Writer is not known for sure (GCD has "Joe Gill?"), penciled by Bill Molno, inked by Jon D'agostino. I hope those guys took out some patents on the idea...
From Konga #23 (1965)
Showing posts with label Video Games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Video Games. Show all posts
Monday, September 10, 2018
Manic Monday Triple Overtime--Playstation 0?!?!?
It's easy to dismiss as no big deal in hindsight, but in 1965...
...Charlton pretty much accurately predicted modern video gaming.
Writer is not known for sure (GCD has "Joe Gill?"), penciled by Bill Molno, inked by Jon D'agostino. I hope those guys took out some patents on the idea...
From Konga #23 (1965)
Writer is not known for sure (GCD has "Joe Gill?"), penciled by Bill Molno, inked by Jon D'agostino. I hope those guys took out some patents on the idea...
From Konga #23 (1965)
Thursday, January 26, 2017
This Wonderful Toy He Wouldn't Get, I Think!
Here's an ad for one of them there virtual reality gaming thingies:
I'm sorry, but...
...that ain't greatness.
Seriously, when you make Batman look like a dork, maybe you want to rethink your ad...
Seriously, when you make Batman look like a dork, maybe you want to rethink your ad...
Thursday, June 25, 2015
The Beauty Part? It's Better Than Any of The Batman: Arkham Games!
In this week's Batgirl #41, we see this game being played at the bar/arcade (barcade?):
An unholy mash-up of Asteroids, Space Invaders AND Star Trek?!?!?
I want this game. I want it more than anything else in the history of ever.
Seriously.
I want this game. I want it more than anything else in the history of ever.
Seriously.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
The Bold Future World Of Video Games, 1982 Style!!
You know, people can complain about too much commercialization of heroes in comics books, about books being based on video games, but let me tell you...
2000 AD taught us that selling out is A-OK!!
Yes, in December 1982, 2000 AD used not just an annoying banner or blurb, but their entire cover for a contest/advertisement for the Intellivsion video game system.
This would be akin to, say, a cover of Justice League featuring Batman and Flash playing PS4 while the cover copy pushed a contest to win the amazing new tech.
And the contest?
Ooooooh....
And the special "voice unit"? (Sorry it's so small--click to embiggen)
Yes, in those Flintstones days, anything more than the most basic MIDI sounds wasn't possible on the tiny cartridges--actual voice required more ROM than the games themselves!--so Intellivision came up with special Intellivoice "module" that worked with "certain games" to create voices. Only $100! Only 5 games were ever published that worked with it! Oooohhhh....
I wonder how long the winners of this had it before it ended up buried in a closet of under the bed for decades?
Still, that was hardly the most obsolescent-in-advance video game technology to take up space in the issue, as the back cover featured:
Dare I, Philips? Dare I???
Apparently, not many dared.
Yes, in December 1982, 2000 AD used not just an annoying banner or blurb, but their entire cover for a contest/advertisement for the Intellivsion video game system.
This would be akin to, say, a cover of Justice League featuring Batman and Flash playing PS4 while the cover copy pushed a contest to win the amazing new tech.
And the contest?
And the special "voice unit"? (Sorry it's so small--click to embiggen)
I wonder how long the winners of this had it before it ended up buried in a closet of under the bed for decades?
Still, that was hardly the most obsolescent-in-advance video game technology to take up space in the issue, as the back cover featured:
Apparently, not many dared.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Friday Night Fights--Pac-Man Fever Style!!
It's the Championship Round of this bout in Friday Night Fights--but there's a catch.
Master of Disaster Spacebooger has decreed that "The loser of every fight should reference a bug or insect."
Fair enough. And we all know that there's only one bug that matters--AMBUSH BUG!!
Omnipotent former comic book creator The Interferer has decided to take over the multiverse, but poor Irwin Schwab is in the way!!
So the Interferer keeps altering reality to put Ambush Bug into ridiculously dangerous situations. Such as...
"Dude, you have to learn the pattern!!"
Spacebooger would prefer to see Ambush Bug versus Ms. Pac-Man, if you know what I mean...
Not enough power pellets were avaialble in Son Of Ambush Bug #4 (1986), by Keith Giffen (plotter, penciller), Robert Loren Fleming (scripter) and Bob Oksner (inker).
Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why? Because you've never seen Pac-Man in a Friday Night Fight before. Now go vote!!
Master of Disaster Spacebooger has decreed that "The loser of every fight should reference a bug or insect."
Fair enough. And we all know that there's only one bug that matters--AMBUSH BUG!!
Omnipotent former comic book creator The Interferer has decided to take over the multiverse, but poor Irwin Schwab is in the way!!
So the Interferer keeps altering reality to put Ambush Bug into ridiculously dangerous situations. Such as...
Spacebooger would prefer to see Ambush Bug versus Ms. Pac-Man, if you know what I mean...
Not enough power pellets were avaialble in Son Of Ambush Bug #4 (1986), by Keith Giffen (plotter, penciller), Robert Loren Fleming (scripter) and Bob Oksner (inker).
Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why? Because you've never seen Pac-Man in a Friday Night Fight before. Now go vote!!
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Pong, Archie Style!!
The early days of video games, with an Archie twist!!
Yes, apparently Dilton designed video games with a screwdriver. Who knew?
From Archie #269 (1978)
From Archie #269 (1978)
Saturday, April 6, 2013
SPOILER ALERT--Our Princess (And Project Rising Spirit) Is In Another Castle!!
You all know by now that I am no fan of incentive covers, especially for "theme" months.
Back in my day a cover told you what was in the comic--even the lyingest covers--and helped to sell the books. And, in concession to my crappy memory, a good cover helped me remember what books I had already read when I encountered a stack at garage sale of quarter bin.
Whereas these specialty covers so rampant today--attractive only to obsessive collectors--exist solely as a way to artificially boost sales numbers, and probably do nothing to help gain new reader., Which is the opposite of what covers should be doing.
But I'll be damned if these "8-bit" covers for Valiant's June releases--by Matthew Waite--don't have me lusting after them:
I guess I'm not so old and cranky after all...
Back in my day a cover told you what was in the comic--even the lyingest covers--and helped to sell the books. And, in concession to my crappy memory, a good cover helped me remember what books I had already read when I encountered a stack at garage sale of quarter bin.
Whereas these specialty covers so rampant today--attractive only to obsessive collectors--exist solely as a way to artificially boost sales numbers, and probably do nothing to help gain new reader., Which is the opposite of what covers should be doing.
But I'll be damned if these "8-bit" covers for Valiant's June releases--by Matthew Waite--don't have me lusting after them:
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Mission: Impossible (And Silly)
OK, minions, I have a task for you.
We all know Galactus, Devourer Of Worlds.
And many of you know Sinistar, the greatest video game of the early 1980s.
Well, these have, on some level, a pretty strong similarity. To wit, compare and contrast this...
...with this:
Again...this...
...and this:
Now, you know what would be cool? If someone more computerly than I could hack Sinistar, and put Galactus' face on the bugger.
I'm not looking for some photoshop job--hell, I could do that myself (albeit badly).
Nope, I want to actually PLAY the game Sinistar, but against Galactus' head instead of Sinistar's.
The prize for whomever accomplishes this? Undying nerd worship from both comic nerds AND video game nerds.
Go to it, code monkeys--FLY, FLY!!!
(editor's note--snell doesn't really expect this to come to anything. But a boy's gotta dream, right?)
We all know Galactus, Devourer Of Worlds.
And many of you know Sinistar, the greatest video game of the early 1980s.
Well, these have, on some level, a pretty strong similarity. To wit, compare and contrast this...
Again...this...
Now, you know what would be cool? If someone more computerly than I could hack Sinistar, and put Galactus' face on the bugger.
I'm not looking for some photoshop job--hell, I could do that myself (albeit badly).
Nope, I want to actually PLAY the game Sinistar, but against Galactus' head instead of Sinistar's.
The prize for whomever accomplishes this? Undying nerd worship from both comic nerds AND video game nerds.
Go to it, code monkeys--FLY, FLY!!!
(editor's note--snell doesn't really expect this to come to anything. But a boy's gotta dream, right?)
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Sorry, Robert
My good friend and colleague Robert has provided us with an early front runner for quote of the year.
Yesterday he asks me, "What's the name of the princess in the Zelda games?"
Oh, Robert...
In his defense, he was very tired, having been up all night so he could catch the midnight opening of Bride Wars. (That isn't actually true, but then again...he was tired, so until I see evidence otherwise, Bride Wars it is!!)
Robert did redeem himself today with a killer impression of Richard Nixon playing Pokemon. Seriously, you haven't lived until you've heard Nixon say, "Let's go, Bulbasaur!!"
No, you really shouldn't ask.
Yesterday he asks me, "What's the name of the princess in the Zelda games?"
Oh, Robert...
In his defense, he was very tired, having been up all night so he could catch the midnight opening of Bride Wars. (That isn't actually true, but then again...he was tired, so until I see evidence otherwise, Bride Wars it is!!)
Robert did redeem himself today with a killer impression of Richard Nixon playing Pokemon. Seriously, you haven't lived until you've heard Nixon say, "Let's go, Bulbasaur!!"
No, you really shouldn't ask.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Lame-ality
Most of you folks already know about this:
Now, obviously, Marvel and DC have misread my last post on this subject.
No offense to Mortal Kombat fans, but nobody wants to see Batman fight Sub-Zero. Besides, at least DC writers (usually) know how to spell "combat," and we don't need to see that lax spelling infect all the DC books (particularly after the inevitable, and inevitably lame, comic book "adaptation").
And we don't want to see any more games featuring Marvel heroes fighting "Extremists" or Capcom heroes (although that was a freakin' cool series of games) or WWE wrestlers or anybody else.
We (by which I mean "I") demand a video game featuring Marvel heroes fighting DC heroes (and villains, of course). Is this too much to ask?? I think not. If I can have Sonic fight Mario in the privacy of my home, I should be able to have Iron Man fight Green Lantern too (I just blew your mind, didn't I?).
I pledge my vote in the presidential election to the first candidate to promise to make this happen.
No offense to Mortal Kombat fans, but nobody wants to see Batman fight Sub-Zero. Besides, at least DC writers (usually) know how to spell "combat," and we don't need to see that lax spelling infect all the DC books (particularly after the inevitable, and inevitably lame, comic book "adaptation").
And we don't want to see any more games featuring Marvel heroes fighting "Extremists" or Capcom heroes (although that was a freakin' cool series of games) or WWE wrestlers or anybody else.
We (by which I mean "I") demand a video game featuring Marvel heroes fighting DC heroes (and villains, of course). Is this too much to ask?? I think not. If I can have Sonic fight Mario in the privacy of my home, I should be able to have Iron Man fight Green Lantern too (I just blew your mind, didn't I?).
I pledge my vote in the presidential election to the first candidate to promise to make this happen.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Super Hero Smash Brothers
Well, a goodly number of us have been spending every waking hour paying this the past week:
To those of you who aren't into it (yet!!), the Smash Brothers franchise is Nintendo's way-crazy crossover fighting game, featuring characters from their many franchises planting kick in each others' faces.
But the latest incarnation, for the Wii, ups the ante, by featuring a couple of characters from other companies big franchises: Sonic the Hedgehog and Solid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid series.
Which makes me wonder this:
So why the hell don't we have a Marvel vs. DC video game?!? Do these fools know that if they made it, and it was of ANY quality whatsoever, they'd make a kajillion dollars?? Somebody get Capcom on the phone and get this done immediately, OK?? This needs to be done NOW.
Oh, and Nintendo? I want Mario vs. Wolverine in the next Smash Brothers. Make it so.
But the latest incarnation, for the Wii, ups the ante, by featuring a couple of characters from other companies big franchises: Sonic the Hedgehog and Solid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid series.
Which makes me wonder this:
- We can have comic book crossovers
- We can have video came characters cross over in Smash Brothers
- We can have superheroes do crossovers in video game franchises
Oh, and Nintendo? I want Mario vs. Wolverine in the next Smash Brothers. Make it so.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Hi, My Name Is Brian...
...and I'm an addict.
See, the reason there's no comic-related post today is that there's this frustratingly, annoyingly, delightfully addictive game called Desktop Tower Defense, and it has sucked my soul away.
If you value your sanity or free time, don't go there.
Don't say I didn't warn you...
See, the reason there's no comic-related post today is that there's this frustratingly, annoyingly, delightfully addictive game called Desktop Tower Defense, and it has sucked my soul away.
If you value your sanity or free time, don't go there.
Don't say I didn't warn you...
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Video Games Have Lied To Me--Phoenix Wright Edition
So, I read this disclaimer in the manual for Phoenix Wright--Ace Attorney, which had somehow escaped my notice until now:
Damn it!! So much for my bar exam today...
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
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