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I'm a former harley owner and I even like this. To make into kaneada's bike:

Remove engine and primary

Add generator for engine

Remove conventional wheels

Add rail style wheels with big fat tires

Add 4 50hp electric disk motors (don't forget to make them spark)

Run wire from generator to motors

Add an electronic transmission (not necessary though since it would be faster w/out it.

Round off the fairing a little

Ditch the passenger seat and chop the rear fender

Paint it red

Stitch a pill to your red moto jacket

Go whoop on akira with laser.

It would be very easy to change that bike into kaneada's. Me WANT! too bad its made by Suzuki.

Bandai's rule. Nothing is built better. What might be delicate on it are the some of the fast pack armor pieces. Like the backpack piece or the leg clips. If your buying a reissue 1A avoid the DYRL white and red valk. I've yet to see one where the chest piece lock correctly in fighter mode. THe 1A cannon fodder is great!

Have fun with your new toy.

One of the Best Buy stores here in AZ (the Mesa store on Alma School) usually puts their anime out two weeks early. The chandler one does the same. Just don't try to do a price match or they'll figure it out and won't sell it to you.

For those looking for all the available valks without getting 'S' on all the levels...find a friend who has. Just copy their save file to your memory card. That's what I've been doing for friends. We could just put a copy of it on macrossworld but most don't have the PSX2mediaplayer and broadband connection.

Anybody know where you can still order this Rei figure? Gotta have it.

This guy is build the bike from Akira. Not totally accurate as far as powerplant and drivetrain but cool none the less.

http://www.matus1976.com/akira_bike/index.htm

To bad Viz has the right to Inu Yasha. They don't do the best Job at making DVD's. Just look at all the recalls of the ranma series. I think 3 or 4 of the 7 Ranma boxsets had to be recalled. Then there's Viz's whole goofy release schedule and the fact that they only put like 3 episodes of any anime on a disk (DBZ, Ranma, Inu Yasha). Viz sucks!

Hey All,

I just finished watching Dai Guard and it was great. I would call it underrated since it the type of series that you look at the box and say...cheezy mecha. Yea Dai Guard looks cheezy compared to macross but the series is a delight to watch. I like the concept of "Office workers saving the world." Everything is animated very well and the dub is very good although there are the usual differences b/w the dub and sub. To summerize it the story of a mech built cheaply to defend japan from the heterodyne who come to destroy Japan, and its pilots that nobody wants piloting it. I would call the story similiar to Evangelion but without the angst ridden teens, and religous undertones.

Give it a try...it can be found at most blockbuster video stores for rental.

You know that once you find out who it is you'll have to print out this thread and show it to them. Hell were at day 5 and have 9 pages of paranoia. At this rate we'll have 21 pages by day 12!

Imagine the fun when these elves realize they caused this much comotion. Then you can join them to get someone else next year.

hhhmmmmm, maybe its your illigitimate love child from 10+ years ago.

The clue's:

Cheap gifts cause kids can't afford nothing.

Elves are little like kids, and both have impish voices.

Prerecorded computer like messages...All kids are hacker wannabees now.

Use of payphone...cause mommy won't let them use hers.

Result.

Woman with Kid at your door on x-mas saying....DADDY!

Honestly, I'm betting its your wife or one of her friends.

Saw it Monday night. I thought movie was awsome and my wife even liked it. And this comes from a dihard TOm Cruise hater. I can't stand the guy. I just imagined that it wasn't him in the movie. I give the movie an A+ even with him in it and all the inaccuracies. I would consider this better than Gladiator and braveheart.

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I'm not bothered so much by the fact that he didn't die in the end but rather that when he see's the emperor he's wearing his calvery uniform again. In my mind, By joining the samurai he would have abandon his oath to the calvery. another thing that bothered me was that they made that last charge...yeah it was dramatic but they just as well could have regrouped and attempted another suprise attack or sent a group to attack the cammand from the rear.

Since we're at the end of the year I thought we should have a get it or forget it list of PS2 games. What are your favorite games of the last year? WHat's in your ps2 now? and what games would you not get again?

My Fav's are Macross, and DBZ bodokai 2.

Current: DBZ bodokai 2

Forget: Haven't bought a bad game this year.

1. The box is big enough. There are only 1-2 levels that you will feel restricted but its neccessary for the level. Most levels you can hit it but you have to try.

2. it feels like your actually flying around. Better than most flight games I think.

3. You can do loops but it takes a while in atmosphere. In space its fast but so is turning. In atmosphere your valk doesn't handle nearly as well.

Hope this helps. Just get the game its worth it.

Mostly, you can only unlock new valks by playing either the ARMD or premethious levels. There are some that can be unlocked via free fight mode. Also in free fight mode some mecha aren't allowed on some levels. You'll find that the GBP isn't allowed on all levels. Some levels you have to use it. Basically because the level was made for the GBP.

I think after this one they should do a SD version of the original macross TV series. Kinda like that little SD movie somebody made. THen they can start releasing More joke machines and SD stuff. I'd love a SD glaug or pod to go with my Joke machines. Or How about a SD Macross(SDF-1) like they showed in the intro to super robot wars alpha. You know I bet it would be super easy for them to make it. They could just take the voice and music tracks from the original and just add new animation.

Looking to by some import amime...you know the HK bootlegs from companies like FX and MAC. Anybody know some good sites that sell a large variety of these?

Kurumi season 1 is awsome. Something I could sit down with the wife and enjoy. I actually like the english dub of this. I think kurumi's annoying voice only enhances her character. I also like the Japanese track but not enough to read them everytime I watch it.

Hey...How can you not like Kurumi's kuwii sound. It makes the series.

Battle cry isn't as bad of a game as everyone here suggests. I think they are letting their hate of HG get the best of them. Truthfully I would put battlecry on par with VFX2.

Yes there are are levels (usually the city one's that you fly in a box where fighter mode is rendered pretty much useless. Some of the levels are very fun while other suck... so its pretty much like any other game out there. I like the novelty of the cell shading but it really did in my eyes. Give you headaches when you first start playing the game.

Additionally the storyline was interesting. You get a new character with missions interlaced into the macross saga or robotech.

I actually like the controls better than the new macross game. Fighter manuverability is also much better. Gerwalk is better in the new bandai game. Battroid mode is about the same. In battle cry it was easier to shoot down missles while the new bandai game its easier to dodge them.

Last week Fry's electronics had battlecry for $7 and the collectors ed (includes dog tags and t-shirt for $9. I consider this a bargin. For the amount I played battlecry to open up all levels and paint I would be willing to pay $20 for it.

I do think that overall the new bandai macross game is much better overall. I think the fighter controls are very sluggish in the atmosphere but work well in space. Price it cost me---$72 shipped) I think this is too much but what do you expect for an import. and its not like imports get much cheaper with time.

I have M3 and didn't mind it. It works on a US dreamcast with a boot disk. Gameplay is rough but not horrible. I beat the game in about 2 hours. I wouldn't spend more than $20 on it though. I spent $22 shipped off ebay. Biggest problem with it is that you can't really follow the story line since it diverges quite a lot from the anime.

( I have both the slide card and flip top). Slide cards damage the motor that opens your PS2's tray. Eventually it wears out. Plus the slide card is a total pain in the butt to use. The flip top works great...no complaints. I'm not an expert but after big O mentioned it I searched a lot of forums and almost everybody's motor wears out with the slide card. So they either have to get a flip top or use the slide card all the time. Plus I've heard that the slide cards themselves tend to wear out...the little hook breaks off. Everyone says that you should make a copy of your slide card with an old credit card or some styrene.

My wifes favorites are:

DDR max 2 (pm me if you want this)

Kingdom hearts (run around with disney characters) massive game

Any spiro game (the little dragon whoops ass)

SSX and SSX2 (she snowboards)

Anyone still looking for this game. I'm thinking of selling mine since I've beat it.

Actually VFx2 looks better on my Pent II 450mhz with 16mg vid card than it does on a ps1. Plus you get to use a flightstick.

Some of the emulators are very good...some are very bad. The gameboy one's are nice cause you can play a gameboy game on full screen.

I've used virtualboy advance, epsxe, and some nes one. They are handy.

Key to blind game mission...ignore everything but the one that took the cat's eye. Fighter mode to get near it. Go battroid and lock on and waste it. It'll take just over one full cycle with your gun. Once the one with the cat is destroyed kill everything else. Don't worry they won't take the cat again.