Points of Interest
- Damn.
The official TMNT website updated today, and they mention a bit on VH1 referencing the comeback of 80′s entertainment, with a blurb about the upcoming movie when you scroll down.
They were also on tour in Israel, but the news that lead to my opening statement is this:
Auctions for the TMNT Muta Force toys from 1996, my second most-wanted toys from the original line after the Cyber Samurai Turtles.
Mini-TMNT in Turtle mechs. Seriously, how can one resist? I sure can’t. Except that I can’t afford them.
- For TransFormers Tuesday over at the website for the upcoming DVD release of the original movie, they now have some wallpapers you can download.
Gotta go with Soundwave. Love Blaster, but I think Soundwave’s just looks overall better. Say, isn’t that art from Dreamwave?
- GameSpot has added three movies showing off gameplay in Tokobot Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri. Screens, too.
- Ultimate Spider-man has reached the milestone mark of 100 issues, and to celebrate, IGN reports on two trailers from Marvel to celebrate the event.
It’s some wild stuff from one of my favorite comic books ever. Go check it out.
…oh yeah, and it’s a little spoilerish. And not for the weak of heart, or maybe stomach.
- Oh boy oh boy oh boy, Next-Gen has gone and done it now!
Behold, Gaming’s Top 50 Journalists.
Some of the names may surprise and/or disgust you. Which is the entire reason I’m linking to it here. Likewise, there are some I feel were unjustly omitted(NO, not me! I only just started this thing two months ago!). Perhaps next year.
- Who says Europe gets nothing first?
Ok, lots of people.
Well, anyway, Nintendo of Europe beats US to the punch with the next part of the Iwata interviews, covering what’s sure to be the #1 game every Wii owner must have, Wii Sports.
- Modojo has an interesting piece up called The Portable Gamers’ Manifesto, which basically talks about getting older, and playing games less in the evening hours, and the shift to portable gaming at opportune moments throughout the day.
To which I can fully relate to, much to my wife’s chagrin. She gets bored, I don’t. Oh well.
- Go Nintendo draws my attention to some new screens of Wii Play.
Air hockey + Duck Hunt + Wii remote = BIG WIN!
- The Toronto Star draws some comparisons of the upcoming console war to the Game Gear vs. Game Boy, and how Nintendo may rule if Sony doesn’t learn quickly.
Warning: Language… can they print that in the newspaper?
- Slashdot links to an article which explores the next-generation console exclusive games.
- Joystiq repeats an EGM bit comparing the GameCube and PS2 launches, and giving outlooks for the successors.
- Kotaku acknowledges what is perhaps one of the most important days in gaming history.
Kind of odd in a way that my cousin who helped introduce me to this died not even a week prior this year…
- Newgrounds doesn’t care about the black people.
Make your own call. Personally, this reminds me of that ep of South Park where the kids debate the town flag.
- Godzilla says, “Screw Tokyo, I’m takin’ my biz-ness to the Mushroom Kingdom.”
- Action-Figure.com reviews TransFormers Classics Rodimus(aka Hot Rod), and gives him four stars.
- Newsarama has an interview with Jerry Robinson, co-creator of The Joker and the man behind Robin’s name.
It’s an interesting piece that looks a bit at the relation between comic book characters such as Superman, Batman, Captain America and their Jewish creators, among other things.
LBD “Nytetrayn”
October 19th, 2006 at 12:01 pm
5. As long as no one from GamePro is on the list, I’ll be happy. Like “Undercover Lover.”
7. So true! I wonder how any working adult can play games at all anymore. As much as I like Dead Rising, I can’t really play it except on weekends. I work an 8-5 job, with an hour commute each way, so I’m out of the house for about 11 hours a day, minimum. Then when I get home there’s the dog, dinner, and other little things. When all’s said and done, I find I typically have about two hours free at home each day. And to think, when I was in high school I’d walk home and play Final Fantasy 7 for maybe 3-4 hours a day. There really aren’t enough hours in the day…
I just wish we had better public transportation in this country. I can’t play games during my commute, which would make the trip a little more enjoyable… Handheld games keep getting better and better all the time. I’m so glad I have my DS!
October 19th, 2006 at 10:34 pm
(9) – Essentially just another nongamer Wii article with a message that has been iterated a thousand times over. But it’s a very nice article.
(11) – Shit article. Just some meaningless bullet points about each console.