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Wednesday September 03, 2008
09:50
ThinkGeek: What's New: Geek Toys : Zelda Phantom Hourglass Mini Plush
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Mini Plush toys feature Link and Tetra from Zelda Phantom Hourglass

These tiny Zelda Phantom Hourglass plushies will satiate us briefly. You get a mini plush keychain in a random choice of Link in various color outfits or the lovely Tetra. Buy these now and we'll keep on the hunt for more Zelda goodies.
Price: $6.99
Sunday August 24, 2008
12:10
Digg: Zelda's been captured! Please send help!!
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Zelda's been captured! Please send help!!
Monday August 11, 2008
11:00
Wii: Joystiq: Miyamoto's hobbies are none of your business
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Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Business
In news of the weird, The Times Online reports that Nintendo is (politely, we're sure) asking master game designer Shigeru Miyamoto - you know, the guy that made that game with the plumber and the gorilla? - not to discuss his hobbies outside of games with ... anyone. According to the article, "any glimpse inside his head could be worth billions," which is why we're crating up our MRIs of his noggin and shipping them off to Area 51.

The Times makes a rather bold assumption that Miyamoto basically designs everything at Nintendo, including its consoles - he does have a good deal of influence, but the Big N has at least a few other employees - stating that, with regards to the Wii's successor, the "only place where the discussion [of its design] has any grounding is inside Mr. Miyamoto's head."

We imagine all this talk of Miyamoto's hobbies has its roots in the origins of Pikmin, which Mario's papa has publically stated was inspired by his time spent gardening, or Zelda, which was at least partially influenced by his love of exploring caves near his home as a young boy. Actually, it may be Devil World, which was based on his very favorite hobby: dressing up as a dragon and battling demons in Pac-Man-like mazes. Yep, that's definitely it.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
01:50
Boing Boing: Play based on the Legend of Zelda in London closes tonight: "Liink and Zellda"
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At London's Cockpit Theatre (and closing tonight!), a play based on the Legend of Zelda called "Liink and Zellda: The Misadventure" -- don't know if it's any good, but I applaud the spirit nevertheless!

Written and Directed by Serena Obhrai.
Starring Serena Obhrai, Sarah Evans, Darren Stoneham, Simon Newton, Rachael Wharton, Sarah Westman, Helen Lynch and Eleanor White.
Liink and Zellda do what they always do to obtain the Tryforce. She gets into trouble and loses it. And he saves her and gets it back. But, after Liink and Zellda come to blows, they part ways to decide what’s best for them – can they survive alone? Don't miss this exhilarating sword fighting adventure with two of your favourite game characters who encounter Gannon for the umpteenth time! Join Liink, Zellda, Marioh, Peech (and more!) on this delightful adventure.
NB; Contains foul language.
Liink and Zellda: The Misadventure tickets, [liink & zell-da: the mis-ad-ven-ture] production notes (via Wonderland)
Saturday August 02, 2008
07:08
Boing Boing: Video game quilts from Carolina Patchworks
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Etsy seller CarolinaPatchworks makes beautiful 8-bit video game quilts. I'm still partial to Punzie's works in this genre, but why choose when you can have both, I always say. Be sure to see the Carolina Patchworks Quilt blog for a really lovely selection of non-game-related quilts, too. Carolina Patchworks Quilts on Etsy, Carolina Patchworks blog (via Wonderland)
See also: Zelda, Invaders and Resident Evil quilts
Friday August 01, 2008
01:20
Digg: Zelda Marathon 4 Charity - Mario Guys team w/ Four48 - LIVE!
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Last month the ultra successful Mario Marathon raised $11,767 for Child's Play. This month they're at it again, teaming with the original Four48 Zelda crew to save Zelda 7 times in 70 hours!
Saturday July 26, 2008
19:10
Wii: Digg: Miyamoto better at 'traditional' instead of casual games
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Finally, the beacon of hope for the Nintendo hardcore speaks. In an interview with The Telegraph that GamePro picked up on, Shigeru Miyamoto touched on his affinity of more traditional games like Zelda and Mario. He also even brought up the fact that the Wii remote may be insufficient when it comes to slightly more complicated games.
Wednesday July 23, 2008
10:00
ThinkGeek: What's New: Geek Toys : Zelda Ocarina
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Real playable Ocarina lets you re-create your favorite Zelda tunes

While spelunking in the basement at the ThinkGeek headquarters we met a fairy girl handing out bright blue Ocarinas. Later some employees found that during long meetings they could summon a galloping horse just by playing the correct tune on their ocarina
Price: $39.99
Tuesday July 22, 2008
15:25
Joystiq: So it begins: Feminist gamers decry Sony's Fat Princess
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Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 3, Action, Online

Shown for the first time at E3, Sony and Titan Studios' upcoming PSN title, Fat Princess, grabbed us with its classic Zelda-like presentation, 32-player online, and off-color infusion of blood & guts for such an otherwise cutesy title. We also figured there would more than a few folks none too pleased by its title.

It's not just the title that's angering the folks behind sites Feminist Gamers and Shakesville, female-run gaming blogs who are already voicing their displeasure to Sony. It's also the concept that players must feed the titular princess - who starts out slim - in order to make her fat, and thus harder to capture.

Melissa McEwan of Shakesville writes: "Congrats on your awesome new game, Sony. I'm positively thrilled to see such unyielding dedication to creating a new generation of fat-hating, heteronormative assholes," while Feminist Gamer's "Mighty Ponygirl" suggests a simple gameplay switcheroo would solve the problem (and change the title). "Instead of running out into the forest to find cake to fatten up the princess with, why not go out and find gold (which is a lot heavier than cake) to stuff into a treasure chest," she says, adding, "The more gold in the chest, the heavier it would be, and the harder it would be to carry."

Despite the (still limited) fury being directed at Sony, we suspect that there's a fat chance either the title or gameplay will change.

[Update: Titan Studios' art director, James Green, emailed in to say: "Does it make it better or worse that the concept artist (who designed the look, characters, everything) is a girl?"]

[Via PS3 Fanboy]

Source - Feminist Gamer
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07:30
Wii: Joystiq: Nintendo: Hardcore gamers 'critically important to us'
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Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, E3, Business, Casual

"Absolutely the hard-core gamer crowd is critically important to us." Which would explain why so much of Nintendo's E3 press conference was taken up by spirited flailing, smiling soccer moms and the worst rendition of the Super Mario Bros. theme the world has ever been forced to endure.

But Nintendo hasn't forgotten about the mythical "hardcore" gamer crowd, Cammie Dunaway tells Wired. The executive VP of sales and marketing, who insists that she's a "genuinely smiley, nice person," explains that "the Zelda and Mario teams are hard at work," possibly on something that could rival the infinitely desirable Super Mario Sluggers. "And even Super Mario Sluggers, which is certainly an expanded audience title, but what core gamer doesn't love Mario and baseball and finding out which combination of characters are going to do what kind of crazy things in the field?" she ponders.

Dunaway also notes that Nintendo is committed to a variety of games, catering to casual players with titles like Cooking Navi, and exciting tougher crowds with the DS iteration of Grand Theft Auto. We mean, she must have seen it, right? "I have not looked at the product. Have you?" Well, no ... but we haven't been incorporating it into our sales pitch either.
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Sunday July 13, 2008
20:50
Digg: Zelda Ocarina of Time Hi Resolution Textures Demo
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Some fans have put together a hi-res texture pack, and a cel-shade pack for Zelda Ocarina of Time. This website made a nice mouse-over demo to compare the original, hi-res and cel-shade textures.
Monday July 07, 2008
15:11
Slashdot: The Next Browser Scripting Language Is — C?
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mad.frog writes to tell us that in a recent talk by Adobe's Scott Petersen he demonstrated a new toolchain that he has been working on (and soon to be open-sourced) that allows C code to be run by the Tamarin virtual machine. "The toolchain includes lots of other details, such as a custom POSIX system call API and a C multimedia library that provides access to Flash. And there's some things that Petersen had to add to Tamarin, such as a native byte array that maps directly to RAM, thereby allowing the VM's "emulation" of memory to have only a minor overhead over the real thing. The end result is the ability to run a wide variety of existing C code in Flash at acceptable speeds. Petersen demonstrated a version of Quake running in a Flash app, as well as a C-based Nintendo emulator running Zelda; both were eminently playable, and included sound effects and music."
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Wednesday July 02, 2008
14:30
Slashdot: Dungeons and Desktops
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Aeonite writes "Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-playing Games chronicles the rise and fall of the Computer RPG industry, from Akalabeth to Zelda and everything in between. While the bulk of the book is devoted to the genre's "Golden Age" in the late '80s and early '90s, author Matt Barton explores the entire history of CRPGs, from their origins in the mid '70s to the very recent past. While not entirely comprehensive, the book covers not only the major players and award-winners, but also dozens of obscure "also-rans" as well as notable games in related genres." Keep reading for the rest of Michael's review.
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14:30
Slashdot: Games: Dungeons and Desktops
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Aeonite writes "Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-playing Games chronicles the rise and fall of the Computer RPG industry, from Akalabeth to Zelda and everything in between. While the bulk of the book is devoted to the genre's "Golden Age" in the late '80s and early '90s, author Matt Barton explores the entire history of CRPGs, from their origins in the mid '70s to the very recent past. While not entirely comprehensive, the book covers not only the major players and award-winners, but also dozens of obscure "also-rans" as well as notable games in related genres." Keep reading for the rest of Michael's review.
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Tuesday July 01, 2008
03:24
Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Dragon Nest, First Look
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Dragon Nest, the new MMO from NCSoft splinter company Eyedentity, is actually looking fairly healthy. Its cartoonish Zelda-like world suggests that it’s going to be low spec (ideal since it’s being touted heavily as the next big thing on the Chinese market) and it could be fairly accessible. The trailer (after the click) is full of zest and the game looks like a lot of fun. If it can manage to avoid being as tedious as the big Korean MMO staples (I’m looking at you, Lineage II) then it could well be a success.

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Tuesday June 24, 2008
15:01
Wii: Joystiq: Miyamoto's quality control: Ninten-do what Sega doesn't
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Filed under: Culture, Nintendo Wii

Though we usually award it to a particularly irascible commenter, the latest Justin T. McElroy Memorial Burn of the Day Award simply cannot be pried from the clutches of one Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Donkey Kong, Mario, Zelda and just about half of your best childhood memories.

Tucked inside Wired's 15th Anniversary retrospective, a quick interview with the renowned developer reveals his secret to maintaining "quality control" in a company as large as Nintendo. "I'm always instructing my game designers on the history of the characters and worlds we've created," says Miyamoto. "Often we're in development and I'll say, 'Oh, this looks like a Sega game. We need to make it look more like Mario.'"

Oh my. Not to worry, Sega, at least Mr. Miyamoto knows about your games. He's never even heard of Ratchet & Whatshisface.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Sunday June 22, 2008
00:10
Wii: Slashdot: Twilight Hack Defeats Wii Menu Update 3.3
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Croakyvoice writes "Only days after Nintendo shipped Wii Menu 3.3, which stopped the Twilight Hack from working, the team lead by Bushing brought out a new version of the Homebrew enabling hack for the Nintendo Wii using the Zelda Game and a hacked save game."
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00:10
Wii: Slashdot: Games: Twilight Hack Defeats Wii Menu Update 3.3
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Croakyvoice writes "Only days after Nintendo shipped Wii Menu 3.3, which stopped the Twilight Hack from working, the team lead by Bushing brought out a new version of the Homebrew enabling hack for the Nintendo Wii using the Zelda Game and a hacked save game."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Saturday June 14, 2008
05:00
Joystiq: Counting Rupees: The MMO-TV hybrid
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Filed under: Culture, PC, MMO
Each week Jeff Engel and Geoff Brooks contribute Counting Rupees, a column on the business behind gaming:
Can a game spin off into a successful TV series?

Many of us still remember waking up early on Saturday mornings to catch the latest episode of "Captain N: The Game Master" or rushing home after school to watch "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" (or if we were lucky enough to be watching on a Friday, "The Legend of Zelda"). While these shows weren't exactly something to write home about, it was certainly exciting to see some of our favorite Nintendo characters come alive in the form of a cartoon. In the last few years the wildly popular Pokemon games have spawned a long-lasting TV show and more recently, a Viva Piñata TV series was launched side-by-side with the game, in what was a moderately successful cross-marketing strategy (the kid's show is still running today and the game posted slow but steady sales, developing somewhat of a cult following). Clearly, there's some precedence for games to become the basis for a TV series, but these have all lacked one basic element that all the games required: interactivity.

So it is with some interest that the LA Times reports that Sci-Fi channel is teaming up with Trion World Network to create (simultaneously!) an MMO and a TV show based on it. Sci-Fi channel president Dave Howe says that it's the "Holy Grail". A subscription-based MMO and a successful television series that are able to successfully leverage each other could certainly be a potential windfall. However, while the details are somewhat scarce at the moment, from what I can glean, there are some major hurdles that this joint venture will need to overcome.
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Wednesday June 11, 2008
02:00
Joystiq: Metal Gear Retrospective: Part Five is all in your hands
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Filed under: Sony PSP
GameTrailers sneaks in a fifth installment of its Metal Gear Retrospective, with the latest episode focusing on the portable versions of Snake's adventures. The episode covers the GameBoy's Ghost Babel, along with the PSP's AC!D and the only handheld title part of the MGS canon, Portable Ops.

As we all prepare for Metal Gear Solid 4's launch tomorrow, don't forget to check out the other four retrospective episodes. The upcoming final installment in GameTrailers' Metal Gear review will attempt to weave together the whole MGS saga. As incredible as that feat will be, it still doesn't beat the time GameTrailers attempted to explain the Legend of Zelda timelines.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Tuesday June 10, 2008
15:00
Halo: Joystiq: Meet the Team: James Ransom-Wiley
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Filed under: Meta (about Joystiq)
In the world of professional game blogging, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the bloggers who investigate the stories and readers who make silly comments. These are the first group's stories.
- Name: James Ransom-Wiley
- Job Position: Senior Editor / 3,434 posts and counting...
- Past Experience/Education: Joystiq plucked me fresh from the "outside" in July 2004. I did manage a BA in Sociology from Wesleyan University a year before that.
- Life Outside of the 'Stiq: Is a mostly quiet, mostly Hispanic, quickly gentrifying neighborhood in Brooklyn. (Call it "East Williamsburg," or just plain Bushwick.) Lex and I share an Astroturf'd yard set away from the street between buildings, where she really got her flower pots going this spring and on warm evenings we dine at Brittany Perez's just-painted baby blue (from pink) picnic table. On late nights back from the city we hit up the best sandwich place no one's heard of: T&A Deli. There, Alex greats us with, "Goodmornin! The usual, baby?"
- Why I'm blogging: I needed to supplement my income, so I responded to a Craigslist ad for a part-time writing position on a developing video game blog. I submitted three samples in the style of a site I'd never heard of: "Engadget." Five weeks later I got a response. I was hired and began blogging for Joystiq alongside the then only contributor, Ben Zackheim. Coming up on four years later, Joystiq has grown far, far (far!) beyond my naive expectations and completely sucked me up with it.
- First Game Experience: Big bro's ColecoVision. I remember Tarzan, mashing the 5-key to set off the monkey-man's signature cry; and thrashing the mini-wheel on the mammoth alternate controller to flicker around the bases in Super Action Baseball; and helping my color-blind brother figure out which blocks he'd changed in Q*bert. Plus: River Raid, Time Pilot, Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle, Cosmic Avenger, Donkey Kong, Venture, Zaxxon, Front Line, Looping, Mouse Trap -- yeah, they got me hooked young...
- Favorite Games: Contrary to what GTA IV reviewers will tell you, there still isn't anything quite as "perfect" as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night -- but I'm gonna go with five close to my heart: The Legend of Zelda, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, Ninja Gaiden (NES), F-Zero, and Halo ... and five shoutouts to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game, Tecmo Super Bowl, Gitaroo Man, Pac-Man C.E., and Shufflepuck Café.
- Stick or Automatic? Stick.
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Wednesday June 04, 2008
13:30
Joystiq: Video Games Live announces 50 shows for world tour
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Filed under: Culture
You wouldn't castigate us for saying that many classic video games are loved and remembered not just for their gameplay and characters, but their memorable music. Why, just think of The Legend of Zelda's dum dum, da da da dadum, da da da da daaa da da da da da dadum! Or Sonic the Hedgehog's dada da da dee dum dum, da dada da dum dee dum dum. And who could forget Mega Man's dada dada dadee dum, dadum dadum dum daaa?

If you're a video gamer who appreciates everything from 8-bit beeps and boops to rousing orchestral scores, we encourage you to drag those big ears of yours to a Video Games Live concert. Created in 2002 by composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall, Video Games Live honors a wide range of games in -- thanks to its 50-show strong world tour -- a wide range of American and international venues. See a complete list of planned concert locales (including France, China, Taiwan, Scotland and Portugal) and dates after the break.
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12:00
Wii: Joystiq: MGS4 receives 'perfect' score from Famitsu
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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Action
Japanese games mag giant Famitsu has rated Metal Gear Solid 4 and bestowed it with its highest honor: a score of 40/40. MGS4 is the first PS3 title to receive such high praise from the magazine's editors. It has already picked up similarly glowing scores from European and Western publications.

Famitsu has only handed out a 40/40 score to seven other games in its history: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64), Soulcalibur (DC), Vagrant Story (PS), The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (GCN), Nintendogs (DS), Final Fantasy XII (PS2), and Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii). We imagine Otacon is peeing his pants right about now.

[Kotaku via PS3 Fanboy]
Gallery: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of The Patriots
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Tuesday June 03, 2008
17:25
Joystiq: Meet the Team: Griffin McElroy
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Filed under: Meta (about Joystiq)

In the world of professional game blogging, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the bloggers who investigate the stories and readers who make silly comments. These are the first group's stories.
- Name: Griffin McElroy
- Job Position: Weekend Editor/Japanese Hardware Sales
- Past Experience/Education: Broadcast Journalism major at Marshall University, gaming feature contributor for Herald-Dispatch (a widely circulated local paper), and Editor for a Herald-Dispatch video game blog (the quaintly titled "Blog: The Video Game"). I've also been involved with a plethora of local journalism enterprises in my fair city, including an indie rock shift at the college radio station, a stint at the college paper, a PR gig with Marshall's alumni association, and an Editor in Chief position at my high school Broadcast News program.
- Life Outside of the 'Stiq: I'm a political blogger with the MTV Choose or Lose Street Team '08, where I cover the national election as it happens from the state of West Virginia. I'm entering my senior year of college and, unsurprisingly, play no small amount of video games.
- Why I'm blogging: To pay for my unslakable hunger for synthetically crafted methamphetamines. Also, because my infatuation with journalism only applies when I'm writing about things I care about, i.e. video games. It sure beats the hell out of covering weekly city council meetings or sports (ewwwww).
- First Game Experience: At the tender age of three, I sat on the corner of my brothers' bunk bed, and would put myself through the unforgiving gauntlet of Super Mario Bros. I often claim that I beat the game before I could read, the truthiness of which has come under much scrutiny over the years.
- Favorite Games: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Pokemon Blue, Burnout 3, World of Warcraft, the Quest for Glory series, Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, Bioshock, GTA: San Andreas, You Have To Burn The Rope
- Favorite Animated Film, Graphic Novel, Type of Sandwich, Olsen Twin, Soda, Travel Author, Former President, and Contestant in Cycle 10 of America's Next Top Model: "The Iron Giant", Watchmen, pepperoni pizza sub, Mary-Kate, Cheerwine, Anthony Bourdain, James K. Polk, and Katarzyna, respectively.
- What's with the Tattoo? Glad you (didn't) ask
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Wednesday May 28, 2008
17:30
Joystiq: Game reviewers draft a 'Bill of Rights'
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Filed under: Culture
Though you may begrudge them for stamping a 4.5 across Highly Anticipated Shooty Game, or daring to rate The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess an outrageous 1.3 points lower than what you felt it truly deserved, game reviewers are known to have feelings too. Sensing the beating hearts beneath these calculating judgment machines, MTV Multiplayer's Stephen Totilo has asked several reviewers to lay out the circumstances necessary for the wishfully "perfect" review. Their requests aren't as lofty as you might expect.

Compiled in a "Bill of Rights," reviewers' requests include being granted access to a game's online mode during the review process, as well as receiving a final boxed copy of the game prior to the review. "I think all a reviewer should really have in their disposal is exactly what the person purchasing the game will have," says Giant Bomb's Jeff Gerstmann.

Sometimes, even a review copy of the game is hard to come by on time, with critics asking to receive final code a week before the review gets underway. Modern production schedules frequently prevent this, forcing writers to peer into the future and take the publisher's word on what will be fixed in the final code. Oh, and developers? Please don't peer over their shoulders while they're playing your game. Check out the full Game Reviewer's Bill of Rights on MTV Multiplayer.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Sunday May 25, 2008
19:08
Wii: Slashdot: Unofficial Homebrew Channel For the Wii
» ‎ Zelda

marcan writes "The Homebrew Channel is a tool that can be installed on any Wii (no hardware mods required) that lets you run unsigned homebrew software from an SD card, or upload executables via WiFi or a USBGecko. We've tried to make it friendly for users with a simple GUI, and powerful for developers with direct upload features and reloading which we hope will make testing less painful. The channel can be installed using a DVD if you have a modchip, or using an exploit in Zelda: Twilight Princess which only requires an SD card (or any future hack or booting method). Once installed, it simply shows up as a Channel on the Wii Menu, just like any official channel. Hopefully, this and other recent developments (such as the upcoming devkitPPC r15 toolchain, much improved and with many bugs fixed) will help make the Wii an appealing platform for DIY software. And yes, it also runs Linux."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
19:08
Wii: Slashdot: Games: Unofficial Homebrew Channel For the Wii
» ‎ Zelda

marcan writes "The Homebrew Channel is a tool that can be installed on any Wii (no hardware mods required) that lets you run unsigned homebrew software from an SD card, or upload executables via WiFi or a USBGecko. We've tried to make it friendly for users with a simple GUI, and powerful for developers with direct upload features and reloading which we hope will make testing less painful. The channel can be installed using a DVD if you have a modchip, or using an exploit in Zelda: Twilight Princess which only requires an SD card (or any future hack or booting method). Once installed, it simply shows up as a Channel on the Wii Menu, just like any official channel. Hopefully, this and other recent developments (such as the upcoming devkitPPC r15 toolchain, much improved and with many bugs fixed) will help make the Wii an appealing platform for DIY software. And yes, it also runs Linux."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
15:39
Wii: Slashdot: Games: Shigeru Miyamoto, The Walt Disney of Our Time
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circletimessquare writes "The New York Times has a gushing portrait of Shigeru Miyamoto. His creative successes have spanned almost 30 years, from Donkey Kong, to Mario (as well known as Mickey Mouse around the world, the story notes), to Zelda, to the Wii, and now to Wii Fit — which according to some initial rumors is selling out across the globe in its debut. The article has some gems of insight into the man's thinking, including that his iconic characters are an afterthought. Gameplay comes first, and the characters are designed around that. Additionally, his fame and finances and ego are refreshingly modest for someone of his high regard and creative stature: 'despite being royalty at Nintendo and a cult figure, he almost comes across as just another salaryman (though a particularly creative and happy one) with a wife and two school-age children at home near Kyoto. He is not tabloid fodder, and he seems to maintain a relatively nondescript lifestyle.'"
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15:39
Wii: Slashdot: Shigeru Miyamoto, The Walt Disney of Our Time
» ‎ Zelda

circletimessquare writes "The New York Times has a gushing portrait of Shigeru Miyamoto. His creative successes have spanned almost 30 years, from Donkey Kong, to Mario (as well known as Mickey Mouse around the world, the story notes), to Zelda, to the Wii, and now to Wii Fit — which according to some initial rumors is selling out across the globe in its debut. The article has some gems of insight into the man's thinking, including that his iconic characters are an afterthought. Gameplay comes first, and the characters are designed around that. Additionally, his fame and finances and ego are refreshingly modest for someone of his high regard and creative stature: 'despite being royalty at Nintendo and a cult figure, he almost comes across as just another salaryman (though a particularly creative and happy one) with a wife and two school-age children at home near Kyoto. He is not tabloid fodder, and he seems to maintain a relatively nondescript lifestyle.'"
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Thursday May 22, 2008
12:25
Half Life: Joystiq: Meet the Team: Ludwig Kietzmann
» ‎ Zelda
Filed under: Meta (about Joystiq)

In the world of professional game blogging, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the bloggers who investigate the stories and readers who make silly comments. These are the first group's stories.
- Name: Ludwig Kietzmann
- Job Position: Senior Contributing Editor, podcast host and typo killer.
- Past Experience/Education: I have a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, with majors in Computer Science, Mathematical Techniques and Organizational Psychology. Fat lot of good that did me. Before joining Joystiq, I awarded games 3 out of 10 at some more obscure review sites.
- Life Outside of the 'Stiq: If, hypothetically, I ever left my laptop, it would be to watch a movie, get lost in a good book or wrestle down marauding lions.
- Why I'm Blogging: Though the ability to mash words together in order to form coherent sentences has brought me nothing but trouble, I rather enjoy it. Blogging is a great outlet for creative writing, opinion and unrelenting use of puns.
- First game experience: Destroying invaders (from space!) on a hand-me-down piece of hardware attached to a yellowed, CGA monitor. How many aliens have died by my hand since then?
- Favorite games: Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, Grim Fandango, No One Lives Forever, Half-Life 2, Jet Set Radio, Metal Gear Solid 3, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Beyond Good & Evil and ... Rayman 2.
- Can love bloom on the battlefield? I need scissors! 61!
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Sunday May 11, 2008
16:20
Digg: The Message of Majora's Mask
» ‎ Zelda

Clues spread throughout the final dungeon of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask hint that there's far more to the story of this Nintendo 64 game than what made it to the surface. An ancient rebellion against the Goddesses of the Triforce may be tied to the falling moon that spells doom for the world of Termina.
08:30
Joystiq: Miyamoto: Ocarina of Time could have been in first-person perspective
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Filed under: Culture, Nintendo Wii

There aren't many gamers who don't harbor fond memories associated with the Nintendo 64's classic adventure (and to many, the greatest installment in the Hyrulian franchise), Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. In addition to its beloved story and incredible visuals, it was a groundbreaking third-person adventure through an intricately detailed fantasy world -- but would we (and Game Rankings) still hold the triforce-hunting adventure in such high regard if we had experienced Hyrule directly through the point-eared protagonist's eyes?

In a recent discussion between Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and revolutionary game developer (and Time's most influential person of 2008) Shigeru Miyamoto, it was outed that Shiggy secretly possesses a penchant for first-person shooters (notably, Rare's seminal N64 shooter Goldeneye), and that he'd considered creating Ocarina of Time using an Oblivion-esque first-person perspective. We're not quite sure how this would have affected the title -- but we're certainly terrified of the prospect of witnessing Darunia's sexy dance of seduction first-hand.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Thursday May 08, 2008
10:30
Portal: Google: Joystiq: Meet the Team: Justin McElroy
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Filed under: Features, Meta (about Joystiq)

In the world of professional game blogging, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the bloggers who investigate the stories and readers who make silly comments. These are the first group's stories.
- Name: Justin McElroy
- Job Position: Blogger and host/producer of the Joystiq Podcast
- Past Experience/Education: I've been writing about video games since I started reviewing them for The Herald-Dispatch when I was 12 years old. Besides Joystiq my work has appeared in Computer Games Magazine, The Escapist, Gamezebo, Gamers With Jobs: Press Pass and GameDaily.
- Life outside of the 'Stiq: I also have a degree in theater that I occasionally utilize. And, as you can tell with a quick Google Image Search, I love exercising. But my favorite (usually) non-gaming activity is hanging out with my wife Sydnee.
- Why I'm blogging: It's not very hard.
- First game experience: My earliest gaming memory is playing H.E.R.O. on the Atari 2600 at my friend Eric Near's house.
- Favorite games: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Seaman, Spider-Man 2, Quest for Glory series, BioShock, Phoenix Wright series, Fugitive Hunter, Portal.
More to come every Tuesday and Thursday.
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Tuesday April 29, 2008
12:40
Digg: GTAIV Becomes 5th Game in Gamespot's History to Get a 10/10!
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The four others were: Chrono Cross, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Soul Calibur, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PlayStation 2).
Saturday April 26, 2008
11:30
Joystiq: IGN: First web GTA IV review, another perfect 10
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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action

Is it too early to say that we're beginning to see a pattern develop here? We know that a mere handful of reviews for Rockstar's latest opus have been published, but should the current trend continue, Grand Theft Auto IV could be the subject of more perfect scores than 1976 Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci. Yes, IGN recently dropped the suspiciously non-embargoed first online review for the title, giving it a 10 out of 10 (on both platforms) and evoking the wrath of the Nintendo Defense Force, calling GTA IV "the best game since Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time."

The seven-page, five-thousand word review (and accompanying video review, after the jump) praises the game's art style, the immersive backdrop of Liberty City, the "Oscar quality" story and the "refined" gameplay. The enamored reviewer even commends some of the quirky extra features included by Rockstar, such as Niko's multipuropse cellphone, or the in-game use of alcohol: "You don't have to drive drunk," the reviewer exclaims, "but it's fun to give it a try." Great, now we can look forward to public backlash towards the game's DUI-endorsing write-ups, as well.
Continue reading IGN: First web GTA IV review, another perfect 10
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Wednesday April 23, 2008
11:28
ThinkGeek: What's New: Geek Toys : Legend of Zelda Sound Drop Keychains
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Keychains that play a sound from Legend of Zelda when you push the button on the front

These legend of Zelda Sound Drop Keychains are perfect for punctuating your everyday life with appropriate Zelda sounds. There are six varieties in all and each plays a different sound from the video game.
Price: $4.99
Friday April 18, 2008
11:44
Wii: Joystiq: Miyamoto begins Wii Fit media blitz
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Filed under: Nintendo Wii
Our drinking buddies at GameDaily were invited to an exclusive, two-hour roundtable with Mr. Wii Fit himself, Shigeru Miyamoto yesterday, along with several other industry outlets like IGN. But Miyamoto also stretched his way over to 1UP and MTV News in what we can only imagine is the warmup of a pretty significant Wii Fit media blitz. While there isn't much you haven't already read in the Wii Fit installment of Nintendo's Iwata Asks series, there are a handful of interesting comments.

Iwata discussed a Wii Fit game modeled after Sumo wrestling, called "Ultimate Balance Test." It was pulled from the final product for being "too difficult" but, lucky for you Sumo wrestlers out there, will be available as a hidden game. While there's talk of a Wii Fit channel to bring additional content to the game, Miyamoto mentioned they've been "tinkering" with the idea of DS connectivity. He also talked about other uses for the Balance Board peripheral, suggesting they may incorporate it into other games - he pondered a rhythm game where you tap your feet - or even a Mario game, though it wouldn't likely be a requirement in that case.

A seemingly innocuous comment to 1UP - intended to assuage worries that Nintendo has gone totally casual - has curiously generated the most internet interest though: "The Zelda team is forming again to work on new games!" So, a team of developers that recently shipped a game are working on a new game? Incredible. But seriously folks, we're heartened to hear that too.

Read - Shigeru Miyamoto on Wii Fit [GameDaily]
Read - Creator Demos Wii Fit [IGN]
Read - Miyamoto on Wii Fit, Hardcore Gamers [1UP]
Read - Shigeru Miyamoto MTV Interview Preview [MTV Multiplayer]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Wednesday April 16, 2008
11:30
Wii: Joystiq: Readers pick best webcomic: Visceration Station
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Filed under: Culture, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Online, Polls
Big thanks to Supafine's "Legend of Zelda: Visceration Station" webcomic for finally (and logically) explaining the heart system to us. The least we, as the Joystiq community, can apparently do is bestow you the honor of best game-related webcomic of the week.

Second and third place went to XKCD and College Humor, respectively. Thanks to everyone who voted, and be sure to let us know of any gaming comics you stumble upon this week!
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