So - I haven’t been great about writing in this blog. Why is that? Well, I just never got in the habit I suppose. I won’t bore you apologizing or reasoning away with excuses why I haven’t been writing more. Suffice it to say, I’ll try and be better. I really will. k? k!

In other news, I released 2 videos and haven’t even written about them…

You Gonna Finish That?

The Bad Game

The bad game was a video concept that we came up with when I was having a conversation once and said that as a kid I had no idea that games could be bad. My theory was and still is, that everyone has a realization that a game they have been playing is actually a bad game and that bad games do exist.

As for the “You Gonna Finish That?” episode - let me tell you that I have been getting grief from all the other PBC guys for so long now because there are some games that I just never got around to finishing for some reason or another. Sometimes life just gets in the way and you have to put the game on hold. Or sometimes - like the Harry Potter book series - you just don’t want it to end, even though you know it’s inevitable.

Ok - so that’s the brief recap. More to come… I will try to make this blog into a habit, a good one.

-LMG

So the fourth of July has come and gone.  To me, that was always a sign that not only was Summer really here, but I better appreciate it because it was also going to be over before I knew it.  I find that my game playing in the summer also kind of goes on vacation.  There are just so many things to do in the summer - especially in an area like NY - where the weather is only like this for a couple of months - everyone packs in every picnic, reunion, BBQ, Graduation and wedding into June, July and August.  However, I will say that at many of these events video games are now present where they hadn’t been before.  Now the lone gamer isn’t a teenager who doesn’t want to talk their relatives and is sequestered into a corner with their DS or PSP.  Nope!  Now you have the whole party playing Wii Sports and RockBand.  And I have to say, that it’s kind of nice.  The one thing that’s interesting however is - if you were to ask them later if they ever play video games - they would probably say no.  How interesting.

Hey everyone!

So as most of you know by now we have a new episode of Little Miss Gamer up:

It was so much fun to work with Levi again - and this time on my turf! A little known fact about the review is that we were also going to have Levi play the NES pinball - however, when I went to grab it out of my Nintendo games stash, it was gone! Missing! ACK! And, I’ll tell you, I never lose games, especially games I’ve had for so long - like Pinball. So I have no idea where it could be. Later after the episode was over I remembered that we could have played Animal Crossing, and played Pinball within that game - I think my “mom” gave it to me as a Christmas present or something. Oh well… so i’m kinda on the look out for a copy of Pinball in good condition. I know I’ll run into one one of these days, so it’s not super high priority, but still… a girl’s gotta maintain her collection.

In other news yesterday Chad and I went out filming on the streets of NYC. Now I can’t divulge what that new episode will be about, but I can tell you that the event we were at was outside - and it was raining. But you know what - we met some really awesome folks and got some great footage, so it all turned out ok. But there was definitely a few minutes where we were both looking at the sky saying… why right now? ahhh well.

Hey Everyone, This Saturday the 28th at this awesome video game store called Digital Press - there will be a NAVA (North Atlantic Video game Aficionados) meeting and PBC Productions and the Angry Video Game Nerd will be there. We will have cast members from the New Adventures of Captain S - Shael Riley (Lunk) and Ivy Hong (Becky), Brett Vanderbrook (Captain S), Chad Williams (Game Genie and The Head), Devon Riley (NES), Darrin DeMarco, and me! (I did play the Gypsy in one episode!) So there you have it… if you were wondering what you might be doing this Saturday - wonder no more - your mind has been made up for you. Come on down to Digital Press and have yourself an awesome time.

So the other day I was on a walk… thinking about new LMG episodes and what we’d be filming this week and all that good stuff, and there in front of me on the sidewalk was a lovely blue bear chair just waiting to be loved. Its owner was right next to it and said - it’s looking for a good home. I think it’s time that we unite red with blue.

So - as some of you might have noticed, it’s been awhile since there’s been any sorts of updates happening on the Little Miss Gamer section of the site. I can tell you straight up that that’s all about to change. We’ve just finished up a couple of huge projects on our end over here, and will now be focusing on getting out episodes of Little Miss Gamer every other week. Whoo-hooo! So, def. stay tuned, there’ll be more posting from here as well. I’m gonna really try to get myself into the habit.

This episode was so much fun to film. The blob that I use in the opening is actually this stuff called Mars Mud. We had been searching for some interesting slime, and this proved to be a winner. One thing to note however - if you break the Mars Mud into pieces - it will never be as awesome as it was when you first opened it out of the package. It has this weird way of breaking apart, and it never goes back to quite the way it used to be. That’s actually why we ended up using two different kinds of muds. The reddish pink mud in the review section had been used and abused by me and the PBC guys, trying to figure out how to sculpt it, and what exactly we were going to do with it. The greenish blue mud in the opening skit is fresh lovely beautiful mud.

So there you have it - a lesson on Mars Mud - in case you ever needed to know!

Today the guys are all going to NAVA, I unfortunately will be unable to attend, but I promise that I’ll be at next months. We have the premiere of our film “Puppet Rampage” tomorrow in Manhattan, and there’s still some last minute prepping that I want to get done.

So tonight I finally made it out to a NAVA meeting at Digital Press. The other guys in PBC had been telling me about it, and finally the opportunity came up that I was free and able to go. If you haven’t ever heard of the store you can check it out here: http://www.digitpress.com/

Let me just say - it’s amazing. The selection is just awesome, the attention to detail is great, they have everything a gamer could want. It’s what I always hope for in an independently owned video game store, and Digital Press had it. We’re talking not just the standard new games and retro games that any cool store would have… but also just weird rare stuff that you might have heard of but have never really seen in person. They have a whole section dedicated to retro games in their boxes!!! Atari, Nintendo, Sega, Intellivision, Coleco, Commodore 64, other consoles I can’t even remember right now, and of course all the new stuff too. The place is just amazing, and if you’re ever on a road trip and passing anywhere near Clifton, NJ you are MORALLY OBLIGATED as someone who loves, appreciates and respects video games, to go there and support this store. It is a rare gem in a sea of Industrial ick.

The event I attended today was NAVA - the North Atlantic Videogame Aficianodos: http://www.digitpress.com/nava.htm they have a gathering the last Saturday of every month complete with in store video game tournaments, pizza, and awesome conversations about games. What more could you ask for?

In other news - I know I haven’t posted much lately, but what can I say… we’ve been rather busy over here. Check out this weeks VLog on our main site to read about all the exciting projects that are coming up. I do have a few Little Miss Gamer episodes in the works, and there should be one released relatively soon. Stay tuned…

Hey everyone,

so I just got back from my weekend at ICon and let me tell you - it was different than any other con I’ve ever been to. “How” you may wonder could 1 con in Long Island be so different than the run of the mill DC area con that I’ve come to know so well over the last couple of years? Well, I’ll tell ya, it was the representation of SO MANY different kinds of nerd culture at one event. It was really amazing.

You have Trekkies, Star Wars Geeks, Gamers - console, computer, table-top, and LARPing (yeah - I said it… LARPING…. boogah boogah), Furries, Anime Fans, Medieval Enthusiasts, and anything else science or sci-fi related was there represented in some way. There was definitely something for everyone, and in comparison to some cons I’ve been to lately, the panels overall, seemed to be well attended. I ended up being on a few different panels throughout the weekend, some of the more enjoyable and interesting ones were about cheat codes, violence in video games, and old school games.

I will admit that I was still trying to get over this chest cold that afflicted me a few days ago, so I wasn’t feeling 100% part of the time, but I did have fun.

In other news - I don’t think I’ll be on any women and gaming panels anytime soon… I am so done with that topic.

to Wordpress that is… I know the blog might look at little rough around the edges right now, but I’m working on it, trust me! HTML for me is easy as pie - PHP takes a little more know how. With the help of my friend Chris, we were able to get it on it’s feet, so now you can all comment and RSS to your hearts content!

In other news I’m about to jet off to ICon - if your in the area, please stop by and say hello! There’s going to be an array of nerd culture galore, and i’m psyched about it.

PS - I’m just getting over a cold, so if you meet me and my voice sounds a little demonish, it IS me and not my evil twin!

Today we released my newest review - Kirby’s Adventure - and can I tell you I had so much fun putting this review together. I hope you have as much fun watching it!

In other news I have been asked to be a part of ICON at Stonybrook University April 4 - 6. Now I know what some of you may be thinking - “Wait… isn’t that the same weekend as Go For Broke Day?!?” Well… yes, yes it is. But, I will be observing Go For Broke Day when I return home, and who knows, possibly at the con itself! Anything could happen! So if you’re in the area, definitely stop by and say hello.

Comments on the show? Feel free to write to me at Littlemissgamer AT pbc-productions.com