General Fuzzy McBitty

My Slim PS2 is being the devil. I hit the button to put it in standby mode, and it didn't go into standby mode, so I held it down for a few seconds, and now when I plug it in the disk doesnt read. Going to the menu system just shows the 2 mem cards and the Reading Disc... text. Did the DVD drive take a shit on me? Is it broken? Can I fix it? HELP ME OBI WAN!

I liked Arcanum, but felt that it almost had TOO much to offer. There were so many inter locking skill sets that I had to hack the game to feel that I was getting the full world expieriance. I think it would have made a good mmorpg though.

I got my replacement PS2 from Target today. If it breaks again within 90 days, I can get another. Yay. Yaaaay for stuff!

The guy may have been over stating, as he seemed to have a vendetta against soney.

I was thinking either France or French Canada.... so I was part way there.

Well, the license plates on the cars aren't American, and the words on the green booth with the scale that the guy stants on aren't english, though the characters are standard abc's, so it's a language within our character set. It's also interesting to note that the cars are driving on the right side of the road as opposed to the left. Since I don't speak any other languages I couldn't make an educated guess on where this guy is, but I CAN agree with Chris that this film wasn't shot in America. As to the stupidity of Americans, well...erm.... um.... someone over here was smart enough to make Grim Fandango, and that's all I really care about. Besides, we always have .

No. The slim just has the front switches. The only reason I was worried about over heating was that the guy at Game Stop told me that someone brought one in that looked like it had been blow torched, and said that they'd played it for 8 hours or so and smelled burning. Maybe they tourched it, but I figured better safe than sorry.

The unit itself works. It just doesn't show the cd player in the menu at all. It DOES show the 2 mem cards. My girl friend says that it's been giving her problems with loading cds as well. This leaves me to believe that it has a defective cd/dvd drive, as PS2s have been known for having such problems with the drive. In any event, it hasn't yet been 90 days, so I can still get another from the store I bought it from.

well, i'm still with in the 90 days on the reciept, so I'll take it back. I was using standby because the slim version has no on off switch, so I put it in stand by and pull the plug so it doesnt overheat.

Not having to hunt and trap or learn how to kill someone with a sword could also be a reason why testosterone is dropping. Think about it. Evolution is a very slow process, but chemically we are very simple creatures. In the last 100-150 years man has had to do a lot less of the things that he used to. I would like to see a study about testosterone levels in non industrial nations. I would also agree that I'm not a big fan of competition. I'll admit that I still have a leaning to compete, but over all, I'd like to see some more alternatives in gaming out there than "shoot everything." Sure it's fun every now and again, but it's getting to be a tired act. If the sims wasnt so damn expensive, I'd buy it.

This seems like one of those "if you don't like it, don't look at it" things. Like me with your icon. Bill Gates is inhuman, but GOD DAMN.

No... not my soul...

I vote that they seal doom away for a while, and give us something totally different. The whole idea of doing new Doom related games is rather stupid to me, mostly because of the turn that the FPS has taken in recent years. Story driven FPS is in, and the original Doom had minimal story at best. Half Life was already "Doom, but with a story." So the idea of Doom trying to be "Doom, but with a story" is a bit tired. I say go in one direction and keep going in that direction. If you want to make Doom, fine, make Doom. It's your company, I don't give a shit. I won't be buying it though. Either make a story driven game, or make a mindless FPS like Serious Sam that only has a story if you read page one of the manual. Don't try to sell me a mindless FPS that has a half ass story written by your 10 year old while he was warming the bench at a soccer (or Football for you Euro-gamers) game. And before any of you tell me that I'm wrong and that Doom 3 was a good game I would just like to say that my opinion is totally awesome, and if you disagree, you're a fuckwit. Thanks, Fuzzy This post was brought to you by in association with .

I believe I mentioned this earlier, but there was an artical in Electronic Gaming Monthly on "Hitting Her Game Spot" which broke down ways to get girls to play games. If I get my scanner working I'll post it... (or would that be illegal??) Basically it said that the reason girls like games like the Sims is because they aren't bothered by repetitive tasks as much as men. I'm not sure I buy it, mostly because men psyco analyzing women is scary and dangerous. Later, when I'm less lazy, I'll post some quotes.

Evolution: World Builder This would be a god game where you create a world. You choose which species evolve and how they evolve. Want fish to grow legs and become the dominant species? Fine. Want Hippos to rule the world? Fine. Want all the species to grow at equal rates until the world ends in mass animal war? Fine. I thought it was a good idea, until I realized how difficult it would be to do.

I wanted older games that I can find second hand. In an industry where last month is considered out of date, it doesn't seem like a bad place for it.

If you're old enough, rent porn and use it to compete with their volume. That would be interesting.

Next time go to a pay phone and call the cops, telling them that you heard strage screaming from your neighbors house.

Always happy to help.

MegaDeth is good, but their lead singer's voice has gone to shit over the years. Too much time going "Hello me, it's me again" in that fucked up voice has made his voice sound gravely. Thin Lizzy isn't bad without Phil, but I would have liked to be alive when he was around considering he was a good part of the band's sound.

HOLY SHIT! Thin Lizzy RULES! Phil was a rock God!... Too bad he's dead. That is sooo fucking cool!

Imagine having a nice romantic dinner by the fireplace with your significant other, only to have the house burn up around you as you near second base. Definately not good.

Also... I don't think a wooden fireplace is a good selling point for the house.

That is some fucked up shit. You know, half the time when I read your posts, I wonder if you're just testing material for a book... In any event... one morning over breakfast you should just say something like "I didn't sleep a wink last night, the I think we need to call the neighbors about how loud the porn they watch is." They'll know you know, but it'll be less awkward and maybe they'll stop fucking until you aren't around. Or if you want to be blunt and awkward you could just say something like: "Why can't you two meet new, interesting people and have sex with them."