So Normaly my soap box is broken from my standing on it from alot of issues. Well here is another one!
I logged into my youtube (http://www.youtube.com/strangebrownie) account to check my messages and emails and noticed a constant add that kept popping up in the side bar.
It was an add for a NEW Tv show on Nickalodian (nick) about a young kid who is being funny in school and around his family. Oh how cute, that hasn't been done before, oh wait.... is that...
ITS FRED!?!
So a kid who has been a youtube celebrity and got his start doing independant video's on a public video feed site that signed him on to make a revenue and living off these videos now works for a company thats MAIN owner is Viacom.
Why am I pissed about this, well Viacom is one of the main creators of the SOPA and PPIA bill that wasn't passed a few months ago,but still its trying to be turned over in courts.
Now the creator and star of Fred in my opinion is an idiot for agreeing to have a 'tv show' be made by Nick. He is proof that he can be bought.
I for one would never agree to do something like this. If they asked me to make a video game review show for "G4" and have all gaming channels blocked on youtube, I'd say hell no. I would continue to support the organization that I got my start.
When MPW was under fire by other promoters I still stood by MPW till the day the door closed.
You don't turn coat on where you started Fred.
But hey good luck with your shity tv show baised on your shitty movies that were raped by a coperation thats trying to make a monopaly on entertainment.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The Darkness 2 Game Review
So I just picked up "The Darkness 2" for the Xbox 360. The version I got was the "special Edition" which gave me 2 DLC things.
1) 2 volumes for my 'ipad' or 'tablet' to read the comics. But I don't have either of these, so I'll be hooking my dad up with this since he's got a tablet.
and
2) a DLC that has the locations of all the "relics" in the game. a little "t" shows up on the screan when your near one so its easier to find and get points to upgrade your 'darkness' powers.
So onto my review of this game.
NOTICE: I'm half way done with the game and about 4 hours into it on 'normal' mode.
The game starts off just like the demo. You have the choice of watching a video that is a "previously on" type thing for those of you who haven't played the first game. But then again, WHY HAVEN'T YOU!!!
The controlls are VERY nice this time. you do have the option to have 2 guns at the same time, I don't suggest this. shooting both has crappy aim. Plus you get to have 1 power gun (shot gun, assault rifle, rifle). The left bumper controls the left tenticle arm that grabs things, and the right bumper controls the right arm that slashes/whips things. you use these to take out enemies and doorways. Very nice.
The acting is similar to the first game. I think the actor who plays Jacki is the same guy from the first game so thats a plus.
Like I said I'm half way with the game and up until this point its very entertaining. I do suggest that you go out and pick this one up. I know there are two versions of the game out the special and normal. I just got the special because thats all they had at walmart, only difference is those DLC codes.
Either way its a great game, so go check it out.
I give it 4 Darklings outa 5!
1) 2 volumes for my 'ipad' or 'tablet' to read the comics. But I don't have either of these, so I'll be hooking my dad up with this since he's got a tablet.
and
2) a DLC that has the locations of all the "relics" in the game. a little "t" shows up on the screan when your near one so its easier to find and get points to upgrade your 'darkness' powers.
So onto my review of this game.
NOTICE: I'm half way done with the game and about 4 hours into it on 'normal' mode.
The game starts off just like the demo. You have the choice of watching a video that is a "previously on" type thing for those of you who haven't played the first game. But then again, WHY HAVEN'T YOU!!!
The controlls are VERY nice this time. you do have the option to have 2 guns at the same time, I don't suggest this. shooting both has crappy aim. Plus you get to have 1 power gun (shot gun, assault rifle, rifle). The left bumper controls the left tenticle arm that grabs things, and the right bumper controls the right arm that slashes/whips things. you use these to take out enemies and doorways. Very nice.
The acting is similar to the first game. I think the actor who plays Jacki is the same guy from the first game so thats a plus.
Like I said I'm half way with the game and up until this point its very entertaining. I do suggest that you go out and pick this one up. I know there are two versions of the game out the special and normal. I just got the special because thats all they had at walmart, only difference is those DLC codes.
Either way its a great game, so go check it out.
I give it 4 Darklings outa 5!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Tim and Eric Movie review
So I was messing around on my Zune account on Xbox and noticed that they were having a pre-viewing for "Tim and Eric's Billion dollar Movie". I think this ends in a week?
They have done these types of movies before where they show the before they hit theaters then have a limited release for the public till they decide they lost too much money and throw it on a DVD. Hatchet was one of them. (sorry those of you who liked it)
So onto the movie review.
Now I did dish out the 800 Microsoft points (msp) for this crap fest. Yea you already can tell I hated it. Well I guess not really hated it more like disliked it alot.
The movie wasn't the same as the TV show, which you gotta be either drunk or high to get it. I'm usually neither (I should start getting high I think?). The movie does star Tim and Eric (who play themselves) as they make a billion dollar movie with a studios money. The studio see's the film and sets out to kill them for their money.
Tim and Eric run off to manage and run a Rundown Mall. In the mall its owned by a character played by Will Feralle (sp). Yea they got him in this movie! And his nephew Played by John C. Riley!!! Wow they actually have one of the guys from the show.
Needless to say for about 45 mins they have a somewhat storyline going. The Hollywood crew finds out where they are and in 3 mins they end the movie with some chopped off heads and smiles. Similar to the TV show, I guess?
So if they asked me to see this movie again would I? Well, Maybe. Its one of those movies you rent and not own. But then again where do you rent movies now-a-days?
I did enjoy the john c. riley parts. He is one of my favorite actors and I always enjoyed his "Dr. Steve Brulle" on the TV show and his spin off. As for Tim and Eric, well maybe they should stick to the TV shows.
I give this 2 Tocitos outa 5.
~Brownie
They have done these types of movies before where they show the before they hit theaters then have a limited release for the public till they decide they lost too much money and throw it on a DVD. Hatchet was one of them. (sorry those of you who liked it)
So onto the movie review.
Now I did dish out the 800 Microsoft points (msp) for this crap fest. Yea you already can tell I hated it. Well I guess not really hated it more like disliked it alot.
The movie wasn't the same as the TV show, which you gotta be either drunk or high to get it. I'm usually neither (I should start getting high I think?). The movie does star Tim and Eric (who play themselves) as they make a billion dollar movie with a studios money. The studio see's the film and sets out to kill them for their money.
Tim and Eric run off to manage and run a Rundown Mall. In the mall its owned by a character played by Will Feralle (sp). Yea they got him in this movie! And his nephew Played by John C. Riley!!! Wow they actually have one of the guys from the show.
Needless to say for about 45 mins they have a somewhat storyline going. The Hollywood crew finds out where they are and in 3 mins they end the movie with some chopped off heads and smiles. Similar to the TV show, I guess?
So if they asked me to see this movie again would I? Well, Maybe. Its one of those movies you rent and not own. But then again where do you rent movies now-a-days?
I did enjoy the john c. riley parts. He is one of my favorite actors and I always enjoyed his "Dr. Steve Brulle" on the TV show and his spin off. As for Tim and Eric, well maybe they should stick to the TV shows.
I give this 2 Tocitos outa 5.
~Brownie
Friday, January 27, 2012
guitar hero mod? well sort of.
Well people have asked what I've done to mod a guitar hero controller. I didn't do much to it.
I did take it apart with a Phillips Head screw driver (amazingly it didn't use a T9 or T8 bit) and pull all the parts out. I painted the body and neck of the guitar different collors. The small part on the body just came off easy, it was held by 5 screws (still amazed).
I painted the neck a brown color that looked simmilar to one of my old guitars I owned as a young kid. And the pegs at the head I used a silver paint pen to fill them in for a more realistic look.
The body was just a gloss black that I had laying around. And the part on the body I used a dark blue (simmilar to the colors on my halo character).
The buttons got the same dark blue color also. I do want to try to put little collored LED lights in the buttons that light up when you press them. I think they'd look cool that way. I'm a sucker for LED lights in controllers.
So as always here are some pictures. I do own another guitar that I haven't modded yet, but might some day.
I did take it apart with a Phillips Head screw driver (amazingly it didn't use a T9 or T8 bit) and pull all the parts out. I painted the body and neck of the guitar different collors. The small part on the body just came off easy, it was held by 5 screws (still amazed).
I painted the neck a brown color that looked simmilar to one of my old guitars I owned as a young kid. And the pegs at the head I used a silver paint pen to fill them in for a more realistic look.
The body was just a gloss black that I had laying around. And the part on the body I used a dark blue (simmilar to the colors on my halo character).
The buttons got the same dark blue color also. I do want to try to put little collored LED lights in the buttons that light up when you press them. I think they'd look cool that way. I'm a sucker for LED lights in controllers.
So as always here are some pictures. I do own another guitar that I haven't modded yet, but might some day.
My Xbox 360 bullet mod!?!
Yea your right, I have too much time on my hands. Well not really. But with the free time I do have (aside from editing videos and planning my next project) I like to make little 'tweaks' and mods to things I have. Such as the Halo AI chip I made and the Paint job on my guitar hero 2 guitar.
This one is different cuz I actually had to put even more work into planning it and doing it.
One of the bouncers here at the Border Lounge is a HUGE gun nut, and hooked me up with some silver 9MM shells and 20 gauge shot gun shells.
So first thing I did was take the Xbox controller apart and pull the X, Y, B, A buttons out and grinded them down the the white inner part. Now what does the white part have to do with this mod?
Well the white plastic inside of the button actually presses down the rubber button that makes the connection when you press the button. It equals the pressure to the switch and makes the controller know you are pushing the button. Simmilar to a button on your tv remote.
Now I had to grind these down because the 9mm shell is the same dimention as the button and the button now will slide right into the shell.
I then trimmed off 1/4 inch of the shell off so it doesn't stick up too far. Then put some JB weld in the shell and put it back in the conroller. I had to put the button in first then the shell in over top because the ridge on the end of the shell wouldn't fit through the inside of the conroller, its ok though looks even cooler!
After I made sure the buttons worked fine I tackled the thumb stick. I trimmed off all but 1/2 inch of the 20 gauge shell. I had to drill out the pin inside of it to release the plastic stopper in the shell. That was the messiest part. This did leave a hole in the end of the shell.
I pealled off the rubber thumb stick cover. This was always easy on my PS2 conrollers, the xbox is kinda harder though.... yea.. After some cutting and ripping I got it off. I took some JB weld and filled the thumbstick and set the shell on top.
Remember me saying there was a hole in the shell? Well the JB Weld actually filled it up and made it look cooler! Kinda a mistake that worked itself out.
So what does the final project look like? Well here are a few pics.
This one is different cuz I actually had to put even more work into planning it and doing it.
One of the bouncers here at the Border Lounge is a HUGE gun nut, and hooked me up with some silver 9MM shells and 20 gauge shot gun shells.
So first thing I did was take the Xbox controller apart and pull the X, Y, B, A buttons out and grinded them down the the white inner part. Now what does the white part have to do with this mod?
Well the white plastic inside of the button actually presses down the rubber button that makes the connection when you press the button. It equals the pressure to the switch and makes the controller know you are pushing the button. Simmilar to a button on your tv remote.
Now I had to grind these down because the 9mm shell is the same dimention as the button and the button now will slide right into the shell.
I then trimmed off 1/4 inch of the shell off so it doesn't stick up too far. Then put some JB weld in the shell and put it back in the conroller. I had to put the button in first then the shell in over top because the ridge on the end of the shell wouldn't fit through the inside of the conroller, its ok though looks even cooler!
After I made sure the buttons worked fine I tackled the thumb stick. I trimmed off all but 1/2 inch of the 20 gauge shell. I had to drill out the pin inside of it to release the plastic stopper in the shell. That was the messiest part. This did leave a hole in the end of the shell.
I pealled off the rubber thumb stick cover. This was always easy on my PS2 conrollers, the xbox is kinda harder though.... yea.. After some cutting and ripping I got it off. I took some JB weld and filled the thumbstick and set the shell on top.
Remember me saying there was a hole in the shell? Well the JB Weld actually filled it up and made it look cooler! Kinda a mistake that worked itself out.
So what does the final project look like? Well here are a few pics.
Over view shot
The Thumb Stick
X, Y, B, A buttons
All 4 of my controllers
Hope you all enjoyed. I'll post more of my mods real soon
The Darkness 2 Demo Review
I know I haven't been on here for a while, busy with random things. Such as my Youtube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/strangebrownie) but I'm back with a review.
I just downloaded and played the Demo for "The Darkness 2". If you know anything about me you know I LOVED the first game. So much that I've kept playing it for the past 4 Years since its release.
Now the controls are way different in this one. You get to control both left and right guns, as well as left and right darkness arms!?! Oh yea, even more goar and violence. Just was I want in my video game. The demo lasts about 30 mins if you rush through and take out all the enemies. Kinda short but it gives you a great feeling for the upcoming game.
I for one will be there night of to pick this one up. Been waiting far too long for it. I give the demo a 4 outa 5 spawnlings!
I just downloaded and played the Demo for "The Darkness 2". If you know anything about me you know I LOVED the first game. So much that I've kept playing it for the past 4 Years since its release.
Now the controls are way different in this one. You get to control both left and right guns, as well as left and right darkness arms!?! Oh yea, even more goar and violence. Just was I want in my video game. The demo lasts about 30 mins if you rush through and take out all the enemies. Kinda short but it gives you a great feeling for the upcoming game.
I for one will be there night of to pick this one up. Been waiting far too long for it. I give the demo a 4 outa 5 spawnlings!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Halo USB AI Chip from 405th.com
*notice this is the first real time I've used cardboard to make props so bear with me*
I know I've been gone for a long time, but since the weather in Minnesota is better I figured it was time to start working on some Props again.
Last year I did a recon helmet but this year I'm focusing on the little things in Halo (or life). While at work lastnight I had the idea of using my USB keychain and turning it into a AI chip.
I've seen plenty of these done in the past and had the idea for a while. Well I had plenty of time lastnight to start doing this.
First I used 'thick' cardboard from a Beer Box I had in the cooler at work.
I measured them 2 1/4 in long x 1 1/4 wide. Then I guestimated where the hole should go to show off the light built into the USB (made it easier than building one from scratch).
Then I realized it looked like crap and remade it.
This time I used thinner cardboard from another beer case. (I love working in a bar)
I used the same mesurements but figured the middle of each piece.
Next I used some images from Google to mark where the details were going to be. After that I cut out said details and glued them together in layers.
After they dried I used a dremel to cut the hole out and clean up some of the edges.
More to come soon, Hope you all like what I've thrown together in a couple hours.
~Brownie
After doing alittle clean up here is some more pictures.
I tried to get a picture with the light on but it flashes and I'm slow with a camera.
After I resin it to make it stronger I'll do some clean up to it all, I'm hoping the slot for the USB card will be easy to clean up with a small drill.
~Brownie
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