Video Games

ScrewAttack Video Game Vault – Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
Nov 19, 2008 | Commentary, Tubin', Video Games
ScrewAttack's latest entry into their Video Game Vault is a nice, overlooked little piece of Nintendo history: Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters, the sequel to the NES pseudo-classic. One thing I found interesting about this title, besides how much it's overlooked...

Oldschool Turtle Tribe
Nov 18, 2008 | Commentary, Video Games
A few days ago, I posted a news item about some Black Friday sales with a small tease to see if anyone could identify the picture I had used, posted here again for your convenience. The origin, as I knew it, was in the Christmas Sears "Wish Book" catalogs. At least, I...

Dunaway Dishes on America’s Club Nintendo
Nov 15, 2008 | Video Games
One of the most promising pieces of news to come out of Nintendo's Fall Summit at the beginning of October, in my humble opinion, was that North America was finally going to get Club Nintendo, which has been the name of a program which has persisted in Europe and...

Sonic Goes to… Missouri?
Nov 11, 2008 | Tubin', Video Games
GameTrailers has a new walkthrough of a level of Sonic Unleashed called Missouri. It's based on Africa. No, I don't really get it, either. But watching the video does give me some hope that the game will be alright. I'm not looking for it to topple Super Mario Galaxy...

Victory is Mine!
Nov 9, 2008 | Video Games
Recently, I expressed my disappointment that Rare would exclude so much of its fanbase and target audience in the upcoming Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts by making the text nigh-unreadable on a standard-definition television. Worse still was when they were aware of the...

Sonic Unleashed – Preview Videos
Nov 3, 2008 | Tubin', Video Games
So far, I've been mostly on the fence about Sonic Unleashed. I see good, I see bad, I hear good, I hear bad. On top of that, two different versions with two teams working on them-- how is one to choose whether to get it or not, or which one to buy? Thank goodness for...

Miyamoto Talks, Talks, and Talks Some More
Oct 30, 2008 | Video Games
Nothing like a good Miyamoto interview, and MTV Multiplayer's by Stephen Totilo looks like it may be one of the better ones. It comes in three seperate parts, so there's quite a bit to go over; in fact, I haven't even had a chance to read it fully yet. But here's a...

Hitoshi Ariga Teases “Rockman Maniax”
Oct 28, 2008 | Comic Books/Cartoons, Video Games
Cross-posted from The Mega Man Network: Many fans have been excited to see manga writer/artist Hitoshi Ariga (of Big O manga and Rockman Megamix fame) return to the Rockman franchise once again with his cover and interior manga preview for the Rockman 9 Arrange Album....

You Always Remember Your First…
Oct 23, 2008 | Video Games
They say you never forget your first. Of course, this usually applies to... other things: Kisses, girlfriends, cars, sometimes even video games and comic books and the like. But there is another first which is often overlooked: The first enemy you encounter in a video...

Why Reggie Likes Nintendo
Oct 23, 2008 | Video Games
One reason I like Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America President, is because he seems to really, truly enjoy the products Nintendo makes and what they're all about. This is particularly evident as he gives his speech before an audience at the Entertainment Software...

What a Horrible Night to Have the Flu…
Oct 19, 2008 | Tubin', Video Games
Actually, I've had the flu for several days now. It hasn't been fun. My posting at MMN has suffered for it, my posting here has suffered for it, and most of all, I've suffered for it, because I've had to work through it for most of the week. But at least the weekend...

Nintendo Shakes Things Up With Wario Land’s Developers
Oct 15, 2008 | Video Games
Matt over on Press the Buttons found something neat today that's been lingering for a couple of weeks. Over on Nintendo of Europe's website, they have a three-part interview with the staff of Good-Feel Co., Ltd, the developers of Wario Land: Shake It! Or as it's...

Ancient Apparel
Sep 13, 2008 | Video Games
In my continued hunt for the Super Mario Bros. 3 t-shirt, I decided to check eBay again, to no avail. But holy hell, look at what I did find: I'm pretty sure I remember this from when I was growing up; that art came from an issue, the first issue in fact, of Nintendo...

Save Us
Sep 6, 2008 | Video Games
Been spreading this around. One of my biggest beefs with games over the years, particularly as saving has become more commonplace, is the way some developers implement it. Particularly when it is done poorly. Over at Gamasutra, David Sirlin put together nice feature...

MMN Reset: Mega Man 8
Sep 4, 2008 | Tubin', Video Games
The latest MMN Reset is up! This time, covering Mega Man 8. You can click here for a little more information. Basically, we've been teaming up with Capcom to count "up" to Mega Man 9's release, releasing one of these videos each week. Regretably, there still seems to...

Shifting Demographics
Aug 2, 2008 | Commentary, Video Games, Wrestling
Just came across this story about the WWE, and it made me laugh a little. For those who don't want to click and read, the title says it all: "WWE's Shift Towards Families... and Away From Us." See, years ago, I noted some parallels between video games and wrestling....

Nintendo’s Catch-22
Jul 19, 2008 | Video Games
A lot of people are upset at Nintendo, because they promised they would be announcing titles for "core" gamers at E3. But, there's one small flaw in that. They never made such a promise. --LBD "Nytetrayn"

MegaMan Star Force on DVD
Jul 7, 2008 | Video Games
From The Mega Man Network's frontpage (which has been up and down like crazy since we broke the NP Mega Man 9 confirmation, sorry folks): Mega Man Star Force, the animated series that is, was pretty much relegated to online showings. For those who may want to watch it...

The Top 6 Most American Video Game Characters
Jul 4, 2008 | Video Games
Ah, the Fourth of July, Independence Day. A day for fireworks, apple pie, and barbecues... to celebrate being an American, while at the same time trying to keep the effect of gas and oil prices on the local economy well out of your mind. Oops. So much for that. In any...

Mega Man 9
Jun 26, 2008 | Video Games
Mega Man 9 is real. It is coming to WiiWare, and I would not be surprised to see it on the other two as well. Check out the story we broke on the internet at The Mega Man Network, from which all the rest followed. ;P Including my own summary of key points of interest...
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