Today in Joystiq: January 2, 2008

by Ross Miller { Jan 2nd 2008 at 11:59PM }

One tattoo gaming sleeve to rule them all. We applaud the owner, though we hope his calf doesn't one day become flabby and Samus Aran's armor starts to sag. Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Best of the Rest: Chris' Picks of 2007
Best of the Rest: Griffin's Picks of 2007
Best of the Rest: Kyle's picks for 2007
Best of the Rest: Ludwig's picks of 2007
Best of the Rest: Zack's Picks of 2007
Wii Fanboy Weekly: December 27th, 2007 - January 2nd, 2008

News
Former Hitman devs creating 'high end' casual games
Gears of War: The Pendulum Wars, the prequel book treatment
Nintendo: Wavebird no longer shipping to stores
Download 'complete' DS games through Wii, NY Times reports
Cell phones to get their own nunchuks
TheStreet.com rattles off the big games of '08
Halo stalker arrested after making 2,600 mile trip
Midway elects to keep it in the fam, new board chair a Redstone
New Halo McFarlane figurine Arbiter revealed
Sadness: a chronology of disappointment

Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Sony talking Skype for PSP at CES next week
Pachter: 2008 should maintain 2007's sale momentum

Culture & Community
Zero Punctuation review of Super Mario Galaxy confirms death wish
Takahashi apologizes for Mass Effect review
Ron Paul wins WoW's presidential naming race
Penny Arcade's 'We're Right Awards' return to honor Portal

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

Tags: dailyrecap, tattoo

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

rdj75 @ Jan 3rd 2008 12:13AM

They actually all look pretty good to me but I know one thing, I will never be that hardcore.

born2expire @ Jan 3rd 2008 12:18AM

i really need to get my street fighter leg finished up... once my sin city sleeve is done.

Rooslin @ Jan 3rd 2008 1:35AM

who can guess all the games that are on his arm? i cant get em all but its a cool tattoo

87th @ Jan 3rd 2008 1:48AM

Sam Fisher!? Kind of seems like he was starting to run out of ideas, at that point.

SID SPACE @ Jan 3rd 2008 2:55AM

Oh, I guess that is Sam. For a minute there, I thought it was that cop, Striker, from Mortal Kombat. I was gonna be like, ewww.

Zeus the God @ Jan 3rd 2008 2:12AM

This man is a God for recognizing the REAL games in the world.

Unreal, Quake, Gears of War, Metroid, Mortal Kombat, and Castlevania.

Wubbytoes @ Jan 3rd 2008 4:25AM

Looks pretty nice, except for Scorpion on there. Maybe he got that one as a joke.

xFenixKnightx @ Jan 3rd 2008 8:30AM

Yeah we all know Sub-Zero is much cooler =)

Gears of War, Metroid, Splinter Cell, Unreal, Mortal Kombat, Quake, Knights of the Old Republic, Castlevania and i'm fairly certain that blue starburst type logo in the top right of the 4th picture is the Jedi Knight logo.

Do i get a cookie?

baby sea tuna @ Jan 3rd 2008 8:24AM

Yup, Jedi Knight. Cookie for you!

B @ Jan 4th 2008 9:48AM

You mean, Jedi Outcast.

PerfectCr @ Jan 3rd 2008 8:31AM

Thanks for the nice comments guys. This is my tattoo, I sent it in to Joystiq a few days back. For the full list of games and a small backstory you can check out the Ars Technica article about it here --> http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/12/06/ars-reader-designs-the-ultimate-gaming-tattoos

I chose specific images from the games. Scorpion is from MKII, becuase that's my favorite MK, for example. :)

Full story and work in progress pics from start to finish can be found on my personal website, http://perfectcr.com

Thanks!

snatch @ Jan 3rd 2008 8:31AM

LOL what a loser.

tcc3 @ Jan 3rd 2008 9:12AM

I'm sure your hobbies are only worthwhile pursuits like solving world hunger or curing cancer.

You are a hero for mocking a stranger over the internet.

NeverSage @ Jan 3rd 2008 11:36AM

"You are a hero for mocking a stranger over the internet." haha, awesome

Also, SOTN tattoo? I vote yes!

LiK @ Jan 3rd 2008 8:32AM

looks okay to me. a little crowded, imo.

snatch @ Jan 3rd 2008 9:38AM

It doesn't make it any less true.

xFenixKnightx @ Jan 3rd 2008 8:39AM

Those tatts are pretty sweet. If Id get one done of VG's Id get........

Streetfighter-Ken
Tekken
Mario
Link
Gears logo
Ninja Gaiden-Ryu
Halo-MC
Etc.

But the wofe would never let it happen lolz

xFenixKnightx @ Jan 3rd 2008 8:40AM

correction.......wife

PerfectCr @ Jan 3rd 2008 11:20AM

My wife was actually very supportive, so that really helps!

Roto13 @ Jan 3rd 2008 11:58AM

Sorry. I can't get over the overwhelming stupidity of getting video game characters tattooed onto your arms. It's like saying your tastes can never change.

PerfectCr @ Jan 3rd 2008 12:27PM

It's actually on my right leg. ;)

NeverSage @ Jan 3rd 2008 11:40AM

I'm not a big fan of tattoos, but this one's pretty cool.

If I were to get one I'd probably go with the fox hound insignia, though imo MGS reached its peak at the first one.

cold school @ Jan 3rd 2008 12:09PM

craptastic

ANt @ Jan 3rd 2008 1:39PM

Yeah, he'll be regretting that one soon....LOL

Leobebes @ Jan 3rd 2008 2:17PM

Issues...

ZeroCorpse @ Jan 5th 2008 12:04AM

Lucky he's already got a wife. A tattoo like that says, "I'm going to sit on the couch and ignore you most of the time." to a woman.

Tattoos are for people who think they'll never evolve, grow, change, or like different things later in life. Most of the time, they're right.

Me? All I can say is that I'm glad I didn't get tattoos of anything I liked when I was younger. I'd be pretty pissed if I had a Voltron tattoo right about now. I'd be embarrassed if I went with the quirky impulse and got that TurboGrafx-16 tattoo. I'd be mad at myself if I tattooed any anime/manga characters on myself, because I outgrew that crap and now I hate it.

Most people change over time. I hope you still like Mortal Kombat in 2037.