• February 21st, 2010 Food, Otaku, Videogames Leave a comment

    Nintendo DS toast

    I must say, I love to play my Nintendo DS. But having one for breakfast would be epic, don’t you think? Still wondering how they manage to create such a fine toast (if it’s real that is). Any ideas? ^^

    Source: newzonfire.com

  • September 25th, 2009 Videogames 2 comments

    Ninja Golf

    We’re all very tempted to think that a game like Ninja Golf is unpossible. Well, guess what, it’s not! And no wonder it’s related to Atari, a company that played an important role in the 1983 Video Game Crash. Here’s an animated GIF in case you’re wondering how the game looks like ^^

    Ninja Golf

    (Caption reads: Don’t worry about shot force or wind, nothing really matters)

    So, waddaya think?

  • June 18th, 2009 Videogames 4 comments

    Starcraft cake

    Zerg Swarm pictured on a cake. Looks “delicious” though I would feel bad eating a few drones.

    You may be wondering what StarCraft has to do with an Asian-related stuff blog. Well, in case you didn’t know, StarCraft was released more than ten years ago, however, the game is played as a national e-sport in Korea every day, supposedly more than half a million Koreans are playing the game every night, and a great number of international players playing too (I’m one of them). Various major StarCraft leagues exist in Korea, with quite a few number of expectators. Many pro players are treated like movie stars ^^

    Here’s an incredible match between Stork and FlaSh, dated 2007:

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    You may be a little amazed that a game created ten years ago is widely played, but you wouldn’t understand if you are not into it, like me ^^ if you’re up for a game or an IC Cup match I’ll gladly accept.

    More cakes via Team Liquid

  • June 3rd, 2009 Otaku, Videogames 1 comment

    Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker PSP Costa Rica

    That’s right, the new installment of the MGS series, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker announced by Hideo Kojima just a while ago, will take place in Costa Rica (my homeland!), apparently in 1974 on the Caribbean Coast province of Limón. Take a look at the trailer:

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    I’ve always wondered how realistic the MGS games are, and this will finally be my opportunity to have a good idea about it ^^. The idea behind this new Metal Gear Solid is that Costa Rica abolished any militar activity (that’s true just in case, no military in Costa Rica!) many years ago and so it is a good place to set up the new Outer Heaven or sort.

    Anyway, I’m really hoping to play this one as it will be fun to see how they think Costa Rica looked more than ten years before I was born. Here’s a picture of Costa Rica, not from the Caribbean coast but you get the idea. I can already start imagining Snake running around!

    Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker PSP Costa Rica

  • April 10th, 2009 Japan, Otaku, Videogames 8 comments

    Ninja Boots

    Initially thought they were Ninja Boots, spotted by Ale Pepino, but the author had an even better idea: Ninja Turtles cosplay boots! ^^;;

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  • April 6th, 2009 Otaku, Videogames Leave a comment

    Mario Pipe

    Anyone here a diehard Mario fan? I used to be one, but since I don’t have that much time and modern game are not my thing, didn’t play Mario Sunshine or Mario Galaxy through. However, I’m dying for Super Mario RPG 3 (known as Mario & Luigi Saga) for the Nintendo DS to come out in English, epic games! Mario and Luigi Partners in Time was my first Nintendo DS game and I enjoyed every single moment of it — almost as much as I enjoyed Advance Wars.

    Via Neta.

  • March 10th, 2009 Japan, Otaku, Videogames 6 comments

    Video Game Developer's Office

    Ever wondered how a Video Game Developer’s Office looked like? Well, the title is an euphemism, since we’re just small developers. It’s quite messy (gotta tidy up a bit), but fortunately I didn’t take a picture of the other side, where various handheld consoles, one a prototype from South Korea, developer boards, modems, a Dreamcast, a CRT monitor and TV, some cell phones, and much more stuff compete for space.

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  • February 27th, 2009 Otaku, Videogames 3 comments

    Wind and Water Dreamcast 10th Birthday Yuan WorksHappy 10th Birthday Dreamcast! (Image: Yuan Works)

    Though a little late announcement, the Sega Dreamcast’s 10th Anniversary was on late 2008. The Dreamcast was one of the most underrated consoles of the time, surpassing the PlayStation 2 in graphics and quality. For some reasons including very bad luck and bad decisions from Sega, the Dreamcast was very short-lived in the Americas, and later cut off from Europe. However, in Japan, the Dreamcast held its title as one of the best modern generation consoles, with official releases years after the console was no longer mainstream.

    The Dreamcast fanbase was never dead nor gone, and last November, to honor the Dreamcast, Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles was released as an independent release (同人ソフト), an extensive puzzle game in both English and Japanese!

    The game features a professionally pressed CD, an obi strip (spine card collector’s item), and a 40-page full color manual in both English and Japanese. Watch the game trailer below!

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