Dragonsoft Studios Site History --------------------------------------------------- Site Version 2 - 07/02/2011 to 09/24/2011 --------------------------------------------------- --------------- :: July 2011 :: --------------- 07/02/2011 - Ahh, there we go, nice and clean. As we start the third quarter of 2011, it's time to archive the old updates and start anew. Coleco is doing just fine in my room, and I think she's looking forward to getting out. She's definitely got her energy back, and the poor dear has been bouncing around my room like a furry little pinball, bored with having to stay in here ^_^; A little petting and skritching calms her right down though. My mum was nice enough to get me a copy of Dead Rising 2 for taking care of her, and with the power of some point cards, I also got Dead Rising 2 : Case West, as well as Plants vs. Zombies. Seems I'm on a bit of an undead kick here... In doing a practice run through the game, I've found I can get through Metroid a lot faster than I expected. As such, if all goes well, I'm going to go ahead and fully record the game on Sunday, once Coleco is out of my room. I won't have the whole series edited and uploaded that night, but I will at least thus have all the raw footage, and thus should be able to keep up a brisk upload schedule with this one. Also, due to how quick the game is likely to be overall, I've decided to go ahead and do a 100% run. I mean, no reason not to ^_^; So as far as site updates this week : - The 2nd Quarter updates have been added to the Archives. - The Library has been updated with some new acquisitions. - A bit preemptively, but I updated the Projects page now that Metroid will at least be in progress soon. - 9 new images have been uploaded to the Fan Art gallery. My thanks to my viewers for sending in their work! 07/09/2011 - Well, the Metroid project is now in full swing. It feels good to be posting videos again. The reaction has mostly been positive, though I have gotten a few people complaining that I'm not talking enough during this series. The simple thing there is sometimes I have more to talk about than I do at other times. I'm not the sort that particularly talks just to talk, so sometimes I like to just let the game speak for itself. Next order of business, Bill S.978. The only reason I bring this up is to state that yes, I know about it. A lot of people have brought it to my attention. The thing is, as badly worded as it is, I rather doubt it will pass, and especially doubt it would pass any time soon. If it does, it does, and I'll have to deal with things then, but until then, I've signed a petition against it, and can't do anything else for now. Thus, my only real options right now are to panic and take my videos down, or panic and not feel like working on anything, or the option I'm taking, not worry about it for now and continue business as usual. That seems the best option to me. So on more positive terms, I recently finished Dead Rising 2... well, finished in that I got the best ending, but I still have a lot of achievements to go back and get. That ending though.... man those jump scares........ yeah. Still, a very satisfying game. On to updates! First off, I would like to thank ZacEXE3 for suddenly surprising me with Microsoft Points, a donation which thus has been added on my Library page. Also, five new images have been added to the Fan Art gallery. My thanks to all who sent in new work! Now then.... ::kicks YouTube uploader:: ...Work this time, dangit! 07/16/2011 - And so, Metroid has come and gone, but very soon, there will be mice! Nezumiman is coming soon! Lately I've been enjoying Castlevania : Harmony of Despair. I can only play it single player, which is making things tougher, but hey, challenge is fun. So as for updates, that's been added to the Library, and 14 new images have been added to the Fan Art Gallery. Thanks to everyone who sent in new work! Now then, Drac... Dark form or no, YOU'RE GOING DOWN! 07/23/2011 - And now, this week's achievement that's driving me up the wall : Dead Rising's "Saint" achievement. For getting at least 50 survivors to safety. The problem? I swear, they WANT to die. That's the only reason I can fathom for why they so eagerly shove zombies out of the way of my Real Mega Buster shots to catch them themselves. So that aside, six new images have been added to the Fan Art gallery! And also I plan to get the next Nezumiman vid up as soon as I finish posting these site updates. Mouse power! 07/30/2011 - Well, it certainly took awhile, but the Saint achievement is mine! I have all 50 achievements from Dead Rising. Man that was a thing o.o; Beyond that, I finished training another set of 5th gen Pokémon, so progress! Whoo! Someone was nice enough to point out an error on my Library page, the fact that I have Dead Rising 2 now, but accidentally forgot to remove it from the "want to play but can't afford" list. This has been corrected. In addition, 9 new images have been added to the Fan Art gallery. ----------------- :: August 2011 :: ----------------- 08/06/2011 - At long last, I have an online game I can play with friends! I was recently introduced to Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst by my friends, and it's an old enough game that it was made to run on dialup. Thus HughesNet can actually keep up with it! Amazing! The connection isn't perfect, and I do get kicked sometimes, but it works well enough to be a nice thing I can enjoy with Kit, Shagg, and Pink. This has been the major goings on for me this week, really, raising up my FOMar. 10 new images have been added to the Fan Art gallery. My thanks to all who sent in new work! 08/13/2011 - Ah, Phantasy Star... So consuming, but so fun! My FOMar is getting stronger, the giant fireballs released by Rafoie 27, so much fun... Definitely going to have to tear myself away from it though to work on video stuff soon. Dragon Nezumi calls, after all! This week, I have a bit of a special event to look forward to as well, as I'll be going to watch RiffTrax Live! Yes, I'll be watching the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 having fun with Jack the Giant Killer. Definitely going to enjoy that. As for updates, I went ahead and added PSO to the Library, and also, 8 new images have been added to the Fan Art Gallery. My thanks to everyone who sent in new work! For now however, there's a Mag what requires feeding, and Pokémon that need to be EV trained. A dragon's work is never done! 08/21/2011 - HUGHESNEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!! Things are a day late this week thanks to HughesNet derping out to where I couldn't access certain sites. One of them happened to be my own site. Wonderful! It's been a bit of a stressful night, a bit of a family argument, so there's that, but it seems to have passed. I will likely just be relaxing today, and will start work on recording the weapon demos for Nezumiman on Monday. As for updates, 14 new images have been added to the Fan Art gallery. My thanks to everyone! 08/24/2011 - A midweek update?! What sorcery is this?! Tonight, I'll be posting the Nezumiman weapon demos if all goes well. Part of it will also be an announcement. We're getting into that part of the year where the family business is taking a bit of a downturn. That being said, donations during this time of the year are highly appreciated. I've also incorporated ads onto the site. Hopefully this will also help out with generating more income for my family. So with that out of the way, one more thing of interest : I have a second online game I can enjoy with my friends! Another that was made for older systems and connections, I've gotten into playing Worms Armageddon. Quite a silly game, that one, with plenty of opportunities for hilarious failure. The controls take some getting used to, but I'm slowly getting the hang of it. Also, Dead Rising 2 : Case West. Secret Dr. Wily costume. Dr. Wily hi-fiving Frank West. That is all. 08/27/2011 - Time is going by quicker than I really expected o.o; I can't believe how close October already is. To that end, I've been playing Silent Hill 3 in my spare time to refamiliarize myself with things there. Nezumiman is also progressing well, and I hope to have the first Gyoniku stage video ready for tomorrow night. As for updates, 13 new images have been added to the Fan Art gallery. My thanks to everyone who sent in new work! Also, due to fan request, I added the image of Dr. Gyoniku's attack on my computer to the Video Stuff section of my own Gallery. My thanks to Neo for his help on that one! -------------------- :: September 2011 :: -------------------- 09/03/2011 - Last night was not a great night. A frustrating shopping trip, my keyboard being destroyed, PSO constantly kicking me offline, and a stress headache fueled by these events. Hence the late updates. The boss rematch stage of Nezumiman is also being fairly frustrating o.o; During the shopping trip, I took advantage of some gift cards and a sales deal at Gamestop to get a few PS2 games : Shadow of the Colossus, ICO, Fatal Frame 2, and God of War 2. I had hoped to find the originals of those last two, but alas. Also, six new images have been added to the fan art gallery. My thanks to everyone for sending in new work!  09/07/2011 - Oh hey, another mid-week update! With Nezumiman finished up, an issue has come to my attention, and it's one I'll need help deciding. Thus, please check out the new Poll! Also with that project wrapped up, I've updated the Projects page, and also the Fan Art gallery, adding Neo's excellent Nezumiman artwork! 09/10/2011 - Dear HughesNet. Thank you for kicking me offline repeatedly tonight during Phantasy Star Online. Including during a boss fight. It's a real treat to suddenly realize you're fighting a multiplayer boss by yourself! After that mid-week update, not too much left to do other than the Fan Art update, which includes 7 new images. I also decided to leave Neo's Nezumiman art there since it hasn't been on display in the new submissions gallery for the usual full week. 09/17/2011 - I would say it was nice while it lasted, but, well... it didn't last. You might notice something missing. Yep, the AdSense ads are gone. Google decided to disable my account. My thanks to everyone who tried to support me through this program, but alas. To add insult to injury, the timing of their cancellation of my account means I don't get paid for the time they used my site for ads at all. A short announcement vid detailing the issue will be posted tonight. Yeah... not so happy right now. However, 10 new images have been added to the Fan Art gallery, so my thanks to everyone who sent in new work, and as always, my thanks to everyone who has supported me through the years. I have also closed the September poll, which thankfully ended in granting me a break until October. The way I'm feeling at the current point in time, that is probably a good thing. 09/20/2011 - Just a quick update of a precautionary sort. My computer is doing the same thing that, ironically, it did around this same time last year, i.e., the random blue screens on startup. I have some possible fixes I can try, and will be working on that, but just wanted to make this known in case updates aren't quite on schedule while I'm working this out. 09/24/2011 - This week has been hectic, and that's putting it mildly o.o;; This break has been anything but restful. First off, on Friday, my uncle in law had to go to the hospital, and my aunt went with him to keep him company. They just got back home today and he's doing fine thankfully, but not having them here is always unsettling. Then there was the issue of my computer. I am cautiously optimistic that it's working again, though it will take awhile to fully get over the edgy feeling of what if it's not. With as inconsistent an issue as it is, I suppose I really have no way of knowing it's solved unless it happens again, sooooo, we'll just have to see what happens. I'd like to thank komodafiredragon for helping me out with trying to fix it. So as far as updates, the Library has been updated with a donation of American McGee's Alice on XBox 360. Alas, I can't actually play it, it turns out you can't do so without Madness Returns, but at least now I have the option of just getting a used copy of that. Eight new images have also been added to the Fan Art gallery. My thanks to everyone who sent in new work!