So, sometimes I actually do get around to registering my games with their respective companies. In this case, I was trying to get 3 months free of Nintendo Power by registering 3+ products on My Nintendo. (Hey, I used to subscribe to it almost 15 years ago, and I'm curious to see if it'd be worth it now.) I stumbled upon an interesting promotion...A free feather pen shaped stylus, just for registering & giving my opinions on Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.

I got the notification that the stylus shipped earlier this week, and I came home to a small package in my mailbox.

Yup, it's here! And it's a lot nicer than I expected - one of the other news reports said "It's just a piece of plastic shaped like a feather".. and sure, it is.. but it's surprisingly cool-looking. :)

Also in the realm of cool stuff: After Sashanan's visit in September 2005, when he, my husband and I found ourselves repeatedly singing "The Beer Song" from The Bard's Tale (PS2/Xbox/PC) in unison, we were trying to locate the soundtrack.

On a whim, I typed it into Google a couple of days ago, and discovered that inXile has released the soundtrack for free download. So not only did I get my beloved Beer Song (Bard's Tale Version), I got seven different versions of "The Chosen One".. aka, "It's Bad Luck to Be You.."

So, if you're a fan of the game, its humor and music, here is a perfectly legal download link. And may it fill you up with cheer as well!

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	Suskie - December 01, 2007 (01:35 PM) What IS your opinion on Phantom Hourglass, anyway? Am I the only person on this site that actually liked it?
	siara79 - December 01, 2007 (04:03 PM) I like it, but I do admit it has some major issues. My biggest problem was being TOTALLY reliant on the stylus - I mean, it was cool at first but I had issues with that after a while. As a rule though, I am enjoying the game. Not quite finished with it yet but I just topped off the Ghost Ship earlier today (Phoenix Wright and Luminous Arc tore me away from it.)
	Suskie - December 01, 2007 (07:59 PM) Well, I'm glad you're at least enjoying it. We stand few and proud, you and I. I thought The Bard's Tale was funny until I realized that the game was really just making fun of itself for being generic. Great music, though. Thanks for the link.
	sashanan - December 05, 2007 (01:51 AM) In my opinion, the Bard's Tale made fun of the RPG genre in general. Although it's becoming more common for eastern RPGs to be self-referential that way, it's not often that I see a west-developed game do so. It made me laugh quite often enough, and still had single player gameplay to match Dark Alliance/Norrath, that I enjoyed it a great deal.
	siara79 - December 05, 2007 (06:37 AM) I think I realized one major thing that irritates me. I know it's part of the gimmick, but why oh why do you have to go through EVERY. LEVEL. of the Ocean Palace each time? I'd like to see a warp point, say, every five floors, at least.. I know it's part of the "challenge" but it just annoys me. As a whole though, I like the game a lot more than I expected to, and I'm glad I picked it up. It *is* a lot of fun. Bard's Tale had my sort of humor, and I'm glad you're enjoying the music!