Handheld Age

October 11th, 2008

Mega Man, the False Prophet

I am unwell. I am not rising up to the challenge of writing very well, so I thought I’d leave you all with some good old fashioned handheld piracy courtesy of Press the Buttons. Here’s Mega Man 8 on the Game Boy. What, you’ve never played it? How can you miss such a classic?

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September 12th, 2008

Capcom To Go International?

The studio that gave us the little Blue Bomber that Could is looking to extend its reaches beyond home base in Japan.
I have to be honest: I can barely keep track of who’s doing what anymore. It seems as if game studios are living a paramecium’s existence, absorbing, splitting and eating their own offshoots, vomiting. […]

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June 13th, 2008

Everyone Needs a Dog Named After a Game Character

Today’s been a bit of a rough day. Right now the heat in the city is heavy and oppressive with the promise of bad thunderstorms. But it was sunny out when my German shepherd, Rush, made the inevitable vet visit that meets all good dogs at the end of the road.
I won’t say much for […]

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May 29th, 2008

The Last Days of Dr Wily

I’m having one of those days, but this video brightened me up considerably*. I hope it’ll give you a laugh, too.
Dr Wily is going broke trying to defeat Mega Man, but what else can you expect to happen when your design department is coming up with “Rolls Royce Man” and “Honus Wagner Card Man?”

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May 23rd, 2008

Capcom Releases Series and Sales Data

Capcom has rolled out the names of their top-selling titles like so many banners unfurled before a boar hunt (okay, I’ve officially been working too long). There are some names on the list that will be familiar to happy handheld fans, including Mega Man Battle Network and even Phoenix Wright / Apollo Justice.
It’s interesting how […]

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