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Random Box #1: Nico Nico Video Medley

2010-05-16T18:55:00.000-07:00

So I was bored one day and decided to re-translate the lyrics of 組曲「ニコニコ動画」 or Kumikyoku "Nico Nico Douga", literally "Smiley Videos" Medley. (Hereafter referenced as Kumikyoku)

More after the break. (If I can get it to work...)

The Lyrics are as follow:

Raise the limit that lies endlessly deep in my heart
With that technique that only you know how to use
C'mon, break the limit! C'mon, break the limit!
C'mon, break the limit! C'mon, break the limit!
C'mon, break the limit!
(Let's Go!)
Raise the limit that lies endlessly deep in my heart
With that technique that only you know how to use
C'mon, break the limit!
Instinct whirls in the middle of my slowing heartbeat, very slowly
In this dream only for tonight this intense dance will never stop

On this particular sunny day a happiness greater than all magic
Pours down endlessly, it's impossible, that this happiness will end
See you tomorrow then we can say, "we're laughing and humming all of the way"
Gather happiness, it's really easy! It's not that hard if you really try.
Gonna chace after them (gonna chace after them) and try to catch them
You love big dreams, don't you? Don't you? Suki deshou?

I'm using a konbu seaweed soup stock (Left B right A right right!)
It's merging skipjack tuna and konbu (A A left left right!)
I'm using a konbu seaweed soup stock (Left B right A right right!)
Skipjack tuna and konbu (A A left left right A!)

Ah, what will I do!? I raise my arm higher up! (Erin! Erin!)
You are my moon, my beloved moon, my beloved inverted moon (Tasukete! Erin!)

Yanmaani yanmaani yanmaani yaiiya
Yanmaani yanmaani yanmaani yaiiya
Yanmaani yanmaani yanmaani yaiiya
It is the link of two people
Disobey the guidance that comes from above
It comes from the all-showing star
Just run straight up without looking down
Towards the door up in the sky
I will go anywhere, I will go to

[dance break]

Warriors of fate it's time to stand, and the time to hold your ground
Use your swords of lightning-made, strike down your enemies

Exiting the forest is super simple
All you do is follow these path turns
For the rest of your gaming life

(Si tu lo deseas puedes volar
Si tu quieres el cielo alcanzar
Y las estrellas tocar
Con mi amor)

Now there is nothing left in this world but things I don't understand
But this road, that I believe in, I will just follow it
I won't mind or stop no matter who is my friend or foe.
My hands they will never let go, now. This is my crimson vow!

I can't defeat Air Man
No matter how I try to dodge all his tornadoes, he just kills me again
And even though I can get behind him
It's no use. I try to fight, but I get blown away in the end.
I shoot as fast as I can,
But when I had to go against Air Man's tornado I was helpless again
I'll try again, of course, but this is my plan
I'll keep my E tank saved in reserve just as long as I can

Your brave eyes shine brightly
Showing the strenght of your soul
We'll aim for whatever
The future holds

Uninstall, uninstall
I am just of the countless specks of dust, on this blue planet
But that's something that I can't comprehend
Uninstall, uninstall
Well I guess I have to pretend to be the one
A warrior, who knows nothing that of fear, Uninstall

A fading trail, it dazzled me and I ran away
And so I ran away, I was alway that weak, and I kept running
I let go, I was frustraded with myself
And the fact that I couldn't stay, I couldn't stay that way forever

Where are you now, where are you now, what are you doing this moment?
Are you somewhere far away beyond those clouds in the sky?
Will you please keep that smile on your face until the end of time?
That is all I wish of you to do for me

Hating, hating, loving (an an-an an an-an an)
Who are you? Who are you? Can't be alive without you
Why is it, I wonder, Why? (an an-an an)
Why why why don't I miss you a lot, forever?
I just don't know how to work out your magic
If I confesed my feelings to you it would be tragic
You are totally different from me.
Please, oh please, don't steal people hearts so easily, this I ask of you

I still remember, I was doing this as a kid
It is a faded memory, puting my red and white baseball cap
Ultraman! Ultraman seven!
A fond memory from when I used to be a kid
When I ate curry and stuff, stamping silver spoon to my eyes
Ultraman! Ultraman seven!
(But now,) I can't even recall any of that anymore
Like I'm chased by something everyday, that how I live today!
The scenery that I have missed is one ten million! One ten million!
The seasons that have passed were just graffiti
The courage that you have given me is one ten million! One ten million!
The seasons that have passed were just dramatic

I'll follow you, it doesn't matter where you are going
In to the darkness of this bitter world
You will shine and exceed the limits of the future
To prevent your spirit from being broken
Because of your glaring weakness
You must converge with my way
Now, I'll keep praying God Bless

Just take it!
The one who'll be laughing at the end has to be me
'Cause it's a sailor uniform, Q.E.D
Even though it's monday,
I am not feeling well, what to do?
I want the summer uniform, it's so damn cute!

With the support of everyone here
Gacha gacha cute figurine!
Again! Once more! Louder now
Let us proclaim it, everyone!
Figurines are truly our best friends!

I've loved you since ten thousand years ago and two thousand more
After about eight thousand years had passed
My love grows stronger than before
I'll still love you after a hundred million years and two thousand more
Every day since the day I knew you
The music has not died out in my little hell

Pittan tanta mojipittan (one two!)
Rinran ranra mojipittan (one two!)

Pettan pettan tsurupettan (youjo youjo tsurupeta youjo)
Pettan pettan tsurupettan (madamada ikuo!)

Everybody loves
Nico Nico Video
You can express yourselves

By giving a little tender kiss dear
(Kururu) By giving a little tender kiss dear

While barefooted, will you chase me?
Feeling, the side of your face draws near
Kiss my lips; embrace me with both of your hands

(uh! uh! uh! uh!)
Oh my god! (oh my god!)
Oh my god! (oh my god!)
Oh my god! (oh my god!)
What the hell are you listening to?

Kimi ga yo wa
Chiyo ni yachiyo ni
Sazare ishi no

Iwao to nari te
Koke no musu made

Gacha gacha cute figurine!
For such an angel to arrive here
Is an appearance of the beginning of love
Crazy, maybe, but that's what life means! (Pom!)
Gacha gacha cute figurine!
Longer! Closer! Give them more love!
Polish them more! Worship them more!

You are the prince of tennis

We've got to summon the Onmyouji! Let's go!

Sakura sakura
Noyama mo sato mo
Miwatasu kagiri
Sakura sakura
Hanazakari

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Airman Ga Taosenai/Airman Cannot be Defeated lyrics by Kiwikenobi.

VG Box #3: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

2010-02-13T12:04:00.000-08:00

Metroid is a great series, no doubt about it. But the leap into 3D brought some controversial (at the time) things to the series. Mainly the first-person camera. How to bring a metroidvania game into a 3D FPS? Easy. You don't. You bring it into an FPA. Thus Metroid Prime.

After Metroid Prime's success and cliffhanger ending, sequels were bound to be made, and so, we find ourselves in the topic of this post: MP3:C

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

The Metroid series is known for their exploration, sense of loneliness and sequence breaking. So how is it that even with these things removed or minimized it still feels like a Metroid game? While exploration is still a main part of this game, items are more easy to find thanks to satellites placing their locations on your map. And the loneliness is broken by the fact that the Galactic Federation is giving you instructions and is ever present in certain planet and at one point helps you fight in a raid. And yet this game is considered by many as the perfect ending to the Phazon trilogy. I don't know why.

It feels like a Metroid game, looks like a Metroid game, plays(mostly) like a Metroid game and is probably the best in the Trilogy. Only problem, it's too easy. I mean I passed it with all item without looking at a guide once. It's bad when you can have a horrible player (like me) find all the item with little effort. And while I haven't tried the Hypermode difficulty level, that still doesn't change the items, just the enemies.

In the end, this game is a very good Metroid game with an awesome story and great graphics, but you'll probably beat it once, get all the items and then forget about it. And that's my verdict.

V.G. Series #1 - Metroid

2009-08-04T20:49:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the first of another feature of this site, V.G. Series, in which I speak of a series I'm interested in. If you're reading this I suggest you go and read something actually interesting... Like anything else. This is how it's gonna work: I'm gonna write a hub article -AKA this- then do separate post for individual games. Hopefully this will keep it organized.

Anyway, I'm going to talk about the Metroid Series.

The Metroid Series

Metroids; creatures created by the ancient and once grand Chozo civilization, a race of bird-like beings who achieved the greatest technological advances in the known universe. Rediscovered by the Galactic Federation in the year 20X5 C.C. in the planet SR388, they were stolen by the Space Pirates and taken to their base in Zebes in the FS-176 System. It is then that the GF contracted with the Bounty Hunter known as Samus Aran, with a mission: Destroy the Metroids, and defeat the Super Computer in use by the Space Pirates in Zebes, Mother Brain.

And thus starts Metroid. (And Zero Mission.)

Eventually this will be filled with links but for now here's a list of the games:

Metroid (Zero Mission)
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Metroid 3: Super Metroid
Metroid 4: Metroid Fusion
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes/Dark Echoes
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Metroid: Other M

VG Box #2: [PROTOTYPE]

2009-07-16T19:59:00.000-07:00

Time for my second "VG Box", this time dedicated to my most recent game:

[PROTOTYPE]

So in PROTOTYPE you play as Dr. Alexander J. Mercer a scientist at GENTEK... or something that thinks is Mercer. Designated ZEUS by BLACKWATCH, a military organization that experiments with the BLACKLIGHT Virus, a virus that creates the zombie-like Infected Civilian, and the beast-like Hunters, Mercer wakes up in a morgue with no recollection of past events and the ability to shape-shift and "eat" people absorbing their biomass, memories, and abilities.

As Mercer you must figure out who made you like this and make them pay. How are you going to do this? Well by destroying the crap out everything and anything you find, in one of the best games in this generation. In this game you're so incredibly overpowered that it goes from fun, to boring, to fun again. This sandbox-style game allows you great freedom as you roam through NYC, destroying Infected Hives and infiltrating Military Bases. While the gameplay is great and the overall-story intriguing, the story is developed through small cut-scenes that seem stale and badly thought out.

Anyways, I thoroughly enjoyed this game, and although the cutscenes are kinda lame, this game was all you probably hoped, and it's replay value will have you playing it various times to get all the trophies(or achievements if you have the 360 version.) And that's my veredict.

VG Box #1: Sonic and the Secret Rings

2009-06-11T18:23:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the site's first feature, "VG Box", were I will share my thoughts on games, and stuff. Hope you tolerate this.

Sonic and the Secret Rings

Sonic's first Wii escapade was a fast-paced platformer in which you control Sonic as he goes through various worlds inspired by the One-Thousand and Nights. You know, like a dinosaur infested forests, the middle of a storm out at sea, the king's castle,- wait what? Yes, apparently Sega's Sonic and the Secret Rings features dinosaurs. Remember those from the book? I sure don't.

Inaccuracies aside SatSR was a pretty solid platformer. The control scheme was a little iffy, and the game feels artificially extended by having you play the same levels over and over again but with different objectives; but overall a good game. Sure there are some parts which are frustrating, to say the least, but I overall enjoyed it.

That's not to say I didn't have problems with it. As previously mentioned the game forces you to make it through the same levels, with minute differences, such as "get there before the floating ball of light does" and "kill all enemies while getting there". This doesn't change much as in the end it all bogs down to waggling the "Wii-mote" at certain times. Also there are some parts were the "on-rails" camera works against you and you can't see were the next dash pad is to outrun the stampede of dinosaurs. Also, the space Sonic can move isn't defined by the graphics; it's less, making you think you can dodge an enemy but it turns out it's next to the boundaries of movement even though it's nowhere near the wall.

Anyways, my point is that, while enjoyable, this game feels lacking; and with no real incentive to pass it, it'll most likely sit in a corner collecting dust. And that's my veredict.

In the Begining...

2009-06-10T15:32:00.001-07:00

Hello, I’m Zero-ELEC/Zero (0)/Zero__0_.

This is going to be my “Blog”-type-thing where I’ll post my completely biased and uneducated thoughts on videogames, politics, life, the universe and everything. Mainly about videogames though.

Anyways some info about me:

* I’m from México (yes that’s a tilde) so please excuse any spelling mistakes I make. In fact feel free to point them out so I can correct them.

* My likes in videogames are pretty random:

** I’m a big fan of the Final Fantasy series.

** And Rockman/Mega Man series.

** And Metroid series.

** And Zelda series.

* I’ve never disliked a videogame. (Except one, which I’ll discuss later.)

* I have the following consoles: a DS, a DSlite, a Wii, a PSP, two PS3s(40gb, and 60gb), a PS2, a PS, a GCN, an N64, a GBA SP, a GBC, a GB, a(n) SNES, a(n) NES, and an ATARI.

* My PSN ID is Zero-ELEC.

* This exists.

* My posts will be short and pointless.

Well that's enough for now. Later.