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8BitJoystick.com Coming Soon for 8/05
Here is a list of things I need to Review/write about in August 2005 in no particular order
How to Redesign a Website for the PSP Web Browser
Steamboy on DVD
Bomberman on Nintendo DS
MovableType 3.2
Mac OSX 10.4 Tiger
Generation Nex Game System
PSP 2.0 Web Browser
How to Clean Old Cartridges
GTA "Hot Coffee" Investigation is a waste of Congressional Money and Time
Why The Nintendo Revolution will be a sleeper hit
Resign the site and add some ads to turn a profit.
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex DVDs
Samurai Champloo on DVD
Why Everyone should have a DVD Recorder
So did I leave anything out? What would you like to see on this site?
Jake at July 28, 2005 
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four topics got my attention:
- Why The Nintendo Revolution will be a sleeper hit
only interesting if fact for pricing and controller are provided ;-)
- Resign the site and ad some ads to turn a profit.
how about better English to attract more readers?
- Samurai Champloo on DVD
wow, what's that?
- Why Everyone should have a DVD Recorder
HDD recorder maybe, but DVD recorder is dead (new formats, expensive) unless you have DVD-RW.
Posted by: Jim at July 28, 2005 2:37 AM
"Better English to attract more readers"? Jake's already got all of Xanga and most of LiveJournal beat. I doubt many of 8bitjoystick's audience come here expecting high prose and the Queen's English. His subjects and vernacular make it very comfortable to read.
I'm a bit bummed about the "ad[d] more ads". Having over 200MB of blogs and roughly 100 readers a day, I understand bandwidth and the hopes of a supplemental income. Maybe a sidebar or small banner ad such as GoogleAds won't be too intrusive. If I see animated GIFs or Flash assaulting the eyeballs, I'll remove "8bitJoystick" from my daily read list.
I look forward to the reviews. Owning a DVD recorder, I burn missed episodes for my in-laws, and use three DVD-RW more heavily than I do my 40GB Tivo. Once you own a DVD recorder, it's sort of like a car: you can always use public transportation, but it's more convenient to drive.
Great website, Jake. Please don't kill us with the ads. :P
Posted by: Ken at July 28, 2005 5:17 AM
He was just ribbing me on a typo.
I am going to add either a banner ad or a tower ad but I will never use Flash ads, popup or super annoying crap like that.
Posted by: Jake of 8bitjoystick.com at July 28, 2005 8:18 AM
It might be outside your charter, but how about a gaming enabler post? I'm thinking of something that would tell me as a gaming neophyte what I should try first. PC? Mac? Console? Portable? Which one? What one or two games are the "crack" that would suck me into a lifelong addiction within five minutes of starting them? Ideally this would include a list of everything I'd need to buy with a minimal outlay of cash. Maybe different kits for different initial investments? $50? $100? $200? $500?
Posted by: jeffy at July 28, 2005 12:42 PM
@Ken: I'm the last person to critisize typos on the internet (I remember at least the good olde netiquette - sometimes).
Here I just couldn't resist - wasn't meant seriously.
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Personally I feel that you Jake should try everyway to get a little compensation for your work. If ads is that way, do it.
Posted by: Jim at July 30, 2005 10:26 AM
well my goal is to break even and not piss off my readers.
Posted by: Jake of 8bitjoystick.com at July 30, 2005 10:32 AM
