Still Alive is Up and Early!!!

This was announced earlier today for to be released tomorrow, but apparently someone pulled the trigger to put it early on both XBL Marketplace and the Rock Band store.  Still Alive, the end song from Portal, is up and it is what u expect from a free song which is easy and simple on guitar (Expert). Maybe drums are a different story from what I read, but Portal fans should download this in a heartbeat. Kind of cool that this is the first free song for Rock Band considering a handful of free songs in Guitar Hero III. Here's already a video of someone FCing it (the first video I found).

Clip of the Day (3/31/08) = Jabbawockeez!!!

If u became a Jabbawockeez fan like me after watching MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. Here's a nice set of all their dances in one 10 minute YouTube clip. They were also on Regis & Kelly earlier today doing an alternate version of the 2nd to last dance on this Tube clip. Enjoy or not.... I feel like buying some Jabba merchandise now like a mask and a shirt. (Note - this clip does not include the mashing performances with the Final 4, the West Coast only performance, and the faceoff with Status Quo).

Time to Drill some Blocks.....

The next two weeks for Xbox Live Arcade are going to be good. First off on Wednesday is Mr. Driller Online (Screenshot above and trailer below). Honestly, I never played a Mr. Driller game before so this will be all new to me. This game is 800 MS Points with online play (hence the online on the title) for the first time in the series and classic Driller as the fans know and love. After some lackluster games in the month of March, XBLA is stepping back up with Ikaruga supposedly next week (for 800 MS Points as well), even though Microsoft claims they are limiting themselves on the "faithful arcade ports" and some backlash was the result (They actually rejected some of Cave's hardcore 2D shumps on the service like Don Donpachi, whatever it is called). Hopefully, a review of Mr. Driller Online will happen this weekend after playing the crap of it. Speaking of reviews, I haven't gotten around towards redoing my Smash Bros. Brawl review, oh well. Maybe I should waste 10 bucks on Cruisin' USA on the Wii Virtual Console (refer to that blog post for more).

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.