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42 is a pretty great number. A lot of people know it because of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. In addition I was born in '73, and both the 7 and the 3 divide quite nicely into 42. Oh, and one other thing, today I finally grabbed a 42 in 1 game cartridge for my Famicom. I picked up the Famicom quite some time ago at a garage sale and just simply haven't had the time or money to grab a game to test it out. So today I decided to head out to NexWave games here in Edmonton to see if they could help me out. Much to my surprise they had an Apollo 42 in 1 cartridge in stock, which is perfect because it has a LOAD of games on it, plus it's red, which means it will look good sitting in the Famicom... Hey, lets face it, I can't play these things every day like I used to, they have to look good on the shelf for most of the time!
Okay, so now that I'm back on track, there are a couple other things that I have been sort of holding in check and am ready to let go. First of all is the fact that at this year's E3 they are supposedly going to have all three next generation consoles playable. I would like to take a moment and say that as exciting as this is to me, obviously none of the Big 3 (Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft) obviously has any consideration whatsoever for my feelings. I'm quite certain that by now someone who works with each company has read my blog at least once and knows that I can't afford three new consoles. I'm still trying to find a way to get a damned X-Box without breaking the bank! Not to mention the Nintendo DS. My best friend has one, needless to say this puts me at a serious disadvantage in an all-out nerdfest.
On the bright side, however, my own games seem to be back on track. I recently commissioned an artist to help out with Xeno Fighter. His name is Ric Nicholls and I really think his style will be a tremendous asset when it comes time to launch Fighter. Now, you have to understand that when I say "tremendous asset" that is simply corporate-speak. The translation into everyday speak is, "he kicks a lot of fucking ass and will make my game brutally good".
And, on a final note, I would like to point out to all the unbelievers out there that it is still possible for the little guys to hit the big league. Case in point: Puzzle Pirates. This game completely flies in the face of conventional online role playing games. It is cutesey, the graphics are all 2D isometric, and as far as I know there are almost exactly zero rats to kill at level one. (That isn't to say that there aren't any rats on board all those pirate ships, however.) Despite all this, the game has the one key element that many big budget games lack. Fun. And for once this has actually gotten some notice. Apparently Ubisoft has picked up the rights to distribute Puzzle Pirates at retail. This could mean a big boost for the little company who built the game, Three Rings Design.
Crap. Did I say that that last paragraph was going to be my final note? It isn't. I haven't written anything in a long time, okay? Bear with me here. My absolute finalest, mostest last note is this... If you haven't already head over to Rake in Grass and download the trial version of Jets 'n Guns. It is quite simply one of the best side scrolling shooters to grace the PC since, er, well, I guess since they released MAME and let you play all those really great arcade shooters.
Ugh. I just thought of something else I wanted to talk about. Guess I'll save it for tomorrow. Sorry, I was just so excited to actually have the time and energy to post anything I guess I flew off the handle a bit.
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