Points of Interest – 1/29/08
InFormers: Robots in the News
- Reviews: New Movie toy reviews from BWTF today, including Rescue Ratchet
, Jungle Bonecrusher, and Thundercracker.
Assorted Mushrooms
- Video: Behold, the Top 10 Movie Monsters! You want to see this, if only to answer the question… is the Cloverfield monster on the list?
- Video: Turns out that, in nature, many of the animals are very, very rude in their dialect, and certainly not safe for work.
- Video: Google Maps: Too close for comfort.
- Video: Kenner, circa 1980: “Hey Ernie, we’re thinking of adding a figure of Yoda into our Empire Strikes Back toy line, but we’re just not sure if the kids will want him.”
“Well, Bert, why don’t you just give him a snake
? That’ll make him sell!” - Video: Before she gave any thought to jagged little pills, Alanis Morissette was telling people You Can’t Do That On Television!
- Video: A 170 cm car. A 171 cm parking space. Can Japan’s champion car parker make it through?
- Blogging: The 5th turtle looks at some other kinds of famous turtles from around the world.
- Blogging: MAD stats.
- Blogging: Would you vote for him?
- Article: Toy News International takes us on a tour of Korean toys from the 70′s and 80′s.
- Reviews: IGN looks at the sixth Naruto box set and more in this week’s Anime Review Roundup.
Video Power
- Video: Loading.Ready.Run. gives their take on the whole Mass Effect/Fox controversy.
- Video: Despite the strike, a new The Simpsons aired last night, focusing on the 90′s in a fashion that only a retcon could allow. And part of it included an appearance by one famous Blue Blur.
- Blogging: Press The Buttons delves into a mystery I’d long forgotten: That of the picture in the instruction manual for The Legend of Zelda wherein Link is offered by the old man a choice of a wooden sword or boomerang.
- Article: This week, Racketboy’s Retro Gaming looks into overlooked music mixes, of the MIDI variety.
- Videos: More Virtual Console videos on GameTrailers for Tennis, Space Harrier II, and Super Castlevania IV.
- Video: ScrewAttack.com reminisces about Arkanoid, and a controller I had no clue even existed.
- Article: IGN takes an idea I had it and executes it before I have the chance in their History of Ninja Gaiden, which I will not read, as I still plan to do mine anyway. But feel free.
- Article: Metal Gear is the home to a number of kooky commandos and other wacked-out warriors. Game Daily picks out the seven strangest.
- Article: Games Radar has had it up to here with saving damsels constantly in distress. Here are seven they’re willing to let rot.
Interesting enough, despite being on the title graphic, Peach didn’t make the list.
- Interview: Parts five and six of the Iwata Asks Super Smash Bros. Brawl series are up, talking about added features and new music.
- Article: GamerHelp examines the Top 10 most inept video game villains, including a few favorites.
- Video: Anyone else remember the Nintendo Ultra 64 prototype controllers?
- Pic: These are some nice crocheted mushrooms… check out the one on the left!
- Video: Something seems familiar about this… was it posted before? Well, just in case: Super Smash Bros. Brawl video set to 300 music.
- Newsbit: Did YOU know?
- Site: Christian Cage, video game journalist.
- Site: Enter Co-optimus, a website dedicated to cooperative gaming.
–LBD “Nytetrayn”