Screenshots:
VIA PTOP
Showing posts with label Retro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Retro. Show all posts
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Video: Diablo For Gameboy Colour - Unreleased
The definitive slash'n'hack RPG of its era was going to get the portable treatment, but alas, it wasn't meant to be.
Screenshots:
VIA PTOP
Screenshots:
VIA PTOP
Monday, March 26, 2007
Retro Gaming Ads: The Legend of Zelda
Retro games and retro TV commercials, 'your parents help you hook it up' is probably the single greatest marketing catchphrase in history, it was uttered in the original 'Legend of Zelda' TV spot.
There were other commercials, lest we forget,
'A Link to the Past' arguably had the most laughably cheesy TV commercial ever. Were not talking emo 'Tears of War' stuff here, were talking 'so bad, it's hilarious'. But hey, the techno theme music was a nice touch,
I don't know what happened, did Nintendo make a deal with the devil? 'The Ocarina of Time' TV ad was nothing short of amazing, at least when compared to its prequels,
'Willst thou soar?' ... 'or willst thou suck?'
We all know 'Majora's Mask' centered around the end of the Earth, something that Nintendo's marketing took a little bit too seriously. At first I thought it would have been better if the adverts were more tongue in cheek, now thinking about it they were pretty clever,
There were other commercials, lest we forget,
'A Link to the Past' arguably had the most laughably cheesy TV commercial ever. Were not talking emo 'Tears of War' stuff here, were talking 'so bad, it's hilarious'. But hey, the techno theme music was a nice touch,
I don't know what happened, did Nintendo make a deal with the devil? 'The Ocarina of Time' TV ad was nothing short of amazing, at least when compared to its prequels,
'Willst thou soar?' ... 'or willst thou suck?'
We all know 'Majora's Mask' centered around the end of the Earth, something that Nintendo's marketing took a little bit too seriously. At first I thought it would have been better if the adverts were more tongue in cheek, now thinking about it they were pretty clever,
The Last Starfighter: The Game
"Greetings Stafighter, you have been recruited by the Star League to defend the fronteir against Zur the Kodan armada"
Back when I was ten years old and I saw 'The Last Starfighter' for the first time since I was four I loved it. I think it was one of the first sci-fi movies to use CG special effects, to that end the Starfighter games graphics rival and probably exceed that of the original CG.
It is amazing how faithfully the game replicates the actual arcade in the movie, as dumb as it sounds I definitely don't want to see this thing remade with better graphics, when I was 10 this is how I saw the game running and this is how I want to play it.
Download the Game or Visit the website
Back when I was ten years old and I saw 'The Last Starfighter' for the first time since I was four I loved it. I think it was one of the first sci-fi movies to use CG special effects, to that end the Starfighter games graphics rival and probably exceed that of the original CG.
It is amazing how faithfully the game replicates the actual arcade in the movie, as dumb as it sounds I definitely don't want to see this thing remade with better graphics, when I was 10 this is how I saw the game running and this is how I want to play it.
Download the Game or Visit the website
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Nintendo 64 Tech Demos
The Nintendo 64 was the most powerful game console ever with the most potential when it was released. Popular franchises such as Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda wowed people with the amazing graphics made only possible with the power of the Nintendo 64, other tech demos and crazy propaganda also did their part.
When everyone thought Final Fantasy was still a Nintendo exclusive the tech demo got them all drooling with anticipation,
Of course The Legend of Zelda was generating far more hype. Even if the following is a rather primitive display of what the game turned out to be it should be noted the metallic sheen was not in real time,
Earthbound 64 (Mother 3) looked like it would be one hell of a graphical power house... if only it was released.
Those were the good old days, pity it was when Nintendo finally fell from grace, the Nintendo 64 was an awesome console but the reliance on cartridges was an Achilles heel. It lost Final Fantasy as a direct result from the lack of an optical drive and as such pretty much blew away all of Nintendo's chances at regaining top spot, conceding it to Sony.
When everyone thought Final Fantasy was still a Nintendo exclusive the tech demo got them all drooling with anticipation,
Of course The Legend of Zelda was generating far more hype. Even if the following is a rather primitive display of what the game turned out to be it should be noted the metallic sheen was not in real time,
Earthbound 64 (Mother 3) looked like it would be one hell of a graphical power house... if only it was released.
Those were the good old days, pity it was when Nintendo finally fell from grace, the Nintendo 64 was an awesome console but the reliance on cartridges was an Achilles heel. It lost Final Fantasy as a direct result from the lack of an optical drive and as such pretty much blew away all of Nintendo's chances at regaining top spot, conceding it to Sony.
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