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  08/01/00Slush: Well, I didn't do much today worth mentioning in Accounts besides typing out all my handwritten Accounts for Accounts, and now I'm writing in Accounts about typing up the Accounts that I needed on my computer before we uploaded with Accounts. I really despise Accounts. You know why? Sometimes, you just don't know what to say.Chad: Ugh. I've got eight days left until I go back to the public sawmill known as educational facilities. They've managed to convince the state council to shorten the summer vacation to two-and-a-half months. They're trying to make us like the Japanese. I don't needa be lahk them! I talk good enough!08/02/00Slush: Today we did Letters. Ever wonder what the process is when we do the Pikachu pictures in Letters? First, Chad and I both sit down and start brainstorming ideas for what will happen to our electric little friend this time. Usually I come up with the main scenario, while Chad occasionally throws in suggestions. However, then I turn it over to him where he makes it come alive by actually making the picture. That wasn't nearly as exciting as I thought it sound, but hey, now you know.Chad: Letters today. Hah, I made a fake screenshot of the Scroll of Gameplay today. Heh heh heh. I just superimposed the dungeon map from Zelda 64. AHAHAHAHHA! AHAHHAHA! AAAAAHAH! HAH!08/03/00Slush: Often when I work on the site, I need to eat my dinner while I'm on the computer. Today I was eating a Rodeo Cheeseburger, and somehow the barbeque sauce got in my mouse. So now the darn thing isn't working correctly, and I'm spending all my free time trying to clean it out. Oh well, so lives the life of a web geek.Chad: Late last night and today I got pictures of all 100 bloody drones from DKC-DKC3. Uuuuugh. At least we don't have to make individual pages for them, since we got that new Media Page type-thing. It's a real lifesaver, it is. And it adds a bit of professionalism to the game. Right-o, bye.08/04/00Slush: Not much to say today, but when I found some free time today I started playing Mario Party 2. While this may be stupid, I just noticed that in Mystery Land you can see a Loch Ness monster type creature in the distance, and even Peach's castle from Super Mario 64/Mario Kart 64. It's kind of interesting to just view the map and look at the detail put in the game boards. They may not have the best graphics in the world, but they certainly do have a lot of attention put in them. Hmph. I'm so tired my hands look like they're going through each other. Either I'm hallucinating because my brain needs rest, or I'm actually dead.Chad: I'm really hating my region of state. The bastards have got my summer down to two and a half months? Whatever happened to summer being over after Labor Day, eh? EH? Oh, and Santiago Lopez sent me 11 COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY RETARDED letters. Oh, hey, I just realized that since we're releasing the August thing on the 22, and Accounts in September 1, I can talk about it all I want! HEROES OF KAZAAM IS THE TITLE! IT IS A PLATFORMER GAME! YOU FIGHT GUN TOTER AND SHIGAMOTO! Phew, you have no idea how good that felt.08/05/00Slush: Nothing real noteworthy happened in my life today, so I'll just skip that and talk about the site work. Actually, nothing real noteworthy happened there either. I wonder if it would be so wrong to start accounting what happens at the end of each day in the life of somebody INTERESTING? Why CAN'T I ask Judge Ito from the O.J. Simpsons trial to become a staff member of the site? Oh, the stories that man could tell.Chad: I decided to forget about the game for one night and not do any work on it. Instead, I went to a friend's house and watched Monty Python's Life of Brian. Heh heh, that movie's great. "My fwiend Biggus Dickus will awwive here shortwy." AHAHAHA!!! Anyway, okay.08/06/00Slush: Oh yeah! We got a day off today, because our sever was being upgraded. We only let ourselves take time off when there is no possible way we can update, so when those days come we kick off our shoes and enjoy being slackers. We slacked so much, that there was nothing to talk about here. Next...Chad: Well, since we bought ten more gigs of bandwith per month, we had to upgrade from ProShell to a ProWeb server. (which, by the way, cost us a few hundred dollars... be thankful we're this dedicated to our craft). So we can't update tonight. I left a message on the Bulletin Board, but I don't know how widely it was recieved. So.... er.... then Slush and I started working on a SECRET LEVEL of the game (I'll leave you to your own vices to figure out what it is.... unless Slush said in his Accounts, in which case, there you go!)The secret level is awesome. It really draws inspiration from Virtual Boy (which is an incredibly cool system.... I reccommend you all buy one. But if you do, make SURE you get Galactic Pinball. That's one of my favorite games now). And Slush stayed up until nearly 4:00 AM Eastern Time because I wanted to show him the transport of the bonus level. Horray! I worked a LOT on the bonus mystery level thing. Also, I finished animation cycles for SeanMR68. That's all the playable characters done!08/07/00Slush: Rare released some "bitching" Donkey Kong Country (GBC, because otherwise you may think we'd be talking about the other DKC, which came out almost SIX YEARS AGO) screenshots today that really show some interesting parts of the game, namely some GBC only sections of it. On another topic, we found out that Trevor from Rarenet was in a bad automobile accent last night. While we've always cracked jokes about Rarenet, we've never actually had a serious hatred towards them or anything. It was always in lighthearted fun. Hopefully, Trevor's going to be okay.Chad: This is the tenth...... I wrote Accounts for the seventh, eightth, and ninth, but they were deleted! ARGH! Okay, let me try to remember that I did today....... I distributed all six characters through the levels. And collapsed. It's going to be really hard to finish this. It's almost the 22nd.08/08/00Slush: I mentioned this at the end of my update, but I'd like to go further into detail with it. Joseph Lieberman, Al Gore's running mate, looks and sounds like the dad from ALF. I was watching them this afternoon on my television box and I knew I had seen Lieberman somewhere before. Then it hit me. I pretended Gore was a small hairy alien puppet, and viola! Now if only Dick Chaney looked like Gary Coleman, I'd be in bliss.Chad: I go back to crap occupational duties tomorrow. Ugh. It's going to be hard to finish this game.08/09/00Slush: Shazoom! We got two new screenshots today. Each one was the first screenshot ever of two seperate games, Mario Party 3 and Mario Kart Advance. We haven't seen Donkey Kong in either of them, but we're sure he'll be there. We hope. In another news, I've lost a sock. If you happen to find this sock, don't pick it up. Who picks up a strangers' sock?Chad: I deeply apologize for this, but I have almost no time to do anything besides the site and the game. So Accounts will take a back burner for me until August 22. If I worked on the game I'll tell you. And if I didn't, you'll get a normal, crap-sized Account. Fair enough?08/10/00Slush: Taken directly from a conversation I had with Chad today...Slush: CHAD, LOOK BEHIND YOU! Chad: AAHH!!! The... KITCHEN TABLE!!! Slush: Did you see anybody? Chad: No. Slush: Phew. Chad: Yeah, that was a CLOSE ONE! Chad: ........................... Slush: Because the theme song for Walker Texas Ranger goes "When you're in Texas look behind you, 'cause that's where the ranger's gonna be." Chad: If I work on the game at all, I'm just going to say so. Worked on HoK08/11/00Slush: We revealed the secrets behind our Scroll of Gameplay scam tonight. Man, that was sweet. Only a few people really fell for it though. Still, if I had never played Ocarina of Time and didn't know the behind the scenes secrets of the site (trust me, there are PLENTY of them), I probably would have fell for it too.Chad: Worked on HoK08/12/00Slush: Dead skin. What's the point? That's what I pondered today. You know the dead skin you get at the bottom of your feet at times? What's the deal with that? Why doesn't the skin come back baby soft? It's just always rough there for the rest of your life. Yes, I'm running out of things to say in Accounts, mainly because my life isn't real interesting to outsiders.Chad: Worked on HoK08/13/00Slush: You know what I worry about? Eating chicken. I really don't care for chicken, unless it's in small doses in Asian food. Sometimes though, I worry that I'll have to eat chicken. Like today, I was looking through my freezer for something to eat, and for some reason I had chicken up there. I hate chicken, yet I had chicken. I didn't want to eat it, but IT'S ALL THAT I HAD LEFT. So I opted to not eat. Someday though, I may be forced to eat it. I worry about that day.Chad: Worked on HoK08/14/00Slush: Ever seen a dead baby?Chad: Worked on HoK08/15/00Slush: I was away the majority of the day at Paramount's King's Dominion, a theme park here in Virginia. I usually try to drive down there every summer in June, but I didn't make it there until August this year (of course). The rides there are pretty fun, with many of them having cool themes. The park is divided into "sections," such as a Wayne's World section, a Congo jungle section, etc. They even have a James Bond indoor theater ride. Anyway, I finally got over my fear of roller coasters today. I made up my mind that I was going to ride the coasters that didn't take you upside down, and I did. Then a momentary lapse of judgement caused me to hop on a roller coaster called the Anaconda...which features corkscrews, flips, and even an underwater tunnel. After that though, I broke my fear and actually enjoyed being tossed around violently. When I was in line for the indoor Outer Limits roller coaster (you go from 0 to 80 MPH as soon as the ride starts, literally) though, somebody vomited and they had to close down the ride for ten minutes to wipe the stomach juices off of the track, seats, etc. That was probably my favorite ride though, because they try to simulate you in outer space, and it even has laser lights. Laser lights in a roller coaster! Truely a gift from God himself. Anyway, I'm really tired, and thankful that Chad took care of the update.Chad: I was lazy today. I meant to work on the game, but all I did was end up playing Suave Sizzler's level a lot. Hahaha! Anyway, Suave Sizzler is my favorite boss battle. If you haven't got to him and are stuck, keep going. He's worth it. (also, there's a sled ride right before it).08/16/00Slush: We had a backpack full of Banjo-Tooie information today (that's a fine example of what we call Nintendo Power humor) that we ripped off from a more credible site than us. Besides that, I have nothing else to say.Chad: Worked on HoK08/17/00Slush: I really like the Banjo-Tooie Story So Far. It's better than your average "OH MY! THE PRINCESS HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED AGAIN! WE DIDN'T SEE THIS ONE COMING!" storyline. It's an interesting continuation of the story, and not the same story done over again. Bravo to Rare.Chad: Worked on HoK08/18/00Slush: I updated the Definitive Species Feature today with the four human stars of Mario Golf (GBC). Why? Because their playable main characters, and that Feature is for playable main characters. At least Chad helped me find some hillarious "real life" humans to compare them with.Chad: Worked on HoK08/19/00Slush: I saw Mario Tennis (to play) at Wal-Mart today. I didn't really have the time to play it though, which was probably for the better. After all, you may know how I feel about playing a DKU game before it comes out. I like the thrill of first playing it after purchase. Of course, whenever I go to a show like E3 I will have to throw away my notions and "just do it." Heh heh, I said "do it."Chad: Worked on HoK08/20/00Slush: Heh heh...do it... Chad: Worked on HoK08/21/00Slush: Tomorrow's our big anniversary, and Chad will unveil the game he's been working on for some time now. I've helped him out some (like with a few level designs and many characters), but this is primarily his baby. Also, the name of Nintendo's new system is Nintendo Game Cube? Why can't you just call it the "Video Game Machine w/Plastic Casing?" Eh, maybe the name will grow on me.Chad: One day! YES!!! I'm adding the saved game system. There were a few slip-ups, but so far I haven't been slipped up entirely. I've found a way around most things. I realized that it gets tedious starting the map screen back at deadly_dunes.html, so I had it remember your position whenever you enter a level. 08/22/00Slush: Wow, today was our One Year Anniversary! I'm sure Chad will talk about Heroes of Kazaam in his Accounts, so I'll talk about what I did today. I typed up an in-depth explanation of what the Donkey Kong Universe is. That way, nobody will ever ask us questions about it again! Oh, who am I kidding?Chad: YES! YES! IT'S FINALLY COMPLETE! PHEW! Mokitos, or however you spell it, is being a right bastard about the fact that you can't jump on the UniDrone heads at the start of the game, but other than that, the feedback has been incredible. It's 11:52 AM and I have to wake up at 5:30, so I'd better get off to sleep. I was helping NDK64 Guy through obstinate_oasis.html, but I clued him in on the level-cutting-in-half shortcut, and he should be up to Wave Wranglin' Shark soon enough. so, er, goodnight! HOLY CRAP! I JUST REALIZED THAT WE COMPLETED A YEAR ON THE SITE! OH MY GOD! YES!!!!!08/23/00Slush: I'm really tired, but I'd like to say one thing. The Game Boy Advance casing is incredible. It doesn't look the flowery purple fairy dust model the Game Boy Color was (the thing launched with two colors of purple). Okay, that's it for me tonight.Chad: Er... Mokitos doesn't like the game, but so far everybody else does. So that's good. I mean... it's free, and it's our first game to do, so it's not supposed to be perfect. Oh, well. The Game Boy Advance looks sweet. I can imagine holding that baby. Awesome. I also like the colors. It's not as flamboyantly purple as the GBC. The blue-on-silver makes it look like a spaceship.08/24/00Slush: Today I got a side-splitting headache, so I bought some medicine at the nearby 7-Eleven. However, little did I realize that these pills were the size of a HORSE'S TESTICLE. Any type of over the counter medicine really takes a lot of me. For example, one Advil puts me to sleep for three hours. So when I took this giant testicle dust circle, you know I must have been desperate. It knocked me out for half the evening, and I still feel doped up thanks to it. Anyway, we learned an arseload of information today about Game Cube. The most exciting thing is the possibility of a Banjo-Kazooie Game Cube; as there was a demo of Banjo, Kazooie, and Mumbo at Spaceworld. Hopefully we'll see it someday. By the way, I love the console design of Game Cube.Chad: Great, people are starting to hack the game. That's just perfect. I really hate Jon and Zinggy. Oh, yeah, and I woke up at 5:10 AM to look at GAMECUBE shots. Aussie Ben was online, and we exchanged a few incoherent screams. Here's an actual excerpt from our conversation:Ben: AAAHHH!!!Me: WHAAA??? OUT??Ben: GANONDORF!!! CUBE! OUT! AAHHH!!! LUIGI!Me: AAAAAHHHH!!! FMV!!!!Ben: REAL TIME!!!!!!!!Me: (faint)Anyway, Slush wasn't awake yet and I had to leave about 45 minutes after I woke up, so I didn't see him until the afternoon, when we exchanged some more screams. The GAMECUBE is an awesome system. I love the way it looks. I've always wanted a very tall Discman, haven't you? The silver color is sweet too. And the wireless controllers are great. Nintendo finally gets it.08/25/00Slush: Well, we pretty much know for sure that "our" Donkey Kong is going to be in Mario Kart Advance, which means we here at the site will have to buy it, cover it, and love it. Shouldn't be a problem, unless the game really sucks. Which it probably won't, judging from Nintendo's track record. One more note on this wonderful Friday evening: NEVER try to cut your fingernails with scissors. Trust me.Chad: i really hate most of the people on the ubb.08/26/00Slush: I didn't do much on this Saturday, other than lay around and watch dust settle on my leg. Well, I did mow my lawn, so I'm not a total comatose vegetable. One thing that we did find out that's worth mentioning is the fact that Waluigi is going to be in Mario Party 3. They're wasting no time in trying to break him in, are they?Chad: AGH! The most f-cking insane thing happened today, and I'm not really thinking straight, and my mind's kind of messed up because of what happened. My God, that was insane. And crazy. And it confused me, then as I slowly realized what was happening, I was horrified. AGH!08/27/00Slush: I played Mario Tennis today at Wal-Mart. Yeah, I gave in, but I enjoyed it. Anyway....blagh. Tired. Go to Hell.Chad: Ugh, more and more people are messing with the game, hacking it and such. I said I was going to fix the glitches but I'm starting to reconsider. They're acting like childish bitches. Or something. Our Friend and I got some last-minute Drone pictures and I uploaded them. Some of the links might be broken. I'll look tomorrow maybe.08/28/00Slush: Mario Tenins ships today, but I'm not going to be purchasing it for awhile. Why, you may ask? I'm still playing Mario Party 2. I haven't really had the time to actually sit down and do it all in that game yet. I should pick up the pace, I presume. It's pretty sad, really.Chad: Mario Tennis came out today but I can't get it until Comp USA does because I have no money, except a store credit for $107. Arse. 08/29/00Slush: Taken directly from a conversation I had with Our Friend today...SirSlush2: How come you get out of doing these Accounts?Our Friend: Because you dubbed my langauge to be "too frisky," remember?Chad: I drew a picture of Mario.08/30/00Slush: We had Letters today, with nothing of signifigance to report on from that. Well, besides the fact that Leigh Loveday wrote in mocking those Pikachu defenders. That was pretty funny, actually.Chad: Hey, we had Letters tonight! The highlight was a Letter Slush got from Loveday which was mocking the Pikachu supporters. I asked him if we could have Mr. Pants beating on Pikachu, but he wouldn't have any of it. So instead we got a vaguely unfunny picture of Rubee beating up Ice-Skating Pikachu with Mr. Pants thrown in for no reason. Slush told me that we'll bring back the gory Pikachu pictures next edition. Those are a lot funnier. My favorite is the one where Pikachu is dragged in spikes by Screech. Heh heh heh.08/31/00Slush: I got my new issue of Nintendo Power today, and I'm thrilled to report that I only have two more issues left before I can kiss my subscription goodbye. Listen to one of their questions on those cards in the middle of their magazine. "What is the main reason that you would renew your subscription to Nintendo Power? 1. To get a free Player's Guide 2. To keep current with the latest game releases 3. For the Pokemon information 4. For the special subscriber benefits such as trading cards, bonus issues and Power Supplies catalogs Yes, they want to get me to renew, but then they keep bringing up Pokemon. Well you know what? Screw it. F**k them! They were only enjoyable when they were really biased in the favor of DKC games anyway.Chad: Klungo's back in a bunch of screenshots. Klungo's awesome. I might to a Feature later about DKU characters with cult followings. There's Klungo, Tiptup, and probably some more when I really think about it. Oh well. I hope Loveday updates tomorrow. I can't go another weekend without DKU news. |
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