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I am also a contributer on Damnlag dot com. You can read my column, Broken Pixels and check out all the other great stuff we've got going on there. Just remember to wear pants.
Anyway, about me...
My name is Jack Ninivaggi AKA Wandering Pixel, and I'm here to rock your world! Or at least cause some sort of tremor.
I live over on the east coast in New Jersey. My favorite types of games are those that have great writing. I'm going to college right now and plan on majoring in either communications or literature. When I'm not playing games I'm either reading a book or comic, watching a movie or sleeping. I'm a huge fan of animation and my favorite thing to do is watch old animated films, I'm also a theater geek, and frequently make trips to New York to watch the latest musicals and plays on Broadway. one day I plan on making a living by writing, though I haven't yet decided what kind of writing I want to do. Anyway, this is my blog. Enjoy!
You can contact me at jackninivaggi@yahoo.com
I also have a Facebook you can check out here.
This is my interview, which was conducted by the oh so sexy LawofThermalDynamics.
My Idols:
Stanley Kubrick
Alan Moore
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Philip K. Dick
Steven Spielberg
Hiro Miyazaki
Brad Bird
Here are some lists of my favorite things in no particular order.
Games:
1.) Half-Life 2
2.) Bioshock
3.) Spyro the Dragon
4.) Sonic CD
5.) Shadow of the Colossus
Movies:
1.) Blade Runner
2.) Ratatouille
3.) The Third Man
4.) Spirited Away
5.) Up
TV Shows:
1.) Lost
2.) Big Love
3.) Futurama
4.) Avatar: The Last Airbender
5.) Invader Zim
Anime:
1.) Neon Genesis Evangelion
2.) Cowboy Bebop
3.) Akira
4.) Anything by Miyazaki
5.) Or anything with cool robots
Musicians:
1.) John Lennon
2.) Bob Dylan
3.) John Hiatt
4.) Idina Menzel
5.) Utada Hikari
Books
1.) Harry Potter
2.) His Dark Materials
3.) The Great Gatsby
4.) Biographies
5.) World War Z
Graphic Novels
1.) Watchmen
2.) The Killing Joke
3.) The Long Halloween
4.) Ghost World
5.) From Hell
Comics
1.) Runaways
2.) Batman
3.) Hell Boy
4.) The Umbrella Academy
5.) X-Men
Musicals:
1.) Rent
2.) Wicked
3.) Little Shop of Horrors
4.) Avenue Q
5.) Sweeney Todd
Plays:
1.) Speed the Plow
2.) Hamlet
3.) A Streetcar Named Desire
4.) Our Town
5.) Macbeth
Magazines/Newspapers:
1.) The New Yorker
2.) EGM
3.) Entertainment Weekly
4.) Game Informer
5.) The New York Times
Articles from the front page:
I, the Author: Midnight Run
Nothing is Sacred: Getting into Character
Video Game Characters Solve the Oil Spill Crisis
Motivational Poster Series
Destructoid Editors
Destructoid Community Members
Wandering Pixel's Guide to Amazing Games
Warpath: Jurassic Park
Useless Lists
Things to Do While Waiting for Your PS3 Game to Install
State Sex Moves(NSFW)
Present Tools of Destruction, The Top Ten Guns of All Time
5 Reasons Why I Want To Buy A PS3, But...
5 Of The Most Annoying Dicks In Gaming
Anyway, about me...
My name is Jack Ninivaggi AKA Wandering Pixel, and I'm here to rock your world! Or at least cause some sort of tremor.
I live over on the east coast in New Jersey. My favorite types of games are those that have great writing. I'm going to college right now and plan on majoring in either communications or literature. When I'm not playing games I'm either reading a book or comic, watching a movie or sleeping. I'm a huge fan of animation and my favorite thing to do is watch old animated films, I'm also a theater geek, and frequently make trips to New York to watch the latest musicals and plays on Broadway. one day I plan on making a living by writing, though I haven't yet decided what kind of writing I want to do. Anyway, this is my blog. Enjoy!
You can contact me at jackninivaggi@yahoo.com
I also have a Facebook you can check out here.
This is my interview, which was conducted by the oh so sexy LawofThermalDynamics.
My Idols:
Stanley Kubrick
Alan Moore
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Philip K. Dick
Steven Spielberg
Hiro Miyazaki
Brad Bird
Here are some lists of my favorite things in no particular order.
Games:
1.) Half-Life 2
2.) Bioshock
3.) Spyro the Dragon
4.) Sonic CD
5.) Shadow of the Colossus
Movies:
1.) Blade Runner
2.) Ratatouille
3.) The Third Man
4.) Spirited Away
5.) Up
TV Shows:
1.) Lost
2.) Big Love
3.) Futurama
4.) Avatar: The Last Airbender
5.) Invader Zim
Anime:
1.) Neon Genesis Evangelion
2.) Cowboy Bebop
3.) Akira
4.) Anything by Miyazaki
5.) Or anything with cool robots
Musicians:
1.) John Lennon
2.) Bob Dylan
3.) John Hiatt
4.) Idina Menzel
5.) Utada Hikari
Books
1.) Harry Potter
2.) His Dark Materials
3.) The Great Gatsby
4.) Biographies
5.) World War Z
Graphic Novels
1.) Watchmen
2.) The Killing Joke
3.) The Long Halloween
4.) Ghost World
5.) From Hell
Comics
1.) Runaways
2.) Batman
3.) Hell Boy
4.) The Umbrella Academy
5.) X-Men
Musicals:
1.) Rent
2.) Wicked
3.) Little Shop of Horrors
4.) Avenue Q
5.) Sweeney Todd
Plays:
1.) Speed the Plow
2.) Hamlet
3.) A Streetcar Named Desire
4.) Our Town
5.) Macbeth
Magazines/Newspapers:
1.) The New Yorker
2.) EGM
3.) Entertainment Weekly
4.) Game Informer
5.) The New York Times
Articles from the front page:
I, the Author: Midnight Run
Nothing is Sacred: Getting into Character
Video Game Characters Solve the Oil Spill Crisis
Motivational Poster Series
Destructoid Editors
Destructoid Community Members
Wandering Pixel's Guide to Amazing Games
Warpath: Jurassic Park
Useless Lists
Things to Do While Waiting for Your PS3 Game to Install
State Sex Moves(NSFW)
Present Tools of Destruction, The Top Ten Guns of All Time
5 Reasons Why I Want To Buy A PS3, But...
5 Of The Most Annoying Dicks In Gaming
Gamer Profile
3DS friend code:
Steam: wanderingpixel
Battle:
PSN:
Mii: I'm not memorizing another set of numbers
Gamertag: Pixel Jack
Steam: wanderingpixel
Battle:
PSN:
Mii: I'm not memorizing another set of numbers
Gamertag: Pixel Jack
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This is my idea for an alternate ending to Batman: Arkham Asylum. After Batman defeats the Joker's minions, he comes down off of his "throne" and begins to clap. He then reveals to Batman that in addition to Commissioner Gordon, he has kidnapped "The Oracle" as well. He then tells Batman that each one has an explosive collar attached to their necks. Both will detonate within one minuet, and if he disarms one, the other will explode. At the same time, the Joker is going to escape to Gotham with the serum and infect the city. The player has three choices: save Gordon; save "The Oracle"; or save Gotham. The player can also throw a Sonic Batarang to and disarm both collars. The Joker, however, will still get away. The only way to save them is for the player to not make a choice at all. Instead, if the player turns around and begins to leave, the Joker becomes infuriated and yells desperately for Batman to decide. In his panic, the Joker runs after Batman. This gives the player an opportunity to throw the Sonic Batarang; saving The Commissioner and “The Oracle”; and take out the Joker, who is as tough as a normal thug. What do you guys think?
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Though i do like the idea of the joker being infuriated when batman decides not to play his games.
Wait. That would be a terrible idea.
But seriously, interesting idea. Really, anything would be better than what we got. I would accept Joker riding around a dinosaur and throwing javelins at you if it made for an actual boss fight.
batman may refuse to play games with the joker but its never at the expense of innocent lives, and even then i can't see joker getting panicky. hed just blow both collars and leg it anyway while batman had his back turned.
still, like i said, its certainly a more interesting idea that titan fight #6.
also, @suitcoatavenger: best joker boss idea i've heard yet! :P
More about your alternate ending though... Truthfully it's just dumb because no one actually knows the Oracle is Barbara Gordan. Even Robin didn't know for a good time. Maybe if it was Gordon and Cash?
Either way I enjoyed the original, even if it wasn't the best part of the game. At least it wasn't a vehicle driving boss battle. THAT couldve been terrible.
Huh.
I'm not pretentious enough.
@Suitcoatavenger
Yeah; I got Bane at the end, but my friend got Killer Croc. I could be wrong, but I thought that there was a fourth character?
The problem is working from the set-up of the AA confrontation. I only marginally cared more about Oracle than Gordon, and I really wouldn't care enough about either to be motivated to save them.
I'm a hardcore Batman fan, so I care very deeply about the characters. But I can see how this scenerio ending may not have the same emotional impact for non-fans.
But it's better than the actual ending, and if the whole game was spent building up to it, it could work quite well.
Gotcha.
I'm with you, i quite liked the ending and how joker get's infuriated that batman wont turn to beat him so he does it himself, and leaving it open to a sequel was inevitable but still well done.
@wanderingpixel
It's not a bad idea but as it's been stated joker wouldnt know who oracle was. Plus after already retiring her to her role as oracle in the first place, it's a little harsh, leave the poor woman alone.
If enything i'd make the game longer in the middle rather than change the ending.
and on a seperate not if any sequel doesnt put Nightwing somewhere into the mix i'll be a little hurt. It must be far enough along in the canon to allow this because of other people/events already in the game.