Wishlist

Last updated: Jun 24th 2007

Computer Games & Game-related

This are computer related games - specifically PS2 and PSP items. These are generally available at any Electronics Boutique or Games Wizards stores. Also Kmart, and many other places sell them, although the range and prices vary.

• PSP
  • Game: Pirates!. Full Title: Sid Meier's Pirates! Live the life.
  • Game: Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
  • Game: Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
  • Game: Dungeon & Dragons Tactics
  • Game: Wipeout Pure.
  • Game: Liberty City Stories.
  • Game: Vice City Stories.
  • Game: Killzone: Liberation.
• PS2 Games
  • Game: Metal Gear Solid 3: Substance. (I want the substance version over the normal one
  • God Of War: (Platnum) $30. May as well wait
• PS3
  • Console... if Sony ever release it here...
  • Oblivion
  • Motorstorm
  • Lair
  • Warhawk
  • Heavenly Sword
  • Gran Turisom 5
  • Resistance

DVDs

• The Usual Suspects.
• Superman. The original movie.

Written Words

Normal books. Some are available at your local book store, otherwise you may need to go to one of the biger stores, like the City Dymocks, to get these.

• Technical:
  • The C++ programming language (Stroustrup) latest ed only [$120] (really low priority)
  • Computer graphics: principles and practice (foley et al)
  • Oxford English Dictionary - the bookshelf (or larger) size. They recenely released a new version - the Shorter OED. That would be cool.
• Fiction:
  • Karl Schroeder, Sun of Suns.
  • John Scalzi, Old Man's War.
  • Watterson: The Complete Calvin and Hobbes.
    • This is the 3 volume, bound, $200+ collection of Calvin and Hobbes.
  • Pratchett:
    • Seem to have all of these now
  • Scott Adams:
    • When did ignorance become a point of view

Games

Various board and card games I am after. Most of these are available at places like "Games Paradise" or good games stores.

• Falling: The card game from cheap ass games
• Roborally: Grand Prix: Expansion set. Discontinued, but it may be available.
• Frag: It's a maybe, but I may as well list it
• Hero Quest: The old citidel minature board game. Not sure if it is still made.
• Order of the Stick: Board game

Electron Flow

Also known as the first of the insane lists...

• fast 3d card - OpenGL speed essential
• A useful, linux-capable, PDA.
• Portable mp3 player.
• Video capture card

RPG

Rolemaster / Shadow World / Harp Books

From Iron Crown.

• The Codex PDF for harp

Mage: The Awakening Books

These are also available in PDF form from Drive Thru RPG—Which can be substantially cheaper.

• Tome of Mysteries
• Legacies: The sublime
• Guardians of the Veil
• Boston Unvield (Maybe). Not a high priority.

Other

Dragon Warriors Book #6, complete the set ;-)

Other things

• Despair Inc
  • The better posters or other products... the postage sucks though (see thinkgeek for some products though)
• A big telescope - I'm taling large mirror here ;-)
• Candela Rechargeable Lamps (thinkgeek again)
• Guardian LED Lights

Fail Safes

Well simple may be a better title...

• Alcohol, good spirits of some variety.
• Chocolate - preferably dark, that way it is healthy too...
• Cash - always reliable (although rarely exciting)

Stupid

You never know, a multi-billionare could wish to give me something... And if you are going to get stupid, you may as well do it properly.

• New laptop - Linux compatible of course...
• Car, must handle well and go quick
• House/Unit - keep in mind rental