Special K

Kris Bardin

Position:
Lead Software Developer and Tech Support

specialk@buttonhole.com.au

Special K's Archives (25)

Games:
Unreal Tournament 2004...so much I bought it twice!, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Zac McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (Along with most of the LucasArts SCUMM based adventure games), Tie Fighter (PC), Rogue Squadron (N64), Space Quest Series, Leisure Suit Larry Series (Yeah I know these are old but I still like 'em), Perfect Dark, Warcraft, Mario Kart Advance (GBA), Tetris Worlds (GBA), Game and Watch Gallery (GBA)

Movies:
Star Wars (all 5 not just the first 3!), Indiana Jones Trilogy (Hopefully 4 soon!), Robocop, Alien, Aliens, The Shawshank Redemption, The Butterfly Effect, Starship Troopers, The Fifth Element, The Naked Gun, Back to the Future Trilogy, The 'Golden Years of Arnold Schwartzenegger One Liners' - Commando, Predator, The Running Man, Terminator, Team America (along with most of the stuff that Trey & Matt have done), Brewster's Millions

Music (bands, singers etc):
Faith No More, Metallica, Primus, Mr Bungle, Megadeth, The Tea Party, Gomez, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Machine Head, Pantera, Peter Gabriel, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice in Chains, Queens of the Stoneage

Wrestlers:
I will not answer this question on the grounds that I will embarrass myself

Comic characters or books and/or cartoons:
The Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, South Park, Duckman

Authors and/or Books:
I'm a computer nerd...I don't have time to read!!

Foods:
Pizza, Pringles, Smiths Salt and Vinegar Chips, Cassata, most pasta, Roast meat of any kind, let's face it - I love to eat!

Drinks:
Beer - not fussy about which one, Jack Daniels, Orange and Mango juice, Schweppes Lime

Heroes (people I admire):
Steve Jobs and anyone else who strives to innovate rather than immitate.

Villains (people I dislike):
People who can't merge on the freeway...but seriously; my philosophy is, give everyone the benefit of the doubt (unless they continually give you the s*$ts then it's OK to hate them)

Bottom line - It's a waste of time and energy hating anyone or anything.

Editorial

Don't damn me, when I speak a piece of mind

Raise your glasses and rejoice, for the fun times are about to drastically expand. To paraphrase The Rock: "Finally... Old Sammy has come back...to Buttonhole!" ...Read On

Toons

By Borgieman

Manifest '07 Report

Ninja's note: Once again, it's time for another Buttonhole report on the Melbourne Anime Festival, otherwise known as Manifest 2007. If you missed Ichibod's feature on a previous Manifest, check it out here. This Manifest coverage comes to you courtesy of forum regular and newest Buttonhole contributor Borgieman, a cool guy who knows his Anime and has been known to play a video game or two. So read on true believers! A Day at Manifest 2007

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Toons

By Australian Ninja

Only Yesterday. Anime Review

The problem with having favourite films is that every time I watch another Studio Ghibli film it becomes my new favourite. It kind of renders the word 'favourite' meaningless when every Studio Ghibli film takes my breath away. Still, I can't complain about being thoroughly entertained by this whimsical and insightful film, "Only Yesterday". This gem was directed by Isao Takahata, well known for his anime film Grave of the Fireflies. Although Only Yesterday is a light hearted film that ambles along at a leisurely pace, it still manages to explore themes such as love, work, family relationship struggles, following your dreams and country versus city living. In the film, the main character Taeko decides to take a working vacation in the country, getting away from her office bound job and unexpectedly starts t

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Toons

By Jason

Speed Grapher V1. Anime Review

Well, "I don't like it" was my initial feeling when viewing this Anime for the first time. Subsequent viewings haven't changed my views a great deal. Nothing really stands out as being absolute shit but it seems that this series tries too hard. It's almost like they were more interested in creating something 'edgy' and confronting but sadly forgot to include an even remotely palatable story. The hero of this particular piece is a bloke called Tatsumi Saiga. Tatsumi is a photographer and a veteran war journalist for whom taking photos has become somewhat of a fetish. Although he seems to have become jaded - nothing is worth wasting his film on - that is, at least until he stumbles across an exclusive club for the mega rich

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