The Gamer's Quarter

I just popped in to grab something I'd written but hadn't archived, and my account still works!

So, like, what happened to this place, man?

Sergei's in Japan right now, we speak via email occasi ...

A clip from Biffovision, a short pilot episode written by Mr Biffo and Mr Hairs.

The payoff only comes at the end. Stick with it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnwFsbaEX0Y

(Also, wow, I can' ...

That's funny, because there was recently a thread on IC in which (startlingly, for me) everyone and his mother went off about how he steals everything for his writing and gets other people to do work ...

Who is behind it?

Having seen Hayao Miyazaki's films (which I simply adore), I think he could do some really exciting things with the license.

Regarding The Escapist, I find that very harsh. I love The Escapist. They're a great publication, alongside TGQ. We should consider them allies in a guerilla war, not... what it is that was just said. ...

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOMt4ZIOmDU]EA admits they make crap games?

Dunno how true any of this is.

For real? No. But then again, i've never cried, for REALZ, because of a film, book, or piece of music. But I know people who cry while watching the news.

I wonder what the Lester Bangs of videogames would say of such a thing?

That looks awesome. I love WarioWare style games.

Actually, we should make a movie about it. We can film it in Black and White, talk about sex the whole time, submit it to indie film fests, then after we've made millions of dollars we can ruin its me ...

I love natto too! (hmmm, beans suspended in snot)
But then again, I also love FMV games... so go figure.

I love it.

But remember: a little dab will do you.

Toast, soft melted butter, and just a light smidgen of Marmite smeared across the hot melted butter.

Ok after a TON of searching and even calling in some Japanese strong arms for translating, I am pretty sure that I was misinformed about the developer not being Taito.
I did get to the point that I f ...

I'm hoping to hand this in on Friday, so if you could find out who it was by then, that would be amazingly fantastic.

For the record, it's not for TGQ, but I am quoting Matt Williamson, editor-in- ...

Yes! It was actually monsieur Shapes that told me of this interesting fact. Smile

I'm writing an article on it, which is why I asked. I would be eternally greatfull for further info!

I was told that Taito only published it in Japan, and that someone else actually developed it. Is this true? I've been doing an internet search, and could only find Taito listed as developer.

Thoug ...

Perhaps, John, but there, Marmite is plentiful! Which sort of cancels everything out in my mind.

This... is true! Well, not in France, but it's a staple in the UK. On hot toast, with melted butter; ...

It's standard policy in the UK. I've never bought a game in a UK shop that's been sealed. Only online have I found them sealed. We Brits lead such a hard life. Do you know that a pint of beer costs $5 ...

I love how you still use this nickname despite there being absolutely no sign of it catching on even after three years.

I just invented a nickname for you to use when you play Xbox Live: SZCZEMAN ...

I mean, here is a 30-year-old man living alone in Japan, listening to bad pop music and recording an internet show about weird Japanese videogames. It's so sad, yet fantastic at the same time; I can't ...

Just the messenger man, hold the bullets back. Wink

But otherwise it seems that coverage of this game is really thin on the (internet) ground.

Damn right, I love Retro Core. I had even arranged for 10 of his shows (including the shooter special) to be given away free on a DVD on the cover of the old Retro Gamer, along with a write up and inter ...

Dunno if anyone is interested, but there's an import review up at:
http://ntsc-uk.com/review.php?platform=ps2&game=RuleOfRose

I just this opening paragraph.

Unfortunately, Klosterman so elegantly misunderstands gaming culture -- and the nature of games themselves -- that he misses out on all the real reasons.

I don't e ...

Awesome. Looking forward to it.

Does my friend [url=http://harveyjames.livejournal.com/7752.html]Jamphy know you write for GameSetWatch? Jamphy is a nickname, based on an acronym. I know him from m ...

If the videogame industry is only a quarter as corrupt as the videogame "press", then we're all heading for the mother of all crashes. In fact, if it's only a quarter as corrupt, I don't even want to ...

I secured permission from Pixel to have his game distributed on a magazine cover disc, once. Then the magazine went bankrupt, before the issue was published, and without paying me the $3000 worth of b ...

I finally got around to playing Noitu Love and Within a Deep Forest today.

Noitu has a great aesthetic and some really zangy music. Only played for 5 minutes though, due to work. But I liked it eno ...

Shapes and Dess with their own columns on the same website.

http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/06/column_free_play_babarageo.php

Man, all the hip kids and cool cats write for GameSetWatch. What a ...

Your column on TIGS, right?

Szczepaniak, tell me more about the good stuff of Shadowrun videogame adaptations gone by.

There were 3 versions. SNES (made bu Australians), Genesis (made by Bluesky Software), and Sega CD (Japan ...

That's old hat, man. I ranted about that on British forums during E3. Months ago. It's crap, and should be avoided.

Basically, they had the Shadowrun license, which would have enabled them to creat ...

pteranodon pond.

i am in the past.

You know what your updates need? Screengrabs that sap imageshack's bandwidth. Otherwise I'm enjoying the adventure. Keep going until the end!

Hey, insular xenophobia worked for the island nation of Japan for centuries. Don't knock it until you're tried it, man.

As for the whole mainstream argument. What about David Sheff? That guy was a ...

This might actually entail reevaluating what we think we already know, and I'm all for that. I can't wait to get in on it. It's what I've been trying to do for the past two fucking years. Now I finall ...

Cool, another guy besides me thinks he's an idiot.

Anyway, David, in response to your responses to my first post. Yeah, my argument in criticising him was rough, and poorly thought out, and if I re ...

I... don't know?

He just comes across as overly intellectual. Like on TV, when people talk about art and the Turner Art prize, or whatever it is. That's not art. I studied art, and I hate the way p ...

His column was shit. Not because of what he said about "game critics", that secton wasn't even processed by my brain. And the reason is this:

Everything else he said was so diabolically stupid, as ...

According to Gens emulator, and my Euro binary ROM of Sensi Soccer, yes, the Euro PAL version also has region lockout. Sad

Have you played the game before? As far as footy games go, I think it's ver ...

i'm up to cold water in ecco. hard water was cruel! i'm kind of afraid of what this stage will be like.

i put (a region-patched) sensible soccer in my sega cd and got the message "this game was des ...

So how different is the Sega CD version of Ecco, compared to the MD version? I played the MD version until it became frustrating, and then bothered with the Mega CD version I got free from a friend, t ...

Yeah, my drive won't go lower than 8 either. I think using silver CDs will help too. I find those funny coloured green, blue and pink CDrs, while fine for PCs, don't run so well in games systems (they ...

You're a wonderful human being ApM; you have helped further my nefarious criminal activities. For that I thank you. Once I take over the world, rest assured you will have your slice of the pie!

Ooh... Just dloaded The Terminator for the Sega CD. MUCH better than the dreadful Genesis version, though I'm not entirely sure how to burn it. I've got the ISO, and a whole bunch of audio files, but ...

I love the Sega CD. There were so many awesome games released for it (it helps that I like FMV, in which case... Ground Zero Texas is one of the best on the system).

Keio Flying Squadron is also g ...

I didn't tell you, because I didn't know.

But that is quite possible the most awesome thing I've ever seen. Never owned a BCB, but I value discovering these things.

I mean, I just noticed on that GAF forum (which I've never been to before), I spotted several people who post either on here or IC (or maybe both), but also on the GamesTM forum, and on several other ...

You know what I find DAMNED creepy?

Is how when I visit different forums, I see the same faces... It's almost like... Every forum has been invaded by the same members of some kind of secret Illumin ...

This calls for dancing (drinking). You can't see it, but I'm dancing right now.

Great news Dess. Cheers! Smile