IGN Retro: IGN Presents the History of Zelda

IGN Retro — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Not even 23 years of active duty can slow Link down.

Owen Good: Kirk Gibson's Home Run, Recreated In R.B.I. Baseball [Video]

Owen Good — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:50:00 +0000

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Sports gamers remember the epic R.B.I. Baseball re-creation of the sixth game of the 1986 World Series. Someone's gotten around to re-enacting an even greater World Series moment from that decade: Kirk Gibson's home run to beat Oakland in 1988. More »

dsheinem: Racketboy Podcast #15 – Indie Shmups

dsheinem — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:21:57 +0000

This bulky episode of the podcast looks at three smaller independent companies who are working on shoot ‘em up titles for current gen systems. Each guest had quite a lot to say about the state of shmups, the industry, and working for a small company.

BE SURE TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW TO FIND OUT HOW TO WIN ONE OF THREE FREE GAMES FROM ROCKIN’ ANDROID!

Rafael Dyll, SideQuest Studios

SideQuest Studios has been responsible for Soldner X and Sodner X-2, two of the best shmups to grace the PSN. Rafael Dyll composed the rockin’ tunes for both games, and has done work on other shmups over the past several years including NG.DEV’s Last Hope . In the interview he discusses his work, the utility of the term “Euro shmup”, and his thoughts about how to get into the game music industry.

Matthew Doucette, Xona Games

Xona games is a two-man team made up of brothers Matthew and Jason Doucette. They have already released the excellent Decimation X for the Xbox Live Indie Arcade, and are currently finishing up work on two other Xbox 360 shmups: Duality ZF and Score Rush. In the interview Matthew discusses game development in Canada, what makes a great shmup, and why Parsec for the TI-99/4A is one of the best games ever made.

Adam Milecki, Rockin’ Android

Rockin’ Android is responsible for bringing great Japanese independent shooters to the American market, and have done so with great titles like Suguri: Perfect Edition and the Gundemonium Collection. In this interview, Rockin’ Android’s Adam Milecki discusses how the company chooses games, why PSN users have something to look forward to in 2010, and offers something very special for our listeners.

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Show Outline

Level 1 Boss theme from Turrican – Amiga
Dave’s Intro
Interview with Rafael Dyll, SideQuest Studios
Boss Rush 1 theme – Gradius Gaiden – PS1
Interview with Matthew Doucette, Xona Games
Boss Rush 2 theme – Gradius Gaiden – PS1
Interview with Adam Melecki, Rockin’ Android
Escape theme from R-Type Delta – PS1
Dave’s Editorial and Outro
End Credits song – Xevious 3D+G – PS1

**Also: Thanks to all of those who submitted music and artwork for the show – you’ll see the winning work featured in the next episode!**

Parteibuch Aggregator Feed - Items from date 2010-08-27

IGN Retro: IGN Presents the History of Zelda

Owen Good: Kirk Gibson's Home Run, Recreated In R.B.I. Baseball [Video]

dsheinem: Racketboy Podcast #15 – Indie Shmups