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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

I wouldn't pay too much attention to that. If those guys were smart they wouldn't be posting in the comments of video game articles.

As for that Street Fighter comment, The Gamecube had SNK vs. Capcom Chaos. Also, that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Like the standard for videogame control systems should be a game with 6 fucking attack buttons.

Oh yeah, the final Iwata Asks is out: It's an interview with Miyahon.
http://uk.wii.com/software/interviews/mario_galaxy/vol4/index.html

He says the 'essence of Mario' is to have the form serve the function entirely: where items exist purely because of their relationship to Mario, and the way they look is designed first and foremost to communicate their relationship to Mario to the player. He's previously described Mario as being a series where there is a 1:1 cause-and-effect relationship between the player's actions and what the game gives back to the player. It's funny because his games still don't do this, 100%: kind of makes you want to go out and design a videogame.

aderack · . Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1105 Location: San Francisco

Yeah. I've still got the recent volley open in another tab that I've not gotten around to yet. Just... so long!

The thing which perplexes me about comments like that is that it's not like any of my articles are flawless. There's a lot to pick apart if you want to. And hey, this is an industry site; it's not 1up or whatever. So you'd expect... a certain kind of criticism, you know? So getting GameFAQs responses both amuses and bewilders me. There's not a lot you can do but point and laugh -- which isn't... really how I want to be replying to the responses I get. I've done too much of that.

Woh! The kind of thing I type after rolling out of bed.

Anyway, I've a few other things like this stored up in the NextGen buffers. And a couple more I've yet to write. I've something for GamaSutra that I, uh, really need to finish sometime. I'm not sure what's going on with that.
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Pijaibros · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:05 am Post subject:

Mr Mustache · . Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 167 Location: Queens

If I'm remembering correctly, the d-pad and z-button were unfortunate last minute concessions to angry gamers.
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Pijaibros · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:52 am Post subject:

I know that z-button was. Still hate that button, it's so uncomfortable to press.

Though I thought it was more due to developers whining about it since they couldn't port ps2 games as lazily to a console with less buttons.

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

It's pretty cool as a 'map' button, though. I like the noise it makes when you press it in Metroid Prime.

Most people hated it because the 'Z button' was the name of the trigger button on the N64 pads and it got unfairly compared to that, when actually it's more like the select button.

Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

oh hey guys they posted the space dykes scene from Mass Effect.
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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

playing God Hand playing God Hand playing God Hand playing God Hand playing God Hand
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Pink Teddy Bear · . Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 180

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

That clip would actually make sense if you put party sounds effects in the background and implied that they were really, really, drunk.

dessgeega · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:35 pm Post subject:

it's a step up from fear effect 2, but it's an incredibly stilted seduction and i can't imagine any reason for it to be there beyond titillating players.
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Winged Assassins (1984) · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:43 pm Post subject:

Mass Effect will surely sell more than Madden.
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helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

Winged Assassins, have you ever been to the US?

I can't imagine that anything other than Halo 3, Pokemon Diamond/Pearl, and maybe Mario Galaxy or Call of Duty 4 outselling Madden. It's a beast of a sports franchise.
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Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

Anyone here know the Lone Wolf adventure books? A game based around them is being made.

GameAxis has some first impressions.
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

I really can't be fucked with any choose-your-own-adventure book that requires me to have pencils and paper and die.

The best one of those books I ever read was You Can Be The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison which I had as a kid. It was awesome!

The game sounds excellent, though! It sounds like they're really taking a fresh look at what need to be done to make FPS games better. That combat system sounds excellent- looking straight ahead and pressing left fire punches with the left fist. Right fire punches with the right. Looking down and pressing punch executes an uppercut! That's one of those ideas that's so good that it's amazing no-one's thought of it before. If you develop that concept further it'll allow for incredibly nuanced fighting systems in FPSes controllable with just two buttons and a mouse.

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

Reposted from the Xbox live tag thread.

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

From the above commercial, it's clear that 'Wii Fit' is meant to be a play on 'Wii Feet', a bit like how the 'rub' in Project Rub and The Rub Rabbits is a play on the similarity between the words 'love' and 'rub' to Japanese people, this being relevant to the game's dual themes of love and rubbing. Obviously these words are nothing alike to native english speakers, which is why they had to rename the game to 'Feel The Magic'.

If they wanted to preserve the pun overseas in this case they'd have to call it Wii Trainer(s).

EDIT: OR WII FEETNESS

aderack · . Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1105 Location: San Francisco

Every time I hear of Rub Rabbits, I think of that female masturbation tutorial for the DS that uses a euphemistic rabbit as its object. Lapis?

http://www.moboid.com/lapis/

Yes!
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

I dread to think who the target market is for that.

Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

Steve Poole has released Trigger Happy for free.
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dessgeega · Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:18 pm Post subject:

Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

jeff minter is upset Sad

http://stinkygoat.livejournal.com/
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Lestrade · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:21 am Post subject:

I'm gad he's upset. Whenever he cries, I laugh.

This Toronto mod for Half-Life 2 by local students has me really, really excited. My wife's installing Boot Camp on her iMac this weekend, so maybe I can actually play it at some point.

aderack · . Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1105 Location: San Francisco

It is surprisingly easy to get Jeff Minter's goat.

You'd think he would hang on a little tighter.
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

He need to chill the fuck out. He's pretty highly strung for a guy who spends all day dropping acid and having sex with sheep.

Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

Both of you need to post those comments on his LJ.

P.S. Space Giraffe is still a major reason why I want to get a 360 at some point. Don't give up, Jeff! Embrace the universe like a blazing star!
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

Pink Teddy Bear · . Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 180

Oh man, you are gonna get it now man!

He's gonna delete your comment!!!!

aderack · . Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1105 Location: San Francisco

I don't want the scary man to yell at me.

I'll post it to my own Livejournal, though. Which he will probably find, regardless.
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Pink Teddy Bear · . Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 180

Yeah, he seems like the type of guy that'd spend many of his free hours googling complaint about his own game.

Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

While reading the Karateka Wikipedia entry, I found this:

aderack · . Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1105 Location: San Francisco

HO HO HO Green giant!
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Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

Hey, that's not a link!
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ApM · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:08 pm Post subject:

I've always wanted a disk image of side B of Karateka, which was apparently the same as side A only with all the graphics upside-down.

aderack · . Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1105 Location: San Francisco

dessgeega · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:23 am Post subject:

some beautiful soul has uploaded the entire super-rare super mario bros. anime.
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aderack · . Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1105 Location: San Francisco

Regarding Portal:

Oh dear. I shan't underestimate Valve again.

I like the leg braces.
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Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

Deus Ex 3, guys! i'm oddly excited about this. I know it's just a teaser, but it looks classy.

More info here.
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helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

I don't know why this was so compelling, but the news thread needed a little bit of cheer to brighten up the colder months (for the northern hemispherers, at least).

It's a really sweet little blog post. It makes me miss Harveyjames's dad playing Twilight Princess.
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dessgeega · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:21 pm Post subject:

eric-jon, is your opinion on portal really news?

that fish character has enormous glasses. this is a good interview, though.
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aderack · . Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1105 Location: San Francisco

dessgeega · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:40 am Post subject:

i can teach you the language that will thwart evil.
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dessgeega · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:55 am Post subject:

carrie brownstein on rock band.
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

aderack · . Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1105 Location: San Francisco

You can't spell Lear without the Real.

Or the Aler.
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dessgeega · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:14 pm Post subject:

a new psp game about a dragon lord-styled villian who protects his dungeon from pesky heroes with the help of tower of druaga-looking pixel monsters. courtesy the jeej.
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dessgeega · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:23 pm Post subject:

the game that was kiki kai kai 2 is coming to north america as heavenly guardian. (also c/o the jeej.)
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dessgeega · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:36 pm Post subject:

new trailer for space invaders extreme, which turns space invaders into a fast-paced otocky-like musical shooting game. courtesy the tee-doubleyoo.
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Winged Assassins (1984) · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:20 am Post subject:

Holy crap, that looks hella sweet!
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