The Coop

MegaMan 10 is the tenth game in the original game series that started the franchise. MegaMan X and its sequels are an offshoot of that series. They're two different sets of games placed in the same basic MegaMan universe, with the "X" series taking place some 100 years after the original games.

It's "Hurry!" in two weeks... so, a hurried "Hurry!"-type of album with multiple mixes of the same single song. That's what I got from all this in the beginning.

I like mine so far. It'll probably be 2:30 to 3:00 long.

Astro Boy (Action/Shmup) Gradius Galaxies (Shmup) Gunstar Super Heroes (Run N' Gun) Iridion (3D Shmup) Iridion II (Shmup) Metal Slug Advance (Run 'N Gun) MegaMan Zero (Action Platformer) MegaMan Zero 2 (Action Platformer) MegaMan Zero 3 (Action Platformer) MegaMan Zero 4 (Action Platformer) MegaMan & Bass (Action Platformer) Pinball of the Dead (Pinball) Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (Turn-Based Strategy RPG) Shining Soul (Action RPG) Shining Soul II (Action RPG) Sigma Star Saga (Shmup/RPG) Sonic Advance (Platformer) Sonic Advance 2 (Platformer) Sonic Advance 3 (Platformer) Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (it's a bit different from the SNES version) (Action Platformer)

http://carbongames.com/ Over two decades ago, Tecno Soft released a game for the MegaDrive/Genesis called Herzog Zwei. It got mixed reviews, in part because no one was really sure what to do with the game. It was strategy and shmup mashed together, and everything was happening in real time. It came and went, and didn't really get much of a following. However, as time went on, people began to realize that this game was a forerunner to the RTS genre we know and love today. It was doing real time battles, resource management, and allowing you to give orders to troops that they'd follow on their own, years before Dune II and the first C&C would erect the basic control template that nearly every RTS game uses today. Despite HZ's iffy reception back then, it regularly shows up in various lists of the 50 or 100 best/most influential games. But now, there's a game coming out that is so very inspired by HZ, that I'm honestly surprised the makers didn't just try and get the rights to call it Herzog Drei. Called AirMech, the game is what Herzog Zwei was... part shmup, part RTS. The graphics have obviously been updated to clean 3D models, but unfortunately, you can't get a real feel for the audio. Carbon Games is making it, and the mind(s) behind Fat Princess are responsible for this. So yeah, check it out. Those who had Herzog Zwei in the early days of the Genesis, and appreciated what the game was doing, should be pretty excited. It's coming out for various systems, with PC, 360/Live, PS3/PSN being the most likely. No release date as of yet, but I know I'll be watching for it. And for those not familiar with Herzog Zwei, here's a little video to help...

And now, like Hurry!, it's going to get the living shit covered out of it.

Can I play too?

Night Slashers X Back in 1993, Data East released Night Slashers in the arcades. It was basically a Final Fight/Streets of Rage beat'em up, but with a twist. You chose one of three characters, and beat the shit out of zombies, some werewolves and such. Well, BonusJZ decided to do a port of sorts with OpenBoR. More gore, tweaked gameplay, extra animations... all sorts of extra touches to beef the game up. It's a well done conversion, and one not to miss out on if you're a zombie fan. Note: As it loads, it'll stop about halfway along. Let it sit, and it'll finish loading in another minute or so.

I remember this project. I was asked to make a little banner for the original site when it was on shackspace. Then shackspace went away, as did the website for a quite a while. But, I still have this... (hit Ctrl+F5 if it doesn't play from the beginning) Anyway, I'll download the album later. Right now, I have to flee offline from the approaching thunderstorm.

Bah humbug.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

I avoid the typical games that get quite a bit of attention; Sonic, the Final Fantasies, Mario, games of their stature. They've already got many remixers going after them, so I tend to look to the games that get ignored by the majority of the remixing community. Granted, I'm not going boycott the like of Mario 64 if I get an idea, but I've always firmly believed in exploring other games that aren't constantly in the spotlight. With so many games that have wonderful soundtracks, yet few (if any) remixes, there's a lot of material out there to play with. Now yes, you take a risk in no one listening to your remix (it's disheartening, the number of people who won't give a remix a listen if they're not familiar with the source song). And yes, I know some people are all about making sure they get as much exposure as they can by remixing a well known game/franchise. But come on... with all the older systems that now have music file types that can be played in Foobar, WinAmp and them, there's no excuse beyond closed mindedness and laziness to not expand your video game music horizons. The files are free, the players are free, so why are there still so many games being left out? The world doesn't need yet another remix from Final Fantasy VI, or Sonic 3, but it sure as hell could do with some remixes from the likes of Gargoyle's Quest II, Spellcaster and Master of Monsters.

Deus Ex

A little late, but... Red Faction: Armageddon

I thought RE 4 was pretty damn fun, myself.

Hmmm... seems part two of "Game Addiction" is private.

But... but it's BOOM HISS BOOM HISS CLAP CLAP CLAP FOUR ON THE FLOOR LETS DANCE "E" GLOWSTICKS HOORAY. How can they not like it?

Had my earthquake cheery popped today. The tremor made everything move back and forth just enough so it could be felt and seen, but without rattling anything.

I haven't paid much attention to Capcom the last few years. That's in part, because they just haven't put out that much that really interests me since Resident Evil 5. It's also in part because they simply refuse to continue the Darkstalkers franchise beyond the occasional minor cameo. When they announce Darkstalkers 4 and continue the storyline they were obviously building up, then I'll pay more attention to what they do and don't do.

How long? Why, until the check clears, of course ... Yeah, sorry. It was about six months for me if I recall. I kind of swamped the judges with a slew of remixes not long after I joined. One of the judges (Antonio Pizza) PMed me and pushed to chose one of them, and that one was posted a few months later ("Bio Tech").

I've read about those 30-second advertisements, but I've never once seen one when watching the Escapist videos. The only thing I ever see is the surrounding, static game promotion graphics that come up before the videos ever play (which is Dragon Nest at the moment).

I leave for three months, and you guys get lazy Shadows of the Damned F.E.A.R. 3 L.A. Noire The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Duke Nukem Forever for real this time Infamous 2 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Call of Juarez: The Cartel Bastion and From Dust Catherine

Indeed. The last thing I heard was that Nutritious was going to download my potentially final mix of my song back on July 1st. I don't even know if anyone's listened to it yet, but I do know I haven't gotten any comments on it.

Can hear an awful lot of crickets chirping away in this thread, and on the project forums.

I have no intentions of debating it any further either. I've said my piece about this. Still, it's a shame this is becoming an unfortunate mess for all involved... one that may become entangled in a web of legalese, chosen sides, and burnt bridges. Hopefully the show will survive it all in at least some form.