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!!!