The following post originally appeared on attractmo.de, on December 5, 2013.
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It’s Isabelle! And she’s asking where in the hell has the mayor of New Inaba been for the past several months (that’s the name of my town in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, btw; Persona 4 represent, yo). Though in the friendliest manner possible, as always.
It’s also been a while since I last showcased the wonderful world of video games, as seen through the eyes of those who use Instagram. A couple of weeks before PAX Prime 2013 to be exact, which is where the cosplayer above hails from.
I was actually too busy with Fangamer X Attract Mode related business to take many pictures (once more, prints from that show is finally available online). But I at least had enough time to play Super Mario for the Atari 2600…
Like usual, I avoided all the big publishers and instead sought out indie offerings. That’s how I ran into Jazz Punk again! Which I first encountered in May, at the very first Bit Bazaar, during Comics Vs. Games 2; it should finally be available to everyone soon, via Adult Swim…
And alongside Galak-Z and Synchroma as my picks for games of the show, for obvious reasons, was Crypt of the NecroDancer. It’s also where I finally met Attract Mode member Ted Martens!
Again, really didn’t take in PAX proper, but I was at least around long enough to get a couple of new residents for New Inaba…
Which, in turn, have led me to doing a little redecorating in my own home…
A lot has happened since Seattle. Like the passing of Hiroshi Yamauchi, who not only made Nintendo what it is today, but also singled handedly brought video games back from the brink of oblivion. Many showed their respect in various forms, like Giant Robot…
And Stu Brett, aka the Super Famicom Guy…
TGS 2013 has also come and gone. Could be there myself, but Mike was able to capture some of its cosplayers in action…
Speaking of, here’s Jenni showing the world how Yukiko is done, and done right…
Meanwhile, here’s Dom doing what he does best as well, and that’s making games in which you try to protect window washers from birds by flying around in a jet pack…
And here’s a behind scenes look at an earlier game, which I believe was featured in an earlier Instagram round up…
Turns outs, the MoMA isn’t the only museum that appreciates the finest music game ever made, aka Vib Ribbon, as Mathew’s recent visit to the Ontario Science Centre proves…
Via miki800; hey kids, wanna go inside Mario’s belly?
Yeah, the Famicom kinda does look like Mario! Okay, not really…
Man, I really do miss ultra spastic school girl with a Dreamcast for a head mascot…
I seriously have no idea what the hell is going on here…
Congrats David Murray on his certificate of chiptune!
As some of you may know already, our good friend Brandon Boyer was recently diagnosed with cancer. And here’s a work in progress shot of Kimika comic to show her love and support…
I wonder what Taku Yamamoto used for the dragon wings in his Monster Hunter cake…
Speaking of game cakes, my buddy Rich’s son recently celebrated a birthday. Guess he likes Big Buck Hunter…
Ryu also likes ramen, as Patrick Miller points out…
Pat states: ”Billy and Jimmy have seen better days.”
”This is the shadiest sign ever.” Again, the truth…
Sorry Tracey, but those look like old Disney movies on VHS to me…
Now, this is a sign, one that adorns the Annie Koyama (and whomever else’s) residence…
I love how Annie continues to play Words With Friends, even though it never seems to accept anything she chooses…
Yet another thing that happened was the opening of Kojima Productions LA; members of the press were given ceremony sake masu. Which McWhertor is using to feed his pet bunny…
I’ve said this a thousand times already, but whatever; I love Kyle’s cat to death. Here we have Kyle wanting to give GTA V a spin, which had just come out, but Chums not giving a fug…
For reals; why isn’t this cat a superstar? Kotaku, you paying attention to this beautiful beast?
Speaking of cats (and Homer Simpson), check out Lacey’s latest creations…
I only recently stumbled upon the work of Jack Teagle recently, but am already a huge fan…
Lamar, I honestly couldn’t put it any better…
”Whenever I see kids with phones I secretly wish they were playing with handheld video game systems instead.”
Whereas Toby Jones sez that he started drawing Sonic erotica at the request of a friend, but ”I didn’t like where it was going.”
Andrew states that this is Keita Takahashi’s license plate…
As seen by Dave Roman while on road. Real words to live by kind of stuff…
It’s Jayson Ramos and his clearly surprised younger brother, enjoying a game of Virtua Fighter 2 from back in the day…
And Heather enjoying Street Fighter, back when she was going through ”my red hair phase as a kid.”
This image of Chinatown Fair in NYC from the Instagram account dedicated towards the upcoming documentary on the subject, gives me hope that the focus will not purely be on the latter days (cuz the early years are literally a hundred times more exciting)…
Though on somewhat related note, courtesy of Asif comes the unfortunate death of Japan Arcade, that place that Adam and I had such fun times at when I was in LA, as seen in the last Instagram dump…
But where there’s death one place, life springs eternal elsewhere. Some might recall the forthcoming Two-Bits Retro Arcade in NYC in an even earlier round up, and as Droz points out, it’s now open for business…
Unfortunately, we all know the harsh reality of gaming today, and that’s how arcades have so much to compete with. Not only are consoles even harder to compete these days, but plenty of other experiences can be found outside the living room as well. Like this life-sized version of Mouse Trap that Matt Hurst encountered at World Maker Faire…
Am delighted to know that Zack’s penchant for bizarre golf games continue on…
And I believe this is a shot from Harvester, easily one of the craziest crappy video game that no one has heard off…
And while not as bad, there’s this semi-obscure combination of JRPG and Mario Party that the guys were obsessed with over the summer that isn’t exactly good either; here’s Pete putting out the call, once again…
So… how about an intermission? The last time I did this, there was like 70+ images, which might have been a bit much for most, so a hair under 50 might be a good cap. But there’s plenty more, coming in just a bit!
