Points of Interest – 9/25/07
InFormers: Robots in the News
- Some new galleries have hit, as The Allspark shows off some figures new and old, including Movie Rescue Ratchet, G1-deco Movie Starscream, Movie Thundercracker, ’08 Bumblebee, Robot Replicas Frenzy, Titanium Ultra Magnus, Botcon 2000 Apelinq, and Botcon 2002 Glyph.
- More galleries are at Tformers.com, ironically showing off the Allspark Power series, including Cliffjumper, Camshaft, and my favorite, S7 vehicle Landmine.
- Ben Yee has rounded up another group of Cybertronians for reviews and pictures. Check out Robot Heroes Bumblebee and Soundwave, Optimus Prime and Unicron, Movie Arcee, and one of my favorites, Cybertron Defense Hot Shot, whose mold was the base for Botcon’s Classics Springer.
…wait, $5.99? Geeze, I paid over twice that at retail…
Assorted Mushrooms
- “Ok,” I thought. “So I didn’t get to see The Simpsons Movie in theaters, much to my regret. But it doesn’t matter that much, right? It’s not like anything that happens in The Simpsons has any real lasting impact, right?”
Ok, so maybe I was wrong, as the show’s new intro would seem to attest. No telling if it’ll last or not, but MAN, does that rub some salt in the wound.
- If you own a small car and are having troubles with traffic lights, here’s what to do.
Video Power
- Retrojunk has an interesting look back to 1990, when people actually cared about large video game tournaments and Nintendo hosted their own World Championships, featuring what would become one of the most sought-after and valuable video games ever known.
I’ve always wondered how I would have done…
- ScrewAttack.com looks at another SEGA arcade classic, this time in the form of Outrun.
Coming soon: Outrun 3: Finish the Drive
- As one might expect, Mega Man head honcho Keiji Inafune was at TGS, and was answering questions from the fans. RPM has the scoop on some selected Q’s.
Some interesting reveals, that almost sound too good, if you catch my drift.
The article in full can be seen at GameSpot. And at Go Nintendo, it seems that RMC is taking it pretty hard.
Also of note is that MegaMan (well, Rockman) from Star Force/Ryuusei was in attendence, too.
- Of course, he wasn’t the only big name at the show, of course. Bet you can’t guess what he played.
- For more TGS photos, look no further.
- This week, Racketboy dons his Tim Allen outfit as he shows off how to maximize your game room, with storage shelving and cabinets.
I eagerly await the day I’m able to implement something like this into my own home. Hell, I’m eager for the day I have a home to implement it into.
- Wow, an anime-themed Grand Theft Auto?
It’s just a mod, but a neat one. Still, I think it could use just a bit more wacky.
- RMC at Go Nintendo calls out the Big N regarding what’s going on with Japanese titles in other territories. Specifically, ours. Japan and Europe both have Sin and Punishment and Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan’s version), so why aren’t we allowed to drop the money for it?
- Wii = 1.5 GameCubes. Oh, how I tire of that. Who the hell cares?
Well, evidently they exist. Luckily, some of them seem able to write something interesting about the whole thing.
- o/~ We need a mon-tage… a TGS company montage…!
- GameSpot has some new images for Super Mario Galaxy, including Boo Mario, Bee Mario, Mario in flight, and Rosetta. And Australia wound up with even more, including Magikoopa, Bowser, Peach, Toad, Jr., a bunch of stars, and Mario performing a spin move.
In addition, there’s new images for Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn as well, with box art, the new hot chick, and the others whose names I probably won’t learn until they’re in English.
- This is a neat special-edition DS Lite featuring a Kirby decoration. What I like most is that Kirby looks like his original portrayal, at least in the US, from Kirby’s Dream Land for the Game Boy.
–LBD “Nytetrayn”