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"Hardcore" gamers, and by that I don't mean anyone who has a passion for games, I talking about the type who laugh when people say they're finding a game difficult, boast about having completed games in a quarter of the time reviews said it would take and generally treat games as a means of stroking their ego.

The Northern Irish accent is probably my favourite accent of all, especially when it's being spoken by that old dear (probably a phrase that annoys a few of you) on Blue Peter. My love for regional accents could probably fill a thread of its own. Anyway, I'd make most of you cringe with my broad Oxfordshire accent, liberal use of clichés and pepperings of "fuck" in most sentences, but I'm completely comfortable with it, and if someone was to judge me by the way I speak then I probably wouldn't want to know them anyway.

What he meant to say was "many happy returns!"

According to the little booklet that came with it the first one was made in 1913, and since then the design hasn't really changed. I ordered from a website called Ecowool.com based in New Zealand for 80 quid, and it's made from very thick wool, so weighs a tonne.

It's a traditional kiwi farm-hands coat, which appeals to me because my mum comes from New Zealand. And don't associate it with Harry Potter.

I ordered this from New Zealand almost 2 months ago, it arrived yesterday.

Thanks for the tips guys. I'm thoroughly enjoying this game at the moment, especially the harbour level, what a riot.

Possible spoilage! About that section, I've just cleared the room out the second time and I've been told to go back up on the cable cars. The game has twice crashed on me here, and I have no idea how to get up to the platform that lets you get onto the cars. What am I missing?

I pre-ordered with Currys over a month ago, got a phonecall from them on Monday saying I was 99% certain to get one today, only for them to phone me up to tell me that the other 1% was going to be the case. I could've waited until the 16th, but on the off chance I phoned Toys R us who said they had 10 for general sale - I was working from 6, so I couldn't wait outside like I otherwise would've done. At about 9 I got a call from my mum, saying she had gone into Oxford at half 7, queued outside and got a ticket for a "Zelda mega deal", which included Red Steel, some shitty looking monster-truck game, Splinter Cell (which they didn't have in stock anyway) and of course Zelda. Came home at 5 and my Wii was waiting for me, sans Zelda (I've been told to wait until Christmas for that). So in other words, yay.

Was that on TV or do you own them? I forgot Jason and the Argonauts, and to a lesser extent Clash of the Titans.

The Karate Kid on Christmas Eve is an institution, as is The Never-Ending Story a few days afterwards.

Does anyone know if an "EFT" number is the same as a serial number, I've pre-ordered from Currys and before I say what my number is I'd like to make sure that it's not going to allow anyone who reads it to find out my credit card details. No, you're the one who's paranoid.

What do you yanks think of it?

Apologies if this has been posted already, it's a 5 minute in-game video showing some cool scripted moments, though it also highlights what could be some Red Steel-esque turning issues.

Everything was fine 'til they started wearing those bloody full body vails.

I'm going to be really original and go down the pub, though a couple of my mates will be back on Friday so that'll be the night of the great slaughter.

What you chattin' mate? I've been poking my head round these doors again recently, I'm suprised to see so many of my generation are still here. Anyway, cheers for the nod Flinky, and a shoot oot to everyone who remembers the days when simple, carefree pleasures, like creating fake profiles and getting banned for posting scat pictures were the order of the day.

When it comes to making lame obvious jokes I'll always get in there first.

You can put it where the sun don't shine Sonny Jim!

It's very open-ended, you have a lot of choice as to whether you blaze it up or sneak aboot. The PC version was excellent though I can't comment on any of the console iterations. Like he ^ said.

John Fashanu

It might seem like an obvious question, but is the Wii connected to its various online features from the moment you switch it on, or do you need a wireless connection in your house/other assorted gubbins?

Round here the 17 year olds drink a hell of a lot more than anyone who can actually drink legally, and the pre-teens are putting away more than anyone of my generation could at that age.

I may be barking up the wrong tree, and don't take this the wrong way if I am, but judging by your comments concerning this company and your apparent close proximity to them I'm getting a niggling feeling that you, or someone that you know, may work for them, and that you're possibly doing a bit of sneeky advertising on their part.

I can't believe how many places I had to go into before I got a guranteed launch day pre-order. The consensus seemed to be that the pre-orders are exceeding the expected intial shipments, though they couldn't be certain of exactly how many they'd be getting in. I eventually managed to reserve one a little way out of the city centre at a Currys Digital, so if you can't find one in the specialist shops I think you'll generally have more luck in the Electrical shops. It was never like this with the Cube was it?