Back with another monthly report for the activity and happenings here at buttonmashing.com.
June was a lazy month around these parts. Nat was unplugged and I played GTA IV. Nice summer weather was enjoyed and crazy storms were weathered. We had 22 posts with 67 comments. The site also celebrated its fourth anniversary.
Top posts
The following posts garnered the most eyeballs in June (outside of the regulars):
- Customizable NCAA 09 Covers
- Easter Egg in Google Reader
- Why All the Love for Metal Gear Solid 4?
- [2 Minute Review] Trials 2:Second Edition
Previously, on buttonmashing
One year ago, among other things, we were talking about Forza 2 for the 360.
Two years ago, I was marveling at the beauty of my brand new DS Lite.
Three years ago it was all about Guild Wars. My, how time and tastes change.
And four years ago? It was Wario Ware time.
Strange Searches
As always, a small sampling of the diverse paths that led people to our humble abode:
“let me show you this spreadsheet because” – oh man, don’t leave me hanging like that!
“360 button mashing techniques” – you mean, other than just… mashing them?
“easy way to get 5 day survivor achievement in dead rising” – There is none! There is only pain.
“eve in wall-e is ticklish” – I saw Wall-E (LOVED IT) but, for the life of me, cannot think of any reason why anyone would ever need to search for this. If you’ve seen the movie, you know the answer. If you haven’t, what train of thought brought this search phrase to your mind? I NEED TO KNOW.
“eve wall-e tickled” – Again, with the tickling and Wall-E!
Games being played
Not much has changed, for me at least. As I near the end of GTA IV (I think), I’m already wondering what might take its place. I also finished Super Mario Galaxy, but with only 70 stars, I still have lots of mileage left on that bad boy. My DS sits mostly unused, except for the occasional NY Times Crossword puzzle.
There you have it, another month come and gone.
– If you happen to one of the seven people who don’t own Gears of War, here’s your chance.
– If you want to fry your 360 from overuse, do it in a Civilized manner.
– Just when July was looking bad, UT3 comes along.
– I never “got” track and field games. Probably never will.
– Ugh. I have faithfully purchased EA’s NCAA since 2003. Every year I say I’m done with them, every year I pick it up anyway. Will it happen again this year?
– I used to be a HUGE fighting game fan. I played a lot of the original Soul Calibur in the arcade, but haven’t played much since then. Maybe it’s time to go back to the franchise.
– Milking the FF Franchise, one platform at a time.
– EA abandoned Nintendo with the NCAA line near the end of the console cycle, so it’s nice to see NCAA back in the Nintendo library.
– Golf games are right in the Wii’s wheelhouse.
– Haven’t we suffered enough with these Arcade Compilations? The Wii is 100% backwards compatible. Go to Gamestop and find the Gamecube versions of these compilations. Save yourself some money.
– I started out really liking the first Trauma Center. Then I started hating myself for liking Trauma Center. Then I just hated Trauma Center. I’m not worthy of its hardcoreness.
– Seems like the DS is perfect for a Civ game. I wonder what they had to give up, game-play wise, to fit it on a DS cartridge.
– The DS and its game titles are single-handedly wrecking the spelling skills of our poor children.
– That’s more like it. This is probably my only must-buy this month.
– This game wins “Title of the Month.” Unemployed Ninja. Is that even possible?
– “Puchi Puchi certainly sounds like a virus.
– I can’t figure this one out. How is this a game, basically a job simulator, fun? I can’t watch the show for more than five minutes.
– “A Spicy Time Management Cooking Adventure”. I’ll pass.
– Fate is a great game, wish I had time to play more of it.
– The words, they fail me.
