My Future Plans

How's everyone doing? Two years ago I started this blog and was very much into it. From the blog I discovered my real passion was for YouTube, created a channel and started making videos. Now, that's mostly all I do and I don't write very often for Matropolis. 

However, I'm not going to stop blogging. There will still be the odd post on occasion but YouTube will be my primary focus. I'm loving it and met a great bunch of people.

Jurassic World At My Reopened Childhood Cinema!

Power Rangers, Independence Day, Toy Story, Casper, & Jurassic Park...these were just some of the films I watched at the old Odean cinema opposite Queen St station in Cardiff. I was only a kid at the time and loved the place. So many of my childhood memories featured around that cinema and I was gutted when it closed back in 2001.

So imagine my delight when it reopened 2 months ago under Premier cinemas at just £4 a ticket! I knew it wasn't going to be long before I returned there so last weekend my friend and I paid a visit and what better film to go and see than Jurassic World???

Exactly.

I Completed my 2nd Zelda Game!

Yes! And it only took me 17 years after it's original release! Growing up without a Nintendo 64 though it's hardly surprising. 

The game of course is The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina of Time!

I completed the HD remake on the 3DS.

Dr. Who Symphonic Spectacular

I've been to a few concerts and comic con events but never before had I been to see an orchestra. So several months ago when my parents asked me if I wanted go and watch the Dr. Who Symphonic Spectacular in Cardiff I was a bit apprehensive. However, as I had never seen one live and enjoy the show I decided to go along.

I'm glad I did.

Murdered: Soul Suspect

There's always that one game where you wait for the price to drop before buying it because you heard it's ok but not great. That's the case with Murdered: Soul Suspect.

I purchased the game on the PS4 and had a good deal for it. 

The story is as follows: The character you control is Detective Ronan who is investigating a string of recent murders. However, he ends up being murdered himself but remains behind as a ghost until he has solved the case and who bumped him off.

The Decline Of The Tuber

Since creating Matropolis I've met a great number of people from YouTube whom I now call friends. The gaming community on the video site are absolutely fantastic and it's been great interacting with everyone.

I've been active for nearly a year now and love filming videos to upload, even though it's given me less time to blog but in a way this blog was a starting point to for me.

It was YouTube where I discovered Rick Idak and have become involved in his Marine Boy fan film. All thanks to a comment left on a video. Amazing how it started all from that. 

And Now Lloyd's Bank Creeps Me Out Too!

I was shocked when I saw this. Whilst watching the adverts on TV one for Lloyd's Bank came on. Nothing out of the norm there until they showed the above image! This is from a Humpty Dumpty cartoon collection I had on video from when I was a kid which contains the same cartoons from my Old Cartoons Creep Me Out post.

Cardiff Comic Con March 2015

It was that time of year once more, for Cardiff Comic Con to arrive. Yet again in the Motorpoint Arena with the usual stalls and guests you come to love.

Back in November at the previous comic con, I didn't enjoy it very much. This was due to the fact that I'd been to New York Comic Con only a month before so the two didn't compare as NYCC was about 50 times larger!

X Is For...The X-Files!

The truth is out there!

Trust no one!

I can still hear the theme music playing in my head as agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully appear on screen in the opening titles. The X-Files was a TV phenomena and is in my top 5 favourite series of all time.

W Is For...Wild West C.O.W.-Boys Of Moo Mesa!

So I'm coming towards the end of the A-Z series and for W I have chosen an old cartoon I used to watch which stars cows as cowboys! Clever? Of course the cartoon is Wild West C.O.W.-Boys Of Moo Mesa. 

I had forgotten about this cartoon until I came across the video game on my modded Xbox and the memories came flooding back!

Although those memories are still a bit fuzzy.

Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze

D....K....Donkey Kong!

I love this game series and for many years I never owned my own copy of a Donkey Kong game. The first time I played it was over my friend's house as I didn't own a Snes. I had a Nes however. 

But now I have my Wii U of course! I played Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii and that was an awesome game!

So I was clearly going to purchase Tropical Freeze with my Wii U.

Grim Fandango

Whilst playing The Curse Of Monkey Island you come across a skeleton with a bread knife embedded into his back. From his hat falls a button that says, 'ask me about Grim Fandango.' Well the guy's dead so you can't ask him anything.

Full of in-jokes, this was one about an upcoming point & click adventure game featuring a cast of skeletons and demons. Not very scary ones though.  Also the gameplay involved you using the arrow keys to move Manuel 'Manny' Calavera instead of clicking the mouse about the screen.

Getting My Nintendo On!

I recently said that after I was finished with Far Cry 4 that I would go out and buy a Wii U which is exactly what I've done! Man of my word see ;)

I bought the Mario Kart 8 premium bundle and also Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze and Smash Bros. I also bought Link and DK amiibos to go with it. 

Not even a week old I've finished the main levels in DK Tropical Freeze and played a fair bit of the other games too. Donkey Kong has always been a favourite of mine ever since playing it over my friend's house on the snes all those years ago.

When Do Games Become Too Big?

I'm currently playing Far Cry 4 which is a fantastic game and it's taking up a great deal of my free time. I received the game at Christmas along with a few others to add to my ever growing pile of 'to play' games. However, Far Cry 4 is that huge that my other games aren't getting any attention apart from the weekly high score challenges I participate in.

Ok, so I could take a break and play some others but once I start a game I now try and play it until it's complete as in the past I've taken a break from games and rarely or never returned to them. 

V Is For...Voltron! Defender Of The Universe!

If Power Rangers was an anime then this would be it. I knew little of this old one from the 80's until my friend in work told me about it and lent me the first season to try. It's good but not my favourite anime.

The similarities to Power Rangers are undeniable though. The Voltron Force consists of five pilots sent to protect planet Arus from alien forces. They each command a robot lion which then combine together to create a giant robot known as Voltron. Didn't guess that did you? The Japanese love their robots after all. Each pilot also wears a different colour uniform just like the Power Rangers costumes.

Marine Boy Live Action Fan Film Facebook Page!

Greetings all! You remember my interview with Rick Idak a few months ago concerning his career and upcoming Marine Boy fan film? Well the Facebook page is up so please head over and drop it a 'like'.

I'm also happy to announce that I'm now part of Rick's team and I'm involved in aspects of the story and some design. As I'm based in the UK and Rick in Australia I'm his UK President which sounds pretty cool.

The Consistency Of Inconsistencies

Ever since contacting Rick Idak about his upcoming Marine Boy fan film we have kept in touch over email and recently were discussing the inconsistencies in cartoons and TV shows.

For instance, have you ever been watching an episode of your favourite show and suddenly notice something isn't quite right? Is the characters costume a different colour from before? Are they stuck in a situation they easily solved a few episodes back? Shouldn't Spider-man's spider sense have warned him about that danger? How can Superman touch that Kryptonite and not be affected!  

U Is For...Ultros!

There are many classic Final Fantasy characters but a purple talking octopus named Ultros is definitely in my top 10 of all time! Ultros is a recurring character in FFVI, often turning up to cause trouble for the heroes. He's seen more as a comedy act rather than a truly evil villain although he does think very highly of himself.