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Super Mario Texts from Last Night

Jan 09. 2010

Via CollegeHumor. On a related note, has anyone else been playing Super Mario Bros Wii? We've been playing it since its picking up a copy right on its release date and love it! Modeled after Super Mario Bros 3 (aka the best Super Mario Bros ever), it takes full advantage of the Wii system while keeping true to the franchise. Definitely the best Wii game of the past year! ...

Funny, Video Games

The COD Bug

Nov 10. 2009

Yesterday, J and our sister-in-law Annie were in panic because one of the most-anticipated games of the year was being released the next day (today) and neither of them had pre-ordered the game. "How could YOU TWO of all people not have pre-ordered it?" I asked. Neither of them had a good excuse. (And Annie, I know you gave me a lengthy excuse but let's face it: you can't call yourself a true COD fan unless you place a pre-order on the first day that pre-orders are available! ) They called a bazillion GameStops in the area. They even had an innocent victim — J's brother / Annie's husband — run down to Chinatown to see if a copy was available. According to J, this...

NYC, Personal, Video Games

Video Games Live

Oct 26. 2009

Yesterday J surprised me with tickets to Video Games Live at Beacon Theater! According to their website, Video Games Live is: An immersive event created by the game industry featuring the best game music performed by top orchestras and choirs combined with synchronized lighting, video, live action and audience interactivity. The first and and most successful video game concert tour in the world. This will be a long entry full of photos and links. So before I go on any further, let me cut to the chase: Video Games Live was the best concert I've ever attended. Would it be sad to admit that VGL was the most fun I've had in months? Well I'm not afraid to admit that SO THERE. I had checked the...