I’m unsure what form this post will take.  I don’t know what my intention is with it, nor do I know what information I want to present to you the reader (all 6 of you).  I do, however, know that I put an image of a Rubik’s Cube to the left.  I did so with the possible intention of provoking myself to write about the cube and how I enjoy it, but I’ve learned from the past that I can’t trust myself, so this may all be part of a cunning plan.

Forging ahead, and watching for traps, I want to talk about the Rubik’s Cube.  It’s a simple little plastic puzzle that will always be remembered as getting Will Smith a job interview, but there’s so much more to it.  There is so much more to learn from it.  There is so much more it can teach you.

For example, I learned how to properly gut a Christmas goose from it.  Using itself as a visual aid, I learned to properly twist the neck of a goose to kill it and arrange the feathers by color.  Life lessons from a child’s game.  I bet Barbie and Ken never taught a child how to properly drain blood from a kitten.  That’s information only the cube can provide.

Lately my coworkers and I have been partaking in cube competitions to see who can solve theirs the fastest.  The current record is 15 seconds, set by a coworker last month.  He is simply the fastest when it comes to speed cubing and sticker removal.  I hope one day do be able to beat him, but I’ve heard the cube will break before he is even bruised.  Maybe one of those 4×4x4 cubes will hold up better though.

Over all the Rubik’s Cube is a great toy that is fun for the whole family.  Dad will enjoy the brain power used to solve it.  Mom will enjoy the dexterity it requires to solve quickly.  Brother and Sister will enjoy racing to see who can solve it first.  And Grand Pa will enjoy staring at the bright colors.  PS: the toy is not intended for pet use as the lead paint may be harmful to their fur. 

Well I think I’ve said enough about the cube.  If you have more questions I urge you to rent the movie Cube, as it will show you in graphic detail how well the cube’s defense mechanisms operate, and also Hellraiser, as it will show you in even more graphic detail what occurs when you solve the puzzle.

Happy Cubing! 

Seems interesting, and you’re invited to play!

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Some of you purchasing Guitar Hero 3 may find when you go to play it that your memory card will not load.

The Max 16mb Memory Card, which requires a boot disc prior to game launch, is not compatible with Guitar Hero 3.  According to the manufacturer an alternate boot method can be used for troublesome games, but even this will not setup the memory card for use with Guitar Hero 3.  It appears that the game itself has some sort of coding that prevents it from use.

The odd thing is that Guitar Hero 1,2,and 80s works perfectly with the memory card.  Why the sudden lack of support?  Does it have anything to do with Harmonix not developing the game? Is it simply sloppy coding on Neversoft’s part?

Do you have a hard time holding on to your Wii Remote when playing?  Don’t want to pay $10 for a third party sleeve?  Nintendo is offering you free Wii Remote jackets.  Just enter your information and you will receive free jackets.

Joystiq just posted the price and retail date for Rock Band.  Looks like it will be released November 23 for PS3 and Xbox 360 for $170 and December 10 for PS2 for $160.  Heck Yeah!

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Our office isn’t known for pranks, but every now and then something fun will come to mind. Last week something fun came to mind.

Last night I took Wyatt’s coffee mug home with me.

Today it came back submerged in Jello.

My camera refused to work with any batteries I had, so no preparation photos, but Chris did get some good final product images.

Check out the pictures.

The box art for the upcoming Rock Band game has been revealed and it shows us that the game has been rated Teen.  If I had to guess, this would indicate that the songs will be edited.

Just in case you haven’t heard yet, Rock Band is a forthcoming video game for all the latest video games systems that will allow you and three of your friends to make complete idiots of yourselves. In the game you control the guitar, bass, drums, and vocals of a fictional band that must play songs made popular by other, better, bands. This concept has been successfully applied to the Guitar Hero series, much to the delight of non-guitar players worldwide. Rock Band takes this concept and applies it to the entire band.

The previous Guitar Hero games only required you to play guitar, so the vocals of the songs did not matter as much as the blistering solo, but with the addition of the vocal element to Rock Band there is an aspect that has yet to be addressed in any marketing material.

How will cussing be dealt with?

In the Guitar Hero series cuss words were quickly edited out of the songs, but that will no longer be an option because Rock Band requires you to sing. Judging from the partial song list released there are plenty of cuss words in the songs, so how will the game deal with them? Will they simply be edited out, or will the full songs be left intact? If the songs are edited, but you sing the original explicit version, will you lose points, and vice versa?

Recent interviews tell the tale. Neo•Geo is coming to the Wii Virtual Console. In an interview with IGN, SNK President Ben Herman talked about the Wii, the Virtual Console, and the future of SNK.

The interview can be read here.

We picked Super Paper Mario for the Wii yesterday at Target. 5 seconds after returning home I had the box open and was seconds away from playing.

The concept of this game is very cool. You have the ability to switch back and forth from3D and 2D, making for a very interesting dynamic never before seen in a Mario game.

The overall game thus far is still a little easy, but I’m sure the difficulty will increase as time goes by and I get to higher levels. The game fuses RPG elements with the classic Mario genre. You pickup items, level up, and have to talk with people, but there are no battle screens or mana.

The only problem I have with the game thus far is the story. Man o man, where is the “skip this crap” option? It drug on for 20 minutes before I ever played a single level! What happened to putting the story in the booklet and just letting the game start?

So far I’m very much enjoying the game and hope it only gets better from here.