Best Quote In An Advertisement... Evar

...and that is this:



Eric Koston, never one to mince his words.

This is featured in the new Promo Trailer (in HD) for Skate 2.

Here's the embedded SD video from Destructoid where I originally found it. Thought I'd give some props as it's one of my main gaming news sites. A bad choice maybe?? (I've heard that Jim Sterling is a pee-narse).

If you've a sharp eye, you'll notice the Froston in some hilarious 70's cop show get up (rather like a famous music video). This is from another promo vid called "The Take Back Squad":

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Homebrew Makes Wii More Fun!!

How could the Wii be more fun than it is already?

Well obviously, Nintendo have to do something that no other video game console manufacturer has ever done (actually Microsoft released the XNA Studio for development of XBox 360 games, but not much has come of this yet).......open up the platform to allow for homebrew apps!!

Apparently, Nintendo are releasing the WiiWare development platform. Not many deets have been released yet, except that you'll be able to sell your games to other people....
So keep your eyes open for the upcoming onslaught of Wii Homebrew, well, that is if people are actually interested in making their own games for the Wii....

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Mario Paaaiinnnt is Awesome

Holy Crap!!

Upon reading my RSS feeds today I came across this post from joystiq.

Basically some guy has re-created some memorable video game themes using Mario Paint on his SNES. Now, I've never played Mario Paint (mainly because it's not a game as more of a creativity application), but I always thought that you only used it to paint pictures, hence the name Mario Paint. But it seems you can actually create simple musical pieces using the SNES hardware.

You can check out his youtube profile here, and his video submissions here.

And here's an example of his work, using the Tetris theme:


Thanks to joystiq for the linkage and TomBobBlender for the awesomeness. And Russell Peters for the laughs(see below).

For the paaainnint reference, see here:

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High Delivery - Awesome Flash Game

Well, its been a while since I've found a game like this....



At least there's something to post about now huh?



This game is just so.....not really a game. Basically there's a bottle attached to a balloon that rises up into the sky. As the bottle floats, flowers start falling from the sky. Your mouse cursor represents a fan of sorts and you use it to indirectly push the balloon and bottle towards the falling flowers, which then get attached to the top of the bottle. You finally reach the end of the game (a gate on a cloud - heaven??), and your score is displayed.



The thing about this game is that it looks 'different' to most games these days. The graphics are soft and pastel like pictures. The music is soothing and there is no real competition or objective, just catching flowers.



For some reason I felt like blogging about this game.....and I don't know why. It's one of those 'artsy' games like Shadow of the Colossus and Ico, both of which I enjoyed.

So if you're interested, peep the links...



Play High Delivery



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Wii is Exercise

If you've played a Wii (especially Wii Sports), you'll know what I'm talking about. Somehow playing Wii sports makes people act like total retards (I wish I had that photo of George bowling in the office).
Most notably Tennis and Boxing will tire the f*ck out of you. That is why The British Osteopathic Association is suggesting that you warm up and warm down after a hard Wii session. Because even though its a video game, the movements are actually a form of exercise. So as with all exercise, you must warm up and warm down.

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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Progess Calculator

(That is one long-winded title....)
Well, seeing as I have a Wii and also The Legend of Zelda : Twilight Princess, this will be useful. Actually it will be useful to anyone with TLoZ:TW

Its basically a couple of questions that will reveal to you how far you have progressed in the game. Problem is you have to know stuff like how many hearts, heart pieces, golden bugs etc. that you have found.

Check it out: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Progess Calculator

Also try and guess how far I have progressed.....
Go on....
Guess...



6.371% (LOL I suck!!! Too much Madden 07)

Fun with Chip & PIN Machines

So everyone is using Chip & PIN these day to pay for stuff (beats signing all those receipts). Well what if your bored at work and want to pass the time away?

Well, some clever spark has put Tetris on a Chip & PIN machine. YAY!!!!

But be warned that this is a Proof of Concept that people may be able to hack the consoles. Meaning that you could enter your card details and PIN into a 'hacked' machine. Credit Card theft is bound to rise if this is ever made public.......oops!

A History of Video Game Console in Pictures

Well finally, something fun to post (thank god for the Digg front page).

Here's a cool article that show the evolution of video game consoles, through pictures. It's not all chronologically accurate, and I'm sure they may have missed a few console, but still its pretty interesting considering the first console (the Magnavox Odyssey) was first commerically released in 1972. So there's 35 years of history!!!.

Read/View the Video Games Console Evolution.

Awesome Tenacious D Guitar Hero Game

So here's a cool little flash game based on the Guitar Hero series of games, to celebrate the release of the Tenacious D movie: "Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny".

Check it out