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I recently beat Super Metroid on the SNES (via emulator on the HTPC....with cheats...) and when I found out that Other M picks up where Super Metroid ended I decided I'd take a peek.

It starts out a bit cut-scene-heavy, but they are soon replaced with all the more action as Samus blasts her way through the levels of a "Bottle Ship" (whatever that may be).

I haven't really played any of the "Prime" titles, so controlling Samus in 3D is a new concept for me. The controls were a little odd at first but the transition from 2D to 3D works really well and it doesn't take very long getting used to.

Samus will auto-aim most of the time, as long as she's somewhat facing the foe, which makes it much easier to deal with enemies. I also like how, instead of enemies dropping items, Samus utilizes a Concentration technique to replenish health and ammunition. It's a bitch to use when you're in a tight spot, but you don't have to go out of your way to collect a few extra missiles, should you need them.

I've played around two hours and so far it's been a pleasant experience. :3

I don't always shop at Threadless but when I do, it's Back to School Sale. I feel a little cheated though, I bought these tee's for $12 a piece - which is a bargain from their usual $19/$20 - but the next day I got a mail saying "they're now only $10"... >:|

The Horde, Perfect Timing and The Guest dropped in the mail today, along with Red Revenge from Woot. Tasty. :-)

Edit: And I almost forgot about Another Dramatic Moon Scene. Seems like the recurring theme this time around is "man versus very large monsters" (or just large amounts).

I don't know the language, but I'm guessing it's Korean. Honestly, I don't think it matters whether you can read it or not; it scared me shitless just from looking at the pictures. Just click the image and scroll down....

Source: [comic.naver.com]

Before you say anything; there is no such thing as too many Portal-themed t-shirts. Well, in all honestly, there is no such thing as too many t-shirts, period, and he who dies with the most t-shirts wins!

"So, how are you holding up? Because I'm a Potato" is one of the best quotes from Portal 2, one of many, many good ones. It's starting to smell like there'll be another run through the Enrichment Center in the near future. Perhaps some Co-op this weekend... Hmm...

Moving to another universe, "These Aren't The Droids you're looking for" is another great quote, although I'm not an as huge fan of Star Wars. This shirt was randomly picked in Qwertee's InsaniTEE Sale and it's not horrible. Quite humorous , really.

My brother and I decided to build a HTPC. Having all media and games (well not all, but a lot more of it) in the same place, within easy reach, is awesome. The build is near perfection, with only a few small "bugs" left to sort out, such as a the screen flickering now and then, sometimes losing colours, something which I have yet been unable to find the cause of.

And the connectivity of the mouse and keyboard is less than desirable. I'm buying the Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400 which hopefully will sort that out. Looks pretty neat, that one.

The media-side is "powered by" XBMC, a superb piece of media-center software that looks and operates just delisioucly. :-)

Games.. Well, the current-gen gaming will still be "left to" the consoles we have (Xbox 360 and Wii) but [more interestingly] various emulators will take care of the older-gen (Nes and SNES and the like). Using a wireless gaming reciever we're able to play with the 360's controllers. It's not always optimal, but beats the hell out of using a keyboard. ;-)