In this post:
1. Highlights from the past week, including Boom Boom Satellites, Thanksgiving, RoboCop, and the iPhone 3GS.
2. And the usual rundown of game related goodness!
God Bless Jon Lovitz
Well, I’m still here. Remember that “thing” I casually mentioned last time, which was supposed to go down after Thanksgiving? Well, only a select few know the details, and I’m happy to report to those folks that I haven’t been kidnapped or murdered or anything of the like. At least not yet; it’s still gonna happen, things have just been pushed back a couple of days, that’s all.
Needless to say, I simply cannot wait till I can finally give up the goods, especially given my penchant to blab about stuff. Unfortunately that might be a while, but hopefully it’ll be a tale worth telling, though even at this early stage, it’s already retardedly awesome. On the car ride back from his family’s place for Thanksgiving, I explained the story thus far to Dave Roman, who also questioned the wisdom of my actions and feared that it might lead to big trouble. Though after showing him the impetus for it all, he reluctantly understood why I have set myself upon such a potentially epic and life changing journey.
Yet despite the fact that the real wackiness has yet to ensue, the past couple of days have been strange enough as is. For reasons that I once again can’t get into, but I suppose it doesn’t hurt to mention how it’s family related, and even the most casual acquaintances of mine are well aware of how insane my folks are. Still, things have gone up a notch or two as of late, which again I’m dying to explain once the time is right. As previously stated several times before, it’s been strongly suggested by a few (Raina Lee once again sticks out as the head of that pack) that in addition to my on-going auto-bio comics “project”, which mostly focuses on the insanity and absurdity that encompasses my day to day ordeals, it might not be such a bad idea to focus on my storied family. I know everyone thinks that they’re crazy parents are interesting enough to validate the existence of a book, but I also know that many believe that their parents are crazy, and let’s just say that I sorta have the leg up on everyone else regarding that last part! Again, all that’s for another time and/or place, so moving on…
How was everyone’s Thanksgiving festivities/post-Thanksgiving holiday? Mine was super swell! But that’s always the case, mostly because I get to spend it with someone else’s family, which makes things about 200% less stressful/aggravating than if I had to deal with my own. Granted, I’ve been at the Romans long enough to be considered family, but at the end of the day, I’m still a guest and am treated as such. Meaning, if I say some crass or offensive “joke”, Dave’s mom will think I’m being charming, whereas if the same sentiment was uttered by her own son, she’s think he was being a smart-ass! Anyway, highlights from the past week or so…
- Before going into Turkey Day, I should perhaps mention last Tuesday’s Boom Boom Satellites show! Because Hilary couldn’t go due a last minute change in holiday plans, Joe Salina came long instead. Since he felt a tad bit of trepidation going in… along with not being at all familiar with the band’s music, Joe was wary of the shoulders he’s be brushing with at the show, that being those belonging to animu dorks, and they were certainly there in full force… I felt the need to get the guy drunk before show time, which resulted in a rather hilarious exchange between myself and the jerk-off bartender at the Irish pub in Chinatown, the one where all the cops go to get sh*t-faced after their shifts, or perhaps even during. I won’t bother with the details, other than Joe could not believe such an exchange could have possibly ensued with anyone else.
Anyway, the show itself was a real mixed bag; the first act was just another generic hipster band from Brooklyn called Me You Us Them. The lead guitarist had clearly just learned how to play his instrument and kept playing the same four chords over and over and over again as he wailed, which was flat out awful btw. The crowd reaction was completely unwarranted, yet hardly surprising; I guess if all you ever did was watch anime, play games, and listen to J-rock, all downloaded from the internet, you’d probably think the first person you ever saw play a real instrument live was a rock god. At least they weren’t anywhere close to being as offensive as the following opening act, this insanely crappy and extremely obnoxious Staten Island guido who goes by the name Kotchy. The dude was just yet another pathetic reminder of the sad state of DJs today; nothing says showmanship and talent than some jerk-off whose face is buried in his iBook while iTunes does all the work. Oh, don’t forget the abysmal attempt at rapping over sh*tty Garageband loops. Just thinking of him makes all over again. It was actually wretched enough to force Joe to bail before the main act, and to be honest, I can’t blame the guy; if I had no idea what I was waiting for, I would have boogied back home as well. Plus, dude has a real job and had to get up early the next morning.
Thankfully the wait for the Satellites was well worth it in the end, they were absolutely amazing. The duo played a nice mix of old and new tunes, kicking off with their new single with Tahj Mowry on-hand (sadly, Flo-Rida, whose also featured, was not on-hand), and then immediately went into stuff from Out Loud. It was right then and there that it finally dawned on me how awesome seemingly demure Japanese girls who can drum like motherf*ckers truly are. The set wasn’t as long as I had hoped, mostly due to the nonsense that one had to endure leading up to it, but for a free show, beggars can’t be choosers. Plus, I did get a Boom Boom Satellites free t-shirt! Too bad they were literally lobbed at unsuspecting audience members during the performance, like myself; each was rolled up tight like a ball and thrown as such, with mine hitting me right in the face, enough to cause my glasses to fly off. Thankfully I caught them and they were completely unharmed (I’ve had my pair for over 8 years nows and despite steady abuse, it’s still in fine shape and well worth the $500 I paid for them… you just can’t go wrong with anything that’s made in Japan). As for the shirt itself, it’s way too small for me, since you know how small Japanese shirt sizes can be.
- Like I said, Thanksgiving was pretty rad. Just kicked back and listened to Dave and his sister Michele go on and on about pop culture, mostly centering on movies and television shows that I don’t watch, let alone have heard of, since I don’t have cable and watch TV in general. The best line spoken at the dinner table was actually from Dave’s cousin Dan, when he asked everyone: “Hey, did anyone see Oprah interview that women who had her face and hands ripped off by the chimp?” Oh, and I also ate like a pig, of course.
- Hardly engaged in any Black Friday shopping, even online. I remember last year getting like 50 games via Amazon, but this year’s pickings were not that interesting, with the sole exception of Dead Space: Extraction for just $25. Though I did get an ass-load of DVDs; every season of Curb Your Enthusiasm was only $15, so I got what I was missing, along with The Best of Larry Sanders Show (at this point, I’ve given up hope of the entire series being ever being released) and The Critic (God bless Jon Lovitz). Plus Akira on Blu-ray, despite not having a HD set. But I know plenty of folks who do!
- Speaking of hi-def, Katie and I went out to Mitsuwa on Saturday for our regular monthly fill of Japanese cafeteria food and groceries. Swung by the Target that?s right next-door where I got 2008′s movie of the year, aka Speed Racer, on Blu-ray for just $8! Then later that evening we went out to Joe’s; previously he taken me out to Arby’s, and this time it was some local Korean restaurant. All I can say is f*ck K-town; sure the food is good, but it’s obnoxiously overpriced due to the fact that it’s primarily clientele are big money spending Korean businessmen and their obnoxious spawn who all go to NYU. But yeah, the bibimbap was damn good.
Afterwards we watched RoboCop in glorious HD and it was simply incredible. The movie has aged like fine wine; I just love how the fake, dystopian future news of 1987 now eerily resembles what we have today, at least over on channel 11 in NYC. And a robot that can’t walk down a flight of stairs? Still genius. It was actually Katie’s first time seeing the movie; the trip out to Queens was sold purely on the promise of being able to play with Joe’s new cat Soma, but in the end, she dug the movie as well. Though she still believes Verhoeven’s best work is Showgirls, which is a fair assessment. We then watched a few episodes of Trailer Park Boys, for Joe to check out. I’m still shocked that Comedy Central hasn’t picked that one up yet.
- Dear Microsoft: thanks for Windows 7, but no thanks. In the end, it just wasn’t meant to be. After a painfully lengthy and complicated installation process, I discovered the hard way that the 64-bit version is not very Mac compatible. And even the 32-bit version didn’t solve all the video, sound, and Bluetooth issues. In the end, went with XP which has given me zero issues thus far (I will admit that there were issues during my first attempts running it a whiles back, but I’m fairly certain that it was cuz I had a cracked copy, whereas this one is totally legit), and looking back, I have to wonder why I bothered with MS’s new OS in the first place. Other than the fancy new desktop wallpapers, how it was free of course. Though I haven’t played Left 4 Dead 2 just yet; I still need a headset that has a microphone.
- One other thing that I did pick up, and not because of the holiday shopping season, but just because was the iPhone 3GS. It all stemmed from my latest call to AT&T, to once again complain about the abysmal service and state that I’m not paying $30 for data that I can’t use. Long story short, enough was enough and it was time to put my money where my mouth was and cancel my contract. Granted, I’m still developing for the iPhone, but an iPod Touch can kinda/sorta cover that same base, plus I’m also getting into Android development, plus the new Droid handset on Verizon looks pretty damn hot, plus the big V has the best coverage, hands now. Cue AT&T’s grief counselor, whose job it is to talk them out of leaving. They always asked in quiet, hushed tones if they can do anything to make you happy, and unfortunately, my request when it came to skipping the data portion of my bill was not gonna work this time, mostly because it was pointed out that I had been given too many discounts thus far. Which apparently added up to over $700! But even though I can’t, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t give it a shot; it’s a real pain in the ass to call and deal with such idiots, but it’ll save you money in the long-run… clearly!
Anyhow, to calm me down, I was informed that I was illegible for an upgrade, which I thought was sometime next year, and at the point I was either going to wait for iPhone 4 or for it to pop up on Verizon’s network. Though the possibility regarding the latter is looking less than likely due to Apple’s recent ads in which they play up their allegiance to Big Blue, and certainly not helping is Big Red’s recent ads that make fun of the iPhone. Plus, the problems I was experiencing with my then current iPhone was driving me up the phone, which I knew would be alleviated with a faster processor. Hence the early Christmas gift for myself, and must admit, it is pretty nifty. The digital compass rocks, making navigation via Google Maps a million times better (provided I can get signal… my original problem still remains however: AT&T’s sh*t-tastic service) and the ability to shoot video at last is great, though that doesn’t mean my cable access show is getting off the ground anytime soon.
I’m still trying to convince Katie to get a Palm Pre, since I do believe that handset is damn sexy (I just wish I was involved in any sort of project that justified me playing around with one). Oh, and despite the fact that I just got a new phone, and how the 3GS fits quite nicely in my Apple-oriented work/play environment, I still want to get my hands on the Nokia N900 since Maemo looks neat as well. Is anyone still reading btw? Sorry, I realize that most folks couldn’t give a damn about cell phones like I do.
Mega Man The Game
Alright, time to get to business; lots been going on in the world of video games, almost too much, and I?m here once again to point out the best of the best! Because as we approach the end of 2009 (a year I’m certain most folks are eager to get the hell behind them), things are getting particularly crazy…
- For starters, the DSi LL recently came out, and I thought it would sorta just sit there, but one should never doubt the power of Nintendo. The thing flew off store shelves upon its debut, and most importantly, it clearly resonated with its intended demographic, that being old people.
We all know how large it is, but it wasn’t until I saw this pic that the message finally drove home…
- And the wedding between that guy and his girlfriend in a DS game actually went happened. Tiny Cartridge was the first to provide the initial videos and impressions of the blessed event . While watching the groom prance around like a total idiot, I was crossing my fingers that he would drop his lovely bride to add a grim yet equally hilarious finale to the festivities, as well as an excuse to replace his somewhat butt-ugly red DS phat (I basically got the DSi to replace the ugly thing, Katie’s to be precise, since I just couldn’t stand the sight of the thing), but alas there was no such hijinks.
Boing Boing had their usual Boing Boing spin on the proceedings, which basically broke everything down for those who aren’t exposed to such things enough to figure out how grossly hilarious and somewhat pathetic it all is. They also managed to get a few worlds from the brand new husband:
“Now that the ceremony is over, I feel like I’ve been able to achieve a major milestone in my life. Some people have expressed doubts about my actions, but at the end of the day, this is really just about us as husband and wife. As long as the two of us can go on to create a happy household, I’m sure any misgivings about us will be resolved… As for what’s next, we still haven’t gone to see my parents, so we will be going home together on New Years to officially announce our marriage.”
… Something tells me that they will be hardly shocked by such behavior from their son!
… Meanwhile, as one man gains a woman, albeit a virtual one, another guy has just lost his very real wife. I guess the real funny part is how it’s all because of the same girl, Nene. She most have something crazy potent between her polygonal legs!
- It’s funny how all this makes otaku that still obsess over the ladies of Idolmaster look practically well adjusted in comparison. Ok, not really.
- Still, I’d take the ladies of Love Plus, Idolmaster (with the exception of the trap of course, though i believe he’s only in the DS version), and Dream Club (naturally) over the way too creepy, even for me, girl in Real Kanojo. Which I’ve already covered over at Heavy (you folks have been keeping abreast of my daily posts over there, right?), but here comes a benchmark video plus a link to a demo! If only I was running the 64-bit version of Windows 7, I’d totally be all over this thing!
Though it could be worthwhile to run the game on less than optimal hardware, just to see what other wacky things might possibly happen in addition to stuff like this…
- Well, may as well stick around Sankaku Complex for a tad bit more, since we’re already here! Did you know the PSN hit Fat Princess has been banned in Japan? And the reason? For objectifying women? Ha! This is Japan silly. Nope, because… get this… the characters have only four fingers. The full explanation, which is too much to pass along here, can be found by clicking the link, and a pleasant reminder of how, no matter how liberal Japanese society might seem at times, it’s just equally and stupidly conservative at times as well.
- So who are the brave men that form the Xbox 360 and PS3 defense forces in Japan? And can you see the pattern?
- The Strike Witches DS game finally came out in Japan. Guess what the pre-order bonus was? A DS pouch that looks like girls’ underpants, naturally.
- We all know that Nintendo has been working like crazy to get those who distribute DS flash cards in jail, mostly in Japan. Well it would seem that the law is not on their side in Spain.
- Remember that moe molestation game for the iPhone that I’m particularly fond of? But it’s not just me! Hilary and Dave Mauro like it too! Not to share the blame and all, but… well, here’s something similar, featuring train groping and one of the girls from K-ON!
- And here’s something that’s been making headlines across the web, but I like the SC’s take on it due to their flagrant anti-Chinese bias, which as an Asian, I just find hilarious. Sorry! It’s their take on Super Mario Galaxy, the surprisingly competent looking Dinosaur Planet
- Speaking of China, I recently stumbled across the following, while trying to figure out an alternative outlet for the Rise figure that I had pre-order many months ago via National Console Support, but hadn’t heard a peep about, despite the fact that everyone else had begun selling theirs, and were even already sold out…
… The asking price is $300, and given its relative scarcity, that amount isn’t too nuts all things considered. I’m assuming it was picked up at Wonder Festival and only a small handful are in existence. I’m also fond of this Morrigan one…
… Sorry, but I seemed to have misplaced the auction, but I’m certain you’ll find it somewhere buried within the seller’s eBay store, where there’s countless other figures and statues, an insanely vast assortment, all around the same price. Some go up as high as $500! But anyone that’s remotely familiar with what’s out there today will be a bit surprised and confused with some of the offerings; quite a few are not ultra rare garage kits but somewhat more common mass-produced items that can be found elsewhere for hundreds of dollars less. All of which are pre-painted, hence why when their auction page mentions of a painting schedule and the such, it’s more than a little odd. That and the statement, “will make a new one after your order”; are they created from scratch as well? This is China we’re talking about.
This practically nude Lei Fan from Dead Or Alive with the exception of some sea shells is fairly nifty (and totally NSFW btw), but $300 nifty? Ummm…. And anyone who can help me identify where this girl is from (no worries, it’s totally SFW) would be totally appreciated; I remember her from somewhere, but can’t put my finger on it…
- BTW, regarding that Rise figure I pre-ordered with National Console Support: I don’t think I’ll be doing business with them anytime soon. Placed my ordered many months ago, and was charged for it back then as well, which I found rather odd since most folks only ask for payment once the item has finally arrived. Anyhow, it finally began popping up at other places recently, with most selling out almost instantly, but not a word from NCSX, not even a blog post stating that they were due any day now. Sent them an email, but that got no response, so I called yesterday and the woman who picked up the phone seemed super annoyed right up front. Which was certainly appreciated. It almost appeared that they forgot that they were supposed to carry it and was told that maybe the shipment is late and that I’d get an email next week. Yeah, right. I’d ask for my money back if not for the fact that, like I said, no one else has it anymore. Once more, I’m super glad I pre-ordered Mushihime-sama Futari through Play-Asia.
Oh, and it would seem that I’m not the only one whose had issues with NCSX recently. Just scroll to the bottom. Though dmauro on the next page mentions of some potential b.s. regarding Play Asia and Futari I’m afraid. You’d think a Japanese game that’s been made region free would be so straightforward and easy to deal with, but nope!
- Might try and see what doing business with Hobby Search is like very soon; they just started accepting pre-orders for the Shooting Game Historica EX Thunder Force V model. And I know I say this a lot these days, but God damn is that one sexy shump ship…
… Includes both the Gauntlet and Vambrace, with Brigandine accessories! If only I was so damn poor these days!
- Going back to Persona and Darkstalkers real quick, recently stumbled across this which features assorted animu, along with game related character swaps. Like this…
… Also love Princess Peach as Yoko Littner from Gurren Lagann…
… I also dig the simplicity of having Sakura and Karin switching threads…
- And this one is actually from my own forum, via the awesome random pics thread. It’s funny cuz it’s true!
- Back to Sankaku Complex, they recently revealed that, yes, the new girl protagonist in Persona 3 Portable will indeed be banging dudes as some had hoped or expected. Though no word of any yuri action, but this is a JRPG after-all. Though in case there isn’t, which guy would I go after then? As noted already in the forums, it’s a tough call since pickings are slim.
- Sticking with Persona still, word has it that Atlus has begun working on another high school RPG, but it’s NOT related to Shin Megami Tensei! Come on, just announce Persona 5 already, Jesus.
- May as well check out some of the other notable headlines that Siliconera has delivered as of late. First off, can’t do a news rundown without mentioning Bayonetta at least twice, right? Here we have all the little dance bits she does, but connected and next there’s a Bayonetta theme for the 360 that calls upon Virtua Fighter 1, which I’m going to be super pissed if it doesn’t make it out here in America!
- Siliconera was the very first place to break news of 360 and PS3 ports for No More Heroes, and has been the place for all related info ever since. Like I said over at Heavy at the time, this is great news for those who haven’t had the chance to experience one of the best games of this generation (featuring one of the best game soundtracks of all time), though it’s hard to say how well it’ll hold up to the original, since all the motion controls are being axed, and unlike New Super Mario Bros Wii, not once does all the Wiimote shaking get old a single bit.
Then again, as Patrick Klepek was keen to point out, it was supposed to be a 360 game all along. Plus at least the new edition is gonna show a lot more skin from the ladies!
- It’s also worth noting that the original Wii release in Japan was somewhat censored; all the blood that gushed from all the bad people’s heads when you cut them off was replaced by black pixels, which I hear from some was actually a lot cooler. Anyhow, the 360 version will bring back the red, whereas the PS3 version will neutered as expected, since Sony has had a weird stance on sex and violence all this generation for whatever reason. Though guess which one America is gonna get? Apparently…. none!
- We also have some details on the upcoming sequel Again, the original on the Wii must have done okay enough to warrant a follow-up. The best news is how the anime that Travis Touchdown loves so much in the first game will be featured far more prominently this time! I had no idea it was called Bizarre Jelly.
- Instead of asking your to add some piece of plastic to make your Wiimote look like a golf club or anything like that, Wiiwaa asks you to put the controller in the mouth of the puppet that’s included as a means to play. Interesting…
- Time for the bi-weekly mention of yet another industry figure bemoaning the sad state of video games in Japan, this time from the CEO of Square-Enix. Though when most think of possible reasons why things have become so stagnant, one can’t help but almost immediately think of Square Enix I’m afraid.
- There could be another Metroid Prime, but for the DS? Neat!
- The WiiWare version of Phoenix Wright will have you pointing like Phoenix does? Also very cool!
- Attention Earthbound/Mother fanatics: a Earthbound Zero (Mother 1) prototype cart is now available on eBay for the bargain basement price of $3,700.00! And counting.
- The Senko no Ronde sequel has been officially announced for the 360 for this upcoming spring. Fingers crossed that G. Rev will follow Cave’s steps and make it region free! It sucks that we’ve already lost out on Mamoru-kun; getting the chance to play it was one definite highlight of this past year’s Otakon.
- And speaking of Cave, Espgaluda II has just been formally announced for the 360. If this one isn’t region free as well, especially in light of the recent DLC debacle (which I’m still trying to figure out) and despite the fact that plenty of folks I personally know have purchased Futari (far more so than Death Smiles), it will pretty much confirm that they just love f*cking with their American audience, which is pretty mean to say the least.
- Even though I could give a rat’s ass about Sonic the Hedgehog these days, let alone LittleBigPlanet ever, these Sonic themed Sackboy skins are pretty darn cute.
- As for Sega, is After Burner Climax really headed towards consoles? As cheesy as it sounds, being able to take the cockpit for a spin was a definite highlight of my Japan trip. Plus, will Yakuza 3 actually end up on American shores in the end?
- Though these days I have virtually zero faith in the house that Sonic built. Remember me bitching about the less than stellar first showing of Daytona HD? Get this: it’s apparently the old game being emulated on PC hardware with a few extra graphic filters in place. Hence all the stupid slow down and the still existing pop-up. Seriously.
- Tekken 6′s soundtrack was recently released on iTunes. Naturally the best song from the entire game, the one with all the yodeling, is not included for some retarded reason. Great. At least the vastly superior, and still quite excellent to this very day, soundtrack to Tekken 2 is also available for purchase, though the real money is the Strike Fighting and Strike Arranges albums.
- Regarding Tekken still, check out this manga based on part 6 that’s available this very second online, and in English no less!
… Haven’t had a chance to fully dig in, but it appears to mostly center around Asuka Kazama. Even early on, it’s chock full of characters, though I’m not a fan with how some are utilized. Ling Xiaoyu as some ditzy news reporter is okay. But King and Armor King as Craig Marduk’s lackeys? No dice.
- Time to ask about another extremely obscure Sega Saturn shump: anyone out there familiar with Game Tengoku?
… I’ll let Segagaga Domain do all the talking here:
“Game Tengoku is Jaleco?s answer to Konami?s Parodius series. The game features many characters from various Jaleco games but that?s probably where the similarities end. You see, Game Tengoku is actually a shooter based on the life of an arcade or game center as they?re called in Japan. The first stage starts you off flying over a load of Japanese arcade cabinets which actually have games running on them such as Super EDF and Dead Dance (from the Super Famicom) as well as others. All enemies are also related to games. One of my favorite stages is t he 8 bit stage. On this stage it comes up saying that the 32bit CPU (being the Saturn) has been captured by an 8bit CPU changing all the graphics in to black & white space invader efforts.”
… Can’t seem to recall every coming in contact with the game in Chinatown during my Saturn importing days, so I don’t feel too wretched for missing out on this particular one.
- Here’s something to do next time you rent a game from Blockbuster or trade something into Gamestop…
- It’s just been revealed that Dan Hsu will be coming back to the newly reborn EGM, whenever that’ll be. So now might be the time to mention the the Assassin’s Creed/1UP controversy that played a significant part in his decision to leave Ziff Davis at the time. Too bad the original blog post is long gone, but at least The Escapist’s mention is still around.
Anyhow, it’s also a small example of the wonderful things Ubi Soft does to make game journalists’ jobs so wonderful! Full disclosure: I don’t have any ill feeling towards them, never did, but their idiotic behavior still hits pretty close to home nonetheless. Also, all things considered, the job of a video game reporter is still a cakewalk compared to most professions.
- Via Shoe’s current digs, live action Street Fighter Alpha 2?
- While on the subject of real life video game characters, and I know this is fairly old news, but did you hear about the Mario Bros beating up a cabbie in Staten Island?
- And I sincerely appreciate this attempt at a Halloween costume…
- I just discovered the existence of a band called Final Fantasy via this music video. Despite the lack of Sephiroth or Yuna, the song is fairly decent. At the very least they’re not nearly as wretched as the band that dares to call themselves Radiant Silvergun. Just do a Google search for their MySpace page to find out for yourself. Or not and just trust me on this one.
- And here’s Big Bear proving that every rap video needs to be made in Second Life.
- Time once again to see what wacky game related fan art I’ve stumbled across over at Pixiv. Here we have the lone offering from someone whose name, according to Google translate, is “Katsu Yuki Maggot Rope”. Alrighty. Anyway Curly Brace!
- Via GameOvr…
- And via the internut lol…
- The fine folks at Polytron earlier this evening released some demo tracks made for Fez for the world to enjoy, though I decided to spend the $10 for the limited edition CDR, since it also afforded me the chance to finally pick up that shirt I’ve had my eye on since forever. Yet come to think of it, I should have totally demanded both items as payment for allowing Phil to crash on my couch for Blip Fest!
- While on the subject of buying stuff, does everyone know that Attract Mode has been updated? Everyone’s been raving about Calvin and Hellen’s Bogus Journey, though that Miniboss t-shirt looks equally rad!
- Travis passed this one along: various “old” technology, including old Nintendo console controllers and a Game Boy as modern fossils…
… $65 for an N64 controller made out of pure concrete seems like a bargain to me!
- I’m guessing this is the American counterpart to that Idolmaster scene?
- Meanwhile, in Korea…
- For those who might possibly find this interesting: a ten minute video of some Japanese trying to set up his Wii on a webcam.
- The only reason why I want to play Ouchi de Mugen Puchi Puchi, which is simply a bubble wrap popping simulator for WiiWare, is for the Xevious themed level, and that’s pretty much it. BTW, there’s an iPhone version and it’s exciting for approximately 3 seconds! Thank God it was a free.
- Yes, I too was very much impressed by this BioShock cosplay…
- And I too was both impressed and creeped out by this girls’s Pikachu ski mask…
- Was going to post an image of Pikachu from the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, but figured this was a bit more instead…
- Once more, cold care less about Earthbound, but I know many out there love the game, hence why this should appeal to such folks…
… It’s pretty at least!
- And this reminds me, it’s finally time to pull out my little Christmas tree!
- Another oldie, at this point, but goodie: actually wanted to posted it over at Heavy at the time, which at least affords me the chance to somewhat timely, but it’s still a bit too saucy for that end, with all the nudity and strong sexual themes, even if it’s all pixelated. Anyhow, for the five of you who hasn’t seen it yet, Truckers Delight!
- As for that other place where I blog about games, may as well pass along a few other highlights before I wrap things up (there’s still plenty of other things to talk about, but I have to get up early in the morning, so I’ll continue tomorrow). Including…
… Mass: the video game.
… The definitive Modern Warfare 2 review.
… The Mortal Kombat game that could have been.
… The King of Pop lives on, in 8-bits.
… Yay, three more character I kinda don’t give a rat’s ass about return in Super Street Fighter 4.
… Super Mario does Queen.
… Easily the most hardcore system mod ever.
… So Winona Ryder, Depeche Mode, and World Of Warcraft, all part of the most frivolous video game lawsuit ever.
… The Legend of Halo.
… Another fine example of how progressive video games have become. Honestly!
… And the key to peace in the Middle East might be held within a Guitar Hero clone?
