Donkey Kong
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1981: YEAR OF THE APE! The Story Of Donkey Kong
A Brave Carpenter, A Damsel In Distress, And A Vile Brute, It Was The Game That Started It All. The Reason Nintendo Exist. The Dawn Of A New Era, And A New Ape.

"How High Can You Go?" The Question That Made Gamers Go Ape. 1981's Donkey Kong Was The Begging Of Nintendo.

So What's The Story? Gald You Asked. So It's Brooklyn And And A Dirty Ape (Donkey Kong) Escapes From The Brooklyn Zoo. Think He's Mr. Goody-Goody Two Shoes?(Well Actally Feet)Think Again! A Carpenter( Jumpman)'s Girlfriend (Pauline) Is Stolen By Donkey Kong.This Make's Jumpman Sooooo Mad That He Chases That Dirty Ape And Saves Pauline.

You Play As Jumpman. Your Only Offense Is Your Hammer. SmashThe Barrels.Your Only Defense Is Your Distant Jumping Action.

What Kills You? Barrels, The Fireballs And Mudpies. Watch Out For All Of These And You'llLive.

Grab A Copy Of Donkey Kong NOW!!! Make Sure You Buy E-reader's Donkey Kong Jr. The Squel To Donkey Kong. You'll Really Go Ape! Really.

WAY better than the original
Donkey Kong is the game that introduced Mario to the world. It's no wonder the game has gone on to become a cult classic. However, no one can deny that the original game, while very fun, was also on the short side. Nintendo took this into consideration when they decided to remake the original game for the Game Boy. Read on for my review of Donkey Kong '94.

PROS:
-THE ENTIRE ORIGINAL GAME IS HERE. All four of the stages that made up the original arcade Donkey Kong (including the level missing from the original NES release of the game) are here.
-YOU CAN SAVE YOUR GAME. Being able to save your game makes this one of the best "travel" games out there.
-MUCH LONGER AND MORE APPEALING THAN THE ORIGINAL. After the original game ends, a whole new game begins! You will progress through roughly a hundred puzzle-action stages, battling against Donkey Kong every fourth stage. This game has never been better.

CONS:
-CONTROL IS AWKWARD AT FIRST. Nintendo modeled the controls for this game after the classic Donkey Kong arcade game, not the Super Mario Bros. series, so modern-day Mario fans are going to have to make some serious adjustments.
-UNEVEN MIX OF DIFFICULTY. Some stages have no puzzle at all, just get in, get the key, get out. However, some stages have mind-boggling puzzles that are going to make you want to tear your hair out. The easy and hard stages are unevenly mixed. Having the game get progressingly more difficult would have made for a more satisfying game experience.

OVERALL:
Overall this is an excellent game, even if it has become a little dated. If you own any variation of the Game Boy, purchasing this game from your local used video games dealer would be a smart move.

A Great Start for a future kick ass gamer
6 years ago...
I bought a Game Boy Pocket and bought my first game of all time, Donkey Kong.
6 years later...
I'm become kick ass great gamer and I find Donkey Kong while looking for Zelda Four Swords and I still have fun playing it. The classic first four levels, the puzzling quest for keys, and the final battle at the top of Kong Tower (or whatever the hell they call that tower). Anyway, buy if you want to it. It's a good game. ... Read more

Asin: B00002SVES
Sales Rank: 6760
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Nintendo Game Boy (Gameboy)    3. Classics (Classic)    4. Retro    5. Arcade   

The Season: Inside Palm Beach and America's Richest Society
by Ronald Kessler
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Hardcover (01 November, 1999)
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In books such as The FBI and Inside Congress, Ronald Kessler turned his journalist's eye, its focus honed during years at The Washington Post, to uncovering the scandals behind America's biggest institutions; his research even led to the deposition of a director of the FBI. So, what secrets has he uncovered that will change the lives of Palm Beach denizens? Not many, as it turns out. Mistresses, breast implants, and other high-living extravagances of the Palm Beach rich aren't secrets after all. Nor does Kessler have the literary gifts of John Berendt, who deftly explored small-town society intrigue in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The characters that populate The Season are straight out of Dynasty: "shapely" and "alluring," "raven-haired," or "spectacular blonds with impossibly tight behinds." If there's anything truly shocking about this book, it's witnessing Kessler's remarkable research skills put to such trivial use. As a frothy page-turner The Season earns its price, but as a cultural study it's as insubstantial as the lives it chronicles. --Maria Dolan ... Read more

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Interesting read but not earthshattering
I initially picked up this book because I thought that life in Palm Beach would make for an interesting story.I was wrong.Dead wrong.Instead I find tales of deceit and lies interwoven to form a web of snobbery, elitism, and low self-esteem. Yes, low self-esteem.For if one really reads betwen the lines and asses the information in Kessler's book, one will find that the people are lacking inmany ways that money cannot fix.Overll the book was interesting.However, I feel that Kessler indeed got bogged down with too much namedropping and with too many vague and uninteresting characters.The story could have flowed a bit better and perhaps would have been more interesting had he gone more indepth about the bigotry that currently inhabits Palm Beach.Still, this was not Kessler's best work.

Author's forum against anti-semitism???
The book was an easy read in that respect it was well written.It flowed well.However, I could not help but to think repeated throughout the book how the author harks on anti-semitism in Palm Beach by the upper class.For example, there is more than enough chapters about how the country clubs exclude Jews, over and over.I am not anti semitic, nor do I support anti semitic views and practices but I think the author mentions this way too much in his book.There is prejudice everywhere but what is so appealing in being a member of "members only" establishment is that it does exclude most.

There are more pics of author with the so-called "rich and famous" than the rich and famous themselves!

The book, I feel does give some insight into the lives of the inabitants of Palm Beach but not really into the lives of the original inhabitants, the "old guard".The people he interviews all seem to be poseurs trying to fit in and be a part of the "old guard" and even if theydo float on the "fringes" of "society" they don't really seem to be an insider or a real member.His sources are restaurant managers, real estate brokers, waitresses at hotel bars - how many of the old money-ed Palm Beachers would have these types of occupation?I just question how accurately these sources know the real workings of the truly wealthy, old money-ed Palm Beachers since they are not one themselves.

All in all, pleasant read but take the information with a grainof salt.

Interesting & Well-written
In THE SEASON, Ronald Kessler gives an interesting overview into life in Palm Beach.Palm Beach is very much America's Riviera, and Kessler offers his readers a bird's eye look into the resort's peculiar rhythms, and into its manners.In every situation, Palm Beach marches to the beat of its very own drummer, a drummer who is banging out his music with "D" color, Asscher-cut, flawless diamonds encrusted on platinum drumsticks.

My biggest complaint is a backward compliment: I wish that this book were longer, and that it could have covered more of PB's inhabitants and their fascinating escapades.Still, no question that author Kessler has done a thorough job of communicating what life is like in this gilded community.If the book is somewhat superficial, nattering on about Grand Dukes and Duchesses, famous charity balls that raise almost no funds for their charities, rare cars, exclusive jewelers, dressmakers and decorators, well, this also perfectly reflects the superficiality of the town itself.

I also found it disruptive to the flow of Kessler's text when he interjected personal comments about himself and his wife, such as the facts that he is Jewish while she is a member of the DAR.Really, this wasn't a family biography.Still, Kessler's own endnotes thank his editor for insisting on this literary device, so I guess that the inclusion of personal details was not his decision.

For those who are curious about America's own Cannes-off-Interstate 95, THE SEASON is the best book around! ... Read more

Isbn: 0060193913
Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Florida    4. Florida - Local History    5. Non-Classifiable    6. Palm Beach    7. Palm Beach (Fla.)    8. Regional Subjects - South    9. Rich & Famous    10. Rich people    11. Social life and customs    12. Sociology    13. United States - State & Local - General   

Magic 8 Ball
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Toy
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Ever wish you could see into the future? If you answered"without a doubt" or "signs point to yes," you are in luck. It is easyto get a sneak preview into the future with Mattel's Magic 8 Ball. Takeall the guesswork out of finding the answers to life's more perplexingquestions. Yes, this is the same Magic 8 Ball you remember from thepast, and it is just as reliable as ever. If you don't get the resultsyou are after, you can always "ask again later!" --Alison Golder ... Read more

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Boring, stupid questions
It's obvious that 8 balls suck, it's just some random answers that may not be true; or you could get a repetitive question and does no more but to waste your time over un-true questions.

If a robotic company invented a talking 8 ball with no random questions and can be your pal as a lie detector, than that one I like..

Wish I got this MUCH sooner
When my parents questioned me a few weeks ago about my finances, I knew I was in trouble.
I had missed 7 car payments and they had wondered how I let that happen. I told them about how I consult my psychic before I purchase anything. They looked upset, very upset. My psychic hasn't been making good decisions lately, so that's how I was in so much trouble.
When they asked how much my psychic charges, I let them know, she is $35 for a 10 minute session. And, I do have to advise her a lot because I make a lot of purchases.

To help my financial status, my parents gave me one of these to cut down on psychic fees.
Believe it or not, the 8 Ball is actually more accurate than my previous psychic, Helga The Unbeleivable!

I have done very well for myself since I got my 8 Ball and now I think I might be able to buy those buttock implants I've been looking to get for a few years now!

FUN,FUN, AND MORE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this toy is the best toy ive ever gotten!!! The magic 8 ball knows all!I love it!I just got it today and i know i could play with it for countless hours!!!all my friends love it and i ask silly questions too!If u want a great toy come to toys r us and start askin questins!Its also low prise!i love it and ull love it too!
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Asin: B00001ZWV7
Subjects:  1. Activity    2. Wacky    3. Balls    4. Grownup   

"King me!" Just see how many kings you can get with this classicboard game from Pavilion. The set includes a folding checkerboard, 24interlocking plastic checkers, and instructions for a game oftraditional checkers as well as eight other games. This simple set haseverything to get the young child started or get the adult reacquaintedwith the game. This is not a set for a life-long player or for onelooking for a collector's item, but it will function perfectly as abasic set. --Heather Hawkins ... Read more

Asin: B00004YRPQ
Subjects:  1. Games    2. Board Games    3. Strategy Games   

Our Lips Are Sealed
Director: Mary-Kate Olsen
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DVD (20 April, 2004)
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Well, look who grew up: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, once the sleepy-eyed preschoolers in the hit TV sitcom Full House, now wake to find themselves ready for their first day of high school. But the day doesn't shape up as ultra-fantastically as in their dreams. A series of bizarre circumstances (involving some supercharged catsup and a criminal with a "really gross zit") force them into a life-threatening situation in which only the FBI Witness Protection Program can help. It turns out that Mary-Kate and Ashley are their own worst enemies; the girls continually blow their cover until finally they're booted down under to the warm and sparkling recreation mecca of Sydney, Australia. Here the challenge to keep a secret takes second fiddle to the bigger challenges of fitting in with the popular group, learning Aussie lingo, and (apparently) changing into a new set of adorable clothes and accessories in almost every scene. Fans from 6 to 13 years old will probably enjoy the daffy antics of the Olsens, their adventures with cute boyfriends, and their ability to thwart the goofy bad guys. Plus, their acting ability--although crippled by yet another bubblehead script--continues to improve. To the parental crowd, the film plays somewhat like a New Age beach-blanket movie with plenty of surfer parties, flower-power fun, overblown story points, mild potty humor, and lots of belly buttons (LOTS of belly buttons). The movie also has some inexplicable references (to such grown-up phenomena as The Blair Witch Project and The Sopranos) that are bound to go way over the target audience's heads. Yet it's 90 minutes of absolutely clean fun that fans will eat up. --Liane Thomas ... Read more

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you should see it!
this is one of my top 10! my top 10 are..1.passport to paris2.this one! 3.winning london4.billboard dad 5.to grandmothers house6.school dance party 7.switching goals 8.mall party 9.our 1st video 10.fashion party

Best movie of the Olsen Twins !!
Ous Lips Are Sealed is the best movie of the Olsen Twins. Buy it !! A must have for Mary-Kate and Ashley fans !!

Awesome!
Our Lips are Sealed is my very favorite Mary Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen movie and it is awesome and makes me laugh and smile watching it.

I like the slapstick jokes and the snappy comments and I recommend the movie!

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Asin: B000051S54
Subjects:  1. Feature Film Family