by Josh Browning
Achievements! You love ‘em, right? Of course you do. In fact…
Bling! You just unlocked a new achievement!
“This Article is Brilliant: Read this article to at least this point.”
Good job, reader! But in all seriousness (if we can really call playing video games for many hours to unlock a meaningless ‘attaboy’ serious), people are crazy for achievements. They grind away on the same level over and over to get the quantifying number of kills. They probe every nook’n’crany for those shiny little… whatevers. They play the game not once, not twice, but three times or more to hear a short, sweet tone that lets them know they are not only good at the game they are playing, but they are crushing it.
You know what else gamers love? (Psst – think about what site you are visiting right now.) Yep, retro games. Bring on the NES, SNES, Genesis, Dreamcast, N64, Saturn and what have you. If you’ve got it, we’ll play it. Though we may have a few favorites, and we will scream our adoration from the top of the comment boards, we really do love them all, because each one of them has something to give us.
RGjournal is ready to discuss the latest and biggest news. But we'll focus on other things for now. Leisure Suit Larry's kickstarter campaign meets the $500,000 goal. Rejoice. And Sony reveals PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, an arena fighter where all the largest PS characters duke it out.
RGjournal has officially unveiled a new project, Opinion: Hardcore. Gamers will give their thoughts on a certain subject, but only while still alive under difficult gaming circumstances.
What's this? People are throwing money at Larry Laffer from the provocative Leisure Suit Larry series. I hope it's not for sexual favors. Replay Games, who is attempting to remake the LSL games, has started a Kickstarter campaign for Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards: Reloaded. The goal is to raise $500,00 by May 2. The reasons for the campaign are simple. Replay wants to keep their vision and not be pressured by publishers to censor the project. More funds may also help the game exist on multiple platforms, be localized in different languages, and have an orchestrated soundtrack. Fans who pledge funds will be rewarded. The prizes include obtaining a free copy of the game, getting a Leisure Suit Larry brand condom, and meeting the creator of LSL, Al Lowe.Watch the video above with Al Lowe to see the history of the LSL series, and the kind of humor to expect from the remakes.
Hideo Kojima is no stranger to the fourth wall in video games. He's made that wall his bitch, breaking it whenever he pleases. Let's consider Metal Gear Solid. Psycho Mantis read player's memory cards, and Meryl's codec number was located on the back of the game's CD case. During an interview session at the Smithsonian, where Kojima made an appearance for "The Art of Videogames" event, he revealed a creative idea planned for Snatcher that was cut. "One thing I can tell you is that back when I was making Snatcher, which was a PC game -- at that time we had floppy discs -- and one thing I wanted to do that I wasn't able to do was have a secret message on the disc," Kojima said."[It would] have some sort of special chemical used for that so that when you put it in the disc drive and you were playing for about 15 minutes, the heat from the disc drive interacts with that chemical and creates a certain smell, like it smells like blood or something, and when you pull it out you'd see like a dying message on the disc." Pretty wild, but let's take it further. How about each copy of the game comes with a robot that kills you and assumes your identity. Source: Destructoid
Jordan Mechner, the creator of Prince of Persia, has been looking for the game's original Apple II source code for more than 10 years. Surprisingly, it was delivered to him after being discovered in the great behemoth of lost secrets a.k.a. his dad's closet. Spring cleaning be praised. After a decade, the back of the closet was finally breached, and Mechner's dad found some old games. The dad called his son and sent a package containing the mentioned code as well as Spanish Drosoft versions of POP and Karateka.Mechner intends to make the code's data more modern-friendly and reachable on the internet.Source: Jordan Mechner (Blog) via Kotaku
The fan-made HD remake of Sonic 2 has been quiet during development, but it has made a lot noise since the title's alpha release on Wednesday. Experience Sonic 2 HD by playing in Emerald Hill Zone HD with Sonic HD while listening to...Music...HD. The demo is playable for Windows (XP through 7), and ends after the fight with Dr. Robotnik at the end of the first zone. Sonic 2 HD is still in early development, but it looks promising. Many attributes remain faithful to the 1992 source, and the enhancements are welcomed.
RGjournal is pleased to announce its first official podcast, Podcast Prime. The topics will include retro gaming and current news on the industry. Check it out! Listen to the RGjournal crew have a discussion that could provide great insight, or totally derail into bizarre areas. Our first episode focuses on the Soul Reaver reboot rumor, the Smithsonian video game exhibit, and the Mass Effect 3 ending controversy.
Video game fans are at it again. What, exactly? Only one of the most common, well-practiced traditions of the industry. Try to revive Chrono Trigger. The latest, an attempt to make the game with high-definition graphics, has a plan to see this remake through. Cut almost all contact information so the team cannot receive the dreaded cease and desist order. Why all of the trouble? Because that order can quickly kill any game that infringes on copyrighted material, such as the promising, but unofficial, Chrono Resurrection. Not much more is known about the project. Info may be scarce for a while due the team's goal to stay under the radar.Source: Reddit via RetroCollect
Soul Reaver may receive a reboot according to VG247. The site offered slim details, but what was said, I consider a big fatty of prime info. The source "claimed the game is a full reworking of the vampire action classic, and includes a new art direction." Legacy of Kain is a series containing five games. Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996) was the first release. The story focused on Kain, a nobleman murdered and reborn as a vampire to accomplish his vengeance. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999) was the second release. The story shifted focus onto Raziel, a vampire turned wraith, betrayed by Kain. The series would continue the split between the Blood Omen series and the Soul Reaver series, swapping the focus between Kain and Raziel, until the most recent game, Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003), where gamers played as both characters. So, where will a reboot take us? The return of Kain and Raziel seems likely. Raziel's wraith powers will probably stay familiar for the most part as well. But I wonder if Blood Omen has occurred.Via IGN
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