Cheerful Ghost: An Awesome Community For Gamers

Can't really describe it...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8263/8611309936_3fac8eeb52_z.jpg

Got a few minutes? Try this out when you get a chance. It requires the Unity Web Player. Definitely worth trying out if for nothing but the intro. You'll see what I mean.

http://www.datatragedy.com/wipmoabd/

Travis Admin wrote on 04/30/2013 at 01:57am

I got past the intro and through the first... thing. But then it just seemed to be infinitely repeating stuff with no rhyme or reason.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 04/30/2013 at 03:40am

Crazy. Fascinatingly crazy. I love it.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 04/30/2013 at 05:34am

Interested to see where they take this in the full game. I hope there are more interactions with the 'Relics' system. Could do without the abstract platforming, though the puzzle systems involved there are pretty cool. The sound, at least in the Relics screens, is my favorite.

Ever watch the anime Blame!?

Tungsten Post Author wrote on 04/30/2013 at 10:31am

@Travis: Ya, I got a lost a bit, but there does actually seem to be some puzzle elements hidden somewhere in the noise.

@scrypt: I like it for the atmosphere. Just the console in the beginning was worth the price of admission.

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Starbound has reached $1,000,000 in preorder sales

http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1milparty.png

In just a few weeks, Chucklefish has sold over a million bucks in preorders.

An indie game that very few people have actually gotten to play has generated this amount of interest just through videos and screenshots. At the risk of sounding cliche, this is a testament to what the indie gaming scene can do, and to what highly creative ideas can accomplish.

The title says it all, so I don't have much else to say except WHY DON'T I HAVE THIS GAME YET!?

http://playstarbound.com/thank-you/

Super Mario Bros. Crossover 3.0 trailer

Super Mario Bros. Crossover is getting a new version soon. There was a sequel to Super Mario Bros. released for the Sharp X1 computer in 1986. This new version adds those levels to the game. In addition, it adds more settings and music to the game, to make the levels look like they would have if they were in SMB2, 3, Super Mario World, Zelda, Castlevania, the list goes on.

The original Super Mario Bros. Crossover took the internet by storm a few years back when the creator, Jay Pavlina, posted a Let's Play of him playing the game. His humor got people watching the video, which made people want to play the game. You can see that here if you haven't. And if you haven't,... Read All

Starcrafts Season II: Episode 1

New Starcrafts season just dropped a few days ago. Coolest part? New episodes every Saturday.

I also Interviewed Starcrafts creator Jon Burton a while ago, check it out if you haven't yet.

http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/905

Coming Soon

What could this be?

We shall see.

Blue_Element wrote on 04/28/2013 at 09:01pm

I would buy hundreds of those and put them on anything magnetic.

BR Supporter wrote on 04/28/2013 at 10:11pm

I don't know why but I thought those were the little sugar cookies with the pictures on them at first...

Timogorgon Member wrote on 04/28/2013 at 11:29pm

Gimmie!

Travis Admin wrote on 04/29/2013 at 12:24am

BR, you're a genius. Cheerful Ghost bake sale, tomorrow at BR's house!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/29/2013 at 12:55am

Bake sale! Haha, awesome.

BR Supporter wrote on 04/29/2013 at 01:45am

Let's do it! It'll be a puzzle too since you'll have to find my house. Maybe I'll make a riddle...

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/29/2013 at 01:50am

CLUE 1. ITS IN THE US!

CLUE 2. ITS A HOUSE.

END OF CLUES!

BR Supporter wrote on 04/29/2013 at 03:23am

CLUE 3: IT'S ABOVE GROUND!

figured that one is important :D

jwhitmire wrote on 04/29/2013 at 11:43pm

I have seen the future and it is exciting. It is also not in the past. Neither is it made of moldy potatoes.

Travis Admin wrote on 04/30/2013 at 12:40am

jwhitmire, I don't understand what you're saying, but I like the cut of your jib.

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Miiverse is Now Available Online

"Miiverse is a service accessible via Nintendo's Wii U game console that lets you communicate with other players from around the world."

Miiverse is the Wii U community for sharing content. Its interesting because it recently became available from any-ol browser. Its really cool to look through the content people have posted and so far seems to be user created fan art.

A few cool communities I have enjoyed:

Super Mario World: https://miiverse.nintendo.net/warawara/14866558073024996828

The Legend of Zelda Series: https://miiverse.nintendo.net/warawara/14866558073007174237

Its awesome to see Nintendo opening up its systems to a broader web.

https://miiverse.nintendo.net/

Starbound Updates: Spaceship, Planets and Guns.

Starbound is currently hovering at $979k of pre-orders. If the number tips to a cool million the pets goal will be unlocked. Tiy and team have been posting some awesome updates lately and as such, needed to share them with you... Because. I have to.

In the past few days they have dropped some awesome pictures of a new monster and Castle design.

http://i.imgur.com/SX1GMmG.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qMJ0bU8.gif

But they posted some super-radery this morning in the form of two Twitch.tv videos. The first one is a game starting from the character creator taking the player to a few planets and it stops in a cave. The Twitch quality isn't great, but what is shown looks fantastic.

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Escape from Burger Town

Zac Gorman, the one man wrecking-crew behind the awesome Magical Game Time series released a new web comic "Escape from Burger Town." Very cool and worth checking out. I really enjoy Gorman's style, even if I don't always know what he is trying to say with a given strip. Art need not be accessible to be compelling.

http://escapefromburgertown.tumblr.com/
http://magicalgametime.com/

A.N.N.E. 2D Sidescrolling Pixel Amazingness

Back this on Kickstarter!

"Set on Planet Gomi, A.N.N.E. is a Metroidvania-style platformer with a unique focus on open exploration. So many places to go! So many things to see!

High level enemies are blocking your path, are you skilled enough to take them on now, or will you venture down a less risky path and come back later?"

After watching the Kickstarter video for A.N.N.E. my first thought is that this game looks heavily inspired by Blaster Master, a NES game I __LOVED__. Blaster Master lacked a save feature so when I borrowed it from my friends I could never beat it in one sitting. That said, Blaster Master was awesome as you had a badass tank that you explored the overworld in and then had... Read All

DoTA 2 Int. Coming to Seattle Aug 7th - 11th

"The first team invited to The International are the returning champions, Invictus Gaming. Twelve more teams will be announced over the coming days. Just like in last year’s event, the winners of the East and West Qualifiers will each receive an invite. As you’ve probably noticed, that only adds to 15 teams. Right before The International begins, the Wild Card event will determine the final spot in a match between the runner-ups of each qualifier.

The West Qualifier will be hosted by GDStudio from May 13th through the 19th and the East Qualifier by BeyondTheSummit from May 20th through the 26th. All matches will also be available for free through DotaTV."

I am SERIOUSLY... Read All

Travis Admin wrote on 04/27/2013 at 02:24am

Having played DOTA 2, this doesn't interest me at all. It's not all eSports, I've enjoyed watching other tournaments in the past, I even spent far more time than I'd care to admit watching MtG tournaments, but I'll pass on this.

I find it interesting that this game is still in beta and they have championships already.

rettisawesome wrote on 10/08/2013 at 09:43pm

There were many awesome games. Very worth watching if at all interested in esports.
this is the event that changes the meta of public DOTA games for the rest of the year.

Teams really step up their games. And pull out all their tricks. I guess 2.5 million bucks worth of prizes is a big deal.

DOTA might have been in beta. But it is more stable than most other competitive games. I dont think it had anything to do with the quality of the game. Or bugs. I think it was a marketing decision.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/09/2013 at 01:59am

Yeah, I didn't get to watch the DoTA 2 international this year. And yeah, I think one big reason teams step up the game is the prize money, its nice to see that kind of cash come to e-sports.

JaBo wrote on 10/10/2013 at 06:03pm

It's still available to be viewed AFAIK (easily on youtube). And I've been watching dota2 or MTG tournaments/matches at work for the last couple months. Both are fun to watch and both have good broadcasters.

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