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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sun, 27 May 2012 05:03:28 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Alexander Shen's Art Blog</title><subtitle>Alexander Shen's Art Blog</subtitle><id>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-05-25T20:00:42Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Sega Master System - Alex Kidd in Miracle World (1986)</title><category term="video games"/><id>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/25/sega-master-system-alex-kidd-in-miracle-world-1986.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/25/sega-master-system-alex-kidd-in-miracle-world-1986.html"/><author><name>Alexander Shen</name></author><published>2012-05-25T19:59:46Z</published><updated>2012-05-25T19:59:46Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<br />
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Hooray, the last Alex Kidd game drawing (for now)!
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<b>Related Link:</b> <a href = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Kidd_in_Miracle_World" target = "new">Alex Kidd in Miracle World on Wikipedia</a>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Sega Master System - Alex Kidd in Shinobi World (1990)</title><category term="illustrations"/><category term="video games"/><id>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/24/sega-master-system-alex-kidd-in-shinobi-world-1990.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/24/sega-master-system-alex-kidd-in-shinobi-world-1990.html"/><author><name>Alexander Shen</name></author><published>2012-05-24T19:27:20Z</published><updated>2012-05-24T19:27:20Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<br />
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Apparently this game wasn't supposed to actually have Alex Kidd in it, but rather a parody version of Shinobi.  I never realized how hard Sega had tried to push Alex Kidd as a mascot of sorts.
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Just one more Alex Kidd game and then off to a new series!
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<b>Related Link:</b> <a href = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Kidd_in_Shinobi_World" target = "new">Alex Kidd in Shinobi World on Wikipedia</a>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Mister Goh #348 - Where Those Coins Came From</title><category term="comics"/><category term="comics"/><category term="video games"/><id>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/23/mister-goh-348-where-those-coins-came-from.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/23/mister-goh-348-where-those-coins-came-from.html"/><author><name>Alexander Shen</name></author><published>2012-05-23T22:21:06Z</published><updated>2012-05-23T22:21:06Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<br />
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This is totally where the coins came from.
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<b>Related Link:</b> <a href = "http://www.mistergoh.com/comic.php?comic=348" target = "new">Mister Goh #348 - Where Those Coins Came From</a>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Sega Master System - Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (1988)</title><category term="illustrations"/><category term="musings"/><category term="video games"/><id>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/23/sega-master-system-alex-kidd-the-lost-stars-1988.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/23/sega-master-system-alex-kidd-the-lost-stars-1988.html"/><author><name>Alexander Shen</name></author><published>2012-05-23T21:55:08Z</published><updated>2012-05-23T21:55:08Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<br />
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The poker cards in this game remind me of the poker cards in that old Mickey Mouse cartoon <a href = "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CitJqG4LlgM" target = "new">Thru the Mirror</a>. I've always been tickled by the idea that defeating enemies in old games made them simply blink and disappear. What would really happen would be cracking of foreign bones and body fluid spraying everywhere.
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I've also decided to remove that silly parchment paper background. So silly!
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<b>Related Link:</b> <a href = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Kidd:_The_Lost_Stars" target = "new">Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars on Wikipedia</a>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Online Gallery Playset - Way too clever for its own good.</title><category term="musings"/><id>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/23/online-gallery-playset-way-too-clever-for-its-own-good.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/23/online-gallery-playset-way-too-clever-for-its-own-good.html"/><author><name>Alexander Shen</name></author><published>2012-05-23T17:44:17Z</published><updated>2012-05-23T17:44:17Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<br />
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This is way too clever. It makes me furious.
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<b>Download Link:</b> <a href = "http://fffff.at/online-gallery-playset/" target = "new">F.A.T. - Online Gallery Playset</a>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Spar - Card Art In!</title><category term="game development"/><category term="illustrations"/><category term="table top games"/><id>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/22/spar-card-art-in.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/22/spar-card-art-in.html"/><author><name>Alexander Shen</name></author><published>2012-05-23T04:31:27Z</published><updated>2012-05-23T04:31:27Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<br />
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Check out the awesome art for Spar with the artwork from illustrator Kelly Perry!  Woo!
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The basic prototype set is off at the printers. I should have a deck to play with in a week.  More photos and such to come.
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<b>Related Link:</b> <a href = "http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124476/spar-the-card-game" target = "new">BoardGameGeek Entry for "Spar"</a>]]></content></entry><entry><title>An appropriate Happy Birthday message.</title><category term="musings"/><id>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/22/an-appropriate-happy-birthday-message.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/22/an-appropriate-happy-birthday-message.html"/><author><name>Alexander Shen</name></author><published>2012-05-22T22:40:24Z</published><updated>2012-05-22T22:40:24Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<br />
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It's exactly what you think it is: a jar filled with farts.
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Let's all wish my brother a happy birthday on June 1st.]]></content></entry><entry><title>Famicom Cart Repair Guide - 11x14 Print</title><category term="illustrations"/><category term="video games"/><id>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/22/famicom-cart-repair-guide-11x14-print.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/22/famicom-cart-repair-guide-11x14-print.html"/><author><name>Alexander Shen</name></author><published>2012-05-22T14:59:24Z</published><updated>2012-05-22T14:59:24Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<br />
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You should totally go preorder this 11×14 print. Limited to 250. Releases in July 2012.
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<strong>Preorder Link:</strong> <a href = "http://www.wanderingpandastore.com/product/famicom-cart-repair-guide-11x14-print#" target = "new">Famicom Cart Repair Guide – 11×14 Print</a>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Sega Master System - Alex Kidd BMX Trial (1987)</title><category term="illustrations"/><category term="video games"/><id>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/22/sega-master-system-alex-kidd-bmx-trial-1987.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/22/sega-master-system-alex-kidd-bmx-trial-1987.html"/><author><name>Alexander Shen</name></author><published>2012-05-22T14:19:31Z</published><updated>2012-05-22T14:19:31Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<br />
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One of those Japan only games, <a href = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Kidd_BMX_Trial" target = "new">Alex Kidd BMX Trial</a> was one of those games that used a special controller for play.  It was a paddle controller, much like the <a href = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkanoid_Controller" target = "new">Arkanoid Controller</a>.  I don't know if the controller had any more games that used it, but it does certainly seem neat.
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Couldn't find this one with an eBay search.
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<b>Related Link:</b> <a href = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Kidd_BMX_Trial" target = "new">Alex Kidd BMX Trial on Wikipedia</a>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Turkey Dubstep</title><category term="videos"/><id>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/21/turkey-dubstep.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/21/turkey-dubstep.html"/><author><name>Alexander Shen</name></author><published>2012-05-21T17:51:40Z</published><updated>2012-05-21T17:51:40Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<br />
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C'mon, just give me some!]]></content></entry></feed>
