I’m pretty sure we’re all doing this to have fun, but if I’m wrong about that, it’s way too late to stop us from posting this article. In light of IGN, Gamespot, et al sporting their professional picks for Game of the Show and all that jazz, we thought it only appropriate that we should develop our own breed of E3 awards write-up. As such, we approached the concept in the usual meticulously organized DigitalChumps way; meaning, we all just wrote a bunch of random stuff. The result is the following amalgam of retrospective tidbits. On behalf of all of us at DigitalChumps.com, please enjoy.
Please Note: The following article does not represent the collective opinion of DigitalChumps.com or its editors; it is merely a collection of random musings regarding the recent E3 2008 trade show. So don’t yell at us or get all pissed off if something bugs you; we’re only kidding around. Thanks!
Most Likely to Provoke a Tenth Playthrough and Probably a Series of Wet Dreams Award
Chrono Trigger DS
First of all, my apologies for the picture.
Regardless of the fact that I had anticipated its presence well in advance, when I saw Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS on the show floor, I still wanted to cry tears of temporally distorted joy. Everything from the visuals to the music remains unchanged, and the gameplay seems to have been smartly adapted to the dual-screen and touch interface features. I have beaten the game nine times to date and am wholly prepared to do so again for a tenth time on the DS, and then an eleventh on the next Nintendo handheld, twelfth on the Wii 2 Virtual Console, and thirteenth on the WiiThrii Wiimake Chrono Trigger Hyper Redux: Magus’ Revenge, which will feature a second secret dungeon and new unlockable hairstyles for each of the characters.
What Did I Just Step In? Award
Midway
Whom casually featured a pile of steaming dog feces right outside their door, which I stepped in. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t intentional, but c’mon guys, I didn’t even see any dogs in the building.
Accommodation Award
Capcom
In 24 hours we went from having no appointment to a full tour booking, giving us free reign over their entire lineup, which, by the way, was our collective favorite throughout the show. Mega Man 9, Flock, Resident Evil 5, Age of Booty, Bionic Commando, Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter II HD Remix – we probably could have spent the entire show in their booth.
Space Invaders/Flash Memory Epic Fail Award
Wii Storage Solution (or lack thereof)
Space Invaders on the Wii? If you’re at all serious about your gaming, probably. This year’s Most Puzzling Absence Award goes to Nintendo for neglecting to announce a storage solution for the Wii… while at the show anyway. Nearly everyone involved in the debate back in 2006 had expected SD cards to be a viable alternative to the console’s internal flash memory. Problem is, the card reader is so terribly slow in its current state that it’d probably be quicker to open the file in a hex editor and type the characters one by one into a nearby laptop. Plus, there’s no sanctioned method for developers to access the data on the cards. That having been said, days later, Nintendo’s Reggie has said now that a storage solution is indeed an immediate concern… so hopefully we’ll see something soon enough.
Treating us like we’re IGN or 1UP even though we’re basically unheard of Award
Sony Computer Entertainment America. (Jill Webber, specifically)
Usually we would enter a room with some sort of PR guide to usher us in between games, but would wind up stranded mid way through. Jill stayed with us the whole time and saw that Steve or I got our hands on nearly everything we requested, thank you!
