MUSIC MON! CRUNKTASTIC WAIFU'S GUILE SANDWICH WITH CRANKSAUCE!

CRUNKTASTIC CRANKSAUCE AMV

Let's kick it back into action with a music sammich that's two slices of whole anime with a few slices of video game deli meats that are dripping in cranksauce. See? I brought the sandwich metaphor back around to one of the specific songs in today's article. Pfft. Whatever dude. Just enjoy.

First up we have a sweet Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka AMVwith a perfectly paired song for an anime about magical girls with chain saws. I've never watched the anime but, reading that sentence to myself, I realize I've made a mistake and should correct that.

On a side note, I caught some Toonami on my trip to Florida and, I gotta say, the line-up right now is top notch-- DBZ Kai Uncut, Kill la Kill, Naruto Shippuden Uncut, etc.-- and, if you haven't watched it in a while, I recommend it for the English dub of Kill la Kill alone.

SONGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW HAD LYRICS: 

STREET FIGHTER II: GUILE'S THEME (FOX ADHD) 

I own a few Street Fighter games. In fact, it seems Capcom is willing to give away copies of the franchise to get fans because I own two different version of Street Fighter 2 I didn't pay for and gave away a copy of Street Fighter 4 I didn't pay for. I am not a huge fan of fighting games, though I love arcade brawlers like the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm series and of course dedicate a lot of time to Smash Bros, but I really appreciate the whacky reality that games like Street Fighter take place.

That and, being classic Capcom, the SF series has some awesome tracks. Guile Theme goes with anything.

PACO ESCABAR- WANT TO BE MY WAIFU? (FT. HENTAI DUDE)

Let's end this week's Music Monday mumblings with a chilled out groove featuring Hentai Dude that seems appropriate given the gorgeous weather I'm experiencing today. Yawn. I might just take a nap in a hammock...

...IF I HAD ONE, RANDY!

MIXED BAG. PRESENTS LOOT CRATE NOV 2014: "BATTLE" REVIEW!

MIXED BAG. PRESENTS

LOOT CRATE NOVEMBER 2014 
"BATTLE" REVIEW:

"BATTLE OF THE BOX"

I just got finished with a great couple of weeks, including taking a vacation, before the Holiday Season kicks into full throttle this week at work: I went to Interstellar (5/5) and Big Hero 6 (4/5), I got my copy of Super Smash Bros. for Wii-U and the first DLC for Mario Kart 8 came out, and I got my Wesley Crusher Star Trek TNG jacket and my Kill La Kill Ryuko figure.

Seriously, look at how content I am with the knowledge that I was about enjoy a four day weekend! The belt I'm wearing in these pictures was a giveaway at the Smash Bros. for Wii-U pre-release to anyone who won a match at Gamestop. I was so hyped that when I got home I played until I was passing out mid-match!

All in all, this month has seen a lot of things I've built up expectations for pay off in a big way.

It just so happened that my vacation fell right into the same time span of when I was expecting this month's Loot Crate.

You need a reminder as to what a Loot Crate is again?

EX. (LOOT CRATE OCTOBER 2014 "FEAR")

Loot Crate is a subscription based service where members pay a fee (based on their subscription plan) to receive a themed mystery box every month in the mail (last month's theme, pictured above, was "Villains") filled with nerdy products from companies like Nintendo, DC, Marvel, Capcom and much more. The contents of the box usually contain things like exclusive figures, a t-shirt, a magnet, pin/s, posters, comics, books, toys, and pretty much everything you can think of from "dragon-flavored" Jerky in April's "Dragon" Loot Crate to Deadpool socks (pictured above).

This is the perfect surprise for self-professed nerds that love cool stuff and weird stuff alike.

If you're lucky, you might even be the lucky member to get the monthly Mega Crate which always has a value of $750 or more!

And so, for as low as $11.67 + $6 SH, you can become a Looter too! Plus, if you use any of the various codes you can find online, you can get discounts. 

This is my fourth Loot Crate review. If you wanna check out last month's review for OCT 2014 "FEAR" Loot Crate, check out the link HERE.

This month's theme is "Battle" and promised to have collectibles from Halo, Mega Man, Assassin's Creed, and Street Fighter.

To promote this month's crate, they made gritty Mega Man reboot video.

And now, without further ado, one loot crate enters and one looter leaves!

WTF WED! BANJO KAZOOIE, BLASTOISE, AND VEGA ALL GET IN A STREET FIGHT...

BOJO KOZO!

I love Banjo Kazooie.

After Super Mario 64, it might just be my favorite N64 game. It is, technically speaking, superior to SM64 and creates a world of fun puzzles and platforming filled with so much character. Heck, if it weren't for the pure "like OMG I can beat SM64 a million times and love triple-jumping" nostalgia that SM64 gives me, this would be my go to game on the system.

Then Microsoft bought Rare and poorly used all of their properties...

For this, I am a sad Bojo.

Related: JONTRON: BANJO KAZOOIE: NUTS AND BOLTS!?

GUEST GRUMPS: GRANT KIRKHOPE

STREET FIGHTER RED TAPE: VEGA!!

I'm not gonna lie; I am not a street fighter fan. I am not even a fighting game fan. The only fighting games I ever really enjoy are Smash Bros. and anime fighters with gameplay like in the DBZ Budokai and Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm series.

BUT, I appreciate whacky characters and I do own a copy of Super Street Fighter 4, just in case a guest wishes to play them some cell-shaded combos out with their favorite character.

In Mortal Kombat, it seems there aren't really any rules except that you can't help out another "kombatant". But in Street Fighter, the competitors are supposed to be in martial arts tournaments with fair stakes. Despite this, there are character who wield weapons, magic, and other unorthodox and seemingly should-be illegal tactics....

Like Vega. And his "claoww".

POKÉPEOPLE: BLASTOISE GOES THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY!!!

Let's end with a question:

If I were to do a Let's Play of a Pokémon ROM with commentary, possibly with a Nuzlocke Challenge, which game should I play first? Pokémon Yellow and Emerald are my two frontrunners, at the moment.

MUSIC MON! PSY'S OLD SPICY KOREAN CABBAGE PRAYER TO GANGNAM GRUMPS!

OLD SPICE: MOM SONG!

Oh boy! Time for a late late late MLK Day Musical Monday!

The first song in our trio of tra-la-la is the newest viral advertising campaign from the deodorant company, Old Spice, that brought us THIS and THIS and so much more entertainment in the name of trying to sell us on a deodorant that, unlike some of its other competitors, won't leave you smelling like a teenage boy's jockstrap. Instead, it seems, Old Spice uses a combination of insanely bizarre comedy and the pitch that using the spray will turn you into a "man", not basically attract girls like honey to flies, but instead give of an air of masculine maturity.

None of these commercials have managed to bring this note home quite like this lilting little piece of lunacy in the form of having a dozen mothers lament the loss of their little baby boys to the lovely young ladies attracted to their more mature scent.

You know what goes good with Old Spice?

OPPA GANGNAM GUILE!

Guile's Theme.

I don't know if you guys knew this but, on the internet, it is a well-known rule; Guile's Theme from Street Fighter goes with everything. You can combine the catchy little tune with just about anything to create something that will pump just about anything up to eleven. Seriously, you should try it before you knock it. It even goes with ponies.

And as for Game Grumps...

GAME GRUMPS: PRAYER!

...they can take any musical experience from a passable bit of entertainment and elevate into something that most people would be too ashamed to record, much less share with over a million subscribers, and probably give their art to the government a la Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.

It is beauty, it is grace, it is Grump.

WTF WED! GET THAT MAGI'S STREET FIGHTER ANIME THAT NO ONE UNDERSTANDS!

 

GAME GRUMPS ANIMATED - GET THAT MAGI!

This is one of the most curiously animated Game Grumps animations...I have ever seen. The color is, to borrow a word from your lame dad, "trippy". The color and animation gives everything this woogity woogity woo visual appeal that'll massage your brain melons. Enjoy.

STREET FIGHTER: LONGEST SPECIAL MOVE

One second guys, gotta charge my commentary combo: UWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

WHAT ANIME SOUNDS LIKE TO OUR PARENTS?

MORE UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

WTF WEDNESDAY! WORD OF THE DAY! 2/29/12. POISON EDITION!

Street Fighter X Tekken Comic Con 2011 Cinematic Trailer

nyu hafu/ nyu-hafu [nyoo-hafoo]
noun
1. Japanese slang. A Japanization of "new half". It is a slang term for a transsexual or transgendered individual.

EX. Since the announcement of Final Fight's Poison being a fighter in the upcoming Street Fighter X Tekken title (Coming March 6), an old debate among fighting game fans has reemerged. The debate is over the gender of Poison. Some claim she is a nyu-hafu or "new half". This debate has been going on for while and bringing up cultural feelings on the issue of transsexualism. As a progressive individual, I prefer that we have these discussions than not.

A quote that encapsulates the curious and some times wtf-fery of the issue is, "Let's set the record straight: In North America, Poison is officially a post-op transsexual but in Japan she simply tucks her business away to look female." -Yoshinori Ono, Capcom

The following video I'm about to link below is actually a fairly concise and short documentary that covers the history of the character and, in my opinion, settles the debate.

POISON DOCUMENTARY

Word of the Day 10/12/11

 Word of the Day

SONIC RAINBOOM!

sonic boom [son-ik-boom]

noun

1. a loud noise generated by the shockwave of an aircraft moving at supersonic speed.

EX. Rainbow Dash achieves sonic boom to catch Rarity and the Lightning Bolts before they hit the ground (like a boss).