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Android with WiiController

28 01 2011

It took a little doing but on my recently rooted and rom’d HTC Incredible, I was able to hook up a WiiController using Bluetooth in order to play old NES games. This would work just as well for SNES games or pretty much anything else that’s 16 bit or older. Obviously, the first game up is MegaMan2!

Here’s a poorly recorded video of how it works:

Running MegaMan 2 on my HTC Inredible from Matthew H on Vimeo.



Movies I've watched recently:

  • Air Guitar Nation (2006) 7/10

    2012-02-19 11:37
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    Documentary about the rise of Air Guitar in the States and it's popularity worldwide. The first few minutes it seems to be really bizarre to be taken so seriously but by the end it begins to seem much more normal.

    0.3
  • Another Year (2010) 5/10

    2012-02-12 22:07
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    Far too slow with little plot at all. I understand that it was going for character development more so than plot but it seemed to just drop every character that it started a story with, the insomniac at the beginning, Ken, the drunkard and ultimately Mary who seemed to become the lead character by the end. No closure and way too little happening.

    0.3
  • Higher Ground (2011) 8/10

    2012-02-08 22:25
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    On Kevin's recommendation, Heidi and I watched this movie and we were glued to the screen throughout. It's the story of a woman's acceptance and struggle with her faith. I have no idea who I could recommend this to as it can be a bit crude for a Christian movie and a bit boring for those who like more' entertaining' movies. Nevertheless, her openness is powerful, "I gave my heart outright. I'm telling you today, I'm still waiting for Him to make Himself at home. I feel like I live in an empty place."

    0.3
  • Real Steel (2011) 7/10

    2012-01-30 22:13
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    YVR > SJC - kind of a zany concept but it works relatively well, not a great boxing movie but not too bad.

    0.3
  • The Guard (2011) 8/10

    2012-01-21 22:38
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    This movie came well recommended to me and it was a good, strange and profanity laced comedy. The main character was profound, confusing and yet remarkably consistent and believable. Some good lines in there and a nice change of pace from an action movie loaded with action to this one which seems to try to avoid it at every turn.

    0.3

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Blosics 2 – New Levels

27 01 2011

Almost a year ago, I posted about a fun online game called Blosics 2 where you try to throw balls at different structures and try to get them to crumble. The game was a lot of fun but the point optimization is where I really spent a lot of time on the game racing with Andy and Eddy to get the best score (Eddy ended up winning).

I’m going to try to tie the score up with Eddy on the new set of levels that I discovered the other day; I’ve done pretty well, jumping out to an early lead and getting up to 11285 already – it’ll be interesting to see what he comes up with.

Her Eric, wanna give it a shot this time?



StudioTax for 2010 Canadian Taxes

26 01 2011

I mentioned this last year and I will again this year. If you pay money for tax return software (TurboTax, UFile, or HR Block), you’re wasting your money. I’ve used the free StudioTax for the last few years and really, really like it. I’ve also seen some people recommend the free U Do Taxes although I’ve not used it myself. So, if you do your own taxes, you should certainly check one of these free solutions out and save yourself about $40.



New VW Westfalia camper van!

8 01 2011

Heidi has wanted a VW camper van since she was in high school and so after a really long wait, we’ve finally made the jump and gotten ourselves an older (1984) VW Westfalia camper van. We’re not going to license it until summer when we plan on camping around our place here and then making a dash for the Grand Canyon for a few weeks in it.

There’s not too much that needs to be done on it – we drove it from Vancouver already and it went very smoothly so we’re excited to not have to spend too much money on upkeep (hopefully). It seems that the girls are really liking it already too, so that’s a good thing!



Bubbleman Stitching Complete

6 01 2011

I completed Bubbleman a few weeks ago and then went to work on the text below all the previous ones that I had done (you can see it on the picture above). I’m on to Heatman next and have now hit the half way point of this project! See all my megaman stuff here.