Points of Interest – 2/3/07
- I’m pretty sure this is a joke. Regardless, it’s a funny one.
- In light of the… er, “tragic” happenings in Boston this past week, how about grabbing a little something to make sure you “never forget, 1/31/06?”
- A new TransFormers Classic has been reviewed, as Ben Yee takes a closer look at the Autobot spy Mirage.
- Sonic the Hedgehog has finally arrived on the Sony PlayStation 3. Does it surpass its 360 namesake on the Q end of of things?
- On the polar opposite end of the spectrum, they also look into how Contra III fares in this day and age.
In addition, it also highlights the control-scheme failings of the Virtual Console quite handily, as well. Could Super Mario World fall into the same trapping?
- For those into 3-D art, IGN has a peek at how Marvel may be using such imagery to help aid in their artwork, the example cited being the Avengers Tower, complete with Sentry’s Watchtower.
- Conan O’Brien, in boxers, with Serena Williams, playing Wii.
- “I am Cornholio! I need TP for my bookshelf!”
Eh, close enough.
- Slashdot reports on who the real winners of the Console War are: the PS2 and DS.
- I’m not sure I agree with Joystiq’s Dennis McCauley on this. Even if it may be better for the industry, how much, and for how long?
Then again, I’ve always despised catering to ignorance rather than educating it.
- Little Spartans, big adventures.
I’m sure this isn’t what most gamers have in mind when they think of a portable Halo, but it ain’t bad, neither.
- Yesterday, in 1994, an echidna was born.
And fans have bickered ever since.
- …The Legend of Pauline?
Also known as “Zelda Kong,” a neat mash-up art piece, drawn before your eyes.
- In an industry that provides us with such bizarre oddities as Mario, Katamari, Sonic, and Loco Roco, is it any wonder that perhaps some developers can’t handle all its pressures?
–LBD “Nytetrayn”