First-thirty - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community http://www.instablogs.com/first-thirty/ First-thirty - Latest Popular Stories powered by Instablogs Community. http://www.instablogs.com/site-img/insta-slogo.gif Instablogs Community http://www.instablogs.com/first-thirty/ en-us Instascript 2.0 http://www.instablogs.com Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:41:16 +0000 First Thirty: Prince of Persia (PC) http://joehaygood.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-prince-of-persia-pc-2008-12-19/ http://joehaygood.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-prince-of-persia-pc-2008-12-19/ Joe Haygood

So after a delay of a week for release on the PC, and my cheapness in paying for 7 day delivery, I have finally received my most anticipated release of the holiday season in Prince of Persia.  Yes, I have been hyped for this game for some time,...

]]> So after a delay of a week for release on the PC, and my cheapness in paying for 7 day delivery, I have finally received my most anticipated release of the holiday season in Prince of Persia.  Yes, I have been hyped for this game for some time, and afte

]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:41:16 +0000 TechnologyPCcell shadedcontrols First Thirty: Castlevania Judgment (Wii) http://stephenmunn.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-castlevania-judgment-wii-2008-12-19/ http://stephenmunn.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-castlevania-judgment-wii-2008-12-19/ Stephen Munn

I may be the only person on this wide, wacky Internet who went into my first play of Castlevania Judgment with a great sense of optimism, and when I begin this first thirty by saying I took some quick punches to the gut, keep in mind it’s for...

]]> I may be the only person on this wide, wacky Internet who went into my first play of Castlevania Judgment with a great sense of optimism, and when I begin this first thirty by saying I took some quick punches to the gut, keep in mind it’s for a very

]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:34:20 +0000 TechnologyNintendo WiiReviewscastlevania judgment First Thirty: Grand Theft Auto IV (PC) http://joehaygood.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-grand-theft-auto-iv-pc-2008-12-18/ http://joehaygood.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-grand-theft-auto-iv-pc-2008-12-18/ Joe Haygood

Where oh where to I begin to go with Grand Theft Auto IV on the PC.  My first thirty was a complete disaster of a gaming experience.  First off, I did not even get to play the game for three days, because Steam went dysfunctional over the game,...

]]> Where oh where to I begin to go with Grand Theft Auto IV on the PC.  My first thirty was a complete disaster of a gaming experience.  First off, I did not even get to play the game for three days, because Steam went dysfunctional over the game, killing

]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:03:01 +0000 TechnologyPCbugsfirst thirty First Thirty: Warioland Shake It http://joefourhman.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-warioland-shake-it-2008-12-07/ http://joefourhman.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-warioland-shake-it-2008-12-07/ Joe Fourhman

Watch the Wario butt… watch the Wario butt… I grabbed Warioland: Shake It during Amazon.com’s recent Wii game sale and so far I’m really digging it. If my First Thirty is anything to go on, it is a pure 2D platformer, full...

]]> Watch the Wario butt… watch the Wario butt…
I grabbed Warioland: Shake It during Amazon.com’s recent Wii game sale and so far I’m really digging it. If my First Thirty is anything to go on, it is a pure 2D platformer, full of the

]]> Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:41:50 +0000 TechnologyNintendoNintendo Wiifirst thirty First Thirty: Ninjatown (DS) http://joefourhman.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-ninjatown-ds-2008-11-29/ http://joefourhman.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-ninjatown-ds-2008-11-29/ Joe Fourhman

Yes, that’s a happy ninja dropping… part of the charm of Ninjatown, an unexpected third-party ray of sunshine on your DS. And here’s my First Thirty. Ninjatown is a tower defense game, so the first level is the necessary tutorial....

]]> Yes, that’s a happy ninja dropping… part of the charm of Ninjatown, an unexpected third-party ray of sunshine on your DS. And here’s my First Thirty.
Ninjatown is a tower defense game, so the first level is the necessary tutorial. As suc

]]> Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:16:10 +0000 TechnologyDS LiteNintendoNintendo DS First Thirty: Lips (Xbox 360) http://joehaygood.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-lips-xbox-360-2008-11-20/ http://joehaygood.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-lips-xbox-360-2008-11-20/ Joe Haygood

After waiting since the E3 announcement, and trying to find all the info I could on the song import function, Lips finally hit the shelves, and entered my house today.  After thirty minutes with Lips, I am a conflicted vocalist. The game starts...

]]> After waiting since the E3 announcement, and trying to find all the info I could on the song import function, Lips finally hit the shelves, and entered my house today.  After thirty minutes with Lips, I am a conflicted vocalist.
The game starts off with

]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:45:11 +0000 TechnologyXBOX 360first thirtyinis First Thirty: Animal Crossing City Folk http://joefourhman.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-animal-crossing-city-folk-2008-11-17/ http://joefourhman.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-animal-crossing-city-folk-2008-11-17/ Joe Fourhman

The Animal Crossing City Folk / Wii Speak Microphone bundles arrived in force today, despite never showing up in many preorder systems. While the Wii Speak Channel is not scheduled until sometime in December, Animal Crossing fans will still have...

]]> The Animal Crossing City Folk / Wii Speak Microphone bundles arrived in force today, despite never showing up in many preorder systems. While the Wii Speak Channel is not scheduled until sometime in December, Animal Crossing fans will still have plenty t

]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:07:40 +0000 TechnologyNintendoNintendo DSNintendo Wii First Thirty: Need for Speed Undercover http://joehaygood.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-need-for-speed-undercover-2008-11-12/ http://joehaygood.instablogs.com/entry/first-thirty-need-for-speed-undercover-2008-11-12/ Joe Haygood

Who knew that the UPS man delivers on Veterans Day here in the US.  But the delivery guy’s misfortune is your gain, as I have played through the first thirty minutes of Need for Speed Undercover, and I have a fair amount of good with a few...

]]> Who knew that the UPS man delivers on Veterans Day here in the US.  But the delivery guy’s misfortune is your gain, as I have played through the first thirty minutes of Need for Speed Undercover, and I have a fair amount of good with a few grains

]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:25:54 +0000 TechnologyXBOX 360electronic artsfast G4TV Helps Out with 50% of First Thirty of Left 4 Dead http://joehaygood.instablogs.com/entry/g4tv-helps-out-with-50-of-first-thirty-of-left-4-dead-2008-11-11/ http://joehaygood.instablogs.com/entry/g4tv-helps-out-with-50-of-first-thirty-of-left-4-dead-2008-11-11/ Joe Haygood

G4TV has an excellent video that shows off the first fifteen minutes of the hotly anticipated Valve game, Left 4 Dead.  From this video, I see that the computer AI seems to be very well done, and that the gameplay is very fast.  I forget how...

]]> G4TV has an excellent video that shows off the first fifteen minutes of the hotly anticipated Valve game, Left 4 Dead.  From this video, I see that the computer AI seems to be very well done, and that the gameplay is very fast.  I forget how well the

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