Month: December 2009
Blast from the Past: N+
While in Wal-Mart the other day, I found N+ for $10. Remembering it was in IGN’s Top 25, I picked it up with excitement, removed Spirit Tracks from its well-deserved place in my card slot, and popped in this simplistic platformer. Â Let me say, if any of you have not picked up this game, DO IT. In N+, the N stands for Ninja, and all you do is run and jump (see gameplay footage). There are HU...
The NES that never was…A look at the “Home Computer” Nintendo ALMOST released in North America
In the summer of 1983, the original Famicom was unleashed on the Japanese market – a small, affordable home computer system with just three launch titles: Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong 2, and Popeye – each nearly dead ringers for their arcade counterparts. The console was an instant hit, and it wasn’t long before Nintendo started to look to the west, eventually releasing the legenda...
Reminiscing peripherals: The Game Boy Player
Did you own a Game Boy Player? I don’t, but I wish I did. So much that I’m thinking of picking one up, especially if the much-desired Virtual Handheld service never comes to fruition. As a non-owner, answer me this, kind reader. 1) What’s the best way to play the Game Boy Player on an HD TV? Do you use the default game borders or scale the 3×2 Game Boy Advance perspective fl...
What if Garry’s Mod and Mother 3 had a Baby? It would be something like this, oh wait, this is real and playable!
Recently during my gaming exploits I heard some talk about a Mother 3 game for Garry’s Mod. For those of you who don’t know Garry’s mod is a game on steam that runs off the source engine where people can create their own applications or games using the source engine in conjunction with their own code built in Lua. Yet, what is truly amazing about this Mother 3 game mod, called Ch...
Battle Kid comes to NES in 2010!Dust off ‘ol grey, the NES gets a new game cartridge next month!
With the exception of the occasional odd project, not a lot of games come out for the original Nintendo Entertainment System anymore – but you can always count on RetroZone to provide the goods. Best known for RetroPorts connectors, RetroZone also sells a modest library of both original and reproduction NES cartridges ”“ and a new game joins their library next month. “Battle Kid̶...
Youtube Tuesday – Mario Teaches Typing??
Rumors, and Leaks are always subject to question when they first hit the net. Yet, for some reason, judging from recent Nintendo releases… I can see them trying to release Mario Teaches Typing again. What do you guys think, real or fake?
Talking point: Are “game over” screens bad design?
If you find usability boring, skip to next post Failure in video games, such as temporary death or restarts, is a good thing. Always has been. It keeps the player going, gives him another chance, and encourages him to finish the game. But the more I think about it, the more the designer in me dislikes “game over” screens, especially premature ones. The reason: they’re a lie.
New Game Get downloads Castlevania ReBirth and Pilotwings
There are no physical releases for the Wii and DS this week. The big releases this week are Castlevania: The Adventure: ReBirth and the SNES version of Pilotwings. Anyone get a Nintendo Points Card for Christmas? Click on in for the full list, including many more WiiWare and DSiWare games, plus Rock Band and Guitar Hero DLC.
Wii Weather – Japan has weird clouds
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jHE2kPb5Wc[/youtube] Infendo reader and commenter srkelley noticed something interesting on his Wii Weather Channel. Compared to the rest of the world, Japan has different weather icons. [Check out the cute snowman icon at around one minute in.] Does anyone know why?
What Bosses could be in Mega Man 10? Here’s a fan rendition with actual stage music. psst. Capcom. Hire this guy
With the recent news about Mega Man 10 coming to WiiWare in 2010 a lot of people are speculating about Sheep Man and what the two player game play will be like. I, however, am more curious about what new robot masters they are going to come up and if there is going to be more robot women to fight. So I decided to look into all the past robot masters that Mega Man has originally fought, ranging fro...
GameGo’s Holiday training Video This video might have something to do with Mega64 and GameStop
Don’t you just love fictitious game sellers.