Points of Interest – 4/13/07
- Many a person grew up in the world of professional wrestling, and in that world, they grew up with Hulk Hogan.
Which is why this event was so damn defining for years to come.
- From
shinkuu: Haruhi on Broadway!
…just without the actual Broadway.
scans_daily takes a look back to the time when Charlie Brown was badass.
Ok, so “dick” may be a more apt term, but really, look at the crap he gets when he’s not. This is a lot more refreshing than old “good grief.”
- Newsarama talks with Drew Seldin from Wizard about unfair trade practices regarding the death of Captain America, and their store having plenty of product ready to sell at multiples of the cover price, whereas most retailers had no idea what would come when ordering.
- ScrewAttack.com’s Video Game Vault looks back at Spy Hunter.
- Some love it, some hate it.
Where does GameTrailers fall? Find out in their video review of TMNT: The Video Game for the big consoles.
Incidently, if you’re into old-school brawlers and River City Ransom/Double Dragon-esque gameplay, it’s hard to go wrong with the GBA version.
- David Jaffe speaks his mind, and Sony shows support for it.
I applaud them for this show of support, rather than a show of snipers situated on rooftops across the street.
- Remember those goofy Wii remote attachments? The tennis racket, the golf club, and such?
N-Philes has found the next batch, now made to resemble a shield and some short swords.
They’re cool, but I’m not sure if they’re $30 cool.
- New Itagaki interview, about Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword.
- “Objection?”
- onNintendo found this peciliar mix of Pokemon anime and 300 sound.
“Tonight, we dine in Meridian City!”
- My condolences to Go Nintendo, who suffered a devastating loss of content this past week.
- Don’t know how they did it, but these Twilight Princess images are pretty neat.
- EGM chats with Koji Igarashi about Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, now that it’s been out for awhile.
- How well do you know Mario?
Neat little quiz, rather easy, though the setup is lacking with the redundant confirmation of answers. Some additional trivia as you go might’ve been a nice touch.
And I got 10/10, a “Mario Maestro.” Go me.
- Lost In Blue 2 is getting reviews, but I couldn’t find the first one (wanted to give it to the wife at Christmas), so I’m a little indifferent at the moment.
- Major Nelson talks Wii, among Halo 3, Guitar Hero, and other things.
- …what madness is this?
Stuff like this is why so many user-created levels in stuff like Mega Man Powered Up suck, by the way.
- Top 5 Budget DS Titles.
While I’m dying for Sonic Rush, I’m betting it’s not “budget” here in Canadia yet.
- Slashdot has a bit about the making of Maniac Mansion, a game I’ve got sitting here and still need to play.
- It’s getting so that you just can’t take a big announcement seriously anymore.
- Stuff like this just makes you wonder, you know?
- Gotta love Nintendo, making with the birthday presents and all.
Hey, Nintendo, I’m turning 28 in less than a month, can I get a copy of Super Paper Mario? I’ll say nice things, I promise!
…I’m such a shill. But at least I’m an honest shill.
- Everyone makes mistakes, even Nintendo. Case in point.
- A new webcomic… about game testers?
Hmm, if that’s what game testers look like, I should try out…
Oh, wait. By that logic, I’m not qualified. Rats.
- Johnny Cage rocks.
Because Johnny Cage is not afraid to diiiiie!!! o/~
Bonus points if you know what that’s from.
- Everyone’s talking about this new game review blog, Action Button.net.
So clearly, I need to figure out their PR secrets.
But more to the point, opinions are rather… mixed. Mostly between “full of crap” and “huh?”, but at least they’re talking about it and checking it out.
Me? They gave Balloon Fight 3 out of 4 stars, so they’re alright in my book.
- Nintendo is teh kiddy.”
- Uwe Boll defends Postal.
Yeah, good luck with that.
Also, note how well-read the good “doctor” is at the bottom.
–LBD “Nytetrayn”