NDK - Attendee Interview

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Here is another interview we did with one of the attendees and her friend at NDK. We transcribed this interview since we did the interview in the hotel cafe and wanted to spare you all from the cappuccion machine background noise. Carebear: Ok, my first question how long have you been coming to NDK? Lynnette: I have actually been coming for a total of 10 years. So I started in 2000 and it is now 2010. Carebear: How about you Josh? Josh: I am hitting the 11 year mark; yeah I'm old. Carebear: Wow cool. Josh: Yeah, I'm old (laugh). Carebear: Do you remember your first impressions? Lynnette: Well goodness, I was 14 at that time so a lot of it was just really busy but at the same time everything was really organized. Um, But I kinda enjoyed it because there were so many people and it was just a nice warm feeling around the entire place where you could just walk up to someone and say "YOUR COSTUME IS AWESOME" and they would would be like (insert cute sugary voice here) "Thank you" and you would be in a good mood. I enjoyed it and being 14 it was comfortable for me.
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NDK - AMV Contest Winner

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The Anime Music Video Contest is one of the big events every year at NDK.  So for those of you that could not make it, here is a list of the winners.

Best Video Game Video
Castor Troy - Resident Evil 5 Reloaded

Best Action Video
Radical Yue - Pierce the Heavens (No Link)

Best Drama Video
Nessephanie - Ceasefire

Best Comedy Video
YTMND AMV : Fad of Princely Caliber

Editor's Choice Best of Show
Moonlight Soldier - The Friend Request

Judge's Choice Best of Show
Ileia - Rah Hey!

Category X and Viewer's Choice Best of Show
Kitsuner w/ Ileia - Blame it on the Anime (No Link)

Let's give these people a round of applause and remember to thank them for the time they put in these videos.  They are truly masters of what they do.

Top Five Reasons Why Solid Snake Is Awesome

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WTF?!?!  Three straight days and three straight posts by IrishPride?  You bet your ass!  Recently, ZeldaQueen bought me a Solid Snake pin from NDK and it made me think of why Solid Snake is such a badass!  So without further ado, I give you the top 5 reasons why Solid Snake is so awesome:Source Image from Creative Uncut website.

 

5. His name can be a sexual innuendo.

4. His bandanna screams, "Don't fu*k with me!"

3. He literally eats snakes, I mean seriously, what the hell?

2. His voice brings women to their knees, while striking fear in his enemies.

1. He can successfully hide from enemies in a cardboard box, nuf' said.

 

Who knew that hiding in a cardboard box can make you such a badass!  If you have any other reasons why Solid Snake is awesome, or not, post a comment right below!



Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks-DS

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Link is back in a new adventure in the style of Windwaker and Phantom Hourglass for the Nintendo DS. In this installment of the LoZ series, Link is a young apprentice train engineer. Stretching across the land are the Spirit Tracks. No one knows where the tracks came from, only that they are useful for getting around.
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Video Games and Music: Sweet Sounds of Awesomeness

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Hi all, IrishPride here again to talk to you about video games and music. Yesterday I posted an article about how I am obsessed with story driven video games. What makes these games even more immersive is the orchestral scores. Video game music has come a long way from bleeps and bloops to full one hundred piece orchestras...
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Story Driven Video Games: My New Love

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Hey everyone, IrishPride here talking a bit about video games that provide a deep engaging story and how they have revolutionized my overall gaming experience. After beating Dragon Age: Origins the other week and recently playing the crap out of Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, I decided to do a quick write-up about video games that are story driven and how I completely fell in love with them...
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Gamers better at Fast Decision Making

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Just thought I put a quick link up for this article over at Wired.  Turns out all that time I spent at Counterstrike would indicate that I'm better at making decisions quickly.  I don't think I usually feel this way, but I could see how these results are somewhat intuitive.  After all, the decision whether to chuck your grenade or pop off a few AK rounds meant life or death back then.