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First up today was Super Mario RPG (Wii virtual console). I played this up unitl the first major boss, Mack, and beat him. I really love this game. I almost played it all day, but I decided I'd play up until a boss every weekend for a while. I guess it's so I can fit in some 360 gaming with Mark. I kind of like the idea of playing a game just up to a major boss and then doing something else. It breaks up the game into nice chunks that give you some time to think about it afterwards.

Stuff I did this Sunday:

I looked at my 3DS tonight (it's actually early Saturday morning) and saw the addition of 2 more Miis to make 4 total so far this week. I'm a little disappointed because I went to Barnes & Noble, a Nintendo Hot Spot, and only got one Mii from there. I didn't go there just for Miis though, I went there to buy Retro Gaming Magazine. 

While reading the second half of Dragon Magazine #106, February 1986, I thought about that date and remembered that the movie Quicksilver, staring Kevin Bacon, came out.  I don’t remember much about it except that Kevin Bacon rode some cool bikes, but the music I was very interested in because it featured Tony Banks, keyboardist for my favorite band at the time, Genesis. There was also a song with Fish, lead singer of Marillion, another band I followed back then. But enough reminiscing, on with Dragon 106.

I decided to step back from Diablo III and use it just as a backup in case the game I'm playing bores me or makes me rage quit. So that means I get to choose a new, or old, game to play. I also decided to use my Random Game Encounter Table, not just on holidays, but all the time - because it's cool. So I rolled an 86  on a d100 at Random.org. On my table that means an Action game. I went to my saved pages from Allgame.com and looked through the list sorted by rating (high to low) and year (old to new). I picked out one game I haven't played and one I have. See below for the result. 

I recently subscribed to USgamer.net's podcast, and in episode 7 this week, there was some really smart talk by the crew regarding the current state of triple-A gaming and consoles by regular members: Jeremy Parish, Kat Bailey, Bob Mackey, and Jaz Rignall. It feels almost like a 1UP podcast again.

Not much time today. Gotta work fast. Last night I ran my 6 Miis through their paces. Two of them didn't show up for the games though. I guess they didn't download any of them. So I used my coins to fill in and it was still fun.

My favorite part of this attempt at 5 million gold in Diablo III is the fountains of gold that spill out of monsters and chests when you equip lots of gear that boost gold drops.

I got two more Miis yesterday making my week's total six so far. I'm pretty sure I got them while at my usual coffee shop haunt. This place is usually filled with people of all ages, but there are a lot of college students there as well. I've gotten all my international Miis there too for some reason. I've heard people speaking French and Itallian, and the other day, I listened in while a German was flirting with a Korean. I guess trendy coffee places draw people from all over.

Dragon Magazine #106, February 1986. In the U.S. you would have been very envious of the release of The Legend of Zelda in Japan. You might even have been so frustrated that you headed to the theater to escape into the latest action movie, The Delta Force, staring Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin. I only watched the first few minutes on youtube, but this is how every action movie should begin: one big explosion and then the heroes enter. Perfect! I often consider how all these 80’s action movies informed 8-bit action video games like Contra, Ikari Warriors, and a hoard of arcade rail shooters.