Oscilloscope + Tetris = Scopetris

It’s stories like this that reaffirms my belief that Tetris is still the most bad ass video game ever. And nothing is more bad ass than playing Tetris on an oscilloscope. Refreshing at 100 Hz, it’s got a frame rate that trumps most games you’re used to. Tetris purists may want to look away from the video… not the most graceful Tetris moves are within. But come on, it’s on an oscilloscope!

If you think you’ve got better moves, the developer is calling you out in an open challenge. BYO oscilloscope and DIY skills.

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The current state of Wii homebrew

There have been a lot of Wii hacking developments this week. The Twilight Hack was released, which is the first exploit of it’s kind. It’s a classic gamesave exploit triggering a stack buffer overflow. This essentially allows us to hijack the system and run our own code. In it’s current state, the hack isn’t much more than a proof of concept and a promising sign of things to come. Since that release, two additional demos have seen the light of day. There is an unplayable pong game (no controls), and a more classic “hello world” app complete with demo-scene graphics:

This may not be anything to write home about just yet, but the cat is officially out of the bag. It’s only a matter of time before more usable homebrew hits, along with loaders, linux, and more. You can follow along at the WiiBrew Wiki, or I will keep you posted on the major developments here.

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Website updates

You may have noticed the site was a little strange lately. Some spamming hackers exploited a Wordpress vulnerability and injected some javascript (popups) into the site. I updated to the latest version of Wordpress (which I should have done sooner) so that hole is now plugged. In doing so I alse threw out the old design. I never liked it. For now, this will do… nice and simple. I want to design a simple logo, but I’m out of ideas. Drop a comment or email (justin a@t 360insider d.o.t net).

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1.618 and Ryu’s head

It seems as though the divine proportion does not apply to our favorite fighters in Street Fighter IV.

Famitsu ’s chock-full of the latest pics from my personal favorite upcoming title.

What surprises me is how disproportionate their heads are…

Consider the following:

Roid rage.

Could this possibly be gameplay???

Notice the health bar…

Either his head never grew into his body, or Ryu has been spending way too much time with Barry Bonds.

This is the only fighter that’s fifty percent 2D while somehow 3D. I’ll be confused until I see a demo.

HADOKEN!!!

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Force Unleashed physics

I came across this video fortuitously on youtube earlier today and simply had to share. George Lucas doesn’t fuck around, and as you all may well know, neither does Lucasarts. Seamlessly merging three simulation technologies screams out game of the year candidate. Oh, and by summer 2008, I’m sure they really mean Fall 2010.

Happy Birthday Justin

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Super Smash Bros clip

This is the time I wish I had paid attention in Japanese…translation anyone?

It looks like they’re keeping the old game modes: (baseball / target practice). They should really add some other newrigional, (just made up a word), modes.

Quit pushing the date back dammit! By march we’ll be ass deep in homework.

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After the dust settles…

Dear Justin,

Ohhh snap!

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New Street Fighter IV character

Found within a neogaf forum, there’s apparently a new Street Fighter character…and it’s some chick…with a pink mohawk…pink glasses, and an Avril Lavigne tie.

Wtf?

The developers have mentioned that there won’t be many returning fighters from the previous editions…

This is hardly the alternative I was expecting.

Well, weird “Pink Look-alikes” or not, this game is still going to rock face.

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Street Fighter IV Gameplay

I mean, seriously. That shit looks sexy. Street Fighter has always been my favorite fighting franchise, and they’re still keeping it real.

In these two first look videos, game devs and other nerds meticulously break down the mechanics of the game. One thing they mention is the fact that Street Fighter isn’t too detailed unlike the rest of the big fighting franchises (Tekken 6, Soul Calibur IV). Franchises like Tekken have made me lose some respect since they focus on character attire and other pointless customizations over the game play. The past three Tekkens have been identical to me.

Yes, maybe the animation on Ryu’s face makes it like like he’s got roid rage…but they fighting looks flippin sweet. Oh, and apparently tech counters are a thing of the past.

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Announcing HighDefJunkie.com

How are you, friends? It’s been a long time no see, I know. As of lately I’ve taken a somewhat extended hiatus from gaming. Many of you know I’m majoring in film, and it has redirected many of my interests to movies. And it’s no surprise gaming has accelerated those interests, with the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on drive introducing me to High-Definition media, followed by the Playstation 3 with it’s Blu-ray drive. Between you and me, I’ll tell you it’s like a crack addiction. I just can’t get enough high-definition content.

I had been toying with the thought of starting a new website dedicated to HD, and with one sleepless night, it was so. I present to you: High-Def Junkie

If you read this website, chances are you too are a high-def junkie. Many of us went through the transition from standard def together. I bought my first HDTV in late 2005 in preparation for the Xbox 360 launch. Then after a YEAR of relentless nagging (by yours truly), our friend Tarun went HD. And now, it has completely spoiled me. It actually pains me to watch anything in standard-def.

So I extend an invitation for you to join me over at High-Def Junkie. Since gaming is very much a part of the high-def addiction along with movies, I’m planning to in someway tie these two sites together. I’ve already set up forums over at High-Def Junkie, with a section dedicated to gaming. Perhaps I will make them the official gamerawr forums? Any input is appreciated. See you there!

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