“Sonic 5” from Dotstream. With Art Style: Light Trax releasing on WiiWare today, I thought it proper to dig out a track from the unofficial bit Generations soundtrack I downloaded years ago and share a song with you.
Dotstream, for those of you hearing that name for the first time, is Light Trax’s GBA predecessor, and it was a beautiful game with minimalist graphics, simple but addictive racing mechanics, and a bangin’ soundtrack.
I like what I’ve seen/heard from Light Trax so far, which doesn’t surprise me; it’s rare that Skip Ltd. lets me down. Check out the Lumina 3 track from the 600 point game:
This remake looks great, but I still wish it was a portable release instead of a home console game. Maybe there’s still hope for a 3DS follow-up? Can you picture it? Lines in three dimensions. Cross your fingers.
Here’s a random photo of Dotsream’s manual. I’m posting it for no other reason than it looks neat:
Bit Generations-style boxes for WiiWare’s Art Style games (click for a larger version), including the recently revealed Light Trax and Rotozoa, by Stephen Gibson.
Gibson used the Dotstream title instead of Light Trax because he wanted to use the Japanese logos and titles for the covers. Nintendo hasn’t announced Light Trax for Japan yet, but it will likely use the Dotstream name for the title considering the marvelous GBA game it’s based on.
Gamespot has a video interview with Nintendo’s localization team that shows some footage of Art Style: Light Trax and some of its modes. It looks great on a big screen, but I’m disappointed this isn’t a handheld title — the original Dotstream is a perfect portable experience (especially if you have headphones on you).
With a new Super Mario Galaxy 2 trailer, glossy Metroid: Other M screens, and an array of release dates all revealed at Nintendo’s Media Summit this morning, there were a few second / third-tier news items that you might have overlooked today. Since we relish in covering second / third-tier games, we’ve gathered several quick stories and trailers that caught our fancy.
1. Attract Mode will begin selling its limited edition Cave Story shirts alongside the game’s WiiWare release on March 22nd. Designed by James “HARVEYJAMES” Harvey and Mitch “spacesick” Ansara, these tees were approved by Cave Story creator Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya himself.
