Tiny Toon Adventures: Plucky's Big Adventure PlayStation Video Game Review
By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 26, 2002 at 12:00 PM in Video Games
This review was originally written on July 26, 2002
It's Resident Evil Without The Zombies!
It's Resident Evil Without The Zombies!
Tiny Toon Adventures: Plucky's Big Adventure (PBA) is a "hunt and gather"-type puzzle game just like Resident Evil (RE). In both games you have to find an item, use it in conjunction with something else, and then take it someplace to complete a puzzle or objective. In RE you have an inventory capable of holding eight to ten items, in PBA you can only hold two items at a time (one for each hand, I guess). In RE there are Item Boxes which can hold 50 or more items (I don't know the exact count), in PBA you have a locker which can hold nine items (although each character has his/her own color-coded locker and combination, they can use each others lockers and the items in the lockers are shared). If this seems like PBA is a bit deprived, keep in mind that in PBA you don't need weapons, ammo, herbs, and health items.
Signatures of the Stars Book Review
By Paul Rudoff on Mar. 10, 2001 at 1:00 PM in Books
This review was originally written on March 10, 2001
I See Dead People ... Too Many Of Them!
I See Dead People ... Too Many Of Them!
I bought "Signatures of the Stars: A Guide for Autograph Collectors, Dealers and Enthusiasts" by Kevin Martin to learn about the stars signing habits and see example of their signatures, so I'd know which stars would be my best bet to write to. Unfortunately, most of the stars listed in this book are DEAD! It does me no good to know the signing habits of dead celebs, since I obviously can't write to them. I bought the book in conjunction with the same author's "The Autograph Collector Celebrity Autograph Authentication Guide." While there are some signature examples in this book that aren't in the authentication guide (such as John Candy and Kathy Ireland), finding them is quite a pain because this book lacks an index. The authentication guide has an index, and practically doesn't need it because it's much better laid out than this book. The back cover of this book says that inside "you'll find the actual signatures of the stars reproduced". While that's true for most of the stars, there are very few reproductions to none at all when you get to the back of the book, in the "cast" and "Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame" sections. There should be authentic examples for *everyone* that is listed. To sum up this book, I think that it's trying to be too many things to too many people - price guide, authentication guide, and more ... it should stick to just one subject.
The Autograph Collector Celebrity Autograph Authentication Guide Book Review
By Paul Rudoff on Mar. 10, 2001 at 12:00 PM in Books
This review was originally written on March 10, 2001
BOOK OF ADS ... and celebrity autograph authentication guide
BOOK OF ADS ... and celebrity autograph authentication guide
The first thing you'll notice about The Autograph Collector Celebrity Autograph Authentication Guide by Kevin Martin, the minute you open it up to page 1, are the ads. That's right, this book has *advertisements* in it. But not just a few ads, 25 FULL PAGES OF ADVERTISEMENTS! The ads clutter up the front and back of the book, which makes it a pain to quickly locate the index at the back of the book (placed right before all the ads). What good is an index if it itself requires a little bit of searching to find?!? The ads are mostly for companies selling autographed photos. A list of these companies should have been put at the back of the book (before the index) for those who are interested. Putting full-page and half-page ads is ridiculous. Because of all the ads, I feel that this book should be free, or at least cost less than half of what it currently sells for.
Trash or Treasure Guide To Buyers Book Review
By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 13, 2000 at 12:00 PM in Books
This review was originally written on October 13, 2000
Got Stuff Made Before 1970? Buy The Book. Otherwise, Forget It
Got Stuff Made Before 1970? Buy The Book. Otherwise, Forget It
I bought "Trash or Treasure - Guide To Buyers" by Tony Hyman because I have a lot of 1980s and 1990s action figures, comic books, magazines, trading cards, and the such. I was hoping to finally find someone to sell them to. Well, I contacted some people listed in the book, and ... I've still got the stuff. If you have something made before 1970, this book may be of use to you. But if your stuff was made after 1970, don't waste your money on this UNCOMPREHENSIVE book. Hey, Tony Hyman, how about writing/compiling a separate volume covering items made after 1970?
DVD (SD) Vs. Blu-Ray (HD) Runtimes & Video Formats
By Paul Rudoff on Jan. 1, 1999 at 10:04 PM in Miscellaneous
The following was written by Amazon user Interzone_Records on January 22, 2011 in regards to a review that was posted for the Angelina Jolie film "Salt". I found the information so informative, that I thought it best to archive a copy here.
Audio Format Sound Qualities
By Paul Rudoff on Jan. 1, 1999 at 9:58 PM in Miscellaneous
I made this little table for my own personal use, but I thought I'd add it to this page in case anyone else might find it useful.
Xbox 360 Stuff
By Paul Rudoff on Jan. 1, 1999 at 9:32 PM in Miscellaneous
This is a list of software programs and external links to be used with Xbox 360 video game save files. I did not write any of these programs, so don't ask me any questions about them. Please don't link directly to any files on this page; just link to this page itself. Thanks. You will need to use Horizon to resign my game saves in order to use them on your system, as per this information. Also, all saves are for the U.S. region unless otherwise stated, and "virgin save" means the save puts you at the start of the game with very little to no progress made, but with cheats added.
Nintendo Wii Stuff
By Paul Rudoff on Jan. 1, 1999 at 9:32 PM in Miscellaneous
This is a list of software programs and external links to be used with the Nintendo Wii video game console. I did not write any of these programs, so don't ask me any questions about them. Please don't link directly to any files on this page; just link to this page itself. Thanks. I don't know how to clear my gamertag/console data out of the Wii game saves. You'll have to figure out how to resign the save with your info in order to use it. (If you know of a way to do it with a Windows program offline, please let me know. Also, all saves are for the U.S. region unless otherwise stated, and "virgin save" means the save puts you at the start of the game with very little to no progress made, but with cheats added.
PlayStation 3 Stuff
By Paul Rudoff on Jan. 1, 1999 at 9:32 PM in Miscellaneous
This is a list of software programs and external links to be used with Sony PlayStation 3 video game save files. I did not write any of these programs, so don't ask me any questions about them. Please don't link directly to any files on this page; just link to this page itself. Thanks. All saves provided here on Spook Central have been "BLANKED" in Brute Force Save Data so that they are not tied to any specific account. However, some games refuse to load blank saves, so you may need to resign them to your own profile using Bruteforce Save Data or some other such resigning program in order to use them. Also, all saves are for the U.S. region unless otherwise stated, and "virgin save" means the save puts you at the start of the game with very little to no progress made, but with cheats added.
PlayStation 2 Stuff
By Paul Rudoff on Jan. 1, 1999 at 9:32 PM in Miscellaneous
This is a list of software programs to be used with Sony PlayStation 2 video games and cheat devices. (For files to be used with the PC versions of the "Grand Theft Auto" series of game, go to the PC Gaming Stuff page.) A few of the documents I've written at GameFaqs require programs listed on this page. I did not write any of these programs, so don't ask me any questions about them. Please don't link directly to any files on this page; just link to this page itself. Thanks.