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Ahh, Japanese pizza. Many of you won’t believe how extremely awful and terribly sized pizza is in Japan, but it truly is the biggest disappointment of all the imported foods that are popular. Japanese people eat this shit because they don’t know what good pizza is… If you know any Japanese people that come to America, 9/10 times they will say that Olive Garden is good. What the fuck. Italian food in Japan is somewhat of an interest to me simply because it’s so bizarre. I don’t really understand where half of the things on the menus come from, but it’s definitely not Italy, or even America. I’ve never heard of lunchmeat pizzas other than the ones in Lunchables®, but Japanese people seem to enjoy eating cold cuts on top of a pie in lieu of traditional and delicious toppings. I have yet to try Pizza Hut here, and don’t intend to. Sausage-crust pizza or the Crab & Shrimp Mayo King don’t exactly entice me:

Okay, so today is 04/21/08, the day that the almighty Metal Gear Online beta was SUPPOSED to launch worldwide. After all the issues and problems up until this point, Konami has the brass to decide their servers “can’t handle” a worldwide beta, and so the entire thing outside of Japan has been delayed. Let’s explore what the process was to even getting into the damn thing, let alone acquiring the beta itself.
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    Not much has been going on; mainly just been working on stuff for Thunderbolt Games
these days. Probably going to be a shortage of vlog stuff for a while, but I’ll be sure to squeeze one or two more out before I return back to the US. Anyone that has suggestions on what I should film can just hit me up with an email or comment. I can’t think of anything particular that hasn’t been done to death, but I’d like something that would be longer than my normal episodes. I prefer editing things down to what’s necessary, which is why a lot of my videos, be it game-related or otherwise, are seemingly short. I’m just sick of fluff is all. Anyways, that’s all for now, but be sure to watch my YouTube channel, as I don’t make posts about new videos these days.

– Jidou

Since the creation of the original Gameboy, portable gaming has taken off in such a way that many people, especially “non-gamers”, are able to enjoy software without the hassles of having to spend large amounts of money on a console and accessories. It is now the year 2008, and the DS has taken an incredibly large part of the gaming market, emphasizing more simple and varying software than previous handhelds. With some of the best-selling titles not truly being “real games”, what’s right and wrong about the market today, and what needs to change in the future? Read the rest of this entry »

After years of waiting that were lengthened by numerous delays, Super Smash Bros. Brawl has finally hit the shelves of Japan. While most gamers will have to wait until March (or later, for those outside of North America) to get their hands on this title, an estimated 500,000 copies have fallen into the hands of players in Japan, including myself. After putting quite a bit of time into this game, I would have to say that it was most definitely worth the wait, and that those still waiting have something to get excited about. Read the rest of this entry »