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Awesome Games Done Quick Roundup 3: Ocarina of Time & Those Turtle Games!

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time by ZFG in 4:33:19 Embedded above, this run is a 100% of Ocarina of Time which means it's longer than a run where someone tries to race to the end of the game as quickly as possible using whatever glitches they can as part of an ANY%. Ocarina of time gets a ton of accolades for being one of the best games around and this run is proof why as it's a great thing to watch too.

Super Mario Sunshine by AverageTrey in 3:06:29 Did you play Super Mario Sunshine on GameCube? I didn't as I entirely missed the GameCube era of Nintendo games but if you're looking to see what Super Mario Sunshine is about this run is a good primer. Did you know... Read All

Watch This 1990 VHS Tape Dub Of The Nintendo Power World Championships

YouTube channel Archades Games recently recorded and uploaded a VHS tape from the 1990 Nintendo World Championships. The actual video starts at 1:05 and is only about 5 minutes. It's a world Championship highlight reel sent to the Championship finalists so only a limited run of these existed. By the end of the Championships Thor Aackerlund was crowned the winner and has gone on to be a retro gaming legend and was featured in the Tetris documentary Ecstasy of Order.

"Got a special one for you all today! I am happy to bring you the footage from one of the few surviving NWC 1990 VHS tapes! This tape was only given to finalists who competed in Universal Studios Hollywood.... Read All

Into The Breach Is Coming To PC Feb 27th!

Into the Breach is the upcoming turn based strategy mech vs monsters game from Subset Games the creators of the Indie mega hit Faster Than Light. They dropped the new recently that the games is coming to Windows on Steam, GOG and Windows store on February 27th! I imagine the game will get a Mac and Linux port at some point but it looks like the first release of the game will be Windows only. If you want to know more about the game you absolutely must watch the video above of the developer Justin Ma giving a talk about the game and how they approached it's design. It's a really great behind the scenes talk on how they created the game and their focus on using simple... Read All

Star Thrones!

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Oh man, now this is exciting Star Wars news!

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (creators of Game of Thrones) are going to be writing and producing a new series of Star Wars films! I haven't seen a lot of information about it yet, but I already can't wait to see this! Game of Thrones has some amazing world building and character development that I hope translates well into the Star Wars universe. I've already forgotten about that movie coming out about a smuggler... what's his name Hope Solo?

http://www.starwars.com/news/game-of-thrones-creators-david-benioff-and-d-b-weiss-to-write-and-produce-a-new-series-of-star-wars-films

Travis Admin wrote on 02/06/2018 at 10:22pm

I was on my way to post this!

Aaaaand I’m starting to worry about oversaturation. They have announced two film series before the one we’re working on is done.

I’m still mostly excited, partly worried. The world building and character development mostly comes from George RR Martin. I’m not sure how they are at it, and considering Benioff wrote X-Men Origins: Wolverine I’m slightly concerned.

I mean I’ll be there opening week for sure anyway.

I wonder what their release schedule will be like. And how many D&D will have.

Episode IX
Something: A Star Wars Story
Rian Johnson’s Trilogy part 1
D&D’s Series part 1
Something: A Star Wars Story
Rian Johnson’s Trilogy part 2
D&D’s Series part 2
Something: A Star Wars Story
Rian Johnson’s Trilogy part 3
D&D’s Series part 3

That gets us up to 2028 with one every year. Or 2025 if they drop the anthology movies.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 02/06/2018 at 10:26pm

Emila Clarke is already in Solo. Star Wars Universe is going full GoT. Next up, Jon Snow!

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 02/06/2018 at 10:29pm

Good point about GRRM, but they took his story and created something amazing with it. They've made some changes along the way, and almost everyone seems to be happy with their choices. But, still, a really good point. Hopefully they can create something new and deep.

I was wondering about the release schedule as well. I wonder if they'd release it at the same time as Rian Johnson's trilogy or not. I have a feeling they don't trust us fans to be able to keep the stories straight and to keep us from being confused, they'll probably finish Rian's trilogy, and then release the G&D trilogy.

Travis Admin wrote on 02/06/2018 at 10:43pm

That’s a good point about the order. I’m going to need to buy some more shelves to hold all the Star Wars movies before it’s over with

Travis Admin wrote on 02/06/2018 at 11:12pm

Rather than add a new post to the already Star Wars heavy front page...

https://www.polygon.com/2018/2/6/16981232/star-wars-series-disney-streaming

The new D&D series of movies will be based around a specific moment in Star Wars mythology. That’s an intriguing premise. I wonder which moment. The forming of the rule of two? I can’t think of any major piece of mythology that we haven’t seen that would outclass that.

Also in that link, news that there are MULTIPLE Star Wars TV series’ in development for their streaming service. We knew about one, but this ups the ante.

I don’t want to subscribe to another streaming service but the deal keeps getting more compelling.

jdodson Admin wrote on 02/07/2018 at 04:51am

> Aaaaand I’m starting to worry about oversaturation. They have announced two film series before the one we’re working on is done.

Seems like they are trying to load up the future path for Star Wars and it LOOKS like it's not going to keep being the Skywalker Saga. I like that they are looking to broaden things and i'm really hopeful for that.

I'm not worried about oversaturation because Marvel figured it out and I bet sooner or later Lucasfilm will make it work. Or they won't but I imagine some of the movies will be good and if they are too many I can just skip seeing them in the theater. I do that now with movies and that's fine.

They must have other films in the works too because after Solo, Ep 9 they don't have anything on the table enough to launch unless that new Johnson joint is ready to start filming this year and I don't think it will. My guess it we will get some kind of Obiwan movie they can get out to fill that year and then after that we might be on the new Star Wars story path with Rian Johnson and the Game of Thrones guys. The Thrones guys can only start after the last season of Thrones is done right which is like when again?

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 02/07/2018 at 05:05am

Next season of GoT comes out in 2019

Travis Admin wrote on 02/07/2018 at 02:15pm

I imagine we will hear news about the next anthology movie after Solo has been out for a few weeks. They initially said they were going to do three and see how that went right?

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The Handheld PC Craze Continues With The GPD Win 2

You don't need to wait for a Steam based handheld because it's already here and it's in it's second form in the GPD Win 2. GPD makes lots of portable systems and I actually own one of them in the portable Android handheld GPD XD. The GPD Win 2 looks to improve the specs and hardware of it's initial launch to cram a ton of PC horsepower into the palm of your hands such as..

Intel Core m3-7Y30

lntel HD Graphics 615

6 inches H-IPS Technology

8GB Memory

M.2 SSD 128GB, Replaceable, No Capacity Ceiling

1629925mm

ABS + Aluminum alloy

24900mAh, In Series

About 6~8 hours of battery life, it should depend on the actual working conditions

To put this handheld in perspective the... Read All

Here Is The Official Solo: A Star Wars Story Trailer!

Yesterday during the Super Bowl we got a teaser for the new Han Solo movie trailer and today we got the full meal deal.

The movie looks to be very well pretty and I really dug the new droids and some of the shots looked very stunning. I'll put more of my thoughts below in the comments and i'm also curious what you think of Solo from the trailer. Solo is coming out May 25th and if history is a guide i'll be watching it that opening night.

You can also watch the TOTALLY DIFFERENT trailer TEASER that played during the Super Bowl linked below. It shows a few different scenes and it is more of an actual teaser.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Szts88zY4o

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/06/2018 at 05:05am

More trailer thoughts.

When I first saw the teaser during the Super Bowl I was really disappointed. I was really excited to see it but I think the game or something soured me to it or something and it just didn't work for me. I tried watching it a couple more times online and I liked it less and less. The music wasn't what I wanted.. GUITAR RIFFS IN A STAR WARS MOVIE SOUNDTRACK WHAT IS HAPPENING?

The trailer dropped this morning and I honestly didn't change much of my perspective either. It just looked like a hot mess and I didn't have much "hope" for the film at all. Tonight I watched the trailer with my wife and she said it worked for her and it looked like a Han Solo movie and better than she was thinking. I talked about where I was coming from and she said that my expectations about the movie were a bit off. Firstly, it's not a Star Wars trilogy film and secondly this guy isn't Harrison Ford.
After that conversation settled with me I watched the trailer again and it started to work it's magic. Honestly this movie wasn't what I was expecting, but it does seem like the way Han would start and now that i've made peace with that it's not what I expected I think i'm opening myself to what it will actually be. Which, i'm not trying to get super ultra serious here, but maybe that's sometimes that's the point of creative stuff? Maybe things don't have to be what we want to be good and maybe it's ok to get stuff you don't want and try to make space for it to work even so?

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 02/06/2018 at 06:00am

I wasn't really expecting much, but I think I like what I saw in the trailer. Seeing Woody Harrleson was cool. It looked like Hans old friend from Ep. 7 returns, along with Chewy, of course. I might go see it, if not I'll watch it eventually.

Travis Admin wrote on 02/06/2018 at 01:27pm

“Han’s old friend from Ep. 7”
Who? Or are you talking about Lando from episodes 5 and 6?

And Jon I think your last paragraph is on to something. I’ve been checking fan reaction to the trailer and it’s been surprisingly good but I keep seeing “I hope Boba Fett is in this” and “I hope this person cameos” and then I saw another post saying, basically, stop expecting things. Because you’re building up your expectations and you’re going to be disappointed.

Just because there was a guitar riff in the trailer, though, doesn’t mean it’ll be in the final cut. That’s possibly just placeholder music that sets the mood they want. I think I’m ok with it even if it is though. It’s something new but each new Star Wars movie brings something new that we haven’t seen yet. The Canto Bight theme is one of my favorites on the TLJ soundtrack and it’s very different from any other Star Wars music thus far.

But yeah I liked the trailer. Donald Glover as Lando, even though we didn’t get to hear him speak, is an exciting choice. I’m looking forward to meeting his droid.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 02/06/2018 at 04:35pm

The two things about this movie that worry me: Ron Howard and Alden Ehrenreich. The trailer didn't convince me that Ehrenreich has any of the charisma that Harrison Ford brought to the original Star Wars. I think that is a must have. As far as Ron Howard goes, he is a pretty safe director. He makes solid films but nothing that really blows you away. That being said, I liked the visuals in the trailer. I don't know how much of that is from the Lord/Miller shoot and how much of it is from the Howard shoot.

I will most likely see this in the theaters, unless the reviews are horrible.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 02/06/2018 at 05:40pm

I don't think there's any way the movie can win. It's either going to be too much like Guardians of the Galaxy or not enough like Guardians of the Galaxy.

If Ron Howard would have narrated the trailer, I'd be seeing this opening day, easily.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 02/06/2018 at 06:53pm

@Travis that animated woman he met with in Ep 7. Mah or something? She was short and had big eyes and glasses. It's where Rey found the light saber.

Travis Admin wrote on 02/06/2018 at 07:23pm

Maz? Where was she in the trailer?

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 02/06/2018 at 07:40pm

@Travis At about 30+ seconds, when Woody Harrelson's telling him about putting together a crew. You see a couple people and then a CG creature at what looks like a pilot seat. It may not be her, but since the shape is similar, I thought it was her.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 02/06/2018 at 07:48pm

Around 0:36, there's a character that kinda looks like Maz, but it looks like it has 4 arms.

Travis Admin wrote on 02/06/2018 at 07:55pm

Ahhhh I didn’t even spot that person but it looks more apeish than Maz

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 02/06/2018 at 08:36pm

Thanks Adam and Travis! LOL I didn't notice the four arms.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/07/2018 at 04:42am

Maz Kanata CONFIRMED FOR SOLO A STAR WARS STORY!

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Dami Lee Explains the Nintendo Labo's Tech

Nintendo announced their DIY cardboard addon recently, and Dami Lee from the Verge dug into how it all works. The video is a great primer on all the tech involved. Very simply put, it's an IR camera and some stickers for most applications.

Seeing how this works makes me want to buy some, but the responsible adult in me knows I'd barely touch it after I was done, and my plastic Rock Band/Guitar Hero controllers would have some company in the closet. Anyone with curious kids, however, may consider this as a way to kickstart other creative and fun DIY projects.

Episode 14: Cheerful Ghost’s 6 Year Anniversary Celebration!

As we begin season 2 of Cheerful Ghost Radio we pause to reflect on the 6th anniversary of Cheerful Ghost by talking about some of our favorite memories. Since the new year in gaming is here we talk about some of the most exciting games coming out this year.

Show Notes:

Travis interviews Ryan Gordon: https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/771/interview-with-ryan-c-gordon-about-linux-gaming

FarCry 5: https://far-cry.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/home/

Mega Man 11: https://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/3564/mega-man-11-coming-in-2018

Project Octopath Traveler: https://cheerfulghost.com/Will_Ball/posts/3481/project-octopath-traveler-demo-impressions

Super Meat Boy Forever: ... Read All

Final Fantasy XV Coming to PC March 6th

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Final Fantasy XV is finally coming to PC on March 6. The PC edition includes all currently available DLC and some new features, like mod support, among others. Because it’s coming to PC, I now have one less reason to buy a PS4, thus saving me some money. Luckily, Square Enix released a benchmark. Check it out and feel free to post your score! I got 6079, which means I should be able to run the game on high quality settings comfortably. (http://benchmark.finalfantasyxv.com/na/)

I’ve long been a fan of the Final Fantasy series, although I haven’t felt as happy with the series in the last decade or so. So, even though I’m a bit eagerly awaiting this release, I feel a bit... Read All

Mario Kart Tour Is Coming To Smartphones In 2019!

Nintendo dropped a Tweet today mentioning that they are going to be releasing a new Mario Kart game on mobile.

"The checkered flag has been raised and the finish line is near. A new mobile application is now in development: Mario Kart Tour! #MarioKartTour Releasing in the fiscal year ending in March 2019."

I'm pretty interested in a Mario Kart game on phones but I hope it's not a badly paired down version of what makes Mario Kart games great. Super Mario Run was a really great version of New Super Mario Brothers on smartphones but I felt like Animal Crossing was a bit of a miss. I think a Mario Kart game could work with touch controls but I hope it doesn't get bogged... Read All