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May 27th, 2010 | 
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Well, now that I’ve resurfaced from the fallen utopia of Rapture (and a pneumonia-induced comatose state), I feel it’s time we take a look at what is held by many as the greatest game OF ALL TIME! *blows trumpet*
During the Bit Wars of the late 80’s and mid 90’s, the Sega Mega Drive (known as the Genesis in North America) was quickly scrapping to the top spot, on the back of such mammoth hits as Sonic The Hedgehog and sponsers such as Pat Riley and Joe Madden. However, Nintendo had an ace in the hole. Three years and sixteen developers later, the dream of the previously dubbed “Super Mario Bros 4″ had come to fruition. Shigeru Miyamoto and Shigefumi Hino (of Pikmin fame) helped bring this masterpiece to light, and apparently had planned for Yoshi to come along before this game. However, the graphical limitations of the NES proved far too constricting to Nintendo’s lime-coloured lizard. Read the rest of this entry »
This review was seriously delayed for a number of reasons, the biggest one being that I was experimentingn with video. However, that was a complete and utter fail on my part, and I won’t make the mistake of blowing $70 on sub-par equipment again (For now). In the mean time, text will do just fine. Because of my tardiness, I’ve decided to mash together what would’ve been last week’s review with this weeks. In a way, it actually works better. Let’s see our first game:
As you can see, this game is VERY similar to the original game. Same graphics, same soundtrack, same story, but it improved on many things. First off, the game was far more difficult. Beating the first level on this game is like beating the first world on the original. Also, there are many subtle differences, such as slight upgrades in sound quality, and the fact that Mario and Luigi have differing abilities. Mario has greater traction, while Luigi can jump farther (There’s no two player component in this game, just character selection). Also, after completing the game once without using any warp zones (which remain present), you are then transported to a world called “Fantasy World”. Which, it so happens, is the perfect title for this land of butcherd physics laws. There’s underwater clouds, flagpoles, even fire! FIRE! Read the rest of this entry »
Ten Great Characters From 20 Years of Simpsons: Part Two
A few days ago I embarked on the perilous journey of choosing 10 ‘greatest’ Simpsons characters from the show’s last 20 years, not including the principal family itself. Check selections 10 through 6 out here. A perfectly cromulent list thus far, if I do say so myself. The final five are even harder to decide upon because they have to stand above those already mentioned. No easy task. Without further ado, here are the Top 10 Simpsons characters part 2, numbers 5 to 1. I make no apologies this time! After all, I voted for Kodos.
It’s things like this that makes me love the internet.
Two games that will go down in my memory as being the reason I own a PS2 – would be Ico and Shadow of Colossus. Needless to say that the PS3 title from Team Ico has me stoked…check out the latest screens at the newly updated The Last Guardian website.
I have high hopes for where the PS3 and this title will take me.