Mr. Hack does not believe in the creamy goodness of the latest Star Trek movie.  Strap in folks - it seems someone's wrong on the internet.

This will require a proper response.  One that consists of kicking names and taking ass.

... You heard me.

Americans love weird Japanese shit.  We pretty much thrive on it.  Video games, anime, whatever.  But there's been a trend developing over the past few years that escaped me until I entered the geek mecca of PAX East this past March.  During a Q&A session, the music group Anamanaguchi noted their fondness for Magic Hammer, who makes music that can probably best be described as a synthesis of J-pop and power metal.

But that's ancillary.  My point here is that Magic Hammer's music seems to be made mainly for purpose of para para dancing, which is a bit like synchronized line dancing to a club beat.  And of course, it originated in Japan, so the otakus must bring it to the West.  It's hard to really describe besides what I've already said, so I won't.  I really don't even have much of a comment on its existence.  I just felt that all of you must be warned.  So that you don't hear about it from the kids on the playground or on the streets.  Don't worry, I'm here to help.

That's right folks, another movie about a videogame. Another attempt by Hollywood to make a movie that uses a game as its primary muse cash in on an established videogame franchise, and let's face it; that has not exactly produced the best results (have you seen DOOM?). Well what does the Commodore think about this idea? Uh, as you might guess, I ain't to enthused about it. But for the sake of providing the benefit of the doubt and because I love Prince of Persia (the gaming franchise) very much, I figure I should give this whole movie idea a shot. So follow me after the break to find out what might be good, bad, and very bad from the new movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

Did you ever get a feeling of deja vu when playing a video game - a feeling that perhaps that music was just a bit too familiar?  Whether by accident or design, some VG soundtracks sound a lot like pop music that preceded them.  Expanding on a subject he touched on in his EarthBound review (16-Bit Gems #11), Roo explores several more 16-Bit games that have very similar music to copyrighted songs of the past.

WARNING: Considering these games came out in the early 90's, there is a lot of 80's influence here.  Leggings and Members Only jackets are recommended.

 Here's your chance to get a little highbrow with gaming discussion.

In March 2009,  Kellee Santiago, founder of thatgamecompany gave a talk at TED addressing the question "Are video games art?"

Roger Ebert responded with by picking apart her talk. He presented his response just a few weeks ago.

And this was followed by a response from Kellee Santiago on Kotaku

Am I the kind of guy who takes on Kellee Santiago and Roger Ebert?