Wii Told You So...

Nintendo. They made a few game console and handheld portable game systems. They were responsible for Mario, Link, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Star Fox, Banjo, Kazooie, and Halo. Ok, maybe not Halo, but they still rock. When I first heard Wii was going to be the name of the new Nintendo console, my opinion was different from everyone else's. I wasn't angry...I was disgusted

Ok, so not that much different; the name sucks. But don't fret, I am still using the money I am making at this "job" to buy it. Know why? Here are my top 10 reasons to buy a Nintendo (shiver) WII.

1. First Party Games: Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3
2. Third Party Support: Red Steel, Sadness
3. Virtual Console: Play all your old favorites
4. New Innovative Control Scheme: It's a freakin' motion-sensored remote
5. WiiConnect24: Online gaming, 24/7 (yes, WC24 is its real name)
6. DS Support: Download demos and items to your DS games
7. Cheep Cheep!: The Wii will cost at the most $250, much less than the $600 PS3
8. Wii Bit Small: Nintendo has promised me I can fit it in my pockets
9. A YTMND Game!:...Not rly, but I would buy it
10. The Awesome Name: Ok I ran out of ideas

Snakes v2 (Review of the Second Going)

Yeah, Snakes on a Plane rocked. But could anything have made my experience better? Only one thing. People. I went a second time on Friday night with 3 of my friends. Lo and behold, only 4 other people were in the theater. I shook it off, knowing that the movie would still be fun. We walked out as the previews began to get some popcorn. And returned to a theater with over 30 people in it. Sure, 30 people doesn't seem like much, but with my friends (one in particular), I knew it was going to be pretty crazy. Oh, by the way, as my friend walked up to the theater before the movie, we noticed a bulge in his shirt and paper in his hands. He had brought with him 4 plastic snakes and a fan participation script. This was going to be epic. The movie started, and the experience changed immediatly. It wasn't better or worse, just different. At random points in the movie, my friend would scream out funny one-liners, making everyone in the theater laugh, and once the godly line slipped out of Samuel's mouth, we all stood up with our snakes in hand (no pun intended) and shouted at the top of our lungs, swinging the plastic critters and jumping in circles. Things like that make a theater a fun place to be. And the best part were our fellow watchers. There were no shouts of "Shut up!," just laughing and agreement, sometimes even cheering our raucousness on. Snakes on a Plane has a solid 70% on RottenTomatoes, and the sales are literaly falling off the map, but the movie did what a movie should do. It found and fan base and did everything it could to make them happy. If just for the fact you want to see a funny flick where nothing really matters, I once again highly recommend this Blockbuster, and before it goes out of the theaters, I hope to see it one more time. Peace and love snakes!

The Triforce Cometh

I just recently purchased a TI-83 Plus calculator, which is a graphing calculator supposedly used for math up in the high school grades and beyond to college. But that's not the only reason a TI-83 is one of the most popular calculators in the world. These calculators were one of the first that games could easily be developed for. One game currently in production is The Legend of Zelda. The Zelda games hold a special place in my heart, and I can't wait for Twilight Princess, but for now, a calculator game will have to do. Tonight, I am going to post a link to the demo, and put up some screenshots, so come back later!

Sporadic

That is probably what my posting will become now that I am done working and back to a regular routine. But I still do have a weekly download. This is a rather hefty 1.4 or so gig demo for a game called Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. I am currently DLing it, so I will have a review in an hour or so, or maybe tomorrow. Just depends. Well, have fun with this demo, it's supposed to be a lot of fun.

Quick statement, you do need a Gamespot account. It's free and easy though.

EDIT: It was going to take 201 hours to DL it. Nevermind. You can still do it, but I'm not gonna do it.

Worksurfing or Work-surfing?

I have come to a crossroads. I have decided I am going to get a real domain for my website, making it even more fun and interesting, with *gasp* more than one page! I've got a few ideas to expand Bored at Work, but what's important right now is the name of this future internet juggernaut. So far, the two forerunners in the name category are etiher http://www.work-surfing.com/ (worksurfing.com is taken), or http://www.worksurfing.net/. I am going to put up a poll about it for everyone to vote, and you can also comment on which you think is better, or give me a suggestion for another name. Well, keep on your worksurfing, or work-surfing if you prefer, but remember, I need to reach a decision by the end of the week, so vote while you can!

Kingdom Hearts: The Lost Keyhole

Kingdom Hearts is probably my favorite game of all time. At the same time, I have played games better than KH, in gameplay, graphics, even story (See: Final Fantasy X), but the emotion in this game is completely unsurpassed in my opinion. I will never forget how I felt when I first beat Kingdom Hearts, and all the flaws in the game were made up for by that sense that you really were the main character. Kingdom Hearts 2...well, I dont really want to talk about it. It was a great game, but on a completely different scale, with a way less involving story. Anyway, that's not what my post is about...

A man I only know by the name of Cheksa has been working on a Kingdom Hearts Fan Game, using RPG Maker XP, for about a year, and it is due to be called Kingdom Hearts: The Lost Keyhole. Check out the forums HERE. From the pictures I've seen it's going to be a very fun game, and it's about 80% done. One of the best parts. They are getting live voices fo the game. I think I am actually going to sign up for one, so there. No, it's too late, you can't stop me. I'm jbsseagull on the forums. I'll post some more informative links about this game soon.

When You Have Stood In The Presence of God (Snakes on a Plane Review)

No, I'm not talking about a religious experience, though you could consider it one, I'm talking about the greatest movie to grace the theaters not only this summer, this year, or the last 3 years, I'm talking about the greatest movie in the history of film and entertainment. Before I went to go see Snakes on a Plane, I had mixed feelings. One of my friends had seen it Thursday at 10:00, the first showing, and said that it was good, but it did not quite live up to all the hype. This had me disappointed, to say the least. Later in the day, I read some reviews on RottenTomatoes.com. Usually, I hate this site, but as I clicked on the Snakes on a Plane review page, I practically yelled at my future SoaP movie partner that the movie had gotten an 81% so far, amazingly good for a movie that is made to be so-bad-it's-good. The librarian politely asked me to leave the library. So by the time that we reached the theater, I was a little worried, and all I could do was wait. We got into the theater and sat down with the other 8 people there, and in just a couple of minutes, the first preview started playing. The anticipation was rising as my friend and I saw the New Line Cinemas Presents logo pop up. Then we both burst out laughing as the beginning credits started to roll. I hate to ruin anything in the movie, but let me just say, the beginning is in no way what you will be expecting. The laughs didn't stop there, and with us adding our commentary throughout the entire movie, everything this movie represented was made apparent. This was the most fun movie I have ever been to in my life. My friend went as far as to stand up and clap when Samuel said his now famous line, and the only other group of youngsters there stood up with him to applaud the greatness. By the end of the movie, all of our expectations had not only been shattered, but the movie lived up to every single bit of amazingness it promised. For one of the very few times in my life, something great truly lived up to it's incredible level of hype. Snakes on a Plane gets a 97% approval rating for me, and I wouldn't have had it any other way.

EDIT: This review, along with future reviews can be found at my movie reviewing webpage, Worksurfing Movie Reviews! Yay shameless plugs!