Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Father flips Link's gender to make his daughter the heroine]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/08/father-flips-links-gender-to-make-his-daughter-the-heroine/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/08/father-flips-links-gender-to-make-his-daughter-the-heroine/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/08/father-flips-links-gender-to-make-his-daughter-the-heroine/#comments Cool dad flips Zelda pronouns for his daughter's questMaya has really been enjoying The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Her father, developer Mike Hoye, says she likes "sailing, scary birds and remembering to be brave," much like Link, the game's protagonist. But girls can go on adventures and rescue their little brothers, too!

To emphasize that, Hoyes altered the game's disk image with a hex editor, changing all of the dialogue references about Link's gender to be feminine. Since all the alternatives had to be exactly the same byte-for-byte length, he used "swordmain" for "swordsman," and "milady" in place of "my lad" and "master." He's provided a patch for the disk image, which you can then load up in a GameCube emulator to play.

The end result of all this hacking is that a little girl gets to see herself as the hero, and find the courage to defeat Ganon in her own little heart. And that makes us feel, just, you know, so ... What? No, we're not crying! Call of Duty, bro! Go have a look at the Wii U pictures again.

JoystiqFather flips Link's gender to make his daughter the heroine originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While taking us through an exhaustive hands-on with Spore, Maxis producer Thomas Vu told us that there was a "strong possibility" that the company would allow you to export your creations - creatures, buildings and vehicles - from the game into 3D modeling/animation program Maya. Vu said it wouldn't be a stretch for other 3D-creation apps (e.g. Lightwave, 3D Studio Max) to be made compatible, too.

Also likely exportable is the music you create in the game, although Vu was not sure what format. What would be holding the feature back, explained Vu, was if it "didn't fit Spore," i.e. how do we define the title? As a game, an app? He suggested that if community interest was strong enough they'd likely put it in. You hear that, community? Make our dreams as aspiring animators that much closer to fruition. We'll have more from our exhaustive session with Spore later this week.

Joystiq'Strong possibility' Spore creations will be exportable to Maya originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We're slowly gathering entries for our yet-to-be-announced Phoenix Wright Shirt Makers' Club. These elite crafters have decided to express their fandom for Capcom's graphic adventure series and its characters in the most reverent way they know: by giving Phoenix Wright a place of honor on the front of a t-shirt.

The latest, from reader Maxy, goes beyond the limitations of home crafting. Maxy's sister has access to professional apparel-printing machinery at a uniform company, and transferred this iconic image of Phoenix on what looks like a 3/4 sleeve baseball shirt. Maya Fey, as pictured on the Gyakuten Saiban boxart, appears on the back. It's kind of unfair that we can't follow Maxy's example and make one of these! It may be unfair enough to warrant an OBJECTION!

No, it's just kind of unfair.

JoystiqMore fan-created Phoenix Wright: Ace Apparel originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So awesome.
[Update 2: Date mix-up!]

Judge - Court is now in session. Mr. Edgeworth, your opening statement.

Edgeworth - My case is simple. I shall prove that the defendant, the Nintendo Wii, is guilty beyond any reasonable doubt. His abject sabotage and subsequent murder of the DS Lite is immediately evident to those of us not blinded by a foolish, persistent belief in their clients.

Judge - And Mr. Wright?

Phoenix - He's ... wait, what did he say?

Maya - C'mon, Nick! Pay attention!

Judge - Mr. Edgeworth, you may call your first witness.

Objection!

Judge - ...

Phoenix - ...

Judge - Overruled.

Phoenix - Sunnuva ... !

Continue reading Japanese Hardware Sales: 8 Jan - 14 Jan: Turnabout edition [update 2]

JoystiqJapanese Hardware Sales: 8 Jan - 14 Jan: Turnabout edition [update 2] originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Done in Maya by flickr user ageofinnosense, with some added images from Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, it's really an uncanny model of a real DS Lite (his bills are paid with those kind of skills!). Created for his DAAP class, the above model shows that gamers with a passion can never let it go, no matter what the scenario. We commend his love for the system we catch ourselves fondling, in a most creepy way, on a daily basis.

Joystiq3D model of a real handheld originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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According to some recent import impressions of the newly-remade-for-the-DS Gyakutan Saiban 2 (that's Phoenix Wright 2: Justice For All over here in America), the English translation stored on the Japanese cart seems to be the official translation that will be used here in North America. One of the biggest draws of the game was its extremely well-written and localized script, so many importers were wary that the English option from Japan would be a hack job of pain, suffering, and Engrish.

Worry not! The importer assures us that the writing is as goofy and hilarious as the original, so go ahead and import this sucker, qualm-free. He does mention a few rather glaring typos (which will certainly be fixed before American release), but if you can handle such trivial annoyances, than you can get your gavel on months before the rest.

JoystiqPhoenix Wright: Justice For All translation is just fine originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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