Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Winter Break Club Celebration

Once again we have a semi-unanimous decision on the polls. Apparently quite a number of people would be willing to attend a club meeting over the break. Because of that the executive council has decided to organize a special meeting over the break; however the meeting will be more of a celebration, like a party (similar to the potluck)

The meeting/party will take place at a Shakey's (the location is still being decided) and everyone in the club is encouraged to attend. However it would be best if everyone brought some money ($10-15) in order to pay for all the food and play the games in the arcade. The meeting will take place sometime during the last week of winter break (the week of the 3rd to the 9th of January)

Stay tuned to the blog and the forums so you can get the info. If you have any questions or suggestions you can post them in the comments section of this post or post something in the forums

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Merry Christmas

Hope everyone had a great Christmas!
From your friends and fellow club members at
Press Start



Thursday, December 24, 2009

An 8 Bit Christmas

I think Christmas music is pretty awesome, but I think it's even better when it's remixed to sound like the video game music of the old days.

http://www.8bitchristmas.com/

O Christmas Tree sounds like something straight out of Megaman.
Check it out if you need some festive music to play around the house.

Merry Christmas everybody!

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Orochon

Hello, Bokochaos here.
I went to dinner with my family of three, and we went to Little Tokyo last night for ramen. We caught Man versus Food about a year ago, and finally went to Orochon Ramen, or Bravery Ramen, in the native tongue. They have 2 walls of bravery, and nine different levels of broth spice, where 7 isn't spiced, and 1 is the hottest, except for special 1 and 2, which 2 is the worst.
We each got something different, I got Orochon spicy Miso ramen with egg and chashu (not the Chinese kind), my mom got Soy Sauce Orochon spice with egg, bean sprouts, and chashu, and our third got a salt with extra noodles and green onions.
Personally, it was great to get out of the cold, and eat something spicy. The first bean sprout tingled, the broth was bordering hell. I'm lame, however, as they have a broth called "special 2", where if you finish it in half an hour, broth and all, you get your picture on the wall. For an extra couple quarters, you're asking for hurt.
Personally, I hated myself from dinner, as I had stomach pains all night, and woke up this morning prepared to eat something not spicy.
The menu is cheap, about ten dollars a person, for a large bowl of food, the building's near Temple Street, take a left from Roybal, and the wait is about half an hour. What you go for is to feel pain, you leave with pain, you go back to do it again. Easily found, there's parking below the plaza, and It's on the third floor, right above a curry/rice bowl place.

Avatar

Alright, alright. Everyone is either going to see Avatar or not this holiday season. I however, got lucky enough to watch it in 3-D over the weekend, I was just too lazy to write a review. Any who, here goes:

Avatar is a sci-fi action movie that sucks you in, moreso if you see it in 3-D (I can't watch McDonalds commercials with it anymore). The basis is that you follow a cripple marine's life on Pandora, a moon near Jupiter. As white as the guy is (no offfense), his name is John, who is a twin of his brother Bill.
Bill is a scientist who has been genetically researching the native people on Pandora, and has created a hybrid between human and alien. He got rich, being a doctor in 2154. On the five year journey to Pandora, he was killed, so the marine has to take over.
How in the hell does a marine do such a thing? Well, as the name mentions, and as we're mostly all gamers, the hybrid is just a lifeless character. They're put on a military base looking for a rare ore, and a kilo is a quarter billion on Earth.
This brings us back to the marine, who makes a couple friends, and is put into a foamy coffin of sorts, where he is actively playing his brother's creation, a 10', blue semi-human with a long ponytail. Insanity partly, but you know that something's bound to happen.
Now, the movie goes on for about 3 hours, but it sucks you in with CGI, tons and tons. Basically, you end up with more CGI than you do the crew to make the movie. How this is balanced out is the high-quality of the animation, great story line, and the fact that if it wasn't CGI, we'd have actors in outfits that would make the $300 million movie a waste. It's a thrill ride, but we should all hope and pray natives don't fight our military with arrows, because they can pierce through bullet-proof vests faster than bullets. Many people die, and you'd cheer for the natives with arrows, not the guys with the guns.
For Gundam fans, you will see a lot of robots, people in oxygen support masks, and things getting blown up. There's also a lot of fantasy scenes, flight scenes, three to four battle scenes, and also see how corrupt the military is over nothing.
Overall, it's worth going to see, and worth the extra couple bucks to see it in 3-D, considering the guy who directed it also did Terminator 2 and Titanic. The music was able to set a good mood, the characters mostly to practically realistic, and the storyline was good up to the end, which you knew was coming. There isn't blood flying everywhere, but you can get attached to the characters until they die, where you feel bad for anyone who gets hit. Hope you change your mind about your holiday plans, as you go ditch your family and go watch a movie. Seriously, in high school, who wants to listen to your brother's annoying game, and your parent's banter when you can go view an enjoyable film with your friends.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

New Hellsing OVA 7


Yay! A new Hellsing OVA is coming out on Dec. 23 - which is tommorrow. Well if you do not know what Hellsing is let me just quickly summarize it for you.

Hellsing is a manga/anime that focuses on an organization called Hellsing - which was origins take us back to Van Helsing. Well this organizations main goal is to protect the Queen and the country from vampires or other undead creatures. The organization is led by Sir Integra Hellsing, who is the master of the most bad ass vampire ever, Alucard - he's actually Dracula! Their main enemy is some Nazi organazation. Well I guess you get the point right?

Well anyways I'll be looking forward to watching this new OVA once I can find it subtitiled.
I also recommend that you either read the manga, watch the other OVAs, or watch anime however it is not really connected with the manga.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Pokemon Marathon

Hello, The Speed Gamers are having a Pokemon marathon where they will catch every single Pokemon available by the end of the weekend. Stop by and show you're support if you're bored, and donate if you can because it all goes towards Ally's House a charity that helps kids with cancer.

http://www.thespeedgamers.com/

Merry Christmas!

Hello everyone, this is Mr.Y wishing you a merry Christmas. Be sure to lock your doors so santa doesn't break into your house.




AIM:mrstevenqy

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Team Fortress 2- And the Winner is...

Ladies and gentlemen, the Soldier has proven himself superior in the arena of combat, and has won the 4th item in the War Update!

The GunBoats are boots that reduces self inflicted damage from explosive blasts, meaning it would have been extremely useful for both classes. You fought a good fight Demomen, but the Soldier can't be beat.

Of course, with all these new items that could change. The update is live today so players will be able to enjoy everything that has been revealed throughout the week!

Source: http://www.teamfortress.com/war/part7/index.htm

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Team Fortress 2- The End is Near

With only one day left till the update goes live, the final weapons for both classes have been revealed.

Soldier
The Soldier will receive The Equalizer, a pickaxe that will take the place of his shovel. The closer to death the Soldier is, the faster and stronger he gets making him a walking Grim Reaper of pick axe wielding doom. Losing is now an acceptable strategy.

The weapon taking the slot of his trusty shotgun isn't really a weapon, but a bugle named The Buff Banner. As the Soldier dishes out damage, a rage bar will fill. Once full, the Soldier can whip out The Buff Banner and let out a rally cry. For 14 seconds any allies that rally around your flag will deal mini-crits.

Demoman
The Demoman will receive The Scottish Resolve, a replacement for his original sticky bomb launcher. This sticky bomb launcher is much more tactical, allowing the Demoman to plant up to 16 bombs, and detonate different clusters at once, unlike the original sticky bomb launcher that set them off all at once. However, this weapon has a longer priming rate, making it less ideal for close combat.

As the war draws to a close, Demomen are behind by only around 14 thousand kills. Who will come out on top in this war?

Source:http://www.teamfortress.com/war/part6/index.htm

The King of Hyrule is a Jerk

The King of Hyrule is a Jerk.... Sort of. This post is just to share with you guys something that i found. Apparently there's this artist on livejournal.com called hiimdaisy. He/She (not sure) draws comics about games, though not necessarily comics that stay true to the storyline. Most of them are funny and he/she has some about a couple of games such as LOZ Wind Waker, Metal Gear Solid, and Persona 4; they're sort of fan fiction but funnier. "The King of Hyrule is a Jerk" is my personal favorite and its based off of The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker, here is the complete series. Once again they're not mine, i didn't draw them.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Team Fortress 2- The Direct Hit

Another day, another update. Today, Valve has revealed The Direct Hit, another Rocket Launcher for the Soldier.

http://www.teamfortress.com/soldierupdate/index.htm#item_1

Unlike the old Rocket Launcher, The Direct Hit has a much smaller blast radius after a rocket hits, meaning you'll have hit your target directly, rather than the area around him. Thankfully, that's an easier task because The Direct Hit shoots 80% faster, and does more damage. For people that can REALLY aim, any hits made against a target in the air will be a guaranteed mini-critical.

Wow, with the speed this weapon fires, I'm gonna have to learn to aim at the enemy, rather than they're feet. I still like the Demoman's new weapons better though, because it creates an entirely new playing style for the defensive Demo. AND ITS A BLOODY CLAYMORE. Still, with more weapons to be revealed, we'll see who gets the better end of the deal.

Oh, and the kill gap between the Soldiers and Demos get smaller every day.
It currently stands at \
4923531 Soldiers killed to 5056134 Demomen killed

Monday, December 14, 2009

Team Fortress 2- The Eyelander

Team Fortress has revealed the first 2 new weapons unlockable for the Demoman, available most likely on Thursday when the update goes live.

This Close Combat kit includes a haunted claymore thirsting for necks, the Eyelander (Reference to Highlander),which makes the Demoman stronger with every kill. This probably takes the place of the Demo's bottle melee weapon.

So the Eyelander.....maybe...
THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE
per team

The second weapons in this kit is The Charging Targe, a shield that will allow you to ram enemies and bludgeon your enemies to death. It also provides increased defensive, and boost the crits of the Eyelander. This shield will be an alternative to the Demo's sticky bomb launcher, which is really the Demo's best weapon.

These weapons are sure to provide the Demoman with a new interesting style of play, and there's still another weapon to be shown, and maybe a 4th if he wins the competition against the soldier. And c'mon he's Scottish, the claymore is only natural. Though instead of a shield, he should have used two swords like a real manly Scot.


Source:http://www.teamfortress.com/demomanupdate/index.htm#item_1

Christmas Activity

Hello fellow club members, i was checking out the blog today when i noticed something that hadn't happened before, it turns out that for the first time ever we have a (so far) unanimous decision in the polls over the Christmas event idea. For the entire history of the club we've never had a unanimous anything and so i'm thinking that either one person is erasing cookies and voting a lot OR you guys actually want a Christmas event. So if you guys have any ideas over what you want to do please share them in the comments section or in the forums. Remember the next meeting will be our last of the year so if you guys want to do something special then you have to make sure that you post something prior to Thursday, because anything posted after probably wont reach the Executive Council until the weekend.

So go get started!

Trivia Update

Good work out there ladies and gentlemen. As it stands here are the rankings

-Joshua and Kimberly- 10 points
-Steven and Ricardo- 7 points
-Oscar and Eduardo- 5 points
-Fransisco and Sara- 5 points
-Dalton and Zeenya- 4 points

You still have a chance to earn points on Friday, though there are no more Star Wars questions left.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Dragonite



Please tell me I'm not the only one who feels this way.

Phantasia vs Destiny Download

Here's the link for downloading the game. Link is in the same place as my last game review/download . The file format is .RAR so you'll need winrar to extract it. Any questions you can email me at

pressstartdmhs@aol.com

Phantasia vs Destiny

Phantasia vs Destiny is fighting game made by ASCII/Outback and another Japanese company. The game might be fan made or it might have been made some small company (which i guess would still count as fan made) The game uses characters from the Tales series, specifically from the games Tales of Phantasia and Tales of Destiny. Below is my review of the game

Saturday, December 12, 2009

WAR! Team Soldier vs. Team Demoman


Forget Team Edward and Jacob! Hell forget Team RED and Team BLU!
It's war as Team Fortress 2 is once again being updated. The shovel wielding Soldier class and the stick bomb launching Demoman class will be competing to obtain a 4th unlockable weapon at the end of the week. In addition, like most of the game's other updates, each class will get 3 new weapons as the week goes on. Soldier's are up by about 100k kills right now, though that can easily turn around. Valve sure knows how to turn people against each other.

They're also having a propaganda contest if any of you artistic folks are interested in getting in on that, even if you're not a fan of the game.

http://www.teamfortress.com/propaganda/submit.php

It'd be pretty awesome if one of you guys won it. Contest ends Thursday I think, when the update is supposed to go live.

Who are you siding with? The Black Scottish Cyclops, or the Screaming Eagle?



Friday, December 11, 2009

Trivia Contest Details

Trivia contest on Monday, on these categories
UPDATE: Considering changing "Opening Theme Songs" to something more amine related. any suggestions? Leave em in the comments

-Opening Theme Songs
-Pokemon
-The Legend of Zelda
-Fictional Characters
-Star Wars

These are the teams competing

-Sarah and Fransisco
-Oscar and Eduardo
-Joshua and Kimberly
-Zeenya and Dalton
-Steven and Ricardo

Study up!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

POKEMON IS EVIL!



This is really funny. I couldn't resist putting it up. The devil is Pokemon LOL.

GUNDAM!!!!!!!

MUST SEE IF YOU
LOVE GUNDAMS


Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Megaman 10 coming to WiiWare


I know I'm supposed to be on a boycott, but this news about the my favorite boy in blue, Megaman was too good to pass up. Big thanks to Manny, Kim, Mr.Y, and Josh for their contributions though. Shame on everyone else. However, YOU could be the 5th poster, thus officially ending the boycott. DO IT.

Capcom is making another 8-bit addition to the Megaman series, like they did with Megaman 9, for the downloadable service on the Wii, Wiiware. It will most likely be available on the Xbox Live Arcade, and the PSN Network as well, though I haven't seen anything confirming that.Here are the details so far

- Mega Man is looking for a vaccine to fight Robotenza, which causes robots to overheat and go crazy
- You can play as Protoman right from the start!( In Megaman 9 you had to buy him as DLC.)
- There is a 3rd playable character, yet to be revealed.
- Sheep Man: Gives you the Thunder Wool weapon when you beat him
Hope no one goes BAWWWW about having to kill a sheep
- For non veterans of the series or people who prefer to not punch their T.V in a fit of rage, there will be an easy mode.

Pretty awesome eh? If Capcom doesn't make that artwork a poster, I will murder someone. I can also live out my dream of murdering robotic thunder spewing sheep.

DIGIMON MOMENT


IS THE BEST
AND BEST DIGIMON MOMENT IS



Tuesday, December 8, 2009

The Pictures

As you all know we had a Art Contest

Here Are The Pictures who won
These were the winner any complaints bring it up with the president

Monday, December 7, 2009

Art Contest Results!!!!

I'm really glad at all of you that participated and had fun drawing!
Here are the results!!!
*drumroll*

Best Overall:
1st Place: #3
2nd Place: #99

Most Creative:
Tie: #666 and #99

Most Comical:
1st Place: #69
2nd Place (Tie): #64 and #101

Most Original:
Tie: #7 and #666

Honoable Mentions:
1st Place: #7

2nd Place (Tie): #99, #66, #3, and #55

Winners will be getting their prizes on Friday during the meeting and their will also be another surprise!!!

However, if people wish for a recount we will do so, since the voting today was a little bit rushed.

We will also post the pictures up! So stay put!

-Kimberly xD

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Pikachu's Voice



Wow :o how does she get her voice so squeaky? I wish i had that talent. Maybe somewhere in the future we can have a competition to see who sounds more like a pokemon?

Friday, December 4, 2009

Art Contest

Just here to remind you about the Art Contest that will be happening on our next meeting
There will be three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
There will also be a time limit of 15 minutes. Once the time is up, it UP!!!
You must also bring your own pencils, pens, erasers, and any other supplies!
*Paper will be Supplied!!!*
And the genre of your drawing or your creation can be anything you want!!!

Beginners:
Michael H. .
Manny
Dalton .
Kevin
Intermediate:
Joshua P.
Kimberly
Franpancho II
Zeenya
Sarah
Advance:
Steven Y.
Ricardo
Oscar V.
Eduardo
*The rules must be followed anybody that breaks them will be disqualified!!!*
Rules:
No Perverted Nudity!!!
No Copyright (No Copying from someone else's work)!
Keep it PG-14!
No Pre-Made!
No 5 Second Effort!
*Board Members cannot vote for their own creation!*
*The rules must be followed anybody that breaks them will be disqualified!!!*
Categories:
Best Overall (1st Place)
Most Creative
Most Comical
Most Original
Honorable Mentions
Who' A Winner?!
The winner will be chosen depending on the number of votes that their drawing receives. The Board Members will count as a whole and will be counted as one vote.
The voting will also be secret since it will consist of the drawing traveling around club members and they will write the drawings number or title on a category. These ballets will be counted and this will determine the winners.
What Should My Drawing Paper Look Like?
You paper should include:
Your Creation's title !
DO NOT WRITE YOUR NAME!! The reason that I say this is because I don't want people to have a preference when they vote. They paper that will be provided will have a number and number will basically be your name! However, it's your responsibility to remember it.
Your drawing of course
The category or categories that you want to enter!
and
if you have time, a short description!
Prizes:
We will also be giving PRIZES!!! However, that will be a secret until the day we announce the winners. The people participate will also get a smaller gift!
If you have questions please leave a comment!!!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Thanksgiving Message

Well loyal club members, I hope you all have an awesome Thanksgiving and enjoy your time off.
This Thanksgiving though, I'd like you all to remember the thousands that have died at your hands. That's right, the genocides you have committed on the loyal minions that were just trying to bring the bacon home.

http://www.brawlinthefamily.com/?p=938

So please, remember the lives YOU took and families you left shattered in your destructive path. You wouldn't be the hero you are today without them.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Fan Fiction

Hello you guys.
Well I don't know how many of you like to read but perhaps fan fiction is an exeption.
^o^
well there this site:
fanfiction.com
love this place by the way
there are different section such as: anime, video games, books, tv shows, movies...
yep.
I recommend this site to those that always wished that there was an alternative to their favorite shows or video game.
:D

-Kim

Pot Luck

Sorry that I posted this so late
>.<
well there is going to be a....
POT LUCK!!!!
on Monday during luch!!!
People said that they would bring food/supplies:
  • Zenya
  • Ricardo - Pie
  • Michael - Ice Cream
  • Dalton - Tea
  • #1 Josh! - Beans/Mac&Cheese
  • #2 Josh - Cookies
  • Fransico - Chips
  • Kimberly - Chips/Napkins
  • Paulman - Plates/Cups
  • Manny -Soda
  • Yuichi - Soda

*If you donate money to buy a pizza you can come into the pot luck!!!*

*If you do not bring food or donate money you can not participate in the pot luck and you will see the rest of us eat out hearts out!!!*

-Kim ^o^

Friday, November 20, 2009

ANOTHER POKEMON

THIS WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE POKEMON SONG

AND CHARIZARD WAS THE BEST

Thursday, November 19, 2009

The Boycott of '09

Sorry everyone but the blog has been under boycott by our best writer: PSGaffer. He said that he will post nothing until there are at least 5 more posts not made by me. Which means that we need people to post things, this means that all our contributors need to make a... well a contribution. SO if anyone has anything they can contribute, anything at all, please do so. Members, please email reviews or updates so we can post them. Hopefully we can meet his demands and the blog can once again proceed.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Who Wants to be the Very Best?


*This post is rated M for Manly*

HEY YOU! YES YOU! HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVE YOU'RE NO JIGGLYPUFF? DO YOU HAVE MORE GUTS THAN A SNORLAX? WELL THEN YOU PUNY CHINCHOU, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE. OUR CLUB IS HOSTING A POKEMON TOURNAMENT TO PROVE WHO THE REAL ARCEUS AROUND HERE IS, AS WELL AS RECEIVING AN AWESOME PRIZE. AS IS STANDS HERE ARE OUR PARTICIPATING PATHETIC LUVDISCS.

LUVDISCS(Tournament Members):
- Eduardo
-Joshua
- Ricardo
-Dalton
- Oscar
- Waisin
- Zeenya
-Michael

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOURE NAME ISNT ON THE LIST? WELL BACK UP THERE BLISSEY, YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP THIS FRIDAY, BECAUSE THE TOURNAMENT DOESN'T START TILL MONDAY.

MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW, SO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS POST.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Persona 3 Portable


As some of you may have noticed i am and avid Persona fan, and i thank PSGaffer for getting me hooked. So naturally i wanted to do a review on Atlus' latest release: Persona 3 Portable, or P3P. But sadly I haven't had the honor yet of playing the game, and so instead ill do the next best thing and update you guys.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

My Top 5 RPG Characters

A little look into my mind, this time dealing with some of the individuals who have engraved themselves deeply into my memory to never be forgotten. On these lists, I try to avoid choosing characters from the same series.
These are my personal 5 favorite characters to have been featured in an RPG game.

*Spoilers Ahead*


The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya


Season II of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya has ended for a while now, and we can now enjoy an additional 8 episodes of one of the most well known animes. (14 if you count the endless 8, but come on who does?) And now it's time for the 4th novel to go on the air, but instead of making another season they decided instead to make a film!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Meeting Update

There are many things that were covered in the last meeting. However many other things have popped up since and we need to make sure everyone is aware of them. Also we need to make sure we are organized for Friday's meeting, the meeting when we will be airing the postponed Animonday.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Pages from Professor Gaffer’s Bestiary

Report #1: Vlad Tepes, The Evil Lord Dracula

Evening ladies and gents! In the spirit of Halloween, I figure its the perfect time to unveil a new series of articles in which I share with you pages from my own personal Bestiary. Do not discount any information given in these reports as hypothetical drama. Every ounce of knowledge has been gained through hard-won research, and experience. Historical data, lab experiments, field research, and eyewitness accounts have all served to create this Bestiary.

Lets begin with one of the most evil beings to have walked this earth shall we?

Monday, October 26, 2009

Halloween Activiteis (Updated)

So... Today's meeting was semi productive. Sort of. However there are some things that we changed that need to be covered in this post. Here is the updated list, everyone try to bring what you said you would

PS2 → Ronald
Wii →Michael
X-Box 360→Cesar
DS x4 →Ricardo, Micheal, Dalton, and Wenji
Gamecube →Ricardo

PS2 Guitars→Luis
X-Box 360 Remotes→Alex
Wiimotes → Michael and Manny
Gabecube Remotes - Ricardo→2, Michael→2, Manny→1

Games:
Alex→Halo 3→X-Box 360
Michael→Brawl→Wii
Dalton→Soul Caliber→Gamecube
Kim→Bleach→Wii
Sarah→Force Unleashed→360
Ronald→Guitar Hero III→PS2
Michael and Joshua→Mario Kart→DS

-Odrakyr

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Pokemon Love

This is my very first post and i want to point out the original Pokemon was straight the best and had the best theme song since FOREVER!! We all got to agree in that. I bet even most of you guys memorize the song i know i did so did, Paulman, Steven, and probably Michael and Ricardo. So pay your respect to Pokemon and keep on singing this song.

-Manny

Friday, October 23, 2009

Irisu Syndrome


Irisu Syndrome is a Japanese freeware puzzle game, created by a small team. The game stars Irisu Kyouko, a mysterious girl dressed in a raggedy bunny costume.

The gameplay is a bit difficult to figure out at first glance, and if you don't know what you're doing, your game will end notoriously fast.

Shapes of various colors and sizes will fall into the center area. In order to score points, shapes of the same color must hit one another while it's active, after which they break apart and disappear. However, if they are set on the ground without being activated and touching a shape of the color, you will lose health, represented by the pink bar at the bottom. It's constantly draining, but can be refilled by scoring points. Once your health runs out, the game is over.

Using your mouse, you can shoot up white blocks to lift the shapes up. The left mouse button will shoot up a regular block; right mouse button will shoot a faster one, launching the shapes higher. Any shape hit by these blocks or by another shape will activate and fall to the ground at a faster rate, but you can only destroy shapes when they are active by having them touch another shape of the same color.

The learning curve can be a bit steep, but once you get the hang of it, you may find it difficult to put the game down. The BGM playing during the game (which can be changed at the main menu by clicking on the title of the game) are also excellent, giving off a haunting atmosphere, a melancholic mood, or even an oddly cheerful feel.

As you play through the game, you can unlock various scenes involving a trio of university students out on a camping trip. Depending on your final top score, you can earn one of two endings.

Irisu Syndrome is addicting, has great music, and a very interesting plot, if you can grasp what's happening from the pictures. It is highly recommended that you try and aim to see both endings. You will shit bricks.

The game can be found here.

NOTE: Some parts of the game may require you to change your Regional Settings to Japanese.

Not for the faint of heart. Seriously.

Touhou Music God

Hello fellow members, its been a long time since ive posted something that wasn't an agenda or an announcement, so its about time i did. I was surfing the web on all topics Touhou related and came across this video, perhaps one of the most amazing ive ever seen. What makes this great is that it's not a gameplay video, which as most of us acquainted with the Touhou series know are INSANE, but rather its a music video. If you read the Touhou Review then you know how i feel about the series' music, and how i feel about ZUN. But this man exceeds all possible expectations when it comes to fan made videos. Just watch and you'll understand what i mean




-Odrakyr

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Animonday

Hello everyone, the anime poll has closed. From what i can see The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya won with 13 votes. Next place was Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood with 4 votes and in last place was Lucky Star with just 1 vote. This means that if there are no major complaints that on Monday November 2nd, the Monday after Halloween, we will watch The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Check out the new poll so we can determine what episode to watch. Remember, meeting on tomorrow!

-Odrakyr

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Response to Ricardo

I heard that Ricardo said that he is not going to watch the horror movie
so if he isn't going then Kevin and I aren't going.

P.S. just for Michael

Hi!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

How To Draw: Robin

The Tutorial i found in a comic changed my life forever i shall share with you my experience. After this you will see life differently.

Step 1:
  • Start by drawing the basic oval for a head









Step 2:
  • Lightly sketch the guide lines for the eyes, nose, and mouth









Step 3:

  • Finish Sketch by adding the details

5 of the Worst Ways A Movie Can End

So over the past few years i have seen a lot of movies good and bad. These are some of the worst ways i have seen a movie end.

1. It was all a dream

2. Goes to cut scene, then says "To be continued"

3. Ending the movie with the main character saying "But the story wasn't over" (Lord of The Rings). The series was long enough.

4. The main character was the killer the whole time.

5. (Possible Spoiler if your ever going to watch I am Legend) Last, makes me angry. If you ever saw the movie "I Am Legend" you know why. Will Smith sacrifices himself in the end of the movie so he could save that woman and her son, when the whole movie was based upon him surviving in a world of zombie-like creatures.

-Steven

Monday, October 19, 2009

Zero no Tsukaima "Harry Potter?"

We have Louise Francoise de la Valliere, or better known as Louise the Zero, so named due to her lack of successes in casting any sort of magic spell. The students at the Tristein Magic Academy have a familiar summoning ceremony which she must attend. At the ritual Louise manages to defy the odds and summon a familiar. Only her familiar turns out to be Hiraga Saito, normal teenage boy from Japan. He's stuck here, and she's stuck with him, so it begins.

If the people who had not watched this i suggest watching this unless if you are one of the people who purely watch gundam, naruto, bleach, fullmetal, or katekyo hitman etc. This anime has a rating of 7.5 out of 10 from a rating of me.

Halloween Activites

Hello fellow Press Start Club members. Halloween is coming up, and we covered a lot of things in today's meeting. But in order to keep track of everything ill write it down on this post. If there are any changes the post can be edited

Systems that will be brought for sure:

64 → Eduardo
PS2 → Sarah
Wii →Michael
DS x4 →Ricardo, Micheal, Dalton, and Win Jay
Gamecube →Ricardo

Wiimotes → Michael and Kim
Gabecube Remotes - Ricardo→2, Michael→2, Yuichi→1

Games:
Michael→Brawl→Wii
Dalton→Soul Caliber→Gamecube
Kim→Bleach→Wii
Sarah→Force Unleashed→360
Michael and Joshua→Mario Kart→DS

*Anyone who cosplays during the Halloween activities plays for free*

Next Meeting:
Pokemon Theme Song

Thanks go out to Kim, our secretary


-Odrakyr

Friday, October 16, 2009

Hello! This is your Secretary!
Kim
AKA: Mexsas
^o^
Well.
Let me inform you guys about Hatsune Miku from Vocaloids - which is a singing synthesizer application software created by the Yamaha Corporation.

Well this isn't exactly a review, it's more of a notice of some sort.

Well basically Miku is the main character in the series and is the most known and the most popular as well.



I enjoy the music, the fan made flash videos, and the character.
<3333

So why not fall in love with Ms. Hatsune?

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Touhou EoSD Download

Since this is a PC game anyone who wants to can download Touhou. You can find it at this link. The file is in WinRAR fromat so you'll need RAR. The English patch is th06. If you have any questions on downloading or setting it up you can contact me at the Club Email which is pressstartdmhs@aol.com

-Odrakyr

Touhou Embodiment of Scarlet Devil Review

Touhou- The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil is a PC STG, a Shooting Game or scrolling shooter, made by one man: ZUN. The game is an arcade style shooter with a couple of twists that make it one of the most original, and hardest, game of its kind available. Touhou is actually a series of games with EoSD being the first of the series developed for windows.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Video Game Myth Buster Vol. 1

So there I was, 5 years old, watching my brother play Super Mario Bros. 2 and the "World 1-1" screen shows up. Then we come to the start of the game, the character falling from a door in the sky and all. Being the curious little kid, I asked: "What's behind that door?" But of course, my brother being my brother, he ignored me and continued playing the game.


So my question is obvious. What's behind that door? It's been bothering me for 11 years now.Surely the developers placed something awesome back there?

Only one way to find out.

Moved the door downwards ,using an editor on an emulator,onto the platform.




LETS DO THIS




HERE WE GO

Entering the door just has you drop from the sky again.....

Well there you have it folks. No magical dimension, no super awesome item, no secret boss lying in wait....If you listen closely you can hear my hopes being shattered.

Well ladies and gents, with that off my chest, this has been your V.P with the first of hopefully many video game myths to be tested and tried.
Pretty random, I know.

Myth Busted.

.....we cant get sued for this right?
I suppose we could call it Legend Breakers....

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Cave Story Download

For anyone interested in trying out Cave Story you can download it here along with the English patch
http://www.miraigamer.net/cavestory/downloads_1.php

If anybody needs help getting the game to work, please contact the club email

pressstartdmhs@aol.com

Cave Story Review



Cave Story is a freeware action/adventure game available for the PC that proves some of the best things in life really are free. The game was developed over the course of 5 years by the hard work of one man known as Pixel, and it was translated from Japanese to English by a devoted fan.

Make no mistake, even though this game is free the polish and quality of the game is just as good, even better than most games you would have to pay for.

Story 9/10

The action adventure genre rarely has a story one cares about, the only important part being told what to slaughter mercilessly.

Cave Story’s story is presented in a very lighthearted way, yet it manages to reflect very serious matters, including the cruelty of the world and how the weak are exploited. Very rarely does a game manage to make you seriously care about your character’s actions, but Cave Story does this magnificently. Should you get the bad ending, the player will feel remorse for what they failed to do and should have been able to do.

The basic plot is you, the character, are caught in the midst of a conflict taking place on a floating island. You must help the local inhabitants, Mimigas, against The Doctor who is seeking to use them as weapons. The characters are loveable, even the bad guys (who couldn’t love Balrog’s signature “Huzzah!”?). They’ll all grow on you, and when something bad happens to them in the plots, it’s hard not to feel bad for them.

Gameplay: 10/10

You begin the game with only the ability to move and jump. Soon enough though, you’ll acquire your first weapon a rather weak pistol. Throughout the game you get a variety of weapons, like a missile launcher, flame thrower, and even a sword you throw at the hoards of enemies. Sounds like basic stuff right? What sets it apart is the ability to level up a weapon, up to level 3, with experience points. You acquire these by defeating enemies and picking up the energy they drop. When a gun is upgraded, it gets stronger, the shooting animation changes, and some guns like the Bubbler just change the way you can use them. For example, at Level 3 the Machine gun is capable of letting you hover in the air should you shoot downwards. Adding to this, the player will lose experience points whenever they get hit, thus an incentive is made for the player to get better and learn enemy patterns.

Another plus is the fact that the weapons all operate differently, unlike other action games where the weapons are mostly the same, just having different strengths. The Bubbler really stands out, creating bubbles that eventually shoot out bullets when you let go of the fire button (Great for defensive purposes).

You begin the game with a mere 3 points of health, but as you progress thought the game you will find health upgrades, along with missile capacity upgrades, to beef up your strength. Some are somewhat hidden to reward curious players.

You progress through the game by passing areas that slowly open up to you, in a manner similar to the Metroid series. The game is mostly story driven, with your character being told where to go, so getting lost shouldn’t be much of an issue. You’ll usually be dropped in an area and be told to look for your objective, which leaves a sense of exploration for the player.

You’ll definitely need your platforming skills for this game. You’ll be jumping over spikes, landing on floating platforms, and be quick to avoid instant death traps. The game is very fair, never being too hard, and the traps will be obvious to anyone who is aware of their surroundings.

Graphics: 8/10

The graphics in this game are a hit or miss. I am personally judging it for its emulation of old school 8/16 bit graphics. The sprites in this game are wonderful, yet could be better by today’s standards. The terrain and backgrounds are lovely and extremely well done.

The weapon effects are done well. The lasers look like standard laser beams, the Fireball weapon’s fire gets more and more extravagant as it levels, and so on. The Player will have fun seeing what effects the weapons have when first acquiring them.

Lovers of retro gaming will adore the graphics, while those used to the new detailed 2-d sprites games use nowadays might be a little put off.

Music: 10/10

Another area where Cave Story excels. The soundtrack for this game is amazing, and should you download the game it already comes with it for free.

Like the graphics, the music is reminiscent of old school games, with each track complimenting its respective area greatly. This helps add to the atmosphere of the game, and draws the player in during important moments like the player’s return to the Mimigia village much later in the game.

Overall: 10/10 *

Cave Story is a game that excels in all areas. With the added bonus of being free, its very hard to argue for a reason not to at least try it.

The story’s subtle deepness will draw you in, and the gameplay will keep you alert and interested in reaching your next plot objective. The replay value of the game is really up to the player, especially if you want to go for the best ending, which is doubtful you’ll get on your own the first time around. After your first time, you’ll be able to go through the game relatively quickly, in about 4 hours.

So make your next game Cave Story. It’s truly a unique wonderful experience that wins on so many levels.

*not an average of separate scores*

Friday, October 9, 2009

Animonday and Game Friday

So I was informed that we have chosen our Anime and our Game for Monday and Friday. Gundam00 and GH3 Metallica right? However i don't know who will supply it. I was under the impression that Guillermo was in charge of anime, but he didn't put his email on the list so i don't know how to contact him. Same thing for the games. I will try to get the anime but i cant be too sure if i can. As for the game, we can discuss that on Monday. If you have any info or questions email it at the address (pressstartdmhs@aol.com) or post a comment. See you on Monday

-Odrakyr

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Made myself an author.
Testing.
Huzzah!

It's the V.P by the way
ah, visit my blog if you get a chance
pressstartclub.blogspot.com

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Reviews

So we should start choosing who'll review what, and we'll keep track of it using this page. I will edit it as soon as people start telling me what they want to do and add it to the list. Ill go first

Odrakyr- Touhou EoSD (I know I'm playing P4, but i wont finish in time and i don't want to rush it)

For those who don't know here's a preview of Touhou



Tomorrow's Agenda

All right, tomorrow we have another meeting for Press Start. But some items of importance have sprung up since the meeting last Wednesday. In order to make sure that all matters are attended I will post a draft of our agenda on the blog. Tomorrow will go something like this (hopefully)

1. The Ice Breakers- The drawing idea seems like a good one so well go with that. This has to go fast and shouldn't take more than 5-7 minutes.

2. Technological Acquaintances- We will introduce the blog and the twitter to the rest of the group. There will also be talk of a new position created, a technological designer. As you may have noticed both our blog and our twitter look BORING. Another thing that has to be done during this segment is the creation of the email list. In order to reach everyone, and have everyone reach us, we need to create an email list, its from this list that assignments will be turned in, agendas confirmed...

3. Halloween Activity- This will take up at least 20 mins and we need to kinda cut that in half. We know it will be a game room but we don't know what type. If any other ideas are brought up we'll take that into consideration

4. Reviews- First assignments will be handed out. Pick something that you know relatively well for your first review

5. Game/Anime Day- We should get started on deciding when our first, of many, game/movie/anime day will be. We should decide what game/anime to watch. I doubt well be able to see a full length movie during lunch

Hopefully we'll be able to get through all of this tomorrow

Friday, October 2, 2009

First Post

YEAH!!! First post of hopefully many. This post is just to test it out and not really 100% this will be the official Press Start Website. Still there's a pretty good chance it will, seeing as how Paulman's site sucked. Well its time for me to start looking for better templates, sharing site info with Exec. Council, and taking a crash course in editing Html