No More Heroes 1 and 2 Coming to PC Tomorrow June 8, 2021
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Grasshopper Manufacture has made the epic announcement that I would not have believed I would ever post on this website. No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle will be coming to the PC…TOMORROW!
The version getting released on PC seems to be based on the Nintendo Switch version, which was an updated version of the original Wii version. If you ask me, this was a smart move, but I will miss the extra features the PS3 version had. The Steam game pages are already up and the game should launch on Steam and Windows Store tomorrow, June 9th.
No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle are out now for Nintendo Switch and Amazon Luna. They’ll be out tomorrow for the PC through STEAM.
Japan Travel Tips – Japan’s Museums June 8, 2021
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It’s Tuesday, it’s time for a new look at Japan Travel Tips. In this series, which has been going strong for several weeks now, we highlight some of our favorite independent videos from across the internet dedicated to helping out people interested in visiting Japan some day. Today, we’ll be highlighting some of the coolest, unusual and most important museums Japan has to offer.
First off, and following up from last week’s travel tips, let’s talk about Cup Noodles. Not just a food for hungry gamers who can’t cook, Nissin’s Cup Noodles has always been a staple of Japan’s grocery stores. It is a quick and easy way to eat while on the go, and you can find it for sale pretty much everywhere. Well, if you are a fan of it and want to see more, DancingBacons made a trip to the source of Cup Noodles, and got to make their own! Check it out:
Cup Noodles Factory is located at 2 Chome-3-4 Shinko, Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0001, Japan. Check out their website.
Next up, we are looking more artistically. Undoubtably the work of Studio Ghibli and their Master Director Hayao Miyazaki has had a profound effect on animation today. He is responsible for such films as The Cat Returns, The Wind Rises, Spirited Away, and My Neighbor Totoro. Now, following what I think is at least his third retirement, a Studio Ghibli museum has been opened featuring his artwork and giving exclusive access to the last short film the master director has worked on. There have been a few videos made over the years about the museum, but we decided to highlight one of the first, produced by the YouTube Channel Always, Ros.
The Ghibli Museum is located at 1 Chome-1-83 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-0013, Japan. You can also check out their official website. If you happen to be a subscriber to HBO MAX, you’ll be able to watch most of the movies from Studio Ghibli, as well as some documentaries. I honestly recommend checking out the documentary Never-Ending Man.
This next one…we will need to be in the right mindset for. In fact, I wouldn’t blame you if you skipped it entirely. A year ago, a YouTube reviewer who calls himself Bennett The Sage did a review of one of the most heartbreaking anime of all time, Barefoot Gen. Created by a man who survived the atomic bomb attack on Japan, the anime focused on how life went on after such an event.
Following his review, Sage mentioned his visit to the Hiroshima Peace Museum, which was built to honor those who were lost in the event, and to remind the world of what had happened. I can’t think of a better video to highlight it.
The Hiroshima Museum is located at 1-2 Nakajima-chō, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. Barefoot Gen is currently available on the RetroCrush service.
This article ended on a difficult note, but still an important one that we felt needed to be addressed. We’re taking a break for next week, but we will be back after that with a new article. Stay safe out there. If you feel we haven’t highlighted a museum you feel we should, comment below with one and we may feature it in a future article!
Maniac Reads Acts of Gord – Chronicles: Chapter 39 June 7, 2021
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Sit down children, it is time for Maniac to present to you another dramatic reading from The Acts of Gord. This story, written originally from its namesake website by a (not so) humble game store owner known as The Gord, tells of his stories of the utter stupidity he had to deal with over the years.
Today, Maniac reads out a two-part story of the time Gord decided to share the glory that is known as Cherry Coke with his fellow Canadians. Listen, and enjoy.
Apple Previews iOS 15 and next macOS June 7, 2021
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iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac owners are going to want to sit down for this. Apple has just revealed the new features coming in their next OS iterations for most of their hardware. That means new features and options for FaceTime, Messages, and tons of new security announcements. Welcome to WWDC 2021!
If you missed the stream, you can watch it below in its entirety. Most of this likely won’t get released until the Fall.
Gaming History You Should Know – The Nokia N-Gage June 6, 2021
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It’s Sunday! Welcome back to another Gaming History You Should Know, where we highlight some of the best independently produced content focused on the history of gaming. Nowadays, it’s common to play a high quality game on your portable phone, but 17 years ago that just wasn’t possible. Today, we’re going to highlight one of gaming’s biggest missteps of all time, where a major company just jumped too early and it eventually cost them everything.
Let me set the scene for you guys. It was E3 2003. I was an 18-year old kid attending his first E3. While I was there to preview the PC games, I was exposed to everything the show had to offer (and it was GLORIOUS!). In 2003, when it came to handheld gaming, Nintendo was sitting on the top of the mountain with Game Boy Advance partially due to the incredible success of games like Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. Cell phones were starting to take off, with almost everyone that year having a personal one small enough to fit in their pocket. One of the biggest cell phone makers at the time was a company called NOKIA, which enjoyed a enormous market share due to their simple yet well-made handsets.
In 2003, a common cell phone was small, would last about a day on a single charge, could make calls and send simple text messages, and be a calculator. That was about it. If you wanted to play games on the go, you needed either a laptop or a GBA, and that would mean carrying another thing in your pocket along with your wallet and phone. At E3 2003, NOKIA announced they would change all that, and announced they were making a cell phone that could play games, and it would be called the N-Gage.
When the N-Gage eventually released it was a total flop. In fact, to say it flopped would be an understatement of the year, it flopped HARD! The price dropped almost immediately, and a hardware revision rushed to market, but it was all for naught. The handheld didn’t sell, and gamers went on to buy the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP instead. What happened?
Derek Alexander, host of the YouTube Channel Stop Skeletons From Fighting, has just produced what I would consider the definitive history of the N-Gage. If you ever wanted to see what would happen when a company does it WRONG, you need to watch this.
If you asked me, I don’t believe NOKIA ever really recovered from the N-Gage failure. The company went on to make a few more bad business decisions like partnering with MS to make nothing but Windows Phones at a time only iPhone and Android phones were selling, and that was that.
Wing Commander Movie Free on YouTube June 3, 2021
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I have to admit, despite my ramblings about it in the past, I have a bit of a soft spot for 1999’s Wing Commander. It was the first game-based feature film that was actually directed by the game’s creator with special effects done by the game studio founded by the same creator. Most critics argued its leads were miscast, but I was willing to give the film the benefit of the doubt.
Now, it looks like YouTube has gotten the rights to show the film with advertisements. Given this film never had a decent DVD release, I never picked it up on the format back on the day. Now, we all have a great way to rewatch it.
Nintendo Announces Treehouse June 2021 Stream June 3, 2021
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E3 2021 is all digital this year and Nintendo has announced they will be doing a major broadcast to celebrate. The Nintendo Direct event will begin June 15th, 2021 at 12PM Eastern (9AM Pacific). It is expected to be followed by a Treehouse Live preview, where live gameplay from the upcoming games will be presented.
Ive heard musings a Pokémon Presents broadcast will also be made to complement the Treehouse event but I haven’t seen official confirmation of that. If it happens we will make a separate announcement about it.
I’m going to need to start creating a list of all the E3 events that come up. In fact I think I will once I have Sony’s announcement times confirmed.
A Closer Look at Handheld Consoles Preview June 3, 2021
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Oh look, what have we got here? Twitch is getting ready to show off his collection of various portable gaming consoles from multiple regions. What rare handhelds are in his collection? Stay tuned.
June 2021 Square Enix Presents Announced June 3, 2021
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Just in time for E3 2021! Square Enix has revealed the date and time for their next Square Enix Presents! The event is expected to reveal new content from Life is Strange: True Colors and Marvel’s Avengers.
The event will begin June 13th, 2021 at 3:15PM Eastern Time (12:15PM Pacific).
2021’s First Haul Video June 2, 2021
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Stores are reopening and restrictions have been lifting. That means Maniac can get back to something he loves doing, shopping for deals and other rare stuff. This time, he’s joined by his buddy Twitch, who did some shopping of his own. Let’s take a look at their haul!
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