The Spectacular Professor

[font="Comic Sans MS"]The only thing that should ever be root beer flavored is root beer. And sarsaparilla, I guess. Got a checkbook today, so I can finally replace my computer.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Finished [u]The Book of Heroes[/u] last night. It's pretty great. The ending is a bit unexpected, but it was actually foreshadowed and it was a pretty clever twist, so I can't say it was just out of nowhere. The ending is bittersweet, which is the way like 'em. It's not quite as amazing as [u]Brave Story[/u], but it's a good read, especially if you enjoy Miyuki Miyabe's writing style. The ending was a major sequel hook, though. I hope she writes one, I crave more of this world.[/font]

Typing on my PSP. mOBile seems to not format quite right on these. Every post below the first displays one word per line.

[quote name='chibi-master' date='20 October 2010 - 06:36 PM' timestamp='1287624979' post='701199'] I forgot to mention here that I finished [u]Brave Story[/u]! It was probably one of the most beautiful books I've ever read, actually... I cried so often that I had to stock my room with tissues. However, no matter how hard I cried, I still couldn't put the book down! [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Told ya. Yeah, I have to question the judgment of an English teacher who so literally goes against one of the most oft-quoted stock phrases there are that easily (I will say that it's not entirely an invalid point. [b]Phineas and Ferb[/b] made a joke about how they put covers on books so you can judge them at a glance in the first place. I laughed). Seems like there should be a little more to it than that, though. Considering how thick that thing is, I would think you could simply close the book and show it to him sideways to convince him that it's not exactly something a preschooler can tackle. Heck, maybe you can lend it to him. I actually let my old music teacher borrow my copy. She was the one who introduced me to the Harry Potter series, so I thought she might enjoy it, and she did. Edit: Oh, and if you want another book by the same author that won't get judged by its cover as quickly, check out [u]The Book of Heroes[/u]. I haven't finished it, so I can't render final judgment, but it's got some very interesting mythology behind it and it carries a similar feel to [u]Brave Story[/u]. It's not quite as thick, but it's a good read so far nonetheless.[/font]

[quote name='chibi-master' date='20 October 2010 - 06:12 PM' timestamp='1287623556' post='701195'] I know, crappily done, akward sentence structure... I'm trying, though. [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Nah, it was fine. I was just pointing out that your merciless, unfeeling determination clearly pleases the Gavin. [spoiler]Oh, except for the "the him" part, you can go ahead and correct that if you want.[/spoiler][/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Ah, I see! ZVARRI! [center] [url="http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&global=1&q=professor+layton+vs.+ace+attorney#/d314f6s"][img]http://th03.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2010/293/c/7/luke_by_thetitan99-d314f6s.png[/img][/url][/center] Yes, my keen detective's instinct tells me that many pieces of epic and hilarious fanart can already be found all over the internet![/font]

[quote name='chibi-master' date='20 October 2010 - 05:48 PM' timestamp='1287622127' post='701190'] At the end of the monkey bars, there was no solid ground. There was only an impressively large net made of ropes as thick as my arms. â??Great. Just great,â? I hissed. I made it to the end of the monkey bars and swung off onto the net. The other two colors were also on the ropes. At this point, I finally remembered why I was risking my life. â??Aw, crap! I need this job!â? I gasped. With singed hands, I climbed up the rope and debated with myself. Eventually, I reached a decision.[b] I needed to get rid of at least one of the other competitors[/b]. Purple was the closest. I growled a little and sprang forward. Agent Purple was a woman with wavy brown hair and a scowl. I grabbed her ankle and yanked her downward.[/quote] [quote name='chibi-master' date='20 October 2010 - 05:48 PM' timestamp='1287622127' post='701190'] A green and white blur stabbed my torso and knocked me to the edge. My head was dangling over open space, fear and surprise making me sick. I saw the blue blur again and knew that Agent Blue was coming to finish me. [b]Without thinking, I thrust my leek at the him. I heard him lose his breath and felt the impact. Lifting my leek up and over me, I catapulted Agent Blue into the swampy water below[/b]. I couldnâ??t hear anything. I saw black spreading across my sight. A feeling similar to that of sinking underwater took over. Distantly, I heard my walkie-talkie crackle. â??Chibi M. Aster, youâ??re hired.â? It didnâ??t sound at all like Ms. Pink. [/quote] [img]http://www.theforce.net/kids/coruscant/probe_droid/palpatine.jpg[/img]

[quote name='Lady Shy' date='20 October 2010 - 04:47 PM' timestamp='1287618451' post='701187'] I'm glad the theft of Ace's laptop is making everyone happy. [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]You all sicken me.[/font]

[quote name='Sangome' date='19 October 2010 - 07:27 PM' timestamp='1287541659' post='701172'] [color="#9932CC"][font="Microsoft Sans Serif"] [b]EDIT:[/b] High quality trailer, three minutes long! [center][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY4gtoyLpqE[/media][/center] I think I felt a tear in my eye.[/font][/color] [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Hershel Layton is prosecuting a suspected witch. That sentence alone would be cool enough without all the other mind-blowingly amazing junk going on in this trailer. Also, seeing Phoenix's legendary finger point o' doom is even more wonderful in full, fluid, non-sprite animation.[/font]

[quote name='chibi-master' date='19 October 2010 - 04:22 PM' timestamp='1287530567' post='701169']EDIT: Also, a flaw in Godot's reasoning. I have enough money to hire my best friend's cousin to take me to your city in their plane.[/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"][img]http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/3659/godotsniff.gif[/img] [img]http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5684/godotsips.gif[/img] .......... [img]http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/3161/godotdamageq.gif[/img] [b][size="4"]PWWWWWWWWEPOSTEROUS!!!![/size][/b][/font]

[quote name='Sangome' date='19 October 2010 - 03:27 PM' timestamp='1287527226' post='701166'] [color="#9932CC"][font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]Ace, that post was awes--HANG ON A MINUTE. [spoiler]What's Godot doing alive in Apollo's timeline, much less out of jail!?![/spoiler] [/font][/color] [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Because his personality fit the mood of the thing better than Klav's would have, though I could probably have rewritten it for Klav. Screw it, Godot's cooler.[/font]

[quote name='CaNz' date='19 October 2010 - 12:24 PM' timestamp='1287516268' post='701157']well it was just chibi's birthday so thats probably the reason why..... she had enough money to take trip to Ace's city and steal the laptop! [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Was that a formal accusation? Lemme get into character. [img]http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6848/apollodocument28b29.gif[/img] According to Mrs. Boo Shy's testimony, Ms. Chibi M. Aster obtained a laptop computer in a timeframe suspiciously similar to the time mine was stolen. Therefore.... [img]http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3349/apolloobjects28a29.gif[/img] At this time, I wish to formally accuse Ms. Aster.... [img]http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3691/apollozoomb.gif[/img] Of the theft of my laptop! [img]http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7083/bubble28ani29objection.gif[/img] [img]http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/3497/godotheh20mug.gif[/img] Nice deduction there, Deuce. But you forgot one very important thing. [img]http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/2168/godotzoomb.gif[/img] The accused doesn't even have a driver's license! [img]http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5021/apollodamage.gif[/img] [size="5"][b]BUH!?[/b][/size] [img]http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/3659/godotsniff.gif[/img] [img]http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5684/godotsips.gif[/img] [img]http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1157/apollosweats28a29.gif[/img] (I'll get you yet, Chibi!)[/font]

[center][IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n72/Aceburner85/laytonaceattorney.jpg[/IMG] [url="http://kotaku.com/5667585/professor-layton-and-ace-attorney-co+starring-in-upcoming-title?skyline=true&s=i"]More info here[/url][/center] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Great crossover, or greatest crossover? Anyway, this is the speculation and anticipation thread for what looks to be the best thing ever. Eventually, it will be a general discussion thread, but that'll come along when the game itself does. Facts: [list] [*]This is awesome [*]Apparently Phoenix's (first?) client is accused of witchcraft. [*]Game's theme is "puzzles that are full of contradictions". [*]This is awesome. [*]First time we've seen Maya in four years. [*]This is awesome. [/list] Anyway, get to speculatin'. As for me, considering the localization team Capcom usually assigns to the Ace Attorney games, I will be very disappointed if there is no mention of weighing Nick's client against a duck.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Some bastard just stole my laptop. Good times.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]This week's [b]One Piece[/b]: The return of [spoiler]Franky's hair[/spoiler]. This week's [b]Naruto[/b]: We see an armadillo's penis.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"][spoiler]FRANKY'S HAIR GROWS BACK ON COMMAND![/spoiler] I love you, Oda-sensei![/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]My apologies for not posting yet. Life suddenly got busy and it slipped my mind completely. I'll see if I can come up with something before Friday. EDIT: I lied and now I am sad. Curse my easily distracted nature, I'll try to post something before a time.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"][center][IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n72/Aceburner85/2494_Rokumon_Tengai_Monkore_Knight_Screenshot.jpg[/IMG][/center] [b]Mon Colle Knights[/b] made its way across the pond as part of Saban Entertainment's final death throes, and it's basically the very definition of a gag dub. The basic story goes thusly: Mondo Ooya and Rockna Hiiragi are ordinary elementary school students who, in their off-time, travel to the alternate dimension of Mon World to help Rockna's father, Professor Hiiragi, study the local wildlife and defend it from the evil prince Luwig von Monsterstein Eccentro, who wishes to use the monsters of Mon World to [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8u7px_GzWQ"]take over the world[/url]. Yeah, basic, generic and all too cliché. The thing that sets [b]Mon Colle Knights[/b] apart from all the other monster collection/battling anime that were all the rage at the time is the fact that this one was pretty clearly meant as a parody. Most of the conventions and settings of shows like it were lampshaded and mocked continuously, and there was always an underlying feel of humor to the whole thing (until around the finale, but even [b]Excel Saga[/b] suffered from that). On top of that, Professor Hiiragi's motivations weren't exactly pure. The guy wanted to study Mon World, collect all the data, and then reveal it all to the public and win lots and lots of awards. Sure, this is a little better than Prince Eccentro's plans, but the fact remains that they're both basically there for selfish reasons. There was also an episode where Mondo and Rockna's teacher somehow stumbled into Mon World and was mistaken for a monster, which was just too funny. Apparently the dub created a couple of plot holes, but I have a hard time remembering that thanks to all the fun they obviously had lampooning this show in the voice booth. And it's late Saban, so the dub's voice cast is pretty excellent and includes a lot of the [b]Digimon[/b] alumna. Definitely a fun way to waste a kid's time for half an hour on a Saturday morning.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]My brain is thinking about women an awful lot. It's either male or a lesbian, I guess. Oh, and the level of hatred a serial killer has for their victims varies. Some of them just like the thrill of murder more than they dislike their victims.[/font]

[quote name='rotlung' date='09 October 2010 - 03:57 PM' timestamp='1286665069' post='701017'] I could totally see her learning Fishman Karate from Jimbei lol which would be awesome [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Dunno about Fishman Karate, from what we saw of Kuroobi, the stances kind of require two legs to get into. There might be an alternate style for Merpeople, though. Actually, if she gets the right level of arm strength to hold herself up for a bit, getting slapped with a giant fish tail could hurt a lot on top of being extremely funny. Especially considering the muscular structure of the average fish that size. Holy crap, she could be lethal if trained right. Camie for Straw Hats![/font]

[quote name='chibi-master' date='08 October 2010 - 08:11 PM' timestamp='1286593892' post='701005'] Uhm... No. Think like so: A gaggle of 50+ women. All have short, blonde hair of the same shade and all of them have a body build like a pear. [/quote] [IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n72/Aceburner85/LolFinster.png[/IMG]

[quote name='chibi-master' date='07 October 2010 - 06:25 PM' timestamp='1286501121' post='700977'] This wasn't my first detention ever, bro. I [i]did[/i] frequent it all last year. The Breakfast Club is but a silly dream for detention-goers of my school. Also, the monitor ladies all look EXACTLY ALIKE. That's a bit creepy. [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"][IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n72/Aceburner85/pic.jpg[/IMG] Curse my ravishing visage! Randall, tell that plastic surgeon he'll never work in this town again![/font]

[quote name='Sangome' date='08 October 2010 - 12:42 PM' timestamp='1286566925' post='700994'] [color="#9932CC"][font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]Other alternatives that you can try [if you haven't already] are either the Wii Classic Controller or a GCN controller. Both work for anything off the Virtual Console, although to what degree varies with the game. For example, the button layout on the GCN controller makes running and jumping in [i]Super Mario RPG[/i] at the same time really awkward, while the Classic controller handles it just fine -- whereas in [i]Ocarina of Time[/i], the game is darn near impossible to control with the Classic, but the GCN works relatively well. [/font][/color] [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]And I myself have only ever played Ocarina of Time once without the GCN controller, So I don't even know the difference. But yeah, I personally recommend the GCN controller. If I recall correctly, there's even a new edition of Wavebirds being released that are advertised for use with the Wii (with a sidenote of "also works with Gamecube!"). Other than that, I'm not really sure. I'm assuming you're not really that fond of the Nunchuck attachment for these purposes? I can't really imagine it would improve your situation much more than just using the Wiimote would. Oh, and the Classic controller is set up more or less the same way as an SNES controller. Some people hate that layout, but it's also similar to the DS layout, so if you're okay with that, go for it. As for NES, turning the Wiimote sideways basically results in a slightly fatter version of the same button layout.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Most of them have apprentices/assistants to help with art and backgrounds and such. A lot of these helpers are studying to become mangaka themselves, actually. Their editors also typically get a say in certain plot points from time to time. Fun Fact: Eiichiro Oda, author of the ongoing Shonen manga [b]One Piece[/b], used to apprentice under Nobuhiro Watsuki, who wrote [b]Rurouni Kenshin[/b] and [b]Buso Renkin[/b], among other things. Watsuki has included references to Oda's work in some of his stories, like the Straw Hat flag appearing on a cannonball in a later arc of RuroKen, and he's also drawn the main characters of [b]One Piece[/b] in his own style.[/font]

[quote name='rotlung' date='07 October 2010 - 07:11 AM' timestamp='1286460672' post='700958'] Franky finally got rid of that Elvis hair thank god. I'm not sure if I like or hate his new look. Cause he is here to PUMP U UP!!![/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]You're probably the first person I've encountered who doesn't miss the Ace Ventura pomp. Oh well, to each their own.[/font] [quote name='rotlung' date='07 October 2010 - 07:11 AM' timestamp='1286460672' post='700958']Also looks like no fo the Amazon women are joining the crew [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Personally, I was kind of hoping Camie would join up, but thinking realistically, she's probably still not old enough for her tail to split, so she'd probably just spend most of her time hanging out in the Sunny's fish tank and being a helpless kidnappee that they'd have to rescue twice per arc, which would get annoying. Then again, their next location is underwater. Maybe they can take her along and she can learn some way to defend herself?[/font]