Got that pack I mentioned yesterday yet? Good. Here's another one that was released today.
Adventures of Mini Goddess 1
Haibane Renmai 1
Chobits 1
Gungrave 1
Serial Experiments Lain 1
Tenchi Muyo 1
Lunar Legend Tsukihime 1
Paranoia Agent 1
ROD TV 1
Technolyze 1
Another 10 discs. Another 10 great series'. Another 15 hours of anime. Another £15. Buy it immediately.
Friday, November 18, 2005
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
A Friendly Notice
As an anime fan you have to be wary of bootlegged DVDs but this was pointed out on the Neo forums today. The Works, that discount bookshop that so rarely has anything worth buying is selling a boxset of 10 anime DVDs for £15. The titles are:
Bubblegum Crisis 1
Love Hina 1
Ninja Scroll TV 1
Oh My Goddess! 1
Ranma 1/2 Movie 1
Trigun 1
Vampire Princess Miyu 1
Urusei Yatsura Movie 1
Urusei Yatsura Movie 3
You're Under Arrest Complete OVAs
Now if you do see this boxset in The Works then buy it. The DVDs are real and licenced from MVM so no need to worry about going to hell. Just make sure to leave me 1 OK.
Bubblegum Crisis 1
Love Hina 1
Ninja Scroll TV 1
Oh My Goddess! 1
Ranma 1/2 Movie 1
Trigun 1
Vampire Princess Miyu 1
Urusei Yatsura Movie 1
Urusei Yatsura Movie 3
You're Under Arrest Complete OVAs
Now if you do see this boxset in The Works then buy it. The DVDs are real and licenced from MVM so no need to worry about going to hell. Just make sure to leave me 1 OK.
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Super Mario Kart Removed
It has fallen! The crown has been passed. The new king of kart racing is Mario Kart DS. Have a look at this.
Super Mario Kart
16 Tracks
8 Characters
4 Battle Courses
4 Player
Mario Kart 64
16 Tracks
8 Characters
4 Battle Courses
4 Player
Mario Kart Double Dash
16 Tracks
16 Characters
4 Battle Courses
16 Player via LAN
Mario Kart DS
32 Tracks
12 Characters
4 Battle Courses
8 Player via Wireless
4 Player via Wi-Fi
80 Training Missions
The training missions are based around classic boss battles from Mario games. The bullies from Mario 64's Lethal Lava Land and the Stone Hands from Shifting Sand Land will help you practice powersliding and weapon accuracy amongst other things. Add to that the fact that battle and VS modes can now be played in single player mode and you have a rediculous amount of value for a £30 game. Among the classic tracks brought over from past Mario Karts are Choco Mountain from MK64 and even Mushroom City from Double Dash gets a look in.
Gamespot gave it 9.2
Enough said. If you haven't got a DS yet then get one as soon as this comes out.
Super Mario Kart
16 Tracks
8 Characters
4 Battle Courses
4 Player
Mario Kart 64
16 Tracks
8 Characters
4 Battle Courses
4 Player
Mario Kart Double Dash
16 Tracks
16 Characters
4 Battle Courses
16 Player via LAN
Mario Kart DS
32 Tracks
12 Characters
4 Battle Courses
8 Player via Wireless
4 Player via Wi-Fi
80 Training Missions
The training missions are based around classic boss battles from Mario games. The bullies from Mario 64's Lethal Lava Land and the Stone Hands from Shifting Sand Land will help you practice powersliding and weapon accuracy amongst other things. Add to that the fact that battle and VS modes can now be played in single player mode and you have a rediculous amount of value for a £30 game. Among the classic tracks brought over from past Mario Karts are Choco Mountain from MK64 and even Mushroom City from Double Dash gets a look in.
Gamespot gave it 9.2
Enough said. If you haven't got a DS yet then get one as soon as this comes out.
Sunday, November 13, 2005
Redesign
First Ctrl+Alt+Del's site changed. A much nicer, slightly darker green to reflect the recent series of comics.
VG Cats changed for halloween. It went through stages.
1 - A chalk outline of the logo
2 - A grave
3 - An animated version showing the logo coming out of its grave
4 - An undead logo, risen from the beyond (or something like that)
Scott's updated the random quotes that appear at the top of the screen too.
Now Penny Arcade has changed to match the design of this year's Child's Play site. Much cleaner now.
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Seems like the chain-smoking, nature loving director has some competition. Hayao Miyazuki isn't happy at the director of Studio Ghibli's next film. Goro Miyazuki. Yes, its his son. Personally I find the fact that there are 2 Miyazuki's scary enough.
The Newtype spinoff that was announced recently has been given a name. NewWords is out on November 25th.
The Neo Awards were handed out last month. Here are the winners.
Anime
Best Movie
Howl's Moving Castle (Optimum/Studio Ghibli)
Miyazuki's last for a few years is one I haven't seen yet. I'm told its superb. I believe that.
Best Character
Vash The Stampede (Trigun - MVM)
I don't get it.
Best Series
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Manga Entertainment/Production I.G.)
Hands up who's surprised. No-one? OK then.
Best Soundtrack
Cowboy Bebop (Yoko Kanno/Victor)
Stand Alone Complex was nominated. The jazz wins out though.
Best Distributor
MVM (Fullmetal Alchemist, Samurai Champloo, Love Hina, Burst Angel)
Absolutely decimates the opposition in my opinion. Half my anime collection is MVM stuff.
Manga
Best Creator
CLAMP
And did anyone doubt this? Chobits, Card Captor Sakura, Wish, Tsubasa, Angelic Layer etc.
Best Character
Chi (Chobits)
And the CLAMP ladies do a double!
Best Series
Fushigi Yugi (Yu Watase/Gollancz)
I haven't read this yet but it beat out Fruits Basket so it should be pretty damn good.
Best Collection/Anthology
Ghost in the Shell: 2nd Edition (Masamune Shirow/Dark Horse)
The reissued version of this all time classic was very much welcome. UK team Sweatdrop Studios came second though with their Sugardrops collection.
Best Publisher
Tokyopop
These guys are incredible. They have almost single-handedly put manga on the high street.
Asian Cinema
Best Theatrical Film
House of Flying Daggers (Zhang Yimou/Pathe)
This is incredible. Go watch it.
Best Actor
Jet Li (Hero)
Enough said.
Best Actress
Ziyi Zhang (House of Flying Daggers)
See above.
Best DVD
Old Boy (Park Chan-wook/Tartan Films)
Dark, disturbing yet so much better than most of Tartan's output.
Best Soundtrack
House of Flying Daggers (Shigeru Umebayashi)
And there's the hat trick.
Best Distributor
Tartan Films
They may go for shock value more than often but their contribution to asian film in this country has been immense.
Other
Best Retailer
Play.com
I can vouch for this. Superb for classic anime too.
Best Book
Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics (Paul Gravett and Lawrence King)
Consider this incredibly big book your gateway into manga. Even if you already are.
Best Videogame
Astro Boy: The Omega Factor (GBA/THQ)
?!
Best J-Music Artist
Puffy AmiYumi
Accesible, fun, cheery, cute.
That's that.
VG Cats changed for halloween. It went through stages.
1 - A chalk outline of the logo
2 - A grave
3 - An animated version showing the logo coming out of its grave
4 - An undead logo, risen from the beyond (or something like that)
Scott's updated the random quotes that appear at the top of the screen too.
Now Penny Arcade has changed to match the design of this year's Child's Play site. Much cleaner now.
-----
Seems like the chain-smoking, nature loving director has some competition. Hayao Miyazuki isn't happy at the director of Studio Ghibli's next film. Goro Miyazuki. Yes, its his son. Personally I find the fact that there are 2 Miyazuki's scary enough.
The Newtype spinoff that was announced recently has been given a name. NewWords is out on November 25th.
The Neo Awards were handed out last month. Here are the winners.
Anime
Best Movie
Howl's Moving Castle (Optimum/Studio Ghibli)
Miyazuki's last for a few years is one I haven't seen yet. I'm told its superb. I believe that.
Best Character
Vash The Stampede (Trigun - MVM)
I don't get it.
Best Series
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Manga Entertainment/Production I.G.)
Hands up who's surprised. No-one? OK then.
Best Soundtrack
Cowboy Bebop (Yoko Kanno/Victor)
Stand Alone Complex was nominated. The jazz wins out though.
Best Distributor
MVM (Fullmetal Alchemist, Samurai Champloo, Love Hina, Burst Angel)
Absolutely decimates the opposition in my opinion. Half my anime collection is MVM stuff.
Manga
Best Creator
CLAMP
And did anyone doubt this? Chobits, Card Captor Sakura, Wish, Tsubasa, Angelic Layer etc.
Best Character
Chi (Chobits)
And the CLAMP ladies do a double!
Best Series
Fushigi Yugi (Yu Watase/Gollancz)
I haven't read this yet but it beat out Fruits Basket so it should be pretty damn good.
Best Collection/Anthology
Ghost in the Shell: 2nd Edition (Masamune Shirow/Dark Horse)
The reissued version of this all time classic was very much welcome. UK team Sweatdrop Studios came second though with their Sugardrops collection.
Best Publisher
Tokyopop
These guys are incredible. They have almost single-handedly put manga on the high street.
Asian Cinema
Best Theatrical Film
House of Flying Daggers (Zhang Yimou/Pathe)
This is incredible. Go watch it.
Best Actor
Jet Li (Hero)
Enough said.
Best Actress
Ziyi Zhang (House of Flying Daggers)
See above.
Best DVD
Old Boy (Park Chan-wook/Tartan Films)
Dark, disturbing yet so much better than most of Tartan's output.
Best Soundtrack
House of Flying Daggers (Shigeru Umebayashi)
And there's the hat trick.
Best Distributor
Tartan Films
They may go for shock value more than often but their contribution to asian film in this country has been immense.
Other
Best Retailer
Play.com
I can vouch for this. Superb for classic anime too.
Best Book
Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics (Paul Gravett and Lawrence King)
Consider this incredibly big book your gateway into manga. Even if you already are.
Best Videogame
Astro Boy: The Omega Factor (GBA/THQ)
?!
Best J-Music Artist
Puffy AmiYumi
Accesible, fun, cheery, cute.
That's that.
Friday, November 11, 2005
Child's Play Update 1
New hospital.
USA
UNM Children's Hospital, New Mexico
First corporate sponsors have come in. Blizzard, Hard|OCP, RAD Gametools and Cerulean Studios join the platinum club and LM are the first gold sponsors.
Current Total - $65,000
USA
UNM Children's Hospital, New Mexico
First corporate sponsors have come in. Blizzard, Hard|OCP, RAD Gametools and Cerulean Studios join the platinum club and LM are the first gold sponsors.
Current Total - $65,000
Survival Project Is Back
Last year a webcomic known as Twisted Psyche led me to a glorious online game known as Survival Project. That game has changed a lot while I've been away from it. It has become bigger and much, much better. Here's some of the changes in Survival Project 2.
New Dungeons
Forest and Flame dungeons join the classic cave adventure.
New Monsters
Finally, SP has orcs and dragons.
New Games
Racing, Mole and Assault join the classics of Soccer and Lucky 3.
New Characters
2 new characters join the old 8.
NEW WEBSITE
If you look for the old site, http://english.spgame.com then you won't find a download link. You need the new site.
http://www.survival.com.my
See you in there.
New Dungeons
Forest and Flame dungeons join the classic cave adventure.
New Monsters
Finally, SP has orcs and dragons.
New Games
Racing, Mole and Assault join the classics of Soccer and Lucky 3.
New Characters
2 new characters join the old 8.
NEW WEBSITE
If you look for the old site, http://english.spgame.com then you won't find a download link. You need the new site.
http://www.survival.com.my
See you in there.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Child's Play
2003 there was 1. 2004 there were 5. 2005 there are 15 hospitals in 3 countries standing to benefit from Penny Arcade's Child's Play appeal.
USA
Seattle Childrens Hospital
Oakland Children's Hospital
San Diego Children's Hospital
Kapi'olani Medical Centre for Women and Children
Texas Children's Hospital
Nebraska Children's Hospital
Midwest Children's Hospital
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
Shand's Children's Hospital
National Children's Medical Centre
New Jersey Children's Hospital
Montefiore Children's Hospital, New York
Canada
The Toronto Hospital For Sick Children
IWK Children's Health Centre (Nova Scotia)
UK
To Be Announced
To Donate Toys
Go to www.childsplaycharity.org and click the hospital you want to donate to. Select an item from the Amazon wishlist and buy it as normal.
To Donate Money
Use Paypal to send money to childsplaycharity@penny-arcade.com or send money to:
Child's Play
12317 15th Avenue, #108
Seattle, Washington 98125
Please help this superb cause in whatever country you're in.
USA
Seattle Childrens Hospital
Oakland Children's Hospital
San Diego Children's Hospital
Kapi'olani Medical Centre for Women and Children
Texas Children's Hospital
Nebraska Children's Hospital
Midwest Children's Hospital
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
Shand's Children's Hospital
National Children's Medical Centre
New Jersey Children's Hospital
Montefiore Children's Hospital, New York
Canada
The Toronto Hospital For Sick Children
IWK Children's Health Centre (Nova Scotia)
UK
To Be Announced
To Donate Toys
Go to www.childsplaycharity.org and click the hospital you want to donate to. Select an item from the Amazon wishlist and buy it as normal.
To Donate Money
Use Paypal to send money to childsplaycharity@penny-arcade.com or send money to:
Child's Play
12317 15th Avenue, #108
Seattle, Washington 98125
Please help this superb cause in whatever country you're in.
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
NaNoWriMo 2005 - GO!!
Read my 2005 novel, Both Sides of the Glass at http://njsykora.deviantart.com
Good luck to everyone taking part this year.
Good luck to everyone taking part this year.
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