I missed this one when I posted earlier in the week.
The news of the day is that ABC shut down production for two weeks to “take advantage of our November premiere to maximize creative opportunities and deliver the audience the best show possible.” Sounds like network-speak for “things are not going as well as planned.” Hopefully it’s an indication of good things to come, and not a sign of trouble ahead.
Have you been to Wuhu Island? I bet millions of you have. It’s not only the location of the new Wii Sports Resort (which has sold more than 1 million copies in its first month), but also the location of the running portion of Wii Fit, which has sold over 22 million copies to date. Of course, the island took much more prominence the moment you jumped out of the plane and parachuted down to it in Wii Sports Resort.
Nintendo Papercraft posted a model of Wuhu Island last week from its resident designer ddi7i4d. Stay fit!
A couple of the gaming blogs have run a story today about a custom-built NES mini arcade cabinet that user russm313 built and posted on the instructables.com website. I don’t recall ever seeing someone build a “half” arcade cabinet like this, though of course you see them in bars and such. What a great concept for someone like me with very limited space, or just a home bar application.
My birthday will be here before you know it. If only I knew cranky someone who was good at building things….
You can see a video of the finished product after the jump.
A reader sent me a link today to another Lunar Lander game, as a follow-up to my blog post last month. This version from PlanetInAction.com requires the Google Earth plugin for your browser, and takes a side-scrolling approach to landing on the moon, using the Google Earth maps of the actual landing area of Apollo 11.
If you com across any more fun Lunar Lander type games, send them my way!
I’m not a huge fan of “everything old is new again.” Hollywood in particular is devoid of imagination (except for Pixar). But Battlestar Galactica was a pleasant surprise, so you never know. I was a big fan of the original V miniseries and show.
It’s been interesting to watch the two companies spar back and forth.
Introduction
One of the most highly anticipated games this summer has been Shadow Complex. Part of XBLA’s Summer of Arcade 2009, Shadow Complex has been hailed as a game that “reset(s) the bar for what we can expect from an Xbox Live Arcade title” (Kotaku). It has also been called “one of the best gaming experiences of this generation” (CAG) and “one of the best games yet in 2009.” (IGN) Whenever a game gets this kind of press, my BS radar goes off. Things are always “the best” until next week, just like stores have “the lowest price ever” until next week’s sale. So does Shadow Complex live up to the hype?
Everyone is excited about the impending release of Batman: Arkham Asylum videogame, but I’m more than a little jazzed about the Metroid Prime Trilogy Collector’s Edition coming to Wii next week, with new Wii controls. I actually already own all 3 Metroid Prime games, but never got very far in any of them. I’m hoping the new release will inspire me to sit down and play through them, ala Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition when it came to the Wii. So it’s fitting that PaperCraft Museum recently posted a wearable model of Samus Aran’s Varia Suit Helmet. Just the thing to work on this weekend before the Trilogy release. Or if you prefer, try the complete Samus Aran from Papercraft Friday #33.
If you’ve never tried any of the Doctor Who audio series from Big Finish before, you’ve been missing out on some good stuff. Now’s your chance to give it a try – for free! The 19 August issue of Doctor Who Magazine (Issue #411) has a link and code to Big Finish Productions website. According to the site:
There’s a brand new audio adventure that readers can download for free that’s exclusive to Doctor Who Magazine! The story forms part of the Companion Chronicles series, in which the Doctor’s friends and allies recount previously untold adventures.
The Mists of Time features the Third Doctor and his companion, Jo Grant. When Jo finds herself on a distant planet in the far future, she’s greeted by an archaeologist, Calder, who is marooned on the deserted world. With no memory of how she arrived, Calder reminds her that they’ve met before – and she starts to recall a tale of ghosts and murders and a terrible Time Lord secret…
The Mists of Time stars Katy Manning as Jo Grant and Andrew Whipp as Calder.
The story is full length, clocking in at 1:27:43. Follow the link and enter code 01795 to download. While there, check out their other special DWM exclusive offers, as well as the rest of their audios.
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