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Dragon Quest vs. Dragon Warrior

In the early years, localizations of Japanese games to North America would undergo many changes – story, graphics, the removal of violent scenes and sexually charged events as well as the modification of the packaging to remove any and all traces of its original Japanese culture. Fortunately, much less of this ‘translation’ is happening, but it does still persist. So were these changes worth it?…

Dragon Quest draws near! Command?

It is without exaggeration, or shame, that I declare the greatest video game ever made is Dragon Quest. For those that disagree, I regret to inform you that you are mistaken. The brilliance of Dragon Quest is well documented, however there is still room to explore some of the lesser-known aspects that added to the game’s brilliance.

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  Cheap Android set-top TV Box   I have been doing my best to test the validity of the old adage “you get what you pay for”. With some minor exceptions, the adage seems to be holding true. However be it curiosity or be it stupidity, I have decided to test it once again with...

Tronfy MX Android cheap set-top box

  Cheap Android set-top TV Box

  I have been doing my best to test the validity of the old adage “you get what you pay for”. With some minor exceptions, the adage seems to be holding true. However be it curiosity or be it stupidity, I have decided to test it once again with the Tronfy s805 MX Android TV set-top box (the name just rolls off the tongue doesn’t it?). After making sure all of my…

Dragon Quest : Facts and Fiction

Some research I conducted for the Dragon Quest Castle a long time ago. A look at some of there pervasive Dragon Quest rumours of the time.

Dragon Quest – Pafu-Pafu

In the past I have reviewed a knock-off Apple Watch as well as put the watch on trial, but now – Let’s take a  look at Cupertino’s latest little marvel – The Apple Watch. These are my initial impressions and keep in mind I am still in the discovery phase myself, so this review will...

In the past I have reviewed a knock-off Apple Watch as well as put the watch on trial, but now – Let’s take a  look at Cupertino’s latest little marvel – The Apple Watch.

These are my initial impressions and keep in mind I am still in the discovery phase myself, so this review will be unlike the Knock-Off Nerd reviews, where I review a pile of knock off garbage that only I was dumb enough to…

Dragon Quest vs. Dragon Warrior

The most epic cat shirt in the history of the universe   Look at this. There are no words to describe what stands before us. Of course, be it that I am paid per word, I will do my best to describe it anyway. If one only takes a quick glance at the shirt, they...

Spook chasers – Retro Knock-Off Ghostbusters Toys. You know it’s going to be a great day when you wake up with the theme to Ghostbusters playing on loop in your head. Regardless of how many years pass, this song is flawless, perfect in every single possible way. Ghostbusters was an integral part of my childhood...

‘Invaded by the iWatch’ Erotic fiction – Apple Watch Sex! During some of my random browsing in the deep caverns of Amazon, I came across an oddity that struck my eye – A short story written by fellow Canadian Leonard Delaney entitled “Invaded by the iWatch”. My immediate reaction was to yell “It’s not an...

Y-Phone – iPhone Music Toy for Kids. Oh look, another pile of rubbish that was designed to look like, and capitalize on, the iPhone. This one is called the Y-Phone and if you say it really fast it almost sounds like the real thing. Very clever.  Although it looks like an iPhone, it is not...