Yes, about five years ago the great "All Your Base" internet phenomenon set up us the bomb. To celebrate, <a href="http://www.pwned.nl/ayb/">here is an All Your Base flash by TMST set to Bohemian Rhapsody</a>. You may have seen it before, but I sure haven't! Good times. :D
Quote:<b>The Jagged Alliance and the Disciples franchises are among the ones getting the DS treatment.
STRATEGY FIRST PARTNERS WITH POCKET PC STUDIOS</b>
Montreal, Canada. June 14, 2005. Software publisher Strategy First, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings, Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSTR), and Pocket PC Studios are happy to announce a new contractual relationship that will make Strategy First's PC titles available on the Nintendo DS.
"Our strategic partnership with Pocket PC Studios will allow Strategy First to enter an exciting new gaming market," said Pro Sotos, Manager of Business Development at Strategy First, Inc. "I'm thrilled to have the chance to make both the Jagged Alliance and Disciples franchises available on the Nintendo DS platform. The Disciples franchise is very close to my heart, and I look forward to playing it on Nintendo's newest handheld system," said Sotos.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for Pocket PC Studios and Strategy First to bring these phenomenal titles to the Nintendo DS platform," said G.R. Moore, President and CEO of Pocket PC Studios. "We will utilize our expertise in bringing high profile desktop games to mobile devices to expand the Disciples and Jagged Alliance franchises onto the hottest handheld console since the Nintendo Gameboy."
"Our agreement with Pocket PC Studios is further evidence of the excellent work being done to revitalize and expand Strategy First's business. The expansion of our existing franchises onto the Nintendo DS platform marks a major step towards a broader diversification onto new hardware platforms" said Clive Kabatznik, CEO of Silverstar Holdings.
The Jagged Alliance and Disciples franchises will be the first Strategy First titles developed for the Nintendo DS platform. Watch for more news surrounding the games releases on the Strategy First website http://www.strategyfirst.com
Some of you may not know much about Jagged Alliance, but for me, being a big fan of the series, this is like one big wet dream coming true. Having an installment of Jagged Alliance for the DS would be...truthfully beyond words. I'd be speechless. That's all there is to it.
I could definitely see how it could work though. If it were anything like Jagged Alliance 2, the bottom screen could be used for equipment and merc management, as well as stat information for the selected merc, all of which could use the touch screen wonderfully. The top screen could then be used for the actual game itself. Although, in the article, it says that they "will make Strategy First's PC titles available on the Nintendo DS", which could either mean new installments to the series, or a portable version of Jagged Alliance 2. Either one will make me very, very happy (granted, as always, that they do a good job with it, and don't just rush it out the door).
Oh man, oh man, oh man, this would be so freaking sweet if it actually happens!!
I wonder how our TV lists will compare. Besides channel surfing, the History Channel and the news, the only shows that I watch on a quasi-regular base are:
-Family Guy
-Futurama (usually on DVD though, only seldom on TV)
-Red Sox Baseball (on NESN)
-American Dad
And when I remember to:
-South Park
-Aquateen Hunger Force
-Sealab
-Robot Chicken
-The rest of the non-animé Adult Swim
-The Simpsons
For those too lazy or afraid to read it, in summery it's a lacquer (which isn't so bad if you just want a cosmetic upgrade), BUT the claim is that by properly applying this, not even to the electronics but to the OUTSIDE of your karp, you'll notice a significant increase in audio quality. And, since people believe outright lies, you can bet that not only will people buy it, they will convince themselves it works.
I think that those that actually trust the obvious lies of advertisers need to be removed from the gene pool, or at least subjected to the classical conditioning I am about to propose...
A NEW HEALTHY, NATURAL, ALTERNATIVE, cereal! Wheat, Bran, and Shards of *$&king Glass! Buy it today! It has over 800% the daily recommended allowance of... I dunno, silicates and... fibers.... People need calcium, just add milk to this and this has it! Also, vitamin c, um, d, some other stuff. People need that too! *forgoes bothering to mention if this cereal even has any of that*
*Note, this WILL KILL YOU!
Sadly, at this point just a LITTLE bit more convincing advertising and I think this cereal would sell... Good advertising can turn ANY negative into a positive (provided you are a moron who has been deprived of any instruction on critical thinking methods), and outright LIES seem to be just fine too.
Quote:Brother site Kotaku reports on two mountain climbers who for some reason decided to tote their Nintendo DS along with them on the grueling hike up Mt. Everest. Apparently, the DS “DS held up the best of any of [the electronic equipment].” And hey, fanboys even climb Mt. Everest! “I can guarantee a five-year-old can spill jelly on them and they’ll still survive… (vs. PSP)” Oops, now I’m a Sony fanboy for calling someone a Nintendo fanboy! DS Survives Everest: Expedition Update [Kotaku]
