No matter how odd the cars and the people are, being an assigned driver to those could just be my dream job...
Next week is the season finale! This could be the most explosive one, yet!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Wish I had that kind of job!
I watched tonight's episode of Top Gear, yep the episode where it is Rutledge Wood's time to shine (almost because he had Adam Ferrera on his side). The one that his SuperLite Mazda truck got rolled over, assign as a designated driver for those who left the bar, and something else that I don't know what it is. Anyway, that "designated driver" part in San Francisco, it sure wish I want that kind of job because I have a chance to drive their cars no matter how cool or odd they are, especially when driving someone else's New Beetle modified to be more Mad Max-ish, a Bentley Continental Flying Spur, Jeep Grand Cherokee, a Ford Mustang, a cheap Civic Coupe, or a Ram pickup truck.
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 3rd Story Character Songs & Extra Soundtrack
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| Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 3rd Story Character Songs & Extra Soundtrack |
The third installment of the Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side series, made for the Nintendo DS since June 2010, provides female players getting to know more about the hunks of this game, including Ruka Sakurai (CV: Tomokazu Sugita), Koichi Sakurai (CV: Junichi Suwabe), Arashi Fujiyama (CV: Eiji Miyashita), Junpei Niina (CV: Atsushi Kisaichi), Tamao Konno (CV: Susumu Chiba), and Keiji Shitara (CV: Shinnosuke Tachibana) in series of events that will keep the female players interested for hours after hours after hours. The original soundtrack for this game was launched two years ago but some found out that some of the BGMs heard from the game weren't included on the OST. So to solve this problem, this Konamistyle exclusive is a two disc compilation catered for those who've enjoyed this game, and also the new Girl's Side Premium 3rd Story for the PSP. On the first disc, you have six character songs sung by the men of Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 3rd Story. On the second disc, it comes with 42 unreleased instrumentals never before heard from the OST!
TRACK LISTINGS:
【Disc1】
01. SHINE / 桜井琉夏 （CV：杉田智和）
02. Highway / 桜井琥一 （CV：諏訪部順一）
03. まっすぐ / 不二山 嵐 （CV：宮下栄治）
04. マジでスキ♥ / 新名旬平 （CV：私市 淳）
05. 明日も、君と。 / 紺野玉緒 （CV：千葉進歩）
06. 組曲 / 設楽聖司 （CV：立花慎之介）
07. SHINE [ Instrumental ]
08. Highway [ Instrumental ]
09. まっすぐ [ Instrumental ]
10. マジでスキ♥ [ Instrumental ]
11. 明日も、君と。 [ Instrumental ]
12. 組曲 [ Instrumental ]
【Disc2】
01. プラネタリウム
02. 博物館、水族館、他
03. 博物館、三原色展
04. 海水浴
05. 遊園地
06. 遊園地 ナイトパレード
07. 遊園地 ゴーカート
08. 温水プール、他
09. ショッピングモール、他
10. ボウリング場 ダーツ、他
11. 博物館 印象派絵画展
12. はばたき城
13. スキー、スケート、他
14. イベントホール シルク・ド・リューン
15. イベントホール KCH交響楽団
16. イベントホール ロックフェスタ
17. イベントホール TRAN-SPARK
18. 入学式
19. 体育祭
20. 体育祭 競技中
21. 体育祭 フォークダンス
22. クラブイベント
23. 修学旅行
24. ミニゲーム１
25. ミニゲーム２
26. 文化祭
27. 文化祭 演劇１
28. 文化祭 演劇２
29. 文化祭 演劇３
30. 文化祭 演劇４
31. 文化祭 吹奏楽 クラシック
32. 文化祭 吹奏楽 ゲームミュージック
33. 文化祭 吹奏楽 サード・ストーリー
34. 文化祭 手芸部 ファッションショー
35. クラブマスター
36. クリスマス１
37. クリスマス２
38. お正月
39. テスト
40. 卒業式
41. ショパン バラード第１番 / 設楽聖司 演奏１
42. ショパン バラード第１番 / 設楽聖司 演奏２
Available exclusively at Konamistyle.jp under the designation of LC-2099~100
New Love Plus Character Song & Extra Soundtrack
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| New Love Plus Character Song & Extra Soundtrack |
The latest album, New Love Plus Character Song & Extra Soundtrack, is a two-disc compilation that has no further relation to the New Love Plus video game that was launched for the Nintendo 3DS since Valentine's Day 2012.
What you get is the first disc that features three character songs courtesy of Rinko Kobayakawa, Manaka Takane, and Nene Anegasaki. Then on the second disc, it features BGMs from the Love Plus Arcade Colorful Clip as we haven't know it. This will have a grand total of 33 tracks offered and it's available only in Konamistyle.jp under the designation of LC2135-36.
TRACK LISTINGS
DISC 1
1 もうちょっと / 高嶺愛花（CV:早見沙織）
2 サンシャインラブ / 小早川凛子（CV：丹下 桜）
3 三日月オレンジ / 姉ヶ崎寧々（CV：皆口裕子）
4 もうちょっと
5 サンシャインラブ
6 三日月オレンジ
DISC 2
1 Dites un nom
2 愛花のテーマ・登場
3 凛子のテーマ・登場
4 寧々のテーマ・登場
5 教室の風景
6 Shopping Mall
7 遊園地
8 愛花のテーマ（A-Type）
9 凛子のテーマ（A-Type）
10 寧々のテーマ（A-Type）
11 日常・初夏
12 日常・休日
13 まどろみ
14 ガールズトーク
15 スクールライフ
16 永遠ダイアリー
17 メインタイトル
18 インストラクション
19 ミニゲーム #1
20 ミニゲーム #2
21 ミニゲーム #3
22 ミニゲーム #4
23 ミニゲーム #5
24 浜辺にて -Latin-
25 リザルト
26 ファッションショー
27 スキンシップ
Welcome Back: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V
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| James May's muscle car from the Top Gear USA Muscle Car Road Trip episode |
You see this is James May's actual car he drove on Top Gear's USA Muscle Car Road Trip episode. The car he found out he wasn't impressed and he started to make daldalan or moaning mile after mile after mile while Jeremy Clarkson's enjoying the ZR1 and Richard Hammond's getting decent while driving the Dodge Challenger SRT8 he bought because Chrysler can't lend him one due to bad taste for muscle cars. While James May plays something at the casino, Jezza and Hamster are making mischief around Reno, Nevada (and caused some heat to the cops). Sadly, I can't tell the entire story but if you have a DVD of Top Gear Season 12, you would probably know what that mean. However, I would go to the climax where James May's trial and error at the Bonneville Salt Flats beat the CTS-V's 160MPH record.
The Cadillac CTS-V may have been designated as an executive saloon car that competes against the BMW M5, Jaguar XFR, and the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, but it has the heart of the Corvette, making it a 4-door all-American muscle car that feels like life is bigger in Texas. No wait, this car is not everything Texas, this is more of a Los Angeles kind of stuff. It lapped the Nurburgring in 7 minutes and 59 seconds, making it faster than the Aston Martin DBS or even the Porsche 911 GT3! This is the kind of car that will give Europe and Japan a run for its money, well kind of. For balanced handling, there was this Corvette-sourced Magnetic Ride Control system that digitally controls the suspension system within various situations like for instance; the mountain passes or circuit corners. That's the same thing I'd expect from the Holden HSV GTS (Vauxhall VXR8 GTS), which is one of my favorite Aussie muscles.
Thought I forgot about it? Nope because the Cadillac CTS-V sedan made its appearance on Top Gear Korea. Presenter Yeon Jang Hoon reviewed it and then it had a race against the outgoing BMW E60 M5 driven by The Stig. Due to the CTS-V's oversteering, The Stig and the BMW E60 M5 won the race. Despite that, I would still prefer the CTS-V rather than the old M5. Hey, since there was this brand new M5 on FM4, I wonder if this would be settled...
Never mind, but still, I'm glad I'm a big fan of James May anyway...
Welcome Back: 2010 Aston Martin Rapide
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| The Swan of the Amalfi coast |
While waiting for the Maserati Quattroporte GTS (save it for the April Alpinestars Pack) and the Porsche Panamera Turbo (save it for the Porsche Expansion Pack, I hope...) to arrive on Forza Motorsport 4 soon, why not enjoying the only 4-door supercar offered on this game, which is the Aston Martin Rapide?
Although it's faster than the Maserati Quattroporte GTS but it's not as faster as the Porsche Panamera Turbo, the Rapide is definitely the super saloon in the middle of the power range came in the middle of the Top Gear 4-door Supercars episode where they drove these at the streets of London, thrashing through a business park in Hampshire (with Stig), and how does these super saloon act as proper bridal cars for the wedding.
Like most Aston Martins, the Rapide still has buttons that can be hard to see on the sunshine but this comes with Bang & Olufsen premium sound system and two rear monitors. This premium sedan is always classy when driving it on Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Paris. Because there is no such thing as an Aston Martin for sale in the Philippines, you don't expect bringing the Rapide on the streets of EDSA because you might attract more policemen and ask you to get out of the car because it's smuggled.
It's all about true power shared for everyone in Aston Martin's 4-door supercar and in Forza Motorsport 4, this applies the same principle as well.
Forza Motorsport 4 announces April Alpinestars Pack
So, April's here and Forza Motorsport 4 revealed their April Alpinestars Pack, on sale this April 3, 2012. Here's the list of cars you would be driving for April's DLC Pack.
2011 Mercedes-Benz #35 Black Falcon SLS AMG GT3
2011 Aston Martin #009 Aston Martin Racing AMR One
2012 Jaguar XKR-S
1995 BMW M5
2011 Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S
1985 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE
1972 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3
1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible
1997 Volvo 850 R
2012 Scion tC
To sum this up, this would be the last DLC to be covered on your FM4 Season Pass and if May comes, you should be start paying now. Better start saving your MSP now for future DLCs! Anyway, the new Jaguar XKR-S is now here! A 1995 M5 is just what we need to recreate an episode from Top Gear with a 1981 BMW M1 and the 1991 BMW M3 on it. With the Rapide on it and while we're still waiting for the Porsche Panamera to come on Forza 4 this May via Porsche Expansion pack, Maserati's 4-door supercar, the Quattroporte, has arrived. It maybe staunch and it maybe old but it is keeping up. The brand new Scion tC finally arrived for us to try!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Welcome Back: 2010 Gumpert Apollo S
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| Forest Gump-ert |
The Gumpert Apollo S, hmmmm.... That name is too illiterate to remember because it's stupid to say it but despite that, this is probably one of the best Euro Boutique exotics ever made, with the pricing of 250,000 British Pound Sterling. This car has a 4.2L Audi V8 engine with two turbos glued on it and the body is packed with featherweight carbon fiber. Richard Hammond reviewed this on Top Gear and with Stig behind the wheel, the 1:17.1 lap time trounced the likes of the Ascari A10 and the Koenigsegg CCX with TG wing. If that wasn't enough, it set a Nurburgring Lap Time of 7:11.57, which is currently the third fastest, behind the Radical SR8.
Actually, it's not a good car to park at Monaco's casino square with pride because there are so many exotics that can do that job well but the Gumpert Apollo S is all about pride based on its TG Power Lap Time. The Gumpert boffins really chose a route to see the Apollo's true potential and that is Hardcore Street.
"...old Quasimodo here will destroy every supercar alive" -Richard Hammond, Top Gear
It is a brilliant car with the best handling abilities but if you drive one in Manila, the MMDA officer, I'm afraid, will have to confiscate it because it's smuggled.
The Gumpert Apollo S is part of Forza Motorsport 4's AutoVista feature and you will learn more about this car and hear Jeremy Clarkson's reaction to the serious car that has a silly name.
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