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Randy Nelson: Retro City Rampage's first trailer is a blast from the past

Randy Nelson — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:10:00 +0000

Sure, the open-world gameplay of Retro City Rampage might look like a GTA clone with a coat of 8-bit paint, but as you can clearly tell from this first glimpse of the game in action, it's a wild tribute to -- and riff on -- some of the most memorable and obscure NES titles ever made.

"Downloading to your console in 2010," this WiiWare release looks to contain more IJPS inside jokes per square inch than any before it. Just a selection of the games referenced visually and in play mechanics during this trailer: Metal Gear, Bionic Commando, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Skate or Die, Super Mario Bros., Punch-Out!! and Ninja Gaiden.

Developer VBlank plans to have a playable version of Retro City Rampage up and running at PAX Prime next month. If, at any time, you'd like to chat with a Joystiq editor during the show, you'll find at least one of us glued to the game.

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Retro Gaming Life: Reasons I don't play Diablo 2 Online

Retro Gaming Life — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:08:00 +0000

Well it has come to my attention that playing this game is a waste of time. It's not because it's a bad game but mainly because the money you loot or hunt for in the game is worth nothing! Yeah, that's what it is...The only way you can acquire great rare items is to do the quests but those quests are the same thing over and over so what is the fun in that. Eventually you don't even need to go in a group because you have level up so high that you can take the monsters by yourself with no problems. You can even go kill Diablo by yourself at the right level and await some good items. What is the fun in that really? I though it would be more about hunting and finding rare gems but it's more about killing the bosses and hoping for something great. It's a great game but just not a very interesting online experience. I decided to move on and focus all my role playing abilities on World of Magic for the itouch.

Destructoid: The director and cast of the Scott Pilgrim movie SPEAK!

Destructoid — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:15:46 +0000

The day after I posted the Scott Pilgrim movie review, I attended a round-table interview with the film's director Edgar Wright and three of its stars Michael Cera, Jason Schwartzman, and Anna Kendrick . They didn't let me bring a video camera in, so I could only capture audio of the event. Don't worry though, I still got you covered, at least where visuals are concerned. When it comes to questions, well, I only got one out before I became mortified to the point where I could no longer speak.

Don't let me spoil it for you though. Watch the video for yourself, and for those of you who've now seen the movie, tell me now; do you think that Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is the first true videogame film?