tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post2574148400031307037..comments2024-03-23T00:57:10.650-07:00Comments on Chrontendo: Welcome to 2013Doctor Sparklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328442015557051088noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-42388835552466823582013-02-02T16:55:36.777-08:002013-02-02T16:55:36.777-08:00Hey Doctor Sparkle:
I just wanted to drop in and ...Hey Doctor Sparkle:<br /><br />I just wanted to drop in and tell you how much I love your web shows (which I discovered randomly on Youtube). I can't believe the depth you bring to these videos! I was a huge video game geek in the 8-bit-era, and I learn all kids of trivia every episode of Chrontendo. Also, I finally know who to blame for my unhappiest childhood memories: Micronics!<br /><br />Keep up the awesomeness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-16413533458152894122013-01-12T15:35:26.356-08:002013-01-12T15:35:26.356-08:00A little late perhaps, but I just wanted to say th...A little late perhaps, but I just wanted to say that all three of those games are apparently really good so I can see this delaying the next episode quite a bit. :)<br /><br />Also, I love the beer posts. Especially about the more obscure beers. I'm not a huge beer drinker myself but I can always appreciate a fine belgian ale. So keep that up! :D<br /><br />I wish you the best.synt4xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-60772463725155582122013-01-08T12:16:59.902-08:002013-01-08T12:16:59.902-08:00Bah, what shame. I see Gunhed was released just a ...Bah, what shame. I see Gunhed was released just a few days too late to make it to the next ChronTurbo episode.<br /><br />Well, I hope there are some gems in the next episode.Kamiboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070558290345696566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-80968920996016652682013-01-08T09:26:17.655-08:002013-01-08T09:26:17.655-08:00Also the AVGN's youtube channels were shut dow...Also the AVGN's youtube channels were shut down today. I was a sad panda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-62761570915082329452013-01-08T06:45:53.002-08:002013-01-08T06:45:53.002-08:00Doctor Sparkle could upload more of his episodes t...Doctor Sparkle could upload more of his episodes to YouTube ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-17368189664153529552013-01-08T02:34:28.500-08:002013-01-08T02:34:28.500-08:00I'm happy for you that you got those free game...I'm happy for you that you got those free games but I'm super disappointed that they could possibly cause the next Chrontendo to come a little bit later. You make the best show on the whole internets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-33631622887516160622013-01-07T18:31:06.240-08:002013-01-07T18:31:06.240-08:00Kamiboy - Actually, I see that we are just about d...Kamiboy - Actually, I see that we are just about due for another Chronturbo. Next episode will cover April - June 1989.<br /><br />Its funny - I realized I had no idea who actually made the Far Cry and Sleeping Dogs games. It turns out they are both Canadian in origin. Nice the see the Great White North turning out something other than boy pop singers and bogus Guinness. I'm looking forward to Sleeping Dogs quite a bit.<br /><br />I have to check out the Guinness cans at some point. As for the stuff on tap, who knows where that comes from? In the world of massive corporate takeovers of breweries, beer has become less about a particular brew made at some particular location, and more of a brand name that is applied to any number of products made by different breweries around the world. Hence, "Guinness" made by Labatt.Doctor Sparklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328442015557051088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-75553538109325472522013-01-07T09:05:42.414-08:002013-01-07T09:05:42.414-08:00Beer, food making and PC games?
My, my. Not a sin...Beer, food making and PC games?<br /><br />My, my. Not a single subject I can relate to even in the slightest.<br /><br />My starved mind hungers desperately for new episodes. But I find myself in the mood for a PC Engine themed episode. I imagine it will be quite a while before we are treated to another one of those.Kamiboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070558290345696566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-76804052637714855362013-01-06T20:40:48.396-08:002013-01-06T20:40:48.396-08:00So all this talk made me pick up some Guiness. So...So all this talk made me pick up some Guiness. So I was looking at the labels, the bottled stuff is made in Canada, and the cans are brewed in Dublin Ireland. So that might be another reason I like it in the can better. Looks like the cans are imported from Ireland.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560711373831583403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-90362186492408702182013-01-06T17:24:57.843-08:002013-01-06T17:24:57.843-08:00My brother's big into open world games and he ...My brother's big into open world games and he loved Far Cry 3. Much like Skyrim or Fallout 3, it's best to ignore the main quest, according to him. From what I've heard, the story is a failed attempt at being edgy and provocative.<br /><br />Sleeping Dogs is almost the opposite. It's an open world game that you should really only play if you're into cop stories. I wrote a review if you're interested in knowing more about the game: http://www.gamingoutsiders.com/sleeping-dogs-review/Mind Tank Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512865983910163842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-8796429015615224932013-01-06T01:34:43.504-08:002013-01-06T01:34:43.504-08:00After watching that video it pretty much confirms ...After watching that video it pretty much confirms what I said above, that I dont like it out of the bottle as much. It does taste different and as such I rarely buy it in the bottle. I think thats propbrably why they misidentified it. I would love to try it in Ireland though. Although most British and Irish beers I had overseas tasted great. I think those places like Hong Kong and Singapore that were former British colonys still get great beer in thier pubs. I also have quite enjoyed Samuel Smiths in the past. It probrably is better. But for some reason I find Guinness more drinkable if there is such a term. It goes down easy. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560711373831583403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-53409197833677796362013-01-05T17:37:24.717-08:002013-01-05T17:37:24.717-08:00Sean - that's a crazy story!
Well, I for one,...Sean - that's a crazy story! <br />Well, I for one, am around your age, I seem to recall Guinness being better. As I mentioned, the extra stout we have in North America is not even from Ireland, it is brewed by either Labatt or Moosehead in Canada.<br /><br /><a href="http://youtu.be/XT5lY3NsZpM" rel="nofollow">Here's</a> an interesting blind taste taste of bottled Guinness Draught. All three guys identify it as being something other than Guinness. Nitro is the way to go with Guinness, but even so, it tastes different to me now.<br /><br />Even our president agrees Guinness in Ireland tastes better. I drank Guinness in the UK a while back (faux Irish pubs seem pretty popular in London), and I remember it being pretty decent. Still I would take Samuel Smith over Guinness any day of the week.<br />Doctor Sparklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328442015557051088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-85863346650846099542013-01-05T14:01:38.434-08:002013-01-05T14:01:38.434-08:00We're inundated up here with Guiness Foreign E...We're inundated up here with Guiness Foreign Extra. I started noticing it a couple years ago, and now it's at just about every store where I live; even the gas station down the street! It's a very tasty stout and by far my favorite of the three, although not my favorite overall.<br /><br />Guinness is brewed in something like 50 countries around the world now. Wikipedia says Nigeria consumes more Guinness than the US, unbelievably.Skymaster Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156947011104112417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-9043969221355822952013-01-05T07:33:51.840-08:002013-01-05T07:33:51.840-08:00Yeah, I haven't played FC3, but it's getti...Yeah, I haven't played FC3, but it's getting rave reviews, aside from the apparent racism/etc.<br /><br />As for Guinness, I swear it tastes better in Ireland. I've never been a fan of it really, but I drank it in Ireland "just because" and, lo and behold, I found myself enjoying it for the first time in my life. As soon as I got back to the UK, I excitedly opened a bottle and... found myself disliking it again. Weird. (I lived in the UK for a few months and visited Ireland. I'm actually a U.S.-er.) I still don't really drink the stuff. It's just not that great. I can't explain why my tastes shifted so wildly.killias2https://www.blogger.com/profile/00398131197947456691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-70697502262410252602013-01-05T02:48:47.441-08:002013-01-05T02:48:47.441-08:00Well a podcast I listen to, player one podcast, ac...Well a podcast I listen to, player one podcast, actually had Far Cry 3 on a couple of its top 5 games of the year lists. As far as Guiness. Im not like super old, but who are these people who say Guiness tastes better than it used too? I mean I'm 38 and I dont remember it tasting better in my youth. That said Guiness is one of my favorite beers. I can drink that like some people would Bud light. It may not have a complex set of flavors or taste like some other Stouts I like but I just love drinking that beer. It just goes down smooth and has just the right hint of bitter and creaminess. I will say I always thought it tastes better off of tap than in the bottle, and I prefer the can slighty over the bottle taste as well. I have seen lots of recipes with Guiness as ingredients, maybe because it does not have overpowering flavors and has a more subtle effect on the food. My best Guiness story is when I was 23 or so and drinking in Singapore, which has alot of British style pubs and expats from colonial days. I was drinking a Guiness and they had news on TV about an IRA train bombing. This British guy comes up, takes my Guiness and dumps it out on the bar and says some nasty remark about the Irish. Then he drops like 10 ringit (Or whatever the money is called there.) on the bar to buy me another drink and walks away. I bought another Guiness.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560711373831583403noreply@blogger.com