Some of you might already have received a message from the organization known as "Flynn Lives," a viral campaign looking for volunteers to help find "digital pioneer and legendary game designer" Kevin Flynn, a name that Tron fans worldwide ought to remember.
In various locations around the world today, operatives are setting up meeting locations at arcades and gaming centers where you can meet them and learn more about this mysterious message. If you haven't already, you can check out what's happening here. Have a look, and if you do go and visit one of these locations today, post a reply and let us know what you find!
Don't worry, I don't have a boring lecture for you, since your MTV-riddled and ADD-addled minds probably couldn't even follow– hey. HEY, still talking!
Look, just click here. And check out this sweet visual history of all the major gaming consoles that have made their way into our homes and hearts over the years. Click on any of them to get a bigger image and brief description, and learn yourself some history, "gamer."
Ahh, the Colecovision, 4th row from the top – that was back before we had all your fancy ergonomic motion sensitive nonsense. Talk about buttons! There were like twelve buttons on that sucker, including a full fledged numeric keypad – take that, Dualshock! After a few hours, you'd get the handcramps… that was how you knew you were becoming a man. Why, I remember… *zzzzsnore*
Now, I am a huge fan of Fallout 3. I played through with an Evil Character to level 10, a Good character to level 20, and a Neutral character to level 30. This past Halloween, I even went as the Wanderer, complete with Vault 101 jumpsuit, Hockey Mask (for the melee bonus!) and a wrist-mounted Pip-Boy rigged up from my PSP, which I made to cycle various Pip-Boy informational displays. I even had it playing the Galaxy News Radio soundtrack on loop!
But while it was a pretty solid effort if I do say so myself, someone with a little (read: a lot) more crafting skill than myself was able to do an even more impressive job. Check this out.
I mean hey, you can't as easily slip it into a pocket anymore, and I'd make sure to get a tetanus shot before actually trying to play it, but that is still some amazing detail! I wonder how many caps they charge for custom work…
In December of 1999, I was funemployed, having just quit my brief career as a door-to-door annoyance for the environment. I was finishing off Final Fantasy 8, and I was just about ready to begin a madcap 5 month roadtrip around the states to film weird stuff in the name of "internet television". (Oh, if only those suckers had known that Youtube was coming) I was, in short, ready to start an adventure and ready for a new millenium. Which technically wouldn't start until the FOLLOWING year, but for some reason no one paid attention to that.
At that exact same time, although no one was paying attention to him either, David W. Lloyd was beginning an adventure from similarly humble beginnings – an adventure that would result in the existence of OverClocked ReMix, a site where electronic music fans gather to produce remixed versions of their favorite video game tracks. OCRemix has grown over the years to host some astonishingly talented work.
It just so happens that it's their 10 year anniversary today, and whether you're a game fan, a music fan, or both — if you haven't visited the site and browsed their collection before, then you absolutely owe yourself a visit. Head on over, look around, and load up your mp3 collection with a decade of awesome.
This Sunday November 22, an otaku in Japan who clearly misinterpreted the phrase "love game," will be holding a reception for the marriage between himself and Nene Anegasaki, a character in Konami's "Love Plus" dating sim for the Nintendo DS. The marriage ceremony itself occurred recently at a church in Guam.
Ladies, take note. This man is not afraid to take it to the "next level." rimshot I'm a little afraid to ask for honeymoon pictures, though.
There are some things in this world that defy explanation.
We cannot know why whales beach themselves.
We cannot know why the doric temple at Segesta was never finished.
And we cannot know why, in the land of Japan, sometimes a cat must wear a cat suit and run a business.
I cannot explain why Sukeban Shachou Rena Wii is the first game I have ever seen that made me consider getting a Wii. But look into the magical love cat's eyes and understand that it is so. There was a circulating rumor that the game only sold 100 copies over its opening week. I think maybe that's a mystery we can consider explained. But mark my words, history will prove that Sukeban Shachou Rena Wii was the greatest party game ever invented. I mean, did you watch that video? Where you're using a Wii Fit board to dodge flying cats? Seriously?
You ever tried to find a heroic quest to go on? These days it is a hell of a challenge! You'd think it would be simple enough to hoist a few flagons, pick up a sword, and head off down the road looking for treasure — but every time you try it, it's no time at all before the cops are dragging you down to county lockup, putting you up on charges of drunken and disorderly conduct, and saying some junk about lewd behavior. Whatever. Cops just do not understand "What Is Best In Life," I tell you.
Aaaaaanyways, you may not have heard of the band Wintergreen before, and it is entirely possible that you will never hear about them again, but in the video linked here, they find themselves a heroic quest worthy of the name. And if you didn't know about this before, you'll also learn the legend of the worst video game of all time.
This world is filled with many horrible injustices. If you have not yet heard of or seen mc chris, then you are experiencing one of them right now. And I am here to help!
Okay, maybe that's not a horrible injustice, but since it's a recession year I've had to scale back my perpetual fight for justice to include less actual fighting and more blog posting, and maybe switching to fair-trade coffee. My point is, mc chris is on tour right now, and if you haven't yet gotten around to checking out the MC with the highest voice in town, you should find the time to go bob your head to some gamer-friendly rhymes.
