A Grand Adventure

     I'm back! Oh, and by the way I was away on vacation last week =P. Went on a family trip to Arizona, went to the Grand canyon and relaxed in the warmer weather.

At the Grand Canyon with my dearest

     So I don't feel like taking the time to think of something fun and exciting this week so I'm just going to throw some pictures at you. =)

Sedona, AZ   

 Family Friend Lisa at the Racetrack

Zebra!

Curious Friend

Camel

                                      Cowboy Spike!

Have any of you taken an awesome vacation recently? Let me know, leave some comments!

Till next week,

-Andrew "The Cowboy" White

It's Kind of a Funny Story's Story

Well, monday night again and I didn't even start to write until 11:30pm. Looking like by the time I finish this it will be a tuesday post, ha ha. Anyway, this week I'm writing about something I am truly excited about, "It's Kind of a Funny Story" (Which by the way, I did a half-ass review of back in August.) Well its almost time for the movie adaptation of the book to come out! Ned Vizzini, who talked to me when I first began writing, and helped to set my on a path to write, has come so far in writing and I hope to one day emulate him.

Back to the movie! So when I first heard about it I thought it wasn't going to be a huge epic movie, but after looking at IMDB's cast list, I am excited even more then ever! There are some names in there of people who fit the role perfectly! Some of the stars include Zack Galifianakis (The Hangover), Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls), Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show), Jim Gaffigan (the comedian) and more.

It looks like the expected release date of the movie is November, so I expect everyone to be ready to come with me opening night! Reserve those tickets!

See you at the box office,

-Andrew

(Ps: Check out Ned's site Here)

Failbooking for Facebook

Ah yes, monday again, and no i did not forget about my followers (all 10 of you =(...) but its late and its time to get funny.

Most people now-a-days use a internet social networking site such a myspace, twitter, or my favorite, Facebook. Have you ever gone onto facebook and read something that was just funny, or plain wrong? This is where you need to be.

Failbooking is from the same place that brought you Failblog, something i reviewed awhile back in '09 when I first started up. Just a few warnings, there is a lot of NSFW (not safe for work) images and funny comments on this site, so browse with caution.

This is one I laughed at, its just a odd humor that you have to have to laugh at something like this.

Anyway, sorry for the short post, and remember, tell your friends to stop by and read and watch the video of the week!

Enjoy your next week of Fail!

-Andrew

Game Review: New Super Mario Bro's Wii

Princess Peach captured again? No way! Well, back to the unoriginal plot but epic gameplay. Its time to review the New Super Mario Bro's Wii!

So the game starts off looking pretty impressive, the graphics are far beyond what you would expect from the Nintendo Wii system. Overall comparatively the graphics aren't amazing, but you wouldn't expect human like polygons and intense details on a mario game. The game follows the basic look and feel of any Mario game, 2D side scrolling game with new items, sounds fun!

So blah blah Peach gets stolen by Baby Bowser and his entourage of "Brothers" who then inhabit castles  over eight worlds of play, with a hidden ninth world you can unlock later in the game. Each world is filled with many different assortment of levels ranging from the classic "Ghost House" to "Underground" classics and highflying turtle hopping levels. 

The best part you ask? You can play up to FOUR players. The four player mode allows you to interact with each other in the level, picking each other up, throwing and even using each other as propellers if the power-up is available at the time. (Sometimes you just need to throw a friend into their own doomed lava or poison pit =] ) You can also use each other to bounce extra high to get to hidden areas. The four player option is the only reason why I rate this game so high, the amount of hours I spent playing this game with friends and family surpassed the time I spent playing alone. Multi-player mode just makes the game better, hands down. 

(Screenshot from E3)

The controls are pretty dull overall, but they did add a nice feature to the game using the Wii's motion sensors. If you shake your controller while in the air, on the ground or while you have a propeller upgrade you will do one of the following: Ground shake (Shoots Fire/Frost balls if you have the upgrade) Air Shake (Allows you to slow or speed direction to perfect landings) or Flight (sending you up high, and allowing you to slowly float down to safety.) 

I rate this game with a 9/10, most of the points come from the multiplayer fun, but I do wish there was a way to compete online with other mario lovers (Almost like they did with Mario Cart Wii.) There was a level of excellence that they reached with this new Mario game, and I look forward to the next Mario game that comes out... oh wait they already announced it! 

Thats right gamers, Super Mario Galaxy 2 has been announced! Check it out over at the Game Hunters blog over at USA Today's site. Or feel free to watch a gameplay video from E3 Here.

Anyway Gamers, Hope you enjoyed the post. See you Next monday, or maybe even sooner! =D

-A White

(Ps: To unlock levels in world nine, collect all the star coins from each world!)