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• Leisure Suit Larry to Exist in 2009

  In a move that will delight dozens and leave millions feeling completely ambivalent, CodeMasters announced over the weekend that they would publish Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust for the XBox 360, PS3, and PC this April (thanks Big Download). The title fell into what can best be described as a mericful limbo during the Activision-Blizzard merger, but most people were justifiably more concerned with the future of Ghostbusters than playing as the progeny of a washed-up PC adventure gaming celebrity. With a main character who doesn't even wear the titular leisure suit (how many people still know what the hell this is and what it signifies) and looks like he fell out of an anime, Box Office Bust is sure to garner attention from no one except old-school Larry fans who'd love nothing more than to see this game wiped from existence. Read More... Posted Feb 24 2009, 12:00 PM by Bob Mackey with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: sierra, leisure suit larry, point and click adventure games

• Five Games That Will Be Awesome to Remake in LittleBigPlanet

  Ever since its announcement, excited gamers across the internet land have been discussing their level-making plans for LittleBigPlanet. Puzzle levels, hardcore platforming levels, insane art landscapes, and, most importantly, Level 1-1 from Super Mario Bros. Yes, LittleBigPlanet may be all about getting your creative juices flowing but there was never a doubt in anyone’s mind that players were going to throw down all sorts of lovely, copyright-infringing devotionals to gaming’s beloved creations of old. Team Sportsmanship, a group of art students participating in Parsons New School of Design’s Game Jam event, didn’t explicitly recreate a level from Fumito Ueda’s epic, but as PS3 Fanboy put it, their level can only be named Shadow of the LittleBigColossus. It’s a work of art, a lovingly crafted riff on Shadow of the Colossus’ grand encounters made terribly adorable by LBP’s style and Sackboy mascot. Of course, this got me thinking: what games are perfectly fit for the LittleBigPlanet treatment? Here’s what came to mind. Castlevania III Besides being a classic platformer overflowing with badass levels primed for reimagining, Castlevania III is also uniquely suited to LBP’s four-player challenges. You’ve got a vampire, a pirate, a witch lady, and a dude with a whip. What do they do together? They scale clock towers and kick the crap out of less-than-friendly vampires. Perfect. Read More... Posted Sep 24 2008, 08:00 PM by John Constantine with | with no comments Filed under: john constantine, little big planet, top ten, silent hill, castlevania, shadow of the colossus, leisure suit larry, silhouette mirage, top five, joe & mac

• Sierra Popularizes Digital Adventure (also Roberta Williams n00dz)

  Did you know that Stanford University has a gaming blog? Well they do, and it's pretty great. It's called How They Got Game (ugh), and it's dedicated to exploring the history and culture of New Media. They've recently posted a fascinating history of the tremendously important Sierra, whom I've developed a newfound love for in my recent foray into interactive fiction. HTGG chronicles the early history of the company, with a few images of the studio's first three games. If you can squint for long enough without getting a headache, check out the highly entertaining Winning Strategies for Adventures. In Part 2, we discover Cannonball Castle, a Revolutionary War-themed Donkey Kong ripoff, and the birth of one of my favorite franchises, King's Quest. Get ready for face melting box art. Read More... Posted Aug 15 2008, 09:00 PM by Cole Stryker with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: donkey kong, sierra, activision, blizzard, leisure suit larry, gabriel knight, roberta williams, king's quest

• Dark Room Sex Game: Big Ideas, Creepy as Hell

  I’m not one-hundred percent sure what the curriculum looks like over at the IT University of Copenhagen, but I’ve got to say that it’s yielding interesting results. I was casually browsing 1UP’s Best of E3 list when I noticed a little game in their Best PC game runners-up list called Dark Room Sex Game. There was no preview, no image, just the title. Naturally, I Googled the living hell out of it immediately. Turns out I shouldn’t have been surprised by the lack of screenshot accompanying Dark Room; the “erotic rhythm game” is graphic free, relying only on sound for play. Unless, of course, you’re playing with a Wii remote. Yeah, bet you think I’m making a joke there. Guess again. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2008, 06:30 PM by John Constantine with | with no comments Filed under: john constantine, e3, porn, Dark room sex game, GLaDOS, leisure suit larry