- carstairs
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- Member since: Sep 4, 2005
- Last online: 12/17/09 8:33 pm PT
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4Sep 09
Happy Fourth Anniversary!
Apparently today marks my fourh-year anniversary on GameSpot. It was a good year as always, complete with my new status as a ranger
.I don't have much else to say beyond that. Those of you who want pictures of cats and cakes, you know where to find them
.Actually, I didn't realize that today was the day until about two days ago, when someone asked me when I joined on the How to GameSpot board. Maybe next year I'll remember on my own.
- Posted Sep 4, 2009 7:31 pm PT
- Category: General
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1Sep 09
It's a Mystery
Why do people lurk the Guitar Hero 5 boards just so they can post their opinionated opinion on why, in their opinion, Rock Band is better? (In their opinion)
Why did Capcom make Seth so brutal in Street Fighter IV?
Why do people hate Bing?
Why don't netbook manufacturers realize that many people intend to put Linux on them and don't want to pay for an XP license they won't use?
How did Battlefield 1943 get released with issues like vehicles not being able to drive up hills and griefer-friendly, frustrating allied airplane collision physics?
How long till PAX East arrives?
When will Sony realize that they could charge for their online and people would pay?
Why do I have not one, but two video game ties? (Mario Kart and Sega Genesis)
Why does Splosion Man insult me with its 'Way of the Coward' pop-ups?
What will happen when my 360 RRoDs in the next generation and I don't own the new Xbox?
Why do I end up with more time spent on my handhelds than my console?
Why do people equate colorful graphics (like Wii Sports Resort or The Legend of Zelda:The Wind Waker) with a game being 'kiddy'?
- Posted Sep 1, 2009 7:06 pm PT
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21Aug 09
Intriguing, Microsoft (Summer of Arcade)
Summer of Arcade on Xbox Live always seemed like a good marketing move to me. Capture people with free time during the summer with several arcade titles and watch the money roll in. The titles were excellent as well, with gems like Braid, Castle Crashers, and Geometry Wars 2.
This year's fare is also respectable, with the excellent Shadow Complex among others, in addition to a promotion for 800 free MS points if you buy all five titles. This puts me in an interesting position.
Shadow Complex is excellent, and I'm definitely picking it up. Trials HD is good, although it should be 800 points, and Splosion Man is also well done. Marvel vs Capcom 2 is more niche, but is a great game, especially since I'm in the process of building a fight stick for Street Fighter IV. But TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled is a clunker. And I have no interest in the IP.
If it were a good game, this would be a no-brainer, and I'd buy all five. As it is, I have to question my value for the other four, since I'd be getting 800 points for free later. I'll probably end up doing the promotion, but that doesn't mean I'm happy about it. If only the was Battlefield: 1943, or another quality title.
- Posted Aug 21, 2009 8:57 pm PT
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New Super Mario Bros. Commercial
This is a commercial for New Super Mario Bros for DS.
- Posted Aug 7, 2008 9:04 am PT
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Paper Mario Commercial
This is a commercial for Paper Mario for the N64.
- Posted Aug 7, 2008 8:48 am PT
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Super Paper Mario Commercial
This is a commercial for Super Paper Mario for Wii.
- Posted Aug 7, 2008 8:28 am PT
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Dec 13, 2009 6:31 pm PTcarstairs posted the topic GGBU Poll #26 on the union blog
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Dec 11, 2009 2:05 pm PTcarstairs added Altitude to their now playing list
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Dec 11, 2009 2:05 pm PTcarstairs added Altitude to their owned game list
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Dec 4, 2009 3:16 pm PTcarstairs added Cradle of Rome to their owned game list
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Dec 1, 2009 8:00 pm PTcarstairs added Mario Teaches Typing 2 to their owned game list
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Dec 1, 2009 7:55 pm PTcarstairs added Frontlines: Fuel of War to their now playing list
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Dec 1, 2009 7:55 pm PTcarstairs added Red Faction: Guerrilla to their now playing list
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Dec 1, 2009 7:55 pm PTcarstairs added Saints Row 2 to their now playing list
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Dec 1, 2009 7:54 pm PTcarstairs added Mirror's Edge to their now playing list
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Dec 1, 2009 2:48 pm PTcarstairs added Mirror's Edge to their owned game list
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