Month: August 2010
From the desk of Rosscott
Let’s see here”¦ Bad pun? Check. Web design reference? Check. Old school video game reference? Check. That seems to be the ultimate formula. See more at [notquitewrong.com]
So when’s the Metroid Movie? Other M Trailer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ruVuOI5Igo[/youtube] …
Nintendo releases Metroid retrospective narrated by Samus
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlrt9faIh1w[/youtube] As the August 31 release of Metroid Other M nears. No Prime though?
Pointless button actions that fail to enhance my enjoyment
In researching the best Zelda clone games for a story I’m working on, I recently played Darksiders for PS3, Xbox 360, and (coming soon) to PC. It’s an okay game with awesome production values, and it’s very reminiscent of Zelda. That said, it’s one of many modern games that feel the need to artificially inflate the number of buttons used, as if they add any real value to th...
Scott Pilgrim Tanking at the Box Offices
The first “true” video game movie isn’t doing to well at the box offices, according to sales data. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World only managed to pull in a measly 10 million over opening weekend; which isn’t exactly cutting it for the movie with a 60 million budget. Strangely enough, if you guys didn’t already know this, this is one of the few movies that Miyamoto has gi...
NES controls that stand the test of time
In December, Game Informer named The Legend of Zelda “the greatest game of all time” on their Top 200 list. I disagree, if only for one reason: its controls’namely the inability to move diagonally, which fail to stand the test of time (having seen the light of modern controls). Make no mistake, playing Zelda in 1986 was a revelation. But playing today feels clunky, unlike Mario. Link&#...
Move over Mario Paint… We got uDraw now!!
THQ has announced something pretty cool today, and I’m not talking about their promise not to release anymore mediocre titles. I’m talking about uDraw Studio. This game comes with a drawling tablet, and that’s almost if not as cool as the Mario Paint mouse back on the Super Nintendo. This $70 add-on accessory uses the WiiMote to power itself and is approximately 9 inches wide a...
Divergent Shift now availible on DSiWare
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKaXV1cViDI[/youtube] Cool independent game being published by Konami on the DSi. Check it out.
Metroid, Kirby, Donkey Kong headline year-end Nintendo games
Nintendo today revealed their “upcoming cool games” for the rest of the year. Such as… Wii Metroid: Other M (August 31) New Carnival Games (September 21) Samurai Warriors 3 (September 27) Wii Party (October 3) NBA Jam (October 5) Just Dance 2 (October 12) Kirby’s Epic Yarn (October 17) PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure (November 1) FlingSmash (November 7) Sonic Colors...
This Epic Mickey cut scene is epic long
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK8xJ9q5p5E[/youtube] Looks cool, though.
Oh, my! NES, Genesis, SNES together
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-N0Kefbxno[/youtube] Here’s an inside look at the Retron 3. Enjoy.
Record number of U.S. colleges and universities now teach video game design
300 American colleges, universities, art and trade schools will offer degrees in video game design, development, programming and art during the 2010-11 academic year, according to new research from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The degrees offered at 300 institutions represent an almost 20 percent increase over 2009-10. The growing number of educational programs comes as no surpris...