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    The Watchmen

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    Saw the trailer b4 Dark Knight. The visuals are what I'd imagine (much like 300 did 4 me) but the music was oddly placed (Smashing Pumpkins from the Batman and Robin soundtrack?). I have high expectations for this one Zach Snider has another winner in Watchmen.

    The Xbox 360 Thread Pro Edition

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    I was able to snag the Simpsons Game for $14 and Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion for $10 at Wally-Mart in Hilltop Mall in Richmond, CA. It was in a Clearance bin with Rogue Galaxy ($10), Pirates At Worlds End, PS2 GH and GH2 twin pack ($24), Cabella Deer Hunting, Stranglehold ($14), Untold Legends PS3 ($24) and some Wii and NDS titles. I got the aforementioned 360 games 2 weeks ago, I went there today to buy a wireless Guitar for GH:PS2 and there's still some games left.

    Exteel

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    Like the Armored Core and Virtual On games Exteel was announced last year as an MMO third person action game instead of a stand alone game. As time passed I forgot about it. I just find out it was available on NCsoft's website since December. The game is free to download you gotta sign up, that's free too. I signed up and downloaded the game today and starting on the tutorial. Control scheme is your standard FPS fair; w,s,a,d to move and mouse to target/camera view etc. and controls great well suited for a mech game. If the DreamPod9 (pen and paper) RPG Jovian Chronicles was a game this would be close match. Is anybody playing or interested?

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    http://eu.plaync.com/eu/games/overview/exteel/

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exteel

    Indiana Jones IV

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    I watched Indy yesterday. I really liked the plot elements straight out of Erich Von' Danikens' books "Chariots of the Gods" and "Gods from Outer Space" which I both read which were really interesting. I recently found the Documentary from the 70's based off "Chariots" albeit it's in 10 parts. It reminds me of those old 8mm film reels you seen in Elementary School with the funky music and over dramatic narration, good stuff IMHO ^_^ .

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N6Drxzst6I

    Filipino's Guide To Low Budget Macross/Robotech Toys

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    Here's some more low budget wannabe valkyrie stuff:

    Anyone remember this computer game? When I played it back in 1987 (on my low budget MS DOS PC w/amber monitor) it always reminded me of the VF: It transformed and everything... same exact mechanics as a valk... just look at the picture:

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    From wiki:

    Thexder (テグザー Teguzar) is a classic action-arcade game from Game Arts. The player is a fighter robot, but is able to transform into a jet. Originally released in 1985 for the NEC PC-8801 platform in Japan, the game quickly became a huge hit selling over 500,000 copies.

    Later that same year, Game Arts licensed Thexder to Square in order to develop a conversion for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game console. In 1987, Game Arts also developed a Thexder conversion for the MSX platform.

    The NEC PC8801 and MSX platforms were only popular in Japan and Thexder garnered little attention abroad. That all changed, however, when Sierra Entertainment licensed Thexder for release in the United States. In 1987, Sierra ported the game to multiple platforms including the IBM PC, Commodore Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Apple Macintosh, and Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo3). Thexder continued its track record of success and became a best-seller for Sierra.

    The two Game Arts developers responsible for creating Thexder were Hibiki Godai and Satoshi Uesaka. In 1986, they developed another action-arcade game called Silpheed and in 1989 they wrote a Thexder sequel named Fire Hawk: Thexder The Second Contact. As with the original, FireHawk sold extremely well in Japan and the United States. Today, Thexder is still remembered by many as a classic action-arcade game.

    I actually own the Famicom version of Thexder. It's a pretty interesting early take on a Henkei-Mecha side scroller. I'll post a pic soon.

    Indiana Jones IV

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    I picked up Indy with the Fertility Idol today. It pretty much has the same joints like the current SW action figures (I wouldn't be surprised if it were the same designers :rolleyes: ). I counted 20 points of articulation and looks really cool on my desk! He comes with two styles of whips (one he uses and the other made to be stored on a loop on his belt), a colt pistol with really bulky holster to keep it in, shoulder bag, molded leather jacket arms and the golden idol from Lost Ark. It's a great toy and ya'll shold pick it up. B))

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    Grand Theft Auto IV

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    Has anyone else sat down to watch some tv? (in the game) If not, you should, it's hilarious!

    :lol: :lol: :lol:

    I bought GTA4 at Circuit City and gotta free $10 gift card. The T.V. bits are pretty funny. I like the cartoon where three marines in "Spartan-esque" armor are wiping out peace loving aliens upholding Democracy throughout the Galaxy. ^_^

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