Category Archives: Video Games
6 Improvements to Future Pokemon Games
I am a Pokemon video game fanatic. I can sing the theme song by heart. I can tell the difference between a Blitzle and a Basculin. I even bought my Nintendo DS on a whim simply because I’d heard that Pokemon Diamond/Pearl had come out and I no longer had a Game Boy to play it on. I wrote extensive Pokemon fan fiction in my youth. I am a 29-year-old male, and I do indeed plan to buy the new Pokemon Black/White 2 when it comes out this month. I absolutely love those games.
But man, oh man, Pokemon is in desperate need of a lot of improvements. Who knew such a powerful, long-lasting franchise was so broken?
No Bulbasaur or Charizard? Definitely broken
Join me after the jump for 6 improvements I want to see when the next generations of Pokemon games come out. This franchise shows no signs of slowing down, but it could use a lot of help along the way.
Mario and Luigi Rock Out A Cappella Style
Went away to an old friend’s wedding overnight, so I wasn’t around to update this old girl. Though I did find out that one of my friends is a big fan. So that’s always fun. I’m going to try to get some more posts up in the coming week, including reviews to Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 DVD and Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. Let’s hope I can find the time!
For now, enjoy this pretty neat A Cappella jam of Super Mario Bros. themes! Done by Nick McKaig and Julien Neel (Trudbol).
6 Fan-Made Characters That Were Embraced by the Real Creators
Do you remember Gary the Gray Power Ranger, the one who drove Titanus? Or what about Dustin the Animorph-Controller, who was both one of the good guys and one of the bad guys? Or Jedi Padawan Tasher Jaken? No? You don’t? Well don’t worry, you shouldn’t remember them. They never existed, not in the real shows, books or movies anyway. They are all my own fan fiction creations. All 100% my own ideas.
Creating my own original characters to fit into existing franchises has always been one of my favorite writing hobbies. I was even naive enough once upon a time to think I had a chance of making them a reality, if only I could speak with the writers or creators.
Now I know better. I was fooling myself.
But seriously, who’s driving this thing?
Yet even though it never worked out for me, the dream isn’t so far-fetched. Sometimes the creators and professionals really do listen to their fans. Sometimes that silly bit of fan fiction can take on a life of its own. Or maybe the fans will embrace a seemingly unimportant background character and adopt him or her like a mascot. It can happen. It has happened. I found six characters from TV, video games and movies that were – for the most part – created and embellished by the fans, only for the real creators to take notice and embrace these fan creations, bringing them into the real canon.
Sespi and the Argent Crusade: A Story of What I Love Most About World of Warcraft
Say hello to Sespi Fizzlepop, goblin rogue.
Hi there
He’s the World of Warcraft character I’ve been playing for the past month in my latest excursion to the land of Azeroth. I’ve played WoW off and on since it first came out, sticking around for a couple months before getting bored and taking a break for a few years. In preparation for the new Panda expansion pack tomorrow, I decided to dive back into the game to see what’s changed since the last time I played – and the answer is: a lot. New races, new armies, new worlds, new zones; it’s been a blast to explore and see the new sights.
Well the other day I stumbled upon something that defines why I love World of Warcraft so much.
I found it in the small castle town of Hearthglen.
Join me after the jump for the full story!
Portal 2 Animation is the Bee’s Knees
Somebody took a 40-second clip of Portal 2 dialogue and made this cute little animation out of it. I applaud that kind of forward thinking.
A little weird that they made all the robots into humans, but nothing wrong with that in the end! It’s much more expressive and delightful that way. Big props to Not Quite Normal!
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