http://inanothercastle.net/blog Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:49:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As everyone knows, I love comparatively useless USB gadgets, and this one has found its place in my cold heart. For only $17 bucks (it isn’t like that money would have filled your tank anyway) you can purchase this nifty device that lights up for you anytime you receive an ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/10/06/usless-usb-gadget-lights-up-your-porn-spam/ Sanyo apparently has decided that Andy Griffiths’ prediction on the downfall of Blu-ray isn’t going to keep them from making a fancy new laser. What did the Sherriff of Mayberry do to become qualified for that job anyway? The new laser will be able to write at speeds of ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/10/06/blu-ray-is-dead-long-live-blu-ray/ No, really, if you went out and got yourself one of dem dere new fangled iPhones but just can’t for the life of you figure out why everything you click that offers you free ringtones makes your computer die a slow death, you are in luck! All you need is ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/10/06/free-ringtones-free-ringtones-free-ringtones/ This magical picture frame by T-Mobile is rigged up to accept picture messages and display them while you are taking them. The only thing standing between you and this necessity is whether you think paying $100 for a tacky looking frame and a monthly fee for the picture service is ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/10/05/cameo-displaying-your-pictures-from-the-beyond/ As I’m sure you already noticed, iTunes has released its new version 8.0 and, before I could even make a post about it, version 8.0.1 and its bug fixes. Since I’m new to the iTunes game and will always be happy with my beloved Foobar, I don’t know what the ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/10/05/itunes-80-relea-itunes-801-released/ If there is one thing this sporadic column has in common with Geekologie, other than the writing style and gimmick, it is a vast hatred or robots. It is like inventors never watched any sci-fi or anime, ever. Apparently the ROVIO is a robotic sentry for people who need robotic sentrys, ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/10/04/rovio-robot-brings-end-times-in-affordable-package/ Oh great, you mean I can stick a magnet near my important data all in the name of making my USB hub… making my USB hub… you know what? I can’t even think of a logical reason this is necessary. If you want one of these though, I can sell ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/10/03/magnetic-usb-hub-is-safe-and-logical/ File under: Things I would sell my kidneys for. I present to you an incredibly limited edition Dreamcast. For only 800 dollars you can own an awesome looking console in pretty good shape. You should want to pay 800 dollars for a regular Dreamcast, so this should be a ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/10/03/dreamcast-code-awesome/ Hey Wii-tards. I never post about your beloved, controller wiggling system but one of my most often used complaints to why I think the thing is silly has been solved. Nintendo has finally figured out the answer to its incredibly complicated and mind boggling storage issues by actually allowing you ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/10/02/fill-the-wiis-slot/ As I’m sure you have all seen announced everywhere else on the internet by now, there are heavy rumors that there will be a new Wii, nicknamed WiiHD, by 2011. Apparently the system will stick with its same gimmick-.. er, excuse me, “innovation”, and will also seek to improve factors ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/10/01/wiihd-now-with-twice-as-much-mario/ After NVIDIA announced their crazy cheap 9400GT, you just knew AMD wasn’t going to be too far behind. In fact, they are releasing TWO super cheap cards with respectable specs. The 512MB Radeon HD 4550 will set you back $55, while the 256MB Radeon HD 4350 will set you back ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/09/30/crossfirex-for-less-than-a-tank-of-gas/ I remember when I first realized I hated the Wii, all my friends decided I just didn’t get it. I just wasn’t cool or hip enough to realize what pure unbridled fun was to be held in that little system. I felt like an old man, bitter in my old ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/09/30/have-a-seat/ I had actually known about this for a while thanks to spending lots of time dressed as a teenager and hanging out at the mall along with talking to enough people who were conned into thinking Gamestop would actually be a good job and not a retail hell too evil ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/09/28/gamestop-dirty-business-practices-lolz/ Apparently at some point in the last decade Diamond went from being a well respected innovator of computer graphics to becoming the American republican party. Six months worth of GeCube manufactured Radeon HD 3800s resold by Diamond have been suffering from such a large amount of problems that Alienware actually ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/09/25/diamond-in-the-rough-literally/ Castlevania Legends System: GB Genre: Action/Platformer Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 1998 Country: US Why couldn't this little Castlevania excursion ended on a high note? Here we have it everyone, the very last installment of my month long journey into the Castlevania series. There are still plenty of games in the Castlevania ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/08/07/the-maelstrom-castlevania-legends/ Castlevania: Dracula X System: SNES Genre: Action/Adventure Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 1995 Country: USA I really should have just reviewed the PC-Engine one. Disappointment? Thy name is Dracula X. Now to avoid confusion, this isn’t my review of the absolute classic “Rondo of Blood”. This is the SNES port of the ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/08/06/the-maelstrom-castlevania-dracula-x/ Castlevania: Bloodlines System: GEN Genre: Action/Platformer Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 1994 Country: US All aboard the Belmont-boat as this train keeps truckin' on! Today's installment gets me to the Sega Genesis' only Castlevania game, Bloodlines. This game is all but forgotten when people talk about the series, but should it have ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/08/05/the-maelstrom-castlevania-bloodlines/ If ever a movie deserved to be reviewed solely by a picture of a pear with a goofy mouth, it would be this one. The Mutant Chronicles is a walking LOLWUT of epic proportions. On the surface, the movie seems like it might have some sort of entertainment value to it ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/08/01/the-mutant-chronicles-review/ Kid Dracula System: GB Genre: Action/Platformer Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 1993 Country: US Here we go, finishing up the Kid Dracula series within the Castlevania universe. You may have noticed that I skipped the legendary "Rondo of Blood", but I made an executive decision here. Since that game came out on ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/07/16/the-maelstrom-kid-dracula/ Super Castlevania IV System: SNES Genre: Action/Platformer Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 1991 Country: US Super Castlevania IV, also known as the big budget remake of the original Castlevania. The odds are, this probably mind fudged you graphically the first time you played it. Super Castlevania IV is the fancy, Hollywood remake ... http://inanothercastle.net/blog/2008/07/06/the-maelstrom-super-castlevania-iv/