Cash Frenzy - and we're supposed to be saving

Entry posted by 5co77ie September 18, 2006

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Oh no! Having just been to the next gen console thread and having spent the weekend with four kids who all has PSPs and loving the WiFi facility and game share options. I've decided to buy a few new games. So when MCV arrived on my desk with incidentally an interesting write up on the Sony PS3 delays. This combined with an indepth of the new Wii I found which makes the thing look like it's still firmly marketted at kids. I got out my highlighter pen and have made a list of games I'd like:

Obviously first up is Kingdom Hearts 2 on PS2

:wub: Then there's Gitaroo Man - with new songs, new lavels a new boss or two and loads of extras from my fave PS2 game!

:-) Free Running (a game based on the athletic sport of Parkour (as in the leaping about guys in red on BBC adverts) on PSP!!! that's a first)

GT4 - if it's anything like RidgeRacer I'll just drive around loving the weather effects!

:-) GUN - yeah i know some people don't like it but i lolved it and the short length is great for PSP

LegoStar Wars - ok i have this alreadY - it rocks

:-) A new Mercury (Meltdown) - I've only just beaten the first one - so perfect timing.

the new Puzzle shoot em up - Exended Extra (already up for most original game)

Dungeon Siege and Justice League, Myst - huge fan of these games anyway and having it portable will mean i can leave the laptop at home

Steel Horizons (I'm a Battleships fan! What can I say?)

KAZook and hot PXL - both original games, although I'll try before I buy with these two

Then classic re-ports of Bomberman, Brothers in Arms (D Day) Tekken 5.5 (first!!! the screens of this look superb) and Mortal Kombat unchained

Arthur and The Minimoys (can't wait for the film!!!)

- all before the end of November! This and Christmas presents to buy! Well at least Z doesn't want anything expensive and neither do I. Although KAZ may want a £1000 image stabiliser lens! Cripes! We're supposed to be saving for festies next summer, although we have to re-negotiate our mortgage and could save ourselves £300 a month - if we extend our paid off time period - which means we'd have to stay put a bit longer - rather than have paid for it in 15 years.

We're both back on Atkins again (bad carbohydrates) so the shopping bills are a lot less, but i did go to Endsleigh on Sunday and see some lovely Gouramis (£5 each) and bought a load of new plants and a big load of Blackwater Extract - to escape 'Old Tank Syndrome'. Which reminds me tumour Rainbowfish died :rolleyes: but the heavy metals should be sorted with new filter materials.

Lastly the weekend's shinnanigans - we all got totalled on Friday and they have a fire (proper thing with chimney) in the garden and it was great to sit out under the stars around fire with some tunes on and drink yummy Bretagne wine - the Plymouth ferry on their doorstep means they often shop in France.

The race was Saturday they came third in their division a good first race, but they now want me to crew as i have raced before and used to dinghy sail (Mirrors, Lasers) for years in my youth - even winning a National Trophy - The Cockerel Trophy (unfortunately had to hand it back after a year!!!)

We then met them down the pub and the drinking really started - seems my brother in law has an account at the bar - nice! He big upped eFests to his yachty mates which i was grateful for and they all seemed rather down to earth.

One of his crew owns the house they are renting while their house is extended. In his garage were three Harleys he'd customed himself and some of the Aquila (Biking chapter) were there too - including the Vice President who i get on with and it was good to see him again.

Anyway suffice it to say as well as too much food, i managed to as usual forage for wood and joke that my bro in law puts the signs up at festies and I take them down and burn them - not strictly true but once again it was me on fire duty and the last one standing come 2am.

Yesterday i nursed a sore head, escaped sailing, though the weather was gorgeous and came home in time to rest in front of the footie. There goes my bet for Man Utd to be unbeaten this season. Least my FantasyFootball teams are doing ok! Good old Everton - though how we didn't win I'll never know!