In celebration of the 18th anniversary of his birth (June 3, 2003), Nintendarse has gotten his first job ever. Before going off to college, Nintendarse is getting a summer job at Toys 'R Us. While it's practically minimum wage, Arsey is glad that his summer will not be spent completely rotting his brain away. Congratulations!
Quote:Nintendo are to stop production of the Famicom (NES) and Super Famicom (SNES) consoles in Japan this September. Nintendo will also stop doing disk-writing services for the Famicom Disk System, which was released in 1986.
While the Famicom Disk System is no longer in production the Famicom and Super Famicom have both been in production since they were first released. The Famicom went through an appearance change for it's 10th anniversary while the Super Famicom also changed it's appearance in 1998. This year will be the Famicom's 20th anniversary.
If you still wish to play Famicom games Hudson are releasing some old games on the GameCube. To find out more check the news story.
Recently Canada just decriminalized pot smoking .The idea was to take the focus on heavier far more dangerous drug abusers.
My opinion is the goverment trying to make another tabbaco cash cow off the backs of its citizens.
First of all recently hand full of tokers started lighting up in front of their schools which hadint happen before the new bill was passed.Not only was the policed called in again and now things are worse then before the bill was passed ,Alot of crackheads actually thought it was legal to smoke weed and thought they could do it publicly.
Why dont we now make it legal to bring beer to school and have mad parties were we can puke everywhere.
Just behind my house we have an ruined rubble of an old ice arena that burnt down 50 years ago, It is now owned by my neighbor. Recently a bunch of punks decided they would camp out there and have a stoning party , They started being loud and destructive and even one of them urinated on my street.
The police were called and they had to send in the swat teams through our neighborhood and round these bitches up. But in the process caused some damage to our properties and our houses.
What I would like too do is beat the living shit out of Jean chrietien for ruining our society and helping to increase drug abuse in our towns and cities. Most of all ruining our freindship with the U.S thanks to his imoral Liberal phycho babble!
All I can say is if you want to toke do it in your house if you want to do it on my property be prepared to bring a bullet proof vest.
I hope the Tories win the next election so we can finally bring some inteligence back into our goverment.
I'm not huge on introduction threads because I don't like to announce my newb-ness, but today I'll make an exception. Anyway, Darunia, a friend from my high school linked me to these forums. And, after numerous threats to my life, I decided to join.
I mostly play PC games such as battlefield 1942, America's Army, and Rainbow 6: Raven Shield but I like to play the occasional console game such as any RE game except for those infernal games RE gaiden, and survivor.
Quote:After the bittersweet days of the release of Wizardry 8 late in 2001 and our farewell interview with SirTech's Robert Sirotek one and a half years have passed. The meantime also saw the Jagged Alliance team around Linda Currie getting signed by Strategy First and the Jagged Alliance brand licensed by Strategy First. We now had the chance to talk to Robert Sirotek and Linda Currie about their current howabouts and plans for the future, and, hang tight, you will be positivley surprised by the answer!
RPGDot: Hi Linda, Hi Robert! Please tell us, what happened to you & to Sir-Tech in 2002.
Robert: Hi, nice to hear from you again. I took some time off to spend with my family - the first time I have done this - and loved it. Almost didn't come back, but I did. I still love the gaming industry. I am involved with several friends helping them with their companies. I don't want to name these companies, but I am sure you will have heard of them. They are all great veterans in the gaming industry and have much more to contribute to it. Also, I continue with Sirtech, but on a much smaller scale. On top of all of this, I also continue to look for any interesting new opportunities to become a part of. Best place to reach me is through the general inquiries section of the Sir-tech.com web site.
RPGDot: Is Sir Tech gone now or are you still running it?
Robert: No, it is still going.
RPGDot: Linda, I understand you were employed by Strategy first for a short time. What happened there? What did you work on?
Linda: Yes, I was employed there for a year and a bit. Unfortunately their situation required them to close their Ottawa office so I and the rest of the team found ourselves suddenly unemployed. In all fairness, what I was working on there should just remain a mystery. Though I'm sure there were rumors in abundance, it's pretty irrelevant now.
RPGDot: How are chances to see Jagged Alliance 3 one day?
Robert: Chances are excellent.
RPGDot: Are you currently working on any projects, like trying to conclude any of Sir Tech series? How many of the Ex-SF people are there available as of today?
Linda: As we had indicated in the press release we put out in late December, Ian Currie & I are working to find funding for our team of people. This is primarily the team of people from Sirtech Canada that went to Strategy First with us in September 2001, though we have gained a couple of new members since then. They are all on-board with us in the pursuit of a new venture and we've definitely gotten some interesting leads.
RPGDot: Is there any chance of seeing you all return to work together?
Linda: We believe that we have a really solid chance of the team staying together to work on future projects. Ian & I have a lot of respect for the capabilities of everyone on the team and the fact that we've worked together successfully for many years should be attractive to anyone who knows how difficult it is to build a solid game development team. We are following some very interesting prospects.
RPGDot: And how are chances for a Wizardy 9?
Robert: Yes, absolutely the chances are very good. I can not tell you much more than this. When some decisions are taken, and I have something to report, I will contact you.
If this happens then all three of the major company closings of the last few years -- Sir-Tech, Looking Glass, and SNK -- will all have survived in some form... :) :) :)
The interviews keep on coming. From now on I'll let you guys know when the final interviews are posted so you can check them out. This one is with Acclaim for the next Wrestlemania game.
What else are you gonna do in the Post-E3 duldrums (or is that doldrums, or something else)? Anyway, this is stolen from Pikachelsea's blog. If you know who that is (all 2 of you), then you might care. Everyone else, just take the survey. Yay.
Spell your name backwards - renraW nehpetS ekuL
The story behind your user name : I like Zelda, and Link's laser beam attack from the 2D games ownz. At the time the beam attack was going to be included in OoT and it made me happy.
Other usernames you've had : Well, LL was my first, but back in the day before you had to register for boards I switched between Laser and Lazer, because I didn't know what I liked more. Laser is the correct spelling though. I've also used Phoenix Knight (duh), Quasar, Dragonite Reborn, Asha'man al'Thor, and lswarner.
Where do you live : Colorado Springs
4 words that sum you up : geeky punky Christian boy
What you are wearing now : I had to dress decent for work, so just jeans, a t-shirt, and a Padre hat.
Hair : Um, what does this mean? It is brown, and when I have time I'll put some glue stuff in it and make it stand in strangely random directions. Geeky answer: I use a random number generator to create unique x, y, and z values for my hair vectors.
In my head : 2 eyes, a bunch of teeth, a tongue, a brain, and Shan.
Wishing : That I'm right about the thing I really want to be right about, but it's not in my hands.
After this : Eat, maybe go play ultimate frisbee with friends
Talking to : nobody
Person you wish you could see right now : Shan
Something you're looking forward to in the upcoming month : Not really sure, we'll see
Something that you are deathly afraid of: Nothing anymore
Do you like candles : Not really
Do you like incense: stinkage
Do you like the taste of blood: yuck
Do you believe in love: yup
Do you believe in soul mates: yup
Do you believe in love at first sight : Yes, but I think it's pretty rare. Most of the time it's not really love but lust.
Do you believe in Heaven : Yes
Do you believe in forgiveness: Yes, and you are only doing yourself a hardship if you refuse to forgive people who have hurt you.
Do you believe in God: He's best friend
What do you want done with your body when you die?: It doesn't matter.
Who is your worst enemy: Satan
If you could have any animal for a pet, what would it be: Pikachu! Stop laughing! You know you would love to have a pikachu too! That would be awesome!
What is the latest you've ever stayed up : All night
Ever been to Belgium : Nope
Can you eat with chopsticks: Nope
What's your favorite coin: Probably a Canadian Tooney (or Twoney?) because it's gold and silver and just plain spiffy.
What are 5 cities you wouldn't mind relocating to: Post Falls Idaho, Coeur d' Alene Idaho, San Diego Cali, somewhere near but not in Seattle, and anywhere but Montana
What are some of your favorite pig out foods: Anything chocolate, Lay's Old Fashioned potato chips, Doritos, Fritos, most other chips that end in 'O', anything Coke or Dew.
What's something that you wish people would understand more: That Jesus really is everything they want and need.
What's something you wish you could understand better: How to make friends and communicate better.
Anyone you miss that you haven't seen in a long time: My friends in Idaho and California
What's one thing you want to make happen for tomorrow: Spend time with friends and get to know them better after theMill.
favorite video game : Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
favorite sport: football
favorite cd : dc Talk - Jesus Freak
favorite song : So hard to pick. Maybe dc Talk(Jesus Freak, Supernatural, My Will, or Colored People); Newsboys(Breakfast); All Star United(Savior of My Universe); Five Iron Frenzy(Every New Day); Eager(Decide For You)
first bike: a tri-cycle with the Get-Along Gang on it. All I remember is a moose on there. Old school.
first best friend: my brother
first real memory of something: Hard to know if this is the first, but I remember playing Frogger with my parents when I was really little.
first car: I don't technically own it, but it's pretty much mine: A white Pontiac from the 80s.
dream car: I want a Reliant K!!! No, not really. A Toyota Celica.
first date: Coming soon. Maybe.
first kiss: Sometime after
first break-up: The reason I've waited this long is so I wouldn't have to go through a break-up
first job: Merchandiser for Dreyer's (Edy's for you back-East boys) Ice Cream. I put it on the shelf. Woo!
first screen name: Laser Link
first self purchased album: dc Talk - Jesus Freak. November 23, 1995. My most anticipated album ever and still the best music ever released.
first concert: Michael W. Smith, Jars of Clay, and Three Crosses. (Jars was sick though, pooo) Sometime in March 96.
first funeral: I don't think i've ever been. That's what happens when you don't live close to any relatives.
first pet: Smidgen, my family's gray cat.
first prime minister (or president) you voted for: Dubbya
first piercing/tattoo: Nothing yet, but I may change my mind sometime
first independent home: Coming someday
first house/flat/apartment: Somewhere in Grover City, California. Yes, Grover City.
first credit card: Does a Debit card count? It's a Visa.
first holiday away from family: Never
first love: we shall see
first enemy: already answered that
last good cry: don't know
last library book checked out: From the Two Rivers and To the Blight, the 2 halves of Eye of the World. It has a new Prologue and pictures (Egwene is hot).
last movie seen: The Matrix. Before that, Reloaded, and the Matrix again.
last cuss word uttered: I don't swear.
last beverage drank: Water
last food consumed: Frozen Taquitos that are actually very good.
last crush: Shan
last phone call: Zales Jewlers called to say that my parent's 25th anniversarry rings are in.
last tv show watched: Ducks and Devils, game 1.
last time showered: this morning
last shoes worn: The same shoes I wear ever night Pinky! Gray Nikes.
last cd played: I think Grits: The Art of Translation
last song you heard: Watashi Wa: All of Me
last item bought: GameCube Demo Disc
last thing downloaded: Matrix screensaver
last annoyance: right now, when the mp3.com random song player stopped. Grrrr. Oh, but it made up for it by playing a good Less Than Jake song. They remind me so much of old Five Iron Frenzy.
last disappointment: Last Friday when my friends wouldn't go play broomball with me. Hey, it's not hockey, but it's free.
last soda drank: Tropical Sprite Remix
last thing written: Hey, it's not hockey, but it's free. (Yes, I was skipping around to answer these)
last key used: right paren
last words spoken: I can't remember. Something to my mom who just got home.
last sleep: last night, unless I fell asleep trying to read about databases at work...
last im: Flecky and my friend GJ, at the same time
last time amused: Probably reading some funny and classic WOT line last night. Robert Jordan is a master at writing.
last chair sat in: the one I'm sitting in now...
last lipstick used: I think I actually had to wear lipstick for some school play in 2rd grade, so that would be the last time.
last shirt worn: My red theMill shirt
any last comments: Shan wa totemo utsukoshii. watashi wa anata ga suki desu.
