20. Super Punch Out (SNES) Arcade boxing at its best. Take on a series of bizarre opponents, most of whom seem completely unbeatable at first, but all of whom have some hidden weakness to discover. Always fun to play, and replay this game might not be the most realistic boxing game, but it is probably […]
Blue Dragon 2 on NDS
February 12th, 2007 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in DS | Comment »
Mistwalker’s sequel to ‘Blue Dragon’, may be released on the Nintendo DS. Whether this means it will lead on the handheld is unclear, the final decision will depend on the games US sales.
Interview with Lost Planet Executive Director
February 12th, 2007 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Japan, Xbox 360 | Comment »
Keiji Inafune, creator of Megaman and Capcom executive, gave an interview recently where he talks about his hopes for Lost Planet and Dead Rising. He talks about the difficulty in getting these titles made and how he feels Japan has fallen behind western developers in terms of creativity. What do you think? Is Japan playing […]
Wii News Channel Launches
January 27th, 2007 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Wii | Comment »
Wii owners in Japan can now tune in to the Wii news channel. Featuring a cool interface, users can explore the globe google earth style. News stories appear at the appropriate locations around the planet. You’ll need to refresh your Wii to view the news channel.
Japanese Virtual Console Releases for February
January 27th, 2007 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Wii | Comment »
The following games are due for release on Wii Virtual Console over February: Famicom (500 points) Galaga Mighty Boxing Hoshi no Kirby Super Famicom Kamaitachi no Yoru (800 points) Megami Tensei (900 points) Daimakaimura (800 points) Sangokushi IV (800 points) N64 Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1200 points) Mega Drive (600 points) Bare Knuckle […]
Top 100 Countdown – 30 – 21
January 25th, 2007 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Charts | Comment »
30. Super Monkey Ball (GameCube) A monkey in a marble. Fiendish mazes. Bananas. Minigames. Excellent. 29. Asteroids (Arcade) Der, dun, der, dun, der dun der dun der dun, psshhh. Asteroids is one of the few true classic arcade games that can be played today without rapidly getting dull – there’s something endlessly satisfying about clearing […]
Top 100 countdown – 40 – 31
January 24th, 2007 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Charts | 1 Comment »
40. Super Mario 64 (N64) With Mario 64 it felt as if every element of Mario’s universe had been given an extra dimension. Miyamoto delivered again with the N64s flagship title. 39. The Sims (PC) Like making your own soap opera – the sims lets you take control of the lives of little people, keeping […]
Top 100 Countdown – 50 – 41
January 15th, 2007 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Charts | 1 Comment »
50. Mario World II: Yoshi’s Island (SNES) The more experimental of Mario’s adventures tend to be the weaker titles in the series. Not so Yoshi’s island which features Yoshi carrying baby mario through a series of crayon drawn worlds filled to the brim with ideas, invention and Miyamoto sparkle. 49. Galaga (Arcade) Of all the […]
Top 100 Countdown – 60 – 51
January 7th, 2007 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Charts | 2 Comments »
60. Secret of Mana (SNES) Another classic Squaresoft RPG. Secret of Mana combined real time combat with Square’s traditional outstanding plotting, evocative graphics and great soundtrack. 59. NiGHTS (Saturn) Sonic Team’s unique game of acrobatic aerial twists and high score seeking intensity has a fond place in many gamers hearts. This is another game we’d […]
Wii Virtual Console releases for January
January 5th, 2007 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Wii | Comment »
Japanese Wii owners have a few new games to choose from this month: Nintendo 64: Mario Kart 64 Super Nintendo: Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu Genesis/Megadrive: Bonanza Bros. Gain Ground TurboGrafx-16: Alien Crush Moto Roader R-Type II Soldier Blade NES Ikki Ice Climber Kid Icarus Zelda II: The Adventure of Link