Recent content by EricKei

True, but Electric vehicles readily available at the consumer level are often still a bit pricey, have absolute CRAP for range (elec/gas similar hybrids that self-recharge in city traffic go a long way to correcting this, but pure electrics still have this issue), and all that juice still has to...

We actually just got it 'round these parts maybe a year ago -- either that, or we've had it for years and gas stations just recently started *mentioning* it because they were somehow forced to ~_~ My issue is, I drive a 2000 grand marquis...very possibly borderline as to whether it can safely...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't we go through this "corn added to fuel" idiocy back in the 80's? Back when it was called "gasohol"? It was shown to be destructive to engines then, and the only thing that has really changed is that we now have "flexfuel" vehicles that can safely handle the...

Last gen games -- they stop selling them because nobody's buying (tho Ninty's systems tend to last longer than most). They kept selling GBA games for a number of years after the system was no longer being made, which is phenomenal. At that point, most of the batteries within the carts were dead...

As a former 'Stopper (by several years), I can vouch for much of what has been said in here. Former low-end manager, and former general wage slave for a few years. Note that I had one of the good stores, staffed 100% with game enthusiasts would even tell people NOT to buy certain games because...

...Especially seeing as how, at least on XBL, the only people likely to ever do that are the hackers who just fiddle with the online Scoreboards. There were hackers who did that on Vesperia of all games -- A JRPG! -- By sending up blatant hacks like "game completion time: 0.0001 seconds" >_<

I kinda understand having really easy cheevos for things like finishing a level, just as long as they're not the ONLY ones you get. I always gathered that the idea was that each game should have some "freebies", a bunch of "do something specific" ones, and a tiny number of "you have no life"...

Back in Ye Olde Days, prior to the existence of cheevo's, the Sierra adventure game "Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist" (it's better than it sounds) did something like this. Walking up to your pharmacy, locating the key, and opening the front door awarded you enough points to bring your Score...

If I still had my Atari 2600 around, I could have listed Tank Plus, aka Combat. The oldest game I can put my finger on as having an actual, physical copy would either be Pool of Radiance (the original, 1980's gold box one) or the original Reach For The Stars, the great grandpappy of 4X games.

If they're in really incredible condition (preferably with box and all goodies) and/or hard to find, look up "collector's" sites, you may be able to get some decent prices there. Otherwise, consider sites that let you trade in games for "site credit" such as cheapassgamer or goozex. Note that...

Simple and straightforward. The thought is that, if you say something REALLY stupid/inappropriate/sexist/racist/scummy while trashed out of your mind, what's really happening is that the boozeahol has simply removed and/or impaired the brain-to-mouth filters that most people normally have in...

I'll go with a movie that kinda scared me as a kiddle, but that I enjoy now -- Firestarter.

Musashi (the PSX one) is an action/adventure game (and a really good one!), but I don't see much of a romantic subplot in it at all beyond your obligation to save the Princess. If you've not seen it before, the power-up scheme is straight out of MegaMan/RockMan, save that you can only retain...

The pickings are getting a mite slim...So, instead of yet another Fallout 3 post...Something a bit less awe-inspiring, but effective nonetheless. As with most of the game, the intro is juuuust slightly influenced by a movie. Here, A Clockwork Orange. "Well, there I am: Conker, the King. King...

I've never seen protesters of any stripe as representative of the people of any nation as a whole. Thus, no real effect either way. Seeing vids of them just makes me wonder if the ones who are "Professional Anarchists" (q.v. a certain number of the Wall Street protesters) get paid as well for...