it happened, as if it was waiting for it that sarcastic bastard. I was just playing a video game when I heard 3 short beeps. It was my black shiny beast. It was sending out Morse codes in a desperate manner trying to get rescued. It never got further than the "S". I couldn't just say "Oh well it's dead. Let's buy a new one.". No sir. That's why I made this short reconstruction of how it happened and how I tried to rescue it.



As Shipero noted I kept the Dtoid tradition of having credits longer than the actual video. But I still pretty sure that I have missed someone. You see, I've got no video editing skills and no PC who could handle a program which could actually do something. So I had to use Windows Moviemaker. It wouldn't let me add more text. I couldn't even mention the second partial song was: Starsailor - Way to Fall. So don't be sad if you're not on the list. You'll always be in it's heart. It's cold dead heart but still.

It's no secret that I love the PS3 very much but this exact one was special to me. I don't blame it for dying but a warning would be nice. I guess it was too proud to give up. But with a slight suggestion of being ill I could at least save all my data. I don't care about the songs, the movies and game data. But I do care about some save files. Actually just a single one. LittleBigPlanet. I will enjoy playing all the other games again, that's why I bought them in the first place, but LBP is a different story. The published levels are still stored on the servers of course but what about those unpublished levels in progress? All gone. That was a lot of work and something I can never recreate. So Haxan my friend, consider yourself lucky, you're the only one who has seen them all. Maybe I can recreate one of them. But that's only if I can find all the calculations I made.

Only one of you has actually played on it but many of you have played with it. Show me his death wasn't in vain.

Farewell CECH04. I will miss you forever.

Much love,
Takeshi.

Damn this day. Damn it to hell. I'm not even going to describe it for you because you would punch your PS3. You'll see soon enough what I mean. Although. It is Friday the 13th so you'll never know what else might go wrong. I've had my fair share.








8PM EST: Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Host: Santanaclaus89 (PSN: Moosehole)

Beat each other in the nuts for me will you? Nice and hard and with a lot of aggression!




9PM EDT: BlazBlue Host: JackofNoTrades(PSN: JackofNoTrades85)

Nice another game to let off some steam. Once again beat and kick each other to pulp!




10PM EST: Uncharted 2 Hosts: FalconReaper (PSN: FalconReaper). Possible other Backup Hosts:InfraredChimera (PSN: InfraredChimera) barcaxavi06 (PSN: barcaxavi06)

This game has even more rewarding fight mechanics than the fighting games. *Punch in the dick!*




10PM EST: Modern Warfare 2 Host: Santanaclaus89 (PSN: Moosehole)

Shoot everything that moves. Do it for rage, do it for TAKESHI!!!!
(p.s. you might want to tell everybody if you want to be a back-up host.)
(p.p.s. I haven't got a clue what that pic is. But it looks cool. So don't shoot me if it isn't actually MW2)




12AM EDT: Socom: Confrontation Host: Santanaclaus89 (PSN: Moosehole) or y0j1mb0 (PSN: k0wb0y-b33b0p)

If there might be some anger left let it all out on your team mates. STAB EVERYBODY! In the face, in the groin, in the back. EVERYWHERE.




Have fun tonight with all those new kick-ass games! It's truly a good year to be a gamer. Except if your name is Takeshi.

I'm going to bed.

Yours,

Takeshi