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Hi everyone!

It's been pretty quiet around here lately, so I just wanted to drop a line to let the world know that we did not die in a tragic video game avalanche. I've been very busy with work and dealing with a family illness and Tommy took a vacation with his family to Chicago! I'm sure he did some game shopping on the trip, so expect a blog from him soon. Two Crude Dudes is still in the works and we just need to find an evening to record. I've also been whoring myself out to another podcast, so that has been a busy project too. Stay tuned!

One of these explosions is Tommy farting deep dish pizza. The rest were from Godzilla...

Super Robot Tyson

Buyer's Remorse #22 - Keep Out of Direct Sunlight

Welcome back!

It's been far too long since I updated the blog, but things have been pretty busy in the Super Robot household lately. Also, since the weather has been beautiful and sunny, I've been making an attempt to stay indoors and play more games!

While we have been doing some of our usual game chasing, it seems that both myself and Tommy have been a little more selective instead of grabbing anything cheap. I touched on the evolution of our collections in my last blog and we have stayed true to form. He's really focused on the NES collecting and I'm going for more quality over quantity. Here's a few pics of some recent scores and then I'll run down some of the things I played.

 
I actually found the complete TurboGrafx-16 games at Value Village for a few bucks and the boxed GBA games were picked up for $7.00 each at a pawn shop. Metroid Zero Mission has been my top GBA want for a long time as I'm a huge fan of Metroid Fusion and never ended up getting Zero Mission. I also really wanted to have it complete in the box too, and my patience paid off. 

I'm tempted to make a "Half Minute Hero" joke about "That's what Tommy's wife calls him", but I guess I'll refrain.

That's about all I picked up, except for a nice score of some more Nintendo Power magazines from a thrift shop. Making a checklist for what I need for NP was an excellent idea. I love checklists. I love alphabetizing. I love organizing. I love color coding things and aligning them by height. Help me...

This makes me upset.

So what have I played recently? Check it out:

Wii U:

I'm pleasantly surprised with my Wii U. The second screen gaming is something you don't really appreciate until you try it. The tablet feels natural and I don't have to wave it around. The Miiverse community is a really positive place for Nintendo fans and after watching Microsoft drive people away with E3 and their retarded Xbone, I'm feeling much more loyal to the big N. Nintendoland is a great amount of fun and a good way to show off the system. I find that I use the word "fun" a lot when describing my Wii U and it just feels easy to pick up and play like my 3DS. When I play Xbox 360 or PS3, it's like I have to plan for it, or hype myself up for it, but the Wii U feels more "part of" my living room. Strange, eh?

Scribblenauts Unlimited: 

This was my first bulk of Wii U gaming. It's pure joy and great fun to watch. My only complaint is that I spent a lot of time staring at the game pad and did not really watch the TV. You also start to get crazy creative and then can feel derailed when the game does not contain a fairly standard adjective or noun. The sounds and music don't have a huge amount of variety, but it looks great in HD. Once you've rode a giant chocolate friendly dancing rainbow Cthulhu, all other arguments are invalid.

Rabbids Rumble: 

Another pleasant surprise! I bought it in a budget dump bin at Giant Tiger as I'd heard it was fun. While the Rabbids are no longer funny, the Pokemon style battles in the game are addicting. You play a lot of minigames to traverse across the maps in the game and then battle a group of three Rabbids to advance. Every time you defeat a group of Rabbids, you can choose one of them to add to your stable. The game has over 100 Rabbids to collect and I ended up with 52 after completing the game and finding some with QR codes and spotpass. The minigames make full use of the 3DS with AR Games, blowing into the mic, tapping, swiping, steering, yelling etc. It's sometimes not the best game to play in bed as you might decide you want to play an AR game and you have to turn on a light, dig out the AR card, and get out of bed. The game is simple and easy, but the paper-rock-scissors battles are great fun and use some strategy. Picking and leveling up your team of Rabbids is also important. In the end my Flaming Farts and Flaming Belches were tough to defend against. Good budget title for some distracting minigames and some engaging battles that don't go on too long. I'd give it a solid 3.5 BWAH! out of 5...

I have also started playing Bioshock Infinite and a little bit of Mario U. Both games are awesome and I'll talk about them in the future. I'm a huge mark for Bioshock and I'm hopelessly in love with Elizabeth from the new game. I'm trying to get my wife into Bioshock cosplay, but it's not working.

Metroid Zero Mission:

Finally! An enhanced remake of the NES version of Metroid with new play mechanics and story scenes. It plays similar to Metroid Fusion or Super Metroid, but is just a perfect balance of the Metroid formula. It's a masterpiece for the GBA and a must own. You can even play as Samus out of her power suit and when you beat the game, you unlock the NES version of Metroid. The length is shorter, but it's replayable with multiple endings and it begs for speed runs. I have beaten Metroid Fusion many, many times and it's a "go-to" title for me. I imagine Zero Mission will be another regular favorite of mine. The "Metroidvania" style of gameplay is one of my favorites. 

I'd also like to close out by advising everyone to go buy Mighty Switch Force HD on their Wii U and their 3DS. Both titles are on sale right now in the e-shops and anything that supports Wayforward and spreads this awesome game is a good thing. I'm addicted to both versions of it and plan to buy Mighty Switch Force 2 very soon. 

Wow! I think this is the least amount of stupid memes and dick jokes I've had in a blog so far! Maybe I'm growing up! 

NOPE!!!!!

He's the Jack-Rabbid. Get it?

Thanks for reading! New episode of Two Crude Dudes should be coming soon. I'm hoping we can do it this weekend. Take care!

Super Robot Tyson