Sunday, December 23, 2012

Optimus Prime VS. The Hulk

Machine vs. Monster, Autobot vs. Avenger, who would win in a fight between the leader of the Autobots Optimus Prime or the Avengers most powerful member The Incredible Hulk? It's up to you to decide the battle of Powerful Giants!



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As always here are brief bios of the fighters to help you decide who would win...



http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs13/f/2007/073/b/6/Optimus_Prime_by_EspenG.jpg Optimus Prime- Originally just a civilian on Cybertron until he was chosen by the Matrix to command the Autobots in the war against the Decepticons. The War eventually brought them to Earth and Optimus swore to protect Earth from the Decepticons and his arch rival Megatron. Optimus is a fearless leader who has given his life more than once for those he swore to protect.

Weapons and Abilities: Ion Blaster, Energon-sword and Axe and the Ability to transform into anything he scans (He usually chooses the form of a Firetruck).



http://www.beyondhollywood.com/uploads/2010/04/The-Hulk-in-The-Avengers-2012-Movie-Concept-Artwork.jpg The Hulk- Dr. Bruce Banner a genius scientist specializing in Gamma radiation was attempting to recreate the Super Soldier Serum that created Captain America, however the Gamma wave forever transformed him into the Incredible Hulk. The Hulk is either an amazing ally or a terrible foe the Hulk has killed Gods moved mountains and even conquered other planets and there aren't many in the Marvel Universe more powerful than him.

Powers: Limitless Strength, Super Durability,  Healing Factor, and Super Speed/ Jump.



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Megaman VS. Bomberman: Results

We wanted to know who would win in a fight between the Blue Bomber and the White Bomber and now the results are in who won the battle of the Robot Heroes?



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The winner who received 100% of our votes was....



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How: Although Bomberman can produce endless bombs Megaman can teleport way from them and his pellet shooter has a much longer range and can be charged to increase it's power which would easily take care of the White Bomber.

Friday, December 21, 2012

Top 5 Christmas Movies!


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It's that time of the year everyone and although it's not nerdy I thought this top five should reflect the Holiday season, so without further delay my top 5 Christmas movies!




https://netflix.hs.llnwd.net/e1/images/3208/1063208.jpg 5. Elf - Elf become a holiday classic almost instantly, and anymore you can't avoid this movie during the holiday season. With that said, it is a great movie with something for the whole family to enjoy, and Will Ferrell and the rest of the cast does an amazing job in this movie. I would go as far as saying that this is my favorite Will Ferrell movie overall as well.



http://scoopsmentalpropaganda.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town-1.jpg?w=640 4. Santa Claus is Comin' to town! - This movie is one of those old classics you watch every year with your family, and for good reason. It's the origin story of Santa, what's not to love and it has the best named villian possibly ever: Burgermeister Meisterburger that alone makes it in my top 5.


http://www.animationmagazine.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-post1.jpg 3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas - I want to specify the animated version I honestly don't care much for the live action version (you can only take so much Jim Carrey). The animated version however is a classic with an awesome narration and the original Dr. Suess art style that makes it a must watch.


http://staticmass.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mup_1.jpg 2. The Muppet Christmas Carol - It's the Muppets doing Charles Dickens' classic Christmas story......what's not to love? This is a Christmas must, seriously if I don't watch this movie every year it just doesn't feel like Christmas. If you haven't see it go watch it, now....seriously (I'll wait).


And my number 1 Christmas movie is..........



Seriously did you watch The Muppet Christmas Carol? Yes? Ok then you can know.....



http://cf.drafthouse.com/_uploads/galleries/17273/its-a-wonderful-life-poster.jpg1. It's a Wonderful Life - This movie could make my top 5 movies of all time let alone top 5 Christmas movies. It's long and old but the movie has held up well all these years and I make sure to watch it every year with out fail and always will. If you haven't seen this one, gather up you family pop some corn and watch it now!


We'll there you have it the list of my top 5 Christmas movies. Makes sure to check back in Sunday for this week's match-up and vote on our Facebook or Twitter pages! Happy Holidays everyone!

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Bomberman VS. Megaman!

Who would win in a fight between The Blue Bomber (Megaman) and the White Bomber (Bomberman)?



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As always here is a brief bio on each of our fighters!



http://www.blogcdn.com/nintendo.joystiq.com/media/2006/05/bomberman.JPG Bomberman - AKA the White Bomber comes from the Planet Bomber and is or the Bomberman species which gives him the ability to produce and unlimited number of bombs at any given time. Originally Bombermen were robots used to make bombs and the White Bomber was the first to rebel. He later went on to join an inter galactic police force to help protect the galaxy.


Abilities/powers: Endless supply of bombs of all types, Flight (Though his Bombercopter and jet pack).



Megaman - Although there are many verisions of Megaman for this battle we are going with the original. Megaman was created in the year 200X by Dr. Thomas Light  as well as 6 other working robots. His old colleague Dr. Albert W. Wily grew jelous and turned his robots against them minus Megaman who volunteered to stop them and has been a hero ever since.


Abilities/powers: Buster Cannon (Shoots compressed plasma), limited teleportation, and Weapon copy (only after the enemy is defeated he gains their weapon attack)



So who would win in a battle to the death? Vote on our Facebook page or on Twitter! I will announce the winner next Saturday in the mean time feel free to suggest next week's match-up! 

Friday, December 14, 2012

Top 5 Possible Newcomers for the next Smash Bros. Game

I want to start of by saying this list is compiled of newcomers that could actually be added to the Smash Bros. franchise and would fit the style of game Nintendo wants from their top fighting franchise. 9In other words no PlayStation or Microsoft exclusives, Superheros, or overly violent characters such as Mortal Kombat characters because Nintendo would never add them).



http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/122/a/f/ssbb__mega_man_by_thefavs-d3fe6fo.jpg 5. Megaman- Now I know Megaman is owned by Capcom not Nintendo, but fans have been begging for him to be included, in fact there is even a Facebook page to get him included in the next Smash Bros game. The only possible problem for the Character is that Campcom would have to allow Nintendo to use him, however Capcom said they would love to see him included in a Smash Bros game after there were rumors of him being in Brawl. I think the likelyhood for him to be in the next game are higher then one would think and he'd be a great addition as well (think Samus + Kirby) so I don;t see why Nintendo would ignore him once again.



http://www.nindb.net/img/guide/super-smash-bros-brawl/assist/little-mac.png 4. Little Mac- He was an assist trophy in brawl, and shortly after appeared in a new Punch-Out game for the Wii. So Nintendo already has the model for the Character in the Smash Bros. setting and a basic move-set. All they have to do now is expand that move-set (think a Donkey Kong + Captain Falcon type character) and he will easily fight into the Smash Bros.Universe (he is a fighter after all).  I would be honestly surprised if he doesn't at least return as an assist trophy again in the next game.



http://cdn.gamerant.com/wp-content/uploads/Super-Smash-Bros-King-K-Rool.jpg 3. King K. Rool- With the additions of Meta Knight, King Dedede, Wario, and Wolf it looks like Nintendo wants to add one Villain for each of their main franchises represented in Smash Bros. At this point the only big franchises without a villain are; Donkey Kong, and Pokemon (I'm including Yoshi, Wario and Luigi all as the Mario franchise), so of those two I think Donkey Kong is highly more likely to get their villain added (although a team rocket charcter would be awesome). With all this in mind I think our chances of seeing King K. Rool (move-set think Boaswer + King Dedede) aren't that far off.



http://youchew.net/wiki/images/4/48/Geno_for_Brawl.png 2. Geno- He is a fan favorite and people have been asking for him for almost every Smash Bros. title. There were rumors of him being in Brawl but they were later dismissed, however inside the code of the game was Geno's Woods as one of the songs in brawl that was later removed. Before I would have said it would happen because of Square-Enix not working with nintendo, however after Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance came out on the 3DS I think we could finally see Geno fight again. (Move-set I honestly couldn't say what other character he is like)




And the #1 Possible Newcomer for the next Super Smash Bros. game is....




http://cdn.gamerant.com/wp-content/uploads/Super-Smash-Bros-Pacman.jpg1 Pac-Man- After it was announced Namco was making the next Smash Bros. everyone was wondering if a Namco character would join the Smash Bros. cast. The only two that would fit the style of the franchise are either Dig-Dug or Pac-Man. Pac-Man is Namco's Mario so there is no way they won't include him (Dig-dug would be very cool though), and if they do I will honestly be surprised. (Move-set think Mario + Kirby)


Who do you want to see in the Next Smash Bros. game let us know in the comments below, on our Facebook page or on Twitter! Don't forget to vote for who you think should fight Bomberman this week (Match-ups will now be on Sunday)! Have a great weekend everyone.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

The Vision VS. Martian Manhunter: Results

In a battle between two non-human heroes who would win? Justice League VS. Avengers. Machine VS. Martian.



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The results are in so lets see who you picked would win...




The Winner is....





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How: Even though Martian Manhunter has almost all the powers of Superman his fear of fire is his downfall. The Vision can easily start a fire causing J'onn to lose his powers. Also Vision is an andriod so he would not feel pain like J'onn would thus giving him another edge over him.


Well there you have it. Make sure to check out the Facebook page to vote for this weeks match-up which i will be posting later today. Also don't forget to follow us on Twitter!

Monday, December 10, 2012

General News and Updates

Hello everyone I hope you had a great weekend. I don't have too much for you today just a few announcements of things happening now with the blog and things to come.

Happening now:


Over the weekend (Friday in fact) I created a twitter account for the blog I post something at least once a day unless I'm busy so follow me that way at @NerdyNuances for all sorts of nerdy news, jokes and fun.


Also Happening now I will be working with Blueshift Productions on their movie version of the Haunted Majora's Mask Creepy Pasta story (Aka the Ben story) and we hope to start shooting tomorrow at the latest I'll keep you post on that. You may remember Blueshift Productions from their Ben web serie,s if not you have to check it out here (seriously guys it's good).


Soon to Come:


Over the next month I plan to make the Blog and all of it's other sources it's own logo and background/cover photo (the power button and the space scenes are nice but it's not original).


Finally, I have plans to expand the Blog to Youtube and start making vlogs, and possibly some sketches on there as well as web articles here and on the Facebook and Twitter pages. I have a great group of guys I am planning on working with for the videos that are very knowledgeable of the nerdy stuff we talk about on her so its should turn out very well.


There's all the news I've got for you guys today I hope you'll like the changes to come! Don't Forget to Vote for who would win in a fight between Martian Manhunter and The Vision on our Facebook page!

Friday, December 7, 2012

My picks for the 2012 VGA's & results

Ok I know it's not my usual top 5 Friday but in honor of the Video Game Awards tonight at 9 p.m. ET on Spike I thought I'd share with you all my picks for who I believe will win, so here we go!

Update: I have included all the winners of this years VGA's as well as my reaction to the VGA's.


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Game of the Year: Dishonored - I wanted to say Mass Effect 3 but people hated the ending so much I doubt it will sneak a win which is honestly a shame for an otherwise amazing game. Winner: The Walking Dead: The Game


Studio of the Year: 343 - They tackled one of the biggest franchises of all time and minus connection and balance issues did a damn good job. Winner: Telltale Games


Best XBOX 360 Game: Halo 4 - Basically for the same reasons as for why I think 343 will win, it's not flawless by any means but it's a good solid game. Winner: Halo 4


Best PS3 Game: Assassin's Creed 3 - Journey however has a lot of potential to win but i think in the end Assassin's Creed 3 will win for at least on of the categories it was nominated for and I think PS3 is most likely. Winner: Journey


Best Wii/Wii U Game: The Last Story - The Last story gave people a reason to buy a Wii game of the last time and with the Wii U having such a soft launch I don't expect a Wii U game to win it. Winner: New Super Mario Bros. U


Best PC Game: Guild Wars 2 - Diablo III is a very close second but I honestly believe more gamers got into and excited for Guild Wars 2 so that's my bet but this one will be close. Winner: Xcom: Enemy Unknown


Now I could give my reasons for each and every category but then this post would take up the whole page so, I'll just put my pick for each category, if you want to know more of why I chose it feel free to ask in the comments or on our Facebook page

Best Shooter: Halo 4
Winner: Borderlands 2


Best Action/Adventure Game: Darksiders II
Winner: Dishonored


Best RPG: Mass Effect 3
Winner: Mass Effect 3


Best Multi-player Game: Borderlands 2
Winner: Borderlands 2


 Best Individual Sports Game: SSX
 Winner: SSX


Best Team Sports Game: NHL 13
Winner: NBA 2K13


Best Driving Game: Forza Horizon
Winner: Need For Speed Most Wanted


Best Song in a Game: "Cities" by Beck
Winner: "Cities" by Beck


Best Original Score: Halo 4
Winner: Journey


Best Graphics: Halo 4
Winner: Halo 4


Best Independent Game: Journey
Winner: Journey


Best Fighting Game: Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Winner: Persona 4 Arena


Best Handheld/Mobile Game: News Super Mario Bros. 2
Winner: Sound Shapes


Best Performance by a Human Female: Jen Taylor as Cortana
Winner: Melissa Hutchinson as Clementine


Best Performance by a Human Male: Dave Fennoy as Lee Everret
Winner: Dameon Clark as Handsome Jack


Best Adapted Video Game: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Winner: The Walking Dead: The Game


Best DLC: Dawnguard - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Winner: Dawnguard - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


Best Downloadable Game: The Walking Dead: The Game
Winner: The Walking Dead: The Game


Best Social Game: Marvel: Avengers Alliance
Winner: You Don't Know Jack


Correct Guesses: 9

Reaction - In all honesty I was very disappointed with the VGA's this year. It felt more like a very poor E3 with only three good revels, bad performances, and then every once in awhile they remembered it was an award show and gave out an award before continuing with more fluff that caused us to not see the results for big awards on TV. Biggest upsets to me were Character of the Year (how does Clap Trap beat Shepard and Chief?)  and Game of the Year (Bethesda and Bioware spent a lot of time and effort into their games to make them games that should have won game of the year and lost to a cell shaped download that took them a year max to make....how?). Hopefully next year they will learn from their mistakes and give us a VGA's worth watching.

The Vision Vs. Martian Manhunter

The battle of the non-human heroes!

Who would win in a fight between The Avengers' resident robot and the Justice League's alien ally?





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Once again to help you vote here is a brief bio of each fighter.



http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb8b7rIkpE1qhpx4lo1_1280.jpg The Vision: The Avenger's villain Ultron created the Vision from the original android Human Torch and programmed him with the brain patterns of Wonder Man to destroy earth's mightiest heroes. However when it came time to destroy the Avengers Vision felt pity for them an betrayed his programing, helped defeat Ultron and has been an Avenger ever since. Vision eventually fell in love with another powerful Avenger, Scarlet Witch, and the two were eventually married.


Super Powers: Energy blasts, Super-human reflexes, Energy Absorption,  Density control (He can make himself hard as diamond or lighter then air, which can allow him to pass through walls and fly) and Super-human strength.

Weakness: Even though he is an android Vision's mind is close enough to human that he can be effected by telepathy.



http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/6/64507/2070513-martian_manhunter_large.jpg Martian Manhunter: Also known as J'onn J'onzz is the last of his race (Green Martians) from the planet Mars after a full scale Holocaust wiped out his kind, including his wife and kids, which nearly drove him insane. While on Mars he was a Manhunter, which is the Martian equivalent of a police officer. J'onn was brought to earth after a scientist attempting to contact extraterrestrial life beamed him to earth. Not wanting earth to suffer at the hands of villains like Mars did J'onn joined the Justice League and swore fend off evil.


Super Powers: Shape-shifting, Heat Vision, Flight, Regeneration, Super-human Strength, Super-human Speed and Telepathy.

Weakness: Psychosomatic fear of fire, which if exposed to fire can cause him to lose his powers and focus.


There's this week's match-up cast your vote on the Facebook page or in the comments below as well as suggest match-ups you would like to see.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Darth Vader VS. Lord Voldemort: Results!

The results are in.....

 

 

Who won the battle of the Dark Lords?

 

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And The Winner is...

 

 




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According to our polling on the Facebook page 72% of people chose Vader to win whereas only 28% of people voted for Voldemort. 

How: If we consider the Force as a kind of magic and that a lightsaber can reflect sith lightening then that would mean a lightsaber could stop Voldemort's magic as well thus making the lightsaber a defensive and offensive weapon. Vader also has the Force which is apart of everything, including Voldemort's wand (which he needs to cast most spells and curses), so if Vader force pulled Voldemort's wand from his hands he would have basically no means of attack. Finally Voldemort's main defense against Vader was his horcruxes, Vader however can sense things with great power, like horcruxes, with the Force. So unlike Harry Vader could find all the Horcruxes quickly through focusing his mind, and I'm sure a lightsaber can destroy one pretty easily.


Well there you have it guys the results. Let me know how you felt about the results of this good or bad in the comments below or on our Facebook page. Remember to vote while you are the page for the match-up this week I will be posting that later today!

Monday, December 3, 2012

Poster Speculations

For those of you who do not know two very big posters were released today, both of which teased at the plot of their movies that so far have been shrouded in mystery.


http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2012/12/Man-of-Steel-poster2-610x904.jpg Man of Steel: I'm not going to lie I've never been a big fan of Superman (I prefer a super hero with only a few powers) but Man of Steel has caught my eye. In this new released poster for Man of Steel Superman is being taken away in handcuffs by what looks like the Nation Guard or Army. So the question is now why? Why is Superman Earth's greatest hero in handcuffs? Why didn't he simply break the cuffs and leave? We won't truly know till Man of Steel is released on June 14th, 2013, but if I had to guess I'd say Nolan's influence on this movie will show how the U.S.A would most likely react to an alien with super powers landing in their backyard and Superman will have to prove he means them no harm.



http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2012/12/star-trek-into-darkness-teaser-poster1-610x903.jpg Star Trek Into Darkness - This poster raises a lot of questions for the next of the new Star Trek series. Why all the destruction? Who created all of it? Why are they on Earth? If you look at a larger version you can see London attractions and since Star Fleet is based in San Francisco they can't be there just for a briefing or training. Rumors have it they might go for Gary Mitchell for the story's villian so did Mitchell try to destroy or take over the Earth? Will we see the crew of the Enterprise fight the possessed versions of one of their own? Whatever the reasons or official plot are Into Darkness is looking to be one hell of a movie and you can bet I'll be in line to see it May 17th, 2013.

Update: After seeing the trailer for Into Darkness (in particular the Japanese one) questions are starting to rise if Benedict Cumberbatch will be playing Khan himself (that would explain the extremely recognizable Wrath of Khan moment at the end of the Japanese trailer) and imdb has him listed as playing Khan (rumored). This movie is getting more and more interesting as time goes by.


That's all the speculation I have for now guys don't forget to keep voting and suggesting for Throw Down Thursday I will revile the winner of last weeks fight Wednesday night!