Deniz Guzel's Weekly Pokemon Card Review Honchkrow Lv.X Secret Wonders

Honchkrow Lv.X:

Art- I personally love Ryo Ueda's art, like Leafeon And Glaceon, But this is not my cup of tea. Honchkrow looks like an Angry Bird, and it looks completely different on how it should look, but its not as bad as some Lv.X's. Art Rating ----7.2---
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Collector-
Obviously All Lv.X are nice to keep, but having a Dark Type level X looks nice. However its worth around 10-15 quid so its pretty rare.
Collectors Rating --------9.0--------
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Battle- Its got two decent moves. 40 and 60 damage, however theres nothing really that can harm the opponent that much, as its not that powerful. its a nice card to have in a deck, but its not really one of the best Lv.X's out there.
Battle Rating----------8.0---------
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Its a good card, but if you want a good Lv.X its not the best one to have. Overall Rating------8.0-------

NGN E3 LiveBlog announcement!!!

Well guys I think that those of you on our facebook will know that I've been planning something in celebration for E3, which is on June 7th by the way! So in this "LiveBlog", me (Thom Isaacs) will be liveblogging on Nintendo's E3 presentation! Bringing you quotes and thoughts on what we are seeing before us! You can also type in comments, the best of which I will put up so that EVERYONE can see! If they are funny I will post a little "lol", if they are a question then I will respond. If they are a Funny Question however I will put a "lol" and THEN respond! ;)

So anyway the liveblog will be on the website on the morning of June 7th. UK time it will be 5pm... But the LiveBlog starts 15 minutes before so we can chat a little bit before it starts... how nice! I will post again when the day comes! Reminding you to have a chat! Nintendo will be livestreaming the event at 9.am US time or if you live in the UK it's:  5.pm UK time

And you can watch the livestream here: http://e3.nintendo.com/

oh AND don't forget to attend the event on facebook! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=221689834525532

Sonic Generations and Shinobi CONFIRMED for 3DS!

Sonic Generations on 3DS:

The above image is the first thing we saw about the confirmed Sonic game. This picture was leaked onto the internet and you might also notice that Shinobi 3D is revealed there (but we'll get to that in a sec)!

We then got some screenshots and details about the game, and here they are (screenshots first):

aaaand now for the details:

Apparently the gameplay when playing as Classic Sonic is "very simplified and platform heavy"

And when playing as Modern Sonic the gameplay is more Sonic Rush style! And the American magazine have said that there are some 3DS exclusive features such as: 

Different stages

Less characters on the 3DS version

Challenges exclusive to the 3DS that can only be unlocked through StreetPass or Play Coins

Exclusive two player race mode over local wireless connection

Slightly different story

And for all you SEGA Mega Drive (or SEGA Genesis in America) fans like me, many old faces return from Sonic 3 and Sonic 2! Including DOCTOR ROBOTNIK IN HIS MEGA DRIVE FORM. YES! ROBOTNIK! NOT EGGMAN! Oh and the Big Arm boss from Sonic 3 is making a return! AND Casino Night Zone from Sonic 2!

Shinobi on 3DS:

This game was revealed in the same issue as Sonic Generations. But this one had a trailer ready, and here it is in all it's glory:

We haven't got much details yet other than it supports StreetPass. Although we're not sure yet how this is used. And there is EVEN BIGGER NEWS! A NEW hero! So this game probably isn't a direct sequel to other Shinobi games!

Also you can check out this report on GoNintendo for details about the first level! But  I warn you, there are spoilers so maybe if you want to experience this without knowing what will happen I suggest you don't read it! 

So two new 3DS games from SEGA! Lets hope they're good! UPDATE: sorry about what's happening with the writing! something strange is going on and I can't seem to fix it! so sorry! /Thom

Sorry about the low activity recently

yeah... this post's name says it all... So I am very sorry about the low activity recently. It's been a busy couple of days and I promise you that it is going back to normal starting from today! The following posts are going to be a bit late but we're just playing catch up for now. Some posts will be old news by now but I'll still post them anyway if some peopel don't know yet.

But let me make this post lighter and say this: we have a surprise (hopefully) coming on E3 on the 7th of June 2011. I can't confirm if this will happen or not but it is rather likely! That's all I can say for now though, but I hope you're exited because I know I am! :D

so yeah the following posts will be catch up posts!

Over and OUT! ;)

NGN's Nintendo Facts: #4: Koji Kondo

:O I FORGOT ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY! SORRY EVERYONE! I went out and didn't come back until pretty late last night! Sorry

Anyways here is today's (well... yesterday's...), Nintendo Facts! About Koji Kondo! The best composer EVER and my personal hero!

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Koji Kondo was the person who did the amazing music in most of Nintendo's games. Including the amazing score in Super Mario Galaxy.

He also composed the Mario Theme and Legend of Zelda Theme. He is a legend and I love his music!

Kondo's Past:

Koji Kondo was born on August 13, 1960.  He took to music at an early age, writing simple tunes for fun even when young. At seventeen years of age, he decided to pursue music professionally. He took Classical training, and learned to play several instruments.

In the early 1980s he heard that some strange un heard of company (not for long) called Nintendo were looking for a composer for their new games console the "Famicom" (or NES outside of a Japan). He never really considered composing for video games but decided to give Nintendo a chance, and was hired in 1983. 

But the following bit is what makes Konda the legend he is!

due to limitations of the NES's sound chip, he was limited to only 4 instruments: two monophonic pulse channels, a monophonic triangle wave channel which could be used as a bass, and a noise channel used for percussion.

So he got a freind called Daltonious to help him with his task. And although Nintendo managed to add another channel (normally reserved for sound effects), his music was still very limited on the system.

Yet despite all this he has gone on to compose music for a STAGGERING 37 GAMES!!!

here is the full list:

Duck Hunt (1984)

Golf (1984)

Famicom BASIC (1984)

Devil World (with Akito Nakatsuka) (1984)

Soccer (1985)

Wrecking Crew (1985)

Kung Fu (1985)

Super Mario Bros. (1985)

Nazo no Murasamejo (1986)

The Legend of Zelda (1986, 1987)

Shin Onigashima (1987)

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (Super Mario Bros. 2 outside of Japan) (credited as Konchan) 

(1987)

Ice Hockey (1988)

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986)[3]

Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, 1990)

Pilotwings (with Soyo Oka) (1990)

Super Mario World (1991)

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991)

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (with Yoko Shimomura and Nobuo Uematsu) (1996)

Super Mario 64 (1996)

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (with Eveline Fischer and David Wise) (1996)

Star Fox 64 (with Hajime Wakai) (1997)

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)

Super Smash Bros. (with several others) (1999)

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (with Toru Minegishi) (2000)

Super Smash Bros. Melee (with several others) (2001)

Super Mario Sunshine (with Shinobu Tanaka) (2002)

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (with Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, and Toru Minegishi) (2003)

New Super Mario Bros. (with Asuka Ohta and Hajime Wakai) (2006)

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (with Toru Minegishi and Asuka Ohta) (2006)

Super Mario Galaxy (with Mahito Yokota) (2007)

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (with several others) (2008) 

Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)

Kondo YOU LEGEND! anyways I'll be back on Sunday the 29th! I can't do it for the next couple of days because I am VERY busy then! so BYE FOR NOW! 

New Pokémon Game Announced!!!

I am sorry in advance for this post! You see I've mislead you! MWAHAHAHA! Devil smily:

>:D

Anyways half of this name is true, there HAS been a new Pokémon game announced... so by now you are probably thinking: "OMG! NEW POGYMANZ GAME! =O" (<--- that's how interwebz people speak)... well actually, I am sorry about this but I am killing your hopes and dreams! The new Pokémon game is...................................................................................................................


Pokémon Battrio...


a Japanese arcade-only game...


yay for false exitement! 


But REALLY Nintendo? A Japanese only ARCADE GAME! I mean I wouldn't mind if it was in the UK too but JAPAN ONLY?!?!?!?! The thing is, it sounds like an okay game! 


It's like the Pokémon Stadium games, the focus is on battling as you scan in three Pokémon pucks. Then you can arrange the position of your Pokémon on the grid and battle. You use Pokémon Black/White Pokémon, and there is also the addition of some nice new features including a spin attack which is awarded if you obtain three of the same Pokémon puck.


Well so much for a new Pokémon game... or is it? Pokémon Battrio was revealed by a Japanese DS magazine called Dengeki. We still have the "intel" if you will, that another Japanese magazine called: "CoroCoro" will reveal a new Pokémon game next month!



So fingers crossed for a new Wii or 3DS Pokémon game! But we'll just have to wait and see!

NGN's Nintendo Facts: #3: Nintendo's 3D History

Think that the 3DS is Nintendo's first stride in the world of 3D? If yes then actually you are wrong! Nintendo  have had many tries with 3D in the past! And thus begins today's Nintendo facts!

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It all started with the NES... well actually the Famicom (Japanese name for the NES). There was an acsessory for it called the: "Famicom 3D", and this consisted of a pair of liquid crystal shutter glasses that received video signals through dual 3.5mm jacks on a special adapter. These Glasses then created a sense of 3D Depth, much like the 3D on the 3DS. This however, sadly didn't sell well at all and was never released outside of Japan... sad smily:

--------> :(

Anyways here is a photo to show you of what COULD have been!

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Then there was the infamous "Virtual Boy"... Nintendo's, no scratch Nintendo's, GAMING'S biggest flop in history. The Virtual Boy was a rather odd device. The user looks into an eyepiece made of neoprene on the front of the machine, and then an eyeglass-style projector allows viewing of the monochromatic (in this case, red) image. However this sold terrible due to complaints of head aches and the like... Nintendo discontinued it the following year in 1996...

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Next was the Game Boy Advance SP! They had actually planned to use the same Parralax Barrier technology as they did for 3DS! However this prooved to be too costly at the time and the idea was scrapped...

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Then the GameCube! It turns out this console was MEANT to have 3D all along! In fact they got as far as putting 3D technology in it! And originally Luigi's Mansion was supposed to be in 3D. But this couldn't work and Nintendo realised this! 3D TVs were FAR too expensive at the time (even though they still are!), and releasing a 3D console was not a very good idea at the time. So they left it... but know that in any Nintendo GameCube, there is a bit of 3D processing technology on there!

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And now, in 2011, Nintendo finally get it right and release................................. THE 3DS! An amazing console and I suggest you read my review if you are undecided whether to buy one or not!

Nintendo, we salute you! *salutes Nintendo*

See you on the 25th guys!

OVER AND OUT!