The Page For My New Beast

“As of 5 minutes ago, I have officially ordered all my parts.” 7:57PM 11/8/09

A while back, I decided i wanted to build my own PC. So I’ve ordered my parts, and plan on building it either this Wednesday or Thursday. So, I know this isn’t much now, but I plan on updating this page throughout the next few weeks. I’m going to include things like pictures of the process, pics of the finished product, little paragraphs about the process,specs, a Bio, stuff like that. For now, I leave you with specs and a picture of the case. I will update it with future weeks to come.

Specs:

~Video Card: XFX HD-477A-YDFC Radeon HD 4770

~CPU:Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66 GHz

~RAM:OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB 240 Pin DDR2 1066

~PSU:Sigma Shark 585W ATX 12v

~Motherboard:Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R

~Hard Drive: Western Digiatal 500 GB

God, that's sexy.

Platt’s Premium Guide to Glitches

Glitches are an obstacle in the electronics industry that we just can’t avoid. However, who’s to say that glitches are a bad thing? Maybe they’re good? Or maybe there are all sorts of glitches, all making a contribution, whether its good or bad, to gaming. Now, before you become too confused, take a few deep breaths. It’s okay, because I’m here to give you the low down on some of the most popular glitches.

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First of all, we have the Entertainment Glitch. This is a glitch that doesn’t restrict gameplay, but instead gives you a good laugh. These glitches can be both accidental and on purpose. All in all, it’s a harmless glitch that’s nothing to worry about.

Another species of glitches is the Restriction Glitch. I have encountered this quite a few times especially with iPhone apps. These are glitches that cause the game to be unplayable. This means anything along the lines of the game crashing at a certain point every time, to getting stuck in a place where your only option is to restart.

MissingNo, the glitch Pokemon.

Probably the most feared of all the glitches is the Data Glitch, and a classic example is the Pokemon MissingNo. This lil’ guy had his one and only debut in Blue and Red version. It started by graphically screwing up the game, and followed it up by wiping your data, forcing you to start all over again. Glitches similar to this one have also occurred in other games before.

This last glitch deals mostly with online gameplay. It is primarly known as the nOOb Glitch, or HAAX!. These suckers are malfunctions that allow players an unfair advantage that usually makes them nearly unstoppable. Now I understand these aren’t always glitches, they are sometimes hacks, but either way they’re still a pain in the ass. Now, as the name implies, this type of glitch is mainly used by… that’s right, you guessed it: nOObs! Unfortunately, no matter how much you yell at them and tell them to “GTFO”, they just don’t listen.

It's okay, the nightmares from this picture will end sooner or later. I hope.

Alright, that’s all the glitches I can think of at the moment, but I’ll be sure to update if anymore come to mind. And now, I leave you with some words of wisdom: “Glitches are powerful things. Use them wisely or you shall suffer the consequences.”

-Platt (Comic Relief Editor)

Battlefield Heroes: How Much Is Too Much?

Today, while on Facebook, I browsed through the news feed. Everything was pretty normal, until I ran into this status and its comments:

Ohhhhhh boy. When I ran into this, I was shocked. I mean, of course, I thought maybe it had something to do with Battlefield Heroes, but assumed otherwise. However, as I read on I began to believe it was BFH.  The last comment was what actually made this entire subject worth posting.When I read this last comment, I thought, man, we play Battlefield Heroes too much. As you can see, even some of our own authors were in this comment. I then decided to set out to make a list of things that you do if you play BFH a little too much…

1. You have the Battlefield Heroes Theme set as your ringtone.
2. You check over your shoulder frequently, looking out for commandos.
3. You scream “Roadkill him!” when anyone walks in front of your car.
4. You feel that when you run fast, other people will run fast with you automatically.
5. When someone beats you in something, your first reaction is to call them a hacker and tell them to GTFO.
6. When playing other shooters, you wonder why they don’t set on fire.
7. In crowded areas, you feel that clapping as loud as you can will help your situation.
8. You look for an “e” key when about to enter a car.
9. You yell “GUNNER RAPE!” whenever you get killed a lot in other online shooters.
10. You start referring to money as “battlefunds”.
11. You assume that everyone on Facebook must be talking about Battlefield Heroes.
12. When you’re riding your bike, you try to press F to look behind you for cars.

Now don’t get me wrong, BFH is an awesome game, but sometimes enough is enough. I’ll admit I find myself guilty of a few these, which is why I’ve attempted to cut back. Other than that, enjoy the game and feel free to add to the list in the comment section.

-Platt (Comic Relief Editor)

Scribblenauts-Review

Alright, so I know you may have heard tons of press reviews and stuck up hardcore gamer reviews about Scribblenauts for DS, and that’s why I’m going to attempt to the best of my ability to give you a review from a casual point of view.

Idea: Mind-Blowing. I mean, come on, let’s be fair, who else thought of a game where there are more than 25,000… things. There’s anything from a cat to Charybdis in this game, and the possibility to make copious amounts of scenarios and inventions. However, there are some restrictions. Even though you think this game has everything, you’re wrong. I mean come on, it’s on a Nintendo handheld, so odds are it’s going to be pretty innocent for the most part. That means no spawning boobs everywhere for you pervy minded kids. Also, 5^th Cell did add rope objects that allow you to connect objects to each other. However, this aspect was poorly made, and sometimes the attachment of one rope can be the factor as to whether or not you complete the level.

Graphics: What can I say, when they decided to put their game on the DS, they knew their graphical expectations couldn’t be the highest. So, with respect to the fact the DS can’t support high graphics, I think they did a nice job on the artwork. The childish art style also adds to the game play, considering you can send a werewolf to go kill a baby in a game that looks so immature, which I find pretty hilarious.

Controls: Bleh. Easily the worst aspect of the game. Instead of using the buttons on the DS to control the character and for other functions, they decided it would be best to dedicate nearly every button just to controlling the camera and leave all controls in the game to one measly touch screen. It was a cool idea in theory, but terrible in practice. Countless times have I failed levels due to control issues. This included connecting a rope to something completely different than what you planned and attempting to interact with an object in the game, but instead accidentally running Maxwell off a cliff into a fiery pit of despair.

All in all, Scribblenauts was a pretty fun game, I did beat it, so I find it worth my time and effort. It may have no story whatsoever, but it makes up for this with tons of levels that are nothing alike. Another downer is that you can have a limited number of items in the level at once, limiting your creativity to an extent. I would say that overall that the pro’s in this game outweigh the con’s. In fact, here’s a list:

PRO’S

v  Great idea, lots to spawn

v  Creative, innovative, and somehow addictive

v  Neat Graphics

v  Stellar Level Design

CON’S

v  Poor Controls

v  Item Limit

-Platt (Comic Relief Editor)

My First Pixel Art Attempt

After three days of a little work here and there, I finished my first pixel art drawing. I call it a snow mech, but if you have a better name or feedback on it, just leave a comment.

Platt (Comic Relief Editor)

Wii Fit…More Than Meets the Eye

Today, Julio and I decided to play a little Wii Fit after school today. It just so happened to be the one year anniversary of the day I bought it! Anyways, after a little playing, I soon remembered my old routine, and decided to try it out. In a matter of minutes, I found I was out of shape. After attempting to do one of the push-up exercises, I found myself red as hell, and about to collapse from exertion. Meanwhile, Julio was on the sidelines laughing his ass off. After finishing, I collapsed, nearly hitting my head on the balance board, and lost all ability to breathe. After, five minutes, I was able to get up and walk away. Kind of.

-Platt (Comic Relief Editor)