Today in Joystiq: June 25, 2008

by Ross Miller { Jun 25th 2008 at 11:59PM }

A collage of video games from Flickr user bobfoldsfive. In his words, "This here is a list of video games that I have some attachment to in some way or another. May not be the most highly rated games, but they are games that I've played and have influenced me in some way." While we're busy making our own collages, check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Joystiq hands-on: Left 4 Dead, round 2
Joystiq hands-on: Madden NFL 09
Law of the Game on Joystiq: No Freedom of Trash Talk
Poll: What's Blizzard's big WWI announcement?
Readers pick best webcomic: The Gabriel Method
Scared stiff: Why should we care about Silent Hill: Homecoming?
Wii Fanboy Weekly: June 19 - June 25

News
Super Street Fighter II XBLA beta begins today
First screens of Major Minor's Majestic March look ... Parappa-esque
Too Human video serves up co-op 'serving'
Squint at a new Duke Nukem Forever screenshot
Nintendo, Starlight partner to help sick kids
Nintendo announces new Wario Land for Wii, Kirby for DS
Limbo of the Lost developers say they were unaware of Oblivion rip-off
We can't resist new Fallout 3 screens
GTA's Hot Coffee settlement draws minimal response
Capcom licenses Unreal engine for Euro-developed title
PSP firmware 4.01 is here to fix 4.00
1Up talks Gears of War 2 multiplayer with Bleszinski
New Gears of War 2 screens and art emerge
'I am Murloc' track creeping onto Guitar Hero 3 tomorrow
Xenogears, Einhänder arrive on Japanese PSN
Microsoft brings Chobot, 'IGN Strategize' to XBL
EA: Byron regulations may delay games for UK
Check out this Gears of War 2 leaked beta footage
Conn. State Sen. Slossberg wants confirmation of GTA IV rape scene
Blood Bowl trailer channels Madden + Warcraft

Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: In-game XMB features have been revealed
More alleged PS3 profile pics posted
Rumor: PlayStation phone's future in flux
Analyst: Activision a better investment than EA

Culture & Community
Use your 360 to stream Netflix
NINJA GAIDEN 2 presents: Zero Punctuation's MGS4 review
Daily Show talks campaign games

Tags: art, collage, dailyrecap

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

spritethirstman @ Jun 26th 2008 12:10AM

you *do* realize that there's a topless woman right smack in the middle of your montage, right?

spritethirstman @ Jun 26th 2008 12:48AM

After finding a larger resolution of the same image, it would appear you are correct. For the record, I am not offended by the picture...I just figured someone else would be.

007craft @ Jun 26th 2008 1:04AM

your deffinetly not offended if you went so far as to find a higher resolution shot of her. Seems your quite interested int he picture.

offday @ Jun 26th 2008 1:21AM

What game is that?...not that I care.

I was just wondering...

what?

spritethirstman @ Jun 26th 2008 1:21AM

Well...because of the small size of the picture, if you don't already know she's wearing tassels, it would be easy to assume she isn't, like I did. I looked for a different picture because I thought for sure she wasn't wearing them, and I didn't want to make an ignorant, argumentative reply.

stoik @ Jun 26th 2008 1:38AM

Everyone should know Duke Nukem 3D.

Although I only recognize about a third (and played less), I'm surprised to see Cobra Triangle there.

bm @ Jun 26th 2008 2:05AM

@Offday:

Your gamer badge. Now.

Haon @ Jun 26th 2008 10:17AM

Shake it baby!
Shake it baby!
Boorn to be wiiild!

Dave @ Jun 26th 2008 12:42AM

I've played a lot of those games. Looking at Morrowind, Thief, Ultima Online, King's Quest, and GoldenEye made me feel particularly nostalgic. If he had thrown in Arctic Fox, The Bard's Tale, Mind Walker or Elite, I do believe I would have wept.

spritethirstman @ Jun 26th 2008 12:57AM

My played list includes Chrono Trigger, SM RPG, FFVIII, OoT, Pokemon Blue, SM 64, Soul Calibur (one of the few fighting games I actually like), and FFXII (even tho I didn't really enjoy that installment).

Rosssas @ Jun 26th 2008 5:52AM

Are you sure it was pokemon blue? May have been red. Bets in now !!

Xoviet chiK @ Jun 26th 2008 6:54AM

Click the link in the body of the article. It's Pokemon Blue.

Scott @ Jun 26th 2008 1:05AM

Every time I see Goldeneye I get annoyed that Microsoft and Nintendo could not come to an agreement about it going to XBLA - if that were true anyway...
And maybe a bit nostalgic too :P

spritethirstman @ Jun 26th 2008 1:24AM

I still have my N64. I actually replayed Goldeneye recently...it did not age well. But whatever, I still have tons of great memories of that game.

NamePending @ Jun 26th 2008 1:30AM

You know how they are all linked?

Limbo of the Lost stole assets from each one of these games.

Jhongerkong @ Jun 26th 2008 1:31AM

Off topic alert:

Beatmania IIDX16 EMPRESS has been announced. Including a new B4U remix by DJ YOSHITAKA and Michael a la Mode.

http://www.konami.jp/am/locationtest/2dx16/

EASILY the best news this month.

bm @ Jun 26th 2008 2:07AM

That's an awesome collage. ;_;

Matty @ Jun 26th 2008 2:33AM

Pokemon Snap FTW. That is all.

Luminox @ Jun 26th 2008 2:57AM

Yes on Ogre Battle, just yes. My second favorite game on the SNES and the hardest game to find in the history of man back in the day.

I would give anything for another game of its ilk.

Raikage (GOLDEN Gun Of The Patriots) @ Jun 26th 2008 4:09AM

Ogre Battle 64 bro, that's where it's at. Best game eve... well it was my favorite game ever, until MGS4...

Oh well, it went 9 years peerless...

Rosssas @ Jun 26th 2008 5:56AM

Harvest Moon :D so many lost hours

AwesomeTown @ Jun 26th 2008 7:13AM

Cobra Triangle? Me too, man, me too.

macgyver @ Jun 26th 2008 1:10PM

earthbound and chrono trigger! two of the best rpg's of all time, and my top two SNES games.

RobLink (Alex Kidd incarnate) @ Jun 26th 2008 2:49PM

Oh wow, Alex Kidd in Miracle World! I JUST bought that on the VC yesterday. Gooood memories!

Hey, stop laughing at the back there!

ISC @ Jun 27th 2008 2:54PM

Do my eyes deceive me? is that Police Quest? wow, I thought I was into obscure 80's-90's Sierra adventure games...

also included in this picture is Day of the Tentacle, Indiana Jones (the first one, not the second one) and what looks like King's Quest. A lack of Monkey Island and Space Quest makes me a saaaad panda though.