Design - Samurai Pizza Cats cartmodd custom cover art

This is the cover & label I did for yet another cartmodd. This one was for a Pal fan-port of the unreleased Japanese-only Samurai Pizza Cats game.

I adore this one!
Very fun Mega Man-like title. Glad I can finally play it on my own Nes instead of emulation!
Please! Do not ask for these! This was a personal job, not outsourcing the work to other people. If you want me to work out something for you, I will do so for money only~

Design © Eyz 2012.
Game and work based on a propriety © Tatsunoko
Not for commercial use!

Shivali Patel, North Carolina Jr. Teen Queen volunteers at the Methodist Home for Children.

Shivali Patel , the National American Miss North Carolina Junior Teen volunteers at the Methodist Home for Children (MHC). They were thrilled that Shivali wanted to support theirprogram in several different ways. She did her research about their needs and she made a commitment to raise money, raise awareness and contribute in-kind items to MHC. She is an awesome young lady!



Shivali’s first goal was to support MHC’s 1K for 1Kid program by raising money to support a child in care for one year. She started her project in July and hit the ground running! She not only surpassed her goal but helped raise nearly $2,000 to support two children in MHC’s care. Her commitment to get out in the community and ask for donations and gifts is amazing! Shivali has put in more than 120 hours, going door to door, business to business asking for support to reach her goal. She didn’t take no for an answer and received gifts from $1.00 to $100.00. They, MHC, were most impressed when she even got the Mayor in Raleigh, NC to support her efforts!

In addition to raising money for their ministry, she asked fellow contestants to collect stuffed animals for our underserved children at their preschool. Shivali delivered big garbage bags full of stuffed animals to the kids at the center one day. She also used extra funds raised to purchase hygiene items and school supplies for our older kids – something she felt passionate about since teens in foster care are often forgotten about.

Shivali has an incredible philanthropic spirit! Her enthusiasm for volunteering and follow through on her commitment is admirable! MHC is proud of her efforts and of the positive way she approached her service to MHC. There are few youth in the community who truly stand out like Shivali. Her determination and drive will serve her well in the future. Her outstanding volunteer service to Methodist Home for Children is greatly appreciated.

Gamin' NEWS! NeverDead's Launch Trailer

Here's something fun!

It's the launch trailer for an original new title from Konami! (for a change :P)
NeverDead is an upcoming beat 'em all developed by Rebellion Developments.

If you've been missing stuff/never heard of this one before:
The fun part is that you play as a cursed immortal protagonist! That means you'll be able to lose body parts/regrow them or even play with some limbs. (like, just the head rolling on the floor)
This will provide some unique occasions for the puzzles in this game.
Our hero will also have a female sidekick to assist him, and vice-versa. You see, she's not immortal like our dude, so you'll have to protect her from taking any damage! (what a gentleman the guy is...)

Here's the all-new trailer!

Get More: GameTrailers.com, NeverDead - Exclusive Launch Trailer, PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Looks promising!
Keep an eye out for this one, it will be out by February 3~

Stand-Up - Jerry Seinfeld stand up with Michael Buddy

Here's another one from Seinfeld.
This one's an earlier stand-up show from Jerry on Michael Buddy...



Good ol' fun.
He sure come a long way since that.

Near the top of the kill list.

there is definitely a hierarchy to the "Kill List" but it is complex and only understood by robots so in an effort to shed a little light on the subject here are a couple examples of the upper echelon of the "Kill List"

these guys are so close to the top of the "Kill List"

its amazing.

TEAM ROBOT salutes

1. Team Ironhorse Madcatz, circa '03-'05:


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"We used to have role models."

-Robert Stenson





2. These guys:








3. Tex Diesel and crew. If all of Eugene is flooded out, might as well get the winch and go wakeboarding.



Editor's note: Team Robot does not salute the sport of wakeboarding, or wakeboarders in general. Wakeboarders are typically bro'd out assholes, it's obviously not a real sport, and, perhaps most troubling, wakeboarders pull way hotter chicks than I do. TEAM ROBOT is only saluting Tex and crews' wanton disregard for the flood and its negative, destructive impact on Eugene and everyone in it.


Just to clarify:

Wakeboarders? Not TEAM ROBOT approved.






Ignoring the human cost of natural disasters to go have fun? TEAM ROBOT approved.

Your team

Design - Super Bubble Bobble cartmodd custom cover art

This is a cover I did for yet another Honk Kong pirate game, for a cartmodd of Super Bubble Bobble!

This is without a doubt the most professional and closest to an actual official game pirate title I've ever seen!
Perfect port of the classic arcade game. Great improvement over the Master System one.
Great tunes, great controls..
The only thing that jumps to your eyes to remind you this was a pirate title is the random inclusion of both Shinchan & Doraemon! (yeah, I know...how random!)

Please! Do not ask for these! This was a personal job, not outsourcing the work to other people. If you want me to work out something for you, I will do so for money only~

Design © Eyz 2012.
Game and work based on a propriety © Taito
Not for commercial use!

FanMade - Zelda: The Lost Oracle Trailer

What if there actually was a full fledged sequel to Zelda: Wind Waker?
Not one of those portable Zelda titles, a big new entry on modern systems?

This Canadian animator Joel Furtado decided to go ahead, and make his own trailer for such a title:



Woah!
Gorgeous!
I gotta say this is really impressive. Love the atmosphere he recreated here.
The visuals/graphics look amazing!

I might have missed the last couple modern Zelda entries - Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, all the portable titles since the Oracle of ones on the GBA - but I would totally buy this in an instant!

Gamin' NEWS! In space, no one can hear a game being delayed

Here's something I forgot to post on the blog last week.

Remember that Aliens Colonial Marines game from Gearbox Software?
Yeah, that very same one that kept being delayed since the early 2000s? It's back on!
Sega announced it had been delayed now to this Autumn 2012.No more precisions regarding the month though.


It will available on HD systems and PC. And a rumor has it on Nintendo's upcoming Wii U as well.

Here's a brand new CGi trailer they made for the occasion:



Oh man.. I hope they don't scr#w this one up...
I mean after the way Gearbox butchered Duke Nukem Forever, I don't know if I have much faith in them anymore...
(yes it was "butchered", more on that on an upcoming review of DNF!~)

CartoonOpeningThemeSongs - Captain Planet!!

By your powers combine....here is one heckuva show from the past!
Prepare to go down memory lane, with Captain Planet and the Planeteers!



Man, I gotta admit it to you... I actually liked this show.
Even if the "Heart" power got me into endless discussions about how such power could exist/how could it work, if he got the lesser power of the bunch or the most powerful weapon...

Anyways, I still find the Ending Credits variation of theme quite a lot!
Catchy :P

PSA - "This Is Your Brain on Drugs"

Here's another classic anti-drugs PSA.
From 1998.

This one is quite well burned forever on my mind (and many others), because it features a lovely Rachael Leigh Cook (Josie & the Pussycats, Get Carter, Batman Beyond, She's All That,..) going crazy on a poor and innocent kitchen.

Blame it on crack.



I still find her pretty gorgeous in this one to this very day~ <3
This PSA made quite a sensation back in the day, everyone heard and talked about it.
Now that's how you make people listen to your public announcements, heh Pee-Wee?

This cult famous video was directed by Eden Tyler and written by Ken Cills and Doug Hill.

PSA - "This Is Your Brain..."

Any questions?



From the famous 80s/early 90s anti-drugs PSA campaign.
This is the original one from 1987.

ComicPageOfTheWeekend: I'm Donna Troy b****!!

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Wonder Woman © DC Comics

ComicPanelsOfTheWeek: Bat-Outfit

Making Cass wear more discrete "normal" civvies for a stealth mission? Not on her watch!

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Batman & The Outsiders © DC Comics

Stand-Up - Jerry Seinfeld on Letterman's show

Here's a bit from Jerry Seinfeld's comeback to comedy from 2-3 years ago on David Letterman's show:



Seinfeld's a great comedian and a very funny humorist.
One of my favs :D

He's currently doing a tour all across the US as you can see on his very own web page.

ComicPageOfTheWeekend: Angel & The Ape in "the liberator"

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Angel & The Ape #6 © DC Comics

Super Dictionary: ever

February's coming up soon, so what best to go along than some well deserved cheesecake?
You may not know it, but Supergal was quite the pin-up back in the day~

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Super Dictionary © DC Comics

Gamin' NEWS! Pac Man Vs. Mega Man!! It's on!!!

Here's the most epic news you'll heard concerning the upcoming Capcom title Street Fighter X Tekken...
...joining an already big epic cast of colorful characters of Namco and Capcom fighters (for some reason, mostly Final Fight on Capcom's side...!?), Ono added two surprise non-fighting guest to the roster in the form of....

Namco's own classic mascot Pac-Man will be joining the all-star ranks of Tekken fighters.

Like today's Namco company this bonus character will actually be a classic Pacman riding Tekken's own Mokujin (albeit giant). The perfect alliance of today's games and the classic Namco from the arcades. Namco today, still with their classic and modern fanbase in mind.

Here's some pics:

On the other hand, Capcom's own bonus character is...

Classic "Boxart Mega Man".
Which would be a nice addition usually...but look at the poor guy!

He's clearly out of shape, the costume totally busted...
Is that what they think the fans deserve? How they see the Mega Man fanboys?
Or better, just a joke? Considering how much fans were asking for some Mega Man content lately be it in the fighting games or just considering the way they threat Mega Man over the more popular franchises like Resident Evil or Street Fighter.
With 2 Mega Man games canceled lately, Mega Man Universe and Mega Man Legends 3, this is probably what Ono thinks of the blue bomber:

Bwahahaha :P
Honestly, I kinda love it!
I'm sure the Japanese audience will call him "USA Rockman" or sumthin'~

And you can be sure a more Classic Mega Man will be available as a DLC costume later on XD
For now only confirmed for PS3 (not Xbox 360... which kinda annoys me, but, meh, it's just a game so...~)
Here they are in motion, in the latest trailer:

FanFilmFriday: Batman: Dead End

Hey guys and gals,
how are ya doin'?

I've been posting fanfilms on this blog for quite some time...and I see I haven't mentioned nor posted this great 2003 fanfilm yet... Surely most of you probably already know it, but anyways why shouldn't I give it a post here for once?

Here's Batman: Dead End!
Known colloquially on the interwebz as that "Batman Vs. Predator (Vs. Aliens)" fanfilm, it is rather a more professional take than the myriad usual fanmade videos.
And for a reason!~

Batman: Dead End was directed by Sandy Collora. It original aired at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 2003, and shortly after being released on TheForce.net made a big splash amongst fanboys and nerds alike all over the world.

It's about Batman chasing an escaped Joker into a dark alley....when suddenly a random Alien attack them both!
And it gets work when a Predator appears out of nowhere and a duel erupts between the Dark Knight and the Space Hunter....

Check it out:



This "little" movie was done with a budget of around 30'000$ by designer artist Sandy Collora.
He worked for years at Stan Winston Studios and was part of such classic films as Jurassic Park, Men In Black or even Predator 2. He designed various Predators for this flick's cult classic epic ending, many Preds which never made it into the actual movie (including this female egyptian-inspired Pred on the left).

Others more elaborated costume made it into this Batman: Dead End movie though, like that big red-masked Predator leader at the end.

He made another similar fanfilm in 2004 with World's Finest, using most of the same cast and crew. It was this time a Superman/Batman crossover.

Collora made his first debut film feature with Hunter Prey recently.

I loved this "Dead End" project! Loved it first ~6-7 years ago when I first saw it, and still adore it to this day.
Very great pacing, great use of each characters' own movie soundtrack, great angles... I mean even the fight looks better choreographed than most recent action movie scenes!!
(at least you understand what's going on here unlike any of Michael Bay's flicks...)

Kevin Smith himself said this was "possibly the truest, best Batman movie ever made"
And Alex Ross added "Batman the way I've always wanted to see him" which doesn't come as a surprise, I mean just look at him, clearly based on Ross artwork :P

You can check more of Collora's stuff, be it movies or artwork, on his own website here: http://www.collorastudios.com/

Meet The 2011-2012 National American Miss Pre-Teen Regan Spoltman

   

Tiffany: How did you get involved in National American Miss?

Regan: I got involved in NAM when I was 5 years old. I received a letter in the mail and I thought it would be fun so my mom entered me into the Ohio state pageant and I placed top 5 my first year. I then came back my second year and won Ohio Princess. YAH!!! I then went on to win NAM Ohio Jr. Pre-Teen and then Pre-Teen and now National American Miss Pre-Teen. This is the only pageant I do! I love NAM and I believe in what it stands for!



Tiffany: How did you prepare for the National Pageant?

Regan: Practice, Practice, Practice! I would say my introduction once a day from the day of my state pageant until nationals so that way I had practiced it so many times. I would also have my Mom and others to ask me all kinds of questions to help me feel confident in my answers for interview. I took advice from those around me who really had a lot of experience in pageantry.

Tiffany: What is the best advice you have ever received?

Regan:To always be yourself and surround yourself with the type of people or friends that you want to be like.



Tiffany:What quote , motto or scripture best describes you?

Regan:My favorite Bible Verse is Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” My favorite quote is one from an unknown author and it says that “A sister is God’s way of showing you he doesn’t want you to walk alone.” I love this because I have 2 younger sisters and they are the most important things in my life. I love them so much!

Tiffany:What are your plans for the future?

Regan: My future plans right now is to become a neonatal nurse because I love babies and helping others. I think this will be a perfect fit for me.

Tiffany:What activities are you involved in?

Regan: I am currently involved with a competitive cheer team, the Gem City Jags. I also cheer for my school, Troy Christian High School.



Tiffany:What do you like to do for fun?

Regan: For fun I enjoy hanging out with my friends and family.



Tiffany:What is one item you can’t live without?

Regan: One item I couldn’t live without would be my cell phone because that is the main way I communicate with my friends outside of school.

Tiffany:Who is your role model?

Regan:My role model is a fellow student of mine named Robbie Dickerson. Robbie has had 4 open heart surgeries since he was a baby and he is a great example of showing faith in God. He never is without a smile on his face and he is the best role model I can think of. He makes me realize that you can overcome anything with a positive attitude.



Tiffany:What is your favorite TV show?

Regan: My favorite TV show is The Next Great Baker because I love being able to watch them make all the fancy cakes…I wish I could do that!:)



Tiffany:What is the biggest misconception about your generation?

Regan: I think the biggest misconception with my generation is thinking that teenagers don’t appreciate anything. My friends and classmates really work hard at helping others and we appreciate so much what our teachers, parents, and family do for us.



Tiffany:What is your most embarrassing moment?

Regan: My most embarrassing moment was one day at school during recess, my friend was kidding around with me and went to pull my pants and the gauchos I had on were loose at the waist and when she tugged on my pants they fell to my ankles! I thought I was going to die. Luckily, I had a long shirt on so no one saw anything!

Tiffany:If you had three wishes what would you wish for?

Regan: If I had three wishes I would wish for health, happiness, and to be a little bit taller J



Tiffany:If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go?

Regan:If I could go anywhere in the world, I would go to the Bahamas. My family and I vacationed there a couple of years ago and we had such a great time! I love the water, the dolphins and the sun!



Tiffany:What is your definition of a NAM girl?

Regan:NAM girl is a girl who is confident, friendly, positive, and a good role model.



Tiffany: If you could be on the cover of any Magazine what would it be?

Regan: I would want to be on the cover of Pageantry magazine as the new Miss America!

Tiffany: If you were stranded on a deserted island what three things could you not live with out?

Regan: I could not live without water, food, and my cell phoneJ.



Tiffany:What is your most prized possession?

Regan: My most prized possession right now is my Kindle Fire because I love to read and I have been traveling a lot so it works our great.



Tiffany:How would your friends describe you?

Regan: My friends would say that I am very loyal and honest. They would also say that I am trustworthy and will help them out in anyway possible.



Tiffany: How are you making a difference in your community?

Regan: I do a lot of community service such as working with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation during their Walk for the Cure, I went to West Virginia for a week long mission trip to help out kids within communities in need with my school. I also have made blankets for the homeless, donated items for the local women’s shelter, volunteered at my local library, assisted living facilities, and the food pantry.

Tiffany:What is your favorite childhood memory?

Regan: My favorite childhood memory is when my all of my family on my dad’s side went to Florida together. We all stayed in a beach house and celebrated my grandparent’s 50th wedding anniversary. This is so special to me because I lost my grandfather this summer and that trip is a great memory of him.



Tiffany:If you could go back in time and be at any historical event what would it be?

Regan: I love the movie, The Help. It is hard for me to imagine that people were treated so differently just because of their color. I would have liked to have been there when everyone got go to the same school regardless of your color.



Tiffany:If you could go back in time and meet one person, who would it be and why?

Regan: If I could go back in time I would go back and meet my great- grandma Ruby. My mom talks about her and I think it would be neat to have been able to have known both of my great grandmothers.



Tiffany:If you could be famous for something, what would you want to be famous for?

Regan: I would want to be famous for helping others. I feel like that is the most important thing you can do in life.

Tiffany:What is your favorite book? And why?

Regan: My favorite book is the Hunger Games series because the genre of the books are a mystery but they are also a love story and I enjoy reading both of those type of books.



Tiffany:Where is your favorite place to shop?

Regan: My favorite place to shop is at Abercrombie, Areopostal, or Hollister.



Tiffany:Who is the most influential person in the world now?

Regan: I would want to say Gabrielle Gifford because she has shown such an amazing strength in her recovery.



Tiffany:Who or what inspires you most?

Regan:God inspires me most because He is one of the biggest influences in my life.

Tiffany:What have you learned about yourself since competing in pageants?

Regan: I have learned that with determination you can reach your dreams. This year was my third year competing at Nationals. The first two times as Princess and Jr. Pre-Teen, I did not place in the top 10 at Nationals. But, I did not give up. I came back each time with the determination and this was my year to not only make top 10 but take home the title.



Tiffany:What is your definition of success ?

Regan:Success to me is setting goals for yourself and reaching those goals that are most important to YOU!



Tiffany:What advice do you have for future NAM girls?

Regan: My advice would be to be yourself no matter what. Also to have confidence in yourself. You are beautiful and there is only one you!



Tiffany:What do you plan to do with your title this year?

Regan:Enjoy every minute of it and to create memories with my sister queens that will last a life time.



Tiffany:Tell me about yourself.

Regan: I am a 13 year old girl from Troy, Ohio. I go to a Christian school called Troy Christian. I am in the 7th grade this year and I love it!:) I have two younger sisters, Riley and Ryann, who mean the world to me. I have 2 dogs, but I am getting a new puppy soon! I am a flyer for my competitive cheer squad. I love to stay up late and watch my favorite shows on TLC and I am small for my age but I am full of love for my family, friends, and God.



ÇEMBERLİTAŞ HAMAMI GİBİ

BestOf Seinfeld - These Pretzels are Making Me Thirsty

Gotta love Seinfeld.
Such fun and great characters, very funny humor and timeless episodes.

Anyways, here's a compilation of a classic Seinfeld quote:

Marketing strategies

Pepsi marketing strategy: see what Coca-Cola is doing








Sram marketing strategy: see what Shimano is doing



Clutch rear derailleur:

http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/feature/SRAM-Leaks-A-New-Rear-Derailleur-Design,104







Four piston brakes:

http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/feature/SRAMs-New-Four-Piston-Brakes,105

Kill list

Zimmerman said...
There's no need to kill that guy, he's already dead inside.

Design - Megaman X3 cartmodd custom cover art

This one was for a Megadrive cartmodd of this pirate Honk Kong-only released port of Mega Man X3.

How's the game? Well, pretty bad actually.
Ugly graphics, awful music that will make both Megadrive and Snes fans cry in agony...
Anyways, it was fun and collector enough to add to the collections

Please! Do not ask for these! This was a personal job, not outsourcing the work to other people. If you want me to work out something for you, I will do so for money only~

Design © Eyz 2012.
Game and work based on a propriety © Nintendo
Not for commercial use!

Gamin' NEWS! One Piece: Luffy's Rage

The guys behind most of the current Dynasty Warriors games at Koei, who made those ol' Berserk beat'em all games (like Sword of the Berserk: Gut's Rage on the Dreamcast), and the recent beat'em all adaptation of Hokuto No Ken running on the same DW engine (Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage) will adapt yet another manga/anime series into a beat'em all title!

They seem to do these spinoffs running on the same engine from time to time.
Sometimes generic non-Dynasty Warriors games (like Warriors: Legends of Troy, or Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War based on the 100 Years' War), other times anime-based titles.

This time it's One Piece's turn!



One Piece: Pirate Musou is the Japanese title of this game they will make for Namco Bandai this time around.

It looks like mindless fun!
I guess that's one One Piece game I might give a try! (like Dragon Ball, there's been dozen of those...)
Like fans noticed, it seems it will adapt some recent story arcs (as Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Chapter of the Holy Demon War did on the PS2), instead of a big recap (like Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage) or an original story (like Sword of the Berserk: Gut's Rage ).

I'm guessing the title will be changed outside Japan, like Hokuto Musou became Ken's Rage.
One Piece: Luffy's Rage anyone? :B

COOLAPE Wednesday - Catch Lupin If You Can

Link for the full comic on CoolApe:
http://www.coolape.org/comic-eyz-catch-lupin.html

Lupin continues his gentleman thief act all over the world to this day, and nobody caught him in over 45 years!

Clay Porter? Is that you?

Man, I didn't even recognize this old video of yours, Clay! You filmed so different back then. After all, where are the heli cams and dollies and time lapses and zip lines and super zooms and interviews and interviews and interviews and narrating? Okay, to be fair I did have a hunch it was you when I heard the uncomfortable screechy chick wannabe neo-punk music:

Video Vault: Mount Snow, Vermont 2004 from Synopsis - More Mountain Bike Videos

I was sure someone else must have filmed this, because it's just 3 minutes of straight racing, on American soil, uninterrupted by dramatic cuts or slow mo. Hey, to be fair I guess I looked pretty different eight years ago, too:




It's a bummer to think I was still doing curb-height barspins while Kircaldie was at his peak winning practices at Norbas and World Cups.

Drawing - Aw Yeah, Gold Star!

Okay, one more Tiny Titans pic!

'Having fun with this style
Let's cross our fingers Booster will actually appear at some point!

Art © Eyz 2012.
Character © DC Comics