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An Epic AGDQ 2016 Speedrun of Diablo 2 Featuring MrLlamaSC

MrLlamaSC was featured in this years Games Done Quick charity speedrun event. He completed Diablo 2 + LOD in 1h47m in another hypnotizing speed run. The awesome part about watching AGDQ runs is that the runners talk about the strategies they use, a bit about the game and how it was programmed, different runners and whom holds the current world record. The current D2 speedrun record is by Teo at 1h20m.

MrLlamaSC does a great job here considering Diablo 2 is very random and he couldn't restart for something better.

http://www.speedrun.com/run/9mej6d9y

The Legend of Zelda HD on Wii U Launches March 4th With Amiibo Support!

The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess HD remake is dropping on the Wii U March 4th to flex your HD TV. You can buy the remake digitally, single game or a special game+Link Amiibo collectable that...

"Using the Wolf Link amiibo at a certain place will allow you to play “Thorough Battle: Trial of the Beast” (perhaps this is the Twilight Cave we heard about last week). If you clear this while owning the “Giant Wallet”, you’ll earn the “Bottomless Wallet”. This lets you hold up to 9,999 Rupees, compared to Giant Wallet’s maximum of 1,000. The leak also mentions something about how Link’s health inside normal dungeons can be recovered by the amount of hearts you preserved in the exclusive dungeon (which I assume is this one)."

As we discussed in the last Roundtable, Wii games suffer from artifacting and are not upscaled on the Wii U. Nintendo re-releasing Twilight Princess in HD allows this game to get a glorious HD remake and bring it to Wii U owners that may have missed it on GameCube and Wii.

http://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-sheds-light-on-zelda-twilight-princess-hds-amiibo-features/

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 01/21/2016 at 04:41am

Awesome! That game definitely needs an HD remake. While I enjoyed the game, I was disappointed by how graphically old it looked. I'm sure the remake will make the game look beautiful! I was not one of the many who were disappointed with the Wind Waker's graphics, I thought that style was really good and I enjoyed the game. I have not yet bought it's HD remake though.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/21/2016 at 05:21pm

Dude, I will definitely pick this game up. I've not played a new Zelda game since Link's Awakening, so it's about time I play one. Not to mention I bought a Wii U with one of the goals being playing the new Zelda game. This might have to do if the NX comes soon lol

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/22/2016 at 03:52am

Twilight Princess is a good game to pickup as it pulls some elements from Ocarina and others to make a very fun game. I started playing it back in the day and walked away at the water temple. Which isn't an uncommon reason to get frustrated with a Zelda game

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/31/2016 at 09:16pm

https://www.facebook.com/NintendoAUNZ/videos/577481495742321/ Here's an even better video (in my opinion). I have absolutely no idea what in the world the storyline is, and I'm looking forward to playing through this at some time!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/31/2016 at 09:45pm

I played this years ago and it... It was something very "Zelda-like" but with a darker edge to it.

Thinking of playing this next after Links Awakening.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/05/2016 at 02:24am

Nintendo dropped some new game features for Twilight Princess today.

"A new item in the game called the “Ghost Lantern” has been added. This mysterious item will glow when in the same area as a Poe (a kind of ghost), making the Poe soul-retrieving quest much easier to complete. Hero Mode, a challenging new mode, can also be selected when starting a new game. In this mode, Link will take double the normal damage and there are no heart drops. In addition, if Link finds Rupees in a treasure chest while his wallet is already full, Rupees will no longer be returned to that chest. Players are also less likely to reach the limit of their wallets, as they have been modified to hold more Rupees."

http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/9IUSGMI5HEExiIxD17Uv-vMwJ6pgBEXh

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Are You Down With Zelda? The Most 90's Rap About One Of The Best Zelda Titles Around.

"Down with Zelda from the very start, I got the heart it's smart to play the part. Down with Zelda! Creepin' through with an overhead view because a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. So I stay on track collect the fact, never cut slack and I always watch my back for Jack. Down with Zelda! Don't ask them because i'm the man with the plan because the power's in my head and the power's in my hand. Down with Zelda!"

If you didn't understand 90's colloquially and didn't watch the video you might think this person want's to take Zelda down but these kinds of videos are so uniquely 90's you can't make them up. Like any Nintendo commercial from the 90's I remember this one and after I saw it had to share it. At one point at the 19 second mark there is some gameplay not featured in Link's Awakening of a huge ghost as well as some game art that didn't ship with the final version. Funny that this commercial was shot with such an early build but yeah, I imagine this ad campaign was envisioned before the final build of the game was out internally at Nintendo.

Down with Zelda? This game and commercial, for sure.

Cheerful Ghost Roundtable S4 E1: The Most 2016 Thing We've Ever Done

In this episode of the Cheerful Ghost Roundtable we talk about our highlights of 2015 in gaming as well as talk about what we are looking forward to in 2016. We take a break to read some Chick Tracts, discuss paid mods as well as our guesses or general lack of knowledge around Nintendo's new dream console NX!

jdodson may also have first coined "Triple Indie" to discuss Indie games with large budgets. Even if he wasn't, it's still nice to dream big! Come for the discussion stay for Scrypt drinking so much he can't think of what to say next!

Notes:

Cheerful Ghost 2015 GoTY Awards - http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/2753/cheerful-ghost-2015-game-of-the-year-awards

Hearthstone Dailies for Ghosts Episode I - http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/2767/hearthstone-dailies-for-ghosts-episode-1-the-show-begins

Consortium: The Tower Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/idgi/consortium-the-tower

Travis Admin wrote on 01/21/2016 at 06:39pm

https://medium.com/@morganjaffit/indipocalypse-or-the-birth-of-triple-i-eba64292cd7a#.nom0ekkfg

This guy called it Triple-I back in August, which is close. I still give you credit.

I'm gutted that I can't find my Chick Tract collection. At least I still have the weirdest one.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/21/2016 at 07:10pm

Scrypt sounds so defeated when talking about Destiny lol

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/21/2016 at 07:10pm

(And a little drunk)

scrypt Supporter wrote on 01/21/2016 at 08:37pm

So defeated! Pathetic, right? No more booze at the RT for me, I think :)

scrypt Supporter wrote on 01/21/2016 at 08:38pm

I couldn't talk about life shit, or I would have lost it, so I had to dump it on Destiny.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/21/2016 at 08:39pm

I think it's OK for games to disappoint us. Destiny disappointed many people so you're not alone there. When you also consider how much money people spent on versions of it, I think it's OK to think about it.

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New Doom Game Heavily Inspired By The Original

Game Informer has an incredible spread on the new Doom game that is slowly unlocking over the next couple days. In the next couple days they will do a story on Dooms new Snapmap feature which is the coolest part about the new game in my opinion. The detail and love iD is putting into the game really shows and it does seem to be a love letter to the feel of the original.

No exact date is set yet but it should be in the first couple months of this year. Doom is coming out on PC, PS4 and XBox One and I am curious how you plan on playing it and if you are going to pick this one up on launch day?

http://www.gameinformer.com/p/doom.aspx

Even the Ocean To Release Summer of 2016 As New Site & Trailer Drops

Joni and Sean and the two part super group behind the Indie Zelda-like Anodyne are close to releasing their follow up Even The Ocean. Even the Ocean is a story based side scroller where you "follow Aliph, a technician for Whiteforge City, as she investigates a recent string of power plant failures..." It features an interesting power mechanic that you can balance to use in your favor situationally. From following the game in it's early stages it looks to have changed some but it still looks great.

When the game launches i'll post more but you can find out more by checking the games website.

http://www.eventheocean.com/

We also talked to Joni and Sean back in 2014 about the game which Scrypt and I saw at that years PAX Prime. You can read that interview below:

http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/1557/even-the-ocean-the-upcoming-game-from-analgesic

Square Enix Giving Away David Bowie Game Omikron The Nomad Soul

Beloved musician and entertainer David Bowie recently passed away to the grief of many. It's hard not to see the effects of Bowie's long career in music and pop culture. Many may not know but David Bowie was featured in a game called Omikron: The Nomad Soul.

"Responding to the desperate pleas of a mysterious character from another dimension, your soul must enter the dark and futuristic city of Omikron. This heralds the beginning of an epic adventure through an increasingly strange and dazzling parallel world, trying to solve the many puzzles that prevent you escaping alive. Think, fight and interact with the immense gaming environment to defeat the menacing demons that have tried to trap you."

As a memorial to Bowie, Square Enix is giving away The Nomad Soul for free on PC and Steam and you can redeem your copy at the link below using the coupon code "omikron" at checkout.

People from the United States should use the link below:

https://store.na.square-enix.com/product/281956/omikron-the-nomad-soul-pc-download

People from everywhere else should use the link below:

https://store.eu.square-enix.com/emea_uk/games/pc-windows-download/Omikron-The-Nomad-Soul.php

Hearthstone Dailies For Ghosts: Episode 1 The Show Begins

One goal of 2016 is to do more Cheerful Ghost video projects. Keep the Roundtable going strong, do more local developer interviews and game streaming. I love Hearthstone and I know some of you do too and thought it might make sense to do a new Hearthstone series where I play the game and talk a bit about it. Specifically i'll be focusing on grinding my Hearthstone gold dailies, talk about the game in terms of strategy to help people understand the game a bit more and learn that they can do pretty well playing the game for free. In this first episode I grind out one of my daily quests while playing 3 ranked matches. I talk about and use two of my new decks specifically my Dragon Priest and Warlock Zoo.

Recording this using OBS on my Mac and everything went very smoothly. Eventually I may start doing this on Twitch but I figured to start out simple and see how it develops.

Drop any comments you have on this episode and thanks for watching!

ASMR Reads 90's EGM Magazines While Whispering

YouTuber ASMR made this video where he pages through Electronic Gaming Monthly while he whispers his thoughts about them. His channel is dedicated to him doing playing games, crinkling plastic and going through magazines while whispering. If you were really excited about looking over some EGM magazines while someone softly talks to you, get ready for an amazing time!

Decided to share this because this was so different I had to share it with somebody.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 01/14/2016 at 02:42am

I dig ASMR. I've been listening to a few different "asmrtists" (I think that's what they call themselves) for years, mostly female, to help me fall asleep. For me, I chalk it up to being an introvert. When I was a kid, and my parents would have people over at the house, one of my favorite things to do was grab a coloring book and hide behind the couch against the wall. I loved the sound of everyone talking, and me in my little world, coloring away. That's what I get out of ASMR. No tingles, unfortunately :).

Travis Admin wrote on 01/14/2016 at 03:55am

Yeah, ASMR videos are just creepy to me. It's like something out of a nightmare.

For more about what we're talking about, if you aren't in the know:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_sensory_meridian_response

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/14/2016 at 07:33pm

I hadn't heard of ASMR until watching this video. I think it could be relaxing, but the consonants popping drove me crazy. I decided to jump around YT for other ASMR videos, and I kinda hate them all for the same general thing. Whispering is cool, but I really don't like consonants, nor tapping/crinkling/noise making that they all seem to like to incorporate.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 01/14/2016 at 08:58pm

I avoid the crinkling. Tapping is alright, as long as it's gentle, and not thrashing the object at hand. I usually listen to these videos with earbuds at very low volumes, so it's never too jarring. This one is one of my favorites: https://www.youtube.com/user/KaylaSuzette .

It can be a little weird, for sure. The roleplay, for me, is unnecessary to the experience, but I'm sure it's fun for the actor to come up with a script of sorts, rather than talk about what they had for breakfast, or other personal things.

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Watch Speedrunner Yagamoth Beat The Secret Of Mana in Less Than Two Hours

We've shared some absolutely incredible speedruns and this one is no exception to that tradition. Speedrunner Yagamoth was present at the 2016 Games Done Quick charity drive which raised 1.2 million dollars for the prevent cancer foundation. His speedrun is of the 90's classic I am currently playing called the The Secret of Mana. Secret of Mana is an old Square game that is a real time hybrid that mixes Zelda and Final Fantasy elements. As Yagamoth runs through the game he talks a bit about it and how he uses glitches to achieve a faster run. Under two hours is a really impressive effort as my current game is well over 15-20 and I just unlocked the final Mana fortress.

https://gamesdonequick.com

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An Epic AGDQ 2016 Speedrun of Diablo 2 Featuring MrLlamaSC

The Legend of Zelda HD on Wii U Launches March 4th With Amiibo Support!

Are You Down With Zelda? The Most 90's Rap About One Of The Best Zelda Titles Around.

Cheerful Ghost Roundtable S4 E1: The Most 2016 Thing We've Ever Done

New Doom Game Heavily Inspired By The Original

Even the Ocean To Release Summer of 2016 As New Site & Trailer Drops

Square Enix Giving Away David Bowie Game Omikron The Nomad Soul

Hearthstone Dailies For Ghosts: Episode 1 The Show Begins

ASMR Reads 90's EGM Magazines While Whispering

Watch Speedrunner Yagamoth Beat The Secret Of Mana in Less Than Two Hours