TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #039: Stay!

No cute song or movie references this time.

Sonic 'Toons And Me: Part Two: Saturday Morning and Early Archie Comics

This would be my era, and takes place between 1993 and 1996.

A MST3K Memory

Or perhaps more accurately, a memory of writing Mystery Science Theater fan fiction.

Not So Good...

I've been feeling a little off this week.

The Process

Sometimes I think I put too much effort into this.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #038: Go!

By PSB.

Final Fantasy Tonight: December 15, 2015

Well, I guess I'll be getting back to Final Fantasy VIII soon.

Feeling Buried...

It's not for lack of ideas, really.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #023: Epilogue: A Few Final Thoughts

Well, may as well get this knocked out and on with other things.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #022: Well Crap... Again...

At least this isn't the kind of “well crap” I was saying at about this point in the Lufia Text Play.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #021: Boss Rush, Part Two

I think this boss rush is more about level grinding than it is about the endurance test.

So Maybe I'm Just Not Thinking

That's not a good thing, given the nature of the blogs, vlogs, and streams I do.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #020: Boss Rush, Part One

The end of this game is probably going to be in three parts mostly because I'm going to be lazy about it.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #019: Holey Ship...

Ship... ship... ship...

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #018: Thunder Road

Sadly, not the Bruce Springsteen song a friend of mine is fond of.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #017: Heywood J. Ablomie

Well, the last of our weapons and spells are collected, and the last of the crystals we know of is relit now.

MST3K: TNG

Or: The Lesson of the JJ Abrams Star Trek Reboot.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #016: Chicago

Well, it is a Windy City, after all.

Happy Veterans Day, Veterans!

This is something that needs to be said.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #015: Painfully Dull

Who'd have thought that climbing a tree with a girl would be this dull?

Might Be A Warm Winter

It's kinda warm for this time of year...

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #014: o/~ Forrest Alive! o/~

o/~ A little boy named Ben found a secret out this year... o/~

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #013: The Dumbass Brigade

You know, I may have said at some point that this game was liable to give noobs the wrong idea about the series it was titled after.

My Favorite Halloween

This may have been the last year I went trick-or-treating.

A Less Ambitious Start

Well, I guess I’ll have another go at my “Movie Shelf” project.

A Quick Happy Halloween!

Well, it’s Halloween, so I guess there’s going to be spooks about.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #012: Cap Page Board

At least I can keep my title references consistent, anyway...

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #011: Glitter Dome

Home to one of the largest Caption Gallery archives on the World Wide Web and Side Man's Famous Hot Wings.

A Rough Year For Cars

Well, more like a rough few months for cars in my family, but still kind of tough, either way.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #010: Who Ya Gonna Call?

Ghostbusters!

Using The Little Grill

So, back in 2014, I did this blog post, and now I figure I may as well show the finished product in use.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #037: Something, Anyway...

OK, so it's been two months since I've done an issue of this. Good money is you want to know what I've got to show for it.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #009: Mine?

Mine! Mine! Mine!

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #008: Rampage!

Five battlefields at once? I must have been nuts going into this!

State of the Blog: October 9, 2015

Time for a bit of an update, I guess.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #007: Touchin' Dinks!

Yeah, I went for a Jory Caron reference

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #006: Sioux Falls Basin

It's not often I get to use the name of my home town as a reference in one of these things.

Finishing Off Notebooks

So I'm about to have one less old notebook around.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #005: Puppy Wylls

Before we get on with what we gotta get on with here, some other stuff.

Sonic 'Toons And Me: Part One: Introduction

This is one of those things that's been on my mind more than it should be of late, so I may as well try to do something with it.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #004: Dawning of the Age of Aquariua

Or: The Chapter In Which Ben Sits On His Ass And Makes Phoebe Do All The Work

J. Michael Shearer's Theater: Spams of Weirdness

It's been awhile since I've had a post this big to make here.  I'm really not sure how well it'll work out, but here we are, I guess.

I'd intended to have this done before my birthday, but due to life going on an other things, that didn't quite work out as expected.  Plus, it kind of left me feeling like I needed to rush the ending, which explains why it's kind of messed up.

There are a couple relevant links towards the very end.  They're not terribly critical, but they will make the experience a little better, I hope.  The actual finished product is below the jump:

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #003 The Boner Dungeon

Because Tristam's kind of a dick...

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #002: Wanna Battle?

Hey, look, man, if I'm gonna be playing this game, I'd think I'd be allowed at least a few Ch!pz references along the way.

Something Not Video Games

Seems like just about everything I've been putting up here lately is video game related.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #001: Leveling The Forrest

Well, we'll be able to eventually, anyway.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (Square, SNES, 1992): Issue #000: An Underrated Game

Well, since I kind of need to get away from my main Text Play for awhile and need to do something, why not do this game?

Final Fantasy This Morning: September 6, 2015

I'm seriously considering giving up on my Text Play of Final Fantasy VIII.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VI (Super Nintendo, Square, 1994): Issue #057: The End

Took me long enough, didn't it?

A Rainy Few Days...

We needed the rain, of course, but I'm not so sure if three inches at once does us much good, either...

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VI (Super Nintendo, Square, 1994): Issue #056: Kefka's Tower, Part Six: The End, Part Three

This is going to cover multiple attempts, just for the sake of convenience for all of us.

Final Fantasy This Morning: Chicken Broth

...for the Final Fantasy 7 soul...?

Lack of Shows...

So, I haven't exactly been keeping my regular broadcast schedule lately...

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #036: More Looking Around

It's been a busy couple weeks, and now I remember why I've been putting this off...

Using Pencils Instead...

Turns out I didn't quite have all my stuff ready when I went to do my laundry tonight.

Wiped Out

In more ways than one, I'm afraid.

The JMShearer Show: Updates and Boy Scouts

It's been a rough week, but here's the show all the same...

The JMShearer Show: The Car Crash

It's been a bit of a stressful week for me, folks.

Plans In Flux

I'm beginning to get a picture of how some of my plans might be changing in the near future.

Not Going Anywhere Soon

That's bad, and good, for a lot of reasons.

In A Bad Place Right Now

Needless to say, most of my side projects are going to be on hold for awhile, at least.

Final Fantasy Tonight: Moonraker

o/~ Where are you/Why do you hide...? o/~

Hot Weather

I guess the temperatures we're getting are normal.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #035: The Future, Circa 1987...

Seriously, that's how Eshtar looks, now that I'm getting a chance to look around some as Squall...

The JMShearer Show: Aimless Rambling

So, I guess there's interest in the recorded version of this.

Just Plain Tired

And unfortunately, not the kind that getting the proper amount of sleep can cure.

Something To Post

There's not going to be much to this, I'm afraid.

Happy Independence Day!

Also: 800 posts! Yay me!

FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIAL: El Sabroso Original Blazin' Hot Nacho Cheese Spicy Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips

Well, I shouldn't really be buying junk food out of vending machines right now, if only because I don't have the money for it.

Slow Going...

I haven't exactly been operating at full speed for a couple months.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VI (Super Nintendo, Square, 1994): Issue #055: Kefka's Tower, Part Five: The End, Part Two

Why do I not remember this being quite so tricky?

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VI (Super Nintendo, Square, 1994): Issue #054: Kefka's Tower, Part Four: The End, Part One

This is going to be a short one by way of a different sort of necessity than before.

Doug Winger Has Left The Building

I just knew the name, folks...

Final Fantasy This Morning for June 22, 2015: Inspiration, Kinda

Here's a little plan for the future.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #034: My Head Hurts...

The hell's going on here, anyway...?

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VI (Super Nintendo, Square, 1994): Issue #053: Kefka's Tower Part Three: Lost In Kefka's Tower

So lost, in fact, that I can't even keep the issue numbers straight!

Late Starts

They really seem to be my thing, and that's not good.

Final Fantasy Tonight for 6/11/2015: Just About...

I just about made it to the last save point in Final Fantasy VI.

The JMShearer Show: Education And Stuff

Forgot to share this week's show here.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #033: Tomorrowland

Went to Disney's Florida park when I was a kid, probably won't make it to the movie...

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VI (Super Nintendo, Square, 1994): Issue #051: Kefka's Tower, Part Two

Well, after having put it off for far longer than I'd intended, I've at least made some progress, anyway...

A Few Thoughts On Continuing Education

This is one of those things I've kind of got mixed feelings about.

Final Fantasy This Morning 6/9/15: Back In The Loop

It’s time for me to get there.

Unproductive Insomnia

So, here I am, up way too late, feeling like I've wasted my evening and night.

The JMShearer Show: Running A Little Late

The link to the show's below the jump.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #032: OK, I Think I'm Back Now...

Before I get on with the game, I'd better briefly explain where I've been lately.

Goodbye, Laundromat...

Well, I guess I should have seen this coming for awhile now.

Mixlr Podcast: Construction Update: Almost Called It

Got some good news this week, folks.

Sharp Spikes

This is something that I find a bit odd, really.

Two Reasons Why: My Gaming Break

There's more than two, but these are two of the bigger ones.

A Partial Hiatus

I need to step away from some things for awhile, and this is one of them.

Mixlr Podcast: The JMShearer Show: Construction Update #2

Gonna try sharing this here, though I don't know how well it'll work out.

Final Fantasy This Morning: May 8, 2015

Just about got the construction issues sorted out.

Maybe Tomorrow…

So my show didn’t go on quite as planned tonight.

Show Or No Show?

I’m not sure if I’ll be doing my podcast this week.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #031: Moving Right Along, Then...

Well, at least this game is interesting when things are happening.

Final Fantasy Tonight: May 1, 2015

I've been stalling and delaying a lot lately without any real excuse when it comes to my Text Plays, but that's about to change.

Working On A MiSTing

It's been quite awhile since I've done this “for realzies”.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #030: Clumsy-Ass Exposition Drop

Well, that was harder than it needed to be...

Final Fantasy This Morning: Tuesday April 21, 2015

Is it possible for one to have too much real life going on?

MOVIE REVIEW: CHAPPiE

Question: What do you get when you combine Short Circuit with Robocop and the intent to take the results seriously?

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VI (Super Nintendo, Square, 1994): Issue #051: Kefka's Tower, Part One

I'm not quite where I said I'd be before I started the final dungeon, but I've been at this game for long enough, I think, so I may as well just get on with ending it.

Coupon Encounters: McDonald's McCafe Coffee Home Brew

At first, I was going to do this as a video, but the more I thought about it, the more I came to realize there was no way I could make it work out and still have something really worth sharing. So, I'll just do this as a written piece, like I always do.

Still At It, Kinda...

I haven't completely given this up yet.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #029: What Does The Sorceress Need With A TARDIS?

Time Compression!

Text Play: Final Fantasy VIII #028.5: Video Interlude #2

Time for another video update in this series.

Wondering What The Hell I'm Doing

I sure feel like I'm wasting a hell of a lot of time lately, and I'm not sure why.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VI (Super Nintendo, Square, 1994): Issue #050: Just Runnin' Around...

And maybe a game-specific update or two.

Final Fantasy Tonight: March 13, 2015

I've got half a mind to just get on with some of this stuff...

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #028: Half-Way Point

Well, I'm officially halfway through this game, and I'm starting to think that maybe it's not as bad as I've been lead to believe.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #027: There's A Bear In My Garden

OK, so beating Cerberus wasn't so hard to beat, once I figured out how to do it.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VI (Super Nintendo, Square, 1994): Issue #049: Long Downward Spyro

You know, I'm just about out of game here...

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VI (Super Nintendo, Square, 1994): Issue #048: o/~ Calling Odin... o/~

o/~ Is anybody home...? o/~

A Childhood Memory: Blue Cream Soda

This is one of those “swear to god it's true” sort of things.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VI (Super Nintendo, Square, 1994): Issue #047: Dragon Hunter

OK, so what the hell am I doing, anyway?

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #026: Fifty-Three Steps To A New Guardian Force

And, sadly, this is a “part one” sort of things, folks.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VI (Super Nintendo, Square, 1994): Issue #046: Dinosaur Hunter

This bit went from really hard to really easy all because of something that might have saved me an hour of play time and a few needless wipeouts if I'd thought of it sooner.

Final Fantasy Tonight: February 4, 2015

Man, the original version of Final Fantasy IV must have been hard.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #025: Cliff Hanger!

“Can't... hang... on... much... longer!”

A Few Thoughts On: ABC's Galavant

So, that was only the end of the first season?

Of Course There Are Games...

Granted, it's not unheard of, but still...

Final Fantasy Tonight: January 17, 2015

I wonder which version of Final Fantasy 4 the Chronicles version is based on...?

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #024: Squall Leonhart in When Gardens Attack!

I had originally intended to have this be a shorter article than it will be, and the title based on my newly developed update series.

Final Fantasy Tonight: January 11, 2015

Well, let's see where this goes, shall we?

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #023: So Shumi...

It's been awhile since I've done this, hasn't it?