Extreme Makeover: Video Game Edition

(Top) Metroid II for Game Boy (Bottom) Project Another Metroid 2 Remake

When enough time has passed where even a classic game is considered to be outdated in terms of graphics and game play, rabid members of the fan community will beg for a remake.  Some of the more popular franchises will indeed see an update, while others simply get passed over.  That's when the most devoted fans will step in after the game's creators have failed them.  After the jump I'll look at two fan remakes still in development that I've been following.

The Hunt for Shiny Golden Bacon

Reward? You want a reward?  Contact me for details...

By this point in time, I really should have finished the majority of Pokémon White.  I mean, I defeated the Elite Four in its fifth iteration.  I caught my version mascot.  I now have access to all of the post-Elite Four locations and side quests.  New locations have now opened up.  But what's taking me so long?  One thing: a craving for delicious, shiny, golden bacon.

Five Sexy Gaming Guys

Look at this GQ mother F%&$er!

I'm just going to make one statement clear: While this isn't a video game blog only geared towards females, given the fact that I am a girl, you're going to get some posts like this.  While game creators generally have guys in mind for the game's audience, it's always nice to have some eye candy for the ladies.  Guys, you can go divert you attention to Lara Croft or whoever is the current jiggly-bits character of your gaming fantasies.  I'll be distracted by these five fine gentlemen.

Nintendo DS: 3D Edition

Face Raiders can give you the pleasure of shooting Justin Bieber IN THE FACE

One month into my ownership of Nintendo's shiny new 3DS (no, seriously, it's very shiny, I saw my face in its reflection when I took it out of the box), I can say that I'm able to give it a fair assessment of where the system currently stands.  Just one thing's for certain now: like the DS before it, it's got some growing up to do.

And Now Back to Our Semi-Regularly Scheduled Blogging

After an unscheduled one-month hiatus, I'm going to start up blogging again.  It wasn't so much as I forgot about the blog, but it became an "I'll get around to it" kind of situation.  And then a few days turned into weeks and then it became over a month since my last post.  A lot of things have happened in the past month, including having the entire Playstation Network being compromised.  (And I was seriously considering finally getting a PS3 soon, though now I'm going to wait a bit.) Tomorrow I'll get my post up about the Nintendo 3DS that's been sitting in draft form for a few weeks now and then follow that up with an update on how my Pokémon game is going.


Time to go grab an invincibility star and start writing!

My Pokémon White Adventures: Part One

 

Before I dive into reflections of my playthrough of Pokémon White, I must say that I almost completely forgot that the Nintendo 3DS launch is this Sunday stateside.  Normally a system launch would be a big event for me, but despite the fact that I have the 3DS pre-ordered, I find myself much too preoccupied with things like life, work, and of course Pokémon to be too excited about it.  (In fact, I wasn't even going to buy a launch title until Amazon offered $25 off a game with 3DS orders.) I'm going to give some periodic updates on my adventures in Pokémon White. And if you're not interested in hearing about Pokémon, don't worry, I'll try to intersperse these posts with some other topics.

Now on to the post after the jump.  Spoilers be abound!

APU is now on Twitter

This is moreso a site update rather than a regular blog post.  I recently received an email from Twitter asking me to revive my abandoned account, so I thought a better use of it would be for my gaming blog.  There I'll post quick thoughts that don't warrant an entire post as well linking to new updates.  I've added a box to the right.  So follow @allpoweredup!