Happy Birthday to Me!!!!!!!!!

I'm 21 today = Yay for me!!!

Okay, I'm going to sleep now.

Wrestlemania 24 Recap (From what I read)

Wrestlemania 24 already ended (Repeats are now on). I didn't watch it due to other plans I had, but I read the results and forum feedback from NeoGAF, Tekken Zaibatsu, and Shoryuken. Here's the rundown and my short thoughts about the matches (Spoilers ahead for some).

JBL defeated Finlay in Belfast Brawl.

- Didn't really care about this match that much and good thing it opened up the show.

CM Punk wins Money in the Bank against Chris Jericho, Ken Kennedy, MVP, Carlito, John Morrison, and the returning Matt Hardy.

- The screenshot I have above why WM 24 seems worth it maybe. I like CM Punk, and I hope he uses it on RAW or Smackdown instead of ECW. He needs to get out of that shell there. From what I read, probably not the greatest MitB match, but had enough spots to stay true to the match's purpose.

Batista defeated Umaga.

- This match had some botches, so expect some of that on the next Botchmania, one of my favorite series of YouTube videos. Looks like Umaga is heading to Smackdown in the coming weeks, so this feud might continue there.

Kane defeated Chavo Guerrero to become the new ECW champion.

- This match lasted like 6 seconds with Kane from behind chokeslamming Chavo, but about damn time for Kane to have a world title reign even though it is the ECW title. I kind of agree about how the ECW title is like a waste for WWE which is probably this match didn't last that long.

Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair.

- Arguably the match of the night and a lot of emotions at its peak, since this is Ric's last match ever. The emotions between the two of them were great with Shawn saying sorry to Ric and loves him as he gives him a 3rd Sweet Chin Music. Flair cries after the match and the crowd chanting thank you Ric as he walks to the back. Truly the best moment of the whole night with all the emotion and passion of a good match.

Beth Phoenix & Melina defeated Maria & Ashley in Bunnymania.

- This match is a huge waste in my opinion, but WWE had to filled the void with Maria's cover for Playboy. Also kind of a disgrace of this match being after HBK and Flair's, but Snoop Dogg and Santino probably saved this segment from becoming much worse with Snoop knocking out Santino at the end.

Randy Orton defeated Triple H & John Cena to retain the WWE Championship.

- No one saw this coming with Orton winning and this match not being last, but it happened. Such a great heel finish as well with HHH Pedigreeing Cena and Orton breaking the cover with his concussion kick and then pinning Cena to retain. Everyone expected HHH or Cena to win, but Orton keeping the title after Mania shocked many. I expect a rematch for the Backlash PPV with a possible title change there.

Floyd Mayweather defeated The Big Show

- The big match that the mainstream media paid attention wasn't that bad as people thought it would be. Good thing Mayweather took some bumps and Show destroying his posse, but a brass kunckle shot made Floyd win it.

Undertaker defeated Edge to become new World Champ (also 16-0 at Mania)

- A different finish this time around with Edge submitting to Taker's Triangle Choke hold after kicking out of Chokeslams, Last Ride, and even the Tombstone. Good thing Taker keeps the streak for another year and truly deserves another title run before he retires.

Overall, Wrestlemania 24 seems decent, some moments that the fans wanted to happen came true, Kane won a World Title, CM Punk winning MitB (Y2J was the favorite), HBK and Flair being match of the night, Orton shocking the wrestling world, and Taker's streak continuing. Now I'm hyped somewhat for TNA's Lockdown PPV next month (the steel-cage only PPV) with some good matches already announced.

Super Mario Fusion - A nice fan game with twists

Last year, I played an awesome fan game, which was Streets of Rage Remake, which was basically all 3 Streets of Rage games combined to one super SoR game, and it was actually pretty good and faithful to the legacy of that Genesis series. A Sonic fan game was in the works, Sonic XG, but I don't know what happened to it or whether it was finished or not. Fast forward to this year and I happened to touch upon a Mario fan game that is pretty cool and maybe something that could be amazing. It is called Super Mario Fusion, made by YouTube user JudgeSpear2, and it is a Mario style fan game, but Mario travels to various spots of gaming history other than the Mushroom Kingdom. You may freak out when a Halo level, Mega Man level, Doom level, and a Tetris level is in a fan-made Mario game, but it is pretty cool how it is faithful to both Mario games and the some of the other games I mentioned. New power-ups like the Megaman Mario and Spartan Mario make the game worthwhile along with weapons, bosses, and challenging levels. The game is currently in beta phases, but when it is done, it can be truly special. I tried to run the game at its current beta, but it seems slow to me. Here's a video showcasing the game at its current phase. Check the other videos on the channel for more craziness.

Cruise the USA in 2008?? - Maybe not....

So Cruisin' USA is coming out on the Wii Virtual Console Monday (the N64 version). I actually played this game to death as well as Cruisin' World on the arcade and N64 because I was young at the time didn't know better. The first two Cruisin' games weren't that bad at the time and they could be fun racing games with my age of the time. Cruisin' USA was a good old-fashioned arcade racing game of Point A to Point B against 7 other racers at various locations of the United States within a time limit with checkpoints to increase time. Now these days, it is likely not worth it pay 10 bucks for this game on Virtual Console, but if you're very nostalgic for 90's arcade racing games, then go for it especially this N64 port seems pretty bad compared to the arcade version (YouTube comparison videos ahead - Arcade is above, N64 is below, thanks to users eVoluci0n and Eric4372). Its okay if they're not the same track, you'll get the idea.

Clip of the Day (3/28/08) = Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

Thanks again to Gamevideos for putting up this trailer even though it was up on GameSpot last night, today's clip of the day since all the other major gaming sites will get it later today likely is the first trailer for Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. I still think this should have been a download of sorts instead of a brand new retail disc (like 30 bucks pending on XBL Marketplace and PSN while Wii and PS2 owners get the disc). Then again, people are going to buy anything Guitar Hero these days like me especially that weird DS version, On Tour (I don't have a DS anymore). It will probably be worth it for some Aerosmith songs and some other tacked on songs from other artists, but like most songs that have been out as GHIII DLC, its way better on Rock Band.

Okay No Riot Tonight.... + Smackdown vs. RAW 09 announced

This looks like a new trend for Wrestlemania weekend announcing this year's entry for their games. Smackdown vs. RAW 2009 is official as expected and the focus this time is tag teams with momentum meters combined for a team, hot tags, and more double team moves. The story mode, aka Road to Wrestlemania, can be done also co-op along with single player, which is cool. Some other new features like Create-A-Finisher and upcoming DLC for updated rosters makes this year's Smackdown worthwhile. If u want to read more about this one, IGN has the exclusive preview with the first trailer and a long / good interview that is a good read if u liked the recent Smackdown games. Honestly, the last WWE game I bought was Here Comes the Pain back in 2003 and I always like maybe this is the time to buy them again, but I don't. I rather buy TNA's video game instead, TNA Impact!, since I'm getting to be more of a TNA fan than WWE now even though TNA has its own problems of being a good wrestling promotion. In addition, Impact is currently looking way better than this one graphically currently. Let's see if THQ and Yuke's can step it up with the graphics, but the amount of content in this year's game is good enough to please fans.

Lastly, looks like no riot tonight with Jabbawockeez winning America's Best Dance Crew = Yay!!! I guess America voted right after all. Since it is spoiled already before the West Coast viewing, I'm still watching the finale tonight anyway. Hopefully Season 2 is bigger and better, but it will be hard to top this first season with Jabba and Kaba Modern blowing away the competition.

Everyone's A Rat..... (Last GTA IV Trailer)

After killing some time playing Tekken 6 again getting my ass whooped (still fun times), I got home and I watch this trailer below... (Thanks to GameVideos again)

The final GTA IV Trailer has arrived and this month wait couldn't get any longer. Rockstar is going out of a bang on this one being the best trailer out of the 4 official ones released. There is some serious stuff in there, and likely will be my game of the year. The game looks good for its graphical style and I'm willing to pony up for the limited edition, which is already pre-ordered. All the multiplayer details have been pretty awesome, which makes the package feel even more complete besides the single-player craziness. April 29 is going to be a good day indeed.