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- Would you play Super Paper Metroid?
- Sup Holmes gets slammed with Jane Friedhoff
- Podtoid 307: The Millennials Podcast
- The Classic Tetris World Championship is happening right now
- Fans hope upcoming Nintendo online maintenance means good things
- Excerpt: WTF is Wrong with Video Games
| Would you play Super Paper Metroid? Posted: 18 Oct 2015 11:45 AM PDT [Art by Martin Summerfield] Nintendo recently revealed that Fatal Frame V will feature an alternate costume modeled after Zero Suit Samus. The reveal trailer for the outfit currently has a likes-to-dislikes ratio of about 9-to-1 on Youtube. Compare that to the approximate 1-to-9 likes-to-dislikes ratio of the Metroid Prime: Federation Force reveal trailer and it's clear to see that fans are far more accepting towards seeing a Samus-like lead in a not-Metroid game than a Metroid-like game about not-Samus characters. The fact that Nintendo didn't already know this shows their struggle to understand the appeal of Samus and her series. Is Nintendo less willing to do new things with Metroid's setting and art direction because it's one of their more "realistic" franchises? They'll redesign Mario and make him a paper doll, or take Kirby and Yoshi and remake them with yarn, but Samus seems relatively stuck in the same general style no matter what game she's in. Likewise, Link has gotten to the point where he's allowed to go between realistic, cel shaded, or full-blown toon looks without the audience batting an eye. Why can't Samus get the same treatment? The answer lies in where you, the video game enthusiast, would be willing to put your money. Would you be willing to take a chance on The Legend of Metroid: A Samus Between Worlds, Super Miitroid, Metroid's Macrame World: Other Hem, New Super Metroid U, Toon 'Troid, Lego Metroid, or Super Paper Metroid? If it works for Mario, Link, Yoshi and Kirby, could it work for Samus? I still think Minitroid could have been a big hit. |
| Sup Holmes gets slammed with Jane Friedhoff Posted: 18 Oct 2015 08:00 AM PDT [Sup Holmes is a weekly talk show for people that make great videogames. It airs live every Sunday at 4pm EST on YouTube, and can be found in Podcast form on Libsyn and iTunes.] [Update: Thanks so much to Jane for being on the show! The rerun should be up soon-ish. In the meantime, here's a mini-trailer for Slam City Oracles! I love it.] Today on Sup Holmes we're happy to welcome Jane Friedhoff to the program. Jane is the creator Slam City Oracles, the #1 girls smashing into things game of 2015. She was also the lead enemy and level designer for Hermit Crab in Space and the lead on the Madison project for the New York Times, which has led her down more than a few interesting roads. We'll be talking about all that and more at 4pm EST today, join us! Do please! |
| Podtoid 307: The Millennials Podcast Posted: 18 Oct 2015 06:00 AM PDT Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or download it here. On this episode freelance journalist and author Phil Owen joins the program to discuss his new book, WTF is Wrong with Video Games. We also chat about the skate and pop-punk scene of the late '90s, as well as Darren Nakamura's intense passion for Tommy Hilfiger-brand clothing. |
| The Classic Tetris World Championship is happening right now Posted: 18 Oct 2015 05:00 AM PDT The sixth annual Classic Tetris World Championship is happening right now, as you can see in the live stream below. The event is hosted by our good friend, Jess Brohard in the land of weird, Portland, Oregon. The tournament takes place this weekend, where competitors will be playing the original classic Tetris on NES and Tetris Ultimate on PlayStation 4. The winner the NES competition will take home $1,000, while the PlayStation 4 champion will net $500. Not bad for a game your mother enjoys. The stream begins at 10:30am PT. For more details check out the championship's official site. |
| Fans hope upcoming Nintendo online maintenance means good things Posted: 18 Oct 2015 04:00 AM PDT Rumor buzz warriors in Nintendo land have been on high alert of late. Between the clamor around the buried listing for Twilight Princess HD and the hopes/dreams/nightmares that Shovel Knight will a Smash Bros. DLC character, fans have done a great job of generating their own speculative Nintendo news in the wake of a dearth of major announcements from the company since E3. The latest potential doing down Nintendo road to inspire many a passionate prediction is the publishers upcoming online maintenance that's occurring between tomorrow, October 19, and late in the day on October 20. The maintenance will effect everything from the old Wii Shop Channel to online play on both the Wii U and 3DS consoles at various points over the two day period, which has some fans guessing that its all in preparation for Nintendo to roll out their new online customer reward system, set to replace the late Club Nintendo which was discontinued earlier this year. I've heard from reliable sources that Club Nintendo's successor is being headed up by one of their most beloved but under-publicized creative minds, which gives me high hopes for the services whenever it eventually launches. We'll see soon enough if its unveiling happens before the end of 2015, as previously promised. Nintendo Network ID Going Offline Next Week During General Maintenance [Nintendo Life] |
| Excerpt: WTF is Wrong with Video Games Posted: 18 Oct 2015 03:00 AM PDT Phil Owen is a freelance journalist and the author of WTF is Wrong With Video Games, a book that "sets out to lay bare all the fundamental issues with games, and the industry that makes them, that are holding this burgeoning medium back from fulfilling its true potential as interactive storytelling art." This following is taken from the book's second chapter "San Andreas." You can find the full text via Amazon or Gumroad for $3. |
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