Tiny Cartridge - Nintendo DS, DSi, & 3DS News, Media, Videos, Imports, Homebrew, & Retro Junk

Double Dragon games coming to VC on 3DS and Wii →

Looks like Aksys is going to start supporting the 3DS Virtual Console, which is good news. The specifics of that early support — by which I mean Game Boy Double Dragon — may not be as encouraging, but it’s support nonetheless. That’ll happen in North America on October 20.

More directly exciting is the announcement that Double Dragon 2 will be released on the Wii Virtual Console at some point. Can you believe someone is still out there working on a Wii VC release? HEROIC.

Buy: Nintendo 3DS console (Flame Red, Black, & Blue)

Find: Nintendo DS/3DS release dates, discounts, & more

See also: More eShop news

[Full disclosure! Aksys is a recent Tiny Cartridge sponsor]

tags / aksys / jc / gaming / eshop / double dragon / virtual console

/ permalink / / 4 months ago / Comments (View)

Gaijin Games’ brainstorming session for Runner 2, its new Bit.Trip Runner follow-up! … for XBLA and PSN.

I hope you’ve got an Xbox 360 or PS3 because Bit Trip Presents: Runner 2, Future Legend of Rhythm Alien expands on the original awesome game with HD graphics, 10+ new abilities for Commander Video (and other playable characters), unlockable outfits, difficulty modes and checkpoints, and more. Hopefully Anamanaguchi will make a return on the soundtrack, too?

You can follow Runner 2’s development and see its concept art (very different style from the Bit.Trip series!) here.

Buy: Bit.Trip Saga for Nintendo 3DS, Bit.Trip Complete for Wii (w/ free soundtrack sampler)

Find: Nintendo DS/3DS release dates, discounts, & more

See also: More of our Bit.Trip posts

tags / bit trip / bit.trip / bit.trip runner / runner 2 / aksys / gaijin games / xbox 360 / ps3 / xbla / psn / gaming / ec

/ permalink / / 4 months ago / Comments (View)

Saga Complete: Bit.Trip fanart collection!

Holy crap, Bit.Trip fans are crazy talented! When we launched ou fanart contest earlier this month, we never expected to receive as many entries as we did — all of them capturing our amusement and the spirit of Commander Video simultaneously (like the awesome one by 2D animator Jack Sabbath above).

We really wish we could have given prizes to all of you to thank you for putting so much effort into your tributes, but since our wallets are filled with more moths than legal tender, we’re only able to select three.

We do want to share all of the pieces we received, though, because, seriously, you guys blew our minds with some of these. See them all after the break!:

/ permalink / / 4 months ago / Comments (View)

[Sponsored] Bit.Trip’s CommanderVideo vaults over a terrifying Jabol Smabbler, by Cory Godbey.

This is one of the two grand prize-winning entries from our Bit.Trip fanart contest. We’ll share the other entry by Paul T., a special runner-up piece by Alex D., and all the other rad-as-hell submissions later on in the week.

Thanks to everyone who entered! Even if you didn’t win, Bit.Trip Saga (3DS) and Bit.Trip Complete (Wii) are both now out, so you can buy them and get a free soundtrack CD with every copy of Complete. Finding them in stores is difficult right now, which is all the more reason to get yourself a rare copy!

Buy: Bit.Trip Saga for Nintendo 3DS, Bit.Trip Complete for Wii (w/ free soundtrack sampler)

See also: More of our Bit.Trip posts

tags / bit trip / bits of bit trip / gaming / gaijin games / aksys / fanart / commandervideo / ec

/ permalink / / 4 months ago / Comments (View)

[Sponsored] Tiny Q&A: Gaijin’s Alex Neuse on completing Bit.Trip’s saga

Bit.Trip Complete and Bit.Trip Saga, the Wii and 3DS compilations of Gaijin Games’ rhythm/action WiiWare series, both release this week! (Our fanart contest ends tonight, too, so get your submissions in!)

We talked with Gaijin CEO and creative director Alex Neuse about the two anthologies and covered a bunch of topics that CommanderVideo fans will eat up: Bit.Trip’s past and future, details on Saga’s new control schemes, thoughts on the 3DS Expansion Slide Pad, and advice on which version you should buy — all after the break:

/ permalink / / 5 months ago / Comments (View)

[Sponsored] Bit.Trip Complete’s ‘Evil, Evil Challenges’ trailer. Hey, that’s Gaijin Games’ Alex Neuse, and he’s previewing one of this compilation’s challenges for the first time, here on Tiny Cartridge. Eat it, buddy!

Gaijin has packed so much new and exclusive stuff into Complete — as if the six addictive rhythm-action titles weren’t enough — including 120 “galactically difficult” Challenges you won’t find anywhere else.

The studio hasn’t talked much about those Challenges yet, though, so we had Neuse demonstrate one, and give us a peek at a Challenge from each of the included games:

BEAT - Gremlin - One beat. 50+ bounces.
CORE - Insector Gadget - These beats move like insects. Watch them as they enter the playfield to ensure accurate timing.
VOID - Mirror Mirror - As if keeping black and white beats straight wasn’t difficult enough, try to do it while they move with a mind of their own. Or do they…
RUNNER - Tramampoline - There is very little floor in this level. Bounce on the Lesser Timbletots to make it to the end.
FATE - Lava Burton - Can you beat the heat in this avoidance challenge?
FLUX - Guardian Angle - A nefarious barrage of beats that come at your paddle in unexpected and strange angles.

Excellent! Also excellent: our Bit.Trip fanart contest — we’re giving away copies of Bit.Trip Saga and Complete. It ends September 14, so send in your entries soon!

Preorder: Bit.Trip Saga (w/ free soundtrack sampler), Bit.Trip Complete (w/ free soundtrack sampler)

See also: More of our Bit.Trip posts

tags / 3ds / aksys / bit trip / bit trip complete / bit trip saga / bit.trip / bits of bit trip / ec / gaijin games / gaming / nintendo 3ds / sponsor

/ permalink / / 5 months ago / Comments (View)

Bit.Trip Saga / Complete fanart contest!

Are you convinced that you need to own a copy of Bit.Trip Complete (Wii) after seeing yesterday’s poignant trailer? Or maybe the promise of portability in the 3DS release has you committed to Bit.Trip Saga? Both versions have their advantages — if only there was a way to acquire both without spending too much cash.

Well, as usual, we have the answer to all your problems*. We have partnered with our sponsor Aksys to hold a fanart competition, and will be giving two winners copies of both Bit.Trip Saga and Complete. Details after the break!

/ permalink / / 5 months ago / Comments (View)

[Sponsored] Affecting trailer for Bit.Trip Complete — the first video released for the Wii collection actually, and it’s making its debut here on our humble site!

Even though CommanderVideo’s journey ended months ago with the release of Bit.Trip Flux, it’s still difficult to believe it’s all over. Complete extends his quest a bit longer with 120 new challenges, new difficulty modes, music remixes/demos, and more. And it just got a super positive review from Nintendo Power, too.

Both Bit.Trip Complete and Bit.Trip Saga (for 3DS) contain all six games from the Bit.Trip WiiWare series, and are scheduled to release on September 13.

Preorder: Bit.Trip Saga (w/ free soundtrack sampler),Bit.Trip Complete (w/ free soundtrack sampler)

See also: More of our Bit.Trip posts

tags / bit.trip / bit trip saga / bit trip complete / bits of bit trip / aksys / gaijin games / gaming / nintendo 3ds / 3ds / wii / ec / sponsor

/ permalink / / 5 months ago / Comments (View)

Art and screens from Good People Die, the new 3DS/PS Vita visual novel from the Chunsoft group that brought you 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors.

Holy crap, it’s in 3D! And the plot, which centers around nine people who are trapped in a warehouse and are somehow connected to each other, is awfully similar to 999’s. Chunsoft says development on this “game of betrayal” is currently 50 percent complete.

As for whether or not Aksys will bring this Stateside, the official word is that it has “no plans at this time regarding localization,” but a few jokes in the game’s NeoGAF thread from producer Frank deWindt II hint that the company is interested in publishing Good People Die (an awesome title that I fear will be toned down for the U.S.).

Buy: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

See also: More 999 posts

[Via Famitsu, Andriasang, Aksys]

tags / good people die / gaming / chunsoft / 999 / aksys / imports / nintendo 3ds / 3ds / ps vita / ec

/ permalink / / 5 months ago / Comments (View)

999 staff working on new 3DS, Vita game

The Chunsoft team that brought you DS visual novel 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, which was a bit of a cult hit last year, is working on a new adventure title for 3DS and PS Vita, according to a report from Famitsu.

Titled Gyokugen Dasshutsu Adv: Zennin Shiboudes, or Extreme Escape Adventure: Good People Die (similar to 999’s Japanese title), the project and its scenario is once again helmed by Kotaro Uchikoshi, while Kinu Nishimura will return to handle the character designs.

Several notable voice actors will lend their talents to this fully voiced project, too, including Akio Otsuka, Yukari Tamura, Chiaki Omigawa, and Rie Kugimiya.

I have a feeling 999 sales far exceeded Aksys’ expectations, what with the multiple print runs needed to keep up with demand, so don’t be surprised if the publisher announces this for the States somewhere down the line!

Buy: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

See also: More 999 posts

[Via LiK, Siliconera, Andriasang]

tags / 999 / aksys / chunsoft / gaming / gyokugen dasshutsu adv / imports / eds / nintendo 3ds / ps vita

/ permalink / / 5 months ago / Comments (View)

[Sponsored] Bit.Trip Saga teaser: All six games in 3D.

We’re less than a month away from the launch of Bit.Trip Saga — the handheld anthology collecting Bit.Trip Beat, Core, Void, Runner, Fate, and Flux, all presented with 3D stages designed to “defy spatial perception”.

Releasing on the same day, September 13, is Bit.Trip Complete (complementary teaser trailer here), a Wii Disc collection of the six WiiWare titles, adding 120 new challenges, fan remixes and original songs, 25+ movies telling CommanderVideo’s story, new difficulty modes, online leaderboards, and more.

We plan to examine many of the bits that make up Bit.Trip Saga/Complete in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for exclusive media, a contest, etc. from Aksys/Gaijin Games!

Preorder: Bit.Trip Saga (w/ free soundtrack sampler), Bit.Trip Complete (w/ free soundtrack sampler)

See also: More of our Bit.Trip posts

tags / 3ds / aksys / bit trip complete / bit trip saga / bit.trip / ec / gaijin games / gaming / gaming / nintendo 3ds / sponsor / bit trip / bits of bit trip

/ permalink / / 6 months ago / Comments (View)

Bit.Trip Saga played on a Nintendo 3Ds at E3. Here, you can see Bit.Trip Core and Bit.Trip Void demonstrated on the handheld. They look exactly like their WiiWare counterparts, except on a smaller screen, but I suppose that’s exactly what people are hoping for.

Last week, Gaijin Games announced that it’s also releasing a Wii disc collection called Bit.Trip Complete. That version will include all six Bit.Trip titles, plus 120 new challenges and a soundtrack sampler. I wonder if we’ll see any of that extra content on the 3DS edition?

Preorder: Bit.Trip Saga

Find: Nintendo DS/3DS release dates, discounts, & more

See also: More Bit.Trip posts

[Via Nintendo World Report]

tags / bit trip saga / bit.trip / bit.trip beat / bit.trip void / nintendo 3ds / 3ds / gaming / e3 / e3 2011 / ec / aksys / gaijin games

/ permalink / / 8 months ago / Comments (View)

Tiny Cartridge Home / Archives / RSS Feed / Lizard / Contact

Congratulations! You have reached
the bottom of the page. The darkness
is finally over…

But there are still more pages to
explore. Please continue reading continue reading.
A new day is about to begin!

The End?