If you just so happen to like Team Fortress 2 and Soulja Boy, then this video should make you feel all "squishy" inside. Great video, enjoy. Oh and as for me, I am still a victim of "Rock Band-itis," and am just getting over it. Hopefully I'll have a chance to play some of those games that were ignored from last year's great ending. Got Eternal Sonata, RE4: Wii Edition, Ace Combat 6 or maybe I'll try to rekindle my love for the Nintendo DS by playing some Advance Wars: Days of Ruin. God, I love being a gamer!

- R
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Lego Mario

Sorry for the absence, it's hard juggling an internship, and whatever time I have free is Rock Band time (man that game is horribly addictive). But I found this video and thought it deserved to be shared. Enjoy and thanks for holding on to SS! I promise I'll update more often once my schedule levels out or when I get writing help with the site.

- R
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Super Mario Mod Shows Gamers True Potential

There are several mods for games out there. Some add new sprites and music, others a take a classic game and add a creative twist to it. While reading up on news at Kotaku, I noticed this video and I though it was well worth mentioning here. I am always amazed by the creativity and knowledge in computer coding that some of todays "hackers" have and it just makes me jealous. The talent that some people have, some without even taking a class in programming, and just their ability to read series' of coding is astounding. So here is a pretty cool video that someone made adding Halo weapons and enemies to a Super Mario background.

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SS Timeline: Foot In Mouth Edition

Saturday Jan. 12, 2008
11:28 a.m. -

Rock Band is still on my list of games I want to buy, but until I really get a strong reason to keep playing it past the first two months, I don't think it'll become a part of the SS gaming family. - SS

Approximately 8:37 p.m. - A copy of Rock Band for the Xbox 360 was purchased and brought to the SS household. I didn't buy it, my roommate did. Either way, it comes home with me.

Sunday Jan. 12, 2008
12:15 a.m. - We have been playing Rock Band non-stop since we opened the box. I must admit that this game is a whole lot more fun than Guitar Hero due to its multi-player.

2:30 p.m. - I have decided that I want to play guitar and sing at the same time, so I construct a make-shift microphone stand out of PVC piping and loads of duct tape. It's not glamorous, but it works.

5:00 p.m. - Rock Band is transported to [my best friend] Matt's house and the fun from the night before continues. We even go as far as to buy a few songs from the Xbox Live Marketplace. This is getting serious.

Monday Jan. 14, 2008
All Day - I have the song Maps by the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs stuck in my head, and I won't be satisfied til I play it. And so ... the 360 gets turned on again. Some time around 6:00 p.m., Matt shows up to take on his role as the band's drummer and we play our hearts out.

Tuesday Jan. 15, 2008
11:15 a.m. - Fourth day in a row that Rock Band as been played. Last three nights have been Rock Band with friends. Since the game has become a routine, me playing bass guitar, my buddy Joel on the lead guitar, Matt on drums and my roommate, Patty, singing lead vocals, I figured it's time to try and memorize a song.

1:00 p.m. - I have successfully memorized Maps on hard with the bass guitar. I have come to the conclusion that the game is worth every penny, (even though I didn't buy it) and that this might be the most fun I have had playing a game since Halo 3's release. I laugh as I look back and remember how I thought that I, a shooter fan, would never like a music game, but I was proven wrong. And as a gamer, there's truly nothing wrong with that.

- R

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Turn The Volume Up To 11

Rock Band has been out for about two months now, and aside from a few hours playing drums at a local electronics store, I haven't really had the chance to really get the whole experience. I was a fan of earlier adaptations of music games such as, Karaoke Revolution and Guitar Hero, so the idea of a additional instrument was always appealing. Last night, my best friend, Mrs. SS and I, went to another close friends house and started a band. Well not really, we just played songs, but it felt like we had started a band.

As usual, I was given the microphone because I was the only one with the stones to sing, and my two other friends "rocked" the guitar and drums (which may I add hitting the kick pedal while drumming is utterly impossible for me). To make the mood fun, I decided to go all out on each performance and basically mimic Jim Carrey's The Cable Guy performance throughout each song. It was fun and I was able to get Mrs. SS to reconsider buying Rock Band, but she shot me down when she reminded me of how often I play Guitar Hero 2, which is never.

Rock Band is still on my list of games I want to buy, but until I really get a strong reason to keep playing it past the first two months, I don't think it'll become a part of the SS gaming family.

- R

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