Yo, 'sup

It's been like 3 years since I've been on my profile . That's an insanely long time xD But why not, lets just do a blog, like nothing's changed.

Well, my PS3's been dead for a while now.. for some reason i get the yellow light followed by a flashing red light when i wanna turn it on. My buddy Timmy, who can fix anything, has fixed it like 3 times, but it keeps dying on me basicly a month later. So I decided it was time to let go so he's not gonna fix it again, 'cause it just doesn't matter.. so my PS3's just collecting dust at this time. Pretty lame, right ? Maybe when I find some more money I can buy me a new one

Right now life's pretty good ! I just recently got into a relationship, so i feel pretty happy ! I'm studying music at an academy which is also really awesome, I'm basicly living a dream !! I hope to get into a conservatory next year, but we'll see.

Well, I hope I'll get to catch up with some old friends out here that'd be nice
cheers

Hi Everybody,

How are yah?:) I'm okay (except for the fact the exams have just started.)It's been really long since I've been here. I'm hoping things could be like before, so I'm gonna try to spend more time here :), catch up on what you've all been up to :D! I've been up to quite a lot myself too, you know. But I seriously don't know where to begin.

Well.. :P I got a guitar (like, an actual guitar :P) An Ibanez SA120 for those of you who are into guitars, just mentioning. I love it! I've never had a single hobby that's as good as this one. I got a PS3 as well, but I don't even nearly play it as much as my guitar. Oh well, I love games too :P..

I got GTA 4 just a couple of weeks ago and completed it last week, it was so much fun, really one of the best games of this year, guaranteed. I'm actually already going for file 2, lol. I can't get enough of this game :P

Well, that's all for now :), I'll see you guys soon ;)

cheers

Did anyone see the new gameplay footage of the upcoming Turok (PS3/X360)? It looks awesome, apart from the fact that one clip showed the glitch of a dinosaur falling into another one.. or the fact you're knive doesn't even have blood on it after cutting a raptors throat. I really wanna play that game, it takes me back, it's almost like the good ol' days reinvented.. maybe just a little better even.. My first game on the N64 was Turok so you might see some kind of connection to which I am very excited buying this game. Although, I actually didn't like that game, but I know now that was just an age thing. My dad however had way more fun playing it than I did, but I can't say I didn't enjoy watching it being played. Same goes for Turok 2, I really sucked at the game, but I had more interest that's for sure. But again I didn't really like this game, both probably because of age and ability (I did suck at it..). Just another game I watched my dad complete :P (and he wasn't even that much of a gamer). Well.. I never got to play Turok 3, never heard anything about it actually. Read an article about it once.. didn't really look that cool.. But then it came, what I still believe to be the very highlight of the franchise :P.. : Turok Rage Wars :D.. I had a BLAST playing that game years on end :).. eventually I lost my N64 because my evil grandparents took it (but that's another story..), I got my uncle's now, but no Rage Wars. Oh well.. anyway, Turok (PS3/X360) would just out of sentimental value (all the great memories I had playing those games with my dad) be a great purchase, and for all I've seen it's just a great game all in all. I'm really excited about, but it's probably far from out yet.. when exactly, I don't know, but I'm gonna buy this game. But first.. :P.. I'll need a PS3.. I'm getting there.. I'm getting there :P

Alright that was it.. :).. Best regards to all of my friends out there, See Yah Later;)

Surprise struck when Sony announced to be in full development of a gameconsole of their own. Their console, the Playstation came out at 1995. Sony's console sold awesomely, the first weekend after launch they had sold more than 100.000 copies of their system. Especially the launch of games like Twisted Metal and Ridge Racer were of an unexpected succes.

The Playstation which got a pricetag of $299.99 had to face the competition Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn. The latter used the same technology, namely the CD-ROM. Sega had made quite a name for itself with the Sega Master System and Sega Mega Drive, but got beaten down with it's last console, the Sega Saturn. Especially the high price of $500.00 and the lack of good games caused it's downfall. But Sega wouldn't give and 2 years after it's launch of the Saturn it started to focus on a new console, the Dreamcast. Because they were focussing on that console that much lots of Saturn titles were evidently cancelled.

another tough opponent of Sony was Nintendo. Dispite the fact both companies used to succesfully work together in the past, a certain tension was noticeable. The Japanese developer came out with a new console at 1996, the Nintendo 64. The biggest difference it had with Sony's Playstation was they still used cartridges. Nintendo decided to stick with that because of protection from piracy. On the other hand the cartridges caused a higher price and limited capacity. As a result more developers' preference went to the Playstation, by which Sony gained the upperhand in the gamingindustry.

the game continues and according to the figures Sony came out as the victor. The game console going on for 6 months had already sold 1.000.000 copies already. Six years after the launch of the Playstion Sony came up with a new version, named the PS One, which could do just as much as the Playstation but had a more polished and finished look.

at 18 may 2004, 10 years after Sony's debut in the gamingindustry, the company announced they had sold more than 100 million units worldwide. which was an absolute record. But all good things come to an end, 23 march of last year Sony announced the definite end of production of Playstations, the console that lasted for 11 years.

Back to where it all started.. Alright, maybe a few years later. At least to me it felt like the good ol' days, playing.. Super Mario 64! Yeah, of course, it's a step back, the graphics are naturally dated, the gameplay is not as accurate as Sunshine is, and the story consists of Princess Peach asking Mario to come for a piece of cake or something (and I'm not talking about the expression..).

Not really aspects you'd base the ultimate game on.. yet all these things tend to fade away as this game delivers genuine fun and creativity which loads of games these days miss.. I could also say it's more challenging than the average game, but maybe that's just because of the controller (by the way also a big step back..).

The dated graphics don't really form a problem toward playing the game.. I even think Super Mario 64 was one of the nicer looking N64 games of it's time. By the way, if you're willing to play a game on older consoles you must be prepared for these (and way worse) kind of visuals.

SM64's gameplay remains the example for the following platformgames. To me it's also one of the greatest examples of actual platformers, If a platformer gets mentioned SM64 just pops up out of nowhere.. This game really did leave amazing memories behind..

Super Mario Sunshine did a great job too, building on all of these aspects and more.. Maybe it was just me, but I did miss out on the actual "fun" part.. It was cool and all, and you could definitely see the improvements, but in the end Super Mario 64 remains the undefeated champion of platformers (to me anyway, but maybe I just haven't played enough platformers.. )

getting back to the roots rulez.. (roughly stated..) I loved to throw around a big Bomb-Omb King, I loved to go slide on my belly racing against a Momma Pinguin, and I loved writing this blog (but that doesn't have anything to do with it.. srry..).

Alright.. that was about it.. See Yah;)