Saturday, July 22, 2006

Praise be to Journey (or I'm Back! For Good?)

Wow. It's been a little while since I've dipped into the world of blogging. Sure, I've been keeping up on the blogs of others such as Joey and Kirk (not to mention the much more famous Neil Gaiman and, slightly more famous than the previous pair, the Traveling Morans).

Much has happened in the couple of months since I've last checked in. Chief on that list of happenings is that I have sold my soul to Satan himself - in the form of Wal-Mart. Yes, that's right I'm one of the ASSOCIATES of Wal-Mart (Heavens forbid that they use any other degrading yet far more accurate term such as "Grunts" or "Sam's Bitchz"). Having signed my life over to the realm of Hades, I am eagerly awaiting a departure from said death camp. But hey...need the money for now. And I get a nice chunk of time to let my mind run wild (a lot of great things have been rolling around in my head - Fuman backstories, ideas for video games/stories/some art I want to mess around with...overall happy nuggets of creativity that should reach you, the reader, sometime in the near future. Prepare thyselves).

If I said the past few months have been great, I'd only be telling the somewhat truth. Things with Jen are great, I've been making money, and IUPUI stuff is going along...smoothly...and yet I've not been the happiest clam in the sea. All sorts of mental distress has been attacking relentlessly. AND they took Mission Hill off of Adult Swim. Bastards.

There are approximately 3,452,742 topics I could blog about. We've got that NEW mess in the mideast I could go on about. How about Lil' Kim and his shiny new weapons? OR I could go on and on and on about Rev. Bush and his veto on the stem cell research issue. Nah, you've got a ton of other blogs to read about that stuff. Here at the Kingdom of Fuman...We like to take things a little more simply. Well, most of the time...okay, fine We do have an opinion or two. To be honest, though, I'm not up to blogging about this particular set of events. All I'll say is North Korea>Iraq in terms of who's more threatening and who SHOULD have been the target if we just had to go to war. Hezbollah/Hizbollah and Isreal - don't know all the details, but is anybody really surprised that a destructive conflict has come out of that area? Bush and the stem cell research - stem cells are not little babies like they'd like you to believe. Sanctity of life? BULL! Someone defends a mass of stem cells and yet doesn't say a word about swatting a fly. Or how about sex in which the woman is not meant to be inseminated? Do we hold millions of micro funerals for the little guys? No, because they're not significant enough to be considered living beings at that point - stem cells aren't a far leap from that.

Hoo boy. Had to get a few things off of much chest. I know I've said this a million times, but I DO plan to get back in the blogging ring more often. A million tiny complaints have I that could be wonderfully crotchety blog posts - alas, I'll hold most of them within. Until they boil over and I snap and I'm known as that twitchy guy who works at Wal-Mart...well ONE of them, anyway. I do apologize for the lack of posting. I shall remedy it. In the meantime - go check out the trailer for TMNT (in HD at Apple if'n you want).

ARGH, that reminds me! Dead Man's Chest? Quite enjoyable. Good news on the comic movie front, too...Spidey 3 is looking good from what little I've seen. Seems the Hulk's getting a new director to clean up Ang Lee's mess. Next Batman looks good, though I'm not ecstatice about the villain choice (well, maybe I am. Don't want to spoil it for anybody, so I'll stop now). Ghost Rider...iffy, but we'll see. Iron Man, Fantastic Four 2 (yay for Fantasticar and Silver Surfer!), Wolverine, Magneto...the list goes on. What am I happiest about? What three upcoming movies am I so excited about that they deserve their own sentence? I speak of none other than the Flash, the Doom Patrol, and Deadman. Now get me a JLI movie and I can die happily.

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

It's difficult to stand on both feet, isn't it?

Gaaaaargh! I'm still not feeling 100% up to a full-fledged blog post quite yet. I still feel a bit behind in a lot of areas, and I'd like to fully settle down before making another post.

One of the areas I'm behind in is the world of gaming. Holy crap, how could I forget that E3 was last week? We've got a ton of Wii info (Mario Galaxy, Smash Brothers Brawl, Twilight Princess), a bit of Halo 3, new Sonic news, and much much more. It's almost too much to take in. I mean, Solid Snake battling it out with the likes of Mario and Link in Smash Brothers? Silver the Hedgehog? A non-fat version of Eggman?

There are a few blog ideas rolling around in the ol' noggin so there should be plenty of ammo for the gun of wisdom in the days to come.

EDIT: Did I mention I'm now stuck with a shoddy DSL connection that's split three ways? It's so slooooooow...

Sunday, May 14, 2006

The Return of the King

Annnnnd I'm back. Yes, that's right - I have survived the Florideal. Overall, good times were had by all. There's much to talk about, and I'd love to get back to blogging right away. Unfortunately, I've some stuff to get caught up on (not to mention some mass reorganization of my room; coming home from college + packing for vacation = utter chaos). I had some time to think about some blog topics for you, the loyal readers. They seemed to have slipped from my head somewhere between Georgia and Kentucky, though, so I'll have to come up with some new stuff for you. Well...sort of. See? Blog funk and I've not even begun. I promise to write more when I'm settled a bit. Have a grand Monday, everybody.

Friday, May 05, 2006

Florida Should be Air-Conditioned

A final final...it was 15 minutes long. Seriously. I can't help but feel somewhat odd about that short little span of time for a test that is supposed to encompass half a semester's worth of material. Ah well...I'm not complaining.

This will be the last post for a while, I'm afraid. This next week will be a one of vacation in the wonderful world of Florida. Well...sort of wonderful. I've some mixed feelings about the whole ordeal. It should be a good time, but nothing can top the time I was in Florida a couple years ago with some good friends. THAT was some good times...I'll be sure to goose the yellow knight at Medieval Times for Jason.

Not much else to talk about. The past couple of days have been packing, unpacking, and repacking. Well, I hope you all survive a week without an update in the Kingdom of Fuman. Something tells me most of you will. Most of you...MUAHAHAHA!!!

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Final Night

First off, Stephen Colbert is a god among men. If you've not yet seen his little roasting of the president, head on over to iFilm or any other site filled with political clips. I have to agree with Jon Stewart - "balls-alicious"(Colbert's speech, not Jon Stewart).

Conquest of Ape Escape 3 goes well...

Last night, I had a series of dreams. It began innocently enough with a trip to a Renaissance Festival of sorts. This particular festival happened to be on a crescent-shaped island. The inside was surrounded by a line of high mountains (oh, and the middle was a sort of plateau...I think. Well, for a while it was). As I travelled towards the center, I (maybe we at this point) noticed some hovering speederbikes. It turns out these bikers would rush out and grab travellers. This was supposed to be a good thing as the grabbed were the "chosen." You could break away if you wanted, but you'd never be grabbed again. Needless to say I was grabbed and I held on for dear life as we raced across the surf.

At this point, the dream became a sort of arcade game where I teamed up with none other than the Ninja Turtles! It was a high-speed game in which I (with a Ninja Turtle in tow) had to avoid wreckage and islands as I sped along on the speeder bike. There was even a colored HUD, much like the TMNT arcade game. I believe I wrecked at some point and was forced to walk...then I faded into something else...

It began at my house in at which there was some sort of party/gathering. For some reason or another, Jennifer and I began to suspect that my roommate Ken had been murdered. So, obviously since Jen and Ken had the same phone number, she could return home to check and see if he was dead. She called me quickly to report that he wasn't dead. Then she appeared inside the house. How about that?

Then the dream took a nightmarish turn. In this scenario, I was in a basement teamed up with Fox Mulder. He was busy reconstructing a photograph (which reacted a lot like a broken mirror). This reconstruction involved Fox "folding" the image to combine the shards into a larger chunk. There were some demons or something hanging out in the basement...which was fine because we teleported out of the basement and into a stereotypical suburban home. There was a knock at the door...

Fox and I answered it. Wait! Wasn't Fox at the door? Eh, no matter...anyway, there was a woman (a wife?) on a couch behind us and to our right. She began screaming "He's out there!" repeatedly. We ran to her and looked out the sliding glass door near her. As a matter of fact "he" WAS out there. Sort of. A person in a hoodie (face was hidden) had a shovel and was chasing a girl. He swung at her...slowly...and hit her in the back of the leg. She sort of collapsed...slowly. Then the Hooded Slow Shoveler came in through the door. For some reason, this part of the nightmare was the most terrifying and much screaming ensued. This continued despite the fact that hood fell away and we saw a girl. Seemed to be late teens or early 20's. She had a straw and threatened (while laughing and stumbling) to "stick the straw in your (our) asses." Yeah...don't know about that one. I woke up quite confused.

That was wordy!

So here we go...the last night here at BSU. Sure I'll miss a few things...well, maybe 2 things or so...but I'll be glad to head home.

Not quite sure how to end this post...umm...well, we don't need to worry about that. I'll probably be posting within the next couple of days. BOOYA!

Monday, May 01, 2006

Schizoid

Schizoid because this post has a rant AND a happy little thing. We'll get the ugliness out of the way first.

Something I've learned here at Ball State: people are pathetic. I sort of figured this already, but if I hear one more "Hey, can you tell me what we did/what we're doing/when the final is/what the final is over?" I just might snap. I can understand when somebody is sick and needs some info. That's fine. But what I tend to hear is "Oh, I'm sorry I couldn't POSSIBLY haul my ass to class like a responsible person, so can you spoon feed me the information that I just couldn't bear to go to class to get?" Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that you go to bed around 6 a.m. and wonder why you're tired. You know what's worse? Being asked THREE times when a final is. Once is almost too much since it's available on our online schedule. THREE times?

*phew*

I don't mind helping out. But people sadden me...

Okay, now for the good thing. The Calculus final went rather smoothly and I even had a nice walk back. The weather was JUST a tad too cold, but there was that perfect light rain. I have a feeling there will be some good nights this summer. This post seems unbalanced - a lot of rant, a little goodness. Well, the power of the good is infinite. Or something cheesy like that...

Esuna

I'm happy to report that I feel much better today compared to last night. My head feels cleaner and there's not much in the way of ominous inexplicable feelings thrashing around my brain.

I've also learned that I can get a 0 on my speech final and still get around a 90% in the class. I can get a 0 in computer science and still get around an 80%. Or maybe I mixed those up. But that seems right.

Tonight begins the first of the Final Four Fiends.

"Must stop finals' spinning! Jump Kain! Jump!"

Expect a slightly more substantial post in the days to come.

Musings of a Gummed Up Mind

I didn't blog on Friday. I really really felt like blogging today, but I couldn't quite get it out. I'm not exactly sure what's been going on with me, but my mind seems like it's in a big funk. It's not any sort of depression or anything...my mind's simply not quite working in a lucid manner. I almost feel like my mind is restructuring itself and some of my core beliefs and values are shifting a bit. I'm sure they're not headed in any horribly evil direction...just a different one.

I must say, finals week is not a good week for a mental restructuring. However, I feel that finals should go pretty smoothly. My calculus final is Monday night, so I'll be glad to get that one out of the way early - it looks to be my hardest.

There seems to be SOMEthing jostling around in me. Can't say that it feels too pretty, either...ah well. Like I said, my mind's in some sort of haze. I'm hoping that this week will clear this shroud up.

Millions of things seem to be great blogging topics...video games, comics, music...I've certainly kept myself involved in those. Oh well. Maybe a better post will be coming your way soon enough. Take care, people.

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Wii are Curious...

So, Nintendo has finally revealed the official name for their new console - Wii. Pronounced "we", the "ii" is supposed to represent the nunchaku-style controller. Also, the "we" is supposed to represent some sort of relationship between the makers of games and the gamers...or something like that. Sounds more like a collective to me. A potentially perverted collective.

"Wii are the Borg..."
"Hey, want to come play with the Wii with me?"

Eh, what's in a name? Remember the Dolphin? The Starcube? The ULTRA 64? Well, that's it for the moment. Just felt the need to get the word out.

Oh, it's not quite it. I beat Ape Escape 3 (well, first run-through) today. Imagine my surprise when I heard the last stage music - it was none other than Gustav Holst's "Mars, the Bringer of War." A nice end of the world sort of theme. Afterwards, I was treated to Mesal Gear Solid...that's right, you, as a monkey must rescue Solid Snake. With a Banana Pistol. I'm not even kidding.

Now it's definitely it. For this post, anyway.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Super Leafage

So, I think I know a thing or two about Japanese mythology. I'm at least aware of some of the creation myths and mythical creatures such as the kappa and kitsune. Today, I read up on the wonderful creature called the tanuki. Before today, I knew it was a dog/raccoon-like being who (according to legend) utilizes leaves to cast spells, shapeshift, and generally be a magical raccoon. AFTER today, I learned that they have enormous testicles.


















Holy crap. Those are huge. I also learned there's an old Japanese schoolyard song that goes a little something like this...

Tan Tan Tanuki no kintama wa
Kaze mo nai no ni
Bura bura bura

Translated, it says "Tanuki's testicles swing back and forth even when there is no wind blowing."

You Japanese...I salute you.

There's a Smell in the Air...

And that smell is of cookie. It seems that my roommate has baked cookies and set them out on a platter on my side of the dresser. I'm sure that they are there for the purpose of cooling...but I can't help but ponder the possibility that perhaps they are some sort of offering to me. They are, after all, stacked in a nice pyramid of doughy goodness.

They sit...taunting me...

I've been tossing around some ideas for the Friday tunes blog. I couldn't decide to do a theme or what. Spurred by the find of "The Ballad of Barry Allen" I was considering doing a playlist involving superheroes. Unfortunately, that turns into a list of about 7 Superman-related songs, 1 Flash-related song, and a CD's worth of wacky 60s Justice League recordings by Arthur Korb. Still not sure what will be coming...

It just occurred to me that this Friday is the LAST Friday tunes blog while I'm here at BSU. FUBSU! Don't worry, they'll still be coming fairly regularly in the summer (though I can't promise one two weeks from tomorrow).

The joys of a slightly slushy 20 oz. of Coke (my first soda of the day!). Never was there anything more delicious while being so precarious. You've gotta watch out and make sure that the releasing gas doesn't cause the Coke to expand past the lip of the bottle. Else you'll make a mess.

Advent Children: It has come out. I must see it (again, though this time in English). Perhaps this weekend...perhaps...

Now, however, it is time for some of that luscious Street Fighter action.

SHOURYUUKEN!!!

Monday, April 24, 2006

The Ballad of Barry Allen

And you say the world goes rushing by
but it seems so slow to me
and you see a blur around you fly
but it takes too long
it seems so slow to me

So, I'm roaming Wikipedia today like I so often do. I then felt the usual urge to read some random wiki articles on random superheroes and I happened to notice that on the bottom of the Flash page that there's been a song created entitled "The Ballad of Barry Allen." I did some searching and found the song for sale on iTunes so I promptly downloaded it. Well, promptly is the wrong word - you see iTunes likes to be painfully sluggish here at BSU (it just gives up on large podcasts completely - no TWiT for me). The song is quite good and offers an interesting perspective on the character of the Flash. Lyrics can be found here.

Is it just me or does Jon Stewart do that little slow eye close thing a tad too much on the Daily Show previews? Just a random thought.

Comics have been on my mind today. Things are just changing so rapidly in the comic world. A new Blue Beetle, a new Atom, Booster taking a starring role...it's just crazy! I'm eager to see where DC takes us, though.

Prommy prom prom. Last weekend was SHS's prom and I attended that happy little gig with my Jennifer. Pre-prom, we headed to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. Expensive? Yes. Delicious? YES! Best restaurant steak I've ever consumed.

Prom itself was very very good. Fun times for all! Dancing and TyTy. What more do you need?

Not much more to report...
All quiet on the western front...

Friday, April 21, 2006

Thank You Bleward

We have Blaire to thank for this additional Friday post. Why credit Blaire? These...are his creations. He gifted me with these last May for graduation and I promised I'd put them up online. Well, it's nearly a year later...but better late than never! Enjoy these wonderful checks made out to me by Blaire.










And then you have the back.











Hope you loved it. I know I did.

It's like..umm...that...what?

I picked and picked at my brain (figuratively) and I could not come up with an idea for this post. Not even a post TITLE came to mind. I thought...hey, why not a First 10 Friday? I decided I wasn't feeling it. How about a themed Friday? Ah, good idea! But...what theme? Album review/comment! Umm...which one?

You see, I am very indecisive at the moment.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Let it Begin...

So, I've signed up with YouTube. What does this mean to you? Why, it means imbedded video posts of course! Don't expect anything amazing anytime soon. But in celebration of joining YouTube...here is Disco Jason. Enjoy.

Thy Game is Over

Take THAT comm 210 class! I completed my final speech presentation today, and I don't think I could feel much better. Sure, I was a tad monotone throughout it...but it's OVER! And I'm quite confident that I passed.

Now what else to go on about? Ah - a buddy o' mine, name of Kirk, is part of a wacky group dubbed Oily Chicken. I've watched some of their work and I must say...it's quite bizarre. And lovely. Here's a trailer for a project they're cooking up this summer...enjoy a preview of - The Township!



Ah...methinks I should get a YouTube account. I've been playing with iMovie a bit and just messing around with some video I have stored away on the Mac. I have a feeling that there will someday be a nice little video post soon. Yessss...YES!!!

Only a week and 2 days before I have to square off against the Final Bosses! Sorry for the short post with little or no point. No wait, I'm not - not at all. Hoohah! Perhaps another post will arise in the evening.

Perhaps...perhaps not...

Friday, April 14, 2006

Themed First 10 Friday - My Face Hurts

So, somebody has pissed in our trash room. These amazing BSU students never cease to amaze me. Hoo boy...I'm trying something different with the First 10 Friday today. I've picked a random phrase and searched for each word in the phrase with iTunes. The result? The "My Face Hurts" playlist! Alright! I don't know how some of these songs wound up on the list...but we'll let it go.

1) If You Don't Love Me (I'll Kill Myself) - Pete Droge
Interesting little song featured in the Dumb and Dumber soundtrack. Nothing too amazing here, just your standard mid-90's rock I suppose. Enjoyable.

2) All in My Head - Shawn Mullins
Whoa there, Mr. CheaterCheaterFaceEater. This was mentioned in last week's Music from Scrubs bit. What do you know? The song hasn't changed since then.

3) Be My Yoko Ono - Barenaked Ladies
WONDERFUL! I love this song...it's silly and at the same time a bit lovey. It has a really nifty, upbeat sound to it. The iTunes originals version features an extended little "Yoko Ono scream/singing" segment which is..uhm....interesting.

4) Penny Lane - The Beatles
This appared solely based on the album name (Magical Mystery Tour). So, technically it shouldn't be on the My Face Hurts list. But oh well. You probably know this one. If not, make an attempt to. It's...okay.

5) That Face - John Pizzarelli
Not an excellent post-speech class song. A smooth quiet jazz song. I don't recall a lot of it...I think it may have lulled me into a walking sleep. I think it warrants a re-listen, but not right now. I've no time to dilly-dally.

6) Jimmy Olsen's Blues - Spin Doctors
Took me a second to figure out how this got on the list. Once again, it's a little faker "my" in Jimmy. Once again, a mid-90's song that most people would probably recall upon hearing it. It sounds very much like their other hit from the same CD, "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong." Not that there's anything wrong with that.

7) Sit on My Face - Monty Python
Wow. I was hoping this would pop up on the list. A very short (46 seconds) military march by none other than the members of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Yes, it's lewd. It's also hilarious.

8) Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
Accursed fakers! Another Jimmy cheating his way into the list. Oh well, this song reflects the weather we've been having, I suppose. Can't say I'm a huge Buffet fan, but...(insert something here).

9) Carry on My Wayward Son - Kansas
Ah, another very nice song. Ummm...that's it.

10) ******* - ***********
******** planes ***8* and the bright ********** will ********* eat every****** ****** *** **** *** ****. BUT, ******** **** *** *** * ** *****. Watch out, *******. ********* *** ** ******* ** ************ ****** ****** chickens.

Well, that's it for today. And now off to an evil evil weekend of calculus, computer science projects, a speech, and assisting with a video project. Oh, and getting up early Saturday and Sunday. Can't forget that. Luckily, one of my best friends is Red Bull. And tea. I like these. Short, choppy sentences that is. Yup.

Monday, April 10, 2006

Cranial Demons

Ghar! No, that's not a pirate grunt - I have head demons again. An evil pounding headache that just pushes me bit by bit...oh well, it will pass. I've been wanting to blog some today, but didn't really feel up to it. And now I do. Lucky you.

It seems that Attack of the Show is losing two of their hosts (co-hosts? umm...personalities. that works). Sarah Lane and Brendan Moran are heading out to...get married!? It's sad to see them go, just as it was when Kevin Rose went on to other things. I loved Sarah's Damn Good Downloads as well as the Gems of the Internet. And I loved Brendan's...uh...well, let's just say he may have been the most eccentric of the AOTS crew. They will both be missed, I'm sure. Good luck on your little marriage thingy. You're lucky I like Pereira...or else you'd be sorry. MUAHAHA!

I felt like there was possibly something else important to blog about. Perhaps I was wrong...you see the head demons have gummed up my thinkbox. If I recall something, don't worry your pretty little heads - I'll post it. And now off to do...something...or other. Oh yeah, by the way (in case)...it seems that listening to Journey alleviates headaches. At least it did for me. For a while anyway...

That's it for now.

Friday, April 07, 2006

First...2...Friday?

It went like this: I wake up, shower, and proceed to speech. What plays on the iPod on my jaunt? Nothing too exciting. In fact I already forget. See how great the random list was today? SO, I tried it again. I decided I'd give the random shuffle another shot on the way back from speech. Once again, nothing too exciting...SO, I gave up and just listened to what I wanted to listen to. And in doing so, I killed the First 10 Friday for today. BUT, don't fear...for I'm trying something daring and new today. Album reviews! Well, more like album comments. Yaaay...so, here you go. 2 albums: a commercial one and a free one (coincidentally a video game remix one).

The one you have to buy:
















Music from Scrubs. I looked at my various albums on iTunes, saw this, and said...eh, what the heck? It's an interesting mix of music, most of which is pretty enjoyable. Of course, the show's opener, Superman by Lazlo Blane, is present as is a tacked on instrumental credits closer. It's an excellent song and fits the show perfectly. Colin Hay, Shawn Mullins (remember him? "Lullaby"?), and John Cale are also on the list. Many of the songs have a regular guy loserism about them which is juuuust peachy. The only track I'm not fond of in his collection is "Hooch "by Everything. Gah, do not like that song much at all. My personal favorites from the CD are "Overkill" (acoustic) by Colin Hay, "New Slang" by the Shins, "Superman" by Lazlo Blane, and "Dracula from Houston" by the Butthole Surfers. This is definitely worth the purchase (if you can find it). Of course, you could always pick out the best tracks and purchase them on iTunes.

And now, the free album:












Okay, I cropped that image from the homepage banner of joecam.net. Hope no lawsuits ensue...this is an EXCELLENT collaboration of remixers. Dhsu, Mustin and the OneUps, virt, and Dale North are just a few of the names connected to this 31-track project. For those that enjoy quirky music or may be interested in entering the world of video game remixes this is the place to start. Of course, Earthbound fans are "bound" (heh heh...) to love this. Check it out at http://earthbound.joecam.net/

I think there were a few news bits I wanted to touch on...OH YES! Lionhead studios was acquired by Microsoft. Though this is excellent news for Lionhead, this means that these games will only appear on Xbox 360 and PC, must like Rare games. I admit I haven't seriously played a game by Peter Molyneaux (head of Lionhead) for a while, I greatly enjoyed his work at Bullfrog. That seemed important enough to me to mention. So there you have it.

The weather's beautiful, and so too are shiny things. My good buddy Kasey (Wil Hawk) is back! In celebration, we may eat a wheel of shrimp and down much Wal*Mart tea. This weekend will be great. Hope it goes the same for all of you. Take care, everybody.

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Marry me with my money...

Here's that meaningful post I promised. Recently I've been going back through some of my MAME games and playing some good arcade games. Now, among the games I generally play (Capcom's fighting games) there are a few true gems of the arcade world. Not least of which is Sunset Riders.

This amazing game was a product before widespread video game political correctness. It was a time when cowboys mowed down virtual Injuns with extreme prejudice (and glowing bullets). A time when Mexicans fired unlimited pink bursts of grapeshot (which matched their ridiculous sombreros and panchos). I present to you...my personal hero of Sunset Riders: Cormano.














There he is, doing what he does best - swiping booze and uh...being cool. Marvel as he pays the rustler no mind, despite the imminent gunshot.














Ooh, action shot! Don't you hate it when Western outlaws set barrels of oil on fire? Well, Cormano scoffs as he SINGLE-HANDEDLY traverses the rope.














The bosses in this game were something. That's Dark Horse, who is also apparently a firefighter/male stripper. Good thing his horse is covered.














Spearking of the bosses, check out the middle guy. Chief Scalpem. I'm not even making this up...














Yay Cormano! Keep up the good work and keep the Wild West safe! Gotta love a pale Mexican in a pink/bright red getup.

And now, I bring you something amazing from another side-scrolling beat 'em up. This is from Knights of the Round, so you could probably predict the playable characters: Sir Lancelot, King Arthur, and Perceval (maybe you wouldn't have guessed him right off the bat). But what's this? Is it really King Arthur? Or is it - OH MY GOSH!














Perhaps you need a closer look and a side-by-side comparison...








It's Chuck Norris! I KNEW he was the King of the Britons in some way or another. Wow...screenshots are fun. Hold on to your spats gang! I have a feeling more will be coming.

Have a nice remainder of your Thursday, everyone. Tune in...er...click in tomorrow for the First 10 Friday.