I really hate work.

I really love Rygar.

Let’s talk about Rygar then.

I recently did something I probably shouldn’t have. I watched a superplay video of Rygar. By recently I mean about 5 months ago. See, when ever I think of Rygar now that is what comes into my head; that super play. The guy beats Rygar in something like 8 min using tons of tricks and bugs. He even died once to abuse some kind of restart bug.

It was terrible. It destroyed everything I held onto about the game. There was a point that I honestly believed that the game was unbeatable. Not that a normal human couldn’t do it, but that there was no ending. I thought it was an open ended game of exploration with weird giant fat men who gave you cryptic clues.

There are honestly boss battles that are so hard you will cry. Perhaps not cry, but you get the point. I recall one beast who lived in the back of the woods and would shoot a three way shot at you. — I should take this moment to explain that Rygar has one of the most fun and useless things in a game ever: bouncing. If you jump on to a creature (like Mario would if he was going to kill it) you just start to bounce. Over and over and over… this can be used to your advantage from time to time, but mostly it is just, fun. — So this beast in the woods had to take about a million hits to kill. I managed to get the timing of the three way shot down pretty well, and the distance to be from his face and when to jump to avoid the flames.

The first time I beat the beast was when I jumped on its back in an act of desperation really close to the wall. He started to scream and his sprite would swap horizontally extremely quickly as he backed up and screamed at the same time. Rygar just bounced. After a fit of screaming and shaking and attempting to kill me with fireballs the creature backed into the wall so far that he disappeared and I beat him opening a door.

I never managed to replicate that feat. I never beat him again either.

I really loved Rygar. Always attempting to get to rumored city in the sky. Collecting all the extra weapons. Never actually beating it though. Now I know it can be beaten. I am a little ruined inside.

Well, a few hours ago I put a bid in on a house. I don’t know if they will accept it, but I am closer to owning my own home… which is crazy. The basement is pretty close to useless even though it is partially finished, but the upstairs is wonderful. Anyways, here is a small image (click on it for a larger pic).

Also I got the 15th off work to finish up anything with the magazine that will need it. I hope to get a lot done today.

It is so damn hard to fight the urge to play Animal Crossing DS.

Come visit Shaper on Mars

2191-0413-6117

This is really fun. I thought I would be able to play for just a short time. Damnit.

I want this pretty bad. If anyone can help me out I would be in your debt.

-Regards

Cold
Originally uploaded by Shapermc.

I tried to capture cold. I was messing around with my camera a little more. Aside from being too out of focus this one is not too bad.

Oh Great Cthulhu!

I have been an extremely busy devotee this year.

In November, I wore an Elder Sign (-10 points). Yesterday, I rammed a ship into you (sorry Cthulhu!) (-1000 points). In March, I made a burnt offering to the Dead Dreamer (100 points). In September, I stopped laseroption from defiling Lovecraft’s grave (-20 points). In July, I fed _special_blend to a Shoggoth (250 points). In January, I bombed a cultist gathering (-100 points).

In short, I have been very bad (-780 points) and deserve to be flayed alive.

Your humble and obedient servant,
shapermc

Submit your own plea to Cthulhu!

Working alot really sucks. Things are going well though. Hopefully I will get a little down time soon.

In an honorable attempt to resurrect The Gamer’s Quarter LJ I will be posting somewhat frequently with interesting or obscure news about video games. I recommend that all who are also members do the exact same and hopefully have some kind of news/blog community.

Aside from that join up and read the news even if you have nothing to contribute.

EDIT: Please ignore how hideous it is. Please?

Well my boss has put us onto 12 hour work days (7am-7pm) for the next 10 days. This kind of … sucks, you know with the magazine and all. I will be cut down to about 3 hours a night for work. Oh well, fuck her, I will just edit at work.

I found out I will be moving to St. Louis. Which is interesting for many things. I need to buy a house before Janurary, move my stuff from New Orleans, and have enough money to do it all. So, from Jan (sometime) through about June (late) I will be in New Orleans working while my wife will be in St. Louis going to school.

Yea, and the magazine is coming up.

Have I mentioned that I have only 24 hours a day? I mean, this is really a time crunch.

Things suck and blow at the same time right now.