The Stupid Gamer

Let’s be honest. We all hate eBay. We’ve all come up with the clever names for it like feebay, ePay, and holycrapIhateyourfacebay due to their terrible customer service, high fees, and awful policies. When possible, I’ll buy and sell my gaming-related stuff elsewhere, and places like Chase the Chuckwagon are proving to be very viable locations.

Chase the Chuckwagon (http://chasethechuckwagon.com) is geared toward classic gamers, but other sorts of collectibles are showing up on the site all the time. Seller fees are much lower than what you’ll find on eBay, and they even offer a one-time lifetime membership where you’ll never need to to deal with charges for selling ever again. So far the classic gamers and arcade gamers have been driving the site, but it would really help if more people joined in. To see a forum thread about how much cheaper people have been selling their stuff on Chase the Chuckwagon, check out this link: http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/upload/showthread.php?t=131

Seriously, guys, it’s time to ditch eBay and move on to a community that isn’t intent on squeezing every last penny out of its sellers.

CAG (http://cheapassgamer.com) has launched its highly anticipated redesign and has begun to roll out the new site user features. In recent episodes of the CAGcast, CheapyD and Wombat have discussed how the new site will help the community to be more expressive, interactive, and to play a more prominent role in the day to day happenings at the site. The new look is still simple and reserved, but the functionality is quite impressive. I even started my own blog over there (first post can be found here: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=48).

Surely this blog will still remain my focus, but hey, how can I resist the charms of the CAG community, especially after all the great deals I’ve found there lately? Hey Cheapy and Wombat, keep up the good work with the CAGcast, and good luck with everything going forward.

Check here for a list of site changes and updates: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/?f=3

After just naming it a rumor, I’m here to happily report that SquareEnix has a coundown up that STRONGLY hints at Chrono Trigger DS.

Check it out here: http://www.square-enix.co.jp/ctds/

By “strongly hints”, I mean totally confirms.

If true…holy crap. I don’t care if it’s a remake, a port, or a new adventure entirely, I just sorely want the rumor to be true. Apparently a scan is floating around on 2ch from Jump News, but I’ll wait for more concrete info before getting too excited. Hopefully we’ll hear more at E3.

Do the right thing, SquareEnix…give us Chrono Trigger.

Is this an image from Rock Band 2? If so, it appears to have been grabbed from G4.

We shall see…

UPDATE: It appears that the screenshot is real, as it was pulled right form X-Play. After looking it over, I noticed that there are some 2s next to some songs, and a different symbol around the others. My guess is that the 2s reperesent songs that are on the RB2 disc (or are exclusive to RB2 via DLC), while the others are from the original Rock Band DLC service. We know that they’re compatible, so it would make sense.

With a few days left to go in the open donation window, the guys that ran the Super Mario Marathon to raise money for the Child’s Play charity have raised over $11,000. With the current total of $11,225, the event has been a major success. Three gamers played Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Super Mario 64, Super Marion Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy back to back while broadcasting their progress online for donators and interested parties to view. More details, including finishing times and stats can be seen at the official site.

You can also continue to donate until July 5th. Go here to check it out: http://mariomarathon.com/

I’m sure many of you out there already know about this guy, but for a couple of years now The Angry Video Game Nerd (once known simply as the Angry Nintendo Nerd) has been playing some of the worst games ever made and trying out the most terrible accessories ever created for consoles. The Nerd, whose name is James, records his reviews in video form and mixes in gameplay footage with skits to demonstrate just how bad each game or accessory is. He’s been famous online for his rather irreverant style and definitely NSFW language, and he’s helped to propel Screw Attack into one of gaming’s most prominent fan sites. Below are a few of my favorites. Once a YouTube star, The Nerd now releases all his videos on Gametrailers.com. You can find his older reviews on YouTube, but newer ones are excluse to GT.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Bart vs. The Space Mutants and Bart vs. the World

Dragon’s Lair

Fester’s Quest and Addam’s Family: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/25046.html

Rambo: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/29877.html

Again, these are NSFW due to their rather strong language content. These are best viewed with a pair of headphones and by those that aren’t sensitive to F-bomb infested rants.

In a PR I received from Reverb this morning, it was announced that a pack of 12 songs featuring The Who will hit Rock Band on July 12th. Here are the details:

The Who 12 Pack

• “Amazing Journey”
• “Baba O’Riley”
• “Behind Blue Eyes”
• “Eminence Front”
• “Going Mobile”
• “Leaving Here”
• “My Generation” (Live at Leeds)
• “Real Good Looking Boy”
• “Sea & Sand”
• “Summertime Blues” (Live at Leeds)
• “Who Are You”
• “Young Man Blues” (Live at Leeds)

(All tracks utilize the original master recordings)

I’m pretty sure that Baba O’Riley is a mandatory download.

We’ve been dealing with DDoS attacks for the past couple of days. If you visit the site and it’s down, don’t worry, we’ll have it all worked out soon.

Until then, do the world a favor and punch a hacker in the face (if he ever leaves his mom’s basement, that is).

Guitar Hero is back…again.  I’m sure that will be the focus this week and Trauma Center gets a sequel on the DS.

Xbox 360

• Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
• Gears of War Refresh (2 Disc Edition)

PlayStation 3

• Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

Nintendo Wii

• Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
• Purr Pals

Virtual Console

• Fatal Fury 2 (Neo Geo)

PlayStation 2

• Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

Nintendo DS

• Journey to the Center of the Earth
• 1 vs. 100
• Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2
• AMF Bowling Pinbusters
• Ducati Moto