InFormers: Robots in the News

1. Thanks to Remy, it looks like Universe Swerve, possibly one of the most expensive TransFormers ever, now has his own photo gallery.

   I still love this guy’s design, if not so much the general model of car, and it would really suck if he never saw a more… common release.

Video Power

1. In celebration of the announcement of the Joust movie, I present another of my favorite jousts, of the BMX variety.

   Plus, who can forget this classic Atari ad for the game, and along with all of that, The Story of Joust, as told by creator John Newcomer.

   Incidently, with all due respect, I still think Balloon Fight is the better game, but I think that Joust would make the better movie, natch.

2. GameTrailers follows up on yesterday’s final installment of The Metroid Retrospective with part VII of The Final Fantasy Retrospective, ushering in the PS2 age of prettier graphics, questionable voice acting, and even more questionable protagonists.
3. ScrewAttack is back, too, with their top ten ninjas.

   Some nice choices make the list, including Jago, Sub-Zero, and Strider. Speaking of whom, I really need to play Strider 2 one of these days… it looks kind of fun, even though I don’t care for the original so much.

   The top three are good picks as well. And if you can’t tell who #1 is just from the name of the list… then you need to play more.

4. Next Generation has a new feature up that takes a look at the competitive and community-based natures of speedrunning.
5. If for some reason the GameTrailers Metroid Retrospective wasn’t all-encompassing and entertaining enough for you… well, I don’t know what to say.

   Maybe you’ll find more to appreciate in Game Daily’s effort, though seeing as how they misspell Boba Fett’s name right in the first sentence, I can’t say it gets off to a strong start.

6. Yesterday, Game Daily suggested, among others, that Jessica Alba would be a good casting choice for Samus, should a movie ever actually be made.

   Me, I had no arguments with this.

   Further support of the notion? She uses the Wii as her primary method of working out.

   How’s that for an endorsement?

7. A good Gundam game?! That seems to be the case, according to 1up’s review of Dynasty Warriors Gundam for the PS3.

Other

1. Best wedding toast ever.

   That’s the sort of thing I’d want to give.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

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