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Metroid Metal

Thanks to Penny Arcade, I am now listening to Metroid Metal, a reimagining of Metroid music as metal. Now all I want to do with my life is to sit down on the couch and play Metroid Prime and company. My wife doesn't like watching me play Metroid, though, so I'm now wishing I still had my Gamecube and I had a second TV to attach it to...

Mega Man 9

I just downloaded the Mega Man 9 demo on my PS3, and damn, is it good. Whenever I manage to get past the first level, Capcom so has my $10.

Penny Arcade has said it better than I ever could (And this is probably the best endorsement of a video game I have ever seen):

I just had to share my nostalgic joy. If you have a system that will play Mega Man 9, you should get it.

Good Old Games

Check it out: Good Old Games. Hat tip to ArsTechnica for pointing it out. It's a site that will allow you to grab old school PC games for cheap: Fallout 2 for $6?! I never got the change to play Fallout or Fallout 2, since my computer wasn't strong enough way back when. It would be awesome to be able to play them now. And I'm sure I'll find other things to play there as well. (Oh, and did I mention that there's no DRM? =)

Companion Cake

Note that if you haven't played Portal, go get it, play it, and come back in a few hours to finish reading this post. Otherwise, it probably won't be amusing. (You have been warned. ;)

I just found out about this. I can hear her now: "You ate your only friend. That's why nobody likes you. You're such a horrible person."

Chrono Trigger remake coming to the DS

Rock on. This is going to get me to dust off my much neglected DS. I can't wait to play it again. Now all I need is Secret of Mana. Come on Nintendo (and Squeenix), put it on the Virtual Console already!

Mike Tyson's Punchout using bongos

Seriously. This is why Jeremy is one of the most awesome people I know.

OMG WTF Diablo III

It looks like they actually are making Diablo III. I sense a new addiction incoming.

The cake is a lie

I hereby declare that I have beaten Portal, and can now officially make all the cake jokes that the rest of the internet got tired of months ago.