Hello Pixlbit! While adding my recent thrift store purchases to iTunes, something hit me. If I were to pick five songs to listen to on an island what would they be? After thinking about this and how we can make it video game worthy. So I came up with this: I’m stuck on an island for a year. During this time I can have only five of the following until I decide I need to create a raft and leave my island, or just wait for rescue.
Well I decided to set up some ground rules:
So these are some rules I set up for what I like to call the Top 5 for Pixlbit Island
Top 5 Video Games on Consoles
Top 5 Games on Handhelds/Tablets
Top 5 TV Series
Top 5 Movies
And now the question that started this all for me:
Top 5 Songs You Want For The Island Mixtape
*Now I know you’re saying to yourself, Chris you missed out on a bunch of other songs, or five songs just isn’t going to cut it for me. Take a look at the games I picked. A couple of them have awesome soundtracks that fill some of the gaps.
So there you have it, the items I want if I was stuck on an island. Have any thoughts on what you would want? Share’em.
Other Things
So I bought the Star Trek DVD for $5 because it comes with the digital version, which is $10 less than the iTunes version. I really just wanted the digital version so I can plop it on the iPad and watch it on the go.
After a couple of tries, it finally loaded up. Kind of funny that I had to redeem the code in iTunes, just so it could download from the disc.
I went back to Target before the Buy 2 Get 1 50% off sale ended, and found another Mine Playset. The box was opened, so I took it to an employee to see if they can check if all the contents were in the box. They checked for me, and I jokingly said I should get a discount, and to my surprise they said I do. After doing their magic, I got it for that price
Pretty darn cool. I needed a second set so I bought this random Jeep/ATV set just to add the ATV to my Lego Police Force
Yesterday while running errands with a friend we hit another Target after lunch. I saw that they had their 8GB Memory Sticks on sale. I was going to buy one the day before but K-Mart’s sale ended and the only one they had was one that looks like someone tried to steal it. Well I got my memory card and…
Yeah I spent way too much, but it was Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Vita games, and I’ve been watching these games for a while. The only one I’m a little disappointed with is Ridge Racer because it seems like it isn’t like the previous version where you win races, and unlock cars, and courses. Other than that I really like all three games, and I’ll probably go more in-depth later on.
I'm also pretty sure I'm done buying Vita games until after Thanksgiving when all the crazy Black Friday deals are going to take place and you know Vita is going to have a good number of games on sale.
I added some music to the library thanks to a local thrift store. Buying the Elton John saves me from ripping my Vinyl copy.
I also hit the local mom & pop to check out their $1.99 wall. I found a couple of one hit wonders, and a sealed Sophie B. Hawkins.
Cost Plus World Market is an interesting place. I go there for the random candies and sodas.
I also go there because this is the only place I know that sells bacon candy bars (they taste like a Slim Jim…OHHH YEAHHH). The bacon jerky tastes like the bacon you cooked at breakfast, left out and ate after lunch. A little chewy, little salty, but bacon.
I won my second Treasures of Montezuma Blitz!
Cool stuff. After the contest ended, I then hit my highest score
After that I haven’t cracked 4 million, but I’m still playing!
Before I call it a blog, I’ve been seeing a lot of people create their own versions of the Iron Man Hulkbuster suit using a Ninjago Mech set. I decided to try my hand at it especially since I bought two of those sets to create my own Mech.
I think I did ok with it. It’s a lot bigger than my Hulk figure, and I’d like to add to the legs so they don’t look so small. Here’s the current Tony Stark/Iron Man family pics.
Well that’s all for now, more later!
-Chris
Hmmm... Let's see....
Top 5 Console Games:
Dark Souls (360)
Demon's Souls (PS3)
Final Fantasy IX (PS1)
Madden 2011 (360)
Legend of Legaia (PS1)
Top 5 Tablet/Handheld Games:
Final Fantasy Tactics (Ios)
Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Final Fantasy VI Advance
Tales of the Abyss (3DS)
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS)
Top 5 TV Series:
Buffy
Supernatural
Always Sunny in Philidelphia
Breaking Bad
Son's of Anarchy
Top 5 Movies:
Boondock Saints
Terminator 2
Rocky Balboa
Starship Troopers
Kickass
Top 5 Songs:
Guardian Theme from Darksiders 2
Creeping Death: Metallica
17 Girls in a Row: Steel Panther
Blue Jeans: Silvertide
Working Them Angels: Rush
Top 5 Things I Want on the Island:
Sunscreen
Dr Pepper
Hammock
Guitar
Blue Jeans
Am I survivor-ready? lol!
Sunscreen, that right there is a good call. You are survivor ready!
top five games:
1. Sega Genesis Collection for PSP
2. FFVII
3. FFI9
4. KOTOR 2
5. Super Mario 64.
I love that GI JOE movie. IT's so fucked up when Roadblock is blind and Cobra cOmmander is a snake telling him what to do. That's grade A wackness.
Hey another GI Joe: The Movie fan. I always thought that Roadblock/Cobra Commander was an odd pairing, but felt bad for the commander at the end. That was the storyline they should have used in the "other" movie a couple of years ago.
For my five island games I'd choose Metal Gear Solid, GTA:Vice City,Red Dead Redemption,Final Fantasy VII,and Parasite Eve. For handhelds I would pick GTA:Chinatown Wars,Dragon Quest IX,Ocarina Of Time (3DS version),Super Mario Land 3D, and Metal Gear Solid : Peace Walker. TV series I would take are Sopranos,True Blood,Game Of Thrones,Big Bang Theory,and Sons Of Anarchy. Movies? Right there with you on The Godfather,as well as Star Wars IV,Blade Runner, Braveheart(of course),Avatar,and Resident Evil. And songs I would take? Kids In America by Kim Wilde,Ace Of Spades by Motorhead, Tom Sawyer by Rush,Heaven And Hell by Black Sabbath,and Number One by Goldfrapp. A little of this and that! Bacon makes everything better...how can you go wrong? Nice finds on the Vita games and Cd's. Especially that one by The Proclaimers. There were never two brothers who were more unabashedly Scottish than them! I like their style and their singing. The Boss! One of his best ones. I have that Elton John CD. So many great songs on that.
Oh GTA Chinatown Wars. I really enjoyed that version of the GTA Franchise. I played it on the PSP, and I liked how you had to rotate the nub to unscrew the plates. Good times.
Bacon is awesome, am I right?
Thanks! I'm like many never heard of the Proclaimers until Benny and Joon, but now I get to listen to their other songs...and then sing along with 500 Miles.
For the sake of time, how about the top 5 across all media:
1. Games: X-Com: Enemy Unknown [Xbox 360]. Why? I haven't played it but I know I will want to play it for a very long time while eating bacon.
2. Handheld Game: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars [3DS] Why? I'm playing it now and after only a few levels, I already want to replay them while eating bacon.
3. TV Series: The Mighty Boosh. Why? So I can meticulously recreate every set design, art object and costume and makeup decision out of sea shells, coconut husks, and bacon.
4. Movies: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. Why? Because, like a five year old, I can have this running in the background to whatever I'm doing for literally an infinity of time as long as I also have bacon to chew on.
5. Song: Flaming Lips - Spongebob & Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy. Why? Reminds me of their captivity, similar to isolation on an island, and makes me realize there are inner worlds to conquer, giving me hope of personal growth and of getting more bacon... and there better be damned bacon on this island or all this won't matter at all!
I like your concept about the list. We shall call this the bacon fueled list!
Of course there will be bacon on Pixlbit Island. We're not monsters.
Thanks for that. Without bacon, no amount of media could keep me sane. LOL
OK, seeing as I’m having another productive Monday, here goes….
I went with the number of hours to finish for most of this list
Top 5 Video Games for Consoles:
FFIX – never played but have been meaning to
Skyrim – time sink
Gran Turismo 5 – want a racer and this is the longest one I can think of
Arkham Asylum - Yep
Tekken 3 – My favorite beat ‘em up
Top 5 Games for Handhelds:
Pokemon Red/Blue - classic
Animal Crossing – never played but looks like it would last a while
Persona 4 Golden - Yep
Pokemon White/Black – never played but if I get bored of the OG 150 Pokemon
Gravity Rush? – can’t really think of a real #5 at the moment
Top 5 TV Series:
The Sopranos
The Wire
Mad Men
Father Ted
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- All long series with lots of episodes to run through
Top 5 Movies:
Fellowship of the Ring
SW: A New Hope - Just to be different
The Big Lebowski
Lost in Translation
Fight Club
Top 5 songs:
This Modern Love – Bloc Party
I Fink U Freeky – Die Antwoord
Read My Mind – The Killers
Eddie’s Gun – The Kooks
Heart in a Cage – The Strokes
Oh how could I forget The Sopranos. Damn that Meadow for not knowing how to park.
It was hard thinking about 5 handheld/tablet games. I had the same problem and figured I might as well go with something current
Console games: Chrono Trigger, Super Metroid, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Kirby Superstar, Burnout Revenge
Handheld games: Metroid Fusion, Metroid: Zero Mission, Zelda: oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, SMT Strange Journey
Television: Doctor Who, Red Dwarf, Chuck, Angel, Firefly
Movies: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Castle of Cagliostro, Serenity, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Songs: need you around- smoking popes, Calgary- Bon Iver, Over The Hills and Far Away- Led Zeppelin, Sultans of Swing- Dire Straights, The Spirit of Radio- Rush
Oh I spot brown coats on your list *cussing in chinese* Yeah! Who doesn't love the over the top crashes in Burnout? Good stuff!
I am on a metroid kick right now, so that is why I would like to have nearly all of them on a deserted island that has power.
Console games
1. Tactics Ogre
2. Final Fantasy Tactics
3. Xcom enemy unkown
4. Tropico 4
5. Skyrim
Top 5 tv
1. Big bang theory
2. Seinfeild
3. Third rock from the sun
4. Deadliest catch
5. Wicked tuna
Movies
1.The Godfather
2. The shinning old one not the new one
3. Star Wars
4. Godfather 2
5. Godfather 3
Music
1. Led Zeppelin Caraselambra
2. Pink Floyd Great gig in the sky
3. Metalica fade to black
4.The Cult she sells sanctuarys
5. The Cars let the goodtimes roll
Nice the Godfather Trilogy, even the one that a lot of folks don't care for (I liked it). Awesome list!