- Today has a crap-ton of current video game news. Nintendo
says they’re releasing information on their new console, the NX, for
realies this time at 10 a.m. EST. Likewise, Rockstar is releasing
a trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2 at
11 a.m. EST. What a time to be alive!
- From ESPN property FiveThirtyEight, the world record
speedrun for Super Mario Bros. continues
to go down. And hey, check out our first ever episode, which
was on that game!
- Wired.com has translated a really good interview with
Miyamoto done by a Japanese publication. Read it here!
- Did you ever wonder to yourself: “Hey, what if the Swedish
Chef loved vidya games? And then he hacked passwords for them?” Well, you’re in
luck! Bisqwit has a cool video on passwords for River City Ransom on YouTube here. Listen to our past
show on that game here!
- The Chicago Tribune
has a
review of “Merge,” which is a play about the early years of Atari.
- The Verge, via a Nintendo social media account, post a
treasure trove of old systems they found in a warehouse.
- Paste’s Jason D’Aprile has a good,
long interview with Rand Miller of Myst
fame. Check out our Myst episode
with Jovial Jackee here!
- A very British dude, Daniel Ibbertson a.k.a. Slopes Game
Room, has the complete
history of the Shinobi series on
YouTube.
ON THIS DAY (OR CLOSE
TO IT!) IN VIDEO GAME HISTORY…
- Shining Force 2 came
out for the Genesis at some point in October 1994 – the exact date is seemingly
lost to time. The Shining Force series
is Sega’s version of Fire Emblem, in
that both tactical RPG series were ignored and not properly promoted for the
longest time. And, well, Sega has kind of ignored it except for more Japanese
releases.
- Konami released Metal Gear Solid for
the Playstation on October 21, 1998. You can listen to the sweet baby boys and
Dale talk about it here!
- Also in 1998, Xenogears came out. It
tends to get a bit too much hype, but it’s still a pretty solid PSX RPG by
Square. It tends to get more fame because of programming and localization
issues.
- Borderlands came
out for the PS3 and 360 today in 2009. The first-person shooter from Gearbox
Software mixed RPG elements into a first-person shooter, and it had a
distinctive art and humor style. It’s sold more than 4.5 million copies.
Video game history
information comes from GameFAQs and Moby Games. And as always, if you’d like to support the show, do so via our Amazon link.
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