Not A Thing Going On

When a great game is released it's like the video game world stops. It doesn't exactly stop, but it takes huge video game news for anyone to take notice. There isn't much of anything happening as far as video game news goes. Every gaming podcast I listen to is of course talking about GTA 4. That's really not a bad thing. I am really enjoying the game, but all the talk could and probably will get old really fast. Another good thing is that I don't see my wallet taking a hit for a while because GTA 4 hasn't left my 360, and I don't see any games that I really want for a few months. Unless something gaming related moves me to blog about it I could be focusing on the robster craws side of the blog. That's not a bad thing though. Get ready for tons of 80's related pop culture blog entries. I can always give my top 5 funniest Revenge Of The Nerds scenes.

Charter Communications Sucks

For the past couple of days I've had no internet thanks to the wonderful company that is Charter Communications. It seems like every three months we end up with no service. Talk about a Mickey Mouse operation. Is there anything worse than having no service when you're an online video game player and a blogger?

GTA 4 has consumed my life. Yes, it really is that damn good. I'm having a blast now. I finally played a few multiplayer modes. I had a really fun time. I ended up playing with some really cool people that I didn't know. I even added a guy to my friends list. Let me just say that it doesn't get much better than playing team deathmatch with rocket launchers as your only weapon, well that and a knife. I also played single player death match. Talk about chaotic fun! I was jacking cars and just hitting the other players at about 65 mph. Oh, by the way molitov cocktail wars are fun as well. One of the guys I was playing with asked us all how you put out the fire once you're on fire. My smart ass of course said "Stop, Drop, And Roll". Good times for sure. I also enjoyed the Turf Wars mode. You basically just go to certain points on the map and stand there for like 20 seconds and hope that the other gang doesn't put a cap in yo ass before you control that section of the map.

Top 5 WORST One Hit Wonders Of 1987

What a terrible year for one hit wonders. This might be the worst. I'll just start off by saying that there is really only one song worth mentioning. There were a few one hit wonders from 1987 that I hate with every fibre of my being. I'm making this my top five WORST one hit wonders of 1987!

1) Club Nouveau - Lean on Me (I really and truly hate this clubbed out dance version of Lean On Me. It's just pure crap. IT actually puts me in a bad mood when I hear the beginning of this when it happens to play on the radio. Is there reaqlly any need for this to ever be on the radio again? Brutally terrible! It's one of my most hated songs ever.)

2) Buster Poindexter - Hot, Hot, Hot (Some of you are thinking that this is worse than my number one. It's basically a tie. Again pure crap!)

3) Pseudo Echo - Funkytown (God, nother crappy dance cover song. It sucks. It sucks bad. I feel bad for even wasting the time it took to write the song title down.)

4) Living in a Box- Living in a Box (This band thought thought the name of their band was so damn good that they wrote a song about it. I have a feeling the members of the band really are living in a box now.)

5) Swing Out Sister - Breakout (God-awful rubbish.)

Man, 1987 really sucked for one hit wonders. There is just one one hit wonder that I thought was awesome in 1987.

1) T'Pau - Heart And Soul (Love it! It destroys every other one hit wonder from 1987 with ease.)

STARS MOVE ON TO THE CONFERENCE FINALS!!!

It went into quadruple overtime, but FINALLY the Stars dispose of the Sharks.
Marty Turco was incredible tonight. I've never ever seen him play as good as he did tonight, and I've been watching him since his days with the Kalamazoo Wings. He'll need to be just as good as he was tonight when the Stars face the team that I hate with a major passion. That team being the Detroit Redwings. It was easily the most exciting low scoring Dallas playoff game I've witnessed. I gotta give major props to the San Jose Sharks. They didn't go easy or quietly. With Dallas up 3-0 in the series the Sharks just kept fighting to stay alive.

GO STARS!!!!!!!!!!

Had A Good Experience Today

I did a Listener Round Table today with a couple of the guys from Xbox Podcast as well as a couple of listeners. Definitely had some laughs. Hopefully it turns out well. I also hope that people weren't thinking I was talking too much. Today's round table really makes me want to start a podcast of my own. I know I've been saying I plan on starting one, but my chosen co-host really isn't an up to date video game geek like I am. There are a bunch of games that I just couldn't discuss with him because he's not up to date with newer games. I know we could totally entertain people because we click like you wouldn't believe. We've cracked many people up over the years. I'll have to try to come up with a format that would work for us, I guess. It won't just be about video games. We'd have the robster craws section as well. That would definitely include topics from the 80's.

Anyway, enough of my rambling. If anyone reading wants to check out that round table discussion I believe it will be on episode 56. Which I believe is being released this Monday. I've been a loyal fan of the show for about a year now. It's a favorite of mine. I hope they plan on doing more round table discussions. As long as they invite me to do them I will be there. Xbox Podcast

BTW Wingman709, I hope you don't mind that I lifted and used your image. :)

Also, anyone reading can check out Wingman's blog here Wingman's Hangar He's a very cool guy who happens to be a gaming maniac like myself.

Top 10 Gaming Podcasts

I listen to a lot of gaming podcasts. A few I have actually stopped listening to for one reason or another. One reason is because the more entertaining podcasts just make the mediocre ones seem terrible now. In the beginning I was downloading every gaming podcast I could find. Now I'm sticking with what entertains and informs me. You basically have to do both to hold my attention. I'm also finding that I really enjoy gaming podcasts where the hosts discuss games they are playing and have actual discussions about said games. There are some hosts that I just find brutally dull and boring. I don't care how much you know about gaming. If you don't have any personality or charisma people will not want to listen to you for the length of a podcast.

Here's my top 10 in no particular order.

Xbox Podcast

Evil Avatar Radio

Podcast Beyond

Three Red Lights Podcast

IGN Game Scoop

Video Game Outsiders

CAGcast

1up Yours

Major Nelson's Blogcast

Official Xbox Magazine Podcast

Time Once Again For Random Thoughts

First I'll start with GTA 4. After playing the single player campaign for a couple days I have to say that it's a really good game. It's not the greatness that all of the reviewers are giving it. With that being said I have NOT played any of the multiplayer modes yet. It's basically just GTA with more to do, and it's prettier. Some improvements have been made for sure. It's definitely easier to aim guns now. I'm also finding it easier to get away from cops. The cut scenes need work though. Graphically they are lacking polish. Just based on the single player campaign I'd give it a score between 8.5 - 9.

I have an issue with gamers and game review sites. Why is it that most games get talked about a lot before release and then for a week or two after release, but almost nothing after? It's like games only stay new and relevant for a couple weeks then they are old news. It's crazy how a game that is four or five months old is considered old news by most. This is probably one reason why I always feel like I have to buy a game when it comes out. If I don't I feel like I'm out of the loop. Gamers always seem to be looking into the future instead of savoring recent games.

My Dallas Stars will try to close out the series with a win in San Jose tomorrow night. They'll face the Redwings if they win this series. I'm almost hoping for a monumental comeback by the Sharks. I just don't see Dallas beating Detroit. Sad, but true.

Song of the day is "The Duellists" by Iron Maiden. (I cranked POWERSLAVE today at work on the mp3 player. Greatness = this album)