December 2010
6 posts
Innovation Inversion: Videogame Hat Edition
Time was, Sega innovated and Namco followed. Virtua Fighter was followed by Tekken. Virtua Racer was followed by Ridge Racer. Even Space Harrier got a Namco copy in Burning Force.
But when it comes to funny videogame hats, Namco has led the the way. Now Sega is looking to follow Namco’s lead with this awesome Sonic hat…
(When I heard this was a pre-order spiff for Sonic Colors, I...
Ms. Pac-Man Tournament After Action Results...
The second annual Ms. Pac-Man Tournament went off without a hitch. We moved things to Dark Void Zero developer Other Ocean as that’s where my Ms. Pac-Man machine is currently living, since Old Lady Hollyhock noticed — and more importantly, removed — the extension cord we had strung up from the I.S.G. clubhouse near 98th and 580. We got about 10x the turn-out of last...
Strange Christmas
I wanted to do a round up of strange Christmas games, but Frank Cifaldi already did it better than I could have. The 20 strangest Christmas games feature is available at 1up.com!
It even includes the legendary (and creepy) Santa v. Easter Bunny FPS from the ’90s!
Ribbit King
Developer Bandai Publisher Bandai Platform GameCube!
I love sci-fi stories where some radical new technology is required for the plot to even work. Ribbit King is like that. Let’s face it: A frog golf game just wouldn’t make sense without the notion of a galaxy spawning Frolf league, which you and your talking picnic basket side-kick have to win (against a horde of super-cute alien foes) to obtain...