Not that it hasn't anything to do with the rest of this blog. I just wanted to mention that one of my favourite movies of the last year wasn't even nominated for Best Animated Feature. Granted, there were a lot more high quality animated films last year than there have been for some time, but I'm still annoyed that Ponyo didn't make the cut.
I'm also annoyed that no matter how little I pay for a game, it always finds a way to become even cheaper the next time I check. I bought Zack and Wiki little more than a week ago for $30, which I thought was a good deal. Now I'm seeing it everywhere for a mere $20. Advance Wars: Dual Strike, which I paid $20 for is now only $13 - cheaper than any other DS game I've ever seen (except for Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers which no-one seems to want). Even Punch-Out!!, which should never go down in price because:
- It's a Nintendo published game. I've still never seen Twilight Princess for less than $70.
- JB Hi-fi are the only major retailer in Australia that stock it, so it's not like there's any competition to force them to drop the price.
is now $30. Yes, Punch-Out just got reduced by 50 bucks. To be fair, I didn't actually pay for the game myself but I'm really feeling sorry for Santa's wallet right now. If anyone reading this is an Australian Wii owner who hasn't already bought the game - JB Hi-fi. Now. Even if it will be only $15 in a week.
I did manage to get my hands on a couple of old, but unused, Game Boy Advance games for only a few dollars each - Sonic Pinball Party, Columns Crown and Castlevania. As in the original NES Castlevania. I'm not going to bother doing up a whole "First Impressions" blog for them, as I've played all of them before anyway. Well, except for Columns Crown but it's pretty much just Columns. It's not quite as good as Dr. Mario, Tetris, Puzzle League, Puyo Puyo, Puzzle Fighter, Lumines, Puzzle Bobble, Chu Chu Rocket, Puzzle Quest, Bejeweled, World of Goo, or any other puzzle game I can't think of off the top of my head, but it's still playable.
Oh, and my Super Mario 64 DS card is seemingly dead. Every time I restart the game, all the data has been erased, so I can't exactly play through it unless it's all in one sitting. I think it's time to let it go (take it to EB Games and try to pass it off as a working copy). At least I still have the memories....
The music in the water levels....
The secret slide behind the stained glass window....
That damn vulture that kept trying to steal my hat!
R.I.P. The DS Thumb-strap (2004-2010)