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We've spoken before about how BioWare's upcoming MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, will be the wordiest video game in the history of mankind, but a recent article on the game's official site has given even further detail into the process behind the title's verbosification. If you've ever been interested in voice acting, it's definitely worth a read, as we're fairly certain the game will go down in VO history for its unrivaled ambition.

If the process behind the game's voice work does nothing for you, perhaps a few more numeric comparisons will float your boat -- the script, which is the size of "40+ novels" (or 10 KOTOR's!) is being voiced by over 100 voice actors in five cities, who, by the end of the project, will have performed over 1,000 four-hour recording sessions. That is a great deal of talking.

[Via Big Download]

JoystiqStar Wars: The Old Republic's voice acting process detailed originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>biowarelucasartsmmommorpgpcstar-warsstar-wars-the-old-republicvovoice-actingSat, 11 Jul 2009 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Virtually Overlooked: Trojan]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/12/virtually-overlooked-trojan/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/12/virtually-overlooked-trojan/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/12/virtually-overlooked-trojan/#commentsFiled under:

Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

It's nice to get a little break from the insane howling taking place on all sides. Let's think of today's VO as an oasis from E3; a little sanctuary where we aren't beset by new game announcements and screaming judgments of Nintendo's doom or domination.

After all, what could be so diametrically opposed from E3 than talking about a very old game that's already out, and that we already know we don't have to be excited about?

You won't find any hype here or anywhere else for Capcom's Trojan. That is a promise.


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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: Trojan originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

Talking about the execrable Renegade last week put us in a Technos kind of mood. It's not really fair to Technos or to you to focus only on their one terrible NES game. Let's cleanse our palates together with a good Kunio game.

River City Ransom EX is a Game Boy Advance remake of the NES River City Ransom, which is significantly improved in almost every respect-- except boxart, unfortunately.

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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: River City Ransom EX originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

We often feature bad games on Virtually Overlooked. A lot of bad games are historically notable or weird enough to enjoy. Sometimes they're just funny.

Today's bad game, Renegade, is one of the historically important ones. It's also kind of funny, if you don't have to play it for long. It's the first beat-em-up from Technos, who we'd say we'd follow to the grave if they weren't already there. And, yeah, it's got some tuff boxart.

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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: Renegade originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

Workin' hard to get my fill
Everybody wants a thrill
Payin' anything to roll the dice
Just one more time
Some will win
Some will lose
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh, the Atari 2600 game never ends
It goes on and on and on and on

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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: Journey Escape originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Virtually Overlooked has taken over Wii Fanboy! All this week, members of the staff will be outlining their personal picks for future Virtual Console releases.
Everyone can guess how my childhood was spent, since I talk about old games constantly. So, instead of relating a nostalgic anecdote for you, I'm going to use this intro space to tell you about the last week or so.

When I'm not personally advancing the cause of random old games on next-generation consoles, I'm a full-time grad student at the University of North Texas, working on a master's degree in library science. From last Thursday until yesterday, I was in the midst of my capstone-- a seven-day marathon paper-writing session meant to be the final test of my suitability as a librarian. My wife and I were also preparing to move from Texas to Washington, which happened this Saturday. Add my regular coursework and job responsibilities to that, and, as you can imagine, I've been a complete wreck. My Fanboy colleagues are probably rolling their eyes right now as I complain again about my workload, but I feel like it was a pretty significant experience, one I hope never to repeat.

I am now safely ensconced in a Washingtonian apartment, and I turned in my last essay in the early hours of Thursday morning. Getting a chance to write about a bunch of old games is like a vacation. I've been looking forward to this all week.

Since this is a VO special week, I'm taking the opportunity to talk about more mainstream games than I usually cover. So there's a better chance that you guys have played this stuff, and we can all share in some retro-euphoria.

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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked Week: JC's picks originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

Some of our favorite NES games are the ones that were completely unlike their boxarts. Companies didn't think American kids would go for Japanese-looking art, so they Frank Frazetta'd up their characters for the covers of their cartridges. Games that, from the covers, appeared to be heavy sci-fi or fantasy, with square-jawed, beefy characters in dramatic poses would usually turn out to be the cutesiest, chibi-est platformers on the system.

Vic Tokai mastered the art of deceptively Western cover art, with painted covers that always stuck out on the shelves for being so undefinably weird. Clash at Demonhead has one of the best Vic Tokai boxarts ever. Also it's fun.



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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: Clash at Demonhead originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

Last week, I asked for reader suggestions for this week's Virtually Overlooked. One reader suggested The Guardian Legend, and I thought that was a perfectly reasonable suggestion. The Guardian Legend was one of the biggest sleeper hits of the NES era, and something that is definitely worth checking out, especially for fans of Ys and Faxanadu.

It was only later that I realized that I was thinking of Legacy of the Wizard. I get those two mixed up a lot. They both fall into that "sleeper" category, they were both published by Brøderbund, and they both have "Leg" in the title. They're practically the same game, except that one's a hybrid vertical shooter/Zelda-style adventure developed by Compile, and the other is a side-scrolling action RPG from Nihon Falcom. But other than that, the same game.

Inspired by my inability to keep two similar things separate, I thought this week we could look at some more NES games I get confused about, either because they're so similar or because I'm so dumb.

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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked Special: A bunch of NES games I get mixed up with each other originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 31 May 2007 16:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>8 eyes8Eyescubiclefaxanadufighterguardianiremkabukikabuki quantum fighterKabukiQuantumFighterkicklelegacylegendlolomagicianmilonmysterynesnintendonintendo wiiNintendoWiiphantomphantom fighterPhantomFighterquantumquestvowiiwizardThu, 31 May 2007 16:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Virtually Overlooked: Boku Dracula-kun]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/24/virtually-overlooked-boku-dracula-kun/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/24/virtually-overlooked-boku-dracula-kun/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/24/virtually-overlooked-boku-dracula-kun/#commentsFiled under:

Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

Virtually Overlooked readers know that we love Konami, a lot-- Castlevania in particular. We've talked about three Konami games already in our feature's short history, one of which was a Castlevania. Surely you won't mind if we go back to the well? It'll be worth it. Don't worry, it's not another Castlevania 1 remake. Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-kun for the Famicom is a Mega Man clone-- starring the monster such as whom mankind ill needs a savior.

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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: Boku Dracula-kun originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 24 May 2007 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

Saying that Spiritual Warfare is the best game Wisdom Tree ever made doesn't really encourage anyone to give it a look. Wisdom Tree doesn't exactly have a reputation for excellence, and most unlicensed NES games in general were spectacularly bad. So, to put a finer point on our meaning, here's a controversial statement: Spiritual Warfare is mostly not terrible.


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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: Spiritual Warfare originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 17 May 2007 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

Fans of Castlevania already have the option to play the first game on Virtual Console in either of two forms: the NES version or the Super NES remake. Both are excellent games and should be in your collection. But our lust for Castlevania cannot be satiated. The best-- and hardest-- version of Castlevania has yet to appear on the Virtual Console.


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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: Castlevania (X68000) originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 May 2007 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

Rare has been responsible for many of the most beloved games on Nintendo systems throughout the years. RC Pro-Am, Goldeneye 007, and Donkey Kong Country come immediately to mind when thinking about the company and its history of great games.

Taboo: The Sixth Sense is not great, or beloved, or even a game. If it were a game, it would be one of the worst ones on the NES. But if something like Taboo can even have a time, then that time has come.

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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: Taboo: The Sixth Sense [update 1] originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 03 May 2007 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

Some of the games we cover in this feature are worth talking about just because of their concepts. Zombie Nation, about a giant flying head, for example. Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus might be the ultimate conceptually-interesting game, at least to us, since it is one of the most bizarre and incongruous things ever to appear on a console. Bronkie is an educational side-scrolling platformer for the SNES about an anthropomorphic dinosaur with asthma.

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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode isn't exactly a great game. In fact, it's more like an awkward agglomeration of a lot of not-that-great games into one game that is mostly mediocre. But somehow, out of its many imperfect elements, it manages to deliver an impressively James-Bond cool story that motivates players to continue the experience.


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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

Zombie Nation is easily the best game ever created about a flying, disembodied samurai head. Don't try to argue with us on this one. We feel pretty confident that we're right about this. Oh, and it's a shmup, as well. Boring spaceships have nothing on a giant head.

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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: Zombie Nation originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>headmeldacnationnessamuraishmupshootershootingvirtualconsolevoweirdzombiezombienationThu, 12 Apr 2007 12:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Virtually Overlooked: J.J. & Jeff]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/05/virtually-overlooked-j-j-and-jeff/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/05/virtually-overlooked-j-j-and-jeff/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/05/virtually-overlooked-j-j-and-jeff/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

Hudson's J.J. & Jeff isn't particularly obscure. But it happens to be one of our favorite Turbografx-16 games, and we really like talking about it. If Hudson really plans to release every US Turbografx-16 game, then we have to hurry up and get our longform rambles out while we can! Plus, apparently some people don't like this game, and, while they're entitled to their crazy, wrong opinions, we feel like it deserves defending.


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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: J.J. & Jeff originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

Arkista's Ring is an action/adventure/puzzle game about an elf girl who battles giant scorpions, orcs, and forest-dwelling ninja in a labyrinth-like forest, all displayed in the charming square-tile graphical style popular with games like Zelda. It was released for the NES in 1990, published by American Sammy. Sammy now owns Sega, and Sega and Nintendo are newly in love. So today's game is kind of timely, in an oblique way. Also it's fun to play and stuff.

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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: Arkista's Ring originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

Doukutsu Monogatari (Cave Story) is a free-roaming side-scrolling action adventure game developed over five years by a Japanese designer who goes by Pixel. You can download Cave Story right now and play it on the computer on which you're reading this article, PC or Mac. It's completely free. We have a copy on our own computer that we've played through many times. So why do we want to pay money to play it on the Wii? Because it's that good.

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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: Cave Story originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

This is the second time we've ended up following a theme from week to week in these features-- in this case, we wanted to talk about Ninja Spirit for the Turbografx-16, and didn't remember until we started researching that, like last week's Photograph Boy, Ninja Spirit was developed by IREM.

The best way to describe Ninja Spirit for people familiar with Virtual Console games is "The Legend of Kage, but good." And we say that as fans of Kage.

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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: Ninja Spirit originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

With the combination of the Wiimote and the Virtual Console, it would seem that the point of the Wii is to simultaneously provide new kinds of play and classic games from the past. Irem's Photograph Boy ( Japanese title: Gekisha Boy), released in Japan for the PC Engine (Turbografx-16) is both at once: a completely unique experience that came out in 1992 and had seemingly no influence on game design until Pokemon Snap.

Photograph Boy belongs to a genre populated only by itself and its Playstation 2 sequel: the nonviolent side-scrolling rail shooter. And if, for some reason, novelty isn't enough, Photograph Boy is fun!

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

We didn't intend to cover the same series two weeks in a row, but recent developments in the world of Virtual Console made a discussion of a Konami RPG for the MSX2 computer seem timely. Maybe, we thought, our prayers for Snatcher caused the universe to swing things our way a little bit. Well, here's another appeal.

SD Snatcher takes the violent, gritty, sci-fi detective story of Snatcher, and presents it as a turn-based RPG populated by big-headed "super deformed" characters. We choose to believe this decision was some postmodern playfulness from Hideo Kojima-- deliberately downplaying the dramatic aspects of his game and overlaying obvious videogame conventions on top of it, like when Psycho Mantis in Metal Gear Solid read your memory card. Or it could just have been that Japanese gamers like RPG's a lot.

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Update: screens!

Welcome to our new weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

This week, we'd like to talk about Snatcher, a Sega CD game from Konami released in the US in 1994. The game was also released in Japan for the MSX2, PC8801, PC Engine CD-Rom, Playstation, and Saturn.

Why the game hasn't been announced for Virtual Console yet: Not too long ago, the obvious answer to this question would have been "because it is a graphical text adventure." Luckily, however, the DS has changed that, bringing an era where graphical text adventures are the subjects of rabid fandom. What hasn't changed is that Snatcher is a Sega CD game, and Nintendo has made no announcements regarding support for CD systems. The size of the files may be prohibitive, although it would be possible to save space by compressing the sound and music.

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JoystiqVirtually Overlooked: Snatcher [update 1] originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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