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- Monday, May 26, 2014
Hey, hey, hey Dacetacular nation! Dace Man here with the third installment of The Dace Man Plays!! Going forward, yours truly will play a game here and there for about 10 minutes because, frankly, anything longer and you all would lose interest. Hear my commentary as I take on some of the classics and some of the new-age stuff I don't quite understand!
In the third episode of The Dace Man Plays, I take on the PlayStation classic Spyro The Dragon. Let's see how the Dace man fares against the classic from the original PlayStation. Enjoy the commentary and the brief "let's play" of Spyro The Dragon!
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- Saturday, May 24, 2014
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- Friday, May 23, 2014
Nintendo has gone through many design changes when it comes to its controllers, from the simple rectangle of the NES to N64's odd shape and GameCube's heaping mess of buttons. By the time the company released the Wii and the Wii U, their simplistic remote made it easy for anyone to pick up—and just as fun as all of its predecessors. Although the new innovative advances have always been the forefront of Nintendo, the gaming company has recently partnered with Performance Designed Products (PDP) to release a GameCube-inspired controller for the Wii U.
The leading manufacturer of video game accessories, PDP announced that the new remote—called the Wired Fight Pad—will come just in time for Super Smash Bros. on the Wii U this holiday season. Officially licensed by Nintendo and inspired by GameCube's controller, it's safe to say that it will bring that nostalgic feel of 2001.
Compatible with the Wii and Wii U, the Wired Fight Pad will plug into a Wii Remote the same way the Nunchuk does and will feature classic fan-favorite characters such as Mario, Yoshi, and Princess Peach.
GameCube's controller has been the preferred choice when it comes to Super Smash Bros.—although nothing is like actually punching Princess Peach in the face (at least simulated with the Wii, close enough)—but GameCube's button scheme made gameplay that much better.
No official design has been released by either company, but PDP said the Wired Fight Pad will be available later this year for $25, launching alongside Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Game Informer reported.
Are you excited to brawl on this new controller? Let us know in the comment section below!
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- Thursday, May 22, 2014
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| Wish Charlie Day gave a speech at MY graduation! |
Commencement speeches tend to be filled with cheesy, overly-used inspiring phrases that can leave an anxious graduate more nervous for the real world. I dreaded having to go through the speeches at my own graduation earlier this week, but fortunately they were much better than I anticipated.
After listening to Charlie Day give his speech, I was left awestruck. Blame it on my post-graduation feels, but in my own opinion it was probably one of the best commencement speeches ever given, especially for today's generation of graduates. It was funny and inspiring, and he gave some of the best advice I've heard in years. Charlie talked about his own struggles and how you essentially have to make your own breaks, along with some other quotable stories.
Give it a listen. I promise you that you won't regret it.
Did you like your commencement speaker or do you wish you had someone as cool as Charlie Day? Let us know in the comments section!
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- Wednesday, May 21, 2014
The days of swiping the iconic yellow and blue card at train stations (and then swiping again because it didn't swipe properly the first few attempts, and now there's a line of impatient New Yorkers behind you cursing under their breath) may soon come to an end.
The MTA announced on Monday that it expects the 20-year-old MetroCard (feel old yet?) will be replaced with a touch-friendly system that will be designed by the end of the year and introduced in 2016, phasing out over three years until fully replaced by 2020, according to reports.
Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for the MTA, told Gothamist early this year that the electronic system "would be a new fare payment system that is based on a form of technology for payment, which is technically known as the RFID or NFC for near-field communication type of payment."
This type of system is used in Europe and is similar to London's Oyster Card, and will allow straphangers to tap sensors with their smartphones, credit cards, or other RFID or NFC-enabled devices to pass through subway turnstiles.
According to Time Out New York, the cost of producing an estimated 80 million MetroCards for 2014 alone is around $6 million, so this technology may save the MTA a substantial amount of money in the long run—that is if installing the system pays off, since the digital upgrade is reliant on other industries to implement the technology.
While this does away with those flimsy cards that always find themselves tossed on the ground throughout stations (eco-activits rejoice)—not to mention the annoying $1 surcharge for a new one—and the dated and expensive vending machines, could the new system be potential grounds for opportunistic thieves to score iPhones and credit cards from commuters, adding to the spike in smartphone thefts that are already a cause for concern? Moreso, RFID-technology isn't all that secure, as we've seen in last year's wide-spread credit card theft at Target stores.
Another challenge is that the MTA may have failed to realize that not everyone has or can afford a smartphone—especially school-aged commuters that rely on student MetroCards. And according to a study commissioned by the Department of Consumer Affairs' (DCA) Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE), more than 825,000—13 percent—of adults in New York City do not have bank accounts.
Though the change will take a few years, Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road commuters are close to being able to buy tickets via their phones and tablets, the New York Post reported.
Lets just hope this doesn't encourage the MTA to raise fairs even more—oh hell, we all know it will.
What do you think about the coming changes? Do you think we're technically advanced for this yet or should the money be better spent actually improving the train service (really, it should). Let us know in the comment section below!
In the third episode of The Dace Man Plays, I take on the PlayStation classic Spyro The Dragon. Let's see how the Dace man fares against the classic from the original PlayStation. Enjoy the commentary and the brief "let's play" of Spyro The Dragon!
