Posted on: October 9th, 2009 Bleep, Bleep. Bloop, Bloop. Video Games. 10-04/10-09
For the week of October 04 – 10: A screen saver that’ll make your jaw drop, Brutal Legend and Platinum Hits.
Possible the most ingenious screen saver I’ve ever witnessed. Get this, computer goes into screen saver mode and a mosaic of your favourite NES games appear in small tiled windows and begin looping through the game. Cool right? Well chew on this. At any point you can take control of the game of your liking and begin playing from the same moment that was only playing on demo mode a moment ago. Brilliant!
(via GameTab)
BRUTAL LEGEND
From the mind of Tim Schafer, the man that brought you Maniac Mansion (tools programmer), The Secret of Monkey Island (co-writer), Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge (co-designer/co-writer), Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (co-designer/co-producer/co-director/co-writer), Full Throttle (writer/designer/project leader), Grim Fandango (project leader/writer/designer), Psychonauts (creative director/co-writer/designer) comes Brütal Legend!!! Not really anything new to add here, but simply a reminder that it’s coming to melt your face next week.
In case you are still on the fence on whether this game is metal enough, check out the track listing. Over 100 examples of madness!
“A Serpentine Crave” Bishop of Hexen
“Ad Notics” Rotting Christ
“Am I Evil?” Diamond Head
“Angel Witch” Angel Witch
“Angels Don’t Kill” Children of Bodom
“Assault Attack” Michael Schenker Group
“Back at the Funny Farm” Motörhead
“Battle Angels” Sanctuary
“Battle Hymn” Judas Priest
“Believer” Ozzy Osbourne
“Betrayal” Lita Ford
“Birth of the Hero” Tvangeste
“Blackout” Scorpions
“Blitzkrieg” Deathstars
“Bomber” Girlschool
“Breadfan” Budgie
“Cathode Ray Sunshine” Dark Tranquillity
“Children of the Grave” Black Sabbath
“Crack the Skye” Mastodon
“Cremation” King Diamond
“Cry of the Banshee” Brocas Helm
“Dawn of Battle” Manowar
“Deadly Sinners” 3 Inches of Blood
“Destroy the Orcs” 3 Inches of Blood
“Diary of a Madman” Ozzy Osbourne
“Die For Metal” Manowar
“Dr. Feelgood” Mötley Crüe
“Drink the Blood of the Priest” Brocas Helm
“Fast as a Shark” Accept
“For the Glory Of” Testament
“Free Your Hate” KMFDM
“Frost” Enslaved
“Girlfriend” Kabbage Boy
“God of Thunder” Kiss
“Goliaths Disarm Their Davids” In Flames
“Hall of the Mountain King” Savatage
“Her Ghost in the Fog” Cradle of Filth
“High Speed Dirt” Megadeth
“Holiday” Scorpions
“Ignisis Dance” Wrath of Killenstein
“In the Black” Motörhead
“Insomnia” Dark Fortress
“Kickstart My Heart” Mötley Crüe
“Lay It Down” Ratt
“Leather Rebel” Judas Priest
“Live Wire” Mötley Crüe
“Loke” Enslaved
“Love Dump” Static-X
“Machine Gunn Eddie” Nitro
“March of the Crabs” Anvil
“Marching Off to War” Motörhead
“Master Exploder” Tenacious D
“Murmaider” Dethklok
“Metal Church” Metal Church
“Metal Storm/Face the Slayer” Slayer
“Metal Thrashing Mad” Anthrax
“More Than Meets the Eye” Testament
“Mr. Crowley” Ozzy Osbourne
“Mr. Scary” Dokken
“Narita” Riot
“Never Say Die” Black Sabbath
“Nightstalker” Cloven Hoof
“No Love Lost” Carcass
“Oblivion Instrumental” Mastodon
“One Shot at Glory” Judas Priest
“Overnight Sensation” FireHouse
“Painkiller” Judas Priest
“Progenies of the Great Apocalypse” Dimmu Borgir
“Pure Evil” Iced Earth
“Queen of Desire” Ostrogoth
“Queen of the Masquerade” Crimson Glory
“Riding the Storm” Running Wild
“Rip the System” KMFDM
“Road Racin” Riot
“Rock Bottom” UFO
“Rock of Ages” Def Leppard
“Skeleton on your Shoulder” Coroner
“Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck” Prong
“So Frail” Mirrorthrone
“Soul Thrashing Black Sorcery” Skeletonwitch
“Stigmata” Ministry
“Still of the Night” Whitesnake
“Sulphur Injection” Apostasy
“Superbeast” Rob Zombie
“Swords and Tequila” Riot
“Symptom of the Universe” Black Sabbath
“Tag Team” Anvil
“Technical Difficulties” Racer X
“The Axeman” Omen
“The Beautiful People” Marilyn Manson
“The Hellion/Electric Eye” Judas Priest
“The Metal” Tenacious D
“The Somber Grounds of Truth” Bishop of Hexen
“The Wild and the Young” Quiet Riot
“Thieves” Ministry
“Through the Fire and Flames” DragonForce
“Thus Spake the Nightspirit” Emperor
“Tornado of Souls” Megadeth
“Warriors Dawn” Slough Feg
“(We Are) the Road Crew” Motörhead
“Welcome Home” King Diamond
“Wheels of Steel” Saxon
“When the Night Falls” Iced Earth
“Witches” Candlemass
“World of Hurt” Overkill
“Y.R.O.” Racer X
“Youth Gone Wild” Skid Row
“Zoom Club” Budgie
Convinced? Brutal Legend out (R)Oc(k)tober 13.
Grand Theft Auto IV, Street Fighter IV, Left 4 Dead, Saints Row 2 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed have joined the ranks of the Xbox’s Platinum Hits series. (With a small caveat) Before when a game was inducted to the “Best Sellers” list, it was assumed to be listed at $19.99, but these days that may not always be the case. No one is quite sure the new prices for these games, just that they’ll be cheaper than normal, and that’s a good thing, right? Just remember Super Street Fighter 4 was just announced and Left 4 Dead 2 will be hitting stores next month.
Until next week.
Dale can also be found over at www.8bitcyclops.com, looking at design, photography and old video game magazines.