Remember back in the day, when television didn’t suck? Remember in the early to late 90’s, when cartoons went through a renaissance era? I would always wake up on Saturday mornings to catch all the new episodes of my favorites. Nowadays, I can count the only good cartoons we have on one hand.

An example of a good cartoon

Max and the Magic Marker is very cartoony. From the main character, Max, with his big orange pompadour that would give Conan O’Brien a run for his money. The villain is a bumbling oaf, that looks almost like he could have been some kind of vegetable. And then of course, Max’s weapon, an orange felt tip marker that can materialize doodles to overcome puzzles and obstacles.

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- sonic 4 episode 1 is just a prologue

- sonic and eggman are the only characters in the game, excepts from badniks and animals. tails and knuckles will arrive in ep.2 ?

- classic level design and gameplay. something inspired by the best of sonic 2. this will be the real sonic the hedgehog 4, not sonic advance 4 or sonic rush 3

- alternate ending with all emeralds collected will connect the story with episode 2

- 4 zones x 3 acts + boss battles (but achievements revealed egg station zone. maybe this is the zone for the alternate ending, like doomsday zone from sonic & knuckles

- jun senoue as sound composer/director

- classic green hill boss in splash hill attacks with new patterns (360° swing and ground smash) after three hits

- possible new skills in the next episodes

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“Yes I am very pleased with the critical reception of No More Heroes 2 so far.” said Suda – aka Suda51 – in an interview with Develop. ”We obviously had experience already to create the game for the Wii, so by the time we developed the sequel we knew our way around the system very well.” -Suda 51

Suda loves his job, because game after game, he always gets tons of praise. He must be dirt poor though, considering his gems never sell all that much. Let’s hope NMH2 becomes one of the Wii’s many Evergreen titles.

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There’s a new King of Kong, and his name is Hank Chien. He managed to beat out the previous record, getting 1,037,700 points in a single game of Donkey Kong. His score is the one to beat. Looks like there’s another competitor to keep our eye on for the illustrious Donkey Kong Record. I think King of Kong needs a sequel….bad.

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I’m currently inside a hospital, and just underwent surgery, hence, why I haven’t posted anything yesterday. I’ll be sure to keep you guys posted with news today, as it will help me recover, or so the doctor says. Sorry about yesterday, tomorrow will be much better, I promise.

-PMF

On today’s show, we discuss just how awesome Wario Ware D.I.Y. is going to be due to the potential Hanafuda Times Micro Games. Can you say Beau Pinata? We also discuss the new info pertaining to Scribblenauts 2, and why Samus should have a voice. Listener questions as always. If you’d like to have your question answered, drop us a line at questions@thehanafudatimes.com and we’ll gladly answer it next week! Enjoy the show guys!

-What about Tails and Knuckles you ask? “Fans will be very pleased with the cast in episode 2.”

-Episode 1 is a prologue.

-Moves include: Spin Dash, Rolling Attack, homing attack and a new move yet unknown.

-Classic special stages make a return.

-Hornet Badnik. Shown in screen shots.

-Other screenshot shows Sonic smash though a wall that becomes a bunch of checkered bricks.

-Another screenshot shows Sonic grabbing a handrail which goes across a wire. (Very Advance)X

-Classic Sonic Gameplay, classic Sonic speed.

-Not 3-D, but all CG pre-render.

-Gamers will get classic “try again” ending if not successful at getting all emeralds. If you get all emeralds, you get cliffhanger ending for episode 2.

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-Developed by 5TH Cell.
-DS Only.
-Out this Fall.
-Yes, D-pad controls for Maxwell are in along with significantly improved stylus controls and camera is now fixed.
-Big updates to physics (it’s still DS, but it’s vastly improved).
-Levels are revamped completely improved (no more solving every level with rope/unicorn/death/etc), levels are deeper in content.
-The 10,000 words refers to adjectives, we didn’t add 10,000 new objects, we put in 10,000 new adjectives (we put in some new words too).
-You can string adjectives together.

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The competitive video game industry will miss you, Walter Day, King of all Video Game Refs. Hope your retirement is comfortable, and you finally get that album out!

I don’t think it’s a matter of the folks at NCL [Nintendo Co., Ltd., the Japanese headquarters] going into a room, looking at a dartboard of all their major properties and saying, “That one! That’s the one we’re going to grow!”

It’s more that there’s always been in [Super Metroid director Yoshio] Sakamoto-san’s head a big story and a big background for Samus. You can take a look at some of the manga, which isn’t necessarily related to the games, but there’s clearly more story to Samus than has ever been shown in the games. -Nate Bihldorff, Nintendo localization producer

Very true. Back in the Super Metroid days there was a popular Manga. Samus’s backstory can’t be compared to Links. Link is shrouded in mystery, and will perhaps forever be shrouded in mystery. Samus has a definite backstory and even a pretty complicated Prime Directive. Pun intended.

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