http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/Fri, 25 May 2012 20:00:42 +0000en-USSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)video gamesAlexander ShenFri, 25 May 2012 19:59:46 +0000http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/25/sega-master-system-alex-kidd-in-miracle-world-1986.html547432:6300571:16445788 Hooray, the last Alex Kidd game drawing (for now)!

Related Link: Alex Kidd in Miracle World on Wikipedia]]>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-16445788.xmlillustrationsvideo gamesAlexander ShenThu, 24 May 2012 19:27:20 +0000http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/24/sega-master-system-alex-kidd-in-shinobi-world-1990.html547432:6300571:16430443 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.

Just one more Alex Kidd game and then off to a new series!

Related Link: Alex Kidd in Shinobi World on Wikipedia]]>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-16430443.xmlcomicscomicsvideo gamesAlexander ShenWed, 23 May 2012 22:21:06 +0000http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/23/mister-goh-348-where-those-coins-came-from.html547432:6300571:16417270 This is totally where the coins came from.

Related Link: Mister Goh #348 - Where Those Coins Came From]]>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-16417270.xmlillustrationsmusingsvideo gamesAlexander ShenWed, 23 May 2012 21:55:08 +0000http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/23/sega-master-system-alex-kidd-the-lost-stars-1988.html547432:6300571:16417028 The poker cards in this game remind me of the poker cards in that old Mickey Mouse cartoon Thru the Mirror. 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.

I've also decided to remove that silly parchment paper background. So silly!

Related Link: Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars on Wikipedia]]>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-16417028.xmlmusingsAlexander ShenWed, 23 May 2012 17:44:17 +0000http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/23/online-gallery-playset-way-too-clever-for-its-own-good.html547432:6300571:16412974 This is way too clever. It makes me furious.

Download Link: F.A.T. - Online Gallery Playset]]>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-16412974.xmlgame developmentillustrationstable top gamesAlexander ShenWed, 23 May 2012 04:31:27 +0000http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/22/spar-card-art-in.html547432:6300571:16404686 Check out the awesome art for Spar with the artwork from illustrator Kelly Perry! Woo!

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.

Related Link: BoardGameGeek Entry for "Spar"]]>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-16404686.xmlmusingsAlexander ShenTue, 22 May 2012 22:40:24 +0000http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/22/an-appropriate-happy-birthday-message.html547432:6300571:16399494 It's exactly what you think it is: a jar filled with farts.

Let's all wish my brother a happy birthday on June 1st.]]>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-16399494.xmlillustrationsvideo gamesAlexander ShenTue, 22 May 2012 14:59:24 +0000http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/22/famicom-cart-repair-guide-11x14-print.html547432:6300571:16392779 You should totally go preorder this 11×14 print. Limited to 250. Releases in July 2012.

Preorder Link: Famicom Cart Repair Guide – 11×14 Print]]>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-16392779.xmlillustrationsvideo gamesAlexander ShenTue, 22 May 2012 14:19:31 +0000http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/22/sega-master-system-alex-kidd-bmx-trial-1987.html547432:6300571:16391182 One of those Japan only games, Alex Kidd BMX Trial was one of those games that used a special controller for play. It was a paddle controller, much like the Arkanoid Controller. I don't know if the controller had any more games that used it, but it does certainly seem neat.

Couldn't find this one with an eBay search.

Related Link: Alex Kidd BMX Trial on Wikipedia]]>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-16391182.xmlvideosAlexander ShenMon, 21 May 2012 17:51:40 +0000http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/2012/5/21/turkey-dubstep.html547432:6300571:16376366 C'mon, just give me some!]]>http://www.alexandershen.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-16376366.xml