G l i t c h y G o b l i n !

Well, we’re into our Midweek Mashup now and I must say, the votes are surprising!

You people love your treasure hunters, eh? ^_^

Well, in honor of their most epic battle, I’m bringing you guys a double shot of epic battle in picture form. Here we go!

Pictured: You, getting dead by the love of Jesus.

Brutal and splendid. Next we have something a little more… savage.

Pictured: The coolest battle ever involving a T-rex, walking tanks, Jin-Roh and a cave.

Ok, it’s ACTUALLY Tuesday now, blasted timed post problem.

Today I give you a two pack of a great game series I’m just now trying… I give you Earthbound.

Pictured: Beautiful art for an amazing game series.

So beautiful! Right click and view the full sized image. It’s amazing.

Pictured: One of the most scarring final batles ever.

Hope you love these pics like I do guys. -GG

Alright guys, even though hits are down and it’s depressing me somewhat, you guys are my audience, and I will not ignore you.

For you, today, I bring to you another marvelous picture, and in honor of Rainbow Shining Super Jesus Obama, I’m posting another defender of American freedom, only this one’s been doing it for more than 40 years.

Pictured: A defender of American freedom, battler of evil, and depending on who wrote for the issue, mind-blowing rascist!

I dunno about you, but like most politicians, I’d vote for him, depending on who was writing for him… that goes both for Cap AND the politicians.

In keeping with our Battle Royale and giant mechanized warriors with weapons for arms, I decided to do some of my favorite glitches from the phenomenally fun Bioshock.

Pictured: A Father / Daughter pair you do NOT want to mess with... unless you want to perform an exorsism on her or rot her flesh off. Then go for it.

I really loved playing this game. It may not have been difficult and the final boss may have been too easy for my liking, but it doesn’t detract from the VERY enjoyable and oddly unique-per-person experience of Bioshock.

I, for example, kept getting pictures of the chameleon splicers till I could become invisible, then stood silently in a room and waited for someone to wander in front of my gun. Then, after they were twitching and their comrades were yelling for them, I turned invisible and repeated the process. I also took many a big daddy as bodyguards and every time I saw a machine, I hacked faster than Lizzie Borden.

That being said, I wish there were a few more ending options. It’s all dependedant on what you do to the Little Sisters. Kill even one, you get the bad ending. Kill them ALL, get the same bad ending, but she sounds a little more miffed about it. Save ALL of them, get the good ending.

In the end, you can either be Mega Baby Punching Hitler Hussein or Rainbow Shining Super Jesus Obama.

Pictured: That second one.

Also, here’s yesterday’s pic of the day. I knew I forgot to do something.

Well, onto the glitches. I’ve got a few to report about. Spoilers in green.

- About halfway into the game, my audio broke. To the point where sound effects were mere bloops, music was like a scratched CD, and the vocal acting was suddenly on par with Stephen Hawking. Still better than Twilight though.

-Later, in the apartment complex, you can happen upon a cache of guns. What sucks is that they’re behind iron bars. However, if you have Telekinesis, you can pull them to you and lo and behold, ammo galore!

Now, I had a Big Daddy following me at this point, and I was grabbing stuff like crazy. I grabbed a shotgun, then some bullets, so on and so forth, and then I accidentally picked up some pistol rounds. Being full, he just held them in his TK grip, and then tossed them.

I watched, in terror, as the bullets bounced off the shelf at the back, flew towards me, between the bars, over my head, and and tapped my Big Daddy companion on the noggin. She instantly flew into a rage and shot me full of holes.

-However, the oddest glitch was right at the end of the game, as you are supposed to chase Frank Fontain to the final battle area and you see him outside of the Bathysphere.

The game loaded the level, I walked forward, near the fire, and the game froze. I tried again. It froze. Frustrated, I loaded an earlier save and played the grueling powers randomly shifting level before that, and got back to the level, where it froze again.

I then went to Hastings to rent the game. It was there, but they said that someone had put the box out by mistake. I was given a coupon for a free rental. I came back the next day. Same thing. Next day, same deal. Ended up with a fist full of free rental coupons and no game.

Angry, I went to Blockbuster. They didn’t have the game, not even in their SYSTEM. They didn’t carry it there at all, they said.

So, I headed to Hollywood Video. Rented the game, headed home. It still froze, and upon examining the disk, the underside appeared to have been warped prior to my renting it. I returned the game, angry, and asked for a refund. They said they’d put a free rental on the account, which they didn’t do. I don’t rent from there now.

So, I headed to Hastings, to snag another free coupon, but the game box wasn’t there. As I left, I decided to ask, on sheer chance. The game WAS in, even though there was no box. I rented it and headed home. Still failed.

So, I called a friend, who brought over his Xbox, put in the game, and beat it in two hours. Perfect. Still, the other Xbox hasn’t had a single problem with any other game I’ve ever seen.

So, I glitched multiple video stores, a system, and the game itself. I still love Bioshock. Until next time, readers, don’t mess with Mr. Bubbles. -GG

Hey there, you geeks, GG here.

The first third of our Rockman VS. Samus throwdown is finished, and at the end of the first third, Samus is hitting hard and taking no prisoners. It looks like it might be the end for our Blue Bomber!

Just don’t forget, guys, Megaman isn’t alone! He’s got Rush Jet on his side, just like Samus has her ship. Or she HAD her ship, that is!

For day 2, the Deus Ex Machina brand Atomic Access Destruction Ray has destroyed Samus’ ability to contact her ship in combat, due to her overwhelming advantage. Also, Rush has arrived to aid Rock in combat! Let’s also not forget Flashman’s time stopping weapon, crash bombs (which could arguably destroy the ship entirely) Atomic Fire, Search Snakes, and since Powered UP counts as a remake, much like Zero Mission, he’s also sporting the Oil Slider and Time Man’s Time Slow weapon.

I doubt anyone wants to change their vote, but if it happens, lemme know. Why did all this happen on day 2? Well, thank the Deus Ex Machina brand Fight Advantage Generator!

Also, Pic of the Day! Classics are rollin’ at ya!

Pictured: Innocent video game or Frat Party waiting to happen? You decide.

Next, they may not be Concussion Missles or Crash Bombs, but we do have some BOOM!

Pictured: Best way to attack you enemy stealthily and still dismember them... unless, yknow, you've got Bombchus.

Tune in tomorrow for the Rock VS Samus Final Twist during the Pic of the Day, and Saturday for the Final Results!

I couldn’t help myself. I like to keep a daily theme, but I saw these awesome pics. You need them in your life. (kudos to Jeremy for the phrase, I say it a lot now actually…)

So, in the hopes of keeping a theme, it has been a long time since I watched the original Star Wars trilogy… I thought time would never pass fast enough when I got them on VHS as a kid… and now here I am, nearly graduating college.

Enjoy the slowness of your time, Barry Allen. For the rest of us, it blinks away almost as fast as you do.

Likewise, these troopers meet their end all too quickly. Most of them never even see the Jedi coming! So, with that thought…

Pictured: The best marketing idea Lucas never tried... alternately, the most hunger-inducing lego picture I've ever seen.

You want some Stormtrooper Cereal, don’t you? If you said yes, let’s petition Lucas. If you said no, you’re a filthy, filthy liar.

Pictured: A very common grave for a storm trooper.

Not so hungry NOW, are you?! If yes, yeah, thought so. If no, I thought I told you to stop lying when reading my blog.

Now, in your mind, combine the two pictures. Pink milk! That’s not strawberry, kiddies.

Until tomorrow’s stomach turning nerd-fest. -GG

So, I reviewed Twilight today, just scroll down if you don’t beleive me. No seriously, read it… please? it makes me feel all important and such. Any how, Today’s pics are in “honor” (or horror) of Twilight.

Pictured: An actual (half) vampire, with vampiric weaknesses, who fights real vampires, with real vampiric strengths and weaknesses.

Yeah, I went there. Eat some poop, Meyer. Next?

Pictured: Much closer to Meyer's vampire. He just needs to be pretty and bam. Twilight "Vampire." Oh, except, not even a Thunder Stone can make Edward interesting.

As always, right click to view the full sized image. Also, if you send me an image and I use it, you get the credit! Get on it, lazy hacks.

Sorry, late / early post, for a three pack of the pick of the day, cause I’m too busy licking my television awaiting all the new toys announced at E3!

Gunna be a good year for Sony and Microsoft. Nintendo better step it up already!

Also, as an E3 special, I’m writing a short synopsis of the three pics, as a bonus, cause I like ya.

Pictured: Another of Desmond's ancestors.

Assassin’s Creed II -

For those of you who didn’t play Assassin’s Creed and are still planning to, avoid the green, it’s spoiler lava.

In AC, you play Desmond, a man kidnapped by a phamecutical corperation and forced to relive the memories of his ancestor, Altair, which are imbedded in his DNA. You kill a bunch of people, and in the end, Desmond begins to retain Altair’s abilities, but remains captured by the corperation, who turn out to be Templars of the modern world, and enemies of the Assassin’s guild.

In the second game / prequel, on the DS, you find out why Altair was such a jerk. He lost a girl he had fallen for to the Templars just before the game starts, and wants to save her.

HOWEVER, the new game, AC II, is centered around a new ancestor, aparently ignoring Altair entirely, leaving his story unfinished!

I’ll still play it, because the first one was fun, even if the ending was really terribly written.

Pictured: Master Chief. If you beleived that, you may want to consider driving off a cliff.

Metroid: Other M –

Metroid is a simply amazing series, and even though I preferred the 2-D side scrolling version more than the Prime series, this one made me cock an eyebrow.

The game promises, from the preview, to talk about Samus Aran’s childhood and sports a promising looking story, as opposed to the usual plot, which consists of the following: crash, loose weapons from previous games, explore, gain weapons, explore, gain weapons, fight Ridley, explore, gain weapons, fight Meta Ridley, bash some metroids and/or dark Samus, possibly blow up a planet.

… that being said, those games were fun as heck and I would play that rehashed plot a billion times.

Pictured: Cutest ugly evil monster best friend ever.

Project Trico –

Remember Ico? …no? Whaddaya MEAN NO?! I will hurt you. I will find you and punch your children.

Go play it. NOW.

…done? See, it only took 7 hours or so.

Remember Shadow of the Collossus? COURSE you do. (Note, if you didn’t, I don’t know you.)

Well, this is the third game in that line, and it looks that you will fight knights, ride a giant monster, solve puzzles, feed the beast barrels, and a whole host of other astoundingly unique looking things. If you watch the trailer and are saying ‘Meh, no big deal,’ then please punch yourself in the groin until you pass out.

Thanks.

Until next time, Saving… please don’t remove your memory card or turn off your console… -GG

Ok, last time I get behind, sorry… I really dunno where Sunday went at all.

That being said, I’m giving you bloggers a little extra here, with a three-for-two special feature! What’s on the agenda? Quotations! Three simple quote-on-black bacgrounds, and one gorgeous beauty of a pic at the end.

Pictured: Why tolerance can only go so far.

Pictured: An interesting thought. Think before you claim devine right.

Pictured: Why Christianity is supposed to be HATE FREE.

Pictured: Why you should keep an eye on anyone claiming to know what God has planned.

Interesting thoughts for interesting backgrounds. Definitely a conversation starter when someone reads that on your computer at work.

Just a friendly reminder from the Goblin to seek God’s will with your heart, not with your eyes and ears. Too many people are good at fooling all three of those parts of our bodies, but in my experience, the heart is hardest to sway, so long as rational thought remains.

Ok, the pic I’m posting today may seem like a little bit of a cop-out, so I’m posting two pics! Besides, while the first is AWESOME, it doesn’t quite warrant its own POTD.

So, without further ado…

Pictured: Spiral energy put to its best possible use.

Vanilla Ice, eat your heart out. Now, for the second pic…

Pictured: The most catchy robotic idol ever.

A pic I was sent of the songstress from the earlier video. Pretty cool background! If you loved the video, here you go.