Sexy Monster World Update

I hate the thought of leaving all of you beautiful bastards alone on Easter, so I’m dropping in to give some hot word on the Monster World collection.

Actually, I just want to mention how incredible Monster World IV is. I’ve already made bold claims about it that you’ll hear whenever I post the podcast that I just recorded with Joe Shieh, but it really is a phenomenal piece of work, and I can’t believe that it was never released outside of Japan.

Think Metroid, or a similarly exploratory platformer/adventure that conveys a real sense of progression in the powers that you get throughout. Everything is stellar; the graphics, enemies, music… oh man, the music. Buy it. ROM it up. Whatever. Just play the damn thing.

To Me, Monster World!

Check out what just arrived in my sexy casa:


Sega Ages 2500: Monster World Complete Collection. Here’s a tidbit from the rad instruction manual for you all to enjoy!


I don’t want to get started about the differences between Japanese and American instruction manuals, but it’s tempting. More on this game later.

In Public, the Frequency of My Palsy Heightens to Superhuman Levels

Today at Target I saw that their Xbox 360 display unit was sportin’ the infamous Red Ring of Death, or at least a Red Quarter-circle of Death. On the screen above was the warning, proudly emblazoned for all to see, that this 360 was indeed “fucked in the ass.”

I tried to take a picture of it with my phone-cam without looking like some flea market James Bond, but it turned out really blurry and you can’t even see the red. Though I don’t know that I’d be too inspired to worry about it were I an electronics department wastoid at Target, I can’t shake the feeling that this isn’t a very good promotion for the system.

Note that I posted the worthless picture anyway because I think it’s funny/sad that I’m nerdy enough to take it in the first place.