AsoBitCity Revisit- August 31, 2003 Took a quick trip to Akihabara this evening. Had to get my fix of G33K toys. Had to visit Aso Bit City. It's probably a good thing that I got there about one hour before it closed or else I would've ended up spending my whole day there. There was one console game on the first floor that caught my attention. Drag On Dragoon from Square Enix. From the CM video on the overhead TVs Drag-On Dragoon looks like an awesome combo of Dynasty Warrior(movie) for ground combat, and a wicked jet fighter...http://radio.weblogs.com/0118995/categories/gaming/2003/08/31.html#a128 The Key of Avalon- August 15, 2003 Finally got to play The Key of Avalon tonight. We visited the Capcom arcade in Kichijoji last week. That's where I discovered the game and bought a starter pack from the vending machine. There are other card based video games such as the soccer one, but this games' the 1st that I've seen that seems to be based on a similar concept as Magic The Gathering. I couldn't play last week cause there was 9 people waiting in front of me (see photo). Fkin NERDs. ;) There are four touchscreen based..http://radio.weblogs.com/0118995/categories/gaming/2003/08/16.html#a125 There.com- August 10, 2003 Finally got accepted to beta test There.com about 2 weeks ago. I applied about 2 or 3 months ago. I guess they were busy. Installed and logged in for the first time today. I had a blast! The Sims Online sounds very similar, but I can't make the comparison cause haven't played it yet. The social aspect was really refreshing. The in-game culture. Maybe cause the game's still in beta phase. Went Hoverboarding with an awesome custom board that someone lent me. It felt like going surfing at a point..http://radio.weblogs.com/0118995/categories/gaming/2003/08/11.html#a123 PSP vs GameBoy Advance- August 1, 2003 What makes the GameBoy Advance such a killer gaming device What's the KEY factor. Is it the mobility ... being able to play anywhere, anytime, wirelessly Or is there something that I'm totally missing Got an update regarding the PlayStation Portable from the KoKoRo blog. Hopefully these gaming devices will push mobile devices to the next level in terms of multimedia. Imagine being able to swap your video thingy in your PDA or Cellphone to play the latestgreatest. Your own connected virtual...http://radio.weblogs.com/0118995/categories/gaming/2003/08/02.html#a121 |