28 October 2005

"DVD Guide" Updates
VegettoEX @ 11:55 pm EDT -- I've made a few updates here and there throughout the "DVD Guide". If you happen to come across anything that's incorrect or out of date, let us know. It's late and my eyes are starting to bug out. I'm sure I messed up! ^^;;

23 October 2005

New Tidbit — DBZ3 Extras
VegettoEX @ 3:30 pm EDT -- Here we go! This is the video game update I promised a week ago :P. We've finally added a new "Tidbit" to the site; this time it's the "DBZ3 Extras"! All of the information and screen-shots you could want for all of the extra costumes and bonus movies, you'll be able to find right there. Enjoy!

Hey, remember "Ask VegettoEX"...? Wouldn't it be nice to have an update to that section, again...? We think so, too. Have any questions? Send 'em in! We'll try and get back to work... ^^;;

This will mean absolutely nothing to anyone who visits the site these days, but if you'd like to get a taste of where good ol' VegettoEX began back in 1998, check it out. Note the lame "Gokou" spelling and mention of power levels. How is Fortunecity still around...? Shocking. Sparking, even.

22 October 2005

Featured Conversations
VegettoEX @ 10:33 am EDT -- Something I'd like to try every weekend is highlighting one or two conversations going on over on our forums, and just get some more general participation. There's two I'd like to showcase this weekend:

(1) "Sparking!" - Official "I Have It" Topic
(2) Question on "I Walk Alone"

In the first one, come tell us about how horrible of a learning curve the game has! We've all been collectively whining about the game for ages, now :P. And the second one... well... I guess that one's just slightly egocentric to post, but I felt like it :P. If you've enjoyed the video (and judging from the responses, many of you have), you might have fun reading a little more in-depth about it.

Other than that, we *do* have some new stuff coming. My promise of a video game update didn't quite happen, but I'll try and crunch it out this weekend. It's essentially done... >.>

And I know we're massively behind on the "Dragon Box" news. We're getting to it...! Stay tuned ^_~.

15 October 2005

IGN Sparking! (Budokai Tenkaichi) Review
VegettoEX @ 11:29 pm EDT -- IGN has published their review for the American version of Sparking! (Budokai Tenkaichi), giving it an overall 8.2. Not too shabby.

Look for some more video-game-related updates, hopefully tomorrow!

10 October 2005

Sparking! Video Download + Screen Gallery
VegettoEX @ 10:18 am EDT -- Sparking! That's right, we've finally got the Japanese vocal opening to the new PS2 game available for download; check it out in the upper-right corner of the page. Big thanks to lost_in_thought for the file hosting. Everyone else be sure to thank him, as well :D. The video's in a traditional MPGE-1 encode, 352x240, ~2500 kbps (amazingly, some people these days still have problems with properly-encoded XviD files!). The audio I replaced with a CD-ripped version of the song, though, so it should sound slightly cleaner.

In addition to the video for download, we've got a stills gallery available for viewing with a whopping 129 images from the opening sequence. Check it out in the appropriate images gallery page.

07 October 2005

Domestic Video Game News
VegettoEX @ 6:48 pm EDT -- Whoa! More updates! While we're still waiting for our (legit) copies of Sparking! to arrive in the mail (I didn't pay for the 2-day shipping ^^;;), let's talk about some American game news! Note that all of the links below point to FUNimation's online store for convenience; feel free to pick them up at your local gaming stores.

Sparking! for the PS2 may have come out in Japan yesterday on the 6th, but fret not US-PS2-owners... the American version (Budokai Tenkaichi) is due out on October 19th.

Budokai 3 (Collector's Edition), also for the PS2, is due out for the lucky Americans on November 9th (NOTE: pushed back to December 14th). Atari's enhanced re-release is a cheap $19.99, sports the original Japanese cover art, and will feature selectable English/Japanese language tracks for the game. Europeans already got their hands on this special treat, so be sure to check it out if you get the chance.

Bukû Ressen (the sequel to Bukû Tôgeki) for the Nintendo DS is due out in Japan on December 1st. The American version of the game (Supersonic Warriors 2) is listed by FUNimation as available the week of November 22nd. Sorry, no Japanese cover art for this one, yet... let me know if you've come across it!

Legacy of Goku 1 & 2 for the GBA is a compilation of the first two games in the series on the same cartridge, and is set for release on December 14th.

That's technically at least one new game release every month until the end of the year! Sweet deal! Big thanks to Mike on the forum for the heads-up on things we've missed. I know we have a lot of other things to catch up on (like the upcoming individual Japanese DBZ DVDs; we'll have a page for the "DVD Guide" soon), but we're working hard on it all~! See you soon.

04 October 2005

Sparking! Ships; Officially Due Out in Two Days!
VegettoEX @ 10:33 pm EDT -- Hey folks! I received that great, magical e-mail from Play-Asia this evening stating that my copy of Sparking! has been shipped. Huzzah! The game's release date is technically 06 October 2005, which is in two days. The excitement builds! We'll have a rip of the Japanese version's opening theme (including "WE GOTTA POWER!") as soon as we can for you.

Kyokochan83 dropped us a line to share the new 2006 calendar that was released back on September 22nd. You can grab it over on CDJapan for about $18. Check it out! Some nice, new artwork.

03 October 2005

New AMVs! Sections Return!
VegettoEX @ 8:10 pm EDT -- Ossu! We're back in action! Most of the sections have returned, and you should be able to find yourself right back at home. There's a few things I'm keeping down for the first month, just in order to watch our bandwidth and make sure everything stays all in order. If you run into any specific problems, be sure to let me know! Otherwise, enjoy.

With that said, check out the three new music videos! Even if you're not into that sorta thing, there's a new DBGT Commercial Parody that you might be interested in. Remember FUNimation's "You Don't Know GT!" commercial? Exactly ^_~. In addition to that, you'll find my Iron Editor practice video (with the actual Iron Editor video from this past AWA coming soon... we won!). Finally, to top it all off, you'll find our video from AWA's Pro contest, which had nominations in four categories! Whoa!

While that one didn't pick anything up, I Walk Alone ended up receiving the "Joseph Campbell Memorial Character Profile Award" in the Exposition contest. If you're confused, check out the appropriate Wikipedia article. It should all make sense, then!

So check out all of the new music videos. A few are encoded as (DivX-5 compatible) XviDs, but there should be no playback problems. Enjoy! If you happen to have anything to say about the videos, feel free to drop by the forum.

See you, soon!

02 October 2005

Daizenshuu EX is at a New Host!
VegettoEX @ 12:00 am EDT -- Heyas everyone! If you're reading this message, you're officially seeing the new hosted site! Hurray! While DNS numbers propagate across the internet, we're only going to have the main page operational. Once things are a little more consistent, we'll go ahead and start opening up the rest of the site, again.

In the meantime, you're more than welcome to come hook up with us over on the message board, or also talk with us over in #daizenshuu (irc.rizon.net).

See you soon!

01 October 2005

Daizenshuu EX Changing Hosts!
VegettoEX @ 10:05 pm EDT -- Heyas everyone! For a bit more of a detailed explanation on what's been going on, just head on over to this thread on our message board. Otherwise, just read the rest of this update ^_~.

We're officially moving Daizenshuu EX over to a new web host. If you're seeing this message, you're still seeing the old Rutgers site. Hold on tight for another day or so, and you'll see the new host.

In the meantime, please make sure all of your bookmarks and website links point to www.daizex.com, and not the old Rutgers (www.eden.rutgers.edu) address!

See you soon at the new host!

12 September 2005

Buu's Fury @ Best Buy; $4.99
VegettoEX @ 10:05 pm EDT -- Special thanks to JTurner954 for the heads-up on this one. Best Buy is currently doing a major clearance on video games. Pick up Buu's Fury (the third game in the Legacy of Goku series on GBA) for a mere $4.99! Only while supplies last. Go, go, go!