By: Jon Christensen on May 5th, 2009 pm31 1:51 pm
Before Mortal Kombat hit the mainstream, popular video games on the consoles were, for the most part, tame. Sure, there was a few titles that depicted blood and violence, but a lot of them were just made to just glorify the brutality of life, and didn’t really focus on gameplay. Today, gaming sings to a different tune. The industry recognized that not only do adults play games, but you can make them violent and include deep gameplay.
TastyPaints on flickr was heavily inspired by Mortal Kombat and how it changed the landscape of the video game world. He decided to create some artwork with some of our favorite innocent video game stars from our childhood, but added some realistic and gruesome violence, to the mix.
The pictures borrow elements from certain retro games, but add an adult theme to the mix. Take the Kirby picture above, for example. We all know he is a lovable fat pink monster. However when he sucks up his enemies, you really didn’t think it was a bloody mess, did you? Nintendo just censors his antics, to make him seem harmless.
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By: Jon Christensen on February 12th, 2009 am28 1:48 am
In the future, when Halo has run its course, and we have sequel after sequel and then we get a few spin offs, I’m pretty sure we’ll see an RPG form of the series. Now, in case you are wondering what that will eventually look like, CriousGamers over at youtube has given us a tease.
They created a video using the Halo 3 Forge, but later added some Final Fantasy music with an RPG type menu system. The video is pretty clever, however, it’s a tad to long. After viewing the first minute — you’ll be all set.
Source: kotaku
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By: Jon Christensen on August 4th, 2008 pm31 7:46 pm
Alright, it’s not-but according to a mistaken Best Buy in store advertisement, Final Fantasy VII for the PS3 will be hitting their store shelves on August 16, 2008. I just want to know exactly what they meant buy this. I’m guessing it was supposed to be the Blu-Ray movie Final Fantasy: Advent Children. But of course, the date is way off. The movie doesn’t hit stores until later next year. Luckily they have the small print that says, “Dates subject to change”, that covers their ass…right!?
I just their right for the Hannah Montana game coming out for the PS2 on the 12th.
Source:kotaku
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By: Jon Christensen on July 19th, 2008 am31 5:28 am
Seller “ShadowsInTheNyte” on the website ETSY.com is selling beanie hats inspired by a few classic video games. Moogle and Cait Sith from Final Fantasy. Inky, Pinky, and Pokey from Pac-Man. And as well Bob-omb from Super Mario are all for sale.
My personal favorite is Bob-omb, I’m loving the top part of the hat.
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