.. Four years ago. A mate of mine told me about an Internet site on games. He'd been bugging me for a while and telling me about a certain "reporter" 
writing reviews for GS who liked exactly the same games as he did. I never really agreed on what a game should be with most GS reporters. But after reading a few user reviews I started reading more of those which gave me a better resource then any "professional review" ever could.
Not soon after I got into contact with a few GS members who told me about the union community. Groups of gamers liking a certain game, game character game Sty le. That's where the fun started for me. 
At first most people I ran into were Americans. And we all know how annoying they can be 
But in time I learned there were others like me. (scary thought isn't it? )
I soon forgot about the main GS forums and started posting in these unions. The OSUwas the first union I joined. And many followed after that. Places like Squaresoft union, Mafia Union and They Came To Play each kept me posting for a while. But I'll have to admit. One union kept me here most. The SKS I'm actually still a part of it. Even after turning my back on all those other unions. But each of these unions and many others brought me good times and many laughs.
But every union is just as good as it's members. A good leader is great. Active officers are a blessing. But enthusiastic members are what makes a union worth coming back to. I guess this blog is mostly me saying, Thank you for a good time. No worries. I'm not saying good bye. Or better yet. Please worry. I'm not saying good bye 
Some days I come here and find out none of my posts made sense. Some of you might say those days are most days. And you may be right. But I come here to make some fun. If I manage to make a fool out of myself and get a laugh while doing so that's a bonus.
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UPDATE - ROUGH DRAFT EDIT 1
After reading lots of comments on here and other big videogame forum sites such as Gamespot, I decided to write an idea for the next Need for Speed game. I was planning on posting it on here as well as sending it directly to EA.
Honestly, I don't understand why EA went back to the racing simulation like ProStreet. They claim the reason ProStreet wasn't a hit was because it was a fully racing simulation game. But I believe they are wrong. I believe the reason it was frowned upon was because people don't want a racing simulation game from Need for Speed. They can get that by buying Gran Turismo, Forza, or any of the other fully racing simulation games. What the people want from EA and the Need for Speed franchise is the illegal, street racing scene. That's what really hit it off with the series.
Now I believe that we need to return and make almost a Underground 2/Most Wanted mix game with Next Gen updates and graphics of course.
With all this that I have read, I have compiled a game that I think will satisfy most. I do try to add as much realistic touches to this game as possible though so it still has the real life feel and effect. This is the game I have created. Please leave comments and let me know what you think. Give input if you'd like and also sign off on it if you agree because I think the more people that agree, at least with the basis of the story mode and game, then we can maybe get it through to EA and have a chance to get a good quality game out of them. We can fine tune the little stuff later, but for now. Let's get away from this racing sim and back to what Need for Speed should be.
Need for Speed: Back To The Streetsİ
Need for Speed returns to the streets and is here to stay with Need for Speed: Back to the Streets! Experience the world of street racing in an all new view where you start from nothing and work your way up through not only racing but meeting people and making contacts to get you further! Take on your competition from the streets of the City to the Beach!
Story/Background:
Ryan Patrick Michaels aka "RPM" has lived on the outskirts of Paradise Beach all his life. He recently moved into the heart of the city so he could attend a community college and hopefully find direction in his life. But disaster struck and Ryan soon ran out of money. He had always had a passion for cars and now in need a job, turned to Redline Performance. With some luck, Ryan was able to score a job driving parts and stocking.
One day at work, Ryan happened to over here some guys buy a turbo, that there was a big street racing going down that night on Sunset Drive. Ryan got off work at 8:00 so he thought he just might swing by and see what happens. When Ryan arrived, he was stunned to see the number of people that were gathered around the racing cars. There must have been hundreds! He struggled to get up close and to see the beautiful cars. A few minutes later a woman ran out in front of the cars. She held her arms up, and then quickly threw them down. The cars went flying off the line, RPMs screaming and turbos spooling up. Ryan immediately knew this is what he wanted to do; become a street racer and rule the city of Paradise Beach.
As you play through the career mode, you begin working for Redline Performance by day, and racing and building up your ride and rep by night, becoming the King of Paradise Beach.
Once you begin to earn enough money and have a high enough rep, you then have the option to leave Redline Performance and buy a piece of real-estate in which you build your own Garage and Performance shop with your own touches. There, you can build your own cars, tune them, and even dyno them! Of course you need to have enough money to buy the lifts and dynos for your garage before you can do that and start making the big money. Let's just hope your shop is big enough for all the business!
Territories Types:
~City
~Industrial Area
~Beach
~Residential Area
Car Types:
~Tuner
~Muscle
~Exotic
Car List:
~Acura Integra
~Acura RL
~Acura TL
~Alfa Romeo Brera
~AMC SC/Rambler ('69)
~American Motors AMX ('69)
~Aston Martin DB9
~Audi Le mans Quattro
~Audi TT
~BMW M3 GT
~Buick GSX ('70)
~Cadillac CTS
~Chevrolet Cobolt
~Chevrolet Camaro Concept
~Chevrolet Camaro SS ('69)
~Chevrolet Chevelle SS ('71)
~Chevrolet Corvette Z06
~Chevrolet El Camino SS ('70)
~Chevrolet Nova SS ('6
~Dodge Challenger Concept
~Dodge Charger R/T ('6
~Dodge Charger SRT8
~Dodge Dart ('69)
~Dodge Viper SRT10
~Ford Five Hundred
~Ford GT
~Ford Mustang Boss 302 ('70)
~Hemi Super Bee ('70)
~Honda Civic
~Honda S2000 Roadster
~Mustang GT ('07)
~Mustang GT ('67)
~Shelby GT500 ('07)
~Shelby GT500 ('67)
~Shelby Saleen ('07)
~Jaguar XK
~Koeninigsegg CCX
~Lamborghini Gallardo
~Lamborghini Murcielago
~Lotus Elise
~Mazda MX-5 Miata
~Mazda Speed3
~Mazda RX-7
~Mazda RX-8
~Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR
~Mercedes-Benz CLK500
~Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
~Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
~Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
~Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR
~Nissan 240SX
~Nissan 350Z
~Nissan 370Z
~Nissan Maxima
~Nissan Skyline GT-R R34
~Nissan Skyline R35
~Plymouth Hemi Cuda ('70)
~Plymouth "6-Pack" Road Runner ('69)
~Pontiac GTO
~Pontiac Firebird ('6
~Pontiac Trans Am ('71)
~Porsche Carrera GT
~Porsche Caymen S
~Porsche Carrera S
~Porsche Turbo S
~Renault Clio V6
~Scion TC
~Scion XB
~Subaru WRX STI Imperza
~Toyota Supra
~Toyota MR2
~Volkswagen Golf R32
Cop Cars:
~Police Civic Cruiser - Heat 1
~Police Civic Cruiser Undercover - Heat 2
~Police GTO State Cruiser - Heat 3
~Police GTO State Cruiser Undercover - Heat 4
~Police Corvette Interceptor - Heat 5
~Police Corvette Interceptor Undercover - Heat 6
~Police Rhino - Heat 3 & Up
Races:
~Circuit
~Sprint
~Drag
~Drift
~Street X
~Outrun
~Beach S.tyle
~Tournaments (Drift, Drag, Circuit, Sprint, etc.)
Things you'll encounter while playing:
~Level 6 Heat
~Higher Difficulty
~Much Longer Career Mode
~Autosculpt
~Greater Selection Realistic Cars
~Realistic Effects
~Realistic Weather
~Beaches, Theme Parks, Urban, Stadiums, Airports, and other kinds of landscape and buildings
~Secret Cars (Unlock through Reward Cards or Challenge Series)
~Hidden Bonus (Cars, Performance, Body, Money, etc.)
~Online and Offline Play
Performance Parts:
~Engine
~Transmission
~Nitrous
~Tires
~Brakes
~Suspension
~Exhaust
~Turbo/Supercharger
~Chips
~Air Intake
~ECU
Exterior Parts:
~Rims
~Body Kits
~Spoilers
~Exhaust
~Mirrors
~Window Tint
~Tail lights
~Head lights
~Roof Scoops
~Neons
~Body Lightening
~Nitrous Purge
~Engine Accents
Interior Parts:
~Instrument Cluster (Gauges)
~Seats
~Neons
~Sound System
~TV's
~Game Systems
~Roll Bar
Shops:
~Body Shop
~Interior Shop
~Paint Shop
~Specialty Shop
~Performance Shop
~Dealership
~Junk Yard
~Home/Garage
Features:
~Individual Shops - Go to specific stores to get what you're looking for like the Performance Shop, Body Shop, Specialty Shop, Paint Shop and more!
~Autosculpt - Make your ultimate dream car but sculpting anything you put on it from Body Kits to Rims.
~Show your Car - Drive up to car show rooms and participate in shows. If people like your look enough, you could make it onto the cover of a magazine or even a DVD!
~Day/Night - New 24 hour clock letting you live the intense racing life during the day and night.
~Dyno/Test Track - The Dyno and Test Track are back, you can now test your horsepower and tweak your car all from the Performance shop.
~Police Pursuits - The Cops are back and ready to take down any Street Racers who come in their path.
~In Car View - Now you get an even greater real life feel of driving with the in car view, taken from the soon to release Shift.
~Junk Yard - Now you have the ability to buy cars and parts cheaper than the Dealership prices! Of course, they may require some work but who wouldn't take an old '69 Camaro for $1,000 with a missing bumper and blown head gasket. Buy a new engine and its race ready! That bumper can always come later.
~Engine Swaps - You no longer have to settle for the stock 350 that comes in a Camaro. You can now swap engines to make it even more powerful! Maybe swap it with a 454. Or maybe drop some 402 Camshafts and make it a 383 Stroker instead! The customizations are endless!
~Real Life Brands - No more fake or created parts, all parts are now organized by either stock or aftermarket from major brands like Edelbrock, Alpine, Enkei, MagnaFlow, Borla, and many more!
~Create your own Garage - A new aspect that makes you want to keep playing, you can now buy different real-estate that come up for sale during the game and put your own customizable garage on it. Then manage it by not only working on your car there, but making some profit and working on other's cars there as well!
~Online Racing - Online no longer offers just races, but also online free roam where you can cruise around on your own or with friends showing off your ride, challenging others to quick outrun races, or even become part of a Street Gang.
~Over 70 Realistic Cars - Tons of cars to pick from to and many types to show your personality.
**Available on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, and PC**
So it has come to this. My 100th blog. WHOA. Dude.
But the real message is this: Register to vote at the Webbys. Not only to vote for GameSpot for the best game-related website, but to vote South Park Studios as the best humor-related site. You can also show your support ie. for Porsche, Saab, Nokia and Hewlett-Packard.
I hope I get that emblem. It's a bit of a mystery how GS can find out who has voted...but I have! Giev emblem plz!!11
There aren't many days left, so go get a emblem. There are never enough. Especially when you have only 8.
So yeah, cause im out of ideas and bored in gamespot i decided i was going to ripoff iboo and steal his idea.
So, basically you ask me Anything and i answer... for free, such a good deal...
Gaming news: I wne to buy bloodrayne or shinobi but my memory fades and i dont remember what happened in the store, but i only know i walked out of the store with some psp games... FFT: WOTL, good game, too bad i finished it a million times on the ps1, but oh well, the bonuses make it worth the price, Need For Speed: Carbon own The City, actually better than the big consoles versions (better city, better wingmen, and better story)... and i also bough Tales of the world, Radiant mitology, or something like that...
When i started that game i hadnt figured out it was a tales series game, and i can bet that my face when i saw Luke And Tear was priceless, seriously, i totally wasnt expecting that... oh well, lets go on with my life
Ciao
DEATH TO CHAD WARDEN
I sold my psp today for the simple reason that it's no longer in use, but i thought i'd get at least a 1/4 of what i originally paid......Well i paid £180 for the psp + £180 for the games = Me: Ripped off 
Now leave me alone so i can go and cry in the corner 
..............And play on my 360
Hey guys, ive been busy with school starting up n all. I just got an Xbox 360 and it is amazing! I have Gears of War, and rented Dirt, Forza Motorsport 2, and Bioshock. Its AWESOME! and i got it all for ~ $320.00!
This is what a GT sled looks like.
http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/home.php?union_id=SWAPMEET
I'm all finished labelling the proper artists and song titles, done the albums and genres, ratings, and album art. Now all that is left is to put in the year that each song was created. Oh, if you don't know already, http://www.allmusic.com is a great website for music information. I've yet to see something that either was mis-labelled or missing on that website.
Now I'm worried that my hard-drive might crash. Or something fail and all my album art will be destroyed. I have an mp3 player to back up the songs, but it doesn't include the album art. I spent about 20 hours inputting the album art! If that all went to waste, I would kill something... probably small kittens.
which one do you guys like better?
sonic the hedgehog(ps3) or sonic and the secret rings(wii)
