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For a while now, Phong's been hosting these retro gaming nights at his place.  We've used to play the bejeebus out of a bunch of classic fighting games from the 1990's, and last Wednesday, I dare say, we played the most God-like game in existence: Jackie Chan's Fists of Fire.

I want to give this game a proper review later, since these posts are usually reserved for something else.  I've got more games lined up that I want to share with you guys, so look forward to them!  I'll have to think of a related title later, but for now it's definitely going to be about those old arcade fighters from the last decade.

Pretty good week for news!  Lots of good stuff to pick and choose from.  My philosophy to posting these links is to "make people smile."  If it's funny and interesting to you, read it!  That's why I created this blog after all :)

And as always, you can check out the full list of links on my delicious page.


Backpacker’s Guide to Narita Airport | Japan Probe
Incredibly useful for anyone considering going to Japan in the near future.  I sure wish I had seen this two years ago when I had went for the first time...

Video: Coca-Cola Freestyle demo & how it works - Fast Food Maven : The Orange County Register

（original）自主制作アニメ - フミコの告白　Independent production anime
Cute and short animation that's really amazing.  It's a bit over-the-top, but it's quite wonderful to watch!

BBC - Science & Nature - Human Body and Mind - Spot The Fake Smile

Cool little test!  I got about four wrong.  This is surprisingly hard...

Quentin Tarantino stars in Softbank commercials
This guy...he talks alot.  Like, a lot.

The final chapter for Kara no Kyoukai comes out December 9th!  Woohoo!

Hat tip to Cuong for linking the video!  That's just some awful damage in rage mode lol..

This game is starting to show a lot of promise.  Aside from it's throwback to retro 8-bit gaming a la Dragon Quest and other notable JRPG titles, it also appears to have a classic Zelda mechanic with full on health bars and map system.  I'm definitely getting hyped for this game more and more; it looks quirky enough to be fun!

I've also seen some crazy customizations such as Hatsune Miku from the Vocaloid franchise swapped in as the main character!  Too cool!  There's also a whole bunch more, like Cloud from Final Fantasy, Gundam, even an Evangelion lol.  An anime fans dream, so to speak!

New to the Tekken universe?  My friend Darnell over at SRK linked these highly informative and easy to understand videos that discusses the basics of combat for the uninitiated.  Level Up Your Game along with iamtekken.com have partnered up, featuring notable players like MYK a.k.a. Michael Kwon, a moderator over at tekkenzaibatsu.com.

Episode one is split into five different videos, each of which you can catch for free over at youtube.  For seasoned veterans, you may want to skip to part three to catch a refresher course on combos and wall techniques.  Lots of good info abound here folks -- check it out!

Level Up Your Game part one
Level Up Your Game part two
Level Up Your Game part three
Level Up Your Game part four
Level Up Your Game part five