Explaination of Danny's Comic

[Explaination to Danny's Comic]

For my 21st Birthday, my friend made a comic out of screenshots from the past games we've played throughout our lives.  He posted it on his livejournal page and stated that "there are quite a few inside jokes".  I would like to take the time and explain them to those that are interested.

[Page 1]

I actually don't want to explain the first 2 panels.....

[Contra - The Konami Code]

Not much is said other than that it's supposed to be funny because I (in the comic) was too late in giving the code.  But I think the inside joke of that was that for many years, (ever since I was 3-4 or something years old) I still remember the Konami code.  Other than that, I'm not sure since Contra III (The one in the comic) didn't have the Konami code.  We used it mainly for Contra 1.

[Tony Hawk's Pro Skating 2]

I'm not much of an explaination except that the "Ho" is Ken's last name, but Danny could have meant the other thing too.....

[Super Smash Bros.]

Probably the most notable memories we've had playing videogames in the past.  I remember very clearly how I went around always saying "I feel your pain" and Danny would like to say "Too bad so sad" (This is when we were about 10 or so).  Then one day, when I went over to Danny's to play some SSB, he started to say "Too bad so sad! I feel your pain~".  I said that was ingenious!  And the way we said it was in a certain way that can't be typed out, lol.  We would use that phrase after getting a kill on SSB or any game, and using it in general.  Pot Roast actually came from my sister who used Kirby a lot and would say "Mess with me and I'll turn you into Pot Roast".  It didn't mean anything, but it was funny.

[Page 2]

[007 Goldeneye]

For some reason, this event always stuck with us and always made us laugh when we think back to that day.  We were playing 007 Goldeneye on Nintendo 64 like we did every weekend during that time, and we were playing a mode called "Man with the Golden Gun".  The objective was that the player holding the golden gun (the strongest gun in the game) would have to kill everyone while the other players tried to take the gun away and do the same.  What's challenging about that mode is that the goldengun has a capacity for only one bullet, so if you miss, you're screwed!  When we were playing (It was either Danny, Vanna, Ken, Samantha, or me playing 4 players) Samantha had the golden gun and was waiting for us in a hall.  We were hoping that all 3 of us rushing toward her would make her miss and give us a chance to take the gun from her; however, we were killed one after the other, 3 in a row.  It was so rediculous that we remembered it up till this day.

[Phantasy Star Online: Episode 1 & 2]

Nothing much said other than that we spent countless hours playing on hard mode, trying to find the rare items in the game while I constantly jumped up and down going "redboxredboxredboxredboxredbox" only to end up with 20 of the same rare weapons (VARISTA!!!!! > ,<).  I've been playing that game forever, but still like it for some reason.

[Halo: Combat Evolved]

Ever since I watched this video:

I would teabag everyone in every fps game I played from then on (fps as in First-Person Shooter).  The cat looking comic came from VGcats if anyone remembers from an older post I put up in the past.

[Page 3]

[Brute Force]

Nothing to be said except that WE KEEP GETTING LOST IN THAT GAME!!! XP  It was a good co-op game though.

[Ragnarok Online]

We started playing last summer but didn't play throughout the whole school year.  We started again this summer and forgot how hard certain monsters were in the beginning.

[Page 4]

[Guild Wars: Factions]

When I first started using wireless high-speed internet, I had a bad Wi-Fi USB port.  So I would always lag and sometimes freeze there in place.  We tried using Ventrilo once and I was lagging so bad that I couldn't control some of my actions and I wasn't heard on vent.  Instead, I wasn't heard until 10 mins later or something like that (It was a one minute lag, not a 15 minute one).  I miss playing GW:Factions, I haven't even beat it yet.....

[DotA]

What I found humorous about this part of the comic was that the screenshots were taken the night before this comic was presented to me.  We were playing DotA on WTF mode which granted unlimited Mana and no cool downs.  In other words, players spammed their special abilities constantly, and I happened to chose one that summoned and another that shot the closest opponent.  The quote on the bottom left came from this video:

Thanks for the comic Danny.

First Comic Post and Handheld Games Preview

[Ragnarok: The World's not over Yet]

It's been a while since I've done a post since I'm trying to make my summer worthwhile with my music, drawing, videos, reading, exercising, and of course playing some videogames.  Anyways, I started a new comic series that I may or may not continue drawing considering how long it took just to do one page, and it isn't even up to par in terms of humor with my other original comic (to those that know of it).  There are only some of those who know I like drawing comics, and so to those that know about my older comics, the drawing on this one page might look a bit similar.  I hope to evolve out of that and become a bit more creative with my art.  Anyways, here it is:

I've been thinking of just doing Ragnarok references in my original comic, but was inspired to start its own series upon hearing my friend Danny's desire to write fanfiction stories of the experiences from the game "Ragnarok Online" on his blog page.  Danny has yet to write any yet considering that he is possibly busier than I am.  I am not completely content with my first page on this series, mainly because it took so long to do with drafting, character design, coloring, scanning and editing; however, I was at the very least able finish one page.  I was thinking on developing a strong storyline with this series, but that all depends if I continue creating it even after I transfer to my new college.  I really want to work on my art, but I also love working on my music, video and game creations (which I would like to do= last game made and finished was probably Junior year High school).  PS: A possibly better view of the comic can be seen within my new album on "Facebook".

[Ipod game - Song Summoner]

An incredibly intriguing game that came out recently for the Ipod called "Song Summoner" by the esteemed software industry "Square-Enix" (known for their Final Fantasy series) has me interested in buying a new Gen Ipod (160GB classic) so that I could play it.  [Note- I don't know every aspect of the game, so the description might be off] In "Song Summoner" you play the role of Ziggy who is confronted by an army of robots who wish to eradicate the human race and take all things musical away from them.  A man comes and teaches you the ways of using music as your weapon.  So what exactly is the weapon?  The music you have uploaded in your Ipod!!!  You choose whatever song you have and the game turns it into a playable character that will fight for you.  So what's the point in using the music on your Ipod?  Well, each time you listen to that particular song you chose to be a character on your Ipod, your character will get stronger each time:

The genre of the game is turn-based tactics (to those that know what it means), which means it's like a Role-Playing Chess game (to those that don't play videogames).  If I had the appropriate Ipod to play it on, I would not hesitate to buy this game (which I usually would when looking at Ipod and cellphone games).  It is available on iTunes for $5, so I think it's worthwhile.

[NDS - Final Fantasy IV]

Final Fantasy IV (known as Final Fantasy II in America when my dad bought it on Super Nintendo) was the first Final Fantasy game that I played (or watched my dad play, I used to always watch him play videogames).  So upon hearing Square-Enix's plan on remaking Final Fantasy III-VI on the DS in 3D got me excited.  Though I did not play Final Fantasy III that much (mainly because it did not come out in America on the NES) I thought of the remake on the DS to be interesting, especially with the incredible CG opening video to the game.

I'm not very far on it, so I don't know what to say about it.  Final Fantasy IV's CG opening on the other hand brought me to tears with it's dynamic CG opening and beautifully arranged music that brought back so many memories (I was about 5 or so when FF2, aka FF4 in Japan during that time, came out).

The obvious difference in the remake was the 3d view and rendering of all the characters and scenery.  Much of the game has been kept true to the original, so it feels very comfortable to veteran FF4 players.  But the aspect of the game that had me awestruck was the voiceovers.  The voice acting was surprisingly stupendous!  What's even stranger is that I think the english voice acting is even better than the Japanese voice acting.  I think what got me interested into Final Fantasy (besides my dad's influence on me) is the storylines (usually Hironobu Sakaguchi), the artworks (usually Yoshitaka Amano or Tetsuya Nomura), and especially the music (Nobuo Uematsu!).  The remake of Final Fantasy III was only average from the critics, but FF IV made up for it, scoring an average of 9-10 out of 10.  I don't know exactly what it is about Final Fantasy games that makes me love it so much, but I already knew I was a Final Fantasy fan when FFIV (remember, it was FFII in America during that time) came out.

hmm...I would do a review on it, but I just practically started.  It only came out 3 days ago (in America, it was out in Japan Nov. 2007).  But who cares, BUY IT!  BUY IT NOW!!!  (Though if you have an Ipod, I would suggest getting Song Summoner since it's more affordable.  FFIV DS=$40.  Song Summoner Ipod= $5).

Highlights of my SoCal Trip

[Witnessing history being made]

I am speaking none other than the epic match between Federer vs. Nadal at the Wimbleton.  Their match alone is a record breaking event as the match became the longest running Men's Wimbleton Final. (4hrs 48mins)  My family and I were in our Hotel room and had just woken up from our first night in Irvine, and turned on the TV to find that the Wimbleton Finals was being broadcasted at the time.  At first it was *meh* but then as the it became very close for Nadal to winning, we started cheering (he always had a weakness on grass court) and was hoping that he'd overcome his weakness.  The points were already 4-6, 4-6, 7-6, and the fourth set was very close to a win for Nadal until he lost the tie break.  So we stayed in the hotel room an extra few hours just watching who would win.  We kept screaming so much throughout the last set, especially my dad (omg it was making me so nervous).  It got to a tie break once again and the tension was so high that I felt like throwing up.  The push and pull kept going and did not stop with Nadal barely surviving Federer's lead and amazing serves; however, when Nadal finally got the lead, the moment finally came.  Nadal strikes the ball to the opposite ground Federer had positioned himself to.  In Federer's effort, he tried to strike back but finally ended the game with him hitting the net, announcing Rafael Nadal the new Wimbleton Champion after Federer's 5 time straight wins on the court.

The people who witnessed it live in action got what they paid for.

[The shopping]

(Castlevania Judgement)

Though I did not buy that much, I did get some interesting stuff.  One thing in particular was the going to Barnes and Nobles and finding that the latest Nintendo Power talked about the much rumored Wii Castlevania game now named "Castlevania Judgement".

I was bummed at first to hear it was a fighting game, but as I read the description more, I started to like the idea.  Castlevania characters in a fighting game intertwined with elements of the past Castlevania games.

(Fossil Glasses)

I found a pretty cool looking pair of sunglasses that was on sale and looked pretty good.  I would post a picture up, but I'm too lazy to do that at the moment.  Instead, let me share something else with everyone:

(Tetris Cube)

I saw this a Puzzle Zoo, a toy store full of puzzle games, board games, and misc. stuff.  I didn't buy anything that day (Day before we left Irvine) and so I went and got this interesting little boxy thing that resembles the pieces of the popular puzzle game Tetris.

Little did I know that this was evilness in a box.  9839 distinctive solutions to put all the pieces back into the box, and I had to cheat (Youtube) in order just to find one of them.  If you want something to kill time, this is definately one toy to do it (it was either this tetris cube or a Rubik's Cube).

(In conclusion)

We mainly went down to Irvine and LA for my orientation and for a school tour of UCLA.  Irvine was more close to a homely type of place with flat grounds and everything close by.  UCLA was more of an extravagant campus with an incredible scenery everywhere and a lively enviornment.  It was a pretty good trip.  (I missed my computer a lot through those 5 days).