"Man I Hate GameStop" Contest

I rarely shop at GameStop, but sometimes I forget why that is and wander in, false hopes high, only to be quickly reminded of how much they hate games and the people who play them. I did that at the mall this weekend, and almost bought a "new" game until I was informed by the employee that the sticker-covered case with no disc inside that I picked up off the shelf was the one I was about to take home. I put the game back and decided to write a song to remind myself why I should never set foot in there again.



The mp3 can be downloaded here:
ManIHateGameStop11.mp3


These are the lyrics:

I'm pissed right now, right
I- I feel sick
If you know this store
would you please sing along?

Man I hate Gamestop
They make me broke when they should be bankrupt
Everytime I leave there I feel like I hate people and games both
Sells "new" games post-opening
Ugly stickers on everything
Sold a game for free, bought it back for 10,
feel used myself, then I do it again.

I wanna take the "stop" back out of "games"
Put those same games back into their cases
Give employees more than 5-cent raises
Wipe smug smiles off managers' faces

Make a rule saying that reserved is reserved
meaning not "accidentally" sold to people on the curb.
Not bogus with the pre-order bonus
meaning not pre-picked over by staff who don't know us.

Keep new games sealed I might pay more;
you don't shelve cases like a video store.
There's three classes of game: new, used, rental:
Renting games to staff? You must be mental.

Man I hate Gamestop
They make me broke when they should be bankrupt
Everytime I leave there I feel like I hate people and games both
Sells "new" games post-opening
Ugly stickers on everything
Sold a game for free, bought it back for 10,
feel used myself, then I do it again.

Man I hate Gamestop
I hate those stickers,
edge cards, fake gamers.
Man I hate Gamestop

Sad thing is the method actually works:
a store ripping people off managed by jerks.
That's how you make a multi-million dollar profit:
Make people think they got no other option.

But trading used games is so damn easy:
type in a google search "gametz"
Input the game's you'll trade and the one's you want
and you can trade most 1-to-1

Wanna buy a new game that hasn't been scratched on?
Try Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, or Amazon
A company offending every element of what they sell?
Forget the bottom line: go straight to hell.

Man I hate Gamestop
They make me broke when they should be bankrupt
Everytime I leave there I feel like I hate people and games both
Sells "new" games post-opening
Ugly stickers on everything
Sold a game for free, bought it back for 10,
feel used myself, then I do it again.

Man I hate Gamestop
I hate those stickers,
edge cards, fake gamers.
Man I hate Gamestop

Now, if everybody would please put their finger as high as they can, as high as they can, and repeat after me.

No more business: No more profit.
No more business: No more profit.

Suck this!
Suck this!
Suck this!
Suck this!

No more business: No more profit.
No more business: No more profit.

GameStop games not.
GameStop games not.

Man I hate GameStop. I hate it!
Aiight everybody, we gotta put the smack down a little bit.

Man I hate Gamestop
They make me broke when they should be bankrupt
Everytime I leave there I feel like I hate people and games both
Sells "new" games post-opening
Ugly stickers on everything
Sold a game for free, bought it back for 10
Feel used myself, won't do it again.

Roughly 9 Percent of Young Gamers May Be 'Addicted'

According to a recent study by Harris Interactive, 8.5 percent of kids surveyed showed signs of being "addicted" to video games, playing them to a degree that adversely affected their closest relationships, their schoolwork, or their health.
I'm the kind of person who almost by reflex scoffs at people who purport that video games lead to violent behavior, etc., but I must admit that if nothing else, games can be addictive. Sometimes it takes a lot of self control to put them down, and I'm glad I was finally able to. I still play them of course, but only after my "work" is done.




The original news article can be found here:

Almost 1 in 10 Young Video Game Users 'Addicted'

These are the lyrics:
if you're not familiar with the way this works
what I do is bring you news that you might have already heard
the only difference is i do it all in my own way
and it goes a little something like this, you could say i'm

bringing the news
"breaking" a story
i sing and i rap
if you don't like it: sorry.

as you can probably tell i like video games
I write about 'em once a week or so it seems
I never really talk about 'em as a problem
but they can be that if you play 'em too often

a nationwide survey by Harris Interactive
found many kids aren't very that 'cause of gaming habits
almost 9 percent are having trouble at school
with friends and family, some with health problems too

being addicted to games could be the cause or result
and don't think it doesn't happen to adults
because that was me back in January
when I played 'em all day every day exclusively

played a little bit less in February
when I made a new friend and had someone to see
did a little soul searchin' in March
realized it was due time to make a new start

now I make music I'm no game-a-holic
I changed games like my name was Greg Paulus
even if I got a low gamerscore
yo I feel ten times better than I did before

I gotta feeling why I needed 'em like sushi to rice
they made me feel nice like I won... when I failed at life
and maybe I still do but I ain't gon' quit
living my life by my own imagination

bringing the news
"breaking" a story
i sing and i rap
if you don't like it: sorry.

i'd like to thank everybody out there on twitter
'cause with your cooperation this is so much bigger

The mp3 can be downloaded here:
Roughly9PercentofYoungGamersMayBeAddicted11.mp3

Do Guys Prefer Games to Girls?

According to a survey administered by www.PS3pricecompare.co.uk, approximately 1 in 3 British men stated they would rather play video games than sleep with their partner. In this song, I explore some of the factors involved in this difficult choice.



The original news article can be found here:

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/news.phtml/23352/24376/72percent-prefer-gaming-to-girlfriends.phtml

These are the lyrics:

to kill that last demon and watch your girl leavin'?
or ditch heavy guns for some heavy breathin'?
to rock the headboard or leave her sleepin'?
to lock the door or unlock achievements?

that is the question to which no less than
32% of British men tested
said "i'm so over bed, i'll play games instead"
"i left foreplay for Left 4 Dead"

many girls out there surprised by the answer
might think of video games as love cancer
but you can't be sure i bet there's guys galore
who would take a cheap whore over Superman 64

yeah, but if both choices tight
we could play 10 minutes at most or all night
it's a tough choice when it comes to us boys
but ima set it straight ima give us a voice
just ask any guy and they'll tell you the same
it depends on the girl; it depends on the game

if my girlfriend had sexy legs and wore fishnets beggin me "come to bed"
but then there's Chun Li from Street Fighter III, better yet SF4 it's more 3D
in times like this it could go either way
that's when I'd create a third option: cosplay

would I play Prince of Persia for PS3
or Paris Hilton? Neither. They're both too easy!
Britney Spears whispering "Come here!"
or playing Silent Hill? Either way I'm scared!
rollin' over Lindsay Lohan or a katamari?
neither one, they both cracked out, sorry.

but if I had a girl like Julia Stiles
straight up, I'd walk away from any game if it'd make her smile
again, it depends on the men's interest in women
the game's not the villian that's just the beginning

The mp3 can be downloaded here:
DoGuysPreferGamestoGirls121.mp3

Dreamcast Emulator for PSP

There's a new homebrew emulator for the PSP under development that shows promise for eventually being able to play games for the Sega Dreamcast.



The original article can be found here:

http://pspupdates.qj.net/Videos-nullDC-Dreamcast-Emulator-for-PSP/pg/49/aid/122650

And these are the lyrics:

how many people out there own a PSP
with firmware by Dark Alex (M33)?
cause if you got it modded there's a project that started
that might let you play some hot retro games on it
rewinding back nine years in the past
a console by Sega was released called Dreamcast
it didn't sell so well but i felt that the system itself
had a wealth of swell games under its belt
like Dead or Alive 2 or Space Channel 5
Shenmue, Ikaruga, Jet Set Radio, Chu
Chu Rocket, and some games for your pocket
that you can peruse via the VMU,
a memory card with a display and buttons too.
anyway there's some homebrew nullDC
you can't use it quite yet but you can see
how the author's getting on in his progress
it's problematically slow but awfully awesome nonetheless


The mp3 can be downloaded here:
DreamcastEmulatorforPSP.mp3