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• 17Dec 09

  The East is Burning Red!

  I just finished watching Molbile Fighter G Gundam. I own the dvd's, and I have to say it's my second favorite anime, second only to Molbile Suilt Gundam Wing, which I also own the dvds of.

  Anyway, while I was watching it I realized that it would make a great fighting game. The whole concept of it is perfect for one. In the show the space conony's have decided that instead of going to war with each other they would have the Gundam Fight every four years to decide which coloney will rule them all. In the Gundam Fight represeitives from each coloney land on earth with their Gundams. Earth is the battlegound! Entire cites can get demolished, and anyone left on earth is outta luck.

  Anyway, I thought that a game based on the show would be amazing. I'd make it set four years after the events of the show, just so I wouldn't have to worry about messing around with the story of the show too much.

  All of the Gundam games, so far, have been somewhat disapointing. I'm wondering if they ever made a game based on Molbile Fighter G Gundam. I, myself, would love to make one.

  • Posted Dec 17, 2009 6:30 am GMT
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• 9Dec 09

  Gaming in a game?

  Just recently I was playing a game for the PS2 called Gun. It's a game based on the wild west,a gritty, bloody, version of it. You can ride horses, shoot it out with outlaws, and...play poker?

  I've played poker video games, and I personally liked the one in Gun the best. It fit in with the western theme of the game, and made the game more interesting. I also own Red Dead Revolver (PS2), which is Rockstar's take on the wild west. I enjoy that game, but not as much as Gun, because A you don't ride horses, and B there is no poker.

  I also recently played a mod for one of my favorite games Deus Ex (PC), called The Nameless Mod. In mod are arcade games that actually have what looks like Pong on their screens. You can even activate the arcade games, and Pong will fill your screen. However, it doen't seem to be an actual working version of Pong. Either that, or I just haven't been able to get it to work.

  Anyway, these two instances of an actual game (or at least the apperance of one) within a game, got me thinking. What if there were more games like that? I mean, more games like Gun, that have actual working games within the game world. Being able to play poker inside Gun was a new, and interesting, experience. I didn't have to get out of Gun to play a different game, even though it was just poker.

  How about a game with an actual working arcade, that showcased the game company that made it earlier work. Like, if Halo had versions of Bungie's Marathon games (which are now freeware, and downloadable at http://source.bungie.org/get/) or The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion had an updated version of Daggerfall (which is availible, for free, at http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/downloads_games.htm, along with the first game, Arena).

  If Deus Ex had had a working Chess set, in addition to working mirriors and flush toilets, then it would have made the game even cooler. It would have been like poker in Gun, icing on the cake.

  However, it can be also be used badly, like Marvel Ultimate Alliance, where they require a certain bit of sidescrolling, jumping, and avoiding being eaten by gatorsto get past a level. That was frustrating, and made the game less fun. It also makes the game less replayable for me, because I personally dred that part of the gmae.

  Some games, like Metroid Zero Mission (GBA) have an unlockable game as a bonus. MZM wasan remake of the original Metriod, and had the original Metroid as a bonus. The Justin Bailey code even worked in it. But to play the original Metroid, I had to get out of MZM.

  So, having poker in Gun was fun, but it wasn't reqiured to beat them game. It just made the game a little more fun, and gave a nice break from shooting outlaws and ridng horses.

  A game within a game? Even if its just poker, it addsmore fun to an already fun game.

  • Posted Dec 9, 2009 11:47 pm GMT
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• 31Oct 09

  Tagged, I have been

  I have been tagged...so here are ten facts about me...

  01: My nickname is Jake. My grandfather called me that, after his uncle Big Jake, who was a war hero. Big Jake flew planes in both World Wars. He died from cancer he got smoking cigarettes. If he hadn't smoked, I might have gotten a chance to meet my nick-namesake.

  02: I am in college studying Game Art. So, someday, maybe you'll play a game that I worked on.

  03: I own over 180 games, and have actually beaten most of them. The rest are either on my too beat list, or to stupid for me to play anymore.

  04: I am a Ninja (in training).

  05: My favorite game is the Elder Scrolls: Oblivion.

  06: My favorite TV show is a toss up between Stargate SG-1 and Star Trek: The Next Generation. I've been watching Stargate on Hulu. Colonel O'Neil is my favorite character in Stargate. Data was my favorite character to TNG, and I hated it when they killed him off in Nemesis.

  08: I am a an (as of yet unpublished) writer. You can read some of my work at the writer's lounge -stories by starduke

  09: I am multi-racial (or multi-ethnic)...part English...part Dutch...part German (most of that was from the now defunct country called Prussia, which is now part of Germany)...and part Basque. I was born in the USA, so I'm all American, really.

  10: Hello, ladies, I am single.

  • Posted Oct 31, 2009 6:31 am GMT
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