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Pre-ordered my Angel Bird, hope it's legit.

Shaorin, I was one of those kids who loved Japanese mecha toys as well as GI Joes! Loving transforming robots didn't take away at all from my love of action figures. However, I'm with you on the Defiant. I didn't see how a space shuttle had anything to do with GI Joe. It always seemed big and boring to me.

How I wish Yamato would make a Legioss & Tread.

Worst Macross moments: 1) The valkyrie's canopy doesn't snap off when Hikaru rescues Minmay in the second episode. 2) Max & Milia knife fight/floating scene.

That would actually be pretty awesome. I know I'm not the only one who wants the normal robot head of the 19F along with the long wings of the Kai.

What is the VF-19E? Can I get a link to a pic?

You didn't know? Big West is a girl.

Treyarch listened to all the complaints people had about MW2 when making Black Ops, and after removing the offending aspects from their game, there was nothing left. Want to make an explosives class? Too bad, explosives were nerfed, don't get replaced by scavenger, and there is no perk to increase their power. Want to make a knifing class? Too bad, there is no tactical knife or commando. Want to snipe? Too bad, there is no quick-scoping or other way to use a sniper close range, no quick way to aim because sleight-of-hand doesn't apply to snipers, and the guns suck. Want to just run around with pistols or shotguns? Those guns suck too and there is no dual-weilding of shotguns and no auto-pistols. Treyarch told everyone playing MW2 that they were playing wrong and made a game where only assault rifles or submachine guns are worth using.

Ah, I was expecting the 1988 action movie featuring Jean Claud Van Damme, but I was thinking of Black Eagle.

Maybe this is why OAVs are mostly dead. In the age of the internet, whose going to wait six months? Stupid anime fans who love crap like Naruto? Not a chance.

I agree with what you say about the buddy system. It takes so long to kill someone that it's most likely that your target's teammate will come rescue him before you can finish him. Another big complaint I have is that skill is less rewarded in Reach. In Halo 3, it took 4 BR headshots to kill an opponent, or 8 body shots. Now, it takes 5 headshots or 7 body shots. This makes a sloppy shooter much more likely to kill a skilled opponent. Grenade spam seems to be the best way to kill someone rather than well-placed shots -- grenades kill way more quickly than guns, almost so much that guns should be a last resort in Reach. And another thing. Where the hell are the vehicles? I've played about 60 online games so far and haven't seen a single Warthog.

I'm talking about lag advantage. You can have quick matchmaking and smooth graphics but still be shooting at a guy who isn't actually there. I'm the type of player who knows exactly how many body/head shots it takes to kill an enemy and counts shots in game. In Reach it takes 7 BR shots anywhere in the body to kill. I've shot enemies upwards of 13 times and haven't killed them. In the same games I've been killed by very few shots. Later, in other games, I can kill people easily with 5 shots (headshots drop an enemy in 5 shots) and nobody seems to be able to kill me. So there's definitely a huge advantage in the game for certain players, and the most likely culprit is latency (lag). It's not always enough for you to see people warping around, but it's always enough to give someone an advantage. This exists in all online FPS's of course, but it's mitigated better in all the other games I've played.

I played the matchmaking today and it was horrible. Lag advantage is way too ridiculous. In some games I can't be touched and destroy everyone, and in the other games I can't do anything but die. There is no in between. It's not even fun.

My god. You found a 25+ year old Macross valkyrie in boxed condition at a second-hand store? You are one lucky bastard. I literally have dreams about that sort of thing and wake up disappointed.

Hey, is there a webpage with links to all of your fansubs?

I loved your blog, too, but it seems to be a little abandoned at the moment. Any plans to release the next two episodes of this show?

Maryuu Senki (C13EDFB6)-2.avi"]Mirror, hope Area88 doesn't mind.

Area88, you are a saint. I have this on VHS but the video quality isn't the greatest. Thanks!

Area88, a question: is this only the first episode? The video is about 30 minutes long, which is right for one episode, but it cut out abruptly, so I wonder if my download was cut short.

No kidding man, I missed you. When you get that link up I'll help seed it. I watched a few minutes of this before work. It looks pretty bad ass so far. Man, you gotta love the eighties, when ninjas actually looked like ninjas.

Awesome! I saw promotional art for this show but never knew what it was. But f*ck, Megaupload? Do you want me to host this on my server? I'm on my third try with Megaupload, maybe it will work this time. EDIT: Only 13 hours to go. EDIT: Man, I had to wait hours for that download to work with any reasonable speed. I'll still host it if you want, Area88.

Oh man, that cracked me up. Bravo.

"You didn't mention it was partially panel-lined."

I dunno, they handled the doors for the hands pretty well. Speaking of the hands, the big optional fists almost fit in the bays, so I think they default hands could have been a bit bigger. Imagine if the default hands were a bit bigger, and if the gunpod had a retractible handle, and if the heatshield was a snap-on that wasn't required for transformation. Just those minor, easy changes would have made this toy feel 100% more fun, even without integral landing gear.

Because he's a douche. Anyone who scans someone else's work and then applies a watermark is a d-bag.