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Kihennifuyu’s Hibiki episode reviews.
Complete with SD-style cartoons.

Namco Museum user review.
“This game really pushes the power of the psp to new heights. Just as the Atari classics on the ds, this is perfect for anyone looking to see exactly what their PSP can do. I’ve heard that some PSPs have overheated when trying to display this game.” Heh.

Pac-man patriotism. [via]
“Mitchell purposefully arrived on July 1st — Canada’s Day — and won the title in time for the Fourth of July. He even wore a red, white and blue, Star Spangled Banner tie to emphasize the patriotic sentiments behind his efforts.” I cracked up when he likened himself to Neil Armstrong. Clearly, playing too much Pac-Man distorts your sense of perspective.

PSP case roundup. [via]
I’m happy with my Logitech Playgear Pocket. I don’t have to remove the PSP from the case to play or charge it and it’s tough enough to provide peace of mind. It could be criticised for being chunky and bland-looking but it’s a protective case, not a fashion accessory.

BT used to distribute malware. [via]
As others have pointed out, it’s no big deal. Just use common sense, check the file details of the torrent before downloading and keep in mind executables aren’t likely to be movies or TV shows.

OniPress free comics. [via]

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Blockhead

Happiness is … getting a new Lumines high-score.

Embarrassment is … my current Lumines high-score.

Lumines scoreboard

Posted in Games, Lumines.


Currently grooving to …

Yaida Hitomi — My Sweet Darlin’
I’ve yet to hear a Yaiko tune that isn’t hook-laden and this is the best of the lot.

Nobuchika Eri — Lights
An outstanding tune from an outstanding game.

JAM Project — Crush Gear Fight
“Crush on ride, Crush on hippy, Crush Gear Fight” … I have no idea what it means but this is one irresistible ditty.

Akino — Sousei no Aquarion OP
The show is downright annoying but I really like the opening song.

Andrea True Connection — More, more, more
A disco tune featuring a breathy porn star singing, “But if you want to know how I really feel, get the cameras rolling, get the action going …”

The Las — There She Goes
The first time I heard this song I mistook it for a sweet, catchy tune about a lovely girl the songwriter was enamoured of but close perusal of the lyrics will reveal its unwholesome inspiration.

Posted in Music.


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Microman Shishioh Guy & Chirico Cuvie.
And Swan White and Utsuki Mikoto, too.

MicroBry’s MagneForce fanmodes.
Cool use of the vintage Titans and MagneCondor.

Wiz’s monstrous Mugenbine fanmode.
The thing must be two feet tall.

Yusuke’s Blade King Form pictorial.
The armour is all die-cast with the exception of the shoulder armour and helmet. Impulse-D and Geza have reviews up as well.

Takara’s Sato and Tomy’s Tomiyama interviewed.
Interesting factoid: it takes 10 million yen to produce a toy but toycos need to invest one billion yen in a show to push the merchandise in order to create a hit line. Tomiyama notes the risk of failure is high even then.

Robo rider.
Cool sculpture.

Drawn! [via]
“… a multi-author blog devoted to illustration, art, cartooning and drawing. Its purpose is to inspire creativity by sharing links and resources.”

Tech specs aren’t everything.
“The company built a tricky, proprietary machine, and they knew it. The majority of the development community isn’t going to understand this new way of making games. And though Sony is disturbed by developers not taking full advantage of the hardware, the company isn’t doing much to solve the problem.” The article was about the PS2 but you have to wonder if the problem will recur with the PS3.

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Oni

Kamen Rider Hibiki

A photo of a Kamen Rider Hibiki figure from Bandai’s Souchaku Henshin series.

Posted in Pix, Toys.