Tweet20 - August 2011

Tweet20 # 15 - Yep, that's the logo and it's exactly what you think it is.

Now it's time for the monthly round of news that didn't fit and/or didn't have time to write. 

1. 3DS Ambassador Program: Started a day early, and seriously needs a "download all" button.  Now I get to play 8-bit games on my fancy 3D system... in 2D!
2. Also Concerning the eShop: Still think a lot of games cost too much, especially given their age and lack of colors. Even some full-color iPhone games are $0.99!
3. West Coast has the Cons: Between E3, Comic Con, and PAX, I wonder why I'm still on the east coast, because our cons just aren't the same.
4. PS3 Price Drop: PS3 gets a price drop, so now what Microsoft?  Unless you need Halo or the Kinect, the PS3 is the obvious buy now.
5. But What About Nintendo?: With Mario 3DS, Mario Kart 7, Zelda, Kid Icarus, and Kirby out before the holidays, it's time to remember that you own a Nintendo system.
6. In the "Do I Need It?" Department: Zelda: Skyward Sword now has a gold Wiimote Plus with the Triforce on it... the fine line between wanting it and not needing it.
7. Also in the Same Department: Assassin's Creed: Revelations Collector's Edition includes an Ezio doll action figure, not sure if worth the extra $40.
8. Humble Indie Bundle 3: A great success! Over $2 million! Sort of wish I paid more than I did. Next time.
9. Osmos: Good game, however my ADD and impatience kick in fairly quickly on some levels and have limited my progress in the game.
10. Cogs: Reminds me of an old computer game I played at school called Gizmos and Gadgets. Anyone ever hear of this?
11. Revenge of the Titans: My refusal to step down the difficulty and some bad upgrade choices caused me to start levels over many, many times.
12. My Metroid VVVVVV Level: Progressing slowly, most of Kraid's Lair mapped, though the tough part is making the puzzle elements. Demo following next game patch.
13. Also by Terry Cavanagh: Just played his 2009 game Don't Look Back - beautiful, haunting, especially the moment the game's title made perfect sense.
14. Reboot Syndrome: Seeing way too many of these lately, and I just don't get the point of the new Spyro. The franchise should have stayed with Insomniac.
15. Mario with a Portal Gun: First just a parody video, now (hopefully) becoming an actual game. Looking forward to this! Especially multiplayer.
16. Good Thing I Waited: Uncharted 1 & 2 are now in a dual-pack to get people like me up to speed. More to the backlog!
17. Something I'll Get Around to... Eventually: Reception of Deus Ex: HR is great, so I should probably play the original before adding yet another game to the backlog
18. No Wonder I Couldn't Remember: In retrospect of this post, I fired up Final Fantasy II and I apparently never entered the final dungeon. Why did I stop so close to the end?
19. Happy 25th Anniversary, Metroid!: Doesn't seem like Nintendo is going to acknowledge it at all. Poor Samus, all alone on her anniversary.
20. Didn't Forget About You: I haven't played Pokemon White in a while, though I still need to finish all of the post-game stuff. I was very distracted.

Tweet20 - July 2011

Tweet20 # 16 - Nope, nothing's going on between these two. NOTHING!

For this post I'm going to start something new that I'll (hopefully) stick with for the duration of this blog.  Following the format of last month's Recent Developments in 140 Characters or Less, I'm going to start an end-of-month of random thoughts and things I want to comment on, but don't want to devote to an entire post.  So here's the first edition of APU's Tweet20 after the jump.