The Stupid Gamer

In a recently released PR, the Rock Band final track listing (not including bonus tracks or DLC tracks) has been unveiled. They fine PR folks did us a service by breaking them down by decade. Here’s the list:

1960s

• Rolling Stones “Gimme Shelter”

1970s

• Aerosmith “Train Kept a Rollin’”*
• The Who “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
• Boston “Foreplay/Long Time”
• Mountain “Mississippi Queen” (cover)
• The Police “Next to You”
• David Bowie “Suffragette City”
• Black Sabbath “Paranoid” (cover)
• Blue Oyster Cult “Don’t Fear the Reaper”
• The Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop”
• Deep Purple “Highway Star”
• KISS “Detroit Rock City”
• Molly Hatchet “Flirtin’ With Disaster”
• The Outlaws “Green Grass & High Tides” (cover)
• Sweet “Ballroom Blitz” (cover)

1980s

• Rush “Tom Sawyer”*
• Bon Jovi “Wanted Dead or Alive”
• The Clash “Should I Stay or Should I Go”
• Faith No More “Epic”
• Pixies “Wave of Mutilation”
• R.E.M. “Orange Crush”
• Iron Maiden “Run to the Hills” (cover)

1990s

• Foo Fighters “Learn to Fly”
• Metallica “Enter Sandman”
• Nirvana “In Bloom”
• Stone Temple Pilots “Vasoline”
• Weezer “Say It Ain’t So”
• Smashing Pumpkins “Cherub Rock”
• Radiohead “Creep”
• Beastie Boys “Sabotage”
• Hole “Celebrity Skin”
• Garbage “I Think I’m Paranoid”
• Soundgarden “Black Hole Sun”

2000s

• The Hives “Main Offender”
• Queens of the Stone Age “Go With the Flow”
• The Strokes “Reptilia”
• Jet “Are You Gonna Be My Girl”
• OK Go “Here It Goes Again”
• Nine Inch Nails “The Hand That Feeds”
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Maps”
• Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dani California”
• Coheed & Cambria “Welcome Home”
• Fallout Boy “Dead on Arrival”
• The Killers “When You Were Young”
• New Pornographers “Electric Version”

Unlockable Tracks

• Bang Camaro “Pleasure (Pleasure)”
• Twelve more yet to be revealed

Obviously the biggest release in Guitar Hero III (actually it was available Saturday night/Sunday morning at midnight, but whatever) , but there are a few more titles worth picking up this week as well. Take a look:

Consoles/Handhelds

• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (360, PS3, Wii, PS2)
• Bee Movie (360, Wii, PS2, DS)
• Cars: Mater-National (360, PS3, PS2)
• Naruto: Rise of a Ninja (360)
• Chessmaster Grandmaster Edition (360)
• Timeshift (360)
• The Simpsons Game (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS)
• Virtua Fighter 5 (360)
• Viva Pinata: Party Animals (360)
• Stranglehold (PS3)
• Batallion Wars 2 (Wii)
• Manhunt 2 (Wii, PS2, PSP)
• Barbie Island Princess (Wii, PS2)
• Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey (Wii)
• High School Musical: Sing It! (Wii)
• Ben 10: Protector of Earth (Wii, PS2, PSP, DS)
• Wii Hooked! Real Motion Fishing (Wii)
• Guitar Hero & Guitar Hero II Pack (PS2)
• King of Fighters XI (PS2)
• Buzz Jr. Jungle Party (PS2)
• Buzz! The Mega Quiz (PS2)
• Disney High School Musical (PS2)
• Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (PSP)
• El Tigre (DS)
• Neves (DS)
• Super Collapse 3 (DS)
• Shrek the 3rd: Ogres and Donkeys (DS)
• Ratatouille Food Frenzy (DS)
• Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (DS)
• Garfield Gets Real (DS)

Virtual Console:

• Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
• Samurai Ghost
• Magician Ghost

Xbox Live Arcade

• Mutant Storm Empire

PlayStation Network:

• Nothing announced yet

I fly solo this week as I was unable to get in touch with Miguel and Stephen to record the show. I know, it’s a shame, but this is better than nothing, right? Well, maybe not, but you should listen to it anyway. Man, I say “definitely” a lot. It’s definitely too much. Oh, and sorry about the hard swallows, I have a sore throat and cough, so I had to fight those off constantly.
Show notes:

• Super Mario Galaxy leaked to torrents already
• End of quarter MS, Sony, Nintendo loss/gains
• PSP Slim impressions
• Discussion (how can you have a discussion with only one guy?): Atmospheric games
• Game Recommendation
• What I’ve been playing
• Pleading and rambling for comments/feedback/suggestions. It’s almost begging, but best described as babbling.
• Note: The full version of the intro music can be found here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=lnedHQEGKmg

You can download the show here, or stream it with the nifty media player!

 

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Wow, I rarely have a reason to thank Sony, but I received a voucher in the mail for a free (yep, free!) Daxter PSP pack. I’m not sure if I’m getting the pack as a result of my affiliation with Advanced Media Network, or if it’s for some other reason, but I’ll be sure to enjoy it either way.

I sold my PSP earlier this year as it had hit a massive release drought, but this time around I think I’ll hang onto it as the upcoming release schedule is quite excellent.

Many members of the industry have been quietly pushing Capcom’s Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure as a must-have title for the Wii. The boys over at IGN have been running a “Buy Zack & Wiki” campaign, and now 1up’s review has come in with glowing results (9.0). While I had expected good things from the title, it’s starting to look like it’s a game that I simply can’t pass on.

Thanks for the image, IGN.

So what’s the game all about? Basically the game is a point and click puzzler. It’s something that I’m surprised we haven’t seen more of on the Wii, but I’m sure that it will spawn a whole bunch of similar titles, especially if it’s successful. The press is touting the puzzle and level design as imaginative and challenging. I don’t typically get caught up in hype trains and movements, but it seems that there might just be something there for this game. We’ll know if it lives up to the hype as more reviews come rolling in and the game hits shelves soon.

Ratchet and Clank is the biggest name release this week, but there’s been a strong support movement going for Zak and Wiki. The rest of the release lineup is pretty average overall, but a few titles should interest the gaming public.

Consoles/Handhelds

• Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (360)
• Clive Barker’s Jericho (360, PS3)
• Conan (360, PS3)
• Tomb Raider Anniversary (360)
• The Eye of Judgment (PS3)
• Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (PS3)
• Ratatouille (PS3)
• Racthet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
• Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution (Wii)
• Dancing with the Stars (Wii, PS2)
• Playground (Wii, DS)
• The Sims 2: Castaway (Wii, PS2, PSP)
• Nicktoons: Attack of Toybots (Wii, DS, PS2)
• Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros Treasure (Wii)
• Namco Museum Remix (Wii)
• Moto GP 07 (PS2)
• King of Fighters XI (PS2)
• High School Musical (PS2)
• Spongebob: Atlantis Squarepantis (PS2, DS)
• Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)
• Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (PSP)
• Warriors of the Lost Empire (PSP)
• Napoleon Dynamite (PSP, DS)
• Phoenix Wright: Trials & Tribulations (DS)
• Front Mission (DS)
• Imagine: Animal Doctor (DS)
• Imagine: Fashion Designer (DS)
• Imagine: Babyz (DS)
• Imagine: Master Chef (DS)
• Naruto: Path of the Ninja (DS)
• Pocket Pets (DS)
• Chessmaster (DS)
• Ed, Edd, & Eddy: Scam of the Centure (DS)
• Mega Man ZX Advent (DS)
• Super Collapse 3 (DS)
• Spanish for Everyone (DS)
• Zoo Hospital (DS)

Xbox Live Arcade:

• Battlestar Galactica

Virtual Console:

• Golden Axe 3
• Lunar Pool
• Ninja JaJaMaru-kun

PlayStation Network

• No announcement yet

We’re back, and it’s time to play some catch up the news. Here’s the show rundown:

• Stephen’s back from an ICU stay in the hospital
• Snacks!
• NPD
• News, news, news
• Game Recommendations
• Current Playlist
• Reese’s, ain’t nothing wrong with them!

As always, you can catch it here in the media player, download it, or grab it from iTunes. Oh, and give us some feedback people. I had a lot of emails asking for another show, so speak up!

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It’s a pretty slow week for notable releases this week, but Tony Hawk is back once again to do battle with the recently released Skate by EA. Miguel is drooling at the thought of Hannah Montana on the DS. So, here’s the list:

Consoles/Handhelds

• Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS)
• Beautiful Katamari (360)
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles Expansion (360)
• Avatar: The Burning Earth (360, Wii, PS2, DS)
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Game of the Year Edition (PS3)
• Rockstar Games Table Tennis (Wii)
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (Wii)
• Mercury Meltdown: Revolution (Wii)
• Backyard Football (Wii, PS2)
• Victorious Boxer (Wii)
• Legend of Spro: Eternal Night (Wii)
• Ultimate Duck Hunting (Wii)
• Honda SBk-07 Superbike (PS2)
• Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey (PS2)
• Spider-man 3 (PSP)
• Crash of the Titans (PSP)
• Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness OSG (PSP)
• SWAT: Target Liberty (PSP)
• Flash Focus (DS)
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Trading Card Game (DS)
• The Bee Game (DS)
• Fish Tycoon (DS)
• Hannah Montana: Music Jam (DS)
• Power Rangers Super Legends (DS)
• Prism: Light the Way (DS)
• Disney Princess: Magical Jewels (DS)
• Wild Petz: Dolphinz (DS)

Virtual Console

• Gate of Thunder
• Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
• Metal Marines

Xbox Live Arcade

• No announcement yet

PlayStation Network

• No announcement yet

For those that have been sucked into the Guitar Hero phenomenon, they know that louder is better. Brad, of Knievel Kustoms has created his latest masterpiece in a long line of inspirational projects and has shown them off at the BYOAC forums. Take a look at what he’s built as an homage to one of gaming’s hottest franchises. More details follow the pics.

In his own words, Knievel describes the make up of this Marshall stack inspired bit of awesomeness:

The cabinet is actually 3 cabinets that can be separated for transporting, if there’s a better party somewhere.

The 3 are..

The Bottom -houses the heavy-hittin’ Logitech Z2300 Sub and my PS2 with all the Guitar Hero titles loaded on the HD

The Center -is the 27″ flat-screen Toshiba CRT TV

The Head -has the Logitech L/R speakers and a backlit GH marquee

Most of the parts used are actual Marshall pieces purchased from an online Amp Parts store.

Now if you’ll excuse me.. I’ve got some shreddin’ to do.

You can see a couple of additional photos and his announcement on the BYOAC forums here: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=72311.0

So the wife and I moved into a new home last week and one of the first things we got set up was our home arcade. For the past 6 months or so I’ve been collecting, fixing, and selling arcades, but the only place I could store them in our 2-bedroom condo was in the garage. Now that we’re in a 6 bedroom house, I was able to dedicate a room to the cause. So, here are some pics of the room (details of the arcade follow the pictures).

The arcade consists of:

• Donkey Kong - fully restored
• Asteroids - 90% restored (needs a little work on the control panel paint)
• Ms. Pac-Man - 100% restored (will still do a cap kit on the monitor though)
• Jurassic Park pinball machine - 100% original in A+ condition
• Neo Geo MVS 4-slot system in a Japanese Candy Cab. Games include:
• Metal Slug
• Metal Slug 2
• Metal Slug X
• Metal Slug 3
• Metal Slug 4
• Metal Slug 5
• Samurai Showdown II
• Ghost Pilots
• Ninja Combat
• Aero Fighters 2
• Strikers 1945 Plus
• Garou Mark of the Wolves
• Puzzle Bobble
• Magical Drop III
• Baseball Stars 2
• Shock Troopers
• King of the Monsters 2
• SNK vs Capcom SVC Chaos
• Neo Mr. Do
• Andro Dunos
• Blazing Star
• …more on the way

• MAME cabinet w/ 25″ horizontal display, 2 player setup, spinner, trackball, and thousands of games (you name it, it’s on the machine)

The green tint you see to everything is due to the lighting I have. I have both a black light and green fluorescent bulb in the arcade. In person it looks great, especially with the dark blue paint on the walls. I still have room for some more cabinets, but right now I’m happy with it as it is. If the right game pops up in local listings however, we’ll see…

A video clip of a short walk through the arcade is available here (1 minute 8 seconds): http://youtube.com/watch?v=6wzsT7SuJdc

Sorry for the shaky footage. I was using a digital camera, and they aren’t the most stable things in the world to film with.