This week on the Paranerds Podcast, the Paranerds speak about Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Bust a Groove 2, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario Bros. 3, and Lego Batman 2 along with new releases and News (see below). Kevin then once again steps on his soapbox about Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and the recent controversy with Nintendo and Tomodachi Life in relation to same-sex relationships in gaming. Kevin then reviews NES Remix 2 and Bit Boy!! ARCADE while Rooster speaks about his experience with Daylight. Then as a finale Kevin reviews The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Film and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Game (the movie review is at the end to avoid spoilers) and finishing up with some fan comments. It’s a long one this time folks!
NEWS
Advanced Warfare Announced
NFC Figures for Wii U
Nintendo Removes Mention of New System on E3 Website
E.T. Atari 2600 Cartridges Found!
New Power Rangers Movie Announced
Nintendo Spends 100 Million on Mystery Acquistion
Nintendo Wii
Let's celebrate Stan Lee the best way gamers know how, by looking at his most memorable virtual appearances. Excelsior!
Some of the best Wii U games have yet to be ported to Switch, so GCP have come up with their top 10 Wii U ports they want to see still come to Nintendo Switch.
Xenoblade X, Star Fox Zero, and Super Mario 3D World/Maker are the best bets IMO.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions,Xenoblade X and The Wonderful 101 are the only ones I want now.
OnlySP spoke to Beenox co-studio head and creative director Thomas Wilson about the company’s work on Spider-Man games. Between 2001 and 2007, Beenox did not develop a single original game. Instead, the studio worked as a porting house. Beenox’s experience with movie tie-ins led to the studio’s original work on The Bee Movie in 2007 and Monsters vs. Aliens in 2009, and its experience porting Spider-Man games resulted in the studio being handed the reigns to develop original Spider-Man titles in 2010.
Nice read. Wilson's candor is refreshing. He flat out says Activision did not give Beenox the budget, resources, or the time they needed. Really is too bad Activision squandered their opportunities with the Spider-man franchise. They could have made some really great games. Activision being Activision.
Always felt bad for this team. They did a lot of things right, but Activision screwed them over at every turn.