Blog Entry 2
4/25/09
First off, I would like to apologize for my lack of a blog yesterday. Yesterday was just too busy so I really did not have much type to just chill and type. Aside form that yesterday was a very important day. It was my daughter's birthday and the glow in her eyes when I gave her, her "riding pony" was so adorable. For a now, one year old, she practically ran to the box. I love giving my little one such smile inducing presents!
Friday Night SmackDown
Last night the WWE gave us a fairly decent episode of "Friday Night SmackDown". Last night's episode was taped in London and in case you missed the show. Here are the match results...
-Edge comes ring and cuts promo on Sunday’s Backlash. Lots of heat from the audience
-Matt Hardy and Kane defeat Jeff Hardy and CM Punk
-The Big Show defeats The Undertaker; The Big Show delivers a knockout blow to the back of Undertaker’s head. The referee stops the match because Undertaker can’t continue. But The Undertaker gets up and punches Big Show out of the ring.
-Maryse defeats Gail Kim, retains the WWE Divas Championship
-MVP defeats Chavo Guerrero; quick match that was followed by a challenge to MVP by Dolph Ziggler for a match next week
-Shane McMahon and Batista defeat Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase; Shane gets the pin
Considering I watched the show online, it was a pretty quick episode of SmackDown. I never really realized how Short SmackDown is as a broadcast. Roughly a bit over an hour and a half. If what J.R. said is true, after this Sunday's "WWE Backlash" we should be done with all of these annoying cross brand matches on both Raw and SmackDown. This is roughly the THIRD tome SmackDown ended with a RAW main event!
"Way to go Vinnie Mac on actually developing your shows and their respective rosters." And yes, I'm being sarcastic.
Female Gamers
Something has been bothering me lately and its something that's very sad. Frankly I am growing tired of gamers and their lack of accepting the female and casual gamer base. It is just as bad as gamers who act as if anything that is rated "E" is below their standards. Why is it that gamers act as if you have to blow something up or demean human life, every five seconds for it to be a good game? I'm a father of a beautiful young girl and I want her to grow up to be a gamer but I want her to, not only be able to appreciate the great titles that have got us here (Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda) but to be able to have favorites of her own.
Whether its the next Bratz or Totally Spies game, Imagine "whatever" or another pet game that ends with a "Z". I want her to be able to hold a Wii Remote or a Nintendo DS or what ever it will be, when she gets old enough to play, and to know that there is content catered to her. It is selfish and mean for gamers to act as if these games should not exist. You all whine and cry and dear i say it, bitch about how there are hardly any female gamers out there but when a company like Nintendo tries to broaden the spectrum to create such gamers, you cry even more. maybe its the so called hardcore gamers who need to take a break, park their asses down and realize that, casual gaming is not going to go back into Pandora's box. In fact casual gaming is the thing that is needed to save our industry. Without casual games, there would not be an "Animal Crossing", "Nintendogs" or even a Wii or DS" all of which, have gone to sell millions. Hell, the DS alone is like a freaking money printing machine for Nintendo.
For 20 plus years the industry had cried about being accepted by the masses. For years all we wanted was for people to understand why we love the games we do and to get guys like Jack Thompson off our asses. This our chance! its time for developers to get out of the mindset that it has to have "flashy graphics and blood everywhere" to sell. its time for "hardcore" gamers to say "Hey, i like what I like, but at least you other guys can see why gaming is fun. Where not in the late 20th century anymore. That picture of the lone geek sitting with his controller has been shattered. Think. What do you see when look at a Wii or DS ad?! You see people of all ages and of all kinds, playing, being happy. Isn't this what gaming is all about?
The Return of My Baby
By baby, I'm talking about my Wii. My system is due back on Monday and hopefully I don't end up with a 4.0 unit. I will be extremely freaked if that happens Anywho, please wish me the best of luck. I could use it. Right now I'm working on getting my Dreamcast collection back. The last collection was 34 games but I gave them all away for a co worker who always wanted a Dreamcast. Yes, once in a blue moon, I give a console away but i always do it in hopes that the person on the receiving end will A) get into gaming more or B) just take good care of it for me. Well anywho I'm going to get back to downloading. I wish you all a good weekend. Until next time.
Milk & Cookies,
Lightning Kid ==
4/25/09
First off, I would like to apologize for my lack of a blog yesterday. Yesterday was just too busy so I really did not have much type to just chill and type. Aside form that yesterday was a very important day. It was my daughter's birthday and the glow in her eyes when I gave her, her "riding pony" was so adorable. For a now, one year old, she practically ran to the box. I love giving my little one such smile inducing presents!
Friday Night SmackDown
Last night the WWE gave us a fairly decent episode of "Friday Night SmackDown". Last night's episode was taped in London and in case you missed the show. Here are the match results...
-Edge comes ring and cuts promo on Sunday’s Backlash. Lots of heat from the audience
-Matt Hardy and Kane defeat Jeff Hardy and CM Punk
-The Big Show defeats The Undertaker; The Big Show delivers a knockout blow to the back of Undertaker’s head. The referee stops the match because Undertaker can’t continue. But The Undertaker gets up and punches Big Show out of the ring.
-Maryse defeats Gail Kim, retains the WWE Divas Championship
-MVP defeats Chavo Guerrero; quick match that was followed by a challenge to MVP by Dolph Ziggler for a match next week
-Shane McMahon and Batista defeat Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase; Shane gets the pin
Considering I watched the show online, it was a pretty quick episode of SmackDown. I never really realized how Short SmackDown is as a broadcast. Roughly a bit over an hour and a half. If what J.R. said is true, after this Sunday's "WWE Backlash" we should be done with all of these annoying cross brand matches on both Raw and SmackDown. This is roughly the THIRD tome SmackDown ended with a RAW main event!
"Way to go Vinnie Mac on actually developing your shows and their respective rosters." And yes, I'm being sarcastic.Female Gamers
Something has been bothering me lately and its something that's very sad. Frankly I am growing tired of gamers and their lack of accepting the female and casual gamer base. It is just as bad as gamers who act as if anything that is rated "E" is below their standards. Why is it that gamers act as if you have to blow something up or demean human life, every five seconds for it to be a good game? I'm a father of a beautiful young girl and I want her to grow up to be a gamer but I want her to, not only be able to appreciate the great titles that have got us here (Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda) but to be able to have favorites of her own.
Whether its the next Bratz or Totally Spies game, Imagine "whatever" or another pet game that ends with a "Z". I want her to be able to hold a Wii Remote or a Nintendo DS or what ever it will be, when she gets old enough to play, and to know that there is content catered to her. It is selfish and mean for gamers to act as if these games should not exist. You all whine and cry and dear i say it, bitch about how there are hardly any female gamers out there but when a company like Nintendo tries to broaden the spectrum to create such gamers, you cry even more. maybe its the so called hardcore gamers who need to take a break, park their asses down and realize that, casual gaming is not going to go back into Pandora's box. In fact casual gaming is the thing that is needed to save our industry. Without casual games, there would not be an "Animal Crossing", "Nintendogs" or even a Wii or DS" all of which, have gone to sell millions. Hell, the DS alone is like a freaking money printing machine for Nintendo.
For 20 plus years the industry had cried about being accepted by the masses. For years all we wanted was for people to understand why we love the games we do and to get guys like Jack Thompson off our asses. This our chance! its time for developers to get out of the mindset that it has to have "flashy graphics and blood everywhere" to sell. its time for "hardcore" gamers to say "Hey, i like what I like, but at least you other guys can see why gaming is fun. Where not in the late 20th century anymore. That picture of the lone geek sitting with his controller has been shattered. Think. What do you see when look at a Wii or DS ad?! You see people of all ages and of all kinds, playing, being happy. Isn't this what gaming is all about?
The Return of My Baby
By baby, I'm talking about my Wii. My system is due back on Monday and hopefully I don't end up with a 4.0 unit. I will be extremely freaked if that happens
Anywho, please wish me the best of luck. I could use it. Right now I'm working on getting my Dreamcast collection back. The last collection was 34 games but I gave them all away for a co worker who always wanted a Dreamcast. Yes, once in a blue moon, I give a console away but i always do it in hopes that the person on the receiving end will A) get into gaming more or B) just take good care of it for me. Well anywho I'm going to get back to downloading. I wish you all a good weekend. Until next time.Milk & Cookies,
Lightning Kid =
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