I was never sure what Sony’s 15 launch titles were, but I’m even more confused now. A bunch of their known and showcase games are being pushed back until Christmas or later. All I know is that I’m not paying $600 for a machine without any games. Let’s get it together, Sony.
Source: [url=http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/19/major-ps3-titles-missing-launch-date/]Joystiq[/url]
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I hate to make excuses, but I have also been extremely busy. I’m getting married in less than a month and I’m trying to buy a house all at the same time. Because of that, I’ve had little free time at home, and the only reason I’m able to even post this from work right now is because the weather is finally nice, so everybody is out enjoying it instead of shopping.
I’ll pick back up on the news as much as I can. I’m assuming with the post-E3 lull that I haven’t missed all that much.
I want to apologize on behalf of the staff here. This has been a bad week for all of us. Cone on vacation and myself being slammed at work. The site has also been experiencing several bugs here and there which is being worked on. Also the podcast is done and uploaded, I’m just waiting for either Pic or Cone to have some free time to post the podcast. Thanks again for everyones patience.
My apologies for the current bugs with the new server, we are working to get them resolved. With a 128K connection here at the hotel I am relegated to near dial up speeds so my time online has been brief and limited to things like “Hey, look at that something is down”. I will be back on online in full capacity on Sunday at which point I will make sure the podcast is up along with all pending content. That is unless I get stuck somewhere between here and home on that glorious cross country drive. See you all in a few more days.
Classic. There really isn’t any other word to describe New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo’s latest, and dare I say greatest game for the Nintendo DS. The game is classic both in its gameplay, which carries with the it the hallmarks of being perhaps the most polished platfromer ever created, as well as in how it makes you feel while playing. I’m over 30 years old and the instant I began playing New Super Mario Bros. I was 11 years old all over again. Some people say Nintendo makes ‘kiddy’ games. I say they make games that bring out the child in you, as that is exactly what this game does so well.
At its core, New Super Mario Bros. is a traditional 2D side scrolling platformer that dabbles in 3D but never forgets that it is a throwback to a simpler age of gaming. The game is an uncomplicated, yet highly addictive experience that brings together elements from over two decades of the franchise. As remarkable as Nintendo is or has been in the past, here the company is in rare form.
The best way to think of New Super Mario Bros. is as the culmination of all previous Super Mario Bros. adventures. The developers have picked out many of the most remarkable aspects of past games, added in a few new touches, and created a quest that feels familiar yet decidedly new at the same time. For example, classic items like the Mushroom, Fire Flower, and P Switch are found throughout the landscape, but there are new items like the Mini Mushroom that shrinks Mario so that he can squeeze through tiny spaces and down ridiculously small pipes, and a Blue Shell that Mario can wear and dash through enemies like a tossed Koopa. There’s also a Mega Mushroom that A
