Tomorrow is the day for you to download Mega Man 9 via WiiWare! Whoo! I’m quite excited for this game as Mega Man was one of my favorite game series growing up and I love the idea of a new game done in the format of an old 8-bit series. Here are the release dates (from Chud):
Wii Ware – September 22, 2008
PSN – September 25, 2008
XBLA – October 1, 2008
Pure awesome! Did you happen to see the “packaging” made for the game?
It may just be a press kit, but man I want one bad!! Also, along the same lines, Mega Man 2 was released for the Virtual Console.
This is also pretty awesome news! I was looking for some way to relax this week (I’ve been working our bi-annual tradeshow all weekend) and both of these games should help me do it!
Until next time!!
These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 05/25/08 … please enjoy:
Huge hidden biomass lives deep beneath the oceans | New Scientist Environment
Life has been found 1.6 kilometres under the sea floor, at temps reaching 100 °C. John Parkes hopes his team's discovery might one day help find life on other planets. He says it may even redefine what we understand as life and what we understand by age.
Weezer's Pork and Beans | YouTube
Weezer's video for their single "Pork and Beans." How many Internet Celebs can you find? This is one of the best videos I've seen in years!!
Photographing a Wedding and then an Earthquake | lelandwong's Xanga Site
Can you imagine what it was like to have been photographing a wedding in Sichuan, China when 7.9
earthquake hit and shakes for three minutes?
Phoenix Mars Lander: Entry Descent and Landing | NASA
It will be a real nail-biter on May 25, 2008, for engineers, as the Phoenix spacecraft performs a series of challenging maneuvers right before it lands on Mars.
Senators say whether they?d agree to be vice president | The Hill
The Hill asked all 97 senators who are not running for president the same question: ?If you were asked, would you accept an offer to be the VP nominee?? Some senators laughed, but others took the question seriously.
NES Controller Mod, May Just be Most Fun Coffee Table Ever | Gizmodo
Forget touchscreen, solar powered or even self-destructing coffee tables… Kyle Downes has modded the coffee table into its best version ever: a retro-tastic NES controller… that actually works!! Video in link!
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 04/07/08 … please enjoy:
Meet ApriPoko, Toshiba's channel surfing helper-bot | Engadget
ApriPoko is capable of learning how to control electronics by watching you and asking questions about your behavior. When you use an infrared device, the robot senses the signal and asks the user "What did you just do?"
MySong: Automatic Accompaniment for Vocal Melodies | Microsoft Research
MySong, introduced in our CHI 2008 paper, automatically chooses chords to accompany a vocal melody, allowing a user with no musical training to rapidly create accompanied music.
CERN creates a new super-fast internet, invites tons of people to a deathmatch | Engadget
Apparently, when CERN isn't colliding particles (and ripping massive holes in the space-time continuum), it's busy working on a new "internet" which will be 10,000 times faster than our current version. The project is known as "the grid."
Gator blood touted as potential source of lifesaving drugs | Palm Beach Post
Someday an alligator might save your life. Researchers in Louisiana say they've discovered unique antibiotic proteins in the blood of American alligators that can kill a wide variety of deadly bacteria, halt the spread of common infections and perhaps ev
Magic Pen by Alejandro Guillen | Fizzlebot
This is pretty much just an online clone of Crayon Physics, but is pretty fun!
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 04/06/08 … please enjoy:
Quake 3 hits the iPod touch, makes for portable LAN party | Engadget
Future generations will most likely divide the timeline of history at this point: when Quake 3 achieved motion-sensing, wireless network play on two iPod touches.
$10M Prize For Ultra Fuel Efficient Car | Canyon News
The X Prize Foundation and Progressive Insurance are offering $10 million to the teams that successfully develop vehicles able to get 100 miles per gallon. More than 60 groups from around the world plan to compete for a share of the prize.
Robot aliens? TV sci-fi gets it right | MSNBC.com
"There are two kinds of encounters with aliens you can have," said Seth Shostak. "Either you pick up a signal, or you pick them up on the corner. But I think it's safe to say that in both instances they will be synthetic. [...]"
The Craziest Thing Gary Busey Ever Snorted Cocaine Off Of | Wired.com
Just part of the story: "[...] Well, my dog, Chili, who has short hair, came in and laid on her back with her legs in the air, and she rubbed all my cocaine on her back and side. [...] It's not a good flavor coming off the dog."
You Have To Burn The Rope | Mazapán.se
In 50 years or so man will look back on the action/platform/adventure game that is "You Have To Burn The Rope", and tears will be shed for they will know that no game will ever surpass what this game has achieved. This defines the concept of epic gaming.
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 04/05/08 … please enjoy:
Battle of the Bands (Wii) | Joystiq
Battle of the Bands pits gamers against each other in a rhythm competition. The tug-of-war between the players causes the song play to play in the winner's genre, so you could hear "Whoomp! There it is" as country or "Man of Constant Sorrow" in hip-hop.
Windows 7 to arrive next year, says Bill Gates | Engadget
Bill Gates told investors this afternoon that Windows 7 will come "in the next year" and that he's "super-enthused" about it.
Viper made of recycled keyboard | Korean Art & Artist
This work is Viper made of recycled computer keyboard painter Choi Jung Hyun made this work at his exhibition for the purpose of making audience be aware of the importance of recycling.
Old School Geek Computer Desk | BoingBoing
A computer geek's desk from 25 years ago, complete with a Star Wars drinking glass collection
In Memorium: 'The Office' Dedicates Episode To Internet Piano Prodigy | Defamer
In case you missed it, at the end of the episode they showed a video of a 15-year-old boy playing The Office theme on his piano, followed by an "In Memoriam" note. That boy was Nathan Alden Robinson, who died last month of complications from the flu.
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