Grant Kirkhope just put the ENTIRE soundtrack of Banjo-Kazooie on Bandcamp.

Every single level variation, every sound bit, and even beta pieces that didn't make it into the final game.

164 tracks, easily 6 hours of music, and he's telling buyers to NAME THEIR PRICE.

I think I just peed a little.

Yep. Just what the blog says. This is my first 24 hours off in over three weeks, so I'm just gonna relax overnight.

I'm really not sure if I'm going to reach Generation 10 (currently Gen 9 Level 50 with some lousy regen challenges in my way) or 1,000 games (currently 830) by the time the Master Chief Collection comes out, but I am on the verge of five days played (4d 23h 32m), so that's something.

First up, it's probably my longest distance kill yet.

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Because, simply put, I can't do it any better than Smosh.

Finally, an epic remix that has made me fall in love with this song.

I have a local brony friend who is a Nintendo nut. I think his brain is scattered all over his room right now.

This would have made an epic final track in PonyKart, if it hadn't sputtered and died last year.

Three years ago, I didn't really think much of the Chief's armor being black on the cover of Halo Anniversary, because the whole thing was black and white.

But now this.

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Every time I give Destiny another try, a completely new issue drives me to another game within 15 minutes.

It's like my brain telling me "Jake, just give up. You're not gonna get your money's worth out of this one."

This time it was the oh-so-MMO-classic of a boss going 'berserk' for the last sliver of health.

"Oh, so all that teamwork and strategy you guys just used for 10 minutes? Well, fuck you. Get wiped and start over."

Currently starting over. On Titanfall.

Well, my roommate is up in New York for a wedding. He'll be gone for a week.

So for the next six days, I am going on a cleaning and rearranging spree.

His share of the apartment is atrocious. He is in for a rude awakening upon returning home.

I went through this for a year with my last roommate, and I'll be fucking damned if I'm gonna do it again.

Since I've gotten multiple PMs and comments asking about the same thing, I thought I'd dedicate a blog to state the obvious:

I will post a Letter for Rainbow Rocks after:
A. I have seen the film myself, and
B. I know precisely how I want to parody it.

Do not expect it soonish.

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Best ice bucket challenge.

Can't believe that has only 1,200 hits. But his channel is barely a month old.

I'm still hoping against hope that he finds his way to 343i. Same goes for Joe Staten. These two didn't work spectacularly together (if Halo 2's documentary is anything to go by), but they were some of the best assets to the Halo franchise.

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Yep, for the third time, I've encountered third-party ISP issues while trying to connect to Eve. Successfully logged onto The Old Republic five minutes later. Guess which one is continuing to get my money.

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