Nintendork

I love you. I think everyone should do a really shit manual labour job.. making something in a factory or something repetitive. Every day you can wake up in whatever job you have and say- at least I'm not doing that. I did cleaning for a few months, it paid suprisingly well but it was a pretty disgusting job.. I intend to work in construction for a short period of time, maybe as a wedding photographer and most definitely in a packaging factory or simple production factory work. Raining again, that's weird man.. the Doctor thinks I have arthritis at young age too, went to my first physio session today and I'm starting intensive rebuilding next week.. had blood tests but I'm waiting for the results on the rheumatoid- you're not alone dude. I think it's more structural than muscular.. the NHS is pretty good, they'll fix you up.

1. Universities do take GCSEs into consideration (or at least the half decent ones do) - Untrue, yes the elitist ones do, Cambridge, Oxford, Nottingham etc.. but if you are in the group of people who 'can' go to these universities you don't need advice from a thread like this. There are Universities like the university of Essex which will take you on for a degree with a GCSE in English and Maths and a pass in 1 a-level. Colchester Institute will take you on board for diplomas that lead to degrees with grades as low a E/D in your GCSEs 2. Employers don't care if you got an A* or C? Don't make me laugh. There is a huge difference between an A* and a C, and they know that. Imagine you're sitting there with 2 CVs. One is full of A*s and As, the other Cs. Which candidate one do you employ? I know which one I would. - Employers don't value GCSEs as an indication of ability.. experience goes above even some degrees in certain industries, most employers will browse your GCSEs but other things are more important- communication skills, computer skills, experience, higher qualifications. 3. Everything you do after GCSEs are more important, you're right. But what if you don't get the opportunities to do what you want, like a good career or a degree, because you messed around at school? - My point was, if you're getting stressed about GCSEs and ain't gonna do great, it's not the end of the world.. other institutions will consider you for vocational courses if you show some vague motivation for the course. You're scaremongering, not everyone wants to go to university, not everyone can.. you have been brainwashed by the education system that wants 50% of young people to go to university. I'm not advocating slacking at all- everyone with a brain should realise that the benefit from an education is limitless. I'm merely highlighting the oppurtunities to those who do not do well in their GCSEs. Schools brainwash you into thinking if you don't get Cs you're going to be a fuck up and you won't get into a further education institution.

Everyone was a n00b once. My Grandmother asked me how you rewind DVDs when I got her a DVD player to play all those classic TV freebies given away in the papers. Not that big of a deal.

Employers don't care about how many A*s you got, they want to know how many passes you got. If you have higher qualifications they will probably not give a damn and the only courses at university that take into consideration GCSEs are the ones like Medicine, Law, etc. at the end of my post I noted if you are aiming for a university based profession then you 'know' how much work you have to do already. If you get Cs nearly every public college will take you, I think out of the catchment area for my local 6th form they wanted Cs, if you didn't meet that requirement they still took you on board on contract (saying that you'll work) Employers value the number of Cs or above you get, they probably wont care if you got an A* or a C, most applications i've filled out in the past 3 years have asked how many GCSEs have you got (A*-C) My advice was merely meant to say- don't get stressed out if you're not getting A*s, they are quite over-rated with regard to employers.. if you go onto a-levels/diplomas/degrees they become overshadowed. Nearly everything you do after school is more important and will overshadow your GCSEs, and they are merely a key to get you where you want to go- and if you put that into perspective.. often the standard required is C. My mate applied to do music, he had a few As at GCSE but it was clear he was going to slack off, so they gave his place on the course to someone who I know who had like a B in music and the rest of his GCSEs were Ds and Es. GCSEs are not everything and many will agree with me.

I don't have time to play that many Resident Evil games, I am just on a quick stop tour of the system that I never played.

GCSEs are over-rated, as long as you can get Cs you will have muchos respect. Many institutes that teach trades for work in industry only require a couple of GCSEs. It's more the dedication that they want from you.. if you fuck around in school and expect an institution to take you on to learn something like carpentry, architecture, photography or even health and social work then you're mistaken. They will accept you if you genuinely want to work and just couldn't get on in a school environment. Don't believe all the pressure schools put you in- they recieve money directly based on how many students recieve an A*-C grade.. that's why they pressure you, our school hit above the 70% level for A*-C and they got a whole lot of money. Don't fret about GCSEs people, remember to relax and do lots of past papers if you're worried about the exams.. many courses simply recirculate the same questions every few years- learn them and you're sure to do well. Obviously if you're aiming for University professions or want to go to a 6th form college you'll need passes in English Maths and Science so the above information doesn't apply to you- you need to work as much as you think you need to to get where you want to be.

Yeah, it's from my local skatepark. That 11 foot vert ramp got taken down this week because some ****s drove cars around on it and cocked up all the panels so some kid cut open their knee on a screw sticking out. When they clearly shouldn't have been fucking around. Hey presto a £15,000 ramp gets thrown away just because some kid cut their leg open- i've done worst things on stair sets.. they don't replace them with escalators do they? No. I hate it how people just sue for anything. There's even a sign that says wear protective clothing at your own risk etc..

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I just got a Cube this month, so I have a lot of work to do- Zelda. Mario Sunshine. Metroid Prime. Pikmin. Super Smash Bros. Melee (multiplayer only) Resident Evil 4. Metal Gear Solid. Killer 7. Super Monkey Ball. I'll probably run over to the Wii and use the dual slot loading drive- thank you Nintendo.

Co-sign what Hellfire said, Toca and Colin McRae would be a big deal for Wii and patch that hole in the decent racer market. I think both these titles will be solid HD titles though, and Codemasters like Activision (Tony Hawks) won't want to port it. It's not a huge loss, these games aren't inspiring to me- you play them once and you've played them all. But they do bring people to the Wii- something I don't give a damn about. (it's not a consumer war)

EA can suck Activision's balls. Good news. I did enjoy the Bond game that EA made 'Night Fire' I think it was.

Hahah that's even lamer, I can't believe there is a market for these people living in the past. The updates were done so tastefully.

did we really need 3 pictures? love yourself too much lol.

I already have these? what the hell? I've had them for ages, you're paying extra for a shiny box.. that's lame if you ask me. They have all the bullshit documentaries and commentary that nobody except geeks watch. If I'm not mistaken I got these several months ago.. what's all the fuss about? If it's just coming in a box or a tin then that's the biggest marketing gimmick ever, no wonder it's limited edition.. nobody would buy it otherwise. It appears you have all fallen for their marketing ploy, they spend millions digitally remastering the films, everyone rebuys them from the old VHS edition. Now they try to con you again, fuck that. Remastered is remastered, like I said nobody watches the extras and do you really appreciate the tin that much? What a load of bolox.

Maxi too much information man, Lol.

That's really stylish, doesn't look like anything more than a cut scene though.

Tasty stuff, weather is so ridiculously good today. To celebrate we have a picture of the Sunset.

Yawn, I am not pessimistic. If you asked me that glass half full or half empty bullshit I would just say the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. I played the rom, I might go back to it if I can get the frame rate up a little from tweaking the settings.. it's nothing amazing but back in the day I'm sure this was quite a nice experience- not something with a lot of life but I'll admit, it's quite fun crashing my glider into the ground at 80kmph

Speaking of ashes.. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4150622241712103115&q=gamecube+fire&pl=true

Just "My Nintendo" it doesn't need a name. It has a NES, SNES, N64, GameCube and Wii in it, along with other systems from Sega and Hudson. It really doesn't need a name.. it's just "Nintendo -" for me. Always has been the case, Mega Drive was a kack name even by my standards as a kid in the early 90s.. I called it my Sega.

Dazzybee, I stand by my statement with regard to all flight simulators really. I'll check this title out because as you say.. I've not played the others. But I'm not alone in thinking that this title seems a little over-rated. The gameplay on it must truely make up for it being such a simple concept. Maybe back in the day it seemed better, but I'm not sure the title could stand up on it's own in a modern game market. Endorsements from the likes of Red Bull would do wonders though :P I think they'll have contracts with the WipeOut team in Liverpool though. I think my language was totally acceptable in that post, and I'm not the only one who feels this way ^ I'll download the .rom and check it out and report back.. I want to see what all the fuss is about tbh.

Yeah Mario is so past era. I totally agree with that, the online tom tom has been beating that Nintendo is a kiddy company, they've got the style, the infastructure, philosophy and most importantly games to make a mature launch.

Meh, black and white are just pigments in plastic.. it's not unreasonable to expect mass production of either colour. I think the choice is part of the reason why the otherwise poor nano was a success.

better than the real deal I imagine.

Saw some footage on Film 2006. The opening scene is rad, this is going to be a raw and authentic Bond film, less classy from what I understand.. trying to remove what Brosnan has almost carved into the image.