Pure Evil - Happy Christmas!

[Evil Avatar]

Happy Christmas! 2005 was a fantastic year for Evil Avatar.com and I want to express my gratitude to both my staff and my readers for the great news items, interesting discussion and constant support.

I'm sure 2006 is going to be an even bigger roller coaster ride with the release of the Nintendo Revolution, Playstation 3 and more games than we can count!

Thanks for everything. Now, I'm off to wrap presents. Shhh... is that Santa?

[Evil Avatar]

(Oh, and bonus points to anyone who can come up with the literary quote that will explain why there is no "Merry" in my Christmas.)

[Triprotic]

Happy Christmas all! :)

[president_fred]

Merry Christmas Evil Avatar Brethren! Thanks editors for your dilligent work and thanks to the contributors.
While we may not all always agree, I think we can all agree that this is pretty fucking excellent place to disagree. Turkey, stuffing and gravy here I come :)

[Evil Avatar]

Turkey, stuffing and gravy here I come :)

Mrs. Avatar made Prime Rib last night. It came out great. Today we will head over to the Grandparents for the Turkey!

[Lekon]

Happy Christmas, Seasons Greetings, Aww heck. Just great to be alive today. I definatly love being a member at this site, and its a good holiday anywas (See my gamer tag! Im happy!)

So how'd everyone make out loot... err.. Presents wise?

[Evil Avatar]

So how'd everyone make out loot... err.. Presents wise?

Everlost_MI got me Superman and Cheetah from the Alex Ross Justice League line of action figures! (Now I just need Sinestro and the Series 2 guys when they ship.)

bapenguin got me 1600 Microsoft Marketplace points! I already used some of them to purchase Joust and Smash TV. :)

Activision got me The Movies: Premiere Edition on DVD.

Not bad, eh?

[Borys]

Merry Christmas folks!

I got a wireless optical mouse, yay! I'll never go back to wired stuff now.

[jeffool]

Merry Christmas indeed folk. Enjoy all your holidays, and your neighbors! Because in this new year, I hope we all never give up a good reason to party.

[mightbe]

Happy Christmas!

I got a JVC RX-F10S reciever, an XConnect 500W Power Supply and a Magnetic Knife strip.

I'm one happy kid.

[thecrazyd]

Happy Christmas!

I got a JVC RX-F10S reciever, an XConnect 500W Power Supply and a Magnetic Knife strip.

I'm one happy kid.
That is a damn fine power supply. Recently bought the XConnect 550, and it is by far the greatest power supply made by man.

[mightbe]

That is a damn fine power supply. Recently bought the XConnect 550, and it is by far the greatest power supply made by man.

Seriously, the build quality on the power suppy is amazing. I got the UV sensative one to go with my trio of UV CCT lights.

I'm still deciding on a case. My b-day hits on Jan 1. and in the ensuing weeks, I'll be assembling my new system.

No X2 proccessor though. I'm not rich.

[president_fred]

Got me a pair of absolutely divine leather gloves thin as silk with cashmir lining and pyjamas (I must have like 20 now) and slippers that would make Hugh Hefner cum, a new suit, bunch of roman history cds and philosophy books (like meditations) oh and $ because people find me difficult to buy presents for.

[thecrazyd]

Seriously, the build quality on the power suppy is amazing. I got the UV sensative one to go with my trio of UV CCT lights.

I'm still deciding on a case. My b-day hits on Jan 1. and in the ensuing weeks, I'll be assembling my new system.

No X2 proccessor though. I'm not rich.
And the removable power cords? A stoke of genius. Also, it gets a continuous current, is fairly quiet, and is the goddamned prettiest power supply I have ever seen. Seriously, the damned thing is beautiful.

[CapnAJ]

Merry Christmas y'all!!

[bapenguin]

Merry X-Mas everyone.

Isn't Happy Christmas a John Lennon thing?

Not sure what I got yet..presents won't be opened till a bit later.

[NoName]

Merry Christmas everyone!

As far as the presents I get, there won't be many. The cruise I was on last week was my Christmas present. ^___^

[Bydo_Empire]

Merry Christmas to all! For me it certainly was... Guitar Hero, Animal Crossing DS, and both Digital Press Collectors Guides. My wife is the best.

[Spigot]

Merry Christmas all. I haven't even opened my stockings yet, let alone the real presents... silly Christmas being on a Sunday. Church is bollocksing up all our usual plans :)

Be prepared for a nice run down from me shortly. My little guy did get a nice pad of paper, some crayons and some cool Tigger slippers.

[Riproar]

Merry *#@!^in' Christmas EvAvs!

Many thanks to Evil and his minions for another great year of hosting the best site on the web!

And let's not forget! Extra good will toward gamers!

[Everlost_MI]

Merry Christmas ya flithy animals!
Enjoy the day and I hope everyone got what they wanted.
I am off to the evil/bad in-laws in the Great White North. At least the new live Rush and QOTSA CDs will keep my son and I rockin' while the wife is snoring in our travels.
Here's some Christmas love from Hellboy.
http://www.newsarama.com/Christmas/Hellboy.jpg

Everlost_MI got me Superman and Cheetah from the Alex Ross Justice League line of action figures! (Now I just need Sinestro and the Series 2 guys when they ship.)
Hint acknowledged. Just keep your wish list current when your b-day rolls around.

[Subbacultcha]

Merry Christmas Evilavatar and friends!

Peace on Earth, Unlimited bandwidth to Man!

[Everlost_MI]

(Oh, and bonus points to anyone who can come up with the literary quote that will explain why there is no "Merry" in my Christmas.)

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, right?

[Riproar]

Happy Xmas (War is Over)

John Lennon, Yoko Ono


(Happy Xmas Kyoko
Happy Xmas Julian)

So this is Xmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Xmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

[Emabulator]

Merry Christmas!!!

Twas the night before Christmas (http://www.guzer.com/videos/nightbeforexmas.php)...

[Evil Avatar]

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, right?

Correct!

I do not make myself merry at Christmas and I can't afford to make idol people merry.

-Scrooge

[Conner Dain]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. I hope this is a fun, safe, and joyful time for you and your family.

CD

[Nameback]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all you guys as well. I got a Xi-Fi sound card, another GB of ram and a kick ass new headset. I also got a "eXtreme Holy Bible for Teens", I nearly died of laughter upon opening it.

[Jetherik]

Merry Christmas all! And Happy CHanukkah that starts at sundown today. I finally get to unwrap the games I bought, that my wife saw and took for the kids to give to me for presents - Gothic 2 Gold, Spellforce Plat, and Silent Storm Gold! No clue about anything else. Off to my wonderful (really) in-laws tonight so not much gaming except the inbetween times. Opps, the last one is up at 8am, so time to go open presents!

[The Iron Weasel]

Merry Christmas all, and a happy new year. I hope you all got what you wanted, I had a NIN christmas this year, seeing as I got both the live cd and dvd, and the fragile, also i got fire emblem for gc, a really nice quilt, some aftershave and stuff.

[fitbabits]

Happy Christmas to everyone!

[UnderHero5]

Meeeerry Christmas to all!

Over the past several months EvAv has become one of my favorite sites on the net. The cummunity is great and always up for "discussion" and there's usually a good flow of "news" throughout the day.

Everyone keep up the great work in 2006.

Now damn it, where's my fucking ham?!

[fitbabits]

Now damn it, where's my fucking ham?!
Dude, you're like totally sitting on it!

[KarmaGhost]

Merry Christmas, all!! :)

[Heretic Machine]

Well, in total:

$150 cash
Civ IV
Animal Crossing DS
Makai Kingdoms
Suikoden IV
Call of Duty 2 (360)

Star Wars I - VI + Clone Wars 1/2
Kill Bill vol. 2
Big Fish

Aayla Secura UNLEASHED
Vector Prime
Two small Lego sets from the Exoforce line

So, it's a pretty good Christmas. We're about to go up to my grandmothers and I'm going to give my older cousin his favorite game for Christmas: FFIV Advance.

[jwbxx]

I got alabama man for christmas. I'm pretty psyched. (http://www.blogtelevision.net/p/Videos-Watch-a-Video___1,2,,3008.html)

And merry christmas to all. You run a good site evil.

[ezra]

Merry christmas everyone! No game related gifts for me to report, as I'm a big loser and such. I hope everyone had a great 2005! And we know 2006 is going to be great, since Oblivion will come out then!

[ziola]

Merry Chistmas to EA, EA FAMILY, EA STAFF and EA READERS!!

[Murtaug]

Family has been downsizing on the Christmas thing the past few years. I still buy for the parents, and they buy a couple things for me; but we do not do nearly as much as we have in the past. It's nice, as then I am not broke for the next three months.

I ended up with some nice gifts though. Parents bought me a few DVDs, and at the family gathering I got some nice additions to my tool set and a few 'joke' gifts. All in all, Christmas is more of an excuse to get together, eat, and drink now.

[XxSATANxX]

First evar game free X-Mas it was great! Happy Christmas to all....

How r those BOOM CHAIRS??????

We sold through 50,000 pcs this year!

I'm leaving retail in January nice to finish with a success!

[kid cabelgo]

If anybody wants to check out a cool little easter egg this Christmas, load up Darwinia and create some Darwinians.

Merry Christmas

[Stormeh]

Merry Christmas all! No presents until tonight, but I'm hopeful! :)

[Chimpbot]

My haul was smaller than it typically is, in terms of sheer bulk...but I certainly wasn't mistreated, either.
The gifts of note are my XBox 360 w/ Kameo, the complete Calvin & Hobbes collection and Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

We opened our gifts on Christmas Eve; since my parents do the whole church thing, we would have had to wait until this afternoon to actually open gifts. When you tack on the length prep time for the meal...we just decided it'd be more expediant to open them a tad early.
Hell, I wasn't going to complain...especially after I got my 360!

Merry Christmas...BAH! Humbug!

[Kelegacy]

I might go out and buy a DS w/ Mario Kart package tomorrow. I received some nice stuff for Xmas, but nothing gaming related (besides my Boom Chair I won from the EvAv Holiday Giveaway). I am of the age where I buy what I want during the year and don't ask for much gaming stuff for Xmas. However, on Xmas Eve morn I had a dream about playing a DS. At that second I realized I should have asked for something to play with on Christmas morning...that's why I loved Xmas as a child: I had something to do and look forward to! Now I just sit around and argue with the family (fun arguing, great banter) and played with the Tungsten E2 I bought my mother for Xmas--wishing I had asked for a goddamn DS. Oh well, now I'm home and will crank out some gaming a bit later, set up my new leather writing/PC gaming/desk chair and also my Boom Chair. I don't have much room, but I sat in the chair already and it felt pretty nice. I fear the black velvet-feeling material will be adorned with cat hair before I know it (though he's mostly black with only a bit of white, it never fails) so I'll need to get a lint roller.

Happy Holidays everyone.

P.S.- I had Lulu Press self-publish a book for me filled with 20 of my best short stories I've written over the past 5 years and gave it to my mother. She cried.

[bapenguin]

Merry Christmas!!!

Twas the night before Christmas (http://www.guzer.com/videos/nightbeforexmas.php)...

Holy Shit...Emabulator back on Evil Avatar....been a long time!

[GrinR]

Merry Christmas to all my friends and co-conspiritors here on EA. The best site has the best community - that's all of you. Even Mason. ;-)

[TheEpicOfTyler]

I thought this was going to be my first game-free Christmas, but my father got me Half-Life 2 (PC). I've been meaning to get it for awhile, but gaming has slipped off my radar lately.

[Montolio]

Merry Christmas to the entire Evil Avatar family and all that extends to. Good night Chesty Puller (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesty_Puller), wherever you are!

[GrinR]

BTW for those who didn't notice (like me) the christmas trees in WoW have presents for you - mouse over them and you'll see!!

[Mr. Crowley]

Merry Christmas Everyone!

My wife was able to find me an Ipod video as a gift. Awesome. She also got me a top of the line Belkin power surge. Supposedly it will not only protect my HDTV but it will clear up the video and sound. I seriously doubt it but what the hell.

[Spigot]

I might go out and buy a DS w/ Mario Kart package tomorrow. P.S.- I had Lulu Press self-publish a book for me filled with 20 of my best short stories I've written over the past 5 years and gave it to my mother. She cried.
You and me both. I got just enough in cash & gift cards to cover the cost of one of those shiny red DS's. I'm pretty sure they won't be sold out at the local EB (which is where all my cards are from) so I'll be hitting the mall first thing in the morning.

I'll probably pick up Meteos, Mario & Luigi and Advance Wars while I'm at it. That, plus my Phoenix Wright and Trauma Centre and the Mario Kart will make me very happy for the rest of the week.

Otherwise, it was a rather game free Christmas. Heck, it was a rather DVD free Christmas too. I did get some nice books, the Tragically Hip Hipeponymous 'box set' and the original 1953 War Of The Worlds on DVD. Otherwise, mostly clothes and gift cards. But it was a good day for my little guy and aside from the nasty bump on his head from falling into the side of a coffee table at his great-grandma's, he had a blast on this, his second Christmas.

I love your idea for self-publishing a book of short stories. I'm going to get to work this year and seriously write during the year. I'm going to do that for my mom either on her birthday or by Christmas. Great idea.

I hope everyone else had a great Christmas and didn't eat too much turkey!

[Kelegacy]

You and me both. I got just enough in cash & gift cards to cover the cost of one of those shiny red DS's. I'm pretty sure they won't be sold out at the local EB (which is where all my cards are from) so I'll be hitting the mall first thing in the morning.

I'll probably pick up Meteos, Mario & Luigi and Advance Wars while I'm at it. That, plus my Phoenix Wright and Trauma Centre and the Mario Kart will make me very happy for the rest of the week.

Otherwise, it was a rather game free Christmas. Heck, it was a rather DVD free Christmas too. I did get some nice books, the Tragically Hip Hipeponymous 'box set' and the original 1953 War Of The Worlds on DVD. Otherwise, mostly clothes and gift cards. But it was a good day for my little guy and aside from the nasty bump on his head from falling into the side of a coffee table at his great-grandma's, he had a blast on this, his second Christmas.

I love your idea for self-publishing a book of short stories. I'm going to get to work this year and seriously write during the year. I'm going to do that for my mom either on her birthday or by Christmas. Great idea.

I hope everyone else had a great Christmas and didn't eat too much turkey!
Yeah, looks like I'll be getting a cherry red system as well. Walmart.com has a deal for about 159 I think, plus a bonus accessory. Too bad you cant do in store pickup, as EB and WalMart are really the only places near me (besides Sam's, I don't know if they have DS deals though) that would carry the system, but EB doesn't even offer any deals, according to their website.

I'll probably just get the free game included, Mario Kart, but I sure would like to play something like Phoenix Wright. I have Nanostray from that contest I won earlier this year, but I might pick up the rest of them used. I'm a wicked cheapskate. I don't know if I'll go out tomorrow or the next day, because I'm sure the crowds will be awful.

On another note, I can't get my Boom Chair to work. I plugged in everything, but there is no video composite cable included with the chair, which sucks. Also, the audio composites are REALLY short and I will have to buy longer cables or an module adapter if I want to play seriously on it. I did try hooking up just the red/white composites and just keep the yellow composite that comes with the system (I used the Gamecube and PS2 for testing here) plugged in and removed the red/whites and plugged the BoomChair's in instead, but though I have video I cannot get any audio nor any vibration feedback. I think I'm done messing with it for now, because I'm getting frustrated and I've been putting away Christmas presents all evening. Maybe I'll try again in the future, but right now I'm putting it back in the box, counting to 10, savoring a mug of great kaffe from my new Gevalia kaffe maker, and plopping down on the couch. Kelegacy tired.

[Emabulator]

Holy Shit...Emabulator back on Evil Avatar....been a long time!Hey man. How the hell are you? :D

I usually read EA every day. (you've done a ton of great work here btw... gratz) I've just been lazy about posting. I work a lot these days and I'm married now (to a girl I met in AC2). I was spending most of my spare time playing DAoC, WoW and AC2. AC2 was actually a pretty good game after the expansion... perfect time to shut it down. :mad: Turbine = bite nose off (think JAWS) to spite face. I quit all three of them a few weeks ago... sick of mmos. So, I have the week off and was thinking of trying another one of those damn games.... SW Galaxies. :P

[Evil Avatar]

Hey man. How the hell are you? :D

I usually read EA every day. (you've done a ton of great work here btw... gratz) I've just been lazy about posting. I work a lot these days and I'm married now (to a girl I met in AC2). I was spending most of my spare time playing DAoC, WoW and AC2. AC2 was actually a pretty good game after the expansion... perfect time to shut it down. :mad: Turbine = bite nose off (think JAWS) to spite face. I quit all three of them a few weeks ago... sick of mmos. So, I have the week off and was thinking of trying another one of those damn games.... SW Galaxies. :P

I'll second that, nice to see you posting again! I hope things are going great for you.

I am going to update you to Subscriber status. Once I do that you can edit your own user title.

[Cubfan]

Merry Christmas! Got myself a 360 with Kameo, though I'm playing a rented copy of Mario and Luigi:Partners in Time currently (Gamefly hasn't yet shipped my copy of COD2).

Off to the only neighborhood bar open on Christmas!

[Kagger]

This is just a response to Evil's Bonus points thing:

Because it was originally Happy in Twas the Night Before Christmas?

We read that last night, along with a Alvin, The Little Lost Angel, Big Bird's Christmas, and A Christmas for Bears. Best...Fictional...Christmas Story.

Merry Christmas to everyone (even if you don't celebrate it...as Colbert said it's like inviting a foreign exchange student to a 4th of July BBQ).

I got Mario Kart DS, and a wireless router. I'll post my friend code when I can connect:P. Dragon Quest VIII, We <3 Katamari, and a certificate entitling me to Mega Man X Collection (stupid last minute delay). Also, a watch, Friends Season 8, a Brett Favre Jersey...and a handful of other things.

One thing I asked for was money towards a computer. I know the average budget for Christmas, in the 500 range. Well...it wasn't in my pile this morning. I hoped my dad was pulling a fast one and it was gonna be the suprise present he brought out later on, like he's done the last 2 years. And sure enough, $200 towards a computer. Let's just say it was over 500 this year :P.

I hope everyone had a great day. Get to see my grandparents tomorrow!

[Taco]

Got a Nintendo DS, Mario Cart DS, a Tivo and a ton of food.

[Cyotik]

Got a nice 19" LCD monitor, bunch of gift certificates and books. Not a single game this year, I guess I only asked for Animal Crossing DS though. Oh wait, I forgot, I did get the FF IV remake and Rebel Star for GBA and Castlevania for DS. Those were last week though.

Merry Christmas all and a happy new year!

[Emabulator]

I'll second that, nice to see you posting again! I hope things are going great for you.

I am going to update you to Subscriber status. Once I do that you can edit your own user title.I'm doing quite well thank you. And thanks for the status update. How's everyone at the Evil Ranch doing?

My wife wanted me to tell you thanks... cause you hooked me up with AC2 which resulted in she and I meeting. Score one for Evildate.com ;)

[Steve_Erhardt]

Merry Christmas all!

Day went well for the Erhardt household, hope it did for all of you too!

[Nite_Moogle]

Merry Christmas.

Back to playing FF IV Advance!

[i aint yer pa]

It's late, but "Feliz Navi-blah-blah", EA'ers! (Randy from My Name is Earl)

[TrackZero]

Merry Christmas all!

Had my Christmas a week back, since I'm doing some nice overtime holiday work for the $$$.

Not much of a haul this year, of note is a history book for my hometown that I'm looking forward to reading, a large collection of towels and $75 in EB Games gift cards, which I used to pick up Battlefield 2. Other than that, no DVDs or games to speak of. Maybe next year I'll try to push a list on my family more. ;)

[kwillhan]

Merry Christmas!

I got a fucking tie. Seriously.

Why doesn't anyone ever get me a game? that's all i do for fucks sake!

Have a nice holiday!

kel

[TrackZero]

Why doesn't anyone ever get me a game? that's all i do for fucks sake!


Heh, I ask myself that all the time. I figure people are scared I either already own said game, or that they'll buy me a shitty game, or that it'll simply cost too much ($60 Canadian for a new title is pretty steep for a game that might suck balls).

[Dirty Harry]

300 in cash
Hammer And Sickle
dvd five deadly venoms
a few music cds
lotsa underwear
good will towards all men?

[score]

Happy Holidays everyone!

I scored a DS with Mario Kart. Man, that game is crack. Best Mario Kart since the Snes hands down.

[Subbacultcha]

I got a watch! A good one too... a shiny steel case and sparkly thingys in the face. I've spent too long wearing this pathetic old piece of plastic on my wrist (arrrggh.... must... fight... materialism...).

Merry Christmas!

[Ravana]

Happy Holidays to all EA minions
This years christmas bounty: VIDEOGAMES

[Kelegacy]

Merry Christmas!

I got a fucking tie. Seriously.

Why doesn't anyone ever get me a game? that's all i do for fucks sake!

Have a nice holiday!

kel
I could use more ties. The ones I have are getting old and few truly match the shirts I own. And since I enjoy looking good at the office, I should have asked for more, but I am scared of the tastes of family members.

[RevGored]

Happy Christmas all!

I got lucky this year, and got one of the best gifts I never asked for - a replica Canucks away jersey! Also, my brother picked me up the complete FFVI soundtrack, and the FFIV Piano collection. My wife got me a bunch of clothes to make up for the fact that I wear the same thing everyday, and my staff got me the new Sin City extended cut, and FFIV Advance!

I got really lucky this year, and I want to thank my guys that read here again. Happy New Year to all as well, as from here on in, it's going to be a shit show at the store, and I won't have alot of time to post. Viva la commerce, I guess.

[Spigot]

Heh, I ask myself that all the time. I figure people are scared I either already own said game, or that they'll buy me a shitty game, or that it'll simply cost too much ($60 Canadian for a new title is pretty steep for a game that might suck balls).

I hear ya. My relatives won't buy me games because they, and I quote, 'would be supporting my habit'. Like their NOT buying me games will stop me from buying them myself and playing them. Heck, a couple years ago I got a shirt for Christmas. That's it. A shirt. I still talk about the Christmas of the Shirt.

Sheesh.

At least my wife has started encouraging people to get me gift cards for EB since I won't have to spend my own money that way.

Speaking of which, I went out and hit the Boxing Day sales and picked up my shiny red DS with Mario Kart DS plus Mario & Luigi, Meteos (friggin' addictive game!) and Metroid Pinball to go along with my Phoenix Wright and Trauma Center.

That is one awesome piece of hardware, I have to say. I'm super happy to finally have a DS. My brothers both picked up PSP's, which is a nice unit, but when I look at my stack of 6 awesome games (and I don't even have Advance Wars or Animal Crossing, let alone some of the more obscure DS titles) compared to their.. what... Metal Gear Acid and Liberty City Stories... well, I'm happy with my choice.

That, and I'm too poor to get both a PSP AND games for it.

It's wierd though. I had never actually seen a PSP unit in person until I saw my brother's unit. Today, as I was wandering the mall, I must have seen about 4-5 people playing (or watching) their PSP on mall benches, etc. Go figure.

[OUX]

Merry Christmas everyone!

[icronic]

Hope everyone had a great Christmas. I know I certainly did, although I'm still recovering from the shock factor. I only got one thing this year, but my family and pretty much all of my friends all put in money to get me a rather beautiful Gibson ES-355. Pure. Guitar. Heaven.

[Kelegacy]

I hear ya. My relatives won't buy me games because they, and I quote, 'would be supporting my habit'. Like their NOT buying me games will stop me from buying them myself and playing them. Heck, a couple years ago I got a shirt for Christmas. That's it. A shirt. I still talk about the Christmas of the Shirt.

Sheesh.

At least my wife has started encouraging people to get me gift cards for EB since I won't have to spend my own money that way.

Speaking of which, I went out and hit the Boxing Day sales and picked up my shiny red DS with Mario Kart DS plus Mario & Luigi, Meteos (friggin' addictive game!) and Metroid Pinball to go along with my Phoenix Wright and Trauma Center.

That is one awesome piece of hardware, I have to say. I'm super happy to finally have a DS. My brothers both picked up PSP's, which is a nice unit, but when I look at my stack of 6 awesome games (and I don't even have Advance Wars or Animal Crossing, let alone some of the more obscure DS titles) compared to their.. what... Metal Gear Acid and Liberty City Stories... well, I'm happy with my choice.

That, and I'm too poor to get both a PSP AND games for it.

It's wierd though. I had never actually seen a PSP unit in person until I saw my brother's unit. Today, as I was wandering the mall, I must have seen about 4-5 people playing (or watching) their PSP on mall benches, etc. Go figure.

Hey Spigot, I'm gonna pick one up this week I think, and you will have to play some online Mario Kart with me. I have no WiFi hotspots near me (and even if I did, I wouldn't game in a public place like that for hours on end) so I am going to order a wireless USB adapter from Nintendo for my PC (35 bucks plus 5 goddamn dollars s/h) so I can play here at my place. We can even have some Animal Crossing fun if you want, but it all depends if you have broadband internet.

I'll let you know when I get it, if I get it, because I wont be able to use WiFi until I get the adapter. I am starting to wonder if a router would be the right way to go, but I have no knoweledge of such stuff.

[Spigot]

Hey Spigot, I'm gonna pick one up this week I think, and you will have to play some online Mario Kart with me. I have no WiFi hotspots near me (and even if I did, I wouldn't game in a public place like that for hours on end) so I am going to order a wireless USB adapter from Nintendo for my PC (35 bucks plus 5 goddamn dollars s/h) so I can play here at my place. We can even have some Animal Crossing fun if you want, but it all depends if you have broadband internet.

I'll let you know when I get it, if I get it, because I wont be able to use WiFi until I get the adapter. I am starting to wonder if a router would be the right way to go, but I have no knoweledge of such stuff.
I do indeed have broadband. Can you buy the adapter in stores or do you have to order it from Nintendo? As much as I'd love to get one, it is a wee bit pricey ($35? US Dollars? I can get a game for cheaper!)

I don't have Animal Crossing... yet. I'll probably get it for my birthday but that won't be for a few months. I have to keep myself from buying anything else for the thing for the next while as my credit card is already oozing some kind of debt-juice.

I highly recommend getting Meteos. I have been playing it for the last, oh, 4 hours... I can't stop! ARG! It's hella fun, as the kids say.

[Kelegacy]

I do indeed have broadband. Can you buy the adapter in stores or do you have to order it from Nintendo? As much as I'd love to get one, it is a wee bit pricey ($35? US Dollars? I can get a game for cheaper!)

I don't have Animal Crossing... yet. I'll probably get it for my birthday but that won't be for a few months. I have to keep myself from buying anything else for the thing for the next while as my credit card is already oozing some kind of debt-juice.

I highly recommend getting Meteos. I have been playing it for the last, oh, 4 hours... I can't stop! ARG! It's hella fun, as the kids say.

No, just through Nintendo directly. Yes, it sucks, and though my finances are doing well, I seem to be bleeding cash these days. It's ridiculous. I have been pondering whether or not it's prudent to even get a DS right now, but I have to return a few articles of clothing, a cappuchino maker, and maybe a watch (goddamn thing was supposed to be water proof!) so I'll have a bit of "free" dinero around. If there was a better way to play online here at my place I'd do it, but 35 bucks might be a good investment if it means I can play Mario Kart ONfuckingLINE!

Let me know if you do any random murders for hire and get a sudden influx of cash, so we can play together. I don't even own a DS yet and after I take a look at my bank account and assess my future bills that are coming up, I might take the plunge. It's not that I don't have the money, it's that I'm incredibly cheap. Really, retirement should be bliss for me because I make Scrooge McDuck look like a spendthrift.

[mister_slim]

Merry Christmas!
Mrs. Avatar made Prime Rib last night. It came out great. Today we will head over to the Grandparents for the Turkey!
I read that as Metroid Prime Rib. I think my brain is extra damaged.

The gifts of note are my XBox 360 w/ Kameo, the complete Calvin & Hobbes collection and Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
You're awful lucky. If I hadn't picked up M&L I'd have three good reasons to kill you.

I'll let you know when I get it, if I get it, because I wont be able to use WiFi until I get the adapter. I am starting to wonder if a router would be the right way to go, but I have no knoweledge of such stuff.
Just get the router. The nintendowifi.com site has a list of recommended routers, and you can just pick one up at any old retailer. Don't forget to add your name to the list (see sig).

[Kelegacy]

Merry Christmas!

I read that as Metroid Prime Rib. I think my brain is extra damaged.

You're awful lucky. If I hadn't picked up M&L I'd have three good reasons to kill you.

Just get the router. The nintendowifi.com site has a list of recommended routers, and you can just pick one up at any old retailer. Don't forget to add your name to the list (see sig).
I just did some research and, while some sites seem to describe how to setup a wireless router, I am still a little leery. I am a very fast learner but I have a feeling I'd royally mess something up. I'll think about it, but a quick consultation with my Magic 8-Ball produced "Outlook Not So Good".

[Spigot]

Just get the router. The nintendowifi.com site has a list of recommended routers, and you can just pick one up at any old retailer. Don't forget to add your name to the list (see sig).

Thanks Mr. Slim. I'll have a look at that shortly. The less extra cash I have to shell out, the happier I am. I already have a wireless router at home... maybe it's time to turn it on :)

As for the DS, I had to stop playing it because my hands were cramping up from playing all friggin' day long. I'm sitting here at my grandparents-in-law's place, 30 extended family members around and I've had my nose in that crazy clamshell for, what, 8 hours now? Arg! Meteos and Mario Kart are evil enough... I'm scared to see how addicted I'll get to Phoenix Wright & Trauma Center when I get back home and crack them open... I'm VERY scared of Mario & Luigi...

Fantastic little piece of hardware Nintendo has come up with. I think my particular unit might have two dead pixels on the upper screen but I'm not sure if I should bother trading it in for a new one or not. I don't even notice them 99% of the time. Is this a common thing or should I go swap it later?

Just curious.

(edit:ah, just realized I could hook up via any wireless connection... sigh)

[bapenguin]

Hey man. How the hell are you? :D

I usually read EA every day. (you've done a ton of great work here btw... gratz) I've just been lazy about posting. I work a lot these days and I'm married now (to a girl I met in AC2). I was spending most of my spare time playing DAoC, WoW and AC2. AC2 was actually a pretty good game after the expansion... perfect time to shut it down. :mad: Turbine = bite nose off (think JAWS) to spite face. I quit all three of them a few weeks ago... sick of mmos. So, I have the week off and was thinking of trying another one of those damn games.... SW Galaxies. :P

Wow man...that's crazy. Congrats! Feels like forever ago since we were playing AC2 together.

[Emabulator]

Wow man...that's crazy. Congrats! Feels like forever ago since we were playing AC2 together.Thanks man. :) It has been a while since we played AC2 together. You did not miss much... bugs, more bugs, excuses, more bugs, more excuses, more bugs, finally getting good, shut it down.

I also played DAoC and WoW since then. DAoC is a decent game that has lost some of its kvk luster with lower populations. WoW was a fun game but it had more than its fair share of bugs and glitches. That, and the pve in WoW is just way too easy.

[Heretic Machine]

Do NOT get Star Wars Galaxies. I used to think it was a decent game, but I recently came back to check out the changes and it's one of the most unplayable pieces of trash I've ever seen. Load times are constant, and unruley, combat is boreing, the equipment system is assanine (all weapons do the same damage, the damage output is entirely dependant on your character) and character development seems to of died. It's a shame really, they used to have a good little Star Wars MMO going...

[Taco]

So I just bought Metroid pinball, Advance Wars and FF IV advanced for my DS. I must say it's an impressive little gaming gadget. Going to pick up Castlevania when I see it.

Also set up the Tivo I got for Christmas, another impressive device. Not sure why I am so late on that bandwagon.

[Spigot]

I picked up Advance Wars DS today and it's pretty fun. I scoured the greater Sarnia area but couldn't find a single copy of Animal Crossing DS ANYWHERE. Grr... I want to get it, but I'm also trying to resist its siren's call. I played far too much of it on the Cube and having it portable sounds like a recipe for disaster.