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New Header!
yuiichi \| 10:54 AM on 09.27.2007	10 comments

To prove my loving for all things Team Fortress 2, I've made a new header. What do you think, fellow fans of perfection?

Also, I'm hoping to get at least 1 comment from someone that's heard of the site today; wearing my Rampage shirt as a badge of honor!

Breaking: Rampage Shirt in the House!
yuiichi \| 1:58 PM on 09.26.2007	8 comments

After over 3 weeks of waiting, my Rampage shirt finally arrived!

On my birthday, this was the first item I purchased for myself (since the gifts I recieved were purely monetary). Upon telling my girlfriend this, she exclaimed "NO, CANCEL YOUR ORDER!" Alarmed at her attitude, I calmly asked why (here's the kicker). She exclaimed, almost tearing up "THATS WHAT I GOT YOU FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY AND I WANTED IT TO BE A SURPRISE". I think that's the first surprise I've ever ruined.

In any case, the shirt is sw33t. Split Reason really does a fine job with the transfer - it's of the utmost high quality. And including 2 stickers was a stroke of genius.

The only question that remains is... where will I put them?

Fortress Forever Released!
yuiichi \| 10:07 PM on 09.13.2007	5 comments

Today, I took the plunge into Team Fortress Classic. I was a CS 1.5/1.6 kid back when HL1 mods were popular. I remember rushing to my highschool computer lab to secure a computer and starting up Steam. Watching the white arm chug was a glorious sight back in those days where I didn't have broadband at home.

Unfortunately, I never really tried out any of the other ones too deeply, with the exception of Day of Defeat. But the news of Team Fortress 2 has sparked my interest once again into the HL1 mods and I played quite a good chunk of TFC. Imagine my surprise when the Source version of that game (and true spiritual successor, as TF2 is very different) launched today!

I only had about 10 seconds with the game, but what I saw was absolutely gorgeous. It also is packed with one of the best installers for 3rd Party Steam mods I've ever seen - no poking around directories to find the right one.

Get it here.

TFC fans - I urge you to check this one out! And if you have downloaded it and played, what do you think?

Nintendo admits it: Wii is lacking of games.
yuiichi \| 12:03 PM on 09.08.2007	10 comments

Nintendo recently sent this email out to those who subscribe to their new releases newsletter:

What Nintendo? None of your other games were worthy of "great adventure"? Am I the only one who finds something like this kind of sad and depressing for a console with so much potential? Lets hope that 2008 brings quite a few more "great adventures" to the little white box that can.

[I do own a Wii and love it. I just wish I could love it more often]

19 years go by so fast!
yuiichi \| 11:17 AM on 09.05.2007	12 comments

I can hardly believe that I've been around for 19 whole years. To the older members, it might seem like I'm just a "youngin'" that doesn't know what he's talking about. After all, I'm just 19. But when you get to the point where you're almost out of your teens, a stage you've been in 6 years of your life prior, it gets a little scary.

It dawned on me: I'm almost not a kid anymore.

Responsibility strikes. Bills strike. Jobs strike. More schooling strikes. Such is life, I guess.

Well, here's to me - all 19 years of me! May I see many more with DESTRUCTOID by my side!

Also, cocks.

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That Odette!
yuiichi \| 1:11 PM on 09.04.2007	0 comments

I just beat this laggy, laggy battle and now I had to do it again. Fortunately, she was much easier this time. Cornelius' spin attack is a definite plus, although it's a tad weak. Still very useful at doing some damage and then dodging the next attack!

How did you play Odin Sphere? Did you try to get the S rank on each level? Did you not really care? I'd love to know!

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about me

Hello, eh! I'm what one might call a Canadian, living up in Canada and all. And I'm also a gamer. Nifty, huh?

Back when I was too young to make decisions for myself, my parents controlled my gaming - they wanted the best for me and bought into the hype of the "game store guy". This is why my first console happened to be a Panasonic 3DO instead of a SNES. This is also why my first portable was a Sega Nomad instead of a GameBoy. The Nomad happens to be hooked up to my nice, new TV for some retro game lovin'. After this, my parents learned and I was no longer the kid with the obscure video game consoles.

I'm currently a junior at the University of Toronto, studying both Political Science and Business Management. I have no idea what I want to do with the rest of my life, but I hope the piece of paper that I get from this institution of education will help me out in some way.

Top 10 Games of All Time

1. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GameCube)
2. Metal Gear Solid 3 (Playstation 2)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening DX (GameBoy Color)
4. StarFox 64 (Nintendo 64)
5. Shadow of the Colossus (Playstation 2)
6. ICO (Playstation 2)
7. Gunstar Heroes (Sega Genesis)
8. Bioshock (Xbox 360)
9. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS)
10. Soccer Kid (Panasonic 3D0)