Medulla Corp: That was the week that...

Sunday, February 06, 2005

That was the week that...

Haven’t blogged in a while because we had an Alpha milestone on the game (see post below) – so been a little busy. This blog is gonna cover some of the stuff that caught my eye this week.

The Faders

Described by Pop World (possibly the greatest TV ever created) as a female ‘Busted’. I have to disagree. I thought their single was hooky without being corny and the production on the drums in the chorus is really nice. Might have to keep a look out for these girls since so far they fill the whole ‘Jossie and the Pussycats’ fantasy that seems to dominate my life. (worried face)

Here’s the band’s website where you can hear the single and get a clip of the video. I predict big things – which means they are DOOOOMMMMMEEEDDDD!!!!

http://www.thefaders.co.uk/site.php

BTW – for curious minds, the Drummer is my fav. (Winky face)

Yoshi! Touch! And Thingy!

My copy of the new Yoshi game for the DS turned up on Wednesday. I’ve been getting pissed off with Mario DS because, like the N64 version, after you get about 30 stars they become impossible to find and I simply can’t be arsed.

So Yoshi turned up at exactly the right time. First impressions weren’t good I have to say. I expect it to be a serine experience - gently drawing shapes to guide our hero through the environment. NOPE! This game is VERY hardcore.

First off, it’s score based. When was the last time you saw a score based game!! It took me a little by surprised. Secondly – it’s frantic. You got to focus on a load of different things going on in the world and at first it’s over powering. Third – ONE LIFE, NO CONTINUES! Told you it was hardcore.

But that didn’t stop me from persevering – and now, I love it. (Happy face)

Over coming the initial shock, I’m now in a place where I understand the world of Yoshi and what I have to do to guide baby Mario home. Like the best DS games, it’s unique and quite unlike anything I’ve played. Buy it.

You can also view the cool TV commercial here: http://image.lik-sang.com/trailers/CTYoshicm.wmv

Total Immersion

This is kind of a hard one to describe. You’re best taking a look at this video. It’s in Real Player format which I know some people hate (and I never got around to changing to another format on this site) – but try downloading ‘Real Alternative’ for a non-evasive way of playing RM files.

Get Real Alternative here: http://a1.edskes.com/r/realalt129.exe

And this is a link to the video: http://sonix.sdv.fr:8080/ramgen/arte/tracks/20040603/immersion.rm

Basically it’s a way of getting 3D computer generated objects to react with the real world in real-time. It’s actually pretty trippy and the movie gives you the best impression of what the hell I’m talking about. (Mesmerized face)

The companies website is here: http://www.t-immersion.com/

It has some equally trippy movies which are in mpg format.

World Dancing