Tron's Blog

Reviving a classic.

tronz62 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:45:33 +0000

This morning around 4:00am in the morning my child hood came back in form of a video game. Perfect dark on the nintendo 64 was my childhood in a box. I can’t even count how many times i played that as a child. When i look back on my childhood, that’s all me and my friends did. Now xbox live has re-released it this morning on the xbox live arcade. I cant wait to get home and play it to relive my childhood, just watching videos seeing it being played sparks that inner child in you.

Staying up late.

tronz62 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:09:44 +0000

Staying up late is great (not only cause that rhymed) but because im a sort of night owl. I stay up reaaaaalll late then sleep in. lazy? nah, i don’t think so. proactive? nah, probably not. Fun? yeah. There is nothing like playing a video game or watching a movie in the darkness with just glow of your TV. Maybe that’s why i do it..who knows? My body actually wont allow me to sleep before 3 am if i don’t have to get up the next day…Hmm might as well stay young forever (c) Peter Pan.

Collecting

tronz62 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:04:36 +0000

Why do you still buy cd’s? why do you still buy movies? I get these questions all the time. My response is “because i collect”. When it comes to cd’s it never comes to my mind i should support the artist….i just want a brand new cd. There is nothing like buying a brand new album, opening up the fresh packaging and putting it in your cd player. All this mp3 stuff is ok, but i prefer cd’s. They sound better to me, and i get to own a piece of treasure such as the artwork. When it comes to movies, im the same way…i just enjoy having a massive movie collection…id rather watch it on a tv then on my laptop…even if the screen is the same size. Video games are a different story..lol…too expensive.

People…collect something…

Predators!

tronz62 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:21:48 +0000

One of my favorite movies from a long time ago is finally getting a sequel! well, the 3rd one. Im talking about Predators and the 3rd in a series im a huge fan of. The only thing im worried about, is that it won’t capture the spirit of the first Arnold movie and that it won’t live up to the hype. After all the second film wasn’t anything like the first, so i hope they go back to the roots of what make the predator character so terrifying. It’s supposed to come out in July and i cannot wait. Stay tuned for this one, should be a summer blockbuster to end all blockbusters.

Insomniac Games may be going mulitplatform

tronz62 — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:43:21 +0000

This is a huge deal for gamers, especially xbox ones. The game developer Insomiac who has been making only Playstation 3 games may but going mulitplatform and bringing video games to the xbox 360. Insomniac has made best selling games like ratchet and clank and resistance to name a few. This would be a huge blow to Sony if the rumor was true. I guess were going to have to wait until e3 this June to get all the big announcements form the gaming world. To say the least, this is going to be gamings biggest year.

New Windoes 7 Series Phone

tronz62 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:33:53 +0000

YAY! Microsoft just announced their brand new Windows 7 series phone/software due out this year! The phone will be a restart for the widows phone software due its rough goings with windows 6.5. this software will have a zune player and Xbox Live. All i can say is that i CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS PHONE.

Movie Review – Shutter Island

tronz62 — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:16:04 +0000

I have been anticipating this movie even since it was delayed last October and pushed back to February. I must say, it was well worth the wait. It’s hard to talk about the movie and not reviel spoilers, but I shall do my best. Leonardo DiCaprio plays the protagonist “Teddy Daniels” who is an U.S Marshall sent to investigate Shutter Island after an inmate suddenly disappears over night. Once Teddy arrives, things start to automatically turn for the worse, and things are never what they seem. That’s pretty much all I can say about story without giving anything away.

You have to see this movie. It is the by far the best movie of 2010 so far and i recommend this to any horror/thriller fan, also anyone who is interested in a good story, with good actors and a satisfying ending.

Rating: 9.5/10

Review of the New -PSP go-

tronz62 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:13:26 +0000

Wow. Sony sure does make some awful choices from time to time. Their latest misguided invention is the Psp GO.

When a gamer wants something, they want it right away. The PSP GO was supposed to do all that. but instead what it has done is confuse gamers and previous psp console owners. Lets run down some features.

CONS:

1) No UMDS. aka. If you own previous PSP games then there is no way you can play those. The new PSP GO focus’ on straight to drive games, meaning you get a 16 GB hard drive with your PSP GO and all the games are stored on that. The only way to get a game is to make a Sony network account and download the games from them.
2) PRICE. The PSP GO is 249.99 cdn! Thats 80 Dollars more than a PSP 3000. It’s like, whats the point? another 50 dollars I could get a Sony PS3 for 299.99 and that has a Blu Ray Player.

3) The Glossy finish is prone to Dirt and smudges. This thing is going to get dirty REALLY fast.

4) NO 2nd joystick. This one baffles me. It’s almost like Sony is against shooting games. No 2nd joystick makes that genre feel completely unplayable on the PSP GO.

PROS:

1) This thing is sexy. It feels so nice in your hands and is very portable. Bringing your games around with you is easier then ever!

2) The idea of having games stored on a hard drive is a nice one.
3) IT also has very easy connectivity with your PS3

Conclusion:

All in all the PSP is a mixed bag. That bag being filled with bad candy you get after Halloween and eventually throw in the garbage. I mean Sony just slapped everyone in the face who previously owns a PSP 3000. The is no reason for anyone who already owns a PSP to go out and buy a PSP GO. Its too expensive, it’s too lacking in features to warrant 250 bucks.
If you don’t own a PSP, then the PSP GO might be an ok purchase but not at the current price point. Wait for it to to drop to atleast 199.99 before you think about it.

I work at Future Shop and we haven’t sold one in a week and this thing just launched. A brand new consumer gadget should make you WANT it, not think about whether it’s worth value or not. Fail.

THANKS FOR READING GUIZE!

Movie Review: Law Abiding Citizen

tronz62 — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:44:33 +0000

When it comes to thriller movies today, no one tries to re-invent an idea. Many movies today are now squeals or movies greatly influenced off of old movies. The amount of effort to develop a new idea seems like too much work for film makers. They have a good motive, why take all the time to develop a new idea when they could just take 3 of their favorite movies, and combine them.

Law Abiding Citizen stars Gerald Butler, who plays a grieving father who has had his wife and daughter killed 10 years in the past. Jamie Foxx plays a lawyer who settled the case letting one of the murders serve only 3 years in prison. After 10 years, Gerald Butler’s character comes back to seek his own bloody revenge. At the begininng of the film, you feel for Butler’s character, and you want to see him spread havoc through the justice system, but near the movies closing, your not so sure. the moral choices he makes could be classifid as good and evil. As an audience member, your torn on who to root for. all in all, this is a very smart thriller and it certainly is refreshing to see a new idea for a genre like this.

Go see it. 8.5/10

Video Game console WARSSSS

tronz62 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:38:14 +0000

When it comes to gaming today, you have a bunch of choices. Whether is be xbox or ps3 or mobile devices like the i Phone or the Nintendo DS. Everyone plays games on some sort of system. Personally I play my xbox and go on xbox live every night. The xbox 360 has turned playing games by yourself into a full online community. To me it’s the perfect social platform for me and my friends. It’s good to know I can log in everynight and have them all there. No matter what, If im playing something by myself im still in a ‘xbox party’ so im still chatting with my group of friends. Even if i’m watching a movie and my friends are playing games, we are all still connected.

Xbox live also just added face book and twitter so at any time I can udate my status about what im playing or what im doing on xbox live.

It truly is the best source of online gaming available. And the games are far superior to anything available. Most people use facebook or myspace to stay connected. I have many friends on facebook but there’s a difference between people on a list and people in my life. I know who my true close friends are, cause I share an experience with them, almost every night on xbox live.

till’ next time.

-TRON