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Mind of UPSLynx: Week of September 6th

After a long week’s absence, it’s back! This week we discuss AMD’s new branding system, and in a fit of rage, some hardware gets demolished by yours truly. The Icrontic Top 100 Songs Countdown is underway, have you submitted your picks? And of course, what would MIND be without some gaming talk? If you went to Pax, you may have caught something viral, and we’re not talking marketing. Finally, Ten years ago this week the Sega Dreamcast began thinking. Just hit play already, I know you want to.

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25 Comments:

  1. rolleggroll
    Love by the TSA

    No womens.

  2. QCH
    Guru

    Very good review.... While I do not play console games, I will play Beetles for the harmony vocals.

  3. kryyst
    CTRL+ALT+DEL

    Harmonizing Vocals = Cool. Not compatible with any other Rock Band content = Not Cool. Leaving this title souly in the hans of ravenous Beetles fans and a pretty niche title at that.

  4. RyderOCZ
    OCZ Guru / IC Groupie
    No womens.

    I saw 2 womens.. what were you watching?

  5. Winfrey
    kaishakunin

    Turtles in Time fuck yes!

  6. Bobby Miller
    The Dean of Computer Graphics
    I saw 2 womens.. what were you watching?

    See? See?! (if you want to get technical, there were four)

    For Winfrey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmNFmHEeHfY

    I'm really surprised Beatles RB isn't compatible with other content. When we get together to play RB, if it's not on the RB2 disk (or imported from RB1) then we don't play it. It's too annoying to load up another game just for some different songs. That's unfortunate.

    Also - anyone notice my shameless thievery and abuse of a Muse lyric in this video?

  7. Gate28
    Resides in your bowels

    Picked up Beatles at PAX on Sunday, it's pretty fun, I like the harmonizing vocals, but I was able to 4-star or better every single song in the game on either guitar or bass (whichever was harder for the particular song) on my first go though story mode.

    Also, I got a biopsy yesterday that turned out negative for swine flu, so I got a q-tip up my nose for nothing.

  8. Obsidian
    Way hotter than Fox n' Bush.
    Picked up Beatles at PAX on Sunday, it's pretty fun, I like the harmonizing vocals, but I was able to 4-star or better every single song in the game on either guitar or bass (whichever was harder for the particular song) on my first go though story mode.

    Also, I got a biopsy yesterday that turned out negative for swine flu, so I got a q-tip up my nose for nothing.

    Terrorist!

  9. fatcat
    sasquatch wannabe
    I saw 2 womens.. what were you watching?

    fatcat sandvich, I approve.

  10. Cliff_Forster
    Keepin it real

    For some its bickering, for me, its just keepin it real baby!

  11. Great! That Rockband footage is awesome.

    -Bobby

  12. Komete
    DIY Haxx0r

    Man, you are getting good at this. Best one yet!

  13. Nemikan
    Chat with me!
  14. GooD
    C# Disciple

    LoL, you're getting better at it. Loved that last one ! Keep it coming

    Poor CRT tho lol

  15. Bobby Miller
    The Dean of Computer Graphics

    CRT was totally broken, I should add. Wouldn't display an image outside of green shifty lines. Tried everything I could do to save it after UPS Hitman gave it to me, no dice.

    I'd never waste a good CRT... especially a big one. I love those things.

  16. GooD
    C# Disciple

    That was cool as hell to watch, i should add :P

  17. I got to play the Beatles RB last night. I have to say that I'm a fan, though I didn't get to try out the harmonizing vocals (we only had one mic). Still, the incompatibility and the fact that the game only had like what, 20, 25 songs, was kind of a downer. I'm not quite sure if more are unlockable or not.

  18. Kwitko
    Sheriff of Dicktown

    Point of information- The Icrontic 100 was supposed to be over on Sept 13, but I'm extending it an additional week. NEED MOAR MUSIKS!

  19. DrLiam
    FoxtoN

    Love the update. Nice mixture of destruction (</3 4 CRTs), sexually suggestive photos ( ), and ear-shattering singing (what were you dressed up as?).

  20. Bobby Miller
    The Dean of Computer Graphics
    and ear-shattering singing (what were you dressed up as?).

    there is no good answer to this question

    GQ - there's about 45 songs on the game, plus three albums as downloadable content.

    Full listing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...les:_Rock_Band

    And everyone, get posting your top twenty!

  21. chrisWhite
    Polygons

    CRT (and all of it) were EPIC! Well done sir, I tip my hat to you

  22. UPSWeezer
    Ninja Warrior

    dang... i look a LOT younger in those videos. we need some rock band again. get the band together, will ya?

  23. Bobby Miller
    The Dean of Computer Graphics

    Working on it Weezer. Probably withing the next few weeks. I haven't seen UPSYuri in forever.

  24. Grimnoc
    I don't need no stinkin avatar

    I think this may be one of your best ones. Keep up the good work Bobby.

  25. Bobby Miller
    The Dean of Computer Graphics

    Grimnoc - I'm inclined to believe that you're biased because I chucked a CRT off the balcony

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