[WDYB] Things are still being bought!

[Brehvolution]

Traded in Borderlands(360) and MLB 10(PS3), used my buddies edge card plus my $5 reserve, and got an edge card of my own all for $23.00.

How's that a good deal?  ??

I traded 2 games I don't play for 2/3 off the price + the extra 10% from my friend's edge card added another $4.50. If I didn't get the edge card, my total was only $12 left to pay.

You should have gone to TRU instead for the $25 gift card.

I would have had to pay $65 and that wasn't feasible at this time.

[Mupepe]

I was going to do the TRU deal but it was only valid from 10 to 2.  Gayyyyyyy

[chronovore]

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unf unf unf

Purchased, am hoping these are en route to HK so they will soon be winging toward JP. Man.

[ch1nchilla]

I really, really want Red Dead Redemption but will probably spring for SM Galaxy 2 instead due to budget constraints.

[Brehvolution]

I really, really want SM Galaxy 2 but will probably spring for Red Dead Redemption instead due to budget constraints and 90% of The Bore is playing it.

[Madrun Badrun]

I really, really want Red Dead Redemption but will probably spring for SM Galaxy 2 instead due to budget constraints.

wise man

[bork]

[BlueTsunami]

My lens came in, AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE


*These shots are from me

I still need to buy an adapter for it but I'm just marvelin' at how small it is

[Bebpo]

Was searching for replacement headphones and after some research and talk with audiophiles I went with the Audio Technica m50s.  Quiet to people on the outside, great sound and reasonably comfortable though I gotta break 'em in to loosen them up.

[Smooth Groove]

Bebpo, have you ever tried in-ear phones?

While full-size headphones offer better sound for the buck and probably have a higher ceiling of fidelity, they also require solid amplification to reach their full potentials. Also, size is obviously a constraint to using them outside the house. 

I find in-ear phones to be much more suitable for my general needs.  They are easily driven by most devices and the high quality ones not only seal off outside noise efficiently but also deliver very good sound.  If you ever decide to try them out, check out Westone.  My new Westones simply kicks the butt of even the best Shure product which I used to own. 

[Bebpo]

I've tried in-ear and always found them uncomfortable like I find earplugs uncomfortable.  I just don't like sticking things in my ears :\  I prefer full-sized closed headphones because I want to block out noises around me to some degree and I don't want to bug people around me by having the sound leak outside the phones.  If I didn't care about the solitude/leakage I could've gotten better sounding headphones if I went for full-sized open headphones as apparently they are the best sound you can get.  But they're basically like wearing speakers on your head and I'm not down with that when I'm on a train or in a public building.

Not all full-sized headphones need to be amped.  That was actually a big criteria in my search for a good pair.  I wanted to get one that is low enough in power usage that you don't need an amp, which is what the M50s are.  Otherwise I would have gone with the Beyerdynamic 770/80ohm which are beautiful and supposedly sound amazing but they need to be amped to get good sound.

[brawndolicious]

I really, really want SM Galaxy 2 but will probably spring for Red Dead Redemption instead due to budget constraints and 90% of The Bore is playing it.

Well there's no real point buying it for that reason if the online is borked.

[Cormacaroni]

Bebpo, have you ever tried in-ear phones?

While full-size headphones offer better sound for the buck and probably have a higher ceiling of fidelity, they also require solid amplification to reach their full potentials. Also, size is obviously a constraint to using them outside the house. 

I find in-ear phones to be much more suitable for my general needs.  They are easily driven by most devices and the high quality ones not only seal off outside noise efficiently but also deliver very good sound.  If you ever decide to try them out, check out Westone.  My new Westones simply kicks the butt of even the best Shure product which I used to own. 

Which Westones? Been dying to try some of those. I love both the in-ear and full-sized 'phone experience

I got this the other day, in preparation for the Coming of the iPad (wifi, 32GB, preordered, and about 10 days away!). Pocket Wifi, plus a 2yr sub. I decided against the 3G iPad 'cause why pay for yet another data plan? With this, we can also use our notebooks, as well as my iPhone, DS, PSP etc anywhere in Japan (in theory). It supports multiple devices at once as well, which is important as my wife has an online business and needs to be connected all the time. In fact, it's fast enough that I could even ditch my home broadband (where it not $10/mo for 100mb/s ). I'm beginning to wonder if we even need a landline and cell phone plan anymore.

[Mr. Gundam]

Preordered.

[Reb]

I bought this TV, it's beautiful:



Four of these tea glasses:



Coffee machine:

[brob]

yes, let's make fun of this aspie thread naming convention by using it.   

[Reb]

I was about to remove it, but now you've forced my hand.

[Madrun Badrun]

That coffee machine looks futuristic!

[Reb]

It's the newest model, we had the previous one which looked like this:

[Reb]

€ 11,50 a piece.

Chemex or old fashioned drip for me.  No fancy shit.

Everybody really likes the coffee. I don't drink coffee so I don't care.

[Madrun Badrun]

It's the newest model, we had the previous one which looked like this:

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That looks like one of those snail things from lensman.

[Fresh Prince]

coffee machine looks like from the 70's but still cool.

[Cormacaroni]

Four of these tea glasses:

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oh yes, i have those too. they are really awesome. i got them for really cheap. how much did you pay?

I also have and love these but my distinguished mentally-challenged fellow wife and child keep breaking them. 3 of them to date. They're pretty fragile. The only survivors are 1 of the pavinas and one of the coffee mugs. I need to get some cheap replacements

[Smooth Groove]

Four of these tea glasses:

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oh yes, i have those too. they are really awesome. i got them for really cheap. how much did you pay?

I also have and love these but my distinguished mentally-challenged fellow wife and child keep breaking them. 3 of them to date. They're pretty fragile. The only survivors are 1 of the pavinas and one of the coffee mugs. I need to get some cheap replacements

Maybe those glasses are just too big for tiny Asian hands, you insensitive bastard?

[Eric P]

that sounds divine

brand plz!

[chronovore]

I also have and love these but my distinguished mentally-challenged fellow wife and child keep breaking them. 3 of them to date. They're pretty fragile. The only survivors are 1 of the pavinas and one of the coffee mugs. I need to get some cheap replacements

I've had several of these, and only one left. They're fragile as hell, but it's exacerbated by using a dishwashing machine. I think the high/low heat change messes with the partial vacuum.

[huckleberry]

Chemex or old fashioned drip for me.  No fancy shit.

You should try Bonmac filters if you use a Chemex. Less paper means better coffee taste without any extra hassle.  I use them in a Hario V60 drip cone filter for the best tasting coffee outside of French Press which is an extra hassle.

[Vizzys]

bought a black dsi + supercard DSTWO



playin zero mission on the gba emulator

but so far a really impressive flashcart with more features in the works

atm it has real time save, slow motion, cheat editor, in game guides (txt or jpgs)

this dude overviews it pretty well

[Joe Molotov]

Anybody ever play through all these? I played Infection and I thought it was pretty cool, but I never played the rest.

[Smooth Groove]

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Anybody ever play through all these? I played Infection and I thought it was pretty cool, but I never played the rest.

Why would a well respected PC gamer like you be interested in that junk? 

Anyways, I think MAF was a big fan of those games but who knows if that dude is still alive.   :'(

[Joe Molotov]

The PC doesn't fulfill my daily quotient of japafaggotry.

[demi]

I've played them all. I actually like the series. Definitely start from the beginning, as you can transfer your stats and shit across the games.

I want to play the second series, but I only have part 3 I found at KMart for $10

[Akala]

I'm a semi-fan of dothack.  

dothack is actually one of the most beutiful concepts ever. shame it was handled the way it was. if it would have shipped as one game by a more competant dev, it would have been a classic.

a faux mmo with a story connecting toons and their RL counterparts, BBS's and email/im's, fantastic music...arg, it's almost making me wanna give it another go. it would be so fantastic to get a remake/condensed rev of this game on PSP or the new round of handhelds.

it's really hard to give it a blanket reccomendation though, as it was archaic when it shipped. it is clever, ambitious, and also a total scam.  

very love it or hate it game.

[Bebpo]

You'd be surprised at how many people enjoyed the first .hack game series.  I know many forum goers (myself included) & even credible game journalists who were fans.  The story was interesting in that mysterious way, the worldview of an MMORPG gone wrong was fascinating, the music was quite good and the gameplay was addicting and fun.  Art wasn't bad either.  It had problems and the gameplay was repetitive, but it was a cool experience to go through.  The whole multimedia storytelling idea of games+ovas+anime to tell one big story was fairly cool and almost a precursor to the ARGs and this type of game/anime/manga pairing you get these days.

The 2nd series was very nice graphically, and it wasn't a huge step down from the original, but it was basically the same sort of thing as series one but without the fresh "this hasn't been done before" feeling and so it feels a lot weaker.  The plot also wasn't as good, although it wasn't terrible either.

I played through both and enjoyed both, though I wouldn't recommend either to most people since I don't think they hold up (they were C-gameplay to begin with 5-8 years ago, I shudder to think how they hold up now) and the whole multi-game format means you have to put it the effort to get anything out of it.


I'd love for CyberConnect2 to give it another run on PS3/X360 hardware instead of NARUTO/NARUTO/NARUTO
But I don't think Namco feels there is enough money potential to give budget for a full length new .hack franchise.

[tiesto]

[Ichirou]

Joe Molotov, the .hack games are pretty good.

[ManaByte]

Can't fucking wait for the sequel.

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Once they mention that Adler was working with Moriarty it's OMFGBBQ SEQUEL RIGHT NOW BITCH

[close]

[chronovore]

I wasn't stupendously fond of it, but it was pretty fun. One of my friends said, "It's a better League of Extraordinary Gentlemen film than the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen film."

[ManaByte]

My only problem with it honestly was the dates were weird. It's set in 1891, which is the start of the Great Haitus, yet Watson isn't married yet (that was 1887). But setting the movies during the Great Haitus is awesome since it does free them up a lot. It's be cool to do one movie for each year of the Haitus and have the fourth movie be based on the Final Problem.

[Mr. Gundam]

$29.99 at Amazon.

[cool breeze]

the .hack games (universe in general; I liked the Sign anime) were awesome.  I was big into that stuff.  My desktop theme matched the altimit one from the game.

I never played the GU series or got into that anime.  Kinda reminded me of Pokemon or Digimon or something where I kinda lost track of things as they expanded past the original.  Was Balmung even in the GU games? Balmung

[muckhole]

Got gifted a copy of:



I'm excited.

[Bebpo]

I never played the GU series or got into that anime.  Kinda reminded me of Pokemon or Digimon or something where I kinda lost track of things as they expanded past the original.  Was Balmung even in the GU games? Balmung

I don't think so.  IIRC there weren't any recurring characters, GU was all original cast.  If you liked the original I'd say GU might be worth a shot, but it's just as repetitive as the first one and the combat is better or worse depending on who you ask.

[Bebpo]

UN Squadron

[Akala]

UN Squadron

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[Eric P]

i loved the first mark of kri, but hated the second one

[Raban]

sans sausage fingers this time

[Bebpo]

I'm tempted to get these:
http://www.shopncsx.com/e-capcomokamiteacupset.aspx

Heat-sensitive paint sounds so futuristic and it'd be a neat gimmick for parties...where you drink....tea.....

[Joe Molotov]

Bully is a pretty cool game, especially the updated version on the PC/360.

[Raban]

Bully is a pretty cool game, especially the updated version on the PC/360.

It's my favorite Rockstar game.

[Akala]

SMG2 and NSMB wii. MARIOVERLOAD.

 

[Madrun Badrun]

[Robo]

Joined the rest of the Bore in the 21st century.



panny plasma, 2010 g-series 

[MCD]

aren't the black levels in 2010 models broken?

here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10437896-1.html

[brawndolicious]

Catching up on games I'd been meaning to get around to.

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[close]

Yeah, that's SR1.  Figured I should play it before the sequel.

[OnkelC]

New car, few Blus:

[Ichirou]

Awesome how you can actually see UncleC's reflection in the last picture.

As for me, I picked up these, both on sale:



Bionic Commando was ten bucks brand-new and people here say the single-player is actually good.  I only played the very chaotic multiplayer demo, so I'm going to take you bros' word for it.

Dragon Age Awakenings was the asian version which doesn't play on US consoles so it was discounted fairly heavily.  Sometimes owning a Japanese 360 has its advantages, I guess!

[muckhole]

My first Android phone! 

Damn, this thing is sexy.

[Brehvolution]

Awesome car Onkle.

Nice phone Muckhole.

[ferrarimanf355]

Someone got a Volkswagen GTI?

I bow down to your taste in Euro hot hatches, Onkel.