[Dark Age Iron Savior]

huh, I'd never heard of Tozai Games before. I just assumed Irem was handling all their current stuff internally.

Do you happen to know what the relationship between From Software and Irem is? I assumed Spelunker dude being in the game was a case of "hey we love your stuff can we borrow him", but I really have no clue. Maybe Sony set it up?

[Tlon]

http://www.metafilter.com/86210/Dodongo-dislikes-wasted-blocks
In a revelation that, to some, is on the order of realizing there is (or isn't) a god, it turns out that all the dungeons in The Legend of Zelda were part of the same enormous map. This seems to have some sort of transcendental importance that I can't quite put my finger on.

probably old news
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Someday somethings coming
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[Judge Ito]

[Toptube]

[colour_thief]

[Loki Laufeyson]

[Dark Age Iron Savior]

hey, if anyone sees extensive scans or transcriptions of the latest Nintendo Power (December 2009), I'd love to see the review of Fighting Fantasy: Warlock of Firetop Mountain. 4.0 for a first person DS RPG makes me curious, especially since I've been waiting for a good portable Western-style RPG since..

...well, basically since forever.

[Loki Laufeyson]

have you played dungeon explorer, dais? it reminds me of the dreamcast record of loddoss war game, in that it was made in japan, but it looks and feels like a western game.
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[Loki Laufeyson]

cho aniki zero is getting a western release?!
i've been enjoying the japanese version, and just this morning was thinking it would be nice to understand the plot/game over screen
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[negativedge]

Just in case you don't have it, Team Fortress 2 is $2.49 on steam until 2pm pacific. Euro kids get the same deal in their slightly superior currency of choice.

Basically you should own this game, and if you know someone that likes multiplayer shooters and doesn't have it, you should probably just gift it to them now.

[boojiboy7]

Shit man that is an awesome price.

[SuperWes]

Should I get this or Stalker (which is $5 now)?

-Wes
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[negativedge]

should obviously get both

[scratchmonkey]

If you get one, get Stalker.

[Sniper Honeyviper]

[Toups]

DAISwatch: this bizarre looking SNES game is getting a translation patch courtesy of aeongenesis:


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[Dark Age Iron Savior]

Holy Umbrella Dondera! Man, I played through that game....geez, it must have been four, five years ago at this point. The game is kind of unbalanced in terms of actual quality, some of the levels are pretty fun and some are just boring. Some keen music, though, and I'm glad we'll finally be able to appreciate the non-slapstick humor.

oh yeah, it's totally one of those platformers where you switch between multiple characters with a press of a button but the abilities each one has are so vastly disparate that it's a pain when you have to switch to some of them.

[Gironika]

So. Irem seems to realise that there still are enough people around that want to buy an "R-TYPE" game ... is this a good or a bad thing? I don't know ... will wait and see whether TACTICS2 makes it over here. Thanks for the heads up though!
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[firenze]

Insomniac says that focus testing has proven to them that people want better graphics instead of better frame rate, and that better graphics correlate to higher review scores and more sales (but framerate doesn't affect those things). Therefore, they plan to prioritize graphics over framerate and the newest Ratchet and Clank game is likely their last 60fps game. http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3176713

That's.... disappointing.

[Sniper Honeyviper]

[boojiboy7]

[glossolalia]

[Ghost Dinosaur]

[SuperWes]

Update: I bought Stalker
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[Winona Ghost Ryder]

[LandRoverAttack]

[Ghost Dinosaur]

[SuperWes]

[Ghost Dinosaur]

Did you get the Mod package? I've only played the game with that, so I don't know how the regular game fares, but the only problem I've encountered is when moving across long distances I'll sometimes get a super brief frame-rate hiccup. And I figure this has more to do with my laptop not being all that great than anything about the game itself.

(P.S. So far this game is fucking sweet. It's everything I liked about Fallout 3 only better.)

[v84j3gs2uc7ns4]

[Tlon]

http://medialab-prado.es/article/convocatoria_playlab_laboratorio_de_experimentacion_con_videojuegos

PlayLab aims to explore the context of games and video games as a space for creativity, experimentation, learning and reflection. Call for the presentation of proposals to be carried out within the collaborative production workshop that will take place in Madrid on January (21 to 24) and February (4 to 7), 2010. With the collaboration of Arsgames.
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From way out beyond the stars
To kill us while we stand here
It will store our brains in mason jars

[Dracko]

R.I.P. Don Ivan Punchatz
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[Toups]

[Deets]

You're a good man, toups.

[Felix]

ohmygodohmygod Dwarf Fortress isometric with sprites and tiles ohmygod

[Dracko]

Oh yeah, and the game is 20 years old also.

[Ghost Dinosaur]

I'll still see it even though Jake Gyllenhaal's face is so awful and wrong for the part.

[Tlon]

[scratchmonkey]

Keep in mind that for right now it's just a visualizer, it doesn't actually replace the frontend in terms of functionality.

[glossolalia]

well, it's still one step closer to me being actually able to play it