There are words to describe this. I, however, am at a loss for them. A Japanese gamer spliced scenes and sounds from Resident Evil to reproduce “Infernal Galop”, more commonly known as the “cancan song”. Resident Evil Meets CanCan [Capcom Unity]
It may seem a trivial thing, but a game’s boot-up sequence can be more important than you realise! First impressions count, after all, and the first impression you get of a game is the sequence as it starts up. This is nearly always – always – in the form of a procession of logos. Developer…
Irrational Games, creators of BioShock, uncovered a long-lost treasure the other day: a sketchbook, full of concept art for the game that got the studio rolling, System Shock 2. In a cute touch (and a sign of how long it’s been since the game was released), the images are actual sketches on actual paper. With…
As seen on Wonderland via Hawty McBloggy
It’s not until you look at the games of the past that you realise how easy the games of today really are. Nearly every game these days has a “very easy” setting, some like Bayonetta – with its optional one-button mechanic – taking this to extremes. But in decades past, a lot of games prided…
While companies like Sony and Nintendo are pushing 3D, the technology is not new. In movies, 3D was used in attempts to attract theatergoers that had dwindled during the 1950s as the diffusion of televisions increased. For gaming, Nintendo tried (unsuccessfully) to release its own 3D headset, the Virtual Boy, in 1995. It was a…
Released in 1990 on the Atari 7800, Ninja Golf is a golf sim that has players fight to where their ball has landed. Ninjas can’t make golf exciting, but ninjas fighting mud-slinging gophers, sand cobras and very large frogs can. More here Ninja Golf [Instant Ramen]
Sherlock Holmes’ trusty sidekick, Dr. Watson, is a trustworthy chap, right? Only in the books. In motion, the guy’s as creepy as a truckload of spiders. This footage has been taken from the PC game Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis, which was released in 2007. It was uploaded in 2008. A while ago, yes, but we’d imagine…
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