Points of Interest – 1/4/07
- 1up looks back at the year that was, and names off their best culture features, as well as their best retro features, featuring no less than four, count ‘em, four features by the lovely Nadia Oxford.
- The Allspark kicks off the New Year with a bang, linking an interview with George Dunsay, “one of the old guard at Hasbro R&D when Transformers was first brought over from Japan.”
Even better are the looks at movie toys of Ratchet and Starscream, who as I suspected seem to look better than the early art would suggest.
So Ratchet’s a Hummer, now? That’s one change I can welcome.
For those of us who may not be able to spend the big money on TransFormers movie toys, at least the secondary option of Legends of Cybertron versions will be an option, as Barricade demonstrates.
All this, plus the Japanese movie trailer.
- It’s getting so that buying used just isn’t worth the grief you get from the merchants at your local game store. Such is the case with a recent experience Press The Buttons recounts.
- Racketboy isn’t a huge fan of the first Sonic title, or at least the physics. But along comes a hack which implements all kinds of crazy stuff from later titles.
- Man, it feels like it’s been over a decade since we’ve seen a new Genesis title…
…oh, right.
Well, anyway, Beggar Prince has come to fill that hole in our lives, and Racketboy breaks it down for those of us who haven’t managed to grab a copy yet.
- What the–? Super Mario Bros. is a good game? Alert the media!
Oh, right. They already are.
- Over at DeviantArt, I’ve just been informed from the top that Udon (the aforementioned creator of the Street Fighter comics, among many other things) has their very own account, showcasing a variety of their in-house works. Go check it out!
- Looks like Galaga and Pro Wrestling will make their way to the Wii Virtual Console at some point in time.
w00t, Starman.
…I’d rather have Saturday Night Slam Masters from Capcom, personally.
- My wife has made similar observations about the Wii’s forecast channel.
- Hmm, phone prank-styled jokes in the upcoming Phoenix Wright game.
…might it not be a coincidence that the clown’s name is Moe?
…and I wonder if Seymour is of any relation to Larry?
- Speaking of the Ace Attorney, looks like our friends at GameStop are doing another preorder bonus for the new game, this time a stylus and cleaning cloth.
I still want a “TAKE THAT!” stylus. But I bet Canada gets screwed again. “Neighbor to the North?” Yeah, if you mean a neighbor whose tools you don’t return…
- Contra.
No code needed.
Plus, Mega Man 1-5.
- Seriously, if people keep making stuff like this, that works with their Wii remotes, you have to wonder what the true developer potential is.
- Kotaku has a link to a look back at Sonic’s 2-D days, a time which many sites seem to pine for.
- Holy crap on a crutch…
When Play magazine’s Dave Halverson said that what the Sonic franchise needed was to “slow down,” I seriously hope that this isn’t what he meant.
Second thoughts here again…
- Sadly, I don’t have time to watch it through at the moment, but College Saga, a parody of Final Fantasy, appears to be worth a look.
…and with that, we’re calling it a night.
–LBD “Nytetrayn”