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Socoder -> Mystery Boxes -> NerdBlock
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Sat, 21 Jun 2014, 07:00
Jayenkai	Last month I subscribed to the whole NerdBlock thingumybob. Each month they send you out a box with semi-random geeky content, including a TShirt of your chosen size (Selected when subscribing) and a few silly model/shelfy things.. Since they take the payment a whole frickin' month in advance, you're left waiting bloody ages for your first parcel to arrive. I subscribed early-May, they took £20 out of my account on the 15th of May, they sent out my first NerdBlock around about the 15th June, and it finally arrived today... Over a month later! Geeze!! Was it worth it? If you're expecting your own NerdBlock, don't click the spoiler, because it's a spoiler!! > Reveal 🔎 This month included TWO T-Shirts! Oooooh, fancy! Also included was a Dr Who figure (John Pertwee), a Mario Kart toy (Donkey Kong!), one of those old fashioned "pin-art" things, and a Minecraft sticker. (Boom-Boom-Boom!) UK vs US Size Ordered a Large size T-Shirt, but I think American-Large is slightly larger than UK-Large. .. TShirt's a teensy bit big, but the sort of big that I don't mind, so I'll probably stick with this size. (You can change your size, at any time, on the website) But if you plan on ordering, and prefer a tighter fitting TShirt, probably better off going for the size smaller than you're used to instead. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Sat, 21 Jun 2014, 08:42
rockford	That's pretty damn good for £20! Better than the ones Ashen's has been receiving. > Reveal 🔎 Staypuft FTW!
Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 10:40
rockford	Did you cancel your subscription Jay? Did you ever receive other boxes? Were they as good?
Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 10:43
Jayenkai	Oh, sorry, forgot I was supposed to be posting them here!! Yeah, I've had a couple more, and they've been ... About the same. Lovely getting a new random TShirt each month, and the tat is filling my shelves, nicely -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 10:47
Jayenkai	[flickr]14503383929[/flickr] And [flickr]14965920911[/flickr] I'll post this month's later. Haven't taken big HD shots of it, since... Honestly, my room's a mess, and my phone's charger hasn't been plugged in for a good number of days!!! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 12:14
rockford	Some really nice stuff there What are those Doctor Who things? Comics/DVDs/Postcards? What are those two mini-figs next to the Comic-Con mag? I can't really work them out. Are they super-hero related?
Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 13:22
Jayenkai	The ComicCon "mag" is a DVD all about ComicCon . Unwatched due to .. Why would I!!? The minifigs are Stan Lee and Harry "Ain't it Cool" guy... They're both just the right size to sit among my arcade cabinets! The two Who-things are the first issues of the two comic series. I'll be honest, I haven't read either, mostly because I'm not a fan of American comics.. I prefer a good old Beano/Dandy/Wizzer&Chips, myself, as they're usually chock full of odd tidbits. American comics are "here is a picture with some words", whereas UK ones are much more humerous and full of little details and things. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 13:55
Jayenkai	Harry and Stan at the arcades! [flickr]15300189262[/flickr] This month's "bits" > Reveal 🔎 [flickr]15300222042[/flickr] 2* Marvel MegaBlocks figures. (Venom, and some crazy assed weapon thing) 1* DC Comics meets Scribblenauts figure 1* Stress Brain 1* Giant Microscopic Crab and the entire Teenage Mutant Turtle character set, in "I haven't had time to build them all yet" Papercraft form. Will take more pics of those once I'm done.. This month's TShirt is [flickr]15300689165[/flickr] -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 17:12
rockford	A giant microscopic crab. Umm... ? Those are all pretty cool though. The Turtle looks good too
Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 17:12
Jayenkai	Yeah, pretty much summed up my thoughts!
Sun, 21 Sep 2014, 11:50
Jayenkai	[flickr]15124639590[/flickr]
Sun, 21 Sep 2014, 12:06
rockford	Cool
Mon, 20 Oct 2014, 05:49
Jayenkai	This month's variety bucket.. > Reveal 🔎 [flickr]15582380235[/flickr] A bobblehead of a character I don't know, named Deadpool. Some Silent Jay and Bob stickers, for when you go back in time and find a need to own stickers. Some Comic-character badges, for when you go back in time and find a need to own badges. Some "fake" prop-like trading cards that are apparently to do with The Avengers, or something.. A little Zelda character dangler thing, which I'll probably give to my Zelda obsessed nephew. A Silent Jay and Bob/Batman T-Shirt and best of all.. A kickass little collection of post-it notes, inside a hardcase book thing. Has "Arkham Asylum - Patient Notes" written on the front. Looks like a little notepad, then you open it up, and you have a bunch of little post-its of varying sizes. These'll come in handy!!! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Mon, 20 Oct 2014, 06:01
rockford	So, a bit more of a mixed bag than the last one. Still good stuffage on the whole though. > Reveal 🔎 I'm aware of the existence of DeadPool (he has quite a big part in the LEGO Marvel game, and I know he's getting his own movie soon, but other than that I really know feck all about him. I do know that he thinks he is funny though - secret: he's not. Jay & Silent Bob are always good - not sure they need to dress up as B&R though... Zelda - well, as a huge fan, anything Zelda is great. Well, nearly... Arkham Post-Its. Strange combination, but it seems to work nicely. Good idea. Cheers Jay
Fri, 21 Nov 2014, 08:36
Jayenkai	This month's NerdBlock > Reveal 🔎 [flickr]15819031846[/flickr] An Iron Man mug A Robin! A Car Decal kit.. (!?) A TShirt and.. A Watch!?! [flickr]15222601674[/flickr] .. Yup, A Watch.. .. Wasn't expecting a watch!! Next month : I've signed up for the new Arcade Block, too, so hopefully that'll be a bit more gamey, each month. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Fri, 21 Nov 2014, 11:39
rockford	Love the Boo watch
Mon, 01 Dec 2014, 01:48
Jayenkai	Let the complaining begin! ARCADEBLOCK!!! > Reveal 🔎 [flickr]15919183521[/flickr] Reminder : "ARCADE" block.. We have.. 1. Mario TShirt. Granted, it's lovely and all, but Mario? Arcade? Not much! Arcade Content : 1% 2. Mario Star Stress ... um.. Star.. Granted, it too is quite lovely. In fact, if I'm honest, it's probably the nicest thing in the box. But again.. Mario? Arcade.. Hmmm.. Arcade Content : 2% 3. Diamond Sword.. Remember when ShroomMonk started that "This is a cool new game, in early beta testing" thread about Minecraft, years ago? Sure you do!.. That's roughly my entire experience with MineCraft.. Well, that and DanBull's Rap. In fact, if it wasn't for Dan Bull Rap, I wouldn't know what a Diamond Sword was.. Arcade Game? Maybe.. There's BOUND to be an Arcade port.. This thing's on EVERYTHING!! Arcade Content : 3%.. Maybe!? 4. Team Fortress 2 Wrapping Paper. It doesn't look very TF2'ish, and is actually kinda bland spotty wrapping paper. Kind of a waste of good paper, IMO. grumblegrumble Arcade Content : 3% Maybe, Still! No additional Arcade! 5. DOTA 2 Bandana. Honestly.. I don't even know what DOTA stands for.. I keep seeing it in my Twitter feed, and trying to guess, but I haven't a bloody clue! Day of The Aardvark? Dawn of The Amiga? Dreaming of The Alamo? God only knows.. And now I have a Bandana of it. Oh Joy! Arcade Content : 3% Maybe, Still! No additional Arcade! 6. Assassasaiisisins Creed III Figurine Never played any of the AssCreed games. Sorry folks! Arcade Content : 3% Maybe, Still! No additional Arcade! Total "Arcade" Content : 3%.. Maybe.. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Mon, 01 Dec 2014, 02:31
cyangames	Hmmm, needs more galaga. Or, yeah, something arcadey at least! -=-=- Web / Game Dev, occasionally finishes off coding games also!
Sat, 20 Dec 2014, 03:58
Jayenkai	NerdBlock for December 2014 > Reveal 🔎 [flickr]15876428099[/flickr] Shirt A (Right) "Butter Beer Pub Crawl" I had to google this. Apparently it's Harry Potter related, so it's both Harry Potter and Boozing related. .. Can't see me wearing this, very often.. Shirt B (Left) BONUS shirt! MAUL : "Martial Arts and Sith Training" Quite a nice shirt, much less shit than the Harry Potter Boozing shirt. Signed Picture Never seen Willow, and not really a big Val Kilmer fan. Googles Val Kilmer .. In fact, looking through his IMDB list, I'm pretty certain I haven't actually watched ANY of the guy's films. So.. Um.. ... Yeah... Tetris Notepad Inside are different coloured pieces of paper, acting as indexes for the notepad. .. This is nowhere NEAR as good as the Post-It pad from a couple of months back. Little Kreo Bloke shrugs I don't know WTF it's supposed to be, but .. Can't complain about a minifig, I guess, even if it's not Proper Lego! Gizmo!! YEAY!! .. It says "Plush", but considering that 95% of it is solid plastic, and only the tummy is properly "plush", it's not very plush. It is quite nice, though, so .. There is at least one decent item in this month's NerdBlock.. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Sat, 20 Dec 2014, 06:42
rockford	Not a bad haul there. Could the mini-fig be some sort of Conan or Game Of Thrones character? As for Willow, it's showing its age (especially the transformation effects), but it's an excellent film. And Val Kilmer - yeah, I agree he's a bit shit but to be fair he doesn't stink up Willow. And Gizmo. Gotta luv the Giz!
Tue, 30 Dec 2014, 06:39
Jayenkai	Ooooh! Oooooooh!! Arcade Block for December 2014 I wasn't expecting this to turn up until after New Year, but it just arrived, and .. OOooooooh!!! > Reveal 🔎 [flickr]15959497780[/flickr] Start with the TShirt. Oooh, it's lovely! Smash Bros meets GTA Vice City. It's quite a plain TShirt, but damn, it's lovely!!! Next up, a scarf! A lovely, similarly plain, but lovely, "Aperture Laboratories" Portal scarf. Ooooooh!!!! Next!! More awesome!! Sonic Fridge Magnets.. Looks to be sprites from S3&K, but with Green Hill mixed in. Don't care, lovely! Magnets! Awesome!! Next, a little thumby joystick thing. Sucky pad sticks to screen, and you push the joystick to allow the contact pad to touch the screen.. Not quite sensitive enough for my games, on iPad, but works well for some others. Although, it seems to work ok with BlastTrax, if you use it as a secondary controller. (Touch area is too small for primary controls, so only moves the ship at about 2 pixels per minute!!!) It's very much a per-game try and see sort of thing. Neat, but not awesome. Next is a Zelda "Mystery Egg" thing. I promised my cousin that any Zelda things will go to him, as he's a super-mega Zelda fan. So, he'll be happy to get whatever the hell it is. And lastly, is a giant Lanyard that has some sort of Halo logo thing on it, and an ID holder thing. ..meh! Not a bad haul, I must admit. Some really neat things, this month. Overall score : 9/10! Would've been 10/10 if I gave a crap about Halo! "Arcade" score : 0/10.. I woouldn't count a single one of these items as an "Arcade" item. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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