Maniac Gets a Friend to try Bawls February 9, 2011

In what might become a regular series on gameXcess.net, Maniac gets one of his long time buddies, the El Train, to try Bawls.  El Train has never drank the soda before, but enjoyed it very much.

We also talk a bit about the interesting design of the bottle, and just how superior it is to use glass over plastic to contain something carbonated.  We also talk about how difficult it is to recycle the bottles, and how if it was just simply kept stocked in store refrigerators, it would probably sell pretty well based on looks alone.

Perhaps at some point I might try to get more people to try the soda out, but unfortunately I’m now out and the stuff is pretty hard to come by.  If you want me to make more Bawls related videos, consider hitting up my Amazon Wish List and ordering me some.

Maniac Uses a Record Player to Play Doom 3 Theme February 3, 2011

After previously saying that Vinyl was dead, Maniac uses his Dad’s new record player and with the help of his Dad, uses it to play the Doom 3 Theme.

Please stay tuned during the credits for the story about how long it took to get to that moment.

History of Duke Nukem Forever Director’s Cut January 31, 2011

After seeing the popularity of my History of Duke Nukem Forever video last week, I noticed that there were some various odds and ends in the final product of the video that I was unhappy about and couldn’t really tell until after the video premered online.

It was tough to make out some of the headlines of a few of the webpages due to font size visiblity in a HD video.  Also, I thought the video’s organization was a bit difficult to follow by using the headlines to bookend each segment, as they were going ahead of and following what I was talking about at the moment.  So I altered the location of some of the headlines (but kept all of them, don’t worry), made them easier to read, and split the difference with chapter headings on each segment.  There also was a minor omission of a few redundant words for time.

So please enjoy this Director’s Cut of the History of Duke Nukem Forever.  To make it a worthwhile rewatch, I released the video in it’s NATIVE 1080p HD format, so please, enjoy.  Hail to the King, baby!

Maniac and diskreader117 Try Bawls January 29, 2011

Many websites offer a video series where the host tries some rare or exotic food or beverage item.  Regardless of my many requests from some of these people, I have not seen a single online personality try this paticular item.

Maniac, diskreader117 and the Unknown Cameraman try Bawls, the high caffinated gamer’s soda.  The amount of sugar and caffiene has historically made it the essential soda for LAN parties.  Bawls has filled this niche in gamer culture by sponsoring tons of LAN parties, BMX events, and Paintball events.  It’s also been featured in a few games like Run Like Hell by Interplay.

It’s become very difficult to get since the closing of CompUSA in the Northeast.  I think that store was the primary distributer of the soda in my area, as none of the local stores or supermarkets will sell the stuff.  Target used to sell the soda in 4 pack cans (similar to Red Bull) but they stopped for no reason.  Since all these retail stores have stopped selling it or shut down, the only place I’ve been able to get the stuff is online, through ThinkGeek (where it’s their biggest seller).

So sit back, relax and enjoy while diskreader117, the cameraman and I enjoy some Bawls.

Dead Space 2 Collector’s Edition Unboxing January 25, 2011

Dead Space 2 released today, and I picked up the PS3 version of the Collector’s Edition.  The PS3 versions of dead space has a full HD copy of Dead Space Extraction for the Playstation Move, which will not be included in any other console’s version.

But that’s not what you wanted to hear about.  You want to see how that replica Plasma Cutter works!

Dead Space 2 is out now for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

History of Duke Nukem Forever January 24, 2011

The trailer that Gearbox Software just released is certainly bringing about the end of one of the last major eras of gaming.  But many of you today don’t know this story, who Duke Nukem is, and why people have been waiting thirteen years for this game to come out.  So, in an exclusive video, Maniac narrates the 13 year development of Duke Nukem Forever from an outsider’s perspective.

Trailers and screenshots of the game over the years are included, as well as all the major news articles on Duke Nukem Forever’s development.

Duke Nukem Forever is coming May 3rd, 2011 to PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Kinect Cable Close-Up January 17, 2011

I wanted to give people online a good look at the unique cable design for the Xbox Kinect AUX port. It has shades of USB but it has an extra notch at the end to break compatibility. Wikipedia says this is so the unit doesn’t need an extra power cable, which is appreciated as my 8-plug home theater monster power strip is maxed out. Enjoy.