4 New Xbox 360 Games!
Well, after making some money doing freelance graphic design jobs, I accumulated $65 in my PayPal account. Originally I was going to just have the money transferred to my bank for cash, but I decided to go fishing on eBay for some cheap games. Anyways, I went specifically for MLB 2K7. I played the MLB 2K8 demo and was horrified to see that it was crap. Well, not too horrified after reading some reviews, but I was hoping it wasn't that bad. It was.
So I ended up winning an MLB 2K7 auction for $15.61 after shipping costs. I was happy, buying it at GameStop would have been $19.99 and then a few more dollars for the sales tax. I haven't gotten it yet, but it should be coming this week.
Next I went for Need For Speed: Most Wanted. I wanted to get a more of a casual racing game (I have Forza 2 and PGR3) and I never got a chance to buy Most Wanted for the GameCube. I had NFSU2 and NFS Carbon, but never Most Wanted. I actually asked for this game for Christmas but my sister could not find it, I wasn't too surprised, it seems to be kind of rare (at least in the original cases, Platinum Hits cases... *pukes*). I won an auction for Most Wanted, it cost me $19.18. I'm cool with that.
I should be getting this one in the mail tomorrow. 
The next two games were kind of on a whim. I went to the "Ending Soonest" sorting option for the Xbox 360 section and found GRAW for a cheap $5 or something. I put in my maximum bid of $7.01 and ended up winning for $6.01. After shipping it was a mere $11. I was really glad I went to check out the "Ending Soonest" auctions because I really feel like I snagged a deal. Like Most Wanted, I should be getting this game tomorrow.
Now for the last game, I wanted something different than what I already have. My current collection contains mostly shooters, sports games, and racing games. I decided to go back to the early days of the Xbox 360 and find a game that would suit my collection, and that happened to be Kameo. I had been interested in Kameo in the past and I even downloaded the demo a while back. I actually didn't like the demo too much, but I didn't really give it the light of day to understand what I was supposed to be doing in the demo. Anyways, I found Kameo for $10.50 brand new and I won that auction ($15.50 after shipping). This was the last game I bought on eBay and it was the first one I received. Take in mind though, I bought one game Friday night and the rest over the weekend, so I wasn't expecting any games until today, and that's what I got.
I've played Kameo for about an hour and fifteen minutes and I'm liking it so far. I can see a lot of parallels with Donkey Kong 64 (as I was hoping) and I think I'll end up enjoying the game a lot.
I decided that whenever I get a freelancing job, I spend my money on games. eBay has been great so far and I think I'll be able to find some even better deals down the road!
So I ended up winning an MLB 2K7 auction for $15.61 after shipping costs. I was happy, buying it at GameStop would have been $19.99 and then a few more dollars for the sales tax. I haven't gotten it yet, but it should be coming this week.
Next I went for Need For Speed: Most Wanted. I wanted to get a more of a casual racing game (I have Forza 2 and PGR3) and I never got a chance to buy Most Wanted for the GameCube. I had NFSU2 and NFS Carbon, but never Most Wanted. I actually asked for this game for Christmas but my sister could not find it, I wasn't too surprised, it seems to be kind of rare (at least in the original cases, Platinum Hits cases... *pukes*). I won an auction for Most Wanted, it cost me $19.18. I'm cool with that.
I should be getting this one in the mail tomorrow. The next two games were kind of on a whim. I went to the "Ending Soonest" sorting option for the Xbox 360 section and found GRAW for a cheap $5 or something. I put in my maximum bid of $7.01 and ended up winning for $6.01. After shipping it was a mere $11. I was really glad I went to check out the "Ending Soonest" auctions because I really feel like I snagged a deal. Like Most Wanted, I should be getting this game tomorrow.
Now for the last game, I wanted something different than what I already have. My current collection contains mostly shooters, sports games, and racing games. I decided to go back to the early days of the Xbox 360 and find a game that would suit my collection, and that happened to be Kameo. I had been interested in Kameo in the past and I even downloaded the demo a while back. I actually didn't like the demo too much, but I didn't really give it the light of day to understand what I was supposed to be doing in the demo. Anyways, I found Kameo for $10.50 brand new and I won that auction ($15.50 after shipping). This was the last game I bought on eBay and it was the first one I received.
Take in mind though, I bought one game Friday night and the rest over the weekend, so I wasn't expecting any games until today, and that's what I got. I've played Kameo for about an hour and fifteen minutes and I'm liking it so far. I can see a lot of parallels with Donkey Kong 64 (as I was hoping) and I think I'll end up enjoying the game a lot.
I decided that whenever I get a freelancing job, I spend my money on games. eBay has been great so far and I think I'll be able to find some even better deals down the road!
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Digg thisNEW SONG! "Aftermath"
I just made a new song and it's up for listening!
Bands that influenced this song:
Aerial
Pelican
The Mercury Program
Tried some new stuff in this one.
http://www.myspace.com/airshowonthehorizon
Listen to Aftermath, hope you like it.
If you really don't like MySpace, you can listen to it here too.
http://www.myspace.com/airshowonthehorizon
Bands that influenced this song:
Aerial
Pelican
The Mercury Program
Tried some new stuff in this one.
http://www.myspace.com/airshowonthehorizon
Listen to Aftermath, hope you like it.
If you really don't like MySpace, you can listen to it here too.
http://www.myspace.com/airshowonthehorizon
Jason Ocampo leaves Gamespot... :(
http://totalgamerzone.com/2008/02/26/jason-ocampo-leaves-gamespot/
Best of luck in the future, Jason! You'll be missed!
Best of luck in the future, Jason! You'll be missed!
NCAA March Madness 08 Demo Impressions
http://www.totalgamerzone.com/articlenav-316-page-1.html
I wrote that today after playing the demo a few times... think twice about downloading it, it's not really anythink great.
I wrote that today after playing the demo a few times... think twice about downloading it, it's not really anythink great.
I decided to "Jump In"! :D
I bought an Xbox 360.
I handpicked the precious box at BestBuy and bought it $376 worth of cash. The guy didn't even give me a bag, I thought I was going to get mugged on my way to my car.
He said I could buy the $50 2-year warranty plan within 30 days... I might do that. Doesn't MS have a free 3 year return policy through the mail in thingy though? Tell me what I should do with this warranty business. The bundle came with two games, Forza 2 and Marvel... totally awesome. I also realized that a bunch of demos and trial versions of arcade games were pre-loaded onto my 360, I was really surprised and extremely happy that I don't feel like I need to go out buy a new game soon, I have so many things to play.
I hooked up to XBL through my laptop's wireless connection... I could do this without paying the $100 for the 360 wireless adapter, but then I would have to have the family laptop connected to my 360 anytime I wanted to play online... I dunno, I might keep it like this for a while, it hasn't been too bad so far.
One thing that I became kind of worried about was with this 1 month free XBL Gold trial. I didn't redeem any code or anything but I'vee been able to play games online. I didn't really want to start my 1 month trial for a few weeks so it would line up with Christmas break and everything...
Anyways, I finally have a "next-gen" gaming system and I'm totally stoked to play some awesome games.
My GamerTag is orangeillini14 so add me and tell me who you are on XBL.
I handpicked the precious box at BestBuy and bought it $376 worth of cash. The guy didn't even give me a bag, I thought I was going to get mugged on my way to my car.
He said I could buy the $50 2-year warranty plan within 30 days... I might do that. Doesn't MS have a free 3 year return policy through the mail in thingy though? Tell me what I should do with this warranty business. The bundle came with two games, Forza 2 and Marvel... totally awesome. I also realized that a bunch of demos and trial versions of arcade games were pre-loaded onto my 360, I was really surprised and extremely happy that I don't feel like I need to go out buy a new game soon, I have so many things to play.
I hooked up to XBL through my laptop's wireless connection... I could do this without paying the $100 for the 360 wireless adapter, but then I would have to have the family laptop connected to my 360 anytime I wanted to play online... I dunno, I might keep it like this for a while, it hasn't been too bad so far.
One thing that I became kind of worried about was with this 1 month free XBL Gold trial. I didn't redeem any code or anything but I'vee been able to play games online. I didn't really want to start my 1 month trial for a few weeks so it would line up with Christmas break and everything...
Anyways, I finally have a "next-gen" gaming system and I'm totally stoked to play some awesome games.
My GamerTag is orangeillini14 so add me and tell me who you are on XBL.
