Thoth

Alright the Xenogears trolling ends now. Only a foolish fool would foolishly consider that trolling. Foolish fool, trollish troll, what's the difference? Oh yeah, one's a mod. ON TOPIC: I've been meaning to try the Phoenix Wright games. I really need to pick one up soon, but do they have much replay value? It seems like once you've played a case there wouldn't be much excitement to doing it again. You can try to pretend otherwise, but once you know exactly how to play through a trial, that's it for the challenge. It has about as much replay value as Myst. What that means is, if you actually enjoyed replaying Myst, you'll like replaying this.

fazzle, Case 4 is enough of a departure that I hope it changes your mind. It's very unique, to say the least.

I just finished Phoenix Wright: Justice For All. Excellent, excellent game...makes me a bit disappointed to think of how long we may have to wait for the 3rd to be brought over. The last case lasted an incredible amount of time, with many twists and turns. I can see why many consider it the best case in the series. The best part about the case was I honestly thought I had it figured out early on. Watching the guilty party get it in the end, the look on the face, sheer terror. So satisfying. The third game has 5 cases, although I believe there are 2 short ones instead of one. Also, the third game ties all the loose ends from the first and second games together, especially regarding this person:

More time on the Elebits level, huh? Originally, I had it giving way too much time. Then again, I know where everything is. Making a level kind of sucks because you can't hide Elebits the same way the game hides them in levels, and only specific objects hide Elebits. But once you realize this, making them gets somewhat easier.

To answer the last question, yes. My wireless router has 4 wired ports. Personally, I combined my wireless router and my wired router, so I actually have 8 ports. But I'm fucking awesome that way. Actually, it's just called cascading routers, and I followed directions on the Internet to do it. Regarding "Sensitive data flying through the air". This is coming from someone who is capable of accidentally hacking passwords: No one really gives a flying fuck about your data. Seriously, nothing you do is that interesting, unless you are a bank, credit union, or government agency. If you get hacked through your wireless, it is because someone who knows who you are is packet sniffing you. And if that's the case, you have other, far more relevant problems. The only reason I have WEP on my router is because I don't like freeloaders. And WEP is hackable if you have enough patience, and a powerful computer, and cryptographic skills. Amazingly, on my final in cryptography in college, we had to break a simplified version of WEP.

Not only is a cheap G router good enough... I use a cheap B router, a linksys BEFW11S4 version 4 to be precise. (To be fair, this particular router has critical bugs that can't really be fixed without some tech knowledge, so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone ever) As long as the router isn't a Netgear, you're fine. Netgear routers are known to have problems with the Nintendo DS, so I imagine the situation hasn't been fixed for the Wii. I personally recommend a Linksys router. If you are considering a wireless router, but are hesitant, I'd urge you to PM me, or something like that; I can answer any questions you have. In the end, setting up a wireless router, basically, goes like this: Unplug your Cable or DSL modem. Unplug the ethernet cable on both ends. Plug the modem into the port on the Router that says Internet. Plug the computer into one of the ports on the back of the router (usually there are 4). Plug the modem back in. Plug in the router. Your internet will not function until you attempt to log onto a website, at which point the router will offer to set itself up. Let it. If it asks you for wireless security, go with WPA, unless you own a DS, then choose WEP instead. The DS only supports WEP encryption. Then, to connect your Wii: Go into your router's wireless settings, and change the broadcast channel from 6 to 1 or 11. You have to do this for the Wii to work. Don't worry, it won't hurt anything on your network. You should do this anyway just because it will improve wireless speeds. Go into Wii settings and Internet sections. Select an unused connection, and select Wireless Connection. Let it search for your connection. Hopefully, you changed the name of your connection, because I hate looking at the default names of connections when I search for wireless access points and 75% of the douchebags' access points say "linksys". Select your connection. It's gonna ask you to put in the WPA or WEP code you entered when you created the wireless network. Put it in now. It attempts to connect. When connection is successful, it's gonna ask you to update. You might as well, to get the Wii Shop and the Weather channels. That's basically it. You can turn on WiiConnect24 at this time, though I believe it's on by default. Your Wii's light will be yellow instead of red when it's off to let you know it's working. If WiiConnect24 downloads something while off, your disk drive will glow blue. This, while generally a message on your message board, can also be a new Elebits level. It's never been an Elebits level for me because you jerks haven't made any. I made one and I sent it to you gyus, but I didn't hear a "Thanks, Thoth, you're awesome." Jerks.

At the rate things are going with technology, it's worth it to just get a wireless router. They're not that hard to set up.

Click here for the manga.

Case 4 of Phoenix Wright 2 update: OH MY FUCKING GOD

There's a Phoenix Wright manga, by the way. With original cases and stories. I know someone is translating it, and I have the first case already downloaded. About the third case:

Psychonauts and the Phoenix Wright series. Some of the dialogue in these games just slays me. Also, I just saw a YTMND reference in Phoenix Wright 2.

Let me rephrase myself, accounts are permanent so long as the account is tied to a Windows Live Passport.

Make sure you're doing the in-between moves.

"Of course. That monkey doesn't fake the funk on a nasty dunk." New greatest video game of all time. Actually, I think that quote ties with awesomeness with this one: "OWWOWWWOWWOWWOWWWOWWOWWOWWWOWWOWWOWWWOWW OWWOWWWOWWOWWOWWWOWWOWWOWWWOWWOWWOWWWOWW OWWOWWWOWWOWWOWWWOWWOWWOWWWOWWOWWOWWWOWW"

It used to be that your account was lost forever. Now, though, with the advent of the 360, you just revert to Silver mode. Accounts are permanent now.

I do technical writing for these guys: DataNET Solutions Believe it or not, my SWF writing experience was a factor in getting the job; I was able to show that my first drafts were of higher quality because I had years of experience being under time pressure to get it right the first time. But shit, that paragraph above me is really good. I need to write fiction more.

One of the shitty aspects of that game was managing your love life with that egocentric bitch you had for a girlfriend. Anyway, from what I've been reading, I'm assuming it's going to be more like a fast-action day-trading sort of presentation rather that a day-to-day investing game like Wall Street Kid was. I'm going to give it a chance if since I like the concept. I thought Konami, not Capcom made this. In fact, Hideo Kojima is behind this one.

I personally think Yamauchi was responsible for the company starting to get served near the end of the 90's and the beginning of the 2000's.

Clicking on the Disc Channel with Wario Ware in it: "It's-a Wii, Wario!" Wow. Incredible.

The Globe taught me that much of the country that you live in is ridiculously uninhabitable.

I made Kyo. Kyo Kusanagi from King of Fighters, he's supposed to be.

I might be waiting for awhile. When there's a pre-order bonus I actually care about, sometimes I pre-order online because some of the clerks at my local EB have sticky fingers and the bonuses tend to "never arrive". And due to EB deciding to change their international shipper from FedEx (Usually within 1 day I would get my package from them) to UPS (whom I have had nothing but problems with, including them hiring a collection agency to come after me for a COD charge I already paid), it may be awhile. Also, for whatever reason, all packages shipped to me via UPS end up in Kentucky. Kentucky. Even when they're already IN Canada, they sometimes go back down to Kentucky when I track them. I'd love to know why. I'm lucky, I guess; I'm known to the staff at EB. I've been told mine was set aside. I also know who to punch if I ever don't get one.

My feelings on Red Steel are somewhat known, but I'll reiterate them. I didn't find the game terribly shitty until the end. I got the bad ending, and found out I would have to REPLAY THE ENTIRE FUCKING GAME to try and get the good ending. $32 sold on half.com. "You CONSTANTLY move forward and must hold back to stop." Your analog stick is messed up.

Oh god oh god Phoenix Wright 2 tomorrow

I picked up R-Type 3 on VC. Uhh... super hard. Unforgiving. Dunno if I like it yet.