Safeway:
Whole Roasted Chicken: $5
Mesquite Turkey Breast: $5/lb
Safeway Farms Breakfast Sausage: 2/$5
Tropicana OJ: $5
Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce: $5
Cereal: 3/$5
Albertson's:
Produce 10/$10 Mix and Match
Food 4 Less:
85/15 Hamburger: $3.28/lb
Chef Boyardee: $.98/can
10lb Potato: $1.28 Each (Tue-Thr)
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Bit Brigade
So there I was, cruising around Youtube the other day, looking for something to jam to while I grind out some work. That's when I recalled an old NES game from my youth that actually had a fairly decent soundtrack (you know, for being 8-bit and all): Mega Man 2.
I ran a search, looking for a soundtrack, and in the process stumbled across what appeared to be a live band performance. So I hit the link and the following is an account of what I witnessed...
A 5-man crew, known as Bit Brigade set up on stage: 1 Drummer, 2 Guitarists, a Bassist, and a fellow sitting on a cushion of some sort with a t.v. in front of him. Behind them on the stage was a projector.
They introduced themselves, and explained what they were about to do: The man on the cushion was about to play Mega Man 2 "real good". While he was making his way through the game, the band was going to play the soundtrack for the gamer and the audience.
Now, many hours of my childhood were dedicated to the defeat (or lack thereof) of Dr. Wily. I can't even count the number of lives poor Mega Man lost in the process. But it's safe to assume that number reaches well into the hundreds.
Needless to say, I was intrigued by what was about to take place. The gamer (Noah McCarthy), hit the switch and the band kicked in, ripping off a track to the opening title screen introduction in impressive fashion. On to the Metal Man stage we go, where Noah blew through the level at a break-neck pace with the band right in step with him. Rinse and repeat for every stage in the game.
To say this entire experience was "awesome" is an understatement. Not only will that game madden a person to controller-throwing fits, but the music isn't exactly what I'd call child's play. Some of those tracks are complex. And yet, when it was all said and done, gamer-elite Noah had just blown through a speed run flawlessly on-stage with a crowd watching, while the band impressively ripped off track after track in lock-step with him, giving each tune an updated rock injection.
This is, without a doubt, one of the most unique and mind-bendingly impressive things I've seen in a long time. The various elements combine for one hell of a show and provides a nostalgic experience in the process.
Well done.
I ran a search, looking for a soundtrack, and in the process stumbled across what appeared to be a live band performance. So I hit the link and the following is an account of what I witnessed...
A 5-man crew, known as Bit Brigade set up on stage: 1 Drummer, 2 Guitarists, a Bassist, and a fellow sitting on a cushion of some sort with a t.v. in front of him. Behind them on the stage was a projector.
They introduced themselves, and explained what they were about to do: The man on the cushion was about to play Mega Man 2 "real good". While he was making his way through the game, the band was going to play the soundtrack for the gamer and the audience.
Now, many hours of my childhood were dedicated to the defeat (or lack thereof) of Dr. Wily. I can't even count the number of lives poor Mega Man lost in the process. But it's safe to assume that number reaches well into the hundreds.
Needless to say, I was intrigued by what was about to take place. The gamer (Noah McCarthy), hit the switch and the band kicked in, ripping off a track to the opening title screen introduction in impressive fashion. On to the Metal Man stage we go, where Noah blew through the level at a break-neck pace with the band right in step with him. Rinse and repeat for every stage in the game.
To say this entire experience was "awesome" is an understatement. Not only will that game madden a person to controller-throwing fits, but the music isn't exactly what I'd call child's play. Some of those tracks are complex. And yet, when it was all said and done, gamer-elite Noah had just blown through a speed run flawlessly on-stage with a crowd watching, while the band impressively ripped off track after track in lock-step with him, giving each tune an updated rock injection.
This is, without a doubt, one of the most unique and mind-bendingly impressive things I've seen in a long time. The various elements combine for one hell of a show and provides a nostalgic experience in the process.
Well done.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Worst Movie-Games Ever
Wired composed a list of games that could be considered some of the worst "movie-games" ever conceived by man.
As one person wrote in regards to Star Wars:
"...you know that things have gone horribly awry when he enters the Jawa Sandcrawler after about five minutes of gameplay to find Darth Vader, who transforms into a scorpion."
As one person wrote in regards to Star Wars:
"...you know that things have gone horribly awry when he enters the Jawa Sandcrawler after about five minutes of gameplay to find Darth Vader, who transforms into a scorpion."
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