SO SICK: SPACESICK’S 8-BIT TITLE SCREEN FOR A NES GAME NOT YET MADE
More Friday art fun: I’ve previously mentioned Mitch ‘Spacesick‘ Ansara for his (still unfinished!) work on a “It’s a Dig, Dig, Dig, Dig Dug” motion graphics sequence (and his widely-blogged I Can Read Movies series), and now he’s just put together this fantastic intro for a Spacesick NES game we hope some day actually gets made (little help, SnowBro/No Carrier?).
Ansara’s apparently had NES on the brain lately: see also his recent 8-bit Wildlife Council ads.
Spacesick NES Game Idea [spacesick]
Previously:
The meme in motion: Spacesick's It's a Dig, Dig, Dig, Dig Dug …
UUDDLRLRBA-Rock: 8-bit Guitar Hero comes to the NES – Offworld
PlayPower turning NES/Famicom clones into learning tools for the …
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HAVE YOUR ONE MORE GO: MAJORA’S MASK ADDED TO EUROPEAN VIRTUAL CONSOLE
With their hand seemingly forced by One More Go’s recent ode to the Zelda game too few have played, Nintendo have updated their European Virtual Console lineup with the surprise addition of the Nintendo 64’s time-travelling sequel Majora’s Mask.
Much of the subsequent discussion around the column was centered on finding a way to play through the game, so hopefully this is a signal that it’ll be coming stateside in the next few weeks as well.
Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask [Nintendo Europe]
Previously:
One More Go: Majora’s Mask, or How to be your own hero of time …
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GAME, SET: WATCH LITTLEBIGPLANET ARTIST REXBOX SERVE UP LAYER TENNIS
I’m not sure how many in the games sphere have been paying attention to Coudal Partners’ game of Layer Tennis, so if you’re not familiar, the gist is that two competitors (read: designers) volley a single file (read: PhotoShop doc) back and forth every 15 minutes, adding, subtracting, and generally modifying each other’s work.
Why you should care: this week’s competition is between Made In England’s Cookie (Simon Cook, fresh back from his cross country trip walking from Mexico to Canada) versus friend of Offworld and LittleBigPlanet/Grip Wrench artist Rex Crowle.
Check out their setup in the MIEngland offices here, watch the progress of the match here (use the intro/numbers underneath the header to navigate), and listen in on the audience chatter here via the #lyt twitter feed.
Layer Tennis 06: Battle of Britain [Coudal, pic above courtesy Media Molecule’s preview]
Previously:
Weekend watching: Rex Crowle's Grip Wrench – Offworld
A little Grip Wrench Meat for your iPhone – Offworld
LittleBigWatch: Media Molecule Adds Metal Gear – Offworld
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MUSHROOM KINGDOM CIRCA 1510: DAVINCI’S MARIO T-SHIRT
From the same people that brought you the Exploded 2600 T-shirt and the artist behind the similar iSteamPhone shirt, Kevin ‘tragicsunshine‘ Tong’s DaVinci’s Mario shirt, a dissection of Mario in the Womb.
DaVinci’s Mario [via Quipsologies]
Previously:
Offworld: Fashion Archives
Super Mario Land: the drunken edition – OffworldACME's Mushroom Kingdom Novelty Toys: the paper Paper Mario …
The Super Mario Bros. drag and drop LUA hack – Offworld
Video: Real-life Mario Kart – Offworld
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EVERYBODY DANCE: GOLDENEYE GETS DOWN GLITCH EDITION
Proof positive you can never predict where the next meme will spring from: collected via “There Will Be No Animated Gifs In This Blog”, an apparent glitch in Nintendo 64 classic Goldeneye that causes in game characters to just plain freak out when you so little as tilt the cart has spawned a new video craze on Japanese viral video site Nico Nico Douga.
Below, my favorite:
Hit the link below for other examples, or search “ゲッダン” (‘gets down’).
It’s Not Like You Can Predict Memes, but… [There Will Be No Animated Gifs In This Blog, via Waxy]
Previously:
Fallout 3: Everybody Dance! edition – Offworld
Rave City: The corner of D.A.N.C.E. and Main – Offworld
Surly Hate Machine: Dance to everything Left 4 Dead's Francis can …
Dance, dictator, dance: the first footage of Dreamlore's Stalin vs …
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TAG MII: WIISPRAY VIRTUAL GRAFFITTI, STENCILS IN MOTION
You may recall reading about the WiiSpray virtual graffitti project about a year ago — when all designer Martin Lihs had to show was his prototype WiiMote spray can — but now he’s created this teaser video showing the project in motion, with virtual stencils and all.
Adds Lihs: “Remember – this is only Nintendo Wii technics and Flash!”
Someone please bring this to the next GDC so we can all have a go.
WiiSpray [Martin Lihs, thanks Souris!]
Previously:
Spray-can graffiti controller for Wii – Boing Boing
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VISIBLE SACK: SEE INSIDE JASON FREENY’S ANATOMICALLY CORRECT SACKBOY
After working similar magic on the Qee, the Dunny, and the Lego mini-fig, Jason ‘moistproductions‘ Freeny has been commissioned by the just-debuted UK edition of Wired magazine to take us inside the curious anatomy of LittleBigPlanet‘s iconic Sackboy.
The results are half magical, half vaguely disturbing, and just a teeny, tiny, wee bit luridly anatomically correct (which Wired was, of course, far too proper to let slip into their pages).
Happily, he’s also created an iPhone wallpaper of the image as well, for your downloading pleasure.
Feature in WIRED UK premiere issue [moistproductions, freeny deviantart]
Previously:
I'm your puppet: Media Molecule/Sony reveal official Sackboy toys …
LittleBigWatch: Free instructions for your Sackboy stitch-up …
Custom kit: Mezco's naked little Sackboys – Offworld
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NOBODY’S POISSON: ACE TEAM’S APPLE II ZENO CLASH FOLLOW-UP
Just coming down from the production of their forthcoming IGF-nominated first person brawler Zeno Clash, ACE Team has used April 1st to announce that, in the future, “we will not continue to develop such ambitious projects. Instead we will focus in smaller titles with shorter development cycles.”
Their new direction? Point and click adventures, with the first — The Malstrums Mansion — now available to play via the ACE Team website, complete with maddening anti-piracy measures.
The Malstrums Mansion home [ACE Team]
Previously:
Zeno Clash framed: ACE Team's promotional web comic – Offworld
Offworld: The Offworld Guide to IGF 2009 (pg. 4)
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NOBODY’S POISSON: MAXIS’S SPORE ROGUE-LIKE
Spore creators Maxis have used April 1st to announce Dungeons of Spore, a new ASCII-enhanced rogue-like coming in March of 2011 and promising “procedurally generated levels, thrilling turn-based gameplay, and NPCs straight from MPN.”
A trial version available on their site: I spent far more time than I’d like to admit running around and hugging various creatures.
Dungeons of Spore home [Maxis]
Previously:
Data-mashers at the ready: Maxis opens the Spore API – Offworld
EA details Spore's 2009 PC, Wii, DS expansions – Offworld
Fragile things: Aaron Meyers' API-driven Spore skeletons – Offworld
Sporesculptor opens for 3D printed Spore creatures – Offworld
Pixel art Spore creations – Offworld
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WATERMELONS BEWARE: HUDSON’S SHOOTING WATCH COMES TO THE IPHONE
I’ve mentioned Hudson’s Shooting Watch — the recently re-issued digital ‘trainer’ meant to help strengthen your game controller button-tapping muscles up to par with the hummingbird-fingered Takahashi Meijin — a few times before, and now the company has made it a good deal more affordable to own its little slice of Japan’s gaming history.
Coming just a few weeks after the release of an unofficial app that does much the same thing, Hudson has just released Shot Watch [iTunes link], an iPhone app that reproduces all of the functionality of the physical watch, and adds a few more ‘trix’ up its sleeve.
Like the traditional watch, your ultimate goal is to beat the mythical “16 button presses per second” of the master Takahashi, but now with a web ranking mode, you can see just how pathetic your attempts really are (I’m currently at 39 with a paltry 7.8). Check the official website for more information on its secret modes: I wouldn’t dare spoil the revealing sudoku puzzle that awaits you there.
Let us know your top rank once you’ve outpaced me!
Shot Watch home [DoTheHudson!, iTunes link, via 1UP]
Previously:
Shooting Watch gets an English language user guide – Offworld
Into the mind of the Meijin – Offworld
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