Bleah...

In the office at the moment. Yes, I know it's 3:20 am. And yes, I know it's a Monday morning.

I should probably be doing work, but I ended up playing Advance Wars Dual Strike. The whole day.

Anyway, I've got a deadline on the 11th of Spetember, so I doubt I'll be able to update until then. However I will be reading the blog, so if anything, please do reply here.

Do note that I will be off to the British Isle (England at least) during the 25 Sept till 6 Oct. So you won't be finding me then. Any requests for things from over there, please feel free to ask. Just pass me the money before I fly off. :D Als I'll be taking a detour flight to Prague (of the Chech Republic) for more holidays. I hope I'll enjoy myself over there.

What I plan to do in the UK? Here's a list:
1. Watch an Everton game. I checked the schedule and there's only 1 game during my stay there. And it's a home game too! Maybe stock up on some original jersey rather than the cheap Thailand rejects that I am currently wearing right now.
2. Get some cheap 2nd hand Nintendo DS games. Or even 1st hand. I know the games in the UK are a bit more expensive than in the US, but if I recall correctly, they're still cheaper than in Malaysia. Plus they have bargain bins!
3. Maybe get some gamecube games in anticipation for the Wii? Not sure yet. See how it goes. Or perhaps cheap wavebird controllers while I'm at it. They are compatible with the Wii anyway.
4. Buy some deco stuff for the new condo. Hahaha probably some trinket or something.
5. Find a cute girl? HAHAHAHAHAHA. Lol. I wish. Heh. Long distant relationsships don't work. And I'm not into this pre-marital hanky-panky :P
6. Maybe got more to add, but I should get back to work. It's almost done... And I should go get some rest after this.

Tired. And sickly.

In the office again. Bleh. Need to finish at least 2-3 hours more worth of work before I can leave... which probably means I won't. Lol. Almost fell sick yesterday. Ended up not going to the office and mulching at home downloading some much needed manga :D

Anybody thought about bringing Nintendo to Malaysia (or South East Asia)? I would love to. But I have zero assets to push that thru. NOM or NOSea. (Sounds like Nausea o_O). Then we can spread the Wii love!

I should create a game idea thingie that I see everyone and their grandma are doing. Bandwagon!

Game idea #1:
An Action RPG that runs has only one city. But it's a HUGE ass city. Basically, the world outside is blocked off because of an invading army. And your role starts small, but eventually you'll have to take care of the invading army. For most of the game it'll be an action rpg, but some sections will be RTS-ed. You'll be doing lots of running, jumping and killing in the game, and you reason out why the invading army wants to get into the city.

I think only Vagrant Story has actually done this (minus the RTS section), but I was thinking of an even larger area to explore and even more secrets.

Your character starts off with some basic stats and as uses the same weapon, the more skill he becomes at it till he reaches a limit, by then in order to increase that same weapon skill, he must also increase a different weapon skill. I mean, you get better ideas on how to handle weapons if you try out others, right?

Anyway, off I go to work. Enjoy!

Still not dead yet... I think

New post in 2 weeks. I know I've been saying that I'll regularly be posting new stuff, but unfortunately, 2 major things have happened since the last post:
1. Work. Lots of it. I've been putting some work off (I'm becoming such a lazy ass. Which should stop.) but there's still tons of work left. In the last few weeks, I've ended up sleeping in the office more than my whole working life here. While still accountable on 2 hands, it's still helluva lot.
2. My house's ADSL modem got busted. By lightning. Again. :/ It's my fault mainly because I forgot to unplug the RJ30 modem cable on the only day of the month that had a mega-lightning storm. And before I left it was a very very very clear day too. *Sigh* Anyway, we got a adsl modem-wifi router combo as a replacement. I had to fork out some money on it, but since the thing is now in the living room, it should always be off when not in use. While this means it's less likely to be burnt, I have to install a wifi card on my comp. It's there on my table, waiting for me to assemble and install, but I'm way too lazy. So, until I get it done, there's no internet at home for me. Unless I'm using my bro or dad's laptop, but that isn't as fun. Plus no online D2/GW/PC gaming for me... My DS is still keeping me happy with my gaming needs :D

Anyway, onto the news!

1. If anybody has been catching up on Gaming news, it's no longer the PlayStation brand. It will be PLAYSTATION from now on. Good news? Easier to spell. Bad news? It's all caps, which means if you're reading it on the internet, it's gonna sound like you're shouting. The ugly? Nobody's gonna use it. Stick to PS3 :D

2. There has been a whole list of Wii rumors. I'll list them as I remember them:
a) Launch date. Earliest is October 2nd. Latest is November 14.
b) Super secret hidden feature still to be unveiled.
c) Technical Specs rumors.
d) WiiConnect24 rumors.
e) Game rumors. Most notably the Star Wars game with lightsaber action!

3. There has also been some PS3/PSP rumors:
a) There might be a price drop for the PSP. Well according to CNN Money anyway.
b) Devs are not developing games for the PS3 and instead for the XBox360 and Wii. Development cost too high? CELL processor too complex? Flying pigs high on LSD causing mass outbreak of epileptic seizures amongst the game devs? Well, scratch that last one, but whatever it is, while some game devs are cancelling some PS3 projects, others decided to hold off the development until things look brighter for the console giant.
c) Oh and EA says that Sony better buck up on the PSP because DS seems more fun.

4. DS news?
a) 3 notable games are being released now or soon.
- Mario Hoops 3 on 3 (developed by Square Enix). Basketball game that requires lots of tapping the touchscreen, team tactices and a slew of Mario and FF characters.
- Starfox Command. It's Starfox. Back to basic Starfox. With touchscreen for path selection. And multiplayer.
- FFIIIj. The one with the onion kids. Except the game was completely rehauled from 2D to 3D. With Wifi gaming too (for God knows what, I don't know). But it is an FF game!
b) Homebrew DS robot (google for the video, or youtube for it)

5. XBox360 news?
a) Halo the movie is probably gonna be directed by Peter Jackson. Whoa.
b) More Xbox Live stuff. Street Fighter II is out on it.
c) Nothing else I can think of...

6. PC gaming news?
a) WoW: Burning Crusades news is out.
b) GW: Nightfall is announced.
c) I like the Hellgate London screenshots.

Anyway... gotta go back to work. Ciaoz.