August 2009
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“Loraine’s Soft Landing” by...
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A light, simple article about Metroidvanias →
While the Shadow Complex hype is still good and hype-y, I wrote up a breezy little list feature about some other Metroidvania games. It’s not the most complete or insightful thing, but it is the only Joystiq post in recent memory whose first comment was about Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City. So that’s something.
One of these days, I’ll have to play Shadow Complex. I...
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Homebrew Hangman game gone wrong →
Protip: If you’re developing a hangman homebrew DS game, make sure that you do not depict what looks like a black man with a noose around his neck hanging from a tree. The only way this screenshot could look worse is if the programmer added a crowd of bedsheet ghosts by the tree and a burning plus sign in the horizon.
I don’t believe Tassu, who entered Hangman into Neoflash’s...
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Crime Scene Strap now available in America →
Did you fall in love with the Crime Scene Chalk Line Screen Cleaner Strap, which puts a “Horrible Crime Scene on Your Cell phone”? Great news! Strapya’s US site just put it up for sale for $6.42 — a price that is more reasonable than anything else related to this thing.
If, however, your tastes tend toward Pokemon-branded safety items, you can get both the...
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Love Plus teaser site →
Konami launched its Japanese teaser site for upcoming DS dating sim Love Plus, and while there’s little available to keep your attention right now, you have the option to listen to voice mail messages from three possible love interests.
As I understand it, players can contact their virtual girlfriends via phone or email, one of many features designed to immerse loveless gamers seeking...
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Maniac Mansion: Famicom Edition →
Maniac Mansion had a surprisingly okay NES port by Realtime Associates. The HG101 blog (which I didn’t know about!) points out that before this NES version came out, Jaleco did its own port for the Famicom. It didn’t turn out quite as well.
The characters are all mostly identical, cutesy sprites. The soundtrack is gone, as is any scrolling that you’re used to in the NES...
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Peggle: Dual Shot for $9.98 →
I’ve heard many compare Peggle to crack, but $10 worth of rock wouldn’t last you nearly as long as this Amazon deal.
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Super Fire Pro Wrestling III: NCSX's Sale of the... →
This week’s random retro sale offer from NCSX is Human’s Super Fire Pro Wrestling III: Final Bout. I have no real interest in wrestling games (that don’t feature The Amazon), but I’m curious about this Super Famicom title for one reason: it’s the first game Goichi Suda worked on.
Don’t expect a bunch of crazy typography and fourth-wall breaking — Suda...
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Preorder Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days for $28.99 from... →
Gamers have grumbled about Square Enix’s premium pricing on its DS releases for years now (not counting its Taito line), so I’m surprised the company struck a deal with Amazon to sell Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days at a price slightly cheaper than most new DS titles.
I suspect Amazon was the aggressor in this deal, as the online shop has made a habit of undercutting the competition by...
