Legendary Emerald

Glad to see interest hasn't died down.

My USB controller is busted, or I'd be interested. I'm quite adept at playing emulated games with a keyboard, but that's a bit loud, and my microphone tends to pick up the clicking of the keys a bit. I record videos like that with my friend Cleveland Rock all the time, only usually he plays by himself while I watch and give commentary. One video he and I recorded ended up getting over 10k views. Of course, the one video where I start ranting and raving like a madman would be the one that the internet picks up on.

I concur.

A simple prompt, really. What were you listening to when you were in high school? Or if you're still in high school, what have you been listening to? High school seems to be about the time when we all begin to solidify our opinions on musical genres, and maybe find some of the bands and artists that we will follow for the rest of our lives. But there's still plenty of changing and growing to do for a high schooler, and that applies to their tastes in music as well. Many of our favorite songs and bands from yesteryear have fallen off of our mp3 players, for various reasons. So let's take a trip down memory lane. First, a few suggestions. Pick no more than two bands/artists/songs per post If possible, post a video of your favorite song by that band/artist Explain how you started listening to them, why you liked them, etc. Answer the following: Do you still listen to this? If not, explain why. I'll give an example. --- Band: Linkin Park http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYU-8IFcDPw Linkin Park was one of the first bands I discovered in high school. Prior to high school, my musical tastes were focused squarely on video game music; specifically, the Sonic Adventure series. In fact, the first time I ever heard a Linkin Park song was in an animated fan video for that same blue hedgehog. That song was “Numb”, and it was pretty cool. But it wasn't until I heard “Faint” play in a different video that I realized it was a band worth listening to. They were just an aggressive, loud band. And up till then, I hadn't heard anything like them. For the first time, they opened my eyes to the possibility that good music could exist in the mainstream, and not just in a video game. Do I still listen to them? Very rarely. I still think their early music is good, especially their first album, but their style changed a lot with their third album. Nothing they did really grabbed my attention after that. Nowadays if I want to listen to a band that mixes rock with rap, I have other options that I head to first. --- Now share yours!

I still think the games peaked at Worms 2, due to the huge level of customization that game had. Armageddon is considered by most people to be the best more because of the mod community that surrounds it, rather than because of the small number of additions it added to the Worms 2 formula when it was first released. Worms World Party wasn't bad, but it really didn't add anything at all except the Worm Pot, which oversimplified customization and was more detrimental than interesting. Up until Worms Reloaded for the PC, there really hadn't been a worthwhile 2D Worms game. To me, that game got the classic feeling back. It's not really any better than Worms 2 or Armageddon, but it is super simple to play on a modern computer, which is something that can't be said about Worms 2 through Armageddon (I have tried everything possible to get Armageddon and World Party to run on my laptop, to no avail).

Added a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtHEMV56lx4 I've been playing Worms games since I was 10 or 11, when my mother randomly picked up Worms 2 for a dollar at Toys R Us. It was the first online multiplayer game that I ever played, and I was addicted to it. I made it a goal of my life to introduce everyone I knew to this wonderful little series. The series has many sequels these days, of the 2D and 3D variety, and on consoles as well as PC. But for my money, there's no better way to play Worms than from a sideways perspective with a mouse and keyboard. The current 2D Worms PC title is "Worms Reloaded", which can be found on Steam for $19.99, and is well worth the price of admission for one of the most polished Worms games in recent times. If you don't have it yet, you really should look into it. It's a blast. And a new Worms game is looming on the horizon, Worms Revolution, which will not only be the first 2.5D Worms game, but is also the first game Worms creator Andy Davidson has worked on since the fan-favorite "Worms Armageddon" (not to be confused with the 2009 XBLA game Worms 2: Armageddon). I can't wait to get my hands on this game when it comes out in September. I'm a very rusty player, but if you ever wanna go against me on "Reloaded", my steam username is "legendary_emerald" on steam.

My favorite Pillar song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8vBgarugCg

Heard this song played live at an "Acquire the Fire" concert, back when I was still in a youth group. This band blew Skillet out of the water that day; I'm guessing Skillet just might not be a very good live band, because I've heard good studio tracks of theirs since.

There's a plethora of "me-too" christian bands that just try to emulate successful mainstream bands, which give the sub-genre a bad name. But not all bands are content to just write throw away tunes that most christian radio stations will play regardless of quality. Musical talent is musical talent, and should be respected regardless of content matter. Christian alternative music is really no different than Pony fan music. It takes familiar genres and styles, and applies them to a nontraditional subject. If the music is good enough, you can enjoy it regardless of your interest in the subject matter, but the people who are close to the subject at hand are probably going to get a lot more out of it. Also, another song I love. http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=KubgMDSMXfI

I'm an atheist, and I still love this song. That's how much it rocks.

I wrote the single worst pony song many, many months ago. The title was "My Little Anus". For your safety, I will not be posting the lyrics.

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Why do you get a bed all to yourself?