I got a package in the mail today, and inside it was something I had forgotten I had even ordered: an Xbox 360 messenger bag. It was part of one of those promotions where you cut out a certain number of seals from cereal boxes or whatever (Pop-Tarts boxes in this case) and send them in to get something cool. I wasn't expecting it for a month or so yet (it said something like "Please allow 60-90 days for delivery"), but I got mine in about a month. Surprisingly, unlike many of the items you get from these kinds of cereal box promotions, it's actually a fairly high-quality item. It's smaller than I expected, but it's actually got enough space inside to put an average-sized game system and a few controllers into. It's very well constructed, too, and it's 100% polyester. Now I have a cool-looking way to carry stuff around!
So ends my tale of pointlessness.
Do you have an XBox 360 which you could carry around? 'Cause otherwise it seems like a waste of perfectly good Pop-Tart...things.
Edit: Apparently (according to this so-called "Wikipedia") that's supposed to be "Xbox 360", you know, with a lowercase b. That is ridiculous. The height of ridiculousness, in fact. I suppose it's pronounced "zbox" too, right "Wikipedia"?
No, I don't have a 360, unfortunately. The bag's not big enough to carry one if I had one, anyways. It's just supposed to be a bag you can use for carrying random stuff around, but you can fit game systems smaller than the original Xbox into it. Not that I'll ever be able to put that particular aspect to use, but it's nice to know I can.
Oh, and you don't need to cut out a bunch of those Pop-Tart seals; you can just cut out one and send it along with $3.99 for shipping. That's what I did.
...Yay, unnecessary material posessions! ;D
Quote from: Shikamaru_Nara on January 20, 2008, 09:57:08 AM
...Yay, unnecessary material posessions! ;D
You got a problem with women?
Um... [size=0]just kidding[/size].
Quote from: Shikamaru_Nara on January 20, 2008, 09:57:08 AM
...Yay, unnecessary material posessions! ;D
Indeed.
Now I just need to figure out what I should keep in it...
Oh, and it turns out that if I had paid better attention to the Pop-Tarts box, I would have found out how big it was before I ordered it... I would still have ordered it, though.
Let me guess. Does it rhyme with Thega Thaturn?
You know, that was a very good guess. That was actually the first thing I put in it to see how much it could hold, hahaha. It fits inside perfectly, too. I don't have much of a reason to drag it around with me everywhere, unfortunately, but it would come in handy if I was to, say, bring it to a friend's house. (If I had any, that is.)
I'm baffled as to why I can't think of anything to keep in it...
How about pr0ns?
The parents would never guess.
Drugs.
Ooh! A ninja! A midget ninja!
Oh man, he could have a little bitty sword and everything!
Even better news, folks. Earlier this evening, my dad said he had a surprise for me. We went out to our van, and he brought out an Xbox. Yes, an Xbox. It used to belong to his friend's son. My dad told me that he was getting a new one, and the since the store he took it to to trade it in wouldn't give him anything for it, I got it. Even better, it also came with a game (the exact title escapes me, but it's a racing game), a carrying bag (better than the one I made this topic about, hahaha), and a screen. I can take this thing on the road with me! The thing was, the disc drive wouldn't open. So I opened it up, and with my dad's help, I figured out the problem: one of the gears in the disc drive was stripped out. So we opened up another disc drive we had, and it just so happens that it had exactly the right size gear in it. So we put the new gear in, closed it all up, and it worked perfectly.
So now I have an Xbox. I'm very happy.
Quote from: Tacheon Alexander Black on January 20, 2008, 06:12:12 PM
Ooh! A ninja! A midget ninja!
Oh man, he could have a little bitty sword and everything!
I place my vote for the midget ninja.
TW, get Knights of the Old Republic and Crimson Skies. They're definitely the best games on the Xbox.
Thanks, Commodore. I'm going to the game store tomorrow (Turns out I need a new controller, yay.), so I'll be on the lookout for those.
If I can, I'd also like to pick up Project Gotham Racing and Halo.
AND I GOT A BOWLING BALL ;D
OMFG I'M SO HAPPY I'VE ALWAYS WANTED ONE ;D
I actually really want a good bowling ball...
And scrolling text is annoying!
Okay, so my Dad took me to a few game stores on Saturday. Here's what I came back with...
At Game Force, I bought "Halo: Combat Evolved" ($15.00) and "Project Gotham Racing" ($2.00). In terms of controllers, I couldn't find anything other than no-name, third-party controllers. At least I got both of the games I wanted, though! On to Game Crazy...
At Game Crazy, I picked up an Xbox Controller S ($15.00). I really wanted to get one of those "Duke" controllers (the mammoth-sized controller the Xbox originally came with) because I liked them more, but since I couldn't find one, we decided to move on. For now, I just needed a working controller. But just to see what they had and how their prices were, we also went to Game Stop.
At Game Stop, I found a "Duke" controller. And what was more, it was only ten bucks! Doh! It was a real *facepalms* moment. But since it was the one I wanted, I bought it. I decided I'd just leave the Controller S in the Game Crazy bag, just in case I can get full credit for it since I never opened it, and use the "Duke."
When I got home, I tested the "Duke" controller with the racing game my Xbox came with, and it worked. Then I tested "Project Gotham Racing..." it didn't work. It just said "Your Xbox can't recognize this disc." It was nothing less than a disappointment. "Halo" worked with no issues though, so I started playing it. It's an amazing game. Really addictive and fun.
I took "Project Gotham Racing" back to Game Force. They cleaned it, and they tested it in their Xbox. No problems. However, when I tested it on my Xbox, it just said "You need the DVD Playback Kit to watch movies. Remove the disc to continue." After many times of ejecting the disc and swapping it with a working disc, I finally got it to play. However, I have to do this every time I want to play it. I guess I need a new disc...
On a side note, I'm honestly not sure why so many people disliked the "Duke." I love it! It's surprisingly comfortable, and it fills out my hands, which I love in a controller. It's awesome for "Halo."
Quote from: Twilight Wolf on January 29, 2008, 01:33:20 AM
Okay, so my Dad
Oh, so I'm not related to you anymore??
Okay then!! I'll just go over to Alex-nii-san's house and we can swap... His sister will replace me. :D
Just because it's your dad doesn't mean it can't be his dad too, Emo...
Quote from: Shikamaru Nara on January 29, 2008, 06:53:30 AM
Just because it's your dad doesn't mean it can't be his dad too, Emo...
Stop stealing my creative names, Bow-Shika-wow-wow!
Quote from: Shikamaru Nara on January 29, 2008, 06:53:30 AM
Just because it's your dad doesn't mean it can't be his dad too, Emo...
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u151/iris600tiger/cartoons/115626l1lbnlc6f7.gif)
You're so cold... I just like the style... (http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z33/TideQ/Momiji_l.gif)
...We aren't calling you Emo, that was just one of your names a while ago...and you like a lot of emo things, if you haven't noticed...Also, your new name is also painfully long...
:D Oh ya!! I forgot about that!! :D
Ya.. I do?
But it's a cool quote... :-*
Too bad we can't understand it.
Kay fine Mr. Troublesome... You should know it you were there when Naruto-san said it duh. XPPPP
Well, I'm sorry to get back on topic, but I've figured out a use for the broken Xbox controller I have: I will cannibalize part of it and create an awesome PC gaming controller! Since the Xbox controller has a USB-based plug, I'm going to use the breakaway cable from my broken controller, cut off the end that plugs into the Xbox, put a USB plug in its place, and with the adapter, use my "Duke" controller as a PC game pad!
Do you want to be a surgeon when you grow up?
Get Fable, my favourite ever Xbox game.
It is love in disc form.
Quote from: BuY\/iagraa on January 30, 2008, 08:14:04 AM
Do you want to be a surgeon when you grow up?
LMAO
I would tell you what he wants to be but I'd have to ask him first to make sure it;s okay XPP
Quote from: BuY\/iagraa on January 30, 2008, 08:14:04 AM
Do you want to be a surgeon when you grow up?
A veterinarian, actually. A surgeon might be an option, though. Why do you ask? It doesn't seem to be a particularly difficult mod to do. Just a matter of cutting some wires and reconnecting them to another cord. Well, and wrapping them each with electrical tape afterwards.
And thanks, x*Twilight Zelda*x, I'll keep that in mind. My cousin's got Fable, and I know he really likes it, too.
Actually, there was a very funny incident in Halo a few minutes ago. I had some active camouflage on, and I had just killed a few Grunts by smacking them with my assault rifle. I went around a corner and tried to kill an Elite in the same manner, but I didn't manage to kill him... I just showed him that I was there. He started shooting at me, which alerted more Grunts. I fired back. One of the Grunts threw a plasma grenade, but it hit the Elite instead of me, so they both blew up! A happy ending.
XPPP
An animal surgeon XPPP
Anyhoo...
Jumpy the Jam jumped when Jelly the Jello Jiggled and then (edit 4/19/09: gone) the Preserve Jiggled and Wiggled and Jumped all over yelling "OH MY GOSH WHEEEEEEE"
Did that have a purpose at all? No. Please don't spam up my topic so violently.
Kay fine. >=[
You know, I'm honestly wondering whether or not I'm supposed to have an Xbox after all... I've had quite a bit of misfortune with my Xbox stuff. Read on...
1.) The night I got my Xbox was the night I discovered something was wrong with my TV.
2.) The first controller I had was broken (it has a bad cable or something, so if you move the controller at all, the game you were playing will ask you to reconnect the controller).
3.) The copy of Project Gotham Racing I bought doesn't work right.
4.) The "A" button on my "Duke" controller acts funny (I'll use it normally for a while, then it will randomly begin to require excessive pressure for it to react).
5.) I bought another copy of Project Gotham Racing on Saturday, and it didn't work either!
6.) I decided to use the Controller S I bought, only to discover today that it has the same problem my first one had.
Now I'm worried about what will go wrong next....
Didn't you hear TW? PGR isn't supposed to be played. You're just paying to look at the awesome artwork on the cover and disc.
...Okay, honestly, I think it's just the fact that it's Microsoft. They seem to have a problem with faulty equipment. (Vista, the RED RINGS OF DEATH!!!, etc.)
Sometimes the XBox that my dad has doesn't want to load games, either. Not that I play it very much anyways, but you can tell something's wrong if more than one person is having troubles with Microsoft hardware.
Quote from: BuY\/iagraa on February 05, 2008, 06:58:38 AM
Didn't you hear TW? PGR isn't supposed to be played. You're just paying to look at the awesome artwork on the cover and disc.
But... I
want to play it. I need to! I just can't believe that both copies I tried don't work... The second one I tried had a noticeable scuff on it when I bought it, though, so that might have been the problem. (It gave me the "Your Xbox can't recognize this disc" message.) But there's no reason at all for the first one to not work, because it was professionally cleaned with a machine at the store where I bought it, and it's no more scratched up than Halo, which works with no problem. I even cleaned the laser inside the Xbox twice: Once with rubbing alcohol when I had it open to fix the disc tray, and again with Windex after I started having issues with PGR.
Oh, and Mags, it's not that my Xbox won't load the game. It will; it just requires a lot of time and disc-swapping, which is a very big hassle when I just want to have a quick race. I probably just need a new disc, but the problem is that I only paid two bucks for the entire game in the first place, which means it's probably going to cost universally more than that just for the disc. And it did; when I bought that second copy at Game Stop, it cost me $3.00!
I'm honestly afraid to buy any more Xbox stuff...
Cleaning... LASERS?
Dude, those lasers are so... precise that trying to 'clean' them might end up scratching them.
Nah, they're fine to clean as long as you're gentle with them; If you use a Q-Tip to clean them, there's pretty much no chance you'll damage them.