Topic: Official Australian PGC visitors disscussion about anything thread

[Mario]

Hey, lets all go, we can all beat the sh!t out of Pikachu or any other unsuspecting losers in suits. Seriously though, i might see you guys there...

EDIT: Well Termin8Anakin, i "should" be at school  

[Infernal Monkey]

Look for some tall dude with a crappy goatee, half assed spiked hair and wearing an old Coca-Cola backpack that afternoon. That'll be me! I'll also most likely be yelling things very loud and random people, because... Freaking people out is hilarious!

Damn, I hope they have the likes of Metroid, Fzero and Zelda there to play!

... Might also attempt to kick Jade and Ryan in the balls too.

"Hey guys!"

*BAM*

[Uncle Rich AiAi]

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Originally posted by: Infernal Monkey
*Looks down*
Cool, it's always good to see Anime movies showing in the cinemas. They still need more attention here though, even the magical Spirited Away was only shown in selected cinema's =(

damn Disney for hardly promoting the movie.  if they had promoted like they did (and are now with VHS and DVD release) of Lilo and Stich (sp?), it would done way better.  Spirited Away was freakin' awesome, i saw it twice and can't wait for the DVD release.  the book "The Art of Spirited Away" i ordered from Amazon.com should arrive any day now.

about SMB2, i rang EB on Friday and they told me it would come out this Tuesday.  i hope they ring me tomorrow and i'll go bananas all the way to EB...after all i am AiAi...why do i have to wait so long to see myself in a freakin' game once again?

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Originally posted by: Termin8Anakin
Right now, I am sitting in the uni library typing this up (I'm not supposd to be here, I only allowed to be on for study purposes only. Oooooooh...I got busted once, and now I'm on the corner computer, looking every now and then around my shoulder.....Ooooooooh), and I'm eagerly awaiting the call from EB to pick up my copy of Super Monkey Ball 2 (on my mobile).

tsk, tsk!!!!  

what kind of university is that?  i have used my uni library computer for any internet purpose (okay, with the exception of porn).  there are always Asians playing shockwave games and chatting.  heck, several times last year, my project group stayed to after 8pm b/c we spend to much time surfing the net instead of finishing the assignment and was SHOCKED when we got 90% for one of them.

[Termin8Anakin]

Yeah, I wish it was like that, but there are heaps of people who need the net more than I do, liek for study. But there are librarians standing around watching for people who play flash games (the Metroid Prime one on the Nintendo Europe site is COOOOOL! I got busted playing that).
There are also a few Computer Labs on the campus, but hardly nobody goes there.

UWS Bankstown isn't that big a campus, not like Uni of Sydney or Uni of Technology Sydney (UTS).

EB had better ring me tomorrow as well. I WANT SMB2 NOW!
Does anybody know about what time of day They would call you? Just for future referecnce, since I'm home all day tomorrow anyway.

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Originally posted by: Infernal Monkey
Look for some tall dude with a crappy goatee, half assed spiked hair and wearing an old Coca-Cola backpack that afternoon. That'll be me! I'll also most likely be yelling things very loud and random people, because... Freaking people out is hilarious!

Damn, I hope they have the likes of Metroid, Fzero and Zelda there to play!

... Might also attempt to kick Jade and Ryan in the balls too.

"Hey guys!"

*BAM*

Haha. Right there with ya dude. I'll be there. Look for an Asian fella with a yellow and white 'cougar' shirt, and daaaark blue cargos. I'll also have a worn out coke bag. No crappy goatee, or half assed spiked hair. I'm 175cm. IS that tall? I dunno.  Answers to the name of Steve, Amidala Rocks, Anakin Must Die, Termin8, or Pham. Go to my website (look in sig below) so you guys know what I look like.

Unlike you, I'll shy away in some corner, telling kids how cool Nintendo is, and making them enter the comp. We should all go there. I'll be standing at the base of the stairs in front of Imax, at a time designated by me. Haha. More details soon. Get thusday's Daily Telegraph.

As much as I'd like to kick Matt and Jade's balls, I think I should just say thanks for running one of my fave animes. Then kick em. Haha. And yes, hopefully there are playable Gamecube pods of Zelda, Prime and F-Zero there (doubt it though).

See y'all there at our biggest Nintendo event evah!

[PIAC]

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Originally posted by: Termin8Anakin<br
All my friends have their own cars. I don't. All money goes toward a better Gamecube game collection, and soon, a GBA SP. I have no need of worry of a new PC, cause that's what mums and dads are for.

My parents don't play games. My mum asked me a couple of months ago where do you turn on the computer, all the while pressing the reset button. Ahh, sweet mothers who only know the conditions of the house and the kids. God bless her.

Puzzle games? Hah! My parents only know the puzzles in the Women's Weekly magazines and the kids section of the newspaper. Electronic games are for those who wish to rot their brains. More power to us, I say.

well sadly this isn't the case for me, both mum and dad got their own pcs (after sick of the 3 of us shareing) and now ive been given the crappy 700, hence my need for a new one,  hrm, perhaps my mum is smarter than i give her credit for dad makes me handle all the "administration" type questions in this house (yay im a network admin!)


omg, i want to goto the pokemon thingy in sydney too! curse you brisbane cuuuuurse yoooooou

[Infernal Monkey]

Hey, nice site Termin8. That's the first time I've actually noticed it in your sig ^_^;
Very smart looking! *Looks over at my old Geocities sites, hangs head in shame*

Hmm, I'll answer to the following *ahem*; Infernal, Monkey, Lance, Hey you! or even a slap to the back of the head.
It's all good!

I hope it gets a decent amount of people there, and hopefully Nintendo will promote the GameCube in there somewhere! I don't wanna it restricted to Pokemon Ruby and so on, no sir!

AND YAY! I FINALLY GOT SONIC MEGA COLLECTION!

Oh man, it's sad to say, but I almost cried when booting this up. So beautiful! From the scanned comics, to the STUNNING cleaned up versions of the Sonic CD video's (full screen anime fun!)

What was cool, is that as soon as I went to the games section, I unlocked "Flicky" because I had a SA2:B save on my card =)
That's all I've unlocked so far, really wanna unlock Ristar.

And the original Sonic is... Odd. It's actually the Japanese version, since the clouds in the background move, and there's more special effects with the water. Wonder why it was cut from the US/PAL versions?

Plus it has the option of playing them all in 60 Htz! YAY!  

[Mario]

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AND YAY! I FINALLY GOT SONIC MEGA COLLECTION!

OMG, ITS OUT!!!! Yes, im getting it tomorow, i didnt bother checking today coz i didnt think games came out on Tuesdays, but SH!T i should have checked today. Oh well, i guess ill just have to settle for playing Resident Evil Zero for the rest of the day

[Uncle Rich AiAi]

i rang EB today if SMB2 is out and they said it should be any day now.  arrrggghhh...i hope tomorrow's the day...

it's a shame the Pokemon thing is in Sydney.  i'm going to miss out on the party...kicking Pikachu that is!


Termin8Anakin, my university is big either, it's small compared to the other bigs ones in town:  Melbourne Uni and Monash

see you space cowboys!

[Termin8Anakin]

Thanks Infernal.

And AiAi, Sydney ROCKS!
Hahaha.

EB Had better call me tomorrow for Super Monkey Ball 2.

[Uncle Rich AiAi]

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Originally posted by: Termin8Anakin
And AiAi, Sydney ROCKS!
Hahaha.

the Sdyney fanboys outweigh the Melbourne fanboys

that is not good...

[Termin8Anakin]

Why is that bad?

I just think it's weird that they're holding the event here in Sydney instead of Melbourne, since Nintendo of Australia HQ is based in Victoria.

So in that case, there must be something about us that ROCKS!

[PIAC]

points out the poorness of brisbane quite well too btw the guys at the HQ in melbourne are real nice, they gave my mum a bunch of free stuff (not games ) so now my room is quite nicely decorated in biiiig posters quite attractive really

[Infernal Monkey]

Heh, looks like Sydney is getting all the love this year! Got this from Madman.com.au


"Supanova is back! After a successful heavily anime oriented comicfest! 2002, we've turned it up a few notches to bring you the best mix of anime activities than ever before! The event will be held on April 5 and 6 at Wharf 8, 53-59 Hickson Rd, Sydney. 200 meters from Wynyard Station! This is the only convention in Sydney with our next convention moving to Brisbane in September this year, so Sydney fans don’t miss out!

Appearing at the event will be special guests – Sean Schemmel THE voice of DragonBall Z’s Goku, as well as Debi Derryberry, voice of Jimmy Neutron and Tenchi Muyo’s Ryoki, they will be signing autographs and giving daily talks at the Tamarket Anime Area. In addition to the guests we’ve got a whole lot of anime screenings and activities planned for this event including:

Madman Anime Theatre – Back again with more anime programming than ever before! This year we’ve got some hot exclusives including the finale of DragonBall Z, The Australian Premiere of DragonBall GT and DBZ movie 7 – Super Android 13. But wait there’s more. We’re also premiering some great upcoming titles from Madman including: Argento Soma, Noir, RahXephon, NeiA_7, PLUS HEAPS MORE.
The theatre will also play host once again to some great anime activities including

Madman Cosplay Contest - After a very successful competition at comicfest! 2002, the Madman Cosplay Contest is back again, dress up as your favourite anime character and win lots of great prizes!
Kamehameha! Blast-Off contest - Judged by Goku himself Sean Schemmel, scream your lungs out and win great prizes!
In addition to the anime theatre we’ve also got a stack of anime panels and activities for you to check out, at the Tamarket Anime Area including:

Anime Shopping Guide Panel – A guide on how to shop for anime goods online and around town.
Anime Anytime Karaoke Sessions – Back after a successful run at comicfest sing your favorite anime themes and tunes in this daily event.
Anime Trivia Contest - A new addition to the event, grab a group of friends test your anime knowledge.
Madman Entertainment Panel – A Q&A session with Australia’s no.1 anime company.
Also throughout the weekend, there will be an art contest running. This is an open art contest so anime/manga/comic book, anything is encouraged, even original art. Details will be up shortly. There will also be a cosplayer’s photo area, where cosplayers can hang out together, and get tips from one another about cosplaying or just to chill out.

Don’t forget to check out the Supanova website for more details at http://www.supanova.com.au.

Phew and this is just the anime part of the convention! Hope to see you there!

Sylvester (Sly) Ip
Anime Coordinator - comicfest! & Supanova"


Mmmmmm, a yelling contest! I'm so there! =P

Ah well, back to Sonic Mega Collection! Must... Unlock.... Ristar...

[Mario]

Infernal, i have a question. Would you buy Sonic Mega Collection over Metroid Prime? If they were both sitting on the shelf, and you could only buy one, which would it be? Oh, and has anyone played Super Monkey Ball 2 yet? I saw it today in Kmart.

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5:30 AM  

Ummmmm, Piac, do you sleep?

[PIAC]

well yes i do sleep, i have the unfortunate tastk of being up at 4:30 every morning to be at work by 6am =\ i work at woolies in the deli, if your ever in Camp Hill (brisbaneish area) drop in at woolies and say ello

infact, im of to bed now =\

but i am buying metroid fusion tomorow

[Mario]

Ok, just wondering, and METROID FUSION ROCKS dude, youre gonna love it, when Prime comes out im getting a GBA-GC link cable and see what kind of awesome stuff it can do. Anyway, im seriously getting my ass kicked in RE0, its friggin hard, those damn zombies, im really glad i bought this game, its really epic and scary and the puzzles are awesome.

Has anyone got Super Monkey Ball 2 yet?

[Termin8Anakin]

Am I the only one on this thread who has Super Monkey Ball 2?

I got to Bankstown Sqaure after my day at Uni, and went straight to EB.
"Hi, just like to ask if Super Monkey Ball 2 is out today?"
I was expecting the guy to say 'nah, not till next year' or something.
"Yeah it's out today..."
I gave the Gamecube shelf a quick glance. It wasn't there.
"....but it won't be here until 2pm."
"OK, thanks."

I Walked off. So close yet so far. I took out my mobile, and it said 11am. DAMN! Three hours to burn, and nothing to do. So, I went to the Newsagent, smiled at the chick whom I fancy, and saw the new issue of Nintendo Gamer. Link is on front! I bought it, gave another smile to the chick whom I fancy, then went to the one place that could keep me busy for three hours. The library.
I hadn't been in a public library since 1998. It was newly refurbished, and I was impressed. I asked the librarian if I could aply for a card.
"Are you 18 years old?"
I was somewhat taken back. You need to be 18 to get a LIBRARY CARD? Man.
"Ah damn. I'm 17 turning 18 in a few months, so...."
"Sorry, you need your parents to come in here."
"OK, thanks."
I walked upstairs, and found one book that could keep me occupied for three hours. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, the novel.
I sat down next to two other chicks, whom I now fancy, and read the book. Only problem was, I kept looking at the clock for the time....every five minutes, so the time seemed to drag.
1:59pm, I left the library, and headed for EB.
"Is it in yet?" I asked.
The guy was just unwrapping them from the plastic.
"It sure is."
He took one from the box, scanned it, and said
"Thats $99.95 please."
I showed him the pre-order docket, which had $17 credit on it.
"Ahh, a pre-order, and $17 credit."
A few taps on the keybord, and he said
"Thats $82.95."
I paid the guy, and left with a, literally, fresh copy of Super Monkey Ball 2. I was suprised. I had never been so persistent on a game before. I think I'm gonna be RUTHLESS when it comes to get my copy of Zelda.


OK. Testing time.
I loaded up the game. Sega's logo came up, and then AV's logo, with it's harpsichord sounding theme.
I started the game, Story Mode, and watched the intro:
Whoever came up with the cinematics for this game must have been on some serious magic mushroom or something, cause the monkeys just keep flying from world to world in a flurry of rhymes, ending with 'Magical Spell is Ai-Ai-Poo!'

The gameplay is great. It can get annoying at times, though. This is one game that you don't want to turn up the speakers for. The music, a mix of cheery techno, is repetitive, but suits to some degree. The sound affects are cool. My sister just kept screaming every time Baby fell off the level (in practice mode). There is another annoying thing, and that is hearing 'Ready....Go!' all the time. On the hard ones, you will hear this every three seconds as you retry the level, and it will reduce you to a crying, mumbling heap. And I'm only up to World 3:10 (I'm stuck on the level called 'Dribbles', it is damn hard. And what was with that 'Inch' level in World 2? Geez, talk about Impossible).

The multiplayer, though, is f**cking awesome. I only had the chance to play bowling, but it was just amazing.

So far, I'd give the game a 90%.
Annoying at times, but purely addictive.

[PIAC]

i almost bought fusion last week (i love pay day) but for some reason a greater force compelled me to get Golden Sun instead, which im loving (upto the cursed forest thingy, stupid idiots cutting the trees down) but yesh yesh, getting fusion in about 6-7 hours from now, depends how fast i can walk from woolies to myer heheh, might even get a gba/gc cable while im at it, maybe not

haha yeah, im going to goto the store before it opens so i can get my zelda before anyone! wont be able todo that with metroid =\ i stupidly pre ordered it where mum works, and now that i work, i cant really go there =\ so i better have a full day at work so i have something to take my mind off "metroid is out... why arnt' i playing it? where is metroid, ill bet everyone else is playing it, loving it too, why oh why cant i play it " etc

[Infernal Monkey]

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Originally posted by: Mario
Infernal, i have a question. Would you buy Sonic Mega Collection over Metroid Prime? If they were both sitting on the shelf, and you could only buy one, which would it be?

Well, personally, If I saw both of them sitting next to eachother, and I could only get one.. I'd go with Sonic Mega Collection. But hey, I have almost an obsession with Sonic the Hedgehog based stuff, so yeah! I will be getting Metroid, for sure, but I can't resist Sonic.

Mario, I'd say go with Metroid if you're stuck. Unless you have a fixation on Sonic like I, you'll get more out of Metroid.

*Shrugs shoulders*

And what's with Super Monkey Ball 2's box art? Bah, why can't we just stick with the American box?
*Cries self to sleep*

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Originally posted by: Termin8
"Are you 18 years old?"
I was somewhat taken back. You need to be 18 to get a LIBRARY CARD? Man.

Wow, when I first moved to NSW, I applied for a library card at Blacktown and Parra and got them right there and then, and I was like, 13 at the time! Silly 18+ library! =O MAYBE THEY HAVE PORN!

.... Hmmm, actually, if they did, I wouldn't suggest borrowing them. Might be hard to turn the pages =/

*Rolls away in a ball, avoiding holes in floor and backyard*

 

[Shift Key]

Hey Aussie Gamers! Shifty 2k2 is now the one and only Shifty!

I've just started at Adelaide Uni (give us a heads-up if you're around at all, I'm in most days 9-5) and this is a absolute drain on everything. Too much work. Too little time to do everything else that I was doing before Uni. So unfortunately the Cube is gathering dust. I haven't even got around to playing through Resident Evil or Eternal Darkness because of this, which I bought because I thought the boredom would get to me.

Apart from the deficiency in Nintendo lurve, Uni life is a blast. If you are of age, go out on a pub crawl with some friends. The Engineering Pub Crawl last week was the most fun I've had in ages, even with three months away from school. Imagine 750+ people, wandering the streets of Adelaide, searching for another place to get a cheap drink. That was how I spent 9 hours on a Friday night!

Hopefully I'll find some time to get through Metroid, but I'm not sure at this point.

Seeya round like a donut!

[Mario]

Thanks Monkey, i preordered Metroid today, and Pokemon Sapphire. And i am a REALLY big Sonic fan, and i sold my broken mega drive 4 years ago, so im getting Sonic Mega Collection too, but not for about a month...

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.... Hmmm, actually, if they did, I wouldn't suggest borrowing them. Might be hard to turn the pages =/

*Rolls away in a ball, avoiding holes in floor and backyard*

 

[Mario]

NEED HELP QUICK!!!! Girl problems... Im taking a girl out into the city soon and i have no idea what im doing... *Panicks* I asked her out, she said "sure, but what are we gonna do there" and i said "ummm...... well ill have to get back to ya on that one". Fluck i feel like an idiot, wat should i say to her? I have no idea what were gonna do at the city? SOMEONE GIVE ME A FRIGGIN IDEA, and dont say take her to the Pokemon Gameboy playoff thingy, coz thats not gonna happen lol. I no this sounds lame, but your help will be GREATLY appreciated, this ones a hotty *Panicks, jumps up and down, starts walking back and forth, starts brainstorming ideas on chalkboard, stands still...*

PS:  I didnt no where to ask this, so i just posted it here... hope you guys dont mind.

[Termin8Anakin]

**BREAKING NEWS FOR ALL IN SYDNEY!**

Grace Bros is opening a new store in Casula, at some place called Crossroads, and they're holding a sale......with Gamecube consoles going for a mere $99! And some games are going out the door for $19! No kidding, althought the games my cousin mentioned were Minority Report and Rocky.
The sale is also happening at Grace Bros at Auburn Mega Mart. I don't know about other Grace Bros stores, but if you don't have a Gamecube yet, GET ONE NOW!
And if you already have one, like me, well, suck sh!t.

[Mario]

*sucks sh!t*

DAMN, im soooooo going to that sale, i hope there are some decent games for $19, if Sonic Mega Collection and SMB2 were $19 i would DIE! And $99 for a cube, well it looks like i can finally convince my friend to get one. Oh yeah, and people, answer my plee for help, I NEED MORE HELP! Please....

[PIAC]

do you guys have icq/msn etc? wouldn't mind getting your details if you did also mario, posted some suggestions in gamecube forum


btw, im loving fusion i just got to the second area, the jungly place and saved and quit, but im loving it! it feels alot like super metroid