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  • March 04, 2006

    Final Fantasy XII Potion Commercial!

    A new commercial for the Final Fantasy Potion I wrote about has been put online. It's a typical love story. A guy wants the last Final Fantasy Potion, he sees a girl, their eyes lock. Guy casts Blizzaga on girl, y'know how it goes… While this commercial is totally awesome, it still hasn't convinced me to spend $12.50 on a bottle yet.

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    Check out the commercial here.

  • March 04, 2006

    Japanese Pick Top 100 Video Games of All Time

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    It seems Famitsu (a Japanese video game magazine) ran a poll asking readers to pick the top 100 video games of all time. Next Generation has the results:

    1. Final Fantasy X (2001)
    2. Final Fantasy VII (1997)
    3. Dragon Quest III (1988)
    4. Dragon Quest VIII (2004)
    5. Machi (1998)
    6. Final Fantasy IV (1991)
    7. Tactics Ogre (1995)
    8. Final Fantasy III (1990)
    9. Dragon Quest VII (2000)
    10. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)

    Apparently, Japanese gamers like their RPGs! The whole list is pretty much dominated by RPGs with a Mario game here and a Sonic game there. Strangely, Super Mario RPG didn't make the list.

    Another thing I noticed was that Final Fantasy X-2 sat pretty high at 32nd place. It beat The Legend of Zelda. Think about that. The. Legend. of. Zelda. I think the Japanese have finally lost it. Seriously.

  • March 03, 2006

    Puzzle Alarm Clock Makes Sure You’re Awake!

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    This Puzzle Alarm Clock shoots out a simple 4 piece jigsaw puzzle when it's time for you to wake up. The alarm clock won't turn off until you put the pieces back together correctly. I guess the idea is that putting the puzzle back together stimulates your brain enough so that it wakes up. Seems like a pretty cool idea. But what happens when a piece flies under the bed? It'd be hammer time for the clock, methinks.

    The Puzzle Alarm Clock can be yours for only $52! Hmmm, for that price I'd rather buy a few Neverlates, synchronize them, and stick them in various places in my room.

  • March 02, 2006

    Countdown to Mother 3!

    In case you don't know, Mother 3 is the newest in the Mother series of games from Japan. Mother 2 was released here in the states as “Earthbound” for the SNES.

    Anyway, over at the official Mother 3 webpage, they're doing some kind of time-release teaser site. Every Tuesday, another present will be unwrapped, whether it be screenshots, game music, or screenshots. Hey Mother 3 people, get more creative!

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    Mother 3 is coming to the Gameboy Advance, which means I can play it on my Nintendo DS. I really liked Earthbound a lot (though not as much as my cousin), so I might import it and struggle through the Japanese to play it. The graphics are going to be just as spritey as on the SNES version, so I have a feeling this game will be retro RPGing at its best.

    Mother 3 will be released in Japan on 4-20-06, so until then, be satisfied with the “presents.”

  • March 01, 2006

    Awesome Choose Your Own Adventure Photoshopping!

    This is semi-old, but I saw it at boingboing today, so hey! Over at somethingawful, there's a bunch of covers for Choose Your Own Adventure Books that didn't quite make it. Most of these are incredibly awesome.

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    Whenever I read those books, I'd always keep a finger on the last page where it branched out, just in case I died. This didn't always work, because sometimes you'd die no matter which path you took. Stupid books!

    I think there's still a few of these books lying around my house. I'll have to find them and see if I can do any better now.

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