When I first realized it, I was annoyed, as I was walking around Tokyo going, "Where's the damn trash can?!"

I lived there during the '98 games and it was the same reaction: "The Japanese all carried their trash away?!" Yes. Maybe the rest of the world should try it sometime.

The Japanese don't have a lot of trash bins, even in major cities like Tokyo. You''ll wander for hours before finding somewhere to throw your trash away. Mostly cause you should be expected to clean up after yourself or not make a mess to begin with. And always carry a plastic bag with you. :)

You forgot the mast accurate prediction model: http://www.theonion.com/articles/winne…

We've been using these for karate training because we train in a park and going barefoot can hurt (or get really cold in the winter), after a while. So it is just protection for our feet, while allowing us to practice proper form, etc. I never even thought of running in those fucking things. That seems like a…

Nothing like a game that finishes itself for you. Oh, I'm sorry, did you want to play? Too bad. We got this covered.

Also, I second that Black Flag kicks so much ass compared to the fecal waste that was AC3.

Not just any punch...a "Pacific Punch!"

I'm just gonna leave this right here...

I refer to it as Miller Syndrome.

Now, now. Ever since Quesada shat on Peter Parker with the One More Day BS, it hasn't been the real Spider-Man anyway. So, why get angry? Until they go back to pre-made-a-deal-with-the-devil-cause-fuck-you-that's-why continuity, it doesn't count.

Shenmue! I used to use the first game to give a virtual tour of a typical Japanese home and neighborhood for talks at the Rotary Club before they sent off their kids to spend a month or so there. It had the multiple settings of the roomlights, the closets full of futon, and the cinder-brick walls of the streets…