I'm a cuckoo!Howdy! Here's a couple of recent photos from a day out in Yokohama yesterday. We went to World Porters, a sort-of mall at MM21/Queen's Square Plaza, to find some replacement covers for our couch cushions and look at housewares. We wrapped things up with dinner at a crazy-loud izikaya and some karaoke with Paul and Brad.
Some other news...
If you're a Nintendo DS owner, and you like dance / rhythm games, you'll love the newly released "Elite Beat Agents".
Just got this game yesterday and am really hooked! It is an American version of a Japanese dance game released last year called "Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!". Sort of a hand-held version of "Dance! Dance! Revolution!", this game takes you through series of crazy scenarios, e.g. a pregnant woman about to give birth in a taxi (!), a babysitter trying to make out with her boyfriend, a down-and-out Las Vegas magician battling some costumed-villains trying to take over the casino he performs at, all which involve a secret-agent team which arrive to save the day through dancing! The game completely utilizes the DS's touch-screen capability, and entails you tapping targets in tempo with the music in order to make the agents dance in sync. It includes some familiar (and bizarrely-selected) tracks like "sk8ter boi" by Avril Lavigne, "I Was Born To Love You" by Freddy Mercury/Queen, and "Canned Heat" by Jamiroquai, amongst others. Though released in the states, the game is still obviously very "Japanese-y" in its depiction of Westerners, its manga-style artwork and comic-book panel illustrations, and its shear surrealness (is that a word?). Very high energy, funky, and addictive!
Later Super-Fly!
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