Bullets McDeath:
Like most people my age, when I joined the army, it was completely out of my desire to fight zombies. Evil Dead was one of many propagnda films we studied in order to better understand our enemy, and I must say, it worked wonders. However, some of the later recruits were trained off of the ARMY OF DARKNESS DIRECTOR'S CUT edition, and...well...it wasn't pretty. I don't think I want to talk about this anymore.

Googleshng:
You know, there are like FIVE versions of Army of Darkness with a total of 3 lines for that bit. My personal favorite is the one often shown by the Sci-Fi channel and USA. The rental one cuts out the context for an AWFUL lot of scenes.

Bullets McDeath:
I haven't heard anything about either of those games being ported to GBA or anything else, but a GBA port doesn't seem out of the question. Until you think about it. That's right, take a deep breath, look inside yourself and *really* think about it. Yeah, exactly. I bet you feel a little silly now, don't you?

Googleshng:
Here's the thing with Enix. While it seems pretty clear that they intend to remake the entire Dragon Warrior series, they are strictly focusing on one game at a time. So, while you flat out will not hear a word about a Dragon Warrior 5 remake until 4 is out, I'd count on one. Probably not on the GBA though, I assume they want to redo the whole 2nd trilogy in the same style.

Bullets McDeath:
1. While I don't expect a civillian to be privvy to this, the answer is blaringly obvious, private: The Taliban and their Weather Machine. Of course, now that's it been destroyed, perhaps Working Designs can make sure that Arc the Lad doesn't take the coveted title of "World's Most Incomptent Port" away from Final Fantasy Chronicles/Anthology

Googleshng:
Port? Arc's always been on the PSX, it's just never been translated. Anyway though, here's why Arc is taking so long. When WD translates a game, they bend over backwards to make it absolutely perfect, and it usually takes them a full year or two to do it.

The Arc collection is 3.5 games.

I assume WD is never going to try anything this ambitious again. 8)

Bullets McDeath:
2. For XBOX, two nice-looking PC-style RPG's are on the horizon: Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and Project Ego. Morrowind will also be on PC, however and I doubt Project Ego can live up to the odd sort of "sleeper hype" it's garnering. As for the Gamecube? In a word, no.

Googleshng:
It's not every day I completely disagree with my guest host. But in this case my guest host wasn't at E3, so I suppose that changes things. Let me break this up into two smaller Qs:
Anything on the Xbox horizon worth buying one for? Heck no. I've heard of like 2 RPGs for it that might have appeal to particular niche audiences, but they're both available for other, cheaper platforms. Just about everything else, by all accounts (read: not just me, honest!), looks like absolute garbage. That just leaves Project Ego, which also seems like a prime canidate to get ported all over the place, like everything Peter Molyneux makes, and I am REALLY skeptical about it living up to it's promises. Largely because that promise has been made by 50 or so people in the past.

The GameCube however has a LOT of potential RPG wise. If you believe rumors, every major RPG developer has something in the works for it. Even if you don't, they like the sucker, so there's potential there, and then of course there's the fact that it has some things in the works already. There's the only version of PSO to have a multiplayer single system mode. There's another Evolution game if you did dungeon crawls. There's a new Zelda game if you dig'em and count'em as RPGs. Then there's Rune which looks pretty nifty so far.

Bullets McDeath:
3. For the PC, I would have reccomend Math Blasters. While it's an old game, it's an excellent tool for learning basic mathematics, and talking about it all the time will get you in good with the ladies. For PS2, Final Fantasy X. I don't care if you don't like Final Fantasy games. I don't care if you don't even like RPG's. HELL, I don't care if you don't like videogames: play it, know it, love it, live it. It's your best and last defense, and that's all I'm at liberty to say.

Googleshng:
Out now? Well, I'd suggest Shadow Hearts, but then there'd be one more person out there to rub in my face that I can't play it.

Bullets McDeath:
1. Why don't you ask Google that, young lady. Oh, right. You did. Hey, don't I know you? How come you never returned my phone calls?

Googleshng:
Faster than I expected. These all have stats now. By the way, anything important I left off this list?

Bullets McDeath:
2. Well, speaking frankly, the blood of communist warlords. But that's just between you and me, sugarbritches.

Googleshng:
To quote one of my favorite movies, "Me Grimlock LOVE R.C.!" Refering of course to R.C. Cola, JUST AS HE WAS!

Bullets McDeath:
3. Don't rely on other people's opinions for validation. Be free. Be American. Be mine.

Googleshng:
The one with the giant Cupil? Yeah. I thought you already did though...

Bullets McDeath:
4. I'm not looking until you at least acknowledge that you are a *little* bit attracted to me.

Googleshng:
I still say it'd be funnier with the proper font, or if you could get it to actually type out, but still, quite amusing.

Bullets McDeath:
Ahem, well...that was embarrassing. Heh. I'd definantly say Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis, you little heartbreaker.

Googleshng:
Let's see... I'm told Robopon 2 manages to actually not suck, but I'm still skeptical. MMBN2 might be good, but I still need to track down the original to make such a claim. Then there's TOG of course, but well, I personally need a break from TRPGs.

Googleshng:
Probably.

Bullets McDeath:
Mega Man Battle Network is purely, 100% transferred from the military sector to the private sector and is a disturbingly accurate and realistic depiction of mandroid laser warfare. It will cause you to murder your friends and think poorly of women. How any American can live their lives without having played these games is beyond this simple solider's comprehension.

Well, not yet, really. But soon, our shores will bask in the freakish japanese glow of such wonders as Black Black, Wizardy Summoner, Tactics Ogre Advance, Lufia Gaiden, Lunar Legend, Magical Vacation, and as you mentioned, Golden Sun: The Lost Age. While that might not seem like much, keep in mind that I am much, much smarter than you, and own several illegaly modified handguns. That I have names for. In fact, I have dreams at night about the secret lives they must lead when I am not using them, and one day I am going to write a screenplay about it. So just watch, it buddy.

Googleshng:
Well, I answered half of that already last question. Out of what's out now, let me also recommend Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. Yeah, I don't count Metroid-with-EXP as an RPG either, but it's still darn spiffy. Oh, and then of course there's several billion GBC games you may have missed like I did.

Bullets McDeath:
I am not even going to start talking about people that dress up like videogame characters. Good, bad, I'm just the kind of man that doesn't do that sort of thing.

However, feel free to stop by my barracks later on tonight. And wear that dress. Whooo! Nothing like a good american woman.

Googleshng:
Ah, CosPlay, one of the most embarassing and thus amusing hobbies in existence. Anyway though, spiffy costume. If only you had a matching Myau.

As for said Halloween contest, I vaguely recall such a thing from like, 1997... don't know what happened to it though. We should do that sort of thing again sometime...