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Oct18

10 Most Biographically Inaccurate Movies

by alecho on October 18, 2008 at 6:35 AM

Posted In: Blog Topic, Blog Topic, Movies

Yahoo! posted a slideshow photo gallery of the “10 Most Biographically Inaccurate Movies.” Follow the link and find out what movies they are referring to. The slideshow also has interesting behind-the-scenes facts about these movies. What caught my attention was the fact “According to the article in ‘The American Journal of Human Genetics,’ roughly 8% of all men in Asia are descendants from Khan.” Woah… Genghis Khan was a playa!

Read the original article, “The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols” estimating the lineage of 8% of all men in Asia.

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Oct14

B&W sketch #1

by alecho on October 14, 2008 at 6:27 PM

Posted In: Blog Topic, American Otaku Art/Music

Random sketch I drew when I should have been studying.

American Otaku B&W Sketch #1

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Oct11

T-Dragon Quest???

by kuricho on October 11, 2008 at 6:06 AM

Posted In: Blog Topic, Blog Topic, Video/Computer Games

Dragon Quest (known as “Dragon Warrior” in the United States) is one of the most celebrated names in the RPG world in Japan. Sure, Final Fantasy may be more popular in the US, but without a doubt, Dragon Quest is the dominant of the two franchises in Japan. However, today’s blog is NOT about Dragon Quest, but rather, “T-Dragonquest.“ Nope, that was not a typo. There IS a “T” in the front.

“T-Dragon Quest” has an uncanny visual resemblance to normal Dragon Quest. However, it is not a bootleg version of Dragon Quest. It was released exclusively for the Japanese home computer system, the Sharp X68000. The first model appeared in 1987 and used an operating system is called Human 68K (similar to MS-DOS), created by Hudson Soft. My bro and I used to own one.

Here’s an image comparing the two games:

Comparing T-Dragon Quest (L) and Dragon Quest (R)

Despite the obvious similarities, I would like to believe T-Dragon Quest as a legitimate game on its own. I see it as a reaction to the overwhelming popularity of Dragon Quest thus forcing an individual to create this game out of admiration of the series. The “T” in “T-Dragon Quest” is derived from the creator’s name, Hide Tanbo.

I am currently playing this game and I love how old-school and uniquely-original it is. If you are an otaku, and a hardcore RPGer, you must try this truly rare game.

See more screenshots of T-DragonQuest: http://ssrs.at.infoseek.co.jp/tdq1reve.htm
Find out more about the X68000 home computer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_X68000

└ Tags: Dragon Quest

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Oct10

Slam Dunk. 10 Days Later…

by alecho on October 10, 2008 at 6:13 AM

Posted In: Blog Topic, Blog Topic, Manga/Anime (JP)

If you are Manga-lover like me, you HAVE to know “Slam Dunk“. This manga series was written by Takehiko Inoue, who is also the artist behind the popular manga Vagabond, Buzzer Beater, and Real. The Slam Dunk series ran from 1990-1996, and it is an understatement to say that this manga single-handedly supercharged every Japanese’s interest in basketball. Slam Dunk was the reason why I started playing basketball, and I’m sure it’s the same story for many others. When the series ended, it left many empty, sad, broken, and thirsting for more. There were rumors that “Slam Dunk 2″ was coming out, but even today it remains a rumor. HOWEVER, I found a short video clip that tells the story “10 days after” the ending. Enjoy! The video clip is in Japanese.