This is actually an app I wrote a long time ago, but kept to myself. Recently, NVIDIA changed their driver settings and broke it, so when I was forced to update the app, I decided that it would be best if I shared it with everyone.
In case you’re unaware of what this app is for, it allows you to change the colors of the anaglyph filters when using Stereoscopic 3D on an NVIDIA graphics card.
That being said, it should be obvious that this program requires an NVIDIA graphics card that’s capable of using NVIDIA 3D Vision. It also requires a basic knowledge of task-switching in Windows. If you don’t know what that means, press Alt+Tab now.
OK, now that the less technically-inclined users have (hopefully) found this post again, the download link is located below.
In the tradition of Japanese B-movies such as The Machine Girl and Tokyo Gore Police, Robogeisha continues to raise the needle on the WTF-o-meter to levels so over-the-top that it’s simply hilarious. If you’re a B-movie fan like me who thinks tons of slapstick gore is funny, and you’ve enjoyed my previous Tokyo Shock reviews, here’s another instant classic for your B-Movie nights.
I recently came across a few of these dongles online, for what I thought at the time was a decent price ($17.99), so I bought some of them. Unfortunately, they suffer from the same problem as a lot of the PS3 Jailbreak clone devices. They lack an upgrade button to put the device back in DFU mode, and unless you flash one of the .HEX files specifically made for that device (or one of the identical clones out there), you’ve lost the DFU mode and can’t flash it again.
Well, almost. As they say on the website, you will need to do a “hard” update. Unfortunately, they don’t tell you how to do this so-called “hard” update, only that a detailed description will be coming “soon”. Pfft. If you’ve got an “unflashable” dongle, I really doubt you want to be told you have to wait. Being the impatient individual that I am, I decided to crack one of these open and see what I could do with it.
Even though it’s hard to make out due to my crappy photography skills (and the lack of a decent macro lens on my fiancée’s camera), the connections for an update switch are on the board, they’re just left open, right at the edge of the board, conveniently marked “Open”. Plug the dongle into your PC without the case, and both LEDs should light up on the board.
Sorry. I wasn't able to get a good picture with the LEDs lit.
Once it’s connected and the green and red LEDs are lit, short the two “Open” points together with a small screwdriver or a paperclip. Once you have done this, the red LED should turn off, leaving only the green LED lit. Your device is now ready to program. Just open the Atmel FLIP software, and program your device like you would before you “bricked” it. No more worrying about whether or not the HEX file you’re flashing is fully compatible, no more waiting for your payload of choice to be ported to your device.
It probably goes without saying, but this method will most likely work for other PS3 Jailbreak clones as well, and if you want to make things a bit easier, you could always solder a button or switch to these two contacts to give your dongle an easier upgrade method than removing the case and shorting the points on the board. Hopefully this post helps someone out there who got stuck with one of these cheap clones and no way to reprogram it.
Despite my better judgment, I’ve decided to post another B-movie review this week. At this rate, maybe I can continue doing them.
This week’s selection is one that nearly every B-movie lover has probably seen sitting on the shelf of their local video store (Do those still exist? I feel old now), but probably didn’t bother to pick it up, since the general rule of thumb is that the movies with awesome covers are generally crap in a pretty box. Thankfully, there’s some fun to be had with this one, even if it’s one of the more unconventional zombie movies I’ve seen.
I’m not the first person to review this movie, as BadMovies.org and I-Mockery have beaten me to it long ago, with much more detailed and amusing reviews than mine. However, since the movie recently became available on Netflix, those of you who don’t have access to a video store full of old horror VHS tapes can finally watch it from the comfort of your own couch. After all, that’s the purpose of these short weekly articles. I may not be as in-depth or funny with my reviews, but I like to introduce people to some old and new B-movie classics that are available for streaming on Netflix. If you’re entertained by even one movie that I share a link to, then I’ve done my job.
Anyway… on to the movie. The premise of the movie is about as ridiculous as most, with a writer getting a TV delivered to his house, despite having never ordered one. Not one to turn down a free TV, he sets it up in his home, and learns that it plays a B-movie called “Zombie Blood Nightmare” constantly. Naturally, things start to go wrong as the zombies come out of the TV and terrorize the neighborhood.
What really sets this movie apart from other bad zombie movies is the behavior of the zombies themselves. Instead of being the usual braindead, slow-moving flesh eaters, these zombies seem to prefer killing for fun, and the people they kill do not become zombies. I’ll admit, I thought it was odd seeing this for the first few minutes, but once the zombies started laughing after turning on a blender, I realized that the movie had a strange sense of humor that I would enjoy.
While it certainly didn’t win any awards, The Video Dead is still a fun zombie flick worth checking out, and if you have a Netflix account, you really don’t have any excuse to not watch it. Check the link below to add it to your instant queue or stream it immediately.
That’s right, folks. It’s time for my Weekend B-Movie Picks to make their triumphant return. This time, we’re showcasing a movie that I’ve been waiting for Netflix to start streaming for a long time. One of my personal favorite B-movies of the past few years, Drive Thru is one of those flicks that I never get tired of watching. The villain, Horny the Clown, is the mascot of the fast food chain “Hella Burger”, known for such artery-clogging foods as the “Hella-normous Half Pounder”.
The story is your typical slasher revenge trope, nerdy kid gets bullied by the popular kids for being different, the popular kids stage a cruel prank on the nerdy kid which causes a fatal accident, nerdy kid becomes a vengeful ghoul in a clown suit and murders the now grown-up popular kids’ teenage children. We’ve all been there before, right? The thing I enjoy most about this movie obviously isn’t its originality, as we’ve seen this sort of thing many times before. It’s the fact that it’s all done in that fun, cheesy, self-referential humorous fashion that makes it a fun movie to watch alone or with friends.
The movie contains a lot of throwbacks to the 1980s, which as I’m sure you all know, is where some of the best horror movies and toys came from. Horny the Clown communicates with the stereotypical 17-year-old virgin “final girl” type, Mackenzie through classic 80s toys like the Etch-a-Sketch and Magic 8-ball, warning her of what’s going to happen next. Of course, this leads to some funny, and always entertaining kills, which is always the most important part of a fun slasher movie. No matter how many ways I watch someone get killed with a microwave, it never stops being funny. Throw in plenty of stoners getting wasted (both metaphorically and literally), and tongue-in-cheek cameos from people like Morgan Spurlock, creator of “Super Size Me”, and you’re in for a good time.
Check out the red-band trailer for the movie below, which, depending on where you work, could be considered NSFW. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Instead of wasting time explaining my recent hiatus from doing B-Movie reviews due to my work schedule, personal issues, etc., let’s jump right into this.
I found this little gem on Netflix a couple of nights ago, while bored and flipping through the “Recently Added” movie section looking for something to watch. My only complaint is that I didn’t find this before Thanksgiving, as those of you who follow my Twitter know that I was looking for a good Thanksgiving horror movie, and was unable to think of one.
Luckily, ThanksKilling helps to fill that niche for Thanksgiving slasher flicks that’s painfully empty. Right from the start of this movie, you get an immediate feel for the silly, gory, delightfully vulgar mood the creators were aiming for as we watch a topless pilgrim running through the woods, with the camera constantly switching from her scared face to her bouncing boobs. She trips and falls, and we’re treated to the first appearance of the killer turkey who will be stalking his victims throughout the movie, as he yells, “NICE TITS, BITCH!”, and proceeds to hack her up with an axe. Why is a turkey from 500 years ago speaking with a Jersey accent? How is he able to pick up and swing an axe? Who knows? Who cares? It’s funny. That’s the only important thing about movies like this.
The movie starts of like just about every other B-slasher flick, introducing us to our cannon fodder college students: the nerd, the slut, the quarterback, the fat redneck, and the “good girl”. While on their way to their respective homes for Thanksgiving vacation, their car breaks down, and they decide to camp out in the woods, as stupid horror movie stereotypes are known to do. As in every other predictable B-horror film, the nerd character starts telling stories of an old legend around the campfire, and gets brushed off before one of the characters goes off on their own to discover that the legend is true. From here on out, we’re treated to more foul-mouthed turkey kills and goofy humor. It’s predictable, but at the same time, it’s a lot of fun to watch, because the movie doesn’t take itself too seriously. There’s plenty of self-referential humor, sight gags, and cheesy gore effects to enjoy here.
For those of you who are reading my B-movie reviews for the first time, every movie I review is available for instant streaming on Netflix, and this one is no exception. You can watch it on your PC, Mac, Xbox 360, PS3, TiVo, or Netflix-enabled Blu-ray player or TV. Just visit the “Watch Now” link below to add it to your instant queue, or play it immediately from your PC or Mac.
If you’re reading this, then congratulations! The DNS for HonkeyKong.Org has successfully propagated, and you’re now seeing my new and improved website, hosted by SquareSpace. After trying out their service, I decided that I prefer this over WordPress, as it lets me consume less time messing with design and other aspects, and more time actually creating content. If you’re looking for a good webhost with great design tools, I’d strongly recommend checking it out.
Now that I have this kind of freedom to quickly tweak and design pages, I’m considering expanding this site to more than just a personal rant space and place to post movie and game reviews. One of the things I took the time to do was create a page for streaming live video. It’s not enabled at the moment, because I only plan on having it active when I have something I want to stream. However, the only thing I can think of that’s even remotely entertaining for me to stream is myself playing video games and failing horribly, so watch my Twitter feed for the times when I actually feel like doing that.
That’s really all I have to say for now, though I’m hoping now that my site is less of a pain in the ass to deal with, I’ll have more things to post from here on out. Of course, I said that before when I moved hosts, and it didn’t really happen, so don’t hold your breath.
Recommended listening for Talk Like A Pirate Day: Alestorm – Captain Morgan’s Revenge
One of my favorite metal bands of the last few years, Alestorm is a band from Perth, Scotland, specializing in Pirate Metal.
If you like what you’re hearing, you can pick up the full album as a DRM-free MP3 download at AmazonMP3 and have it immediately for Talk Like A Pirate Day.
Ugh, I’m such a slacker. I’ve been so busy with work and personal matters that I forgot to write an article last week, not to mention that I’m writing this one late on a Friday. This week’s pick goes back to the roots, the type of movies I wrote about when I first started this article. That’s right, we’re doing another Troma flick: Decampitated.
