2012-11-16, 11:00 PM
Some of you may already be aware, but today marks a sad and happy day. Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto, the savior of the video game industry, has turned 60 today. It's a happy occasion to celebrate his birthday and all of his achievements, yet it's sad, because it makes us all realize this journey is eventually going to come to an end.
Putting that aside, let's take a moment to pay tribute to everything he has given us so far, from Mario to Zelda to Starfox to Pikmin. He knows the video game industry and he knows how to make games. He knows how to target his audience and give them countless hours of entertainment.
Here's to you, Mr. Miyamoto! Happy birthday, old man!
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Tommorrow, November 17th, marks the 10th anniversary of one of the greatest games to ever happen : Metroid Prime. It was the first step for the Metroid series into the world of the third dimension. It had supreme graphics of the time. It created many elements modern day first person games are inspired by, such as the interface of Samus' actual helmet. It introduced things the Metroid series hadn't come across yet, such as the various scan modes. Never before could you look at the world and see the story and lore unfold, right before your eyes -- no! Through Samus' eyes! Retro Studios took what Super Metroid did with the series and ran with it. It is nothing short of a masterpiece.
It's hard to believe it has already been 10 years. I remember when I first got it, I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I remember the very first time I played it was when I was at Target and there was one of those kiosks set up with the game demo loaded. I knew then I had to have it. A couple of weeks later, I got it for Christmas. I've been in love with it ever since.
As tribute to the 10th anniversary of Metroid Prime, I plan to sit on my ass all night and day, playing through the game and perhaps through the trilogy.
What are your favorite moments from the game?
What are your least favorite moments of the game?
What is your favorite enemy of the game?
What is your least favorite enemy of the game?
What is your favorite piece of the soundtrack from the game?
What is your favorite and least favorite area of the game?
What is your favorite piece of equipment from the game?
More importantly : What do you plan to do to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Metroid Prime?
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In addition, at some point tomorrow, Shinesparkers will be releasing an expansion to one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Metroid fan remix albums to date : Harmony of a Hunter.
Harmony of a Hunter is a very beautiful remix album, consisting of 36 tracks from the series, remastered into multiple different genres. It is a Metroid 25th anniversary ceremonial remix album created for the sake of paying hommage to the series that has inspired us all. It features many songs from all of the games of the series, from the NES to the Wii. The team who worked on it consists of several well-known video game music remix artist, such as Pyro Paper Planes, VikingGuitar, Mozzaratti, Darkesword, AriesT, Prophetik, Mazedude, Sam Dillard, and many more! They did a miraculous job at putting together these CDs. It as the same quality as, if not better than, what Nintendo could possibly ever do.
Harmony of a Hunter : 101% Run will feature even more tracks - 39, in fact - spanning across all kinds of genres and Shinesparkers promises it will go above and beyond the perfection that was Harmony of a Hunter.
You can find the Harmony of a Hunter and Harmony of a Hunter : 101% Run at http://www.shinesparkers.net/harmonyofahunter/
What's more is, it's absolutely free!
Putting that aside, let's take a moment to pay tribute to everything he has given us so far, from Mario to Zelda to Starfox to Pikmin. He knows the video game industry and he knows how to make games. He knows how to target his audience and give them countless hours of entertainment.
Here's to you, Mr. Miyamoto! Happy birthday, old man!
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Tommorrow, November 17th, marks the 10th anniversary of one of the greatest games to ever happen : Metroid Prime. It was the first step for the Metroid series into the world of the third dimension. It had supreme graphics of the time. It created many elements modern day first person games are inspired by, such as the interface of Samus' actual helmet. It introduced things the Metroid series hadn't come across yet, such as the various scan modes. Never before could you look at the world and see the story and lore unfold, right before your eyes -- no! Through Samus' eyes! Retro Studios took what Super Metroid did with the series and ran with it. It is nothing short of a masterpiece.
It's hard to believe it has already been 10 years. I remember when I first got it, I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I remember the very first time I played it was when I was at Target and there was one of those kiosks set up with the game demo loaded. I knew then I had to have it. A couple of weeks later, I got it for Christmas. I've been in love with it ever since.
As tribute to the 10th anniversary of Metroid Prime, I plan to sit on my ass all night and day, playing through the game and perhaps through the trilogy.
What are your favorite moments from the game?
What are your least favorite moments of the game?
What is your favorite enemy of the game?
What is your least favorite enemy of the game?
What is your favorite piece of the soundtrack from the game?
What is your favorite and least favorite area of the game?
What is your favorite piece of equipment from the game?
More importantly : What do you plan to do to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Metroid Prime?
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In addition, at some point tomorrow, Shinesparkers will be releasing an expansion to one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Metroid fan remix albums to date : Harmony of a Hunter.
Harmony of a Hunter is a very beautiful remix album, consisting of 36 tracks from the series, remastered into multiple different genres. It is a Metroid 25th anniversary ceremonial remix album created for the sake of paying hommage to the series that has inspired us all. It features many songs from all of the games of the series, from the NES to the Wii. The team who worked on it consists of several well-known video game music remix artist, such as Pyro Paper Planes, VikingGuitar, Mozzaratti, Darkesword, AriesT, Prophetik, Mazedude, Sam Dillard, and many more! They did a miraculous job at putting together these CDs. It as the same quality as, if not better than, what Nintendo could possibly ever do.
Harmony of a Hunter : 101% Run will feature even more tracks - 39, in fact - spanning across all kinds of genres and Shinesparkers promises it will go above and beyond the perfection that was Harmony of a Hunter.
You can find the Harmony of a Hunter and Harmony of a Hunter : 101% Run at http://www.shinesparkers.net/harmonyofahunter/
What's more is, it's absolutely free!