February 2009
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“With Contact 2, I want to add a ‘resort’ feel, but that’s just...”
– — Contact director and Audio Inc. founder Akira Ueda, in a recent (Japanese) blog post. JC says he’s fairly confident that’s not a terrible translation!
See also: Goichi Suda on rumors of a Contact sequel, Where’s the Contact sequel?
[Via the fantastic Lovedelic Life]
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Tiny Preview: TrackMania DS
TrackMania DS is unlike any of the other admittedly few racing games I’ve played — many of the courses are over in 30 seconds, there’s no harassing other cars and sending them crashing into walls, and Lakitu doesn’t ferry you back onto the road when you fall off.
And, as with the revered TrackMania PC series, the different course types (Stadium, Desert, Rally) are littered...
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Moon Books is back!
…but not really better than ever. It had been a while since I’d been to the homebrew site, which features all sorts of media (books, videos, and even comics) for download and perusal on your DS. Moon Books went down quite a while ago, thanks to problems, but the last time I checked, the downloads were free.
Now, however, you either have to pay a fee for “gold” or write...
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New Space Invaders Extreme, Bubble Bobble from... →
Famitsu has posted screens of two awesome upcoming Taito games: Space Invaders Extreme 2, which adds a bingo system and SUPER FEVER TIME; and Bubble Bobble Wii, which has 400 old and new levels, in addition to downloadable “expert” levels.
Invaders comes out March 26 in Japan, and Bubble Bobble was supposed to come out this month, but there’s not enough month left for that.
I...
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Tiny Review: Art Style: PiCOPiCT
Can you believe how many downloadable Art Style games Nintendo and Skip have released lately? Seven in just the past four months! And they haven’t been crap, either!
Art Style: PiCoPICT, released through the DSi Shop last night in Japan, is a fun mix of Picross and Quarth.
Three details that are fab:
Coins. As you clear block forms, you’ll earn coins that will go towards...
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How to mod your Super Nintendo to play Super... →
In three easy steps!
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“It’s clear that Ancel and his designers decided to present a female...”
– From The Brainy Gamer’s series on Beyond Good & Evil, a look at the fusion between the expected and unexpected, the sexiness and normality in the beloved heroine Jade.
Why, yes, it’s a long quote! But it’s worth reading (as is the rest).
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Playstation 2 for Video Jockey →
I’ve no idea how this software works, but this is a pretty cool video and the song is tight, even if it is Oasis.
From the info page:
“PS24VJ is a VJ software running on the Sony Playstation 2 video game system which features most classic VJ softwares options. Leave your laptop home and just take your PS2 with you when going to perform a gig! Invite a VJ to join you on for a jam:...
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Korg DS-10 finally available at GameStop -- for... →
GameStop wasn’t among the retailers to carry Korg DS-10 at launch — presumably because they didn’t think there was a market for a $40 synthesizer program on the DS.
Their website is now accepting preorders for the program, which has been out since November elsewhere. That’s pretty weird.
Their change of heart may be due to sales, or it may be due to the fact that the...
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“Berceuse” by Balún.
When I hear a...
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WatchEight minutes of Eventful Journey: Pole’s Big Adventure. The WiiWare game already imitates Japanese TV with the comedian’s narration and constant on-screen captioning, but this video takes it a step further by including a little window featuring Takao Miyoshi’s face as he reacts to the game.
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New DSiWare, Art Style games →
Nintendo of Japan announced several new games and applications coming to its digital download service for the Nintendo DSi this Wednesday (January 28th), including several “excerpts” from existing puzzle titles and two new Art Style releases.
Art Style: PiCOPiCT (500 Nintendo Points) combines Picross with falling blocks and Nintendo franchises. It also features chiptune tracks from...
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Watch[Update: video pulled from YouTube, reembedded from DailyMotion.]
Girls Gone Wild’s Joe Francis “reviews” Tenchu: Shadow Assassins. What the fuck? Seriously, what the fuck is this garbage?
I’d like to leave my reaction to this video at just that, but I guess I might as well offer some information. This is the first video uploaded to the YouTube “GGWGamer”...
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Cobra Commander's Tumblr →
The Commander’s thoughts on Cobra Triangle:
“I bought this on eBay and was disappointed to find out this would not help me run Cobra. Watch out if I ever have to chase you in a boat, though.
My NES got the blinky light thing the first few times I tried playing it, but I had one of the guards blow on it for me, and it’s working nicely now.”
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Yuusha30 started as a free doujin game →
The countdown site for Marvelous’s Yuusha30 (English name Hero for 30Sec) has been replaced by an official site with some kind of Flash stuff going on. I can’t tell if it’s interactive or not, but it sure looks like it should be. It isn’t for me!
NeoGAF’s duckroll found some fairly revelatory info about the game: Yuusha30 is developed by doujin developer UUE, based...
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WatchTrailer for upcoming film Goemon.
While this doesn’t look like a direct adaptation of Konami’s Goemon games, the movie is based Ishikawa Goemon, the same 16th century ninja/bandit/folk hero that Legend of the Mystical Ninja took its inspiration from. So, feel free to use this as an excuse to download the wonderful SNES game from Wii’s Virtual Console!
As you can probably tell...
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“With the lines drawn and the battle about to begin, still more participants are...”
– Excerpt from “Next Generation Gaming” written by Steve Harris and originally published in issue 2 of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Imagine how much more crowded the market would have been had any of these three systems come out!
I remember being really interested in Konix’s...
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Monster Hunter G/Classic Controller bundle... →
Play-Asia is now accepting preorders for the Wii Monster Hunter G Starter Pack, in case you wanted to blow, like, 75 bucks on a Wii version of a game you can already get cheaply on the PSP, and a blue version of a controller you can get anywhere.
I really like the controller — that’s why I’m pointing this ridiculous offer out. There’s probably someone out there who likes...
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Two reasons to buy Galactrix for DS
If you’re at all interested in Puzzle Quest: Galactrix — the sci-fi follow-up to 2007’s puzzle/RPG hybrid Puzzle Quest — you’ve likely played either the Flash demo or downloadable PC demo that dozens of other blogs have already posted about. It’s pretty fun, right?
Now, the DS version of the game is far from the “definitive release,” as the...
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Capdase DSi cases with grips →
This line of Capdase DSi cases — available in white, blue, red, pink, and black — features silicone grips designed to protect the hinge and prevent the system from sliding when placed on a flat surface.
Japanese online shop Rakuten is selling them for ¥1,680 ($19) before shipping, but you can probably get them for $18.50 with shipping from eBay. Here are more shots of the case from...
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WatchFinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time ad. Square Enix has released a ton of commercials and trailers for this cooperative DS/Wii game in the last couple of days, but only this one highlights the importance of a friend’s comforting presence, even during solo play.
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Seta :( →
It wasn’t until I read this Gamasutra article from Eric that I even realized Seta was still around as of the last few years. Sadly, it’s an article about Seta being shut down.
It turns out that they had been doing mahjong stuff, with occasional forays into actual video games, like the Xbox 360 Sylpheed. That explains why they never really got any attention. I always liked them...
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WatchBoing! Docomodake DS trailer. The trailer for Ignition’s US release of AQ Interactive’s platformer about the NTT DoCoMo mascot, appears to synopsize the entire game in 3D animation.
The freakiness of releasing a game based on a mascot for a company that doesn’t operate here was pretty appealing to me as a novelty, but now I’m hell of charmed by the cute mushroom family. I...