So it seems to be that I am actually getting a little skill at poker, I have started playing online again at PokerStars and I think I am actually getting a little bit of actuall skill. More often than not when I enter a tourny and play like I would if I was playing for real I actually do quite well. And though I make a crazy play or a crazy call now and then (its easy to do when its play money) I think I am a decent player. I would love to find someplace locally that holds Hold em tournaments so I can get some live experience because I know that that is a whole different ball game. And at somepoint I think I am going to try and play for real money online though I am hesitant about that. And my ultimate dream is to someday play in the world series main event so if any of ya have a spare 10,000 dollars lying around and want to bank roll me let me know
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
The BCS Mess
I find it totally hilarious how totally FUBAR the BCS is this year, Every team that has made it to the top has lost and it has created such a mess that no matter who makes it to the championship game they will have backed their way in. And the truly funny part is the one team that has managed to win everygame they have played isnt even going to play in the championship game, that being Hawaii. Maybe this year will finally prove to all the idiots running College football that what we really need is a playoff. Now all the conferences claim that they dont want to lose all the bowl money but here is the solution. Keep all the bowls intact, knock off one or two games off the season (most the national powers play cupcakes for their out of conference games anyway) then have an 8 team playoff using the major bowls , Take 4 bowls as the first round 2 bowls as the 2nd round and then have a championship game, this would solve most of the chaos that the BCS creates and give teams like Boise state, Hawaii and Utah that have been hosed by the BCS the shot they deserve, they have allready extended the season an extra week using the Plus 1 format whats one less cupcake game and one more meaningful game going to hurt anyone.......heck it might even help then maybe Michigan wont lose to the likes of Appalachian State again!
On a side note...specifically my Huskers...while I cant say I am sadend or suprised by the firing of Callahan, I was a bit taken aback by how suddenly it happend having just given him an extension at the begining of the year of course going 5-6 in Husker Country wont keep your job especially once Osborne took over the AD posistion, now they need to do what they should have done and give Bo Pellini the job, He should have been given the job after leading us to the great win over Michigan in the Alamo Bowl after Solich was fired, now they can right the wrong and give the man his due...he is a defensive minded coach and if this season proved anything its that our defense needs a totall overhaul.
So Osborne do the right thing HIRE PELLINI!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!
On a side note...specifically my Huskers...while I cant say I am sadend or suprised by the firing of Callahan, I was a bit taken aback by how suddenly it happend having just given him an extension at the begining of the year of course going 5-6 in Husker Country wont keep your job especially once Osborne took over the AD posistion, now they need to do what they should have done and give Bo Pellini the job, He should have been given the job after leading us to the great win over Michigan in the Alamo Bowl after Solich was fired, now they can right the wrong and give the man his due...he is a defensive minded coach and if this season proved anything its that our defense needs a totall overhaul.
So Osborne do the right thing HIRE PELLINI!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Random MAME Review of The Week #2 Goal! Goal! Goal!
Well I got some positive feedback on the MAME review so here comes number 2. This time we have a sports game that they thought was so good it needed three names...the soccer spectacular Goal! Goal! Goal!
GOAL x 3 was produced by Visco games in 1995 and runs on the NEO GEO architecture. NEO GEO was very popular for arcade games and was also introduced to the home market, though the outrageous price at the time pretty much doomed the home version. In my dream game room I would love to have a dedicated NEO GEO machine at some point. Now on to the game...
Goal! x 3 is your typical old school arcade sports game, not much on depth but overall suprisingly fun. Obviously unlike home console sports games the goal of the arcade sports game is to suck your quarters up so in Goal you are limited to 2:00 minute games and if you end in a tie you have to use another credit to either replay or go to Penalty Kicks. For my play thru attempt I decided to use Argentina for their maxed out speed rating. The tourny plays through sort of like the world cup you start in the group stage and once you defeat the three other teams in your group you go on to the tourny bracket. My play through went relativley smooth with only one stumble in my second match against Mexico where i had to try 3 times to beat them.
See the game in action here:
Once I made it into the tourny I had no trouble until the final game against Germany where we battled to a 0-0 tie and onto pentaly kicks we went...It was an epic affair that took 8 rounds to decide, I look like a total moron because they kept kicking it straight and I kept diving out of the way thinking there is no way they will kick it straight at me again finally on the last one I figured what did I have to lose and of course he kicked it straight at me...
For footage of the epic struggle click here:
The graphics are suprisingly sharp as were most NEOGEO games. The colors really stand out and the animation is decent but could have been better tuned, alot of times its tough to tell exactly were the ball is and in a game like this that can be crucial. The sound is decent with nice crowd noises and realistic whistles and such, the only thing I would have liked to heard here was the chanting crowd that is always present at soccer games. As for controls this is the one area that I had trouble with, as I mentioned earlier the ball was tough to get a handle on and the controls didnt help here, when the ball is in the air was almost impossiable to strike it in mid air with any consistancy. Also all the players seem to be hooked together and the control will randomly switch from one player to another as the ball moves around, this can be frustrating as it will switch and have you running in the wrong direction and lead to some easy goals for the CPU. As for the AI, the opposing AI is quite good and they attack smartly and will take advantage of the control issues mentioned above, on the other hand the Human Goalie AI is very very weak and gives up a ton of soft goals on rebounds that should never have happend.
Overall the game was entertaining though frustrating at times. As far as overall arcade games go this one is probably a middle of the pack affair, though I give it bonus points for being NEO GEO and because it only took 5 quarters to beat it...LOL.(Hey its my review and Ill divy points however I want to 8) )
Final Rating:
4 Penalty Kicks out of 5
Play time: 30 minutes
Quarters Used: 5
Completed: YES
Friday, November 9, 2007
Random MAME Review of The Week #1 NINJA CLOWNS
Yup you read that right our first Random MAME Review is the immortal classic....
Ninja Clowns is a side-scrolling action beat-em-up in the vain of Double Dragon or Final Fight, The controls are simple and the game doesnt offer much innovation outside of the humorous thought of a ninja fighting clown
To view some footage of the game in action click here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUl-kbdJyCA
The story....or lack there of....really doesnt offer much either it boils down to the opening screen and then once you play through the game the closing screen, it boils down to an evil clown named Twisto turning all the citizens of the city into zombie clones...not sure why they are zombie clones and not just straight up zombies but I guess when the game revolves around a ninja fighting clown it doesnt really matter. The enemies are basic and full of cliche's but you dont really expect much in a side scroll punch fest like this one, The boss battles are typicall as well...figure out the pattern, attack, retreat and repeat, the game does ramp up the difficulty as you progress through each level although it never gets to challenging. There were some wierd lab levels inbetween some of the levels that I really didnt understand the point of but outside of that the game is very very typical other than the whole clown thing.
Overall the game was intersting if for no other reason than the insane concept. Not quite a challenge to the side scroller of the century title, but an enjoyable few minutes non the less.
Final Rating
3 pies in the face out of 5
Quarters Used: 14
Play Time: 25 Mins.
Game Completed: YES
Ninja Clowns is a side-scrolling action beat-em-up in the vain of Double Dragon or Final Fight, The controls are simple and the game doesnt offer much innovation outside of the humorous thought of a ninja fighting clown
To view some footage of the game in action click here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUl-kbdJyCA
The story....or lack there of....really doesnt offer much either it boils down to the opening screen and then once you play through the game the closing screen, it boils down to an evil clown named Twisto turning all the citizens of the city into zombie clones...not sure why they are zombie clones and not just straight up zombies but I guess when the game revolves around a ninja fighting clown it doesnt really matter. The enemies are basic and full of cliche's but you dont really expect much in a side scroll punch fest like this one, The boss battles are typicall as well...figure out the pattern, attack, retreat and repeat, the game does ramp up the difficulty as you progress through each level although it never gets to challenging. There were some wierd lab levels inbetween some of the levels that I really didnt understand the point of but outside of that the game is very very typical other than the whole clown thing.
Overall the game was intersting if for no other reason than the insane concept. Not quite a challenge to the side scroller of the century title, but an enjoyable few minutes non the less.
Final Rating
3 pies in the face out of 5
Quarters Used: 14
Play Time: 25 Mins.
Game Completed: YES
NeoFlynn's Random Mame Review of The Week
Ok so in trying to be more regular with my blog and in keeping with my gamer geek ways, I have decided to do a weekly review of totally random Mame games. Here's how it will work each week or possiably more if I enjoy doing them (wich judging by #1 im certain i will) I will pull up a random game and attempt to play completly through it keeping track of quarters spent and time playing. I will then do a short review and give my thoughts on the game, Hopefully my fellow geeks will enjoy it and if anyone wants to direct anyone to my blog please feel free!! So coming up Issue #1 of The Random Mame Review of the Week!
Monday, November 5, 2007
My New Blog
Ok so I am going to try and get a little more regular on my blogging, Im not sure what I intend to use it for, mostly just rants, random thoughts and news about me. Hopefully I can stay commited and do this regularly. Life is hectic right now 5 months ago life was amazing, Sam and I got married finally and everything was looking up for us. The last couple months have been a real downer while things are still wonderful as ever between Sam and I, Life has decided to test us once again from the unplaned cost of my dental bills to the ultimate downer in the tragic loss of Sam's brother, Life couldnt get much worse right now. But Im hoping things will start to look up with the start of a new month and soon a new year.
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