<![CDATA[Comments from MerlynNY]]> <![CDATA[Comments from MerlynNY]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on New, Inky Street Fighter IV Trailer]]> Wow, I can't remember the last time I was this excited about playing a SF game. Long ago my friend and I used to have hundreds of battles between Ken (me) and Sagat (him). Many, many fireballs and uppercuts were thrown during these matches. heh.

Anyways, this game looks great, and we may have to restart those batttles :)

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Kid Takes Down Cable Repair Man with Well-Placed Punch to the Crotch]]> Totally staged. next....

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on How Sony's Cheapness Is Biting The PS3 In The Ass]]> I've never had any loyalty to Mircosoft, and even less so after they put out the crappiest console (RRoD) of all time, I will say that I do support what they are doing. Its GOOD to see games across all platforms. Even though I own all three consoles, I used to hate it as a child when a game I wanted was exclusive to a particular console (especially one I did not have). Game exclusivity not only hurts gamers, but also the game developers. Answer me this: Why wouldn't Square or any other delveloper NOT want to produce a game for more than one console. By bringing FFXIII to the Xbox360, you've pretty much doubled your sales and brought the game to possibly a whole new audience.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Where Does This Ghostbusters Trailer Go?]]> I have high hopes for this game. Being a child in the 80's the Ghostbusters movies were some of my favorites growing up. It would be great to re-live some of that through the game. The trailer wasn't bad at all. I kinda liked it.

That said... PLEASE DON'T SUCK!!!!! :D

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on MK vs DCU E3 Trailer: Cool Gameplay, No New Characters]]> They can make this game as nice looking as they want. Mortal Kombat without fatalities is CRAP. Did you see Scorpion throw his spear at Batman and yell "GET OVER HERE" No blood...

Feh...

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on iPhone's MobileMe Push Mail Hands-On Shows Why BlackBerry Is Dead]]> Dead dead dead? Jumping the gun a little bit there arent we? The Iphone, like most have said, has finally caught up with a feature that most smart phones have had for quite some time now.

I had a choice between an Iphone and a BB and I went for the BB. I'm a big fan of the keyboard and it works well for me.

It's a little presumtious for Jesus to declair RIM dead because the Iphone finally got with the times. lol.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Double Case Mod: Xbox 360 and HDTV Mashed Up]]> Feel bad for the schlub when the RRoD comes. :P

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on If This is Amish, I'll Take It!]]> I think I saw that Horse and Buggy on Pimp My Ride's Amish Week. :)

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Introducing "Life with PlayStation"]]> Wow, how original. Like others, I don't use it on my Wii, what's going to make me use it on my PS3? Not much.

Seriously, get an original idea Sony.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Mio's Knight Rider GPS Test Drive Video]]> Seriously, if it doesn't come with a Turbo Boost Button, I'm not buying it.

At first, I thought this was a cool idea, since I always thought it would be fun to have noticable voices in your GPS, but after seeing this video, I'd want to kill the KITT GPS if it were in my car.

Personally, I've always wanted a Yoda GPS. "Turn left you will in 3 miles... yeeeeeesssss." "Missed your turn, you did." "Arrived at your destination, you have." Now that would be cool.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on 25 Reasons Why Cable Technicians Hate You]]> To steal a line from Artie Lange..."Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh... I'm a Cable guy... treat me nice....Waaaaaaaaaaahh!!!.

Seriously, if you came into MY home with that attitude, I'd bounce you out about three seconds after you came in the door and then cancel the service.

When Verizon came to install, the Technician was a very respectable guy and did an outstanding job. I supplied him with Drinks and lunch, but tipping? No. They make a wage just like everyone else, and do not live off tips.

I'll conceed to some of those points (putting animals, away, having a presentable home, etc), but some of these complaints are downright stupid! The internet isn't slow, your computer is.... Yeah ok and you're an idiot.

Sounds to me like this person is clearly in the wrong line of work. He wants to be treated like royalty.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Sealed Goldfish Keychains are a Bit More Upsetting Than Most Keychains]]> Wow, I think the genius over in China that came up with that great idea should have a plastic bag put over his head for a few HOURS and see how he/she likes it.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Bald Eagle Gets Prosthetic Beak, Much Like Uncle Sam's Bionic Plasma Arm]]> Say what you will, it's nice to see someone helping that poor bird.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Transformers 2 Gets a Name: Revenge of the Fallen]]> Megatron is dead... The Decepticons salvage his remains and whip up the new baddie, Galvatron :)

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Best Buy Testing Free E-Waste Recycling Program (No Catches, So Far)]]> @ripfire4:

I've got three words to answer your question: "Will it blend"?

Haven't seen them blend a 32 inch TV yet :D

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Alien Video Uncovered: Real or Fake?]]> THOR!!! BUDDY!!!! Clearly that is an Asgard :)

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on <i>Wired</i> Editor Drops, Destroys RAZR on Live TV]]> Seriously, that was pretty decent drop on what looks like a stone floor, and what do you expect? lol

Hey, check out how durable this phone is...CRACK!!!! uhm.... nevermind.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Wireless Pong Between Multiple iPhones, iPod Touch]]> @kylenalepa: @kylenalepa:

Agreed. It does not depend on the angle of the ball. It always goes in order. Screen 1, to 2, to 3, etc.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on RhythmFish Helps Your Goldfish Say "I Love You" (or "You Suck")]]> If a message pops up saying "So Long and thanks for all the fish!" Should we grab our towel and start to worry?

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Clear Armor Brings Apache-Grade Scratch Protection to Your iPhone (But Will It Blend?)]]> Hey look, these guys are pulling a Guitar Hero (copying another product and renaming it). Invisible Shield has been doing this for quite some time now, whith the same exact material.

I have it on my blackberry and it's scratchproof. Highly reccomend it to anyone who wants to protect their stuff!

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Guitar Hero: World Tour Demo Vid]]> "It's called Rockband I think"

"Yeah, well we call it Guitar Hero..."

That was CLASSIC!!!!

I call it not being able to come up with an original idea so you blatantly copy what the other guy is doing and slap your name on it.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on R.I.P. Guitar Hero (2005-2008)]]> If that guy had any inspirations of becoming a real musician/singer one day, he just definitely flushed his life's career down the toilet. Who could respect him?

Also, I lost all respect for Guitar Hero for putting this out there. What CRAP! LOL

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on So...How Many Fingers?]]> The six-fingered woman receives a knock on her door. She opens it and hears:

"ALLO!!!! MY NAME IS INDIGO MONTOYA!!! Twenty Years ago, you killed my father, prepare to die!!!"

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Killer Instinct 3 Rumors Fresh From The Mill]]> UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLTRRRRRAAAA COOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMBOOOOOO!!!!

Sorry... had to get that out of my system.

One of my high points playing KI in the arcade was the 1 second record I set for fastest win. I had TJ Combo on the Sky Level, and lunge punched someone off the second the match started. If that arcade is still around, I bet my initials are still there :)

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Flame Bot Has Manliest Walk in Robot Kingdom]]> Walking? BIG DEAL... I refuse to be impressed until those robots can MOONWALK!!!!

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Xentex Laptop Folds Up to Spite UMPCs and Contortionists]]> How ugly. I think we should put it out of it's mysery and see if it will blend.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Question of the Day: Are Desktops Dead?]]> I have a laptop and a big honking desktop. I wouldn't say a desktop is dead by a longshot. I like my latop for it's portability, but my desktop is used for things like photoshop and gaming. Crysis runs much better on my desktop which has a Geforce 8600 Overclocked card in it with 3 gigs of ram, than my Dell Insperion laptop ;)

Truthfully, I think I use my blackberry more than I use my laptop nowadays.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on TV Simulating Lamp Foils Burglars: Because Couch Potatoes Are Not Easy Targets]]> Do they also sell Fake Dogs to attack the burglar when he finds out there's a fake TV in the house?

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Mortal Kombat Team "Modifying" Fatalities For DC Crossover]]> Sorry but "modified" fatalities basicly mean toned down fatalities. In my book, thats NOT Mortal Combat. It's a watered down version of MK, so that they can have DC characters in it, in hopes of boosting sales.

I would have gladly plunked down 60 bucks on a new MK, with nextgen graphics and a good story. This, I'll pass on.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Giz Caption Contest: What in the Hell is Going on Here?]]> Rejected background aliens for the Cantina Scene in Star Wars: A New Hope.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on A 70-year-old's Take on GTA IV]]> This is a great read! I too was introduced to gaming by my parents, and from 4 on, my dad was right beside me playing games on the Intellivision, Atari, Nintento, Sega MS, etc. At one point, the controls got too difficult for him where I was loving the extra buttons and all they could do for a game.

My dad's never really experienced the next gen gaming consoles but one day my parents paid me a visit and he saw Burnout Revenge on the 360. We put him on it and he loved it. Especially the crash mode. The game itself isn't all that difficult and it was great to be able to race my dad. It was a flashback to almost 30 years ago playing Auto Racing on the Intellivision.

When I have kids one day they're in for it, as I'll be playing well into my 70's ;D I'll take them down in GTA XX :)

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on New Memory Resistor Circuit Could Make Instant-Boot PCs, Emulate Brain Functions]]> Instant Boot would be cool. Maybe then Nortons wouldn't Lag your computer all to hell when booting up. (I ditched my nortons last year).

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Verizon FiOS "Free LCD TV" Promotion Resulting In A Lot Of Angry Customers]]> Well.. here we are on week 15, and still no TV. First I was promised 6-10 weeks on the install date, then I was promised 10-15 weeks. After speaking with supervisor today, now it's another 5 weeks. So in approximately 20 weeks from install, I'm sure they'll tag on more time when I call in yet again.

This is unacceptable, and at this point I might cancel out verizon and go back to Cablevision, who has already offered to pay my cancellation with Verizon. I'm also thinking about cancelling my cell servise with them as well once my contract is up.

I've also reported them to the BBB and send the BBB a link to this site.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on More Saints Row 2, More Busey]]> Busey is the freakin man! I loved when he came on the Stern show and everyone was afraid of the scary/crazy man.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on One Kotaku Editor's Introduction to Gaming]]> I definitely remember my first big experience. I remember way back, when I was about 4 years old, my parents stopped off at a Radio Shack in Queens NY. I sat in the car with my mom, and my dad ran into the store.

Low and behold when he came out, there was this thing called the "Intellivision" on my lap. This was my first experience with home game consoles, and from that moment on, I've pretty much owned a majority of every console ever released.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on MK Vs. DC: Batman Versus Sub-Zero]]> Mortal Craptastic this should be called. They lost me the second I read the part about NO FATALITIES.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on MK Vs. DC: Batman Versus Sub-Zero]]> No fatalities equal crap crap crappity crap crap. Mortal Kombat this aint!!!!!

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Midway Gamer's Day: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe First Characters Announced]]> Mortal Kombat without fatalities is NOT Mortal Kombat. Let me find one person who hasn't become a fan of these games because of the fatalities and I'll personally go Scorpion on him/her and rip out their spine.

Mortal Kombat vs DC... it's a bit of a novelty, but I think it could be pulled off well.

Mortal Kombat vs DC minus the fatalities equals a steaming pile of fly infested monkey crap. You don't compromise what MADE a game popular in the first place. I'd rather have Mortal Kombat minus DC charaters plus the fatalities.

Feh... I'll pass on this one.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Custom Soundtracks For Burnout Paradise PS3]]> "Criterion really wants to prove that they understand the desires of the Burnout Paradise community with their forthcoming Cagney update."

RESTART RACE OPTION. Nuff said.

]]> <![CDATA[MerlynNY commented on Casio Exilim EX-F1: Tomato Violence at 300, 600 and 1200fps]]> I have but one question about the Casio camera....

WILL IT BLEND?!??!

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