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Achievement Points and a Game I Can't Stand - The Rant of a Madman

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:09:59 -0800

Since I can't afford to buy new games, the only way for me to improve my gamer score is to earn achievement points for games I already have, in particular XBLA games. That being said, most of my XBLA games are from the 1st few batches of XBLA games, you know when the achievement points were freaking hard to earn, which is whay I didn't have them in the first place.

1 game that really pissed me off is Hexic HD. It really is a terrible game, but I want the achievement points, this game is both crap and hard, which isn't a good combination, I set out to earn 2 achievements, collect 1m points across all games, and complete 100 games, they were easy enough to get, but goddamn they take freaking ages. I can't believe this is from the same guy who made Tetris, what the hell was he thinking making this monstrosity. Good news though, I managed to get 4 achievements out of it, which gives a total of 9 (since I already had 5 to begin with). Theres 3 achievements left, but I don't wanna put myself through that again.

So next a wanna tackle Marble Blast Ultra. This game is pretty decent, but it get pretty boring pretty quickly, but atleast its bearable.

After that, its back to Battlefield 2: MC. Most of the achievements I have to get in this game are online achievements. I don't mind that so much, but why they hell did they have to make them so hard, I mean "Kill 10 people, without dying". How are supposed to do that, people tend to shoot back, plus everytime you kill someone it gives away your current position, which means you have to move, and most likely get killed along the way. The only way I can think of to get those achievements is by way of the cheeky, but I don't know enough people with the game to do that.

I really don't mind hard achievements, Infact its good they make you work for your points. I just hate achievements that are so ridiculously hard that they're not worth bothering with. Or the ones that just take absolutely forever to unlock. Surely the people who make these games must be aware that gamers aren't known for out patience

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"Achievement Points and a Game I Can't Stand - The Rant of a Madman" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:09:59 -0800

Music Video now available

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:44:16 -0800

The music video I directed is now availble. Its called Don't Break, and it by God Knows. If you like what you hear then check out his MySpace page. If you like what see and wanna get a video made, come talk to me. Love or hate please rate and leave a comment, feedback is always a good thing.

Don't Break

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"Music Video now available" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:44:16 -0800

Geometry Wars: 1m Without Dying. DONE

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:51:05 -0800

Yeah I know, theres people who done this ages ago, but still 1 million points without dying is the hardest achievement there is in Geometry Wars and one of the hardest achievements I've come across in any game. So yeah, I feel the need to brag just a little bit, cos I've finally done it. I've gotten all 12 achievements now the only thing left for me to do is beat K4rn4ge's 360,360,600 and then I'd have the number 1 score in the world.

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"Geometry Wars: 1m Without Dying. DONE" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:51:05 -0800

Watcha Doin? Keepin Busy

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:42:21 -0800

So anyway, since my last blog. I've sent my short movie off to some film festivals around the world. Its currently under consideration at 3 of them. Which is great news, god willing it would make it in.

I directed and edited a music video for a UK hip hop and RnB artist called God Knows. If all goes well it could be on TV next month

I was playing God of War again. I've already beaten the game on normal and hard difficulty. So I thought I'd treat myself and play it on easy. I wanted to see how fast I could get through the game and my time was 5 hours and 23 minutes.

I got my Nintendo Wii on launch day, I like the fact that I was amongst the first people in the UK to get one. But the first few months to a year of any console release can be pretty boring. Its true what they say, the best things come to those who wait. But of course, those who wait don't get it on release day, and cos of that lose bragging rights

So anyway, I've been playing Geometry Wars Evolved, which I think is one the best games (not just arcade, games in general) available on the Xbox 360. It took me more than a year, but I have finally unlocked the 10x multiplier achievement, now all I have left to unlock is 1million points without dying. I almost did it. I got to 995,000 and died which is litterally 1 or 2 shots away. At that point I yelled a pretty loud Sonova(against gs t&c). But at least I know I'm getting better at it.

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"Watcha Doin? Keepin Busy" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:42:21 -0800

Filming. Done

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:49:23 -0800

I started and finished filmin my short movie today, i gotta edit it all together.. i took some promo pics though which you can see here

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"Filming. Done" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:49:23 -0800

Game On - History of Video Games

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 21:18:52 -0700

Wassup fellers and lady fellers

I haven't been too active in the forums lately for various reasons. The main one is that I've been busy with my next short movie, I'm currently in pre-production and God willing, I'll start filming on the 20th of November

Anyway, yesterday I went along to the Game On exhibition at the Science Museum in London. It was pretty cool, they showcased some pretty ancient gaming devices, plus I got to whoop a few people at Street Fighter II

check out the video

If you have trouble viewing it on GameSpot try watching it on YouTube

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"Game On - History of Video Games" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 21:18:52 -0700

The Millionairs Club

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:46:40 -0700

After about 8 months I've finally joined the millionairs club, I got a new high score on Geometry Wars Evolved of 1 million 3 hundred and something thousand.

I know thats no where near the worlds best score, but it took me long time to break 1 million, so i'm a little proud of it

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"The Millionairs Club" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:46:40 -0700

The 411

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:18:51 -0700

Well, I decided to cancel my total access subsciption with gamespot. I know its not a lot of money, it just doesn't seem like its worth it any more, since the main reason I joined was for GameCenter which no longer exists and all the benefits, it seems they're giving away good enough versions for free. So whats the point.

My subscription doesn't end until March 2007, so I'd retain the benefits until then and who knows maybe by then I'd have reason to rejoin but I guess we just have to wait and see

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"The 411" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:18:51 -0700

70 hours in 2 Weeks - World of Warcraft

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:27:22 -0700

Some of you already know that I've been playing World of Warcraft recently. Well I started playing 2 weeks ago and have already clocked up 70 hours play time. Thats almost 3 days of my life I have spent running around a virtual world. And there is still so much to do. I guess games like this you never really "complete".

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"70 hours in 2 Weeks - World of Warcraft" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:27:22 -0700

The Martial Arts and Asian Cinema Board - My UCB

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:45:41 -0700

I've done a UCB, dedicated to martial arts and asian cinema,.. (though you probably figured that out already)

Its brand new, so so far the only posts there are mine, but i'm hoping many a film fan would come in.

The Martial Arts and Asian Cinema Board

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"The Martial Arts and Asian Cinema Board - My UCB" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:45:41 -0700

Out of Africa

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 07:51:43 -0700

I'm back home in London, South Africa was great, but I'm glad to be back. Back to pollution, over priced products and services.. ahh, home sweet home.

The rest of the pictures I took are here

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"Out of Africa" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 07:51:43 -0700

Blogging From South Africa

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:37:33 -0700

I arrived in Johannesburg South Africa this morning safely, thank god. It took about 20 hours to get here, and I haven't had muh sleep within that time. I don't fee tired right now, but that would probably kick in, in a few hours.

Writing this blog is amongst the 1st things I've done since I've been here. Which kinda makes me the ultimate nerd. God willing once I get back to the UK, I would post a few photos

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One Thousand Points and a Sweaty Controller

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 03:53:37 -0700

I got 1000 points in EA Fight Night Round 3, this is the first game where i have unlocked all the achievement points

I don't know what it is about Fight Night but playing it makes my hands sweat way more than any other game I've played. After about and hour or so the controller is covered in sweat grime

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"One Thousand Points and a Sweaty Controller" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 03:53:37 -0700

Video killed the radio star

Sat, 27 May 2006 15:48:17 -0700

I dunno what it is, but ever since I uploaded my first video, I've had this urge to keep doing it. For one thing it give me a good reason to practice using my camera and editing equipment. But really for some reason its a lot of fun.

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"Video killed the radio star" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Sat, 27 May 2006 15:48:17 -0700

When You've got nothing left to lose... Dance

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:47:10 -0700

Yesterday, I got home from work to find my motorbike had been taken. For months I couldn't legally ride it due to it failing an MOT and the parts I needed to fix it weren't being made anymore. So in the end I had to call the council to come and take it away to be scrapped. But it was still weird seeing an empty spot where my bike used to be.

And so today I took my first break dance lesson. It was pretty cool. I learned a few techniques that I could practise. Break Dancing is my new hobby, I spend way too much time at home I need to get out more. I'm gonna have to get healthy though, cos at the end of that 1 hour class my heart felt like it was ready to tap out.

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"When You've got nothing left to lose... Dance" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:47:10 -0700

Break Dance

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:42:54 -0700

I went to a break dance club yesterday night. It was great, I aint never been to one before, usually in clubs you get a bunch of drunk guys who think they can dance and do that one move over and over again, yeah you know what i'm talking about. But these Break Boys (and girls) can really move.

I couldn't stay to see the main breaking competition but I saw the guys warming up and they were fantastic.

Plus one girl came up to me and told me I'm cute.... okay, she was pretty wasted when she said it.. but that still counts... right

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"Break Dance" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:42:54 -0700

My First Tattoo

Sat, 11 Mar 2006 08:54:55 -0800

I got a tattoo done today. And yes it does hurt.

Its Arabic which says "Bismillah hir Rahmanir Rahim" that translates as "In the of God the most merciful, the most kind"

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"My First Tattoo" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Sat, 11 Mar 2006 08:54:55 -0800

My Space Dot Com

Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:07:04 -0800

So I figured I'll make some space on myspace.com

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"My Space Dot Com" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:07:04 -0800

New Years Resolutions

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:29:33 -0800

They're pointless. Why wait till January 1st to better yourself. If you're doing something wrong, or bad, or imoral in some way. Then change now. That way everytime someone sees you, you're the best you've ever been.

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"New Years Resolutions" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:29:33 -0800

Strategy Games

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 13:09:13 -0800

I've been playing Civ IV and Fire Emblem. Both excellent games, especially Civ IV. But right now, I ain't that good at either, I've haven't played many strategy games before, and the way these two games are is that once you've made a decision, you can't take it back. And with Fire Emblem, once you lose a character they don't ever come back.

It makes the games quite hard. but I'm pretty determined to get through these games, especially Civ IV, I just need to plan better. As for Fire Emblem, I may need a strategy guide

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"Strategy Games" was posted by Bandit_Haze on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 13:09:13 -0800