Tamer: The Original Xbox Mascot?
November 30th, 2008
I was looking through some old media on my computer some time ago and I came across these images from back in 2000 when the Xbox was first released. These are images of the first Xbox mascot, put out the same time as the original press release first announcing the console. I can’t quite remember much about what was said about the this mascot lady; even after reading through those early press releases she isn’t mentioned. The images are named Tamer, so I guess that’s her name or the name of her robot companion. In anycase, it’s interesting to look back on these. I also included a picture of the original Xbox console design, which I wish they went through with.
Yeah I know, real posts will be coming as soon as I can get around to it. Which might be a while.
Duke Nukem Teaser Trash
December 20th, 2007
If you haven’t heard there’s been a new trailer released for the long overdue Duke Nukem Forever game. You can watch it here.
Before I get started, I just want to freshen your memories of this game. Duke Nukem Forever is set to be the latest installment of the Duke Nukem franchise. This game is infamous for its long delays, you see back in 1997 this game was announced, at E3 2001 a trailer featuring in game footage was released and then a few year ago there were a few issues with switching to the Unreal engine. But now the game is hopefully on track for an actual release.
Now if you followed the link and watched the trailer, you might be thinking what I thought after I saw the trailer: “Damn, this looks kinda crap”. I just can’t get over how terrible the game looks. Now I’m no graphics whore but I do aprciate quality graphics and this game looks to have some serious issues. The whole teaser reaks of an earlier PSone FMV.
When watching the video you should keep in mind than even though its a teaser, the snippets of enemies are taken from within the game. We’ve also been told to disregard all of the other video released for Duke Nukem Forever which absolutely sucks as the E3 2001 trailer was fantastic and got me so pumped for this game. Such a pity. I guess we have the next gameplay trailer to look forward to. I seriously hope that this game lives up to its hype and can prove me wrong.
What do you guys think of the trailer? Bad ass or just pathetic?
Sexiest People in Games – Heihachi Mishima
December 18th, 2007
This post is a part of the Sexiest People in Games feature series. Basically this series highlights the hottest guys and gals in video games and provides some detail into the character’s background and the game they have featured in. This may contain some sexual references. See more here.
It was always going to be a struggle following up the previous entry in the series; Morrigan but I think that I’ve done it. Heihachi Mishima is one of the Grandparents of video gaming but (much like Sean Connery) this doesn’t sway the charm one bit. Some may not understand why Heihachi is included in this feature but allow me to make things clear. Heihachi Mishima is sexy as:
- he has tanked up muscles
- a wicked hair do and a bad ass moustache
- looks totally cool and respectable
- he is the main character of the series that made 3D fighters cool
- has appeared in every Tekken game
- and is just so much cooler than Akira Yuki (Virtua Fighter)
Also keep in mind that I don’t want to be biased with this series, hence I shall try an fairly distribute the guys and gals. So it was always going to be hard for me to talk about the guys. >< Now that that’s all cleared up, let’s continue.
Background
Heihachi Mishima started out as the villain of the Tekken series and has dropped this role as the series progressed. He was the owner of the Mishima Zaibatsu which is a family run business by the Mishima family. Mishima Zaibatsu is a crucial parts of the Tekken series as it sets the story for the Mishima family whom also feature as playable characters in the series. Unfortunately the problems within this family (like how they constantly try to kill each other) has resulted in several different different family members owning the business.
Heihachi is a staple character in the series as he has hosted most of the Iron Fist Tournaments, paves the way for other major characters and has been in every single game as well as featuring in the PS2 version of Soul Calibur 2.
Featured Games
As previously mentioned Heihachi has been in every single Tekken game. That is Tekken 1-5 and Tag Team Tournament. The Tekken series has been one of the key franchises to bring 2D fighting games into the 3D generation, along with Virtua Fighter and Soul Blade. It is also one of Namco’s strongest gaming brands.
Tekken is famous for its ground breaking 3D fighting system which helped launched the fighting genre into 3D on the Playstation. Since Tekken 3 some fans have been turned off from the series due the minimal upgrades that each game has recieved since Tekken 2 (Tekken Bowl is does not help). As a result in recent years the franchise has been over shadowed by Namco’s Soul Calibur with its fresh approach to 3D fighting.
Extras
Video of Heihachi’s combos in Tekken 5
Heihachi has cameoed in many of Namco’s other games such as Soul Calibur 2, Death by Degrees, Anna Kournikova’s Smash Court Tennis and Tales of the Abyss. As well as being referenced to in the GTO manga, a personal favourite that one check it out.
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